Persepolis
Persuasive Techniques
General
Debating
Literature
100

What is the name of Marjane's uncle?

Anoosh

100

What is the name of a technique where you ask the audience something?

Rhetorical question

100

How many continents are there on Earth?

7

100

How many speakers are there in each team?

3

100

Diana Prince is the public persona of which fictional superhero?

Wonder Woman

200

What country did Marjane immigrate to at the end of the book?

Austria

200

Exaggeration

Hyperbole

200

What language is spoken in Brazil?

Portugese

200

What is it called when you argue against an idea raised by the opposition?

Rebuttal


200

What phrase, often used in typing practice, includes every letter in the English alphabet?

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

300

Describe the three 'modern' items Marjane wore to oppose the regime

Denim jacket, sneakers, a Michael Jackson pin

300

Using strong connotations to appeal to a reader's feelings

Emotive language

300

Who was the first female Prime Minister of Australia?

Julia Gillard

300

List three important techniques to engage an audience when speaking? (mannerisms, not words)

Eye contact, using hand gestures, good posture, using cue cards effectively, clear voice, good volume, varied tone

300

Who wrote 'The Little Mermaid'?

Hans Christian Anderson

400

What are the names of Marjane's mother and father?

Taji (mother) and Ebi (father)
400

Aristotle's three rhetorical strategies (must also describe what they mean)

Ethos (credibility), pathos (feelings), logos (logic - facts/stats)
400

What is the human body's largest organ?

The skin

400

What is a model?

An explanation of HOW you will do something

400

Which book holds the record of being the most stolen book from public libraries?

Guinness Book of World Records

500

What does Satrapi write after Marjane discovers her friend, Nada's, house has been bombed? (hint: it's the text over the black box) - answer must be EXACTLY right!

"No scream in the world could have relieved my suffering and my anger"

500

What techniques are examples of 'ethos'? (list at least 2)

Expert opinion
Appeal to authority
Anecdote

500

What year was the first iPhone released in?

2007

500

What is the four-part rebuttal structure?

What they said, why it's wrong, what we say, why we're right

500

Which author can be described as the inventor of 'Sci-fi'? (hint: think of 'literary classics'/really famous books)

Mary Shelley

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