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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
1. The speaker and the audience should not be part of the same public.
a. True
b. False
2. The speaking skills you develop in the classroom will make little difference in your everyday life.
a. True
b. False
3. The basic principles of speech vary depending on the seriousness of the speech occasion.
a. True
b. False
4. The frame of your speech, which gives the context of relevance to your audience for the information or arguments
you’re presenting, should only be included in your speech introduction.
a. True
b. False
Explain why public speaking is powerful and worth mastering
5. Throughout human history, speech has been a powerful force only when it is used for good purposes.
a. True
b. False
Identify the stages and choices necessary to compose and deliver a speech
6. Ancient rhetorical practice was organized around the canons of rhetoric, which broke the process of speaking
into five parts.
a. True
b. False
7. Since there’s an enormous variety of sources available to choose from (including interviews, news stories, pamphlets,
journal articles, web pages, Wikipedia, books, and more), it’s not necessary to choose your sources carefully.
a. True
b. False
8. Acting is the same as public speaking because both are communicating with an audience.
a. True
b. False
9. When you’re giving your audience information, if you know what you’re talking about you can assume you’ll
automatically be clearly understood.
a. True
b. False
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10. Great delivery with nothing much to say isn’t effective communication.
a. True
b. False
11. A public is a group of people who share a common set of concerns.
a. True
b. False
12. Listening to an effective speech can help us make better decisions about the kinds of changes we need to make.
a. True
b. False
13. The responsible and ethical speaker chooses the appropriate goals for the audience and situation and the appropriate
means to achieve those goals.
a. True
b. False
14. According to your textbook, if you’re unable to answer a question from your audience about how you organized your
speech, you’re not living up to the requirements of public persuasion.
a. True
b. False
15. The preparation that goes into deciding what you will say during your speech is easier, and probably less important,
than your performance.
a. True
b. False
16. If you use too many images, props, or slides in your speech presentation, your audience may feel either overwhelmed
or distracted from what you are trying to say.
a. True
b. False
Describe communication choices at each stage of the speech creation process
17. In the preparation phase of speech creation, you can assume that your personal goals and your goals for your audience
will always be the same.
a. True
b. False
Define the special responsibilities of a public speaker
18. It’s not possible to make choices about how to write and deliver a speech that are both practically effective and
ethically responsible.
a. True
b. False
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19. Your textbook suggests that you should brainstorm many possible arguments and then choose the ones you think your
audience will understand and feel connected to.
a. True
b. False
Contrast the public and civic dimensions of public speaking with other types of communication
20. Democratic conversations, like advertising, focus on a target consumer audience.
a. True
b. False
Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
21. When making preparation decisions which of the following is a typical consideration?
a. What gestures you will use.
b. What information and arguments you will provide.
c. What clothing / attire will be effective.
d. What key words you will list on your notecards.
e. All of these choices.
Contrast the public and civic dimensions of public speaking with other types of communication
22. According to your textbook, the “public” in public speaking refers to __________.
a. the name of a type of speech
b. the act of speaking in public
c. a group of people who share a common set of concerns
d. all of these choices
e. none of these choices
23. When making preparation decisions, which of the following is a typical consideration?
a. What tone of voice you will use.
b. How you will eliminate distractions from your delivery.
c. How you will organize your speech.
d. How you will remember your content.
e. What visual aids will help the audience.
Define the special responsibilities of a public speaker
24. If you say “I organized my speech this way because it didn’t seem like there was any other way to do it” you’re
demonstrating __________.
a. responsibility
b. irresponsibility
c. rationalization
d. irrational thought
e. none of these choices
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Describe communication choices at each stage of the speech creation process
25. Good communication is __________.
a. polished delivery style and enthusiasm
b. willingness to take responsibility for your choices
c. choosing appropriate goals and means to achieve them
d. polished delivery style and enthusiasm and choosing appropriate goals and means to achieve them
e. willingness to take responsibility for your choices and choosing appropriate goals and means to achieve them
26. When making performance decisions, which of the following is a typical consideration?
a. How you will eliminate distractions from your delivery.
b. What are your key points.
c. How you will organize your speech.
d. How you will support your ideas.
e. All of these choices.
27. The “unity of democracy” that good public speaking supports is defined as __________.
a. a commitment to the well-being of individuals to support the harmony of the whole
b. preserving the important differences that make us individuals
c. respecting the right to free speech
d. keeping your personal opinions private
e. a commitment to the right to pursue individual happiness
Identify the stages and choices necessary to compose and deliver a speech
28. Speaking to inform means you focus on __________.
a. entertaining your audience
b. influencing your audience
c. conveying knowledge
d. all of these choices
e. none of these choices
29. When we speak and listen in a way that preserves the important differences that make each of us who we are, we are
respecting __________.
a. rhetorical principles
b. plurality of democracy
c. unity of democracy
d. All of these choices.
e. None of these choices.
30. Speaking to persuade means you focus on __________.
a. entertaining your audience
b. influencing your audience
c. conveying knowledge
d. all of these choices
e. none of these choices
31. When you are thinking about developing your speech goal, you are __________.
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a. generating evidence
b. identifying reasons to support your points
c. organizing your material
d. assessing the audience
e. all of these choices
Contrast the public and civic dimensions of public speaking with other types of communication
32. How are advertising and democracy different contexts for communication?
a. The channel by which you communicate is different.
b. The amount of attention given to the audience is different.
c. The goals of the communication are different.
d. All of these choices.
e. None of these choices.
33. The speaking process can be organized into three parts. According to the textbook, they are __________.
a. thinking, creating, speaking
b. planning, preparing, concluding
c. creating, presenting, reflecting
d. thinking, speaking, reflecting
e. none of these choices
34. When making performance decisions, which of the following is a typical consideration?
a. What you want to say.
b. How you will transition from point to point.
c. What evidence you will provide.
d. How fast you should speak.
e. What words will create a compelling experience.
35. In the context of democracy, the goal for communication is to __________.
a. sell something to others
b. brainstorm ideas together
c. make decisions collectively
d. display your knowledge
e. control the outcome
Explain why public speaking is powerful and worth mastering
36. Which speech, when delivered effectively, can make a difference in your life?
a. The speech you give when you pitch an important business idea.
b. The speech you give when convincing a loved one to support you in an important endeavor.
c. The speech you give that convinces others to vote for a law that affects your everyday life.
d. The speech you give when you pitch an important business idea and the speech you give that convinces others to
vote for a law that affects your everyday life.
e. All of these choices.
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Answer Key
1. False
2. False
24. b
25. e
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26. a
35. c
36. e