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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 

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