Week 3 - Ethics unit - The Greta Thunberg edition

The title of Greta Thunberg's speech is:

• I have the answer

• How dare you

• What about the little baby seals?

• Can I ask you a question?

Greta Thunberg delivered her speech to:

• Other teenagers who are angry about climate change

• As a speech on school assembly

• To the UN council comprised of the world's leaders

• As a Youtube announcement

The line "You have stolen my dreams and my childhood with your empty words" is an example of:

• Metaphor

• Imperative

• Rhetorical

• Repetition

The line "So a 50% risk is simply not acceptable to us — we who have to live with the consequences" is an example of:

• Imperative

• Metaphor

• Rhetorical

• Repetition

The phrase "How dare you" has been used throughout the speech is an example of:

• Imperative

• Metaphor

• Rhetorical

• Repetition

Why is the phrasing "And if you choose to fail us, I say: We will never forgive you" so important in this speech?

• Because it is a good rhetorical question

• Because it emphasizes that these powerful people have a choice to make

• Because guilt is a good way to get people to do what you want

• Because it shows that Greta was really angry

How old was Greta Thunberg when she gave her speech?

• 13

• 14

• 15

• 16

What made Greta's speech so effective:

• Her passionate delivery

• The fact that she was so young and yet so perfectly captured the feelings of millions of people

• The fact that she used facts and structure so effectively to deliver her message

• all of the above

Which of the following awards has Greta been nominated for:

• 3 consecutive Nobel peace prizes

• Youngest person ever to be the Times "Person of the Year"

• A member of the Forbes 100 Most Influential Women in the World list

• All of the above

What was Greta's main purpose for delivering that speech:

• To tell off a whole heap of world leaders

• To call world leaders to action and put meaningful change in place to protect the climate

• To make herself popular and well known

• All of the above