Question: According to the video in the Micronutrients Lecture, a day rich in micronutrients does the following:
Answer Choices: Clear out cells Deliver the brain’s energy to our cells Protect cells from disease All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Question: Antioxidant nutrients that actively scavenge and quench free radicals in the body include:
Answer Choices: Riboflavin Vitamin K Vitamin E Folate
Answer: Vitamin E
Question: Adults in the United States consume an average of ______ mg of sodium per day.
Answer Choices: 500 1,200 3,400 5,000
Answer: 3,400
Question: Which of the following is a provitamin for Vitamin A?
Answer Choices: Tryptophan Iron Selenium Beta carotene
Answer: Beta carotene
Question: Nuts and seeds are good sources of the antioxidant Vitamin E.
Answer Choices: True False
Answer: True
Question: According to your textbook, how well a speech is organized likely will influence:
Answer Choices: How clearly the audience understands the speech. How the audience views the competence of the speaker. How confident the speaker feels about his or her delivery. All of these answers are correct.
Answer: All of these answers are correct.
Question: According to your textbook, what is the most important reason for limiting the number of main points in a speech?
Answer Choices: It is hard to maintain public interest if there are too many main points. It is hard to phrase the central idea if a speech has too many main points. It is hard to organize supporting materials if there are too many main points. It is hard for the audience to keep track of too many main points.
Answer: It is hard for the audience to keep track of too many main points.
Question: Here are the main points for an informative speech about the history of chocolate: I. Chocolate was originally used in Mexico as a drink by the Aztecs. II. Chocolate was first introduced to Europe after the Spanish conquered the Aztecs. III. Chocolate was first made into candy during the 1800s. IV. Chocolate’s popularity and uses continue to expand today. These main points are arranged in _______ order.
Answer Choices: causal analytical descriptive chronological spatial
Answer: chronological
Question: Here are the main points for an informative speech about the civil rights movement: I. The 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education helped spark the modern civil rights movement. II. In 1963, nonviolent protests in Birmingham, Alabama, dramatically increased support for the civil rights movement. III. In 1965, the Voting Rights Act was passed, marking the major legislative achievement of the civil rights movement. These main points are arranged in _______ order.
Answer Choices: causal analytical descriptive chronological spatial
Answer: chronological
Question: Which organizational pattern would probably be most effective for arranging the main points of a speech with the specific purpose “To inform my audience of the steps involved in starting an online business”?
Answer Choices: spatial technical causal comparative advantages chronological
Answer: chronological
Question: Here are the main points for an informative speech about the anatomy of the human ear: I. The outer ear includes the ear flap and the ear canal. II. The middle ear includes the eardrum and three tiny interconnected bones. III. The inner ear includes the cochlea, the semicircular canals, and the auditory nerve. These main points are arranged in _______ order.
Answer Choices: spatial descending chronological ascending topical
Answer: spatial
Question: According to your textbook, what organizational method is used in a speech with the following main points? I. The outermost section of the Egyptian burial tomb was the entrance passage. II. The next section of the Egyptian burial tomb was the antechamber. III. The third section of the Egyptian burial tomb was the treasury. IV. The innermost section of the Egyptian burial tomb was the burial chamber. These main points are arranged in _______ order.
Answer Choices: spatial descriptive chronological progressive logical
Answer: spatial
Question: A speech with the specific purpose “To inform my audience how outbreaks of bird flu move from region to region” would most likely be organized in _______ order.
Answer Choices: natural analytical progressive scientific spatial
Answer: spatial
Question: If the following internal summary were used in an informative speech, the speech would most likely be organized in _______ order. On our tour of campus thus far, we have moved from the student union on the east side of campus and around to the perimeter. We’ve taken in the engineering complex on the north, the design college on the west side, and the school of education on the south.
Answer Choices: causal formal analytical spatial topical
Answer: spatial
Question: Because of his family’s medical history, Alan decided to give his informative speech on sickle-cell anemia. When he outlined his work on the speech, he listed the following main points. I. Sickle-cell anemia is a hereditary blood disease caused by abnormal blood cells. II. The effects of sickle-cell anemia include liver damage, blindness, paralysis, and early death. Alan’s main points were arranged in _______ order.
Answer Choices: topical medical analytical formal causal
Answer: causal
Question: “To inform my audience how to make genuine French croissants” is a specific purpose statement for a speech about a(n) ______.
Answer Choices: object process invention procedure concept
Answer: process
Question: According to your textbook, public speakers should avoid informal words such as “you” and “your” when giving an informative speech.
Answer Choices: TRUE FALSE
Answer: FALSE
Question: “To inform my audience about the history of Halloween observances” is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n) ______.
Answer Choices: object event process concept situation
Answer: event
Question: As your textbook explains, abstractions are especially useful for clarifying ideas in informative speeches.
Answer Choices: TRUE FALSE
Answer: TRUE
Question: If you find a topic that is interesting to you, you can usually be sure that your audience will find it interesting too.
Answer Choices: TRUE FALSE
Answer: TRUE
Question: Which of the following is an instance of informative speaking?
Answer Choices: A teacher praising parents for contributing to the school carnival. A teacher arguing that phonics is a successful method for teaching reading. A teacher explaining the requirements for an assignment. All of these answers are correct.
Answer: A teacher explaining the requirements for an assignment.
Question: “To inform my audience about the three stages in a job interview” is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n) ______.
Answer Choices: concept object process function
Answer: process
Question: According to your textbook, the questions listeners ask when judging an informative speech include:
Answer Choices: Is the information communicated clearly? Is the information communicated accurately? Is the information made meaningful and interesting to the audience? All of these answers are correct.
Answer: All of these answers are correct.