Al Gore Nobel Speech

What solution to reduce global warming does Gore propose in his Nobel speech?

• ban motor vehicles

• close coal factories

• limit CO2 emissions

• release trapped heat

Read the following excerpt from Gore’s Nobel speech.

After performing 10,000 equations by hand, Svante Arrhenius calculated that theearth’s average temperature would increase by many degrees if we doubled theamount of CO2 in the atmosphere.

What persuasive technique is Gore using?

• An appeal to truth

• An appeal to reason

• An appeal to emotion

• An appeal to authority

Which of the following phrases from Gore’s Nobel speech convey strong emotion? Choose three options.

• increasing alarm

• quantities of coal

• climate crisis

• extraordinary threat

• hometown paper

How might the video of Al Gore’s Nobel acceptance speech be considered more effective than the text of his Nobel speech?

• Only the video calls the audience to action to reduce global warming.

• Only the video includes relevant facts that support Gore’s arguments.

• Only the video allows the audience to hear the emotion in Gore’s voice.

• Only the video conveys Gore’s concern for the state of the environment.

How is the video of Al Gore’s Nobel acceptance speech similar to the text of his Nobel speech?

• The format is the same.

• The content is the same.

• The medium is the same.

• The appearance is the same.

What is Al Gore's main purpose in giving the speech?

• To inform people about global warming

• To convince people to act

• To thank people for the Nobel Prize

• To make a political comeback

According to Gore, is there any hope to combat climate change?

• There "might be."

• There is hope if everyone acts "boldy, decisively, and quickly."

• There is "no hope" of fighting climate change.

• Only if the world leaders take action.

Which of the following is an appeal to emotion?

• "One study estimated that it could be completely gone during summer in less than 22 years."

• "...the earth has a fever, and the fever is rising..."

• "It is not unreasonable to ask, given the gravity of our circumstances, that the heads of state meet every three months until the treaty is completed."

• "So let us review it, and say together..."

What is the primary theme of Al Gore's Nobel Speech?

• Climate change awareness

• Economic development

• Political reform

• Technological advancement

Which literary device is predominantly used in Gore's speech to emphasize urgency?

• Metaphor

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Irony