When Eugene began talking faster to add excitement to a story in his speech, he was
using which dimension of vocal delivery?
a. empathy
b. rate
c. volume
d. pitch
Which type of outline is developed in detail while composing the speech?
a. presentation outline
b. key word outline
c. rough outline
d. preparation outline
As Milos is concluding his speech, Bob enters the room. What kind of listening
problem could Bob’s late arrival create for the rest of the audience?
a. situational distraction
b. listener distraction
c. assimilation
d. rhetorical disturbance
Which question is unlikely to be helpful when evaluating evidence found in Internet
sources?
a. Who set up the website?
b. When was the last site update?
c. Can I confirm the information through other sources?
d. How available is this source?
The famous speech by Martin Luther King Jr., “I Have a Dream,” is an example of a
speech with the purpose to __________.
a. provide new information or perspective
b. set an agenda
c. strengthen commitment
d. weaken commitment
All speaking occasions create __________.
a. decorum
b. constraints
c. formality
d. identification
“The measure of a man is not how many times he has fallen, but how many times he
has gotten back up.” This statement is an example of which strategy for achieving
rhythm?
a. metaphor
b. antithesis
c. inverted word order
d. concrete words
Sarah reasoned that (1) she had earned A’s in three previous English classes, and (2)
past success predicts future success, so (3) she will likely get an A in her current
English class. In this example of rhetorical proof, statement (1) is the __________.
a. supporting material
b. proof
c. attention getter
d. reasoning
Listeners’ first impressions of the speaker are based on __________.
a. vocal qualities
b. pronunciation
c. body movements
d. audience analysis
The process of deciding how a speech can best achieve its purpose is called
__________.
a. strategic planning
b. agenda setting
c. strengthening the purpose
d. inducing reinforcement
The topics, hobbies, and experiences that are important or interesting to listeners make
up their __________.
a. personal interests
b. self-interests
c. reference groups
d. cultural facts
Sharelle’s speech about reducing juvenile delinquency was very convincing. She clearly
defined the problem and proved that volunteering at a youth agency can have an impact.
One audience member, Harlan, agreed that volunteering was a great solution, but
because he figured there would be lots of volunteers, he did not see the need to donate
his own time to the cause. Harlan was resisting persuasion by __________.
a. dismissal
b. denial
c. belittling the source
d. selective listening
If your supporting point is designated by a capital letter, its subordinate points would be
designated by __________.
a. lowercase letters
b. uppercase letters
c. Arabic numerals
d. Roman numerals
Selective influence can be prompted by which two conditions?
a. compartmentalization and belittling
b. boomerang effect and polysemy
c. consciousness raising and refutation
d. ethos and pathos
Hobart wants to list the benefits of a new health care plan alongside the costs of such a
plan. Which type of visual aid should he use to display this information?
a. a flowchart
b. a statistical chart
c. a bar graph
d. a columnar chart
An internal preview will help prepare your audience to follow along every time you
introduce a new main idea.
Which of the following are the two elements of audience analysis that a speaker must
consider when preparing for persuasive speaking?
a. identification of the target audience and assessment of audience motivation
b. a raising of audience consciousness and anticipation of perceptual selection
c. evaluation of audience consciousness and anticipation of selective perception
d. assessment of audience commitment and an awareness of self-fulfilling prophecies
Which of the following types of speeches combine ceremonial and deliberative goals?
a. delivering a commencement speech at a university graduation
b. toasting a couple on the occasion of their wedding
c. giving a sales presentation to the management of a firm
d. presenting an award to the employee of the year
June wants to give a speech about her radiation and chemotherapy treatments for
cancer. She plans to relate her experiences in chronological order. Which informative
strategy is best suited to this goal?
a. describing
b. repeating
c. reporting
d. relating
Which of the following is a characteristic of mathematical or scientific proof?
a. The support involves values and judgments.
b. A claim cannot be proven; it can only be supported.
c. The claims can often be proved with certainty.
d. A claim can only be used by scientific experts.
When addressing a heterogeneous audience, a speaker should __________.
a. use broader generalizations
b. use a wider variety of supporting material
c. increase the use of platitudes
d. apply demographic stereotypes
In public speaking, what is an exigence?
a. the purpose of the speech
b. a device for concluding the speech
c. a form of audience feedback
d. a problem that can be managed with a good speech
What will happen if the public forum is allowed to weaken?
a. Individuals will make their own decisions.
b. Critical public decisions will be made unilaterally.
c. The public forum will return to the realm of traditional politics.
d. People will make decisions that do not affect them.
Which of the following describe the two most common patterns for persuasive
speeches?
a. problem-solution and motivated sequence
b. cause-effect and residues
c. comparison-contrast and cause-effect
d. conversion-aversion and analogy
Tommy found it difficult to maintain eye contact and hold his audience’s attention
because he chose to deliver his speech __________.
a. impromptu
b. extemporaneously
c. from a manuscript
d. from memory
As a general rule, the minimum number of entries at each level of subordination should
be __________.
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four
Careful listeners focus on __________.
a. the thesis and main ideas
b. the interesting stories in a speech
c. the speaker’s delivery
d. the introduction and conclusion
An analysis of the issues implied in your thesis statement enables you to __________.
a. determine what points the speech must cover
b. broaden and stretch your supporting material
c. create the transitions
d. create an attention getter
Norm was asked to speak at the retirement dinner for his boss, and he really wanted to
make a good impression. He spoke about every good quality his boss had and
embellished it until his praise was so lavish that his boss was thoroughly embarrassed.
What aspect of decorum did Norm violate?
a. length
b. formality
c. intensity
d. resonance
The use of contractions is more common and the rules of grammar are followed less
consistently in oral as opposed to written language use, and this contributes to a style
that is __________.
a. balanced
b. varied
c. concise
d. informal
To combat listeners’ tendencies toward selective attention, the effective speaker must
devise ways to __________ the audience to pay attention.
What are the advantages of using note cards for a presentation outline?
To improve your style, choose your words with your __________ in mind.
In a rhetorical proof, the __________ is the statement that you want the audience to
accept; it is what you are trying to prove.
A __________ audience is required to attend a speech, so its members may resent
having to hear the speech, which may undercut the speaker’s ethos.
A speaker should adapt his or her speech to the audience’s __________, which requires
an examination of the listeners’ interests, beliefs, values, and common experiences.
What are the purposes of transitions? How do these differ from the purposes of main
points?
What strategy can a speaker use in the conclusion to enhance the sense of form and
unity? How does this relate to other parts of the speech?
Informative strategies do not ask listeners to believe or do anything in particular; they
ask that listeners change their __________ of a subject.
The presentation outline is a written __________ aid that helps you become familiar
with your claims and the order in which you want to present them.
The process of structuring ideas and supporting materials so that they are coherent and
organized is called __________.
Listeners will be __________ to let the speech influence them if they perceive that the
appeal is linked to their needs.
Consider the following points:
1>Homeopathic treatments can relieve migraine pain.
2>Migraine sufferers have tried a number of ways to reduce pain.
3>Modern medicine offers effective pain control.
Which points are coordinate?
a. 1 and 3
b. 2 and 3
c. 1 and 2
d. 1, 2, and 3
When conducting an interview to gather information for a speech, remember that
__________ questions provide the most information about the interviewee’s thinking
and opinions.
Kurt wanted to provide his listeners with new information about changes in student loan
eligibility; so the general purpose of his speech was to __________ his audience.
Explain why public speaking is a continuous communication process. Identify how this
influences the preparation and presentation of the speech.
Topics that are frivolous or trivial are not worthy of the listeners’ __________.
Identify and describe the purpose of each of the three basic principles for developing an
effective presentation outline.
Practicing in a few long sessions shortly before you speak is known as __________.