Starter quiz

  • What does being 'powerless' mean?
    • to have great influence
    • to have no influence  ✓
    • to be thought of as inferior by others
  • Language that is designed to convince you of something is called ______.
    • persuasive  ✓
    • descriptive
    • creative
  • Which two of the following are persuasive techniques?
    • caesuras
    • rhetorical questions  ✓
    • emotive language  ✓
    • enjambment
  • Throughout Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', Caliban is described using negative language by the other characters. Which two emotions might that make us feel towards Caliban?
    • jealousy
    • fear  ✓
    • pity  ✓
    • frustration
  • A debate is ...
    • where one person speaks.
    • where two teams argue a statement.  ✓
    • the only appropriate place to use rhetorical questions.
  • In Shakespeare's 'The Tempest', Caliban is called a 'thing'. How might that make us feel sorry for Caliban?
    • It suggests other people think of him as nothing.  ✓
    • It suggests he has no emotions.
    • It suggests he's not human.
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