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SOAPSTone w/ Bush's Speech

Quiz by Donalyn Garrick

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  • Q1
    What is the relationship between the speaker and the audience?
    The speaker is the governmental leader of his audience.
    The speaker is the one of many leaders his his audience's home state.
    The speaker has no relationship with his audience.
    The speaker is the leader of the terrorist organization that targeted the audience.
    30s
  • Q2
    What rhetorical strategy does the speaker use to appeal to his audience in the opening paragraph?
    pathos
    logos
    ethos
    30s
  • Q3
    What is the occasion of the speech?
    The September 11 attacks on the USA
    The building of the 9/11 memorial
    The start of the Iraqi war
    The capture of Saddam Hussein
    30s
  • Q4
    Who is the speaker's audience?
    The terrorists who perpetrated the acts
    US military personnel
    US Congressional leaders
    The American people
    30s
  • Q5
    What is the speaker's attitude or tone?
    antagonistic and combative
    heartfelt and sincere
    detached and reserved
    thoughtful and philosophical
    30s
  • Q6
    What is the speaker's purpose?
    To inform his audience of what happened that day
    To inspire his audience to go on with life and recover from this
    To inform the criminals what is in store for them
    To inform, comfort, reassure, and inspire his audience
    30s
  • Q7
    The subject of the speech could best be summarized as __
    The speaker is trying to comfort and reassure his audience that the government will continue to operate with no interruption in services despite the attacks.
    The speaker is working to boost the American pride so the country will support him in his campaign to track down the attackers and punish them.
    The speaker is informing his audience what happened and what's being done while at the same time reassuring them that the country will be fine and inspiring them to unite as one.
    The speaker is clearly laying out his plan for retaliation against the attackers and letting his audience know that the attackers will not go unpunished.
    30s
  • Q8
    Which of the following sentences does not represent correct parallel structure?
    Federal agencies in Washington which had to be evacuated today are reopening for essential personnel tonight and will be open for business tomorrow.
    Tonight, I ask for your prayers for all those who grieve, for the children whose worlds have been shattered, for all whose sense of safety and security has been threatened.
    Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of deliberate and deadly terrorist acts.
    The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings, fires burning, huge -- huge structures collapsing have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness, and a quiet, unyielding anger.
    30s
  • Q9
    What rhetorical strategy is in use with the inclusion of the Psalm 23 Bible verse at the end of the speech?
    ethos
    pathos
    logos
    30s
  • Q10
    Which line best establishes the speaker's ethos?
    Tonight, I ask for your prayers for all those who grieve, for the children whose worlds have been shattered, for all whose sense of safety and security has been threatened.
    Our financial institutions remain strong, and the American economy will be open for business as well.
    America was targeted for attack because we're the brightest beacon for freedom and opportunity in the world.
    I have directed the full resources of our intelligence and law enforcement communities to find those responsible and to bring them to justice.
    30s

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