Public Speaking Quizzes

"The 3 major factors to consider when purchasing a bicycle are the kind of riding you plan to do, the amount of riding you plan to do, and the amount of money you are willing to spend" is an example of what?

A central idea

"You can increase your gas mileage by reducing the weight in your car, doing regular maintenance, and reducing your driving speed" is an example of what?

A central idea

"To inform my audience about the major principles of Keynesian economic theory" is a specific purpose statement for a speech about what?

A concept

When you need to make sure an audience has all of the information necessary to understand the body speech, your preview statement in the introduction might include what?

A definition

In public speaking, sound ethical decisions involve weighing a potential course of action against what?

A set of ethical guidelines or standards

"To inform my audience about 3 basic steps in preventative medicine" is an example of what?

A specific purpose

What expresses precisely what you hope to accomplish with your speech?

A specific purpose

In an informative speech, the speaker acts as what?

A teacher

"Now that you know about Julio's interest in photography, let's look at his passion for snowboarding" is an example of what?

A transition

What is the summary of a magazine or research article, written by someone other than the original author, called?

Abstract

A what is a research aid that catalogues articles from a large number of scholars journals?

Academic databases

If you were giving a persuasive speech to a general audience on the subject of mandatory retirement, the most important factor to consider when analyzing your audience would probably be its what?

Age

"To inform my audience about the causes and effects of the Boxer Rebellion in China" is an example of a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about what?

An event

"To inform my audience about the history of Halloween observances" is a specific purpose statement for an information speech about what?

An event

"To inform my audience about the role of 1940s actress Hedy Lamarr in the development of cell phone technology" is a specie purpose statement for an informative speech about what?

An object

Which of the following does your textbook recommend that you do when rehearsing your first speech?

Ask family members or friends for feedback

Gemma wants to persuade her classmates to become vegans. The important factor for Gemma to consider when analyzing her audience is probably its...

Attitude toward the topic

The most effective order of main points in a speech depends above all one your topic, purpose, and what?

Audience

When Sophia attended the first discussion section of her math class and heard her instructor begin speaking with an unfamiliar accent, she immediately decided, "I won't learn anything from this teacher." Sophia failed to uphold which guideline for ethical speaking?

Avoid prejudging the speaker

Which of the following is presented in your textbook as a guideline for ethical speechmaking?

Be fully prepared for each speech

What are reference works whose primary purpose is to help you find information about people?

Biographical aids

"To inform my audience about the causes of domestic violence and its effects on society" would most likely be arranged in what order?

Causal

What is the one sentence statement that sums up or encapsulates the major ideas of a speech?

Central idea

"To inform my audience of the steps involved in making diamond jewelry," you would probably organize your speech in what order?

Chronological

Rebekah plans to explain her interest in dance beginning with her childhood and continuing through her days in high school. Which pattern of organization discussed in your textbook will she use in her speech?

Chronological

Informative speeches about processes are usually arranged in what order?

Chronological or topical

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 what kind of listening?

Comprehensive

Speeches about what are more complex than other types of informative speeches?

Concepts

Why is "To inform my audience about the basic steps in car maintenance and how to protect their investment with auto insurance" a poorly phrased specific purpose statement for a classroom speech?

Contains more than one distinct idea

According to your text book, each main point of your first speech should...

Cover a single aspect of the topic

After choosing a topic, what is the next step for speech preparation?

Determining the general purpose

The branch of philosophy that deals with human issues of right and wrong

Ethics

A carefully prepared and rehearsed speech that is presented from a brief set of notes is called what?

Extemporaneous

Extemporaneous delivery means delivering a speech "off the cuff," with no advance preparation. True or false?

False

True of false: If your topic is clear in the body of the speech, there is no need to state it in the introduction.

False

True or False: "The 3 major expenses for people traveling abroad are transportation, food, and lodging" is an example of a well-worded central idea for a speech.

False

True or False: If you find a topic that is interesting to you, you can usually be sure that your audience will find it interesting too.

False

True or false: "To inform my audience about the theories of reincarnation" is a specific purpose for an informative speech about an object

False

True or false: An interview is an effective way to gather speech materials because it frees you of the need to do any other research.

False

True or false: Opening your speech with a length quotation is an excellent way to gain the attention of your audience.

False

True or false: Signposts state both the idea the speaker has finished and the one the speaker is about to begin.

False

True or false: The specific purpose of a speech usually "sums up" the main points to be developed in the body of the speech

False

True or false: The specific purpose reveals more about the content of the speech than the central idea does

False

True or false: speeches arranged in spatial order follow a time sequence

False

True or false: the primary purpose of speechmaking is to demonstrate your command of the topic.

False

As the size of your audience increases, your presentation should usually become more what?

Formal

Which of the following is appropriate when using humor in public speech?

Gently making fun of common human quirks

What are 4 basic objectives of speech introductions?

Get the audience's attention and interest, preview the body of the speech, reveal the topic of the speech, and establish credibility and goodwill

Dale started his speech on financial planning with a story about his cousin Mike's bankruptcy hearing. In the conclusion, Dale gave an update on Mike's current financial condition. Referring to the introduction in the conclusion is a way to do what?

Give the speech psychological unity

What kind of plagiarism occurs when the speech as a whole is ethical but the speaker fails to give credit for particular quotations and paraphrases.

Incremental

"To explain the 3 major benefits of cycling as a form of exercise" is a poorly phrased specific statement for a classroom speech because...

It lacks a reference to the audience

Why is "denying a college education to children of illegal immigrants is like cutting off your nose to spite your face" a poorly phrased central idea for a persuasive speech?

It's expressed in figurative language

Why is "Improving personal relationships" is a poorly phrased specific purpose for a speech?

It's written as a fragment rather than a full infinitive phrase

If you were giving a persuasive speech to a general audience on the issue of illegal immigration, the most important factor to consider when analyzing your audience would probably be what?

Its ethnic background

Dimitri plans to give a speech to his classmates about the principles of physics behind the design of hybrid automobiles. The most important factor for Dimitri to consider when analyzing his audience is probably is what?

Knowledge of the topic

When business managers are asked to list the communication skills most crucial to their job, what do they usually list as number one?

Listening

When you are in a formal speaking situation the most effective way of gaining the initial attention of your audience after you walk in to the lecture is what?

Looking directly at the audience without saying a word

For his informative speech, Douglas told his classmates how to get free food at a drive-through restaurant. Rather than focusing on legitimate deals, such as student discounts of coupons, Douglas talked about ways to trick employees into believing you had already paid for the food when you hadn't. His instructor gave the speech a poor grade because it violated the ethical criteria for public speaking presented in your textbook. What guideline was violated?

Make sure your goals are ethically soundq

"To inform my audience about the Native Americans who transmitted coded messages for the U.S. during WWII" is an example of a specific purpose for what kind of informative speech?

Object

Ryan located 3 excellent sources for his persuasive speech. He copied long sections from each source word for word, strung them together with a few transitions, and mentioned the sources of his information in passing. What kind of plagiarism is this?

Patchwork plagiarism

Problem-solution order is most appropriate for organizing what kind of speeches?

Persuasive

As your text book makes clear, speechmaking carries heavy ethical responsibilities because it is a form of what?

Power

"To inform my audience about the steps in creating a roof top garden" is an example of a specific purpose statement for an informative speech about what?

Process

What is a systematic series of actions that leads to a specific result or product?

Process

Encyclopedias, yearbooks, biographical ads, and quotation books are all examples of what?

Reference works

What is one of the 6 major guidelines for effective informative speaking?

Relate the subject directly to the audience

What is something you would most likely find in a speech conclusion?

Restatement of the central idea

When making up an audience analysis questionnaire, you should use what kind of questions to get at the strength of a respondent's attitudes or feelings?

Scale

If your specific purpose statement were "to inform my audience about the different layers of the atmosphere," you would probably organize your speech in what order?

Spatial

Which organizational pattern would probably be more effective for arranging the main points of a speech with the specific purpose, "To inform my audience about the major geographical regions of Mexico"?

Spatial

What will usually indicate how long a speech should be?

Special occasion

According to your textbook, global plagiarism occurs when a person does what?

Takes a speech entirely from one source and passes it off as their own

"To inform my audience about the major kinds of dog breeds," you would probably organize your speech in what order?

Topical

Kayla spoke about Sean for a speech. Each of her main points was one of Sean's hobbies. How was her speech arranged?

Topical order

When giving an informative speech, you should take special care to do what?

Translate technical information into everyday language

For your first speech, your text book recommends trying to end on a clever to thought provoking note. True or false?

True

True of false: One of the major barriers to effective communication is that the brain can process words much faster than a speaker can talk

True

True or False: One of the major barriers to effective informative spewing is overestimating what the audience knows about the topic.

True

True or false: "To persuade my audience that the federal government should require seat belts on all school buses" is an example of a well worded specific purpose statement for a persuasive speech.

True

True or false: A connective word is a phrase that connects the ideas of a speech and indicates the relationship between them

True

True or false: A rhetorical question is a question that the audience answers mentally rather than out loud

True

True or false: Credibility is the audience's perception of whether a speaker is qualified to speak on a given topic.

True

True or false: Goodwill is the audience's perception of whether the speaker has the best interests of the audience in mind.

True

True or false: Listening to provide emotional support for someone is called empathetic listening.

True

True or false: Newspaper and periodical databases help you locate magazine, journal, and newspaper articles.

True

True or false: People spend more time listening than in any other communication activity.

True

True or false: Research indicates that even when we listen carefully, we understand and retain only about half of what we hear.

True

True or false: Reviewing mentally what a speaker has said is a good way to avoid becoming distracted in a speech

True

True or false: The difference between informing and persuading is like the difference between teaching and advocating

True

True or false: The process of audience analysis and adaption affects every aspect of speech preparation from choosing a topic to delivering the speech.

True

True or false: Topical organization is used more often than any other method of speech organization

True

True or false: Using your knowledge and experience in a speech can help bring the speech to life.

True

True or false: You are most likely to be successful in your classroom speeches if you think of your classmates as a real audience.

True

True or false: You can find a great deal of information on the internet, but you cannot always find the same depth of research materials as in a good library.

True

True or false: strategic organization means putting a speech together in a particular way to achieve a particular result with a particular audience.

True

True or false: you should use words like "you" and "your" to help get your audience involved in an informative speech

True

The best source of information about federal, state, local, and tribal governments in the US is what?

USA.gov

The search engine that makes it easy to find high-quality Web resources by combining Internet technology with traditional library methods of cataloguing and assessing data is known as what?

Virtual library

Jerome found several excelled sources for his informative speech. He pulled key information from them, blended those ideas into his own perspective, and cited his sources when he presented. Is Jerome ethical? Why?

Yes, he cited his sources and used them to develop his own slant on the topic.

What is the longest and most important part of a speech?

the body