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Final Exam
1. “We will be beat cancer, we will fight hard, we will not quit, and we will be victorious” is an example of what language device that creates rhythm?
Epiphora
Antithesis
Alliteration
Malapropisms
Parallelism
2. When following Monroe’s Motivated Sequence, what should a speaker keep in mind when addressing audience objections?
Don’t fully overcome all objections you raise
Speed through this section so audience members don’t focus on the negative
Address every objection so audience knows you care
Spend the most time in this section so your audience is aware of all aspects
Limit the number of objections so your solution seems preferable
3. What speech delivery is unpracticed, spontaneous, and given with little time to prepare?
manuscript
memorized
none are correct
impromptu
extemporaneous
4. A type of visual aid that is usually built to scale, that represents another object in detail.
Objects
Photographs
Graph
Models
Chart
5. John F. Kennedy’s statement, “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country” is an example of what language device that creates rhythm?
Alliteration
Epiphora
Parallelism
Malapropisms
Antithesis
6. A fallacy in which a speaker automatically assumes that something new is better than something old is
Hasty generalization
Red herring
Bandwagon
Appeal to novelty
Slippery slope
7. All of the following are guidelines for preparing presentation aids except
use different font colors whenever possible
use color effectively
use fonts that are easy to read
enlarge pictures so everyone can see
keep visual aid simple
8. A fallacy in which a speaker jumps to a general conclusion on the basis of insufficient evidence is
Slippery slope
Hasty generalization
Appeal to novelty
Bandwagon
Red herring
9. A graph that uses one or more lines to show changes in statistics over time and space is:
Bar graph
Line graph
Flow graph
Map graph
Pie graph
10. What speech delivery is well researched, organized, practiced and then delivered from a brief set of notes?
none are correct
memorized
manuscript
extemporaneous
impromptu
11. Monroe’s Motivated Sequence follows what 5 steps?
Attention, cause, effect, satisfaction, action
Attention, problem, cause, satisfaction, action
Attention, need, effect, cause, action
Attention, need, solution, visualization, action
Problem, cause, solution, visualization, action
12. A situation-specific social anxiety that arises from anticipating giving an oral presentation is called:
audience-centered anxiety
ethical-speaking anxiety
public-speaking anxiety
successful-listening anxiety
life-success anxiety
13. Visual aids offer a speaker several advantages, one being that
Presentation aids can make your speech more interesting.
Presentation aids can make your speech more memorable.
Presentation aids can make it easier to explain information.
All of the are advantages.
Presentation aids strengthen the clarity of a speaker’s message.
14. Citing research that concludes that being bullied can negatively affect the way that people feel about themselves is research appealing to which of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?
Physiological
Safety
Social
Achievement
Self-esteem
15. A fallacy that introduces an irrelevant issue to divert attention from the subject under discussion
Slippery slope
Bandwagon
Appeal to novelty
Red herring
Hasty generalization
16. When following Monroe’s Motivated Sequence which step is the most important/crucial step to follow in order to ensure success?
Attention
Visualization
Action
Solution
Need
17. For photographs to be an effective presentation aid they should
be significantly enlarged so the audience can see them
be of pretty places so the audience is interested
be shot with a digital camera in panoramic setting
have the speaker in them so it makes them appear as an expert
be used as much as possible
18. When giving a speech with a visual aid speech, what should you make sure you do in terms of your visual aid?
Use your visual aid comfortably
Make sure your visual aid is large enough to see
Make sure your visual aid is professional quality
All are correct
Make sure your visual aid communicates idea visually
19. A graph that highlights segments of circle to show simple distribution patterns is a
Bar graph
Flow graph
Pie graph
Map graph
Line graph
20. A speaker’s ethos is affected by two primary factors
character and trustworthiness
competence and character
logic and emotion
experience and rationality
goodwill and emotion
21. All of the following are guidelines for presenting presentation aids except
avoid reading from your presentation aid
avoid displaying presentation aid when not using it
avoid talking to your presentation aid
avoid showing your presentation aid to everyone
avoid passing presentation aids among the audience
22 A fallacy that attacks the person rather than dealing with the real issue in dispute.
Ad hominem
Appeal to tradition
Either-or
False cause
Invalid analogy
23. All are strategies speakers can use to enhance their ethos except
dressing professionally
appearing morally sound
using fallacious arguments
explaining their competence.
communicating concern for audience well-being
24. Asking audience members to imagine their lives with or without a proposed solution occurs in which step of Monroe’s Motivated Sequence?
Attention
Action
Need
Visualization
Solution
25. What are three ways a speaker can use imagery to express their creative ideas?
use of jargon, abstractions, and pauses
use of nonverbal emblems, expression, and concrete words
use of concrete words, simile, and metaphor
use of simile, description, and denotation
use of vivid language, nonverbal expression, and effective pauses
26. A visual aid used to show statistical trends and patterns.
Photograph
Object
Graph
Chart
Model
27. We discussed ways to ensure that a speaker’s language is clear. Which one is not a recommendation?
eliminate clutter
pronounce words accurately
use concrete words
use familiar words
eliminate nonverbal gestures
28. Don’t dabble in duties that deny earning a diploma” is an example of what language device that creates rhythm?
Parallelism
Alliteration
Malapropisms
Epiphora
Antithesis
29 What step in Monroe’s Motivated Sequence does the speaker overcome audience objections?
Solution
Visualization
Need
Action
Attention
30. A fallacy which assumes that taking a first step will lead to subsequent steps that cannot be prevented is
Appeal to novelty
Slippery slope
Red herring
Hasty generalization
Bandwagon
31. Speakers should display visual aids
none are correct
only when discussing them
to the people who are paying attention
throughout the entire speech to hold audience’s attention
only in the conclusion
32 The audience’s response to a public speaker’s message that can be conveyed both verbally and nonverbally is called?
shared meaning
noise
channel
feedback
context
33. Words have two kinds of meaning, they are?
intrinsic and extrinsic
literary and demonical
descriptive and prescriptive
descriptive and literal
denotative and connotative
34. A fallacy in which a speaker mistakenly assumes that because one event follows another, the first event is the cause of the second.
Either-or
Ad hominem
Invalid analogy
False cause
Appeal to tradition
35. Any interference that gets in the way from a speaker’s message being clearly communicated is called:
context
shared meaning
feedback
noise
channel
36. An analogy in which the two cases being compared are not essentially alike.
False cause
Ad hominem
Appeal to tradition
Either-or
Invalid analogy
37. A fallacy in which a speaker assumes that something old is automatically better than something new
Appeal to tradition
Ad hominem
False cause
Either-or
Invalid analogy
38. Discussing news reports that document ways that individuals do not have access to clean drinking water is appealing to which of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?
Achievement
Social
Physiological
Safety
Self-esteem
39. Citing statistics that document ways that women are being physically abused by their significant others is appealing to which of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?
Social
Physiological
Achievement
Safety
Self-esteem
40. A fallacy that argues there are only two alternatives when, in fact, there are many is called:
False cause
Invalid analogy
Either-or
Appeal to tradition
Ad hominem