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Chapter 12: Preparing for a Presentation
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. The number of people, objects, or things included in a study is referred to as the
______.
a. population
b. lay people
c. experts
d. base
2. An audience that listens to your presentation because its members have personally
chosen to be there is known as a ______.
a. captive audience
b. voluntary audience
c. hostile audience
d. brainstorming audience
3. Characteristics of a person or an audience that can provide insight into one’s
knowledge, experiences, interests, needs, attitudes, beliefs, and values are called
______.
a. democrats
b. demographics
c. demonstrators
d. demagogues
4. Testimony that comes from oneself and is enhanced by one’s connection with the
audience is called ______.
a. personal testimony
b. probable testimony
c. impersonal testimony
d. matrimony
5. The ______ of your presentation encompasses the narrow, explicit goal of your
presentation and entails the precise impact you want to have on your audience.
a. general purpose
b. general idea
c. thesis statement
d. specific purpose
6. When preparing a presentation on the effects of smoking, you decide to interview a
pulmonary physician at your university. The testimony provided by this physician is
______testimony.
a. personal
b. expert
c. comparative
d. lay
7. These definitions are concrete explanations of meaning that are more original or
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personal than what a dictionary might provide.
a. Operational
b. Testimonial
c. Demographical
d. Informal
8. Which of the following are personal beliefs or speculations that have not been proved
or verified?
a. Values
b. Opinions
c. Facts
d. Medians
9. Which of the following is not discussed in the chapter as a general purpose of a
presentation?
a. To inform
b. To persuade
c. To incriminate
d. To evoke
10. When you brainstorm by generating a list of ideas encompassing a specific topic,
you are using which type of brainstorming?
a. Inventory brainstorming
b. Illuminating brainstorming
c. Topic-specific brainstorming
d. None of the above
11. A listing of a person’s preferences, likes, dislikes, and experiences is called a/an
______.
a. hypothetical inventory
b. individual inventory
c. illustrative inventory
d. persuasive inventory
12. Which of the following is a useful resource when searching for a topic?
a. Current events
b. Individual inventory
c. Suggestions from other people
d. All of the above are useful resources.
13. When your general purpose is to influence audience beliefs, values, or attitudes,
you are preparing which type of presentation?
a. Presentation to entertain
b. Presentation to inform
c. Presentation to persuade
d. Presentation to evoke
14. Specific cases used to represent a larger whole to clarify or explain something are
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called ______.
a. illustrators
b. opinions
c. operations
d. examples
15. ______ refers to whom or what a study includes.
a. Mean
b. Population
c. Mode
d. Median
16. In the following series of numbers (6, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11), 8 is the ______.
a. mean
b. median
c. mode
d. base
17. In the following series of numbers (6, 6, 6, 8, 9, 10, 10), 6 is the______.
a. mean
b. median
c. mode
d. base
18. When you use ______ brainstorming, you generate a list of ideas with no topic
boundary.
a. topic-specific
b. open
c. demographic
d. specified
19. When you use ______ brainstorming, you generate a list of ideas encompassing a
specific topic.
a. topic-specific
b. open
c. demographic
d. specified
20. Which of the following is worded as a specific purpose for a presentation?
a. The purpose of this presentation is to inform.
b. The purpose of this presentation is to persuade.
c. The purpose of this presentation is to convince the audience to become organ
donors.
d. The purpose of this presentation is to evoke.
21. When considering current events and issues as possible topics, which of the
following might be useful to help find a topic?
a. Internet news site
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b. A news channel
c. A radio program
d. These might all be useful.
22. Which of the following ancient Greek and Roman classical rhetorical canons of
speech preparation refers to the style of the speech?
a. Dispositio
b. Elocutio
c. Inventio
d. Pronunciatio
23. Which of the following ancient Greek and Roman classical rhetorical canons of
speech preparation refers to the layout of the speech?
a. Dispositio
b. Elocutio
c. Inventio
d. Pronunciatio
24. Which of the following ancient Greek and Roman classical rhetorical canons of
speech preparation refers to the delivery of the speech?
a. Dispositio
b. Elocutio
c. Inventio
d. Pronunciatio
25. Which of the following ancient Greek and Roman classical rhetorical canons of
speech preparation refers to the research and creativity of the speech?
a. Dispositio
b. Elocutio
c. Inventio
d. Pronunciatio
26. Consider the following statistic: “According to noted economist Jake N. Elwood, the
amount of credit card debt accrued by the average American has tripled in the past 5
years.” This is an example of a statistic that demonstrates ______.
a. frequency
b. scope
c. trends
d. associations
27. Consider the following statistic: “According to the Mayberry Gazette, 25% of
Camden County residents overpaid an average of $570 in local taxes last year.” This is
an example of a statistic that demonstrates ______.
a. frequency
b. scope
c. trends
d. associations
28. Consider the following statistic: “According to the Surgeon General, two out of three
Americans experience problems with acid reflux.” This is an example of a statistic that
demonstrates ______.
a. frequency
b. scope
c. trends
d. associations
29. Consider the following statistic: “The amount of money a person earns each year is
related to his or her level of education. An article from Money Quarterly revealed that
individuals who have earned a bachelor’s degree can expect to earn an average of
$15,000 more each year than those with only a high school diploma. Individuals who
have earned their master’s degree earn an additional $10,000.” This is an example of a
statistic that demonstrates ______.
a. frequency
b. scope
c. trends
True/False
1. There are similarities between public speaking and personal relationships in your
everyday life.
2. The most successful individuals who are viewed as credible tend to be those who are
(a) considered knowledgeable about the topic, (b) trusted, and (c) concerned about their
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appearance.
3. The specific purpose and the thesis statement are the same thing.
4. Lay testimony comes from someone without expertise in a particular area but who
possesses experience in that area. It comes from a regular person providing his or her
experience with your topic.
5. Comparisons demonstrate or reveal how things are similar.
6. Contrasts demonstrate or reveal how things are different.
7. A captive audience should always be considered to be a hostile audience.
8. A voluntary audience listens to your presentation because its members have
personally chosen to be there.
9. If someone shares the same demographics as you, then that person possesses the
same knowledge and experiences that you do.
10. Oral citations are references to the source of the evidence and support material
used during your presentation.
11. Statistics are straightforward, so all presenters use them so they do not mislead
their audiences.
12. A presenter should include as many statistics as possible into a presentation.