Answer Options:
peer testimony
extended metaphor
systematic example
artificial simile
hypothetical example
Answer: hypothetical example
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 Options:
spatial
descriptive
chronological
progressive
logical
Answer: spatial
Question: According to your textbook, the specific purpose statement in a preparation outline should appear
Answer Options:
Immediately before the bibliography.
At the very end of the outline.
Anywhere in the introduction.
In the transition to the first main point.
Before the title of the outline itself.
Answer: Before the title of the outline itself.
Question: Research suggests that connectives are less important in speeches to inform than in speeches to persuade.
Answer Options:
TRUE
FALSE
Answer: FALSE
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 Options:
topical
medical
analytical
formal
causal
Answer: causal
Question: To personalize ideas means that speakers present their thoughts in human terms that relate to the experiences of audience members.
Answer Options:
TRUE
FALSE
Answer: TRUE
Question: “To inform my audience of recent theories about the functions of sleep” is a specific purpose statement for a speech about a(n) ______.
Answer Options:
event
theory
concept
object
Answer: concept
Question: A speech of introduction should usually be read from a manuscript.
Answer Options:
TRUE
FALSE
Answer: FALSE
Question: In public speaking, sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against ________.
Answer Options:
the frame of reference of the audience
a set of ethical guidelines or standards
the speaker’s strategic objectives
a socially accepted code of legal rules
the personal opinions of the speaker
Answer: a set of ethical guidelines or standards
Question: “To persuade my audience that the use of social media to perform experiments on people’s behavior without their consent is unethical” is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of ________.
Answer Options:
opinion
value
fact
attitude
policy
Answer: value
Question: When Peter Englund delivered a speech at the Stockholm Concert Hall explaining why Alice Munro was receiving the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature, what kind of speech did Englund deliver?
Answer Options:
a celebratory speech
a speech of presentation
an after-dinner speech
a speech of introduction
a memorial speech
Answer: a speech of presentation
Question: If the audience is not familiar with the award being given, a speech of presentation should briefly explain the meaning of the award.
Answer Options:
TRUE
FALSE
Answer: TRUE