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Bias and Propaganda

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

Who does the person in the poster represent?

a)

Lobbyists

b)

Interest groups

c)

The United States and its government

d)

All democracies around the world

2.

Former President Barack Obama telling Americans to vote for Hillary Clinton is an example of:

a)

Glittering Generalities propaganda.

b)

Bandwagon propaganda.

c)

Endorsement propaganda.

d)

Name-Calling propaganda.

3.

The use of symbols like the American flag best represents what type of propaganda?

a)

Transfer

b)

Glittering Generalities

c)

Bandwagon

d)

Name-Calling

4.

The poster above best represent which of the following type of propaganda?

a)

Bandwagon

b)

Endorsement

c)

Glittering Generalities

d)

Transfer

5.

Displaying a presidential candidate as an average person doing "normal" things is an example of what type of propaganda?

a)

Just Plain Folk

b)

Bandwagon

c)

Glittering Generalities

d)

Transfer

6.

The use of symbol words or phrases that explain very little about the candidate best represents what type of propaganda?

a)

Endorsement

b)

Name-Calling

c)

Just Plain Folk

d)

Glittering Generalities

7.

What's the purpose of propaganda

a)

to make you act in a certain way

b)

to force a society to think something

c)

to persuade you

d)

to entertain you

8.

What's the most likely example of bias

a)

a fairy tale

b)

a factual newspaper article

c)

an opinion piece in a magazine

d)

an article in a medical journal

9.

Which one of these would represent the plain folks technique in propaganda?

a)

Joe Biden having lunch with people in a small town diner in a rural town in Idaho.

b)

A man saying that Kentucky Fried Chicken is the best chicken he has ever eaten.

c)

A commercial jingle saying that everyone wants a McDonald's hamburger today!

d)

A WWII poster urging all American to buy bonds to beat Germany.

10.

Which one of the answers below describes the propaganda technique of "name calling" the best.

a)

Trump calling Joe Biden "Sleepy Joe"

b)

Richard Nixon being called the "Come back kid"

c)

People calling George Washington the "Father of the Country"

d)

Obama calling Joe Biden his "friend"

11.

Poster in WWII that included Rosie the Riveter saying "We can do it!" - Encouraging women to go to work in factories was a form of what kind of propaganda?

a)

testamonial

b)

bandwagon

c)

name calling

d)

symbolism

12.

propaganda technique encouraging the viewer to like something or someone because everyone else does

a)

bias

b)

bandwagon

c)

issue

d)

perspective

13.

What is the primary goal of propaganda in social studies?

a)

To inform the public with unbiased facts

b)

To entertain the audience

c)

To persuade or influence public opinion

d)

To provide historical context

14.

Which of the following is an example of bias in media?

a)

A news article presenting both sides of a political debate

b)

An editorial piece favoring one political party

c)

A documentary with expert interviews

d)

A scientific journal article with peer-reviewed data

15.

What propaganda technique involves using derogatory language to create a negative opinion about someone or something?

a)

Glittering Generalities

b)

Name-Calling

c)

Transfer

d)

Bandwagon