Gerald is listening to comfort a friend whose apartment has just been burglarized.
According to your textbook, Gerald is engaged in __________ listening.
a. intimate
b. empathic
c. comprehensive
d. appreciative
e. sympathetic
Answer:
“To inform my audience how a perpetual motion machine works” is an example of a
a. general purpose.
b. main point.
c. central idea.
d. specific purpose.
e. thesis statement.
Answer:
“To persuade my audience to give blood and to support the Wilderness Society” is a
poorly phrased specific purpose statement for a classroom speech because it
a. is not relevant to this audience.
b. contains two unrelated ideas.
c. is written as a statement instead of a question.
d. is too technical for this audience.
e. uses figurative language.
Answer:
According to your textbook, the skilled extemporaneous speaker
a. has a conversational tone.
b. prepares and practices the speech carefully.
c. uses brief notes while delivering the speech.
d. all of the above.
e. b and c only.
Answer:
What are the three criteria discussed in your textbook for assessing the soundness of
documents found on the Internet?
a.
b.
c.
Answer:
Emil began his research early and found some excellent sources for his informative
speech. He cut and pasted passages from several Web sites into a file in his word
processor. When he started putting his speech together, he used some complete
sentences from the cut-and-pasted materials, paraphrases from other passages, and
several original ideas of his own. Unfortunately, Emil forgot to record his sources in his
research notes, so he didn’t cite any of the sources in his speech. Which of the following
statements best describes Emil’s situation?
a. Emil is guilty of global plagiarism.
b. Emil is ethical because he used many of his own ideas.
c. Emil is ethical because he started his research early and found good materials.
d. Emil is ethical because he meant to take better notes about his sources.
e. Emil is guilty of incremental plagiarism.
Answer:
When Carlos Bustamante received the Alumni of the Year award at his alma mater’s
annual award dinner, he gave a speech thanking the school for recognizing his work.
What kind of speech did Carlos give?
a. an acceptance speech
b. a speech of introduction
c. a commemorative speech
d. a speech of presentation
e. an informative speech
Answer:
According to your textbook, rather than trying to eliminate every trace of stage fright,
you should aim at transforming it into
a. general anxiety.
b. visualized adrenaline.
c. professional stage fright.
d. positive nervousness.
e. confident apprehension.
Answer:
What does your textbook mean when it recommends that you personalize your ideas in
an informative speech?
a. Use dramatic statistics for a personal effect.
b. Focus on yourself during most of the speech.
c. Present your ideas in human terms that relate to the experience of the audience.
d. Avoid concrete language because it makes ideas vague and impersonal.
e. Give the speech a personal tone with slang and jargon.
Answer:
Which of the following would you be most likely to find in a well-constructed speech
introduction?
a. a visual aid
b. a preview statement
c. an internal summary
d. a research citation
e. a lengthy quotation
Answer:
According to your textbook, which of the following is a responsibility of every member
in a problem-solving small group?
a. commit yourself to achieving the goals of the group
b. establish hidden agendas to help the group fulfill its objectives
c. encourage outgoing individuals to participate in group meetings
d. make sure the group takes a formal vote on its major decisions
e. keep disagreement in the group at the interpersonal level
Answer:
Here are the main points for a speech on the subject of hearing loss.
I. Hearing loss can be caused by genetic and environmental factors.
II. Hearing loss can lead to significant changes in a person’s daily life.
These main points are arranged in __________ order.
a. logical
b. scientific
c. analytical
d. topical
e. causal
Answer:
Which of the following does your textbook mention as an advantage of extemporaneous
delivery?
a. It encourages a conversational quality in a speaker’s delivery.
b. It requires little or no preparation before the speech is given.
c. It allows greater spontaneity than does speaking from a manuscript.
d. all of the above
e. a and c only
Answer:
What are the three primary differences discussed in your textbook between public
speaking and conversation?
a.
b.
c.
Answer:
Which of the following would lead you to doubt the objectivity of a sponsoring
organization for an Internet document?
a. The organization has expressed similar opinions in the past.
b. The organization benefits financially by promoting its position on the issue.
c. The organization is known for positions that are politically unpopular.
d. all of the above
e. a and c only
Answer:
Which of the following is mentioned in your textbook as a responsibility of every
member in a small group?
a. reach solutions swiftly
b. develop hidden agendas
c. call for a vote on major issues
d. avoid disagreement at all costs
e. encourage full participation
Answer:
A __________ graph is best suited for showing changes in statistics over time or space.
a. pie
b. line
c. distributive
d. parallel
e. ratio
Answer:
“Surgeons and their wives deserve the financial protection offered by these caps on
monetary awards in malpractice suits.” This statement violates which of the guidelines
for inclusive language discussed in your textbook?
a. Avoid stereotyping jobs and social roles by gender.
b. Avoid excluding listeners because of their occupation.
c. Use names that groups use to identify themselves.
d. all of the above
e. b and c only
Answer:
While attempting to persuade her audience to volunteer for a community literacy
program, Diamond provided evidence that volunteering takes only two hours a week
and that employers look for volunteer service on résumés from job applicants. Which of
the three basic issues of persuasive speeches on questions of policy did Diamond
address in this section of her speech?
a. need
b. relevance
c. practicality
d. clarification
e. solution
Answer:
Using __________ is the best way to pull listeners into your speeches.
a. peer testimony
b. statistics
c. extended examples
d. visual aids
e. brief examples
Answer:
Matt’s political science professor announces that next week there will be a guest lecture
by peace activist Rachel Phelps entitled “The History of War, the Prospects for Peace.”
Matt decides to skip class that day, saying to himself, “What can a peace activist
possibly tell me about war?” What aspect of poor listening identified in your textbook is
Matt exhibiting in this example?
a. failing to concentrate
b. jumping to conclusions
c. rejecting the speaker’s frame of reference
d. giving in to distractions
e. suspending judgment
Answer:
As your textbook explains, when giving an informative speech to a general audience,
you should take special care to
a. state your ideas in abstract terms.
b. organize the speech in chronological order.
c. avoid being too technical.
d. all of the above.
e. b and c only.
Answer:
Randall is talkative and offers his opinions freely during small group meetings. Because
he participates more than the other members, he has assumed a leadership role within
the group. What kind of leader is Randall?
a. task leader
b. implied leader
c. emergent leader
d. designated leader
e. accidental leader
Answer:
The __________ will usually dictate how long a speech should be.
a. size of the audience
b. speech occasion
c. physical setting
d. general purpose
e. topic
Answer:
“To persuade my audience that the use of performance-enhancing drugs should be
permitted in amateur and professional sports” is a specific purpose statement for a
persuasive speech on a question of
a. fact.
b. attitude.
c. policy.
d. opinion.
e. value.
Answer:
According to your textbook, which of the following is a task need of a problem-solving
small group?
a. helping group members get along with each other
b. formulating criteria for judging the best solution
c. helping members feel good about their roles in the group
d. deciding when and where the group will meet
e. taking notes during meetings of the group
Answer:
If Robert Downey Jr. were to deliver a speech about the future of medical care in the
United States, his main task in the introduction of his speech would probably be to
a. establish credibility.
b. reveal the topic.
c. gain attention.
d. preview the body.
e. define key terms.
Answer:
According to your textbook, what kind of supporting materials is used in the following
speech excerpt:
Imagine this: You have spent most of the night studying for an exam. But when you get
up the next morning ready to take the test, you go to your front door and it won’t open.
So you head to the back door, and it won’t open either. You are stuck in the house. It
would be pretty frustrating, wouldn’t it? This is exactly the kind of frustration
wheelchair-bound students feel when they can’t get to class because of the snow.
a. emotional example
b. causal example
c. metaphorical example
d. synthetic example
e. hypothetical example
Answer:
To say that the median salary of a major league baseball player is $800,000 is to say
that
a. more major league baseball players earn $800,000 than any other salary.
b. when you average all the salaries paid to major leaguers, the result is $800,000.
c. when you list all the players’ salaries in order, $800,000 is the middle salary.
d. no major league baseball player makes less than $800,000.
e. none of the above.
Answer:
Before presenting the college’s Athlete of the Year award, the athletic director made a
point of praising the two athletes who were runners up in this year’s competition.
According to your textbook, was this choice appropriate for a speech of presentation?
a. No. It is almost always in poor taste to mention the losers.
b. Yes. Identifying the losers makes the winner look even better.
c. No. Naming anyone other than the winner usually irritates the audience.
d. Yes. It is often appropriate to praise the losers of a competition.
e. No. Mentioning the losers diminishes the value of an award.
Answer:
If you hoped to convey to your audience the excitement of steering a kayak through a
river rapids, you should probably
a. speak at a faster rate.
b. use more vocalized pauses.
c. break eye contact with your audience.
d. gesture less frequently.
e. avoid using dialect.
Answer: