PART THREE
Chapter Quizzes
and
Answer Keys
Chapter One Quiz: Speaking in Public
Name _____________________________ Section _________________
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false by circling the appropriate letter.
1. T F Public speaking is more highly structured than everyday conversation.
2. T F Using the power of visualization to control stage fright means that you should
approach your speech as a performance in which the audience is looking for
perfection.
3. T F Critical thinking is a way of thinking negatively about everything you hear in a
speech.
4. T F A speaker’s frame of reference and a listener’s frame of reference will never be
exactly the same.
5. T F As your textbook explains, the speaker’s message consists only of what the speaker
says with language.
6. T F When you adjust to the situation of a public speech, you are doing on a larger scale
what you do every day in conversation.
7. T F The nonverbal messages that listeners send back to speakers are called feedback.
8. T F Speechmaking becomes more complex as cultural diversity increases.
9. T F Some nervousness before you speak is usually beneficial.
10. T F Ethnocentrism is unique to Western cultures such as those in the United States and
Europe.
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Chapter One Quiz
Answer Key
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false by circling the appropriate letter.
5. T F As your textbook explains, the speaker’s message consists only of what the speaker
says with language.
10. T F Ethnocentrism is unique to Western cultures such as those in the United States and
Europe.
Chapter Two Quiz: Ethics and Public Speaking
Name _____________________________ Section _________________
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false by circling the appropriate letter.
1. T F As your textbook explains, ethical decisions are essentially a matter of personal whim
or opinion.
2. T F The ethical obligation of a speaker to be fully prepared increases as the size of the
audience increases.
3. T F The aim of an ethical speaker is to accomplish her or his goals by any means
necessary.
4. T F Avoiding sexist, racist, and other kinds of abusive language is important primarily as a
matter of political correctness.
5. T F Global plagiarism occurs when a speaker takes material from several different sources
and presents it as his or her own.
6. T F One of the best ways to avoid falling into the trap of plagiarism is to start work on
your speeches well before they are due.
7. T F Sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against a set of
ethical standards or guidelines.
8. T F As a matter of ethics, audience members should listen attentively to and agree with
everything a speaker says.
9. T F Incremental plagiarism occurs when a speaker uses quotations or paraphrases without
citing the sources of the statements.
10. T F It is necessary for a public speaker to identify his or her source whether the speaker is
paraphrasing or quoting verbatim.
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Chapter Two Quiz
Answer Key
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false by circling the appropriate letter.
4. T F Avoiding sexist, racist, and other kinds of abusive language is important primarily as a
matter of political correctness.
8. T F As a matter of ethics, audience members should listen attentively to and agree with
everything a speaker says.
Chapter Three Quiz: Listening
Name _____________________________ Section _________________
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false by circling the appropriate letter.
1. T F Research indicates that even when we listen carefully, we understand and retain only
about half of what we hear.
2. T F You can improve your own speeches by listening carefully to the speeches of other
people.
3. T F People need effective listening skills in almost all occupations.
4. T F When you listen to the campaign speech of a political candidate for the purpose of
accepting or rejecting the speaker’s message, you are engaged in critical listening.
5. T F Listening is a passive process, while critical thinking is an active process.
6. T F It is impossible to listen too hard.
7. T F As your textbook explains, focusing on a speaker’s delivery and personal appearance
is an excellent way to strengthen your listening skills.
8. T F One of the major obstacles to listening effectively is that the brain can process many
more words than can be spoken in a minute.
9. T F According to your textbook, listening to understand a classroom lecture is an example
of appreciative listening.
10. T F Active listeners give their undivided attention to the speaker in a genuine effort to
understand her or his point of view.
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Chapter Three Quiz
Answer Key
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false by circling the appropriate letter.
4. T F When you listen to the campaign speech of a political candidate for the purpose of
accepting or rejecting the speaker’s message, you are engaged in critical listening.
9. T F According to your textbook, listening to understand a classroom lecture is an example
of appreciative listening.
Chapter Four Quiz: Giving Your First Speech
Name _____________________________ Section _________________
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false by circling the appropriate letter.
1. T F One of the most common mistakes students make on their first speech is trying to
cover too much.
2. T F Each main point in the body of your first speech should cover a single aspect of the
topic.
3. T F According to your textbook, the best way to practice a speech is to look silently over
your notes until you think you know the speech well enough to deliver it in class.
4. T F As your textbook states, colorful or descriptive language is an effective way to
generate audience interest in an introductory speech.
5. T F According to your textbook, the best way to prepare to give your first speech is to
memorize it and deliver it word for word.
6. T F The topical method of speech organization follows a time pattern.
7. T F For your first speech, your textbook recommends trying to end on a clever or thought–
provoking note.
8. T F Extemporaneous delivery means delivering a speech “off the cuff,” with no advance
preparation.
9. T F When it is your turn to speak, you should hurry to the front of the room and start
talking immediately so you don’t lose the audience’s attention.
10. T F Most of the nervousness a speaker feels internally is usually not visible to the
audience.
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Chapter Four Quiz
Answer Key
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false by circling the appropriate letter.
5. T F According to your textbook, the best way to prepare to give your first speech is to
memorize it and deliver it word for word.
Chapter Five Quiz: Selecting a Topic and a Purpose
Name _____________________________ Section _________________
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false by circling the appropriate letter.
1. T F You should usually avoid drawing on your personal knowledge or experience when
choosing a speech topic.
2. T F After choosing a topic, the next step in speech preparation is determining your
specific purpose.
3. T F “To inform my audience how to build a bird house and about the migratory patterns of
birds” is an example of an effective specific purpose statement for a speech.
4. T F The specific purpose of a speech usually “sums up” the main points to be developed in
the body of the speech.
5. T F It is important to keep your audience in mind as you formulate the specific purpose for
your speech.
6. T F The central idea of a speech often emerges after you have done your research and
have decided on the main points of the speech.
7. T F Most often, a speaker’s general purpose will fall into one of two categories—to
inform or to demonstrate.
8. T F “Conducting regular car maintenance” is an example of an effective specific purpose
statement for a speech.
9. T F The difference between informing and persuading is like the difference between
teaching and advocating.
10. T F “The three most distinctive traits of Chow Chows are their black tongues, their thick
coats, and their manes” is an example of a well-worded central idea for a speech.
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Chapter Five Quiz
Answer Key
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false by circling the appropriate letter.
4. T F The specific purpose of a speech usually “sums up” the main points to be developed in
the body of the speech.
8. T F “Conducting regular car maintenance” is an example of an effective specific purpose
statement for a speech.
Chapter Six Quiz: Analyzing the Audience
Name _____________________________ Section _________________
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false by circling the appropriate letter.
1. T F The primary purpose of speechmaking is to demonstrate your command of the topic.
2. T F The need for audience analysis and adaptation is one of the major differences between
public speaking and everyday conversation.
3. T F Egocentrism means that audiences typically approach speeches by asking, “Why is
this important for me?”
4. T F Recognizing that some of your listeners may have racial, ethnic, cultural, or sexual
orientations that bear upon your topic is part of demographic audience analysis.
5. T F Audience size, the physical setting for the speech, and the audience’s disposition
toward the topic, the speaker, and the occasion are all elements of situational audience
analysis.
6. T F When you construct an audience-analysis questionnaire, scale questions are especially
useful for getting at the strength of a respondent’s attitudes.
7. T F Audience analysis and adaptation affect all aspects of speechmaking except for the
delivery of the speech itself.
8. T F No matter what the occasion, listeners will have fairly definite expectations about the
kinds of speeches appropriate for the occasion.
9. T F The aim of successful speechmaking is to gain a desired response from listeners even
if the speaker must compromise his or her beliefs to do so.
10. T F Every speech contains two messages—the one sent by the speaker and the one
received by the listener.
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Chapter Six Quiz
Answer Key
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false by circling the appropriate letter.
4. T F Recognizing that some of your listeners may have racial, ethnic, cultural, or sexual
orientations that bear upon your topic is part of demographic audience analysis.
8. T F No matter what the occasion, listeners will have fairly definite expectations about the
kinds of speeches appropriate for the occasion.
Chapter Seven Quiz: Gathering Materials
Name _____________________________ Section _________________
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false by circling the appropriate letter.
1. T F Experts advise that you use Internet research to supplement, not to replace, library
research.
2. T F As your textbook explains, when you locate an abstract of a magazine article, you
should feel free to cite the article in your speech on the basis of the abstract alone.
3. T F Your most important task before conducting a research interview is to work out the
questions you will ask during the interview.
4. T F Like magazine and journal articles, most documents posted on the Internet have been
subjected to close editorial review.
5. T F When taking research notes, it is important to distinguish among direct quotations,
paraphrases, and your own ideas.
6. T F As your textbook explains, Wikipedia is usually the only source you need when
researching your speeches.
7. T F You can almost always count on the reliability of Internet research materials found
through major search engines such as Google and Bing.
8. T F According to your textbook, the three major criteria against which to test documents
located on the Internet are authorship, sponsorship, and recency.
9. T F If you cannot identify the author of a document on the Web, you should try to
determine the sponsoring organization for the document.
10. T F If you use a digital recorder in a research interview, you should keep it secret from the
person being interviewed.
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Chapter Seven Quiz
Answer Key
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false by circling the appropriate letter.
5. T F When taking research notes, it is important to distinguish among direct quotations,
paraphrases, and your own ideas.
9. T F If you cannot identify the author of a document on the Web, you should try to
determine the sponsoring organization for the document.
Chapter Eight Quiz: Supporting Your Ideas
Name _____________________________ Section _________________
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false by circling the appropriate letter.
1. T F Your textbook recommends using visual aids to make statistics easier for listeners to
comprehend.
2. T F Research has shown that examples have little effect on listeners’ beliefs and actions.
3. T F The mean—popularly called the average—is determined by summing all the items in
a group and dividing by the number of items.
4. T F As your textbook makes clear, a vivid, richly textured extended example is usually
effective regardless of how well it is delivered.
5. T F Unlike testimony, which can easily be quoted out of context, statistics are difficult to
manipulate for biased purposes.
6. T F Peer testimony is made up of opinions from ordinary people with firsthand experience
or insight on a topic.
7. T F Acceptable testimony can include either statements from recognized experts or
statements from ordinary people with special expertise on the topic.
8. T F In most cases, you should round off statistics when presenting them in a speech.
9. T F A hypothetical example describes an imaginary or fictitious situation.
10. T F To be most effective in a speech, statistics need to be interpreted and explained in
terms that are meaningful to the audience.
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Chapter Eight Quiz
Answer Key
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false by circling the appropriate letter.
1. T F Your textbook recommends using visual aids to make statistics easier for listeners to
comprehend.
5. T F Unlike testimony, which can easily be quoted out of context, statistics are difficult to
manipulate for biased purposes.
Chapter Nine Quiz: Organizing the Body of the Speech
Name _____________________________ Section _________________
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false by circling the appropriate letter.
1. T F According to your textbook, it is usually best to prepare the body of the speech before
the introduction.
2. T F “Above all, you need to know . . .” is an example of a signpost.
3. T F The most effective order for the main points of a speech depends upon the topic, the
specific purpose, and the audience.
4. T F “Now that we have explored the problem, let’s turn to the solution” is an example of
an internal preview.
5. T F Speeches arranged in chronological order follow a time pattern.
6. T F In topical order, the main points proceed from top to bottom, left to right, front to
back, east to west, or some similar route.
7. T F How well a speech is organized affects how listeners view the speaker’s competence
and trustworthiness.
8. T F Speeches arranged in problem-solution order are divided into four main parts.
9. T F If a speech is 45 minutes long, an audience can be expected to keep track of as many
as a dozen main points.
10. T F According to your textbook, an internal summary must be used after every main point
in a speech.
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Chapter Nine Quiz
Answer Key
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false by circling the appropriate letter.
1. T F According to your textbook, it is usually best to prepare the body of the speech before
the introduction.
5. T F Speeches arranged in chronological order follow a time pattern.
Chapter Ten Quiz: Beginning and Ending the Speech
Name _____________________________ Section _________________
Indicate whether each of the following statements is true or false by circling the appropriate letter.
1. T F Regardless of what other methods you use to gain attention, you should always relate
the topic to your audience in the introduction of a speech.
2. T F Goodwill is the audience’s perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a
given topic.
3. T F Establishing goodwill is more likely to be necessary in the introduction of a
persuasive speech than in the introduction of an informative speech.
4. T F The preview statement in a speech introduction identifies the main points to be
discussed in the body.
5. T F Under normal circumstances, the introduction should constitute about 10 to 20 percent
of a speech.
6. T F The only way to convey that your speech is ending is through the use of words such as
“in conclusion.”
7. T F A “rhetorical question” is a question that the audience answers mentally rather than
out loud.
8. T F According to your textbook, opening your speech with a strong introduction is an
excellent way to boost your confidence.
9. T F Referring back to the introduction in your conclusion is a good way to give the speech
psychological unity.
10. T F A speech conclusion that builds in power and intensity as it moves toward the closing
line is known as a dissolve ending.