Answer: b. False
Question: The body of a speech includes which parts…
Answer Options:
Main points, previews, reviews
Reviews, LT
Transitions, main points, internal previews
Transitions, AGS, TTS
Answer: Transitions, main points, internal previews
Question: Assuming that because something is popular, it is therefore good, correct, or desirable.
Answer Options:
Bandwagon
Red Herring
Appeal to Novelty
False Cause
Answer: Bandwagon
Question: When evaluating the Language of internet sources specifically, what are the factors that you should be looking for?
Answer Options:
A serious, moderate prose/ton
Correct grammar and spelling
No extreme statements, language, or positions on controversial topics
All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Question: The fundamental purpose of Special Occasion Speeches is to:
Answer Options:
Inform
Inspire
Entertain
Persuade
Answer: Inspire
Question: Every speech has three parts. They are…
Answer Options:
Signal, Restate TTS, LT
Credibility, Signposting, Conclusion
Attention Getter, Body, AGS
Introduction, Body, and Conclusion
Answer: Introduction, Body, and Conclusion
Question: Michelle has created a PowerPoint presentation for her speech. Michelle is a bit paranoid and so she brought multiple back-ups for her presentation. She not only brought her PowerPoint on a USB drive, but she also saved it in different formats, emailed these formats to herself, and printed it on paper. True or False. Michelle is being way too overly cautious.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: True or False. The more complex your PowerPoint slides are, the better.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: Identify the flaw with this data. In a recent survey conducted last month among people visiting Las Vegas casinos, 96 percent of respondents opposed limitations on gambling in the United States. Clearly, then, the American people oppose such limitations.
Answer Options:
The source is expert testimony.
The source is biased.
The source is unidentified.
The source is peer testimony.
Answer: The source is biased.
Question: Where is my office located?
Answer Options:
The D Building
LC-09
The V Building
He doesn’t have an office
Answer: LC-09
Question: When trying to control your body, what do people tend to do which normally communicates nervousness and defensiveness?
Answer Options:
Hold their waist, forearms, or upper arms
Stand with equal weight on their feet
Use purposeful gestures
Put their hands down when they are not using them
Answer: Hold their waist, forearms, or upper arms
Question: What are the three types of needs that effective leaders must meet?
Answer Options:
Leadership Needs, Inherited Needs, Procedural Needs
Procedural Needs, Basic Needs, Group Needs
Procedural Needs, Task Needs, Maintenance Needs
Group Needs, Personal Needs, Task Needs
Answer: Procedural Needs, Task Needs, Maintenance Needs
Question: Assuming that because something is new, it is therefore superior to something older is which of the following fallacies
Answer Options:
Appeal to Novelty
Either-Or
Appeal to Tradition
Ad Hominem
Answer: Appeal to Novelty
Question: What are some common emotions associated with informative speeches?
Answer Options:
Guilt
Anger
Fear
Curiosity
Answer: Curiosity
Question: True or False. Credible websites are usually externally consistent
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True
Question: Which of the following are a common structure of informative speeches?
Answer Options:
Three Reasons
Problem-Solution
Chronological
Comparative Advantages
Answer: Chronological
Question: Which test asks if the source of the evidence is reliable?
Answer Options:
Accessibility
Credibility
Recency
Internal Consistency
Answer: Credibility
Question: Identify the flaw with this data. I don’t know why rental car companies don’t like to rent to people under the age of 25. My friends and I all drive a lot and none of us has been in an accident.
Answer Options:
The source is unqualified.
The statistic is not representative.
The source is biased.
All of these
Answer: All of these
Question: True or False. Credibility exists in the speaker, not the audience.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: False
Question: Which of the following are strategies you can use to keep a disinterested audience interested?
Answer Options:
Audience interaction
Visual aids
Examples your audience can relate to
All of these
Answer: All of these
Question: Which of the following is NOT a source of support/research?
Answer Options:
TV shows
People
Magazines
None of these
Answer: TV shows
Question: Which of the following emotions would aid you in being persuasive?
Answer Options:
All of these
Anger
Hope
Guilt
Answer: All of these
Question: True or False. A speaker may have low credibility with one audience, but high credibility with another.
Answer Options:
True
False
Answer: True