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PROPAGANDA TECHNIQUES

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the best definition of propaganda?

a)

information that influences others

b)

how many people think

c)

something that can be proven true

d)

reasons why author's write

2.

What type of propaganda is this?

a)

bandwagon

b)

testimonials

c)

card stacking

d)

glittering generalities

3.

This type of propaganda tries to connect you with people by saying they are "just like you."

a)

testimonials

b)

bandwagon

c)

name calling

d)

plain folks

4.

What type of Propaganda?

a)

Namecalling

b)

Fear

c)

Transfer

d)

Testimonial

5.

The technique that uses your feelings about one thing to get you to feel the same way about something else

a)

Transfer

b)

Testimonial

c)

Card stacking

d)

Glittering generalities

6.

This type of propaganda says that most people feel a certain way and so should you.

a)

bandwagon

b)

glittering generalities

c)

plain folks

d)

testimonials

7.

What type of propaganda is this?

a)

glittering generalities

b)

card stacking

c)

plain folks

d)

testimonial

8.

A commercial shows a group of friends all hanging out wearing clothes from a popular clothing company. This is an example of

a)

testimonial

b)

bandwagon

c)

plain folks

d)

card stacking

9.

What type of propaganda is this?

a)

plain folks

b)

glittering generalities

c)

bandwagon

d)

card stacking

10.

This type of propaganda makes accusations, but doesn't give any facts to support the claims.

a)

card stacking

b)

testimonials

c)

name calling

d)

bandwagon

11.

Transfer is a propaganda device that is used to:

a)

show how to copy something onto something else.

b)

make the audience associate the product with something else.

c)

trick us into thinking that we are the only one with the product being advertised.

12.

This type of propaganda uses words of praise with no factual basis.

a)

card stacking

b)

bandwagon

c)

glittering generalities

d)

testimonials

13.

Which is NOT a propaganda technique?

a)

bandwagon

b)

name calling

c)

testimonial

d)

commercials

14.
Which propaganda technique is used here?
a)
Testimonial
b)
Name calling
c)
Ad nauseam (repetition)
d)
Emotional appeal
15.

What Propaganda type?

a)

Namecalling

b)

Fear

c)

Plain Folks

d)

Transfer

16.

This type of propaganda tells you to base your decision on what someone else (usually someone famous) thinks.

a)

glittering generalities

b)

testimonials

c)

plain folks

d)

bandwagon

17.

What type of Propaganda?

a)

Transfer

b)

Name Calling

c)

Fear

d)

Bandwagon

18.

Propaganda is used to:

a)

Inform

b)

Entertain

c)

Persuade

19.
a)

Name calling

b)

Transfer

c)

Glittering generalities

d)

Testimonial