Propaganda Techniques
"The Lottery"
Vocabulary
Pot Luck
Credibility of a Source
100

Which type of propaganda technique involves saying key words or phrases over and over again?

Repetition

100

What did the black box symbolize in the story?

tradition, death, coffin

100

Select the word that best completes the sentence:

Even though it was an accident, nothing could _________________ Sarah’s guilt for causing the collision. 

Assimilate or Assuage

Assuage

100

Which type of conflict is demonstrated in this excerpt?

By himself, he (Jonas) tested his own developing memory. He watched the landscape for glimpses of the green that he knew was embedded in the shrubbery; when it came flickering into his consciousness, he focused upon it, keeping it there, darkening it, holding it in his vision as long as possible until his heard hurt and he let it fade away. 

Man vs. Himself

100

What is the acronym that we use in order to determine the credibility of a source?

CRAAP

200

Which propaganda technique incorporates the recommendation or input of a respected, known person?

Testimonial

200

Which event is the most important to the development of the plot which leads to the climax?

Bill Hutchinson drew the paper with the black spot.

200

Define ominous. 

Giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening

200

Which part of speech is demonstrated by the italicized word?

The bicycle, at Nine, would be the powerful emblem of moving gradually out into the community, away from the protective family unit. 

Article

200

Which types of websites are considered to be good to use as reliable sources?

.gov

.mil

.edu

300

Which propaganda technique makes the impression that everyone is doing it?

Bandwagon

300

What is ironic about the story's title?

The reader assumes the winner will get a prize.

300

Provide an antonym for the term "dejected."

Happy

Lively

Positive

etc.

300

Which type of conflict is demonstrated in this excerpt?

“Well…” Jonas had to stop and think it through. “If everything’s the same, then there aren’t any choices! I want to wake up in the morning and decide things! A blue tunic, or a red one?” He looked down at himself, at the colorless fabric of his clothing. “But it’s all the same, always.” 

Man vs. Society

300

What does it mean when a source is biased?

The source is trying to sway one way or the other

400

Which propaganda technique makes one side look better by only mentioning some of the facts?

card stacking

400

What is the symbolic meaning of the black spot on the paper?

death

400

If I am dumbfounded, I am...

greatly astonished or amazed

400

Name all 4 types of conflict.

Man vs. Himself

Man vs. Man

Man vs. Nature

Man vs. Society

400

What does it mean to stereotype? Provide one example of stereotyping.

A stereotype is an opinion that makes people feel superior to others, a judgement based on generalizations, or a commonly held image or notion about a group or person.

Examples vary.

500

Which propaganda technique makes the audience believe that only two options are possible?

Either/ Or thinking

500

Define allegory and explain why/how "The Lottery" is considered an allegory?

Allegory: has two levels of meaning and is often political, historical, religious, social, or philosophical

People stood by and let someone be stoned to death much like the Holocaust

500

Name something that would be considered obsolete.

anything that is no longer produced or used; out of date

Ex: Cassette tapes, ice boxes, floppy disk, film, etc.

500

Which part of speech is demonstrated by the italicized word?

He sat politely through the ceremonies of Two and Three and Four, increasingly bored as he was each year.

adverb

500
What do the letters CRAAP stand for when it comes to analyzing a source?

Currency

Relevancy

Authority

Accuracy

Purpose