Analyzing Persuasive Techniques in Historical Speeches Quiz

Explore rhetoric with questions on MLK Jr., Churchill, Lincoln & more. Identify persuasive appeals, rhetorical devices & techniques in famous speeches.

#1

Which of the following speeches is associated with the persuasive technique of appealing to moral character and credibility?

Malcolm X's 'Ballot or the Bullet'
Susan B. Anthony's 'Women's Right to Vote'
Richard Nixon's 'Checkers Speech'
Patrick Henry's 'Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death!'
#2

In the context of persuasive techniques, what does the term 'rhetorical triangle' refer to?

The relationship between speaker, audience, and subject
The use of three main rhetorical devices
A specific type of parallelism
A method for organizing a speech
#3

Which persuasive technique involves using evidence and logical reasoning to support an argument?

Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Kairos
#4

What rhetorical device is exemplified by the statement 'The pen is mightier than the sword'?

Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Antithesis
#5

What persuasive technique is used when a speaker establishes credibility and trustworthiness by citing their expertise or experience on the subject?

Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Kairos
#6

In Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech, what persuasive technique is employed when he repeats the phrase 'I have a dream'?

Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Anaphora
#7

Which historical speech is known for its effective use of rhetorical questions, such as 'Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country'?

Gettysburg Address
I Have a Dream
Inaugural Address of John F. Kennedy
Emancipation Proclamation
#8

What persuasive technique does Abraham Lincoln employ in the Gettysburg Address when he states, 'Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent'?

Anaphora
Metaphor
Alliteration
Epistrophe
#9

Which historical speech is known for its use of the rhetorical device called parallelism, as seen in the phrase 'I was born by the river, I was raised by the river'?

Emancipation Proclamation
Gettysburg Address
I Have a Dream
John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address
#10

In Susan B. Anthony's 'Women's Right to Vote' speech, what rhetorical device is employed when she declares, 'It was we, the people, not we, the white male citizens'?

Anaphora
Parallelism
Metaphor
Epistrophe
#11

Which historical speech is associated with the persuasive technique of creating a sense of urgency, as seen in the phrase 'We are confronted primarily with a moral issue'?

Malcolm X's 'Ballot or the Bullet'
John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Address
Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream'
Franklin D. Roosevelt's 'Infamy Speech'
#12

What persuasive appeal is commonly used in Winston Churchill's 'We Shall Fight on the Beaches' speech during World War II?

Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Kairos
#13

Identify the rhetorical device used when Franklin D. Roosevelt declared, 'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.'

Metaphor
Alliteration
Antithesis
Hyperbole
#14

In Patrick Henry's 'Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death!' speech, what persuasive appeal is most prominent?

Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Kairos
#15

Which rhetorical device is used in Mahatma Gandhi's speech 'Quit India' when he declares, 'An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind'?

Simile
Metaphor
Antithesis
Oxymoron
#16

What is the term for the repetition of the same sound or letter at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words?

Alliteration
Assonance
Consonance
Rhyme
#17

In Nelson Mandela's 'I Am Prepared to Die' speech, which persuasive technique is prominent when he discusses the principles of the African National Congress?

Ethos
Pathos
Logos
Kairos

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