Question 1

When your textbook describes public speaking as a form of empowerment, it means that public speaking is

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a way to make a difference in something we care about.

Question 2

To say that public speaking is a way to make a difference about something we care about is to recognize that public speaking is

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a form of empowerment.

Question 3

As your textbook explains, many of the skills used in public speaking are the same as those used in everyday conversation. These skills include

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all of the above.

Question 4

How much time does the average adult spend in conversation?

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about 30 percent of waking hours

Question 5

Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to deal with stage fright?

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all of the above

Question 6

Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to deal with nervousness in your speeches?

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all of the above

Question 7

Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to deal with nervousness in your speeches?

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Visualize yourself giving a successful speech.

Question 8

All of the following are recommended by your textbook to help you deal with nervousness except:

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Focus on achieving perfection.

Question 9

Which of the following aspects of public speaking is least likely to help strengthen your skills as a critical thinker?

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practicing the delivery of your speech

Question 10

As your textbook explains, the means by which a message is communicated is termed the

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channel.

Question 11

Jamal attended the campus president\'s speech about tuition increases, while Mary listened to the speech on the radio. Later, Mary said she thought the president\'s words stated clearly that he opposed an increase in tuition. But Jamal said that the way the president avoided looking at students when he talked about tuition made it seem the president actually supported an increase in tuition. The difference in the messages Mary and Jamal received most likely resulted from the fact that

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Mary and Jamal received the message through different channels.

Question 12

As you listen to a speech about campus crime, you relate the speaker\'s ideas to your own knowledge, goals, and experience. According to your textbook, you are filtering the speech through your own

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frame of reference.

Question 13

__________ lets you know how your message is being received.

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Feedback

Question 14

As you present your speech, you notice that many of your listeners have interested looks on their faces and are nodding their heads in agreement with your ideas. According to your textbook, these reactions by your listeners are called

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feedback

Question 15

In the midst of a speech about volcanoes, a speaker notices quizzical expressions on the faces of her listeners. In response, she says, \"Let me explain that point again to make sure it\'s clear.\" When this happens, the speaker is

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adapting to feedback.

Question 16

Someone coughing in the audience or walking in late during a presentation are examples of what element in the speech communication process?

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interference

Question 17

Recognizing that the audience for his graduation speech would be packed into a non-air-conditioned gymnasium during the hottest week of the year, Kane decided to keep his speech at the low end of his 10- to-15-minute time limit. In making this decision, Kane was adapting to which element of the speech communication process?

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situation

Question 18

Public speakers who seek to communicate with listeners from cultures other than their own need to take special care to avoid __________ in their speeches.

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ethnocentrism

Question 19

According to your textbook, the belief that one\'s own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures is termed

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ethnocentrism.

Question 20

Pradeep is from India and has decided to give his informative speech on Indian marriage customs. Because he will be getting married back home the next summer, he is very excited about the topic. He is concerned, however, that his classmates, all of whom are from the United States, may think he is saying that marriage traditions in India are better than those in the United States. Pradeep\'s concern indicates that he is sensitive to the problem of

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ethnocentrism.

Question 21

Which of the following is presented in your textbook as a guideline for ethical speechmaking?

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Put ethical principles into practice. Make sure your goals are ethically sound (a and c only)

Question 22

As explained in your textbook, public speakers have an ethical obligation to avoid name-calling and other forms of abusive language because such language

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demeans the personal dignity of the groups or individuals being attacked

Question 23

According to your textbook, __________ plagiarism occurs when the speech as a whole is ethical but the speaker fails to give credit for particular quotations and paraphrases.

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incremental

Question 24

According to your textbook, __________ plagiarism occurs when the speech as a whole is ethical but the speaker fails to give credit for particular quotations and paraphrases.

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incremental

Question 25

Emil began his research early and found some excellent sources for his informative speech. He cut and pasted passages from several Web sites into a file in his word processor. When he started putting his speech together, he used some complete sentences from the cut-and-pasted materials, paraphrases from other passages, and several original ideas of his own. Unfortunately, Emil forgot to record his sources in his research notes, so he didn\'t cite any of the sources in his speech. Which of the following statements best describes Emil\'s situation?

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Emil is guilty of incremental plagiarism.

Question 26

People spend more time __________ than in any other communication activity.

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listening

Question 27

According to your textbook, effective listening can help you do which of the following?

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all of the above

Question 28

Gerald is listening to comfort a friend whose apartment has just been burglarized. According to your textbook, Gerald is engaged in __________ listening.

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empathic

Question 29

Giving excessive attention to the details of a speech is an example of

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listening too hard.

Question 30

As Jenell listened to her classmate\'s speech explaining the differences between collision insurance and comprehensive insurance, it reminded her that she needed to pay her insurance bill before the end of the day. Then, rather than listening to the speaker, she started thinking about all the other things she had to do that day. According to your textbook, the primary cause of Jenell\'s poor listening is

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not concentrating.

Question 31

Ted is listening to the introduction of Janine\'s speech when he thinks to himself, \"Man, this is really going to be boring.\" What aspect of poor listening identified in your textbook is Ted exhibiting in this example?

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jumping to conclusions

Question 32

According to your textbook, skilled listeners do not try to absorb a speaker\'s every word. Rather, they focus on three major aspects of a speech. Those aspects include

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all of the above.

Question 33

Mark is listening to a speaker\'s evidence during a persuasive speech on nuclear power. According to your textbook, Mark should be asking:

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all of the above

Question 34

Your textbook recommends __________ as the most effective method of note taking for listening to a speech.

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creating a key-word outline

Question 35

Andrew went to hear a speech by a community leader he very much admired. He took a notebook and pen and, during the speech, wrote down everything he could from the speech. When he got home later, he reviewed his notes and could barely make sense out of them. What went wrong?

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Andrew should have made a key-word outline of the speech instead of trying to write down everything.

Question 36

Enzo is giving a speech in his art history course. He has carefully prepared his presentation and plans to deliver it from a brief set of note cards. What kind of delivery is Enzo using?

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extemporaneous

Question 37

Sandra is giving a presentation in her physics class and is worried about what she should do with her hands. Which of the following recommendations would she find in your textbook?

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Focus on communicating, and your gestures will usually take care of themselves.

Question 38

What does your textbook recommend as the first step of practicing delivery?

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Go through your preparation outline aloud to see if what is written works orally.

Question 39

Regional or ethnic dialects are fine in speeches as long as listeners find them acceptable.

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True

Question 40

If you are asked a hostile question during a question-and-answer session, you should avoid sounding hostile in your response.

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True

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