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Propaganda Techniques & the 1930s
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Which of the following is NOT an element of protest literature?
Shock Value
Empathy
Symbolic Action
Wagering
2
What does fear appeal warn about?
Disaster consequences
Positive outcomes
Happy endings
Indifference
3
Who was the author of
It Can't Happen Here
?
Margaret Atwood
Philip Roth
Upton Sinclair
Sinclair Lewis
4
What is plain folks appeal?
Ignoring the audience
Appealing to elites
Using complex language
Relating to common people
5
This
broadcast
caused a "National Crisis" due to its imagery and lack of warning to the public.
A Passage to India
War of the Worlds
The Jungle
6
True or false: All persuasive communication is propaganda.
True
False
7
What does name calling do?
Creates emotional appeal
Links to positive symbols
Links to negative symbols
Promotes a product
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What does glittering generalities use?
Simple phrases
Virtue words
Complex jargon
Negative terms
9
Who uses testimonials?
Random citizens
Public figures
Politicians only
Only athletes
10
What does plain folks appeal suggest?
Ignoring the public
Relatable to the audience
Only for elites
Complex ideas
11
According to the presentation, this figure's name was Itzok Isaac Granich.
Mike Gold
H. G. Wells
Sinclair Lewis
12
What does "transfer" link to?
Authority or prestige
Celebrity endorsements
Negative symbols
Public opinion
13
What is propaganda?
Political speeches only
Emotional communication techniques
Only dishonest messages
Just advertising methods
14
What is bad logic?
Illogical message manipulation
Clear reasoning
Emotional appeal
Logical conclusions
15
According to the presentation, what figure was aligned with Yellow Journalism?
Mike Gold
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
William Randolph Hearst
Father Coughlin
16
What is an example of bad logic?
Logical conclusions
Simple statements
Manipulated reasoning
Clear arguments
17
According to the presentation heard today, who was Sinclair Lewis's son named after?
Wells Fargo
President Wells
Sanford Wells
H.G. Wells
18
What does fear appeal to?
Indifference
Curiosity
Deep-seated fears
Joyful emotions
19
This major figure was a "threat to capitalism" and a governor of Louisiana?
Sinclair Lewis
Mike Gold
H. G. Wells
Huey Long
20
Which is an example of glittering generalities?
Yuppie
Commie
Democracy
Fascist
21
What figure was considered controversial due to change of opinion on Roosevelt on the New Deal policies?
William White
Mike Gold
Sinclair Lewis
Father Coughlin
22
What is unwarranted extrapolation?
Logical reasoning
Simple conclusions
Accurate forecasting
Huge predictions from few facts
23
Windrip University is located in Chicago
False
True
24
According to the presentation, this figure contributed $2,500 to trade schools during the Great Depression.
Sanford White
William White
Mike Gold
Upton Sinclair
25
According to the presentations, in 1932, this program was part of the New Deal.
The CHIPS and Science Act
The Volstead Act
Food and Drug Act
Public Works Administration (PWA)
26
What is an example of name calling?
Hero
Commie
Leader
Patriot
27
According to your peers' presentation, what laws were passed in 1938?
The Fair and Free Election Act
Candler & Maloney Acts
The Food and Drug Administration Act
The Telecommunications Broadcast Act
28
What did the Wagner Act protect?
Right to accessible and fair wage
Allowance of tax credits
Abolishing child labor
Right to collective bargain and union
29
What does unwarranted extrapolation predict?
Simple outcomes
Logical reasoning
Accurate forecasts
Huge future predictions
30
Macgoblin University is located in New York City
True
False
31
What does bandwagon imply?
Follow the crowd
Stand alone
Ignore trends
Be unique
32
What does bandwagon suggest?
Only a few are doing it
It's a new trend
Everyone is doing it
It's a bad idea
33
This author ran away to become a drummer boy in the Spanish-American War.
Mark Twain
Sinclair Lewis
Upton Sinclair
F. Scott Fitzgerald
34
What is a common use of transfer?
Promoting confusion
Ignoring facts
Using humor
Linking to respected authority
35
In what decade was
It Can't Happen Here
published?
1900s
19102
1930s
1920s
