Speech 101 Final Exam

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Organizing the message, choosing words, and sentence structures, and verbalizing the message is termed encoding

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True

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A speaker should develop either a working outline or speaking outline, but not both

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False

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The onset of public-speaking anxiety can occur at different times during the speech making process

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True

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Thinking about your speech from a "communication orientation" gives you a more positive outlook on your public-speaking experience.

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True

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If something is common knowledge to many people, it does not need to be cited.

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True

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To conduct a plagiarism check for your speech, you should do all of the following except

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Acknowledge your own ideas and opinions

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Listeners tend to pay attention to

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All of the above (Information that they deem important; information that is associated with their experiences; information that relates to their backgrounds)

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When listening to a speech, it is important to consider different perspectives and realize that both the listeners and the speakers perspectives are subject to error

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True

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Being an audience-centered speaker means keeping the context and the rhetorical situation in mind

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True

Front 10

According to Aristotle and Cicero, memory is one of the five parts of speech preparation

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True

Front 11

Research shows that audiences can comfortably take in between eight and ten main points

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False

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In an outline, supporting points appear in a superordinate position to the main points

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False

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Coherence refers to a speech containing only those points that implied by the purpose and thesis statements

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False

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The body of a speech consists of

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main points, supporting points, and transitions

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Which of the following expresses the speech goal

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specific speech purpose

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Working outlines contain your ideas in condensed form and are much briefer than speaking outlines

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False

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The purpose of a speaking outline is to refine and finalize the specific purpose statement, firm up and organize main points, and develop supporting points to substantiate them

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False

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The full-sentence speaking outline allows for greater eye contact with the audience

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False

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With a speaking outline

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condense the full sentences into key words or phrases

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Speeches may be outlined in complete sentences, phrases, or key words

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True

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To support a major point effectively, the speaker should offer

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all of the above (evidence from a variety of sources; each sources relevant qualifications to report on the information; sources that are appropriate to the audience)

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The specific citation elements that need to be mentioned in a speech depend on

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the type of source

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The source qualifier is

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a brief description of the sources qualifications

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In the following statement, which type of supporting material is being reference? "A University of Minnesota research study, published in 2008, concluded that cat owners were 40 percent less likely to suffer a fatal heart attack than people who didn't have a cat."

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statistics

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All trustworthy sources are appropriate for every audience

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False

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To stress natural divisions in a topic, and to have the freedom to move points around to address audience needs, a speaker should use which pattern of arrangement

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topical

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A speech describing a series of events in the development of a new idea calls for a spatial pattern of arrangement

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False

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It is never appropriate to present the effect first and the causes subsequently in the causal pattern

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False

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The problem-solution pattern of arrangement may have more than two main points

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True

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In a topical pattern, points can be arranged in any order without negatively affecting each other or the speech purpose

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True

Front 31

Peoples most enduring judgments about what is good and bad in life are called attitudes

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False

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Speakers should never try to appeal to universal values, like love, fairness and unity

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False

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How many demographic characteristics are typically considered in the analysis of a speech audiences

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six

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If you ask survey respondents to respond to questions with a limited choice of answers, you are asking what type of questions

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fixed-alternative

Front 35

Characteristics of the speech setting include

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all the above (the size of the audience and the length of the speech; lighting and sound; seating capacity and arrangement)

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Brainstorming is a topic-generating technique done either though word association, topic mapping or by category

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True

Front 37

The specific speech purpose focuses more closely on the speechs goal than does the general speech purpose

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True

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When giving classroom presentations, do the following to avoid boring your audience and raising tension in the classroom

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steer clear of trite and highly charged topics

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The__ speech purpose expresses exactly what the speaker wishes the audience to get from the speech

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specific

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The thesis statement, the theme or central idea of a speech, should be expressed in the form of

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a single, declarative sentence

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Individual search engines compile their own databases as well as scanning a variety of others

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True

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When you use search tools on the internet, quotation marks help you locate exact phrases

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True

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Boolean operators are words placed between keywords in a search that specify how the keywords are related

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True

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Primary research does not include

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information gathered by others

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Which type of example offers a multifaceted illustration of a point

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extended

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General encyclopedias delve deeply into one subject area

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False

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When citing testimony in a speech, the speaker should always

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supply the name and qualifications of the source

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The three types of averages can be used interchangeably to illustrate a point

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True

Front 49

Effective examples for a speech may be all of the following, except

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extraneous

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To efficiently locate information on the internet for a speech, the speaker should be familiar with the function of

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Both A and B ( search engines and subject directories; library portals and specialized databases)

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An effective introduction should

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capture your audiences attention

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Previewing the speech in the introduction

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tells the audience the order in which the main points will be addressed

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Conclusions provide

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All of the above (the speaker with the opportunity to drive home the speech purpose; the speaker with a final chance to make an impression that accomplishes the speech goals; the audience with a sense of logical and emotional closure)

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Listeners are most likely to remember and act on a speech that

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ends with a strong conclusion

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If the body of the speech is well-developed, it is sometimes an effective technique to deliver the introduction and conclusion spontaneously, without preparation

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False

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Rhetorical devices are techniques of language that speakers use to express their ideas in order to achieve their speech purposes

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True

Front 57

The connotative meaning is the literal, or dictionary, definition of a word

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False

Front 58

Forms of expression that create striking comparisons to help listeners visualize, identify with, and understand the speakers ideas are called

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figures of speech

Front 59

In Mariams presentation on her graduate school experiences she said, "Graduate school is an uphill battle." Mariam used which figure of speech

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metaphor

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"His character plays a rocking, rolling, rip-roaring, raging role." This statement best illustrates which of the following techniques

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alliteration

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A speaker can build rapport with his or her audience by appearing confident

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True

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When speaking from a manuscript

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look up occasionally to establish eye contact with the audience

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The word impromptu means

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improvised and unpracticed

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Novice speakers are often reluctant to pause anytime during a speech

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True

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The proper volume for delivering a speech depends on which of the following factors

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All the above (the size of the room and number of persons in the audience; the availability of a microphone; background noise)

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The clarity or forcefulness with which word sounds are made is known as

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articulation

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A speaker who focuses on the message makes the speech delivery more natural and confident

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True

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Which aspect of the body is most important in maintaining the quality of directness in speech delivery

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eye contact

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Listeners perceive a speaker who slouches as

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sloppy, weak, and unfocused

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The first thing an audience notices about a speaker approaching the speaking position is his or her

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clothing

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Which type of graph is useful for presenting information that changes over time

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line graph

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When using audio or video as a presentation aid, the speaker should be sure to

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Do all the above ( check to see if the material is copyrighted; cue the tape before the presentation; tell the audience what they will hear or see beforehand and discuss its significance afterward)

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When designing a presentation aid, the speaker should strive for

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simplicity

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Presentation aids always help listeners process information

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False

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Used sparingly, which of the following PowerPoint effects can add to the effectiveness of a presentation

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both A and B (transitions; animations)

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The goal of informative speaking is

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to increase audience understanding and awareness

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One of the simplest and most effective ways to reinforce new information in an informative speech is to

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repeat key words or phrases about that information

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When speaking about ____, speakers should focus on description and explanation and avoid advocating one position over another

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issues

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Defining one term by comparing it to another term that has an equivalent meaning is called

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definition by synonym

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An informative speech

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often uses a combination of organizational patterns

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An argument is a stated position with support either for or against an idea or issue

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True

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A successful persuasive speaker should aim for large-scale changes

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False

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Persuasive appeals directed at the audiences reasoning on a topic are termed logos

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True

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Pathos involves the appeal to audience emotion

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True

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The highest level in Maslows hierarchy is self-esteem needs

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False

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Zach gave a persuasive speech about why people should assist the homeless in his city in order to prevent crime. According to Maslow, this speech appealed to which basic need

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safety

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More long-lasting changes in audience perspectives occur if listeners process the speech message

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centrally

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Claims of policy fit naturally into which organizational pattern

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problem-solution

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Which pattern demonstrates how the speakers points are more favorable than alternative positions

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comparative advantage

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To deal with hostile audiences

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address opposing views