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1. Audiences are most persuaded by speakers who support their positions with trustworthy
sources.
A) True
B) False
2. One reason a speaker should credit sources is so that listeners are able to locate the
sources and pursue their own research on the topic.
A) True
B) False
3. Crediting your sources can help you gain the trust of your audience.
A) True
B) False
4. Speakers need not credit sources for ideas that are common knowledge.
A) True
B) False
5. Oral citations should include the same information you would include in a written
document, such as a research paper.
A) True
B) False
6. Speakers should wait until the end of the speech to disclose any sources used.
A) True
B) False
7. Speakers should alert the audience to the date for each source.
A) True
B) False
8. When orally citing sources, speakers don’t need to include a complete bibliographic
reference.
A) True
B) False
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9. When you don’t have enough time allotted to directly quote information from a source,
you can save time by paraphrasing it.
A) True
B) False
10. Source reliability refers to our level of trust in a source’s credentials and track record for
providing accurate information.
A) True
B) False
11. Even the most credible sources are sometimes inaccurate or wrong.
A) True
B) False
12. Speakers should find a preferred introductory phrase for oral citations and stick with it.
A) True
B) False
13. A source qualifier can help demonstrate a source’s trustworthiness.
A) True
B) False
14. Brief descriptions of the source’s qualifications to address a topic are called credential
qualifiers.
A) True
B) False
15. Source citations can be stated before or after a direct quotation, summary, or paraphrased
information.
A) True
B) False
16. When orally citing from a print article, you should use the same guidelines as you do for
a book.
A) True
B) False
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17. Statistics are powerful tools for claims, and they speak for themselves.
A) True
B) False
18. Presentation aids require no citations unless they contain copyrighted material.
A) True
B) False
19. A brief overview of someone else’s ideas, opinions, or theories is a paraphrase.
A) True
B) False
20. A source would not need to be cited for a hypothetical example you found in a book.
A) True
B) False
21. It is especially advisable to offer a variety of sources, rather than a single source, to
support a major point if your claim is controversial.
A) True
B) False
22. A source qualifier is not required when you are offering your own insights or experience
since you would not be listed as a source in your own bibliography.
A) True
B) False
23. You must include a copyright symbol (©) and source information if you reproduce
copyrighted material, such as a table or photograph, on your presentation aid.
A) True
B) False
24. Presenting your source citations in a rhetorically effective manner means presenting
them in a way that will encourage audience members to agree with you.
A) True
B) False
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25. Which is NOT a benefit of citing your sources?
A) demonstrates that reliable sources support your position
B) helps you avoid plagiarism
C) enhances your own authority and credibility
D) proves your points are true and accurate
26. Speakers need not credit sources for ideas that are
A) published in periodicals.
B) common knowledge.
C) shown on presentation aids.
D) posted on a blog.
27. Which of the following should NOT be included in a spoken citation?
A) the author of the source
B) the page numbers of the source
C) the date of the source
D) the title of the source
28. ______ refers to our level of trust in a source’s credentials and track record for providing
accurate information.
A) Source credibility
B) Source qualifying
C) Source accuracy
D) Source affiliation
29. The phrase “Pulitzer Prize–winning author” is
A) a complete bibliographic reference.
B) an incomplete bibliographic reference.
C) an oral citation.
D) a source qualifier.
30. A source qualifier
A) is not required when the speaker is the source.
B) can’t demonstrate a source’s trustworthiness.
C) is a brief description of the source’s qualifications.
D) will interrupt the flow of a presentation.
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31. To avoid mechanical delivery of speech sources, speakers should
A) use the same pattern of wording for all speech citations.
B) avoid previewing the source.
C) alternate introductory phrases.
D) always identify the source first.
32. Read the following oral citation and identify what type of source it refers to:
“On June 6, 2013 . . . before the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Robert O. Blake
Jr., Assistant Secretary, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, revealed that labor
conditions in Bangladesh . . .”
A) a book
B) a periodical
C) a personal interview
D) a testimony
33. Information not your own may be cited in the form of a summary, direct quotation, or
A) qualifier.
B) paraphrase.
C) abstract.
D) review.
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Answer Key
1. A
16. A
17. B
18. B
19. B
20. B