FIDM Effective Speaking Quiz "Speak Up" third edition Chapter 2

Imagine that you are giving a speech about the important events that occurred during the presidency of Abraham Lincoln. Which of the following would be a main point of your speech?

Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed the slaves.

Which of these is not a problem typically encountered by inexperienced speakers?

Focusing on meeting time requirements for delivering the speech

What are the three main parts of a typical speech in order from start to finish?

Introduction, body, conclusion

Which of the following is the best example of a transition?

Now let's turn our attention to the next big danger—the threat to the economy.

When preparing your outline, what should you use to identify your main points?

Roman numerals

When you decide that you're going to use primarily layman's terms rather than medical terminology while giving a speech about cancer, you are attending to which of the classical canons of rhetoric?

Style

Which of these is considered bibliographic information?

The credentials of the person who wrote the book

Which of these is the best example of a thesis statement?

This afternoon I'm going to explain how the Internet came to be.

Which of the following strategies is recommended to help you avoid speech anxiety?

Tighten and release your muscles a few times before you go on.

What is the goal of brainstorming?

To come up with many possible ideas

Which of these is generally not a rhetorical purpose of a typical classroom speech?

To entertain the audience

Which of the following is not a primary purpose of your introduction?

To leave the audience with a vivid memory of your speech

What should you do if you make a serious mistake during your speech?

Try to recover and finish strong.

On the day of your speech, it's a good idea to

avoid eating too much sugar.

Audience analysis is the process of

learning about the audience's interests and backgrounds.

When selecting your topic for a typical classroom speech, you should

list as many possibilities as you can and then choose a topic from that list.

Following the rules of subordination, a subpoint must directly relate to the

main point that immediately precedes it.

While delivering your speech, you should

maintain energy and variety in your speaking voice to convey interest in your topic.

When you deliver your speech extemporaneously, you

speak smoothly and confidently without reading.

When using presentation aids, you must be sure that they

support the point that you are making.