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MLK & Rhetoric

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the definition of a speech?
a)
Formal address or discourse delivered to an audience
b)
A short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
c)
An account regarded as unreliable or hearsay
2.
Select all of the following scenarios which are benefits or advantages of making a speech rather than writing:
a)
While you can “speak to” your audience while writing, you can “speak with” your audience when delivering a speech
b)
Unlike most authors, speakers can physically see and receive real-time response from their audience
c)
The audience can also see and hear the author; more personal, engaging and memorable
3.
What are the three purposes of speech?
a)
Inform, persuade and convince
b)
Inform, entertain and sell
c)
Inform, persuade and entertain
4.
In a speech, what is the importance of using repetition?
a)
Audiences don’t always listen very closely to the exact words you’re saying, so you need to repeat your key messages/ideas early and often
b)
The audience may not understand complex language, it may make the speaker sound like they are “droning on and on,” and the speaker needs time to breathe!
c)
A speaker should choose words which further relay their main idea and that the audience will understand and remember
5.
In a speech, what is the importance of using limited complex sentences/phrases?
a)
Audiences don’t always listen very closely to the exact words you’re saying, so you need to repeat your key messages/ideas early and often
b)
The audience may not understand complex language, it may make the speaker sound like they are “droning on and on,” and the speaker needs time to breathe!
c)
A speaker should choose words which further relay their main idea and that the audience will understand and remember
6.
In a speech, what is the importance of using focused word choice (diction)?
a)
Audiences don’t always listen very closely to the exact words you’re saying, so you need to repeat your key messages/ideas early and often
b)
The audience may not understand complex language, it may make the speaker sound like they are “droning on and on,” and the speaker needs time to breathe!
c)
A speaker should choose words which further relay their main idea and that the audience will understand and remember
7.
When composing a speech, what are the two forms of repetition you should incorporate to deliver a powerful, memorable and clear message?
a)
Anaphora
b)
Epistrophe
c)
Apostrophe
8.
What is the definition of the literary device, anaphora?
a)
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses (sentences/lines)
b)
Repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses (sentences/lines)
c)
A punctuation mark used to indicate either possession or plurality
9.
What is the definition of the literary device, epistrophe?
a)
Repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses (sentences/lines)
b)
Repetition of a word or phrase at the end of successive clauses (sentences/lines)
c)
A punctuation mark used to indicate either possession or plurality
10.
What is the definition of rhetoric?
a)
A formal address or discourse delivered to an audience
b)
A formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law
c)
The art of speaking or writing effectively
11.
Who is considered the "father of rhetoric"?
a)
Abraham Lincoln
b)
Martin Luther King Jr.
c)
Aristotle
12.
What are the three modes of persuasion (rhetoric)?
a)
Logic, Reason and Emotion
b)
Ethos, Pathos and Logos
c)
Intelligence, Love and Truth
13.
Considering the definition of rhetoric as a literary device, ethos is an effective appeal strategy for argumentative and persuasive writing or speaking because...
a)
when the audience believes that the author is knowledgeable and genuine, the audience is more willing to listen and be persuaded
b)
when the audience is presented with factual, researched evidence supporting the claims, the audience is more likely to consider the claims valid
c)
the audience may accept claims based on how the text makes them feel, rather than factual data
14.
Considering the definition of rhetoric as a literary device, logos is an effective appeal strategy for argumentative and persuasive writing or speaking because...
a)
when the audience believes that the author is knowledgeable and genuine, the audience is more willing to listen and be persuaded
b)
when the audience is presented with factual, researched evidence supporting the claims, the audience is more likely to consider the claims valid
c)
the audience may accept claims based on how the text makes them feel, rather than factual data
15.
Considering the definition of rhetoric as a literary device, pathos is an effective appeal strategy for persuasive writing or speaking because...
a)
when the audience believes that the author is knowledgeable and genuine, the audience is more willing to listen and be persuaded
b)
when the audience is presented with factual, researched evidence supporting the claims, the audience is more likely to consider the claims valid
c)
the audience may accept claims based on how the text makes them feel, rather than factual data
16.
Considering the definition of rhetoric as a literary device, what is the pathos appeal of celebrity testimonial?
a)
When a celebrity endorses a product rather than an expert, people are more likely to act on emotions.
b)
If everyone else is doing something or owns a particular item, you should too, so that you are not left behind.
c)
Creating fear in someone to convince them to believe in something they otherwise might not, or to convince them to buy a certain product.
17.
Considering the definition of rhetoric as a literary device, what is the pathos appeal of glittering generalities?
a)
Using positive loaded words so that people feel good about their beliefs, purchases, and opinions
b)
If everyone else is doing something or owns a particular item, you should too, so that you are not left behind.
c)
Creating fear in someone to convince them to believe in something they otherwise might not, or to convince them to buy a certain product.
18.
Considering the definition of rhetoric as a literary device, what is the pathos appeal of the bandwagon approach?
a)
When a celebrity endorses a product rather than an expert, people are more likely to act on emotions.
b)
If everyone else is doing something or owns a particular item, you should too, so that you are not left behind.
c)
Creating fear in someone to convince them to believe in something they otherwise might not, or to convince them to buy a certain product.
19.
Considering the definition of rhetoric as a literary device, what is the pathos appeal of fear mongering?
a)
When a celebrity endorses a product rather than an expert, people are more likely to act on emotions.
b)
If everyone else is doing something or owns a particular item, you should too, so that you are not left behind.
c)
Creating fear in someone to convince them to believe in something they otherwise might not, or to convince them to buy a certain product.
20.
Considering the definition of rhetoric as a literary device, what is the pathos appeal of loaded words?
a)
When a celebrity endorses a product rather than an expert, people are more likely to act on emotions.
b)
Creating fear in someone to convince them to believe in something they otherwise might not, or to convince them to buy a certain product.
c)
When an author, speaker, or advertiser carefully chooses their words (diction) to create a certain (and oftentimes emotional) response from the audience.
21.
Considering the historical context of the Civil Rights Movement, what was the goal of the Freedom Rides?
a)
Protest unequal voting rights
b)
Protest restricted inter-state travel
c)
Protest school segregation
22.
Considering the historical context of the Civil Rights Movement, what was the goal of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? (select all which apply)
a)
prohibit discrimination in public
b)
strengthen the enforcement of voting rights
c)
desegregation of schools
23.
Where did Martin Luther King Jr. make his famous I Have A Dream speech?
a)
The White House
b)
Birmingham, Alabama
c)
The Lincoln Memorial
24.
During which civil rights campaign did Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his famous I Have A Dream speech?
a)
During the March on Washington
b)
Before the Children's March
c)
During a Freedom Ride
25.

"But 100 years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later..."

Which form of repetition is King using?

a)

Anaphora

b)

Epistrophe

c)

Neither

26.

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today. I have a dream that one day down in Alabama with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of interposition and nullification, one day right down in Alabama little Black boys and Black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers. I have a dream today."

Which form of repetition is King using to make his message more memorable and clear?

a)

Anaphora

b)

Epistrophe

c)

Both

27.

"Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation."

Which type of figurative language is King using?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Allusion

28.

"Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quicksands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood."

Which type of figurative language is King using?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Personification

c)

Hyperbole

29.

"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed..."

Which type of figurative language is King using?

a)

Hyperbole

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

30.

"No, no, we are not satisfied, and we will not be satisfied until justice rolls down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream."

Which type of figurative language is King using?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

31.

"Those who hope that the Negro needed to blow off steam and will now be content will have a rude awakening if the nation returns to business as usual. There will be neither rest nor tranquility in America until the Negro is granted his citizenship rights. The whirlwinds of revolt will continue to shake the foundations of our nation until the bright day of justice emerges."

Which persuasive technique is King using?

a)

Loaded Words

b)

Repetition

c)

Glittering Generalities

32.

"And they have come to realize that their freedom is inextricably bound to our freedom. We cannot walk alone."

Which persuasive technique is King using?

a)

Loaded Words

b)

Bandwagon Approach

c)

Glittering Generalities

33.

"I am not unmindful that some of you have come here out of great trials and tribulations. Some of you have come fresh from narrow jail cells. Some of you have come from areas where your quest for freedom left you battered by the storms of persecution and staggered by the winds of police brutality. You have been the veterans of creative suffering."

Which rhetorical appeal technique is King using?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

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