Speech quiz chapter 12

7. "Family is a well of compassion we return to for comfort in times of need" is an example of a simile. • True or False

False

2. The denotative meaning of a word includes all the feelings, associations, and emotions that the word touches off in different people. • True or False

True

20. A simile is an explicit comparison that contains the words "like" or "as." • True or False

True

8. You can seldom be too cautious in avoiding language that may confuse or offend your audience. • True or False

True

1. A dream deferred dries up like a raisin in the sun" is an example of • simile. • metaphor. • alliteration. • All the answers are correct. • both simile and alliteration.

both simile and alliteration

9. Which of the following is discussed in your textbook as a basic criterion for the effective use of language in public speaking? • Use language clearly. • Use language technically. • Use language accurately. • All the answers are correct. • both use language clearly and accurately.

both use language clearly and accurately

5. As your textbook explains, ___________ meaning gives words their emotional power. • logical • definitional • connotative • denotative • ethical

connotative

14. Which of the following is discussed in your textbook as a way to use language clearly? • Use familiar words. • Choose concrete words. • Eliminate clutter. • All the answers are correct. • both use familiar words and choose concrete words.

All answers are correct

6. "Family is a well of compassion we return to for comfort in times of need" is an example of a simile. • True or False

False

10. A speech dominated by abstract words will almost always be clearer than one dominated by concrete words. • True or False

False

11. Denotative meaning gives words their emotional power. • True or False

False

17. "Silence settled over the audience like a block of granite" is an example of metaphor. • True or False

False

3. A public speaker needs to use big words to impress the audience. • True or False

False

12. "Your success as a family, our success as a society, depends not on what happens in the White House, but on what happens inside your house" is an example of antithesis. • True or False

True

16. According to your textbook, __________ words refer to ideas or concepts rather than to tangible objects. • vivid • concrete • denotative • abstract • technical

abstract

13. "Solving the problem of video-game addiction in children involves a combination of supervision, support, and substitution" is an example of • repetition. • alliteration. • metaphor. • antithesis. • simile.

alliteration

15. "The flickering light of the fire revealed the fearful faces of the campers" is an example of • metaphor. • alliteration. • antithesis. • repetition. • simile.

alliteration

19. According to your textbook, the juxtaposition of contrasting ideas, usually with a parallel structure is called • alliteration. • repetition. • antithesis. • assonance. • metaphor.

antithesis

18. "My grandmother is the glue that holds our family together" is an example of • metaphor. • antithesis. • abstraction. • repetition. • simile.

metaphor

4. "My teacher was a gardener nurturing the seeds of knowledge" is an example of • repetition. • simile. • antithesis. • metaphor. • abstraction.

metaphor