Answer Options:
empathic
appreciative
comprehensive
critical
intuitive
Answer: critical
Question: Max and Andi have just bought a car as a couple, spent their first Christmas vacation together visiting both sets of parents, and have been attending the same church. They are at which stage of a relationship?
Answer Options:
Intensive
Integrating
Bonding
Circumscribing
Answer: Integrating
Question: As defined by your textbook, a __________ online speech is one that has been created specifically for an audience that will view it online as it is being delivered.
Answer Options:
A. real time
B. direct
C. simultaneous
D. recorded
Answer: A. real time
Question: As your textbook explains, if you plan to use a photograph as a visual aid in a speech, you should usually
Answer Options:
display the photograph using presentation technology such as PowerPoint.
pass the photograph among the audience so everyone can look at it.
use a photograph in an oversize book and hold it where it can be seen.
All of these answers are correct.
Both pass the photograph among the audience so everyone can look at it and use a photograph in an oversize book and hold it where it can be seen.
Answer: display the photograph using presentation technology such as PowerPoint.
Question: The three types of questions that give rise to persuasive speeches are questions of ________.
Answer Options:
opinion, fact, and policy
problem, cause, and solution
fact, value, and policy
opinion, attitude, and value
need, plan, and practicality
Answer: fact, value, and policy
Question: In a preparation outline, main points should be
Answer Options:
Positioned farthest to the left.
Indicated by Arabic numerals.
Written in key words to jog the memory.
Listed after subpoints.
Started as questions.
Answer: Positioned farthest to the left.
Question: According to your textbook, when giving a speech of introduction you should
Answer Options:
build enthusiasm for the main speaker.
provide a biography of the main speaker.
write your personal view on the main speaker’s topic.
All of these answers are correct.
Answer: All of these answers are correct.
Question: According to your textbook, when you are in a formal speaking situation the most effective way of gaining the initial attention of your audience after you walk to the front of the room is
Answer Options:
asking someone to lower the lights.
beginning to speak loudly and clearly.
rapping your hand lightly on the lectern until everyone is quiet.
looking directly at the audience without saying a word.
asking everyone to be quiet and pay attention.
Answer: looking directly at the audience without saying a word.
Question: As explained in your textbook, public speakers have an ethical obligation to avoid name-calling and other forms of abusive language because such language
Answer Options:
is forbidden by the first amendment to the US Constitution.
violates current standards of political correctness on college campuses.
changes messaging based on the frame of reference of the audience.
is used by speakers who are not fully prepared for their presentations.
demeans the personal dignity of the groups or individuals being attacked.
Answer: demeans the personal dignity of the groups or individuals being attacked.
Question: Which of the following does your textbook recommend when you need to speak impromptu?
Answer Options:
Tell the audience how nervous you are.
Maintain eye contact with the audience.
Tell the audience how nervous you are and use signposts to help listeners keep track of your ideas.
All of these answers are correct.
Answer: All of these answers are correct.
Question: In which situation would a speaker be most likely to read from a manuscript?
Answer Options:
A speech accepting an award at a company banquet.
A speech in honor of a retiring employee.
A speech on international policy at the United Nations.
A speech on the activities of a church social committee.
A speech of welcome to new members of the Rotary Club.
Answer: A speech on international policy at the United Nations.
Question: “To inform my audience about the major elements of a Chinese garden” is a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about a(n) ______.
Answer Options:
event
function
concept
process
object
Answer: concept
Question: The library catalogue
Answer Options:
lists all the books, periodicals, and other resources owned by the library.
provides abstracts of magazine and newspaper articles.
allows a researcher to look for books by author, title, or subject.
All of these answers are correct.
Answer: All of these answers are correct.
Question: The _________ expresses precisely what you hope to accomplish with your speech.
Answer Options:
central idea
speech purpose
preview statement
thesis statement
goal statement
Answer: speech purpose.
Question: According to your textbook, when making a preparation outline, you should
Answer Options:
Label transitions and internal summaries.
Indicate the introduction, body, and conclusion with Roman numerals.
State the specific purpose as a separate sub-point before the outline itself.
All of these answers are correct.
Answer: Both label transitions and internal summaries and state the specific purpose as a separate sub-point before the outline itself.
Question: Julia is listening to her meteorology professor explain how to interpret images from Doppler radar. Because Julia’s goal is to understand the information being presented, she is engaged in _________ listening.
Answer Options:
attentive
comprehensive
appreciative
empathic
critical
Answer: comprehensive
Question: If you were discussing statistical trends in a speech, what kind of visual aid would probably work best to clarify the trends for listeners?
Answer Options:
a chart
a map
a diagram
a graph
a model
Answer: a graph
Question: “To inform my audience about the four major elements in rope climbing” is an example of a
Answer Options:
speech topic.
general purpose.
thesis statement.
speech purpose.
Answer: speech purpose.
Question: According to your textbook, when you listen to evaluate a speaker’s message for purposes of accepting it or rejecting it, what kind of listening is involved?
Answer Options:
critical
reflective
evaluative
empathic
comprehensive
Answer: critical
Question: If your specific purpose were “To inform my audience how hurricanes develop,” you would probably organize your speech in _______ order.
Answer Options:
spatial
causal
comparative
chronological
informative
Answer: chronological
Question: Which of the following is presented in your textbook as a guideline for ethical speechmaking?
Answer Options:
Explain your motives for speaking.
Cite your sources in the introduction.
Make sure your goals are ethically sound.
All of these answers are correct.
Both explain your motives for speaking and make sure your goals are ethically sound.
Answer: All of these answers are correct.
Question: A new class registration system has been established on campus. Tonight, a representative from the Registrar’s office will speak about how to use the new system. You will be listening to the speaker in hopes of understanding the steps involved in registering for classes next semester. As explained in your textbook, you will be engaged in ________ listening.
Answer Options:
intimate
critical
empathic
comprehensive
appreciative
Answer: comprehensive
Question: One way to communicate an appropriate level of professionalism in your online speech is to choose a setting free of traffic noise, interruptions, and clutter.
Answer Options:
A. True
B. False
Answer: A. True
Question: “To persuade my audience that it is unethical for journalists to invade people’s private lives” is a specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech on a question of ________.
Answer Options:
value
policy
opinion
attitude
Answer: value
Question: Which of the following does your textbook mention as an advantage of extemporaneous delivery?
Answer Options:
It encourages a conversational quality in a speaker’s delivery.
It requires little or no preparation before the speech is given.
It allows greater spontaneity than does speaking from a manuscript.
All of these answers are correct.
Answer: It encourages a conversational quality in a speaker’s delivery and allows greater spontaneity than does speaking from a manuscript.