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Persuasive Speech Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Define persuasion.

a)

How an audience regards a speaker’s intelligence, expertise, and knowledge of the subject.

b)

Credibility of a speaker before they start to speak.

c)

The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence.

d)

The act of creating, reinforcing, or altering people’s beliefs or actions.

2.

The mental give-and-take between the speaker and listener during a persuasive speech is called:

a)

Creating Common Ground

b)

Mental Dialogue with the Audience

c)

Competence

d)

Persuasion

3.

The section of the whole audience that the speaker most wants to persuade is called the:

a)

Derived credibility

b)

Audience

c)

Common Ground

d)

Target audience

4.

A firm belief is called a:

a)

Confliction

b)

Convention

c)

Conviction

d)

Contrition

5.

Effective persuasion often requires:

a)

Soaking in everything the speaker has to say.

b)

Increased resistance to your point of view.

c)

An emotional appeal.

d)

An emotional apple.

6.

Speaking with sincerity and conviction is one way to:

a)

Draw a conclusion on the basis of evidence.

b)

Make an emotional appeal.

c)

Accept what the speaker says.

d)

Eat a lobster.

7.

How an audience regards a speaker's intelligence, expertise, and knowledge of a subject is called:

a)

Character

b)

Common Ground

c)

Credibility

d)

Competence

8.

How an audience regards a speaker’s sincerity, trustworthiness, and concern for the well-being of the audience is called:

a)

Character

b)

Competence

c)

Credibility

d)

Common Ground

9.

Reasoning is:

a)

The process of drawing a conclusion on the basis of evidence.

b)

Supporting materials used to prove or disprove something.

c)

The credibility of a speaker produced by everything they say or do during the speech.

d)

How an audience regards a speaker’s intelligence, expertise, and knowledge of the subject.

10.

A technique in which a speaker connects himself or herself with the values, attitudes, or experiences of the audience is called:

a)

Citing evidence

b)

Creating an emotional appeal

c)

Reasoning

d)

Creating common ground