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Speech
Q:
Which social virtue is grounded in courtesy and involves choosing to understand and work with others?
a. accommodation
b. assimilation
c. civility
d. multivocality
e. diversity
Q:
According to the text, what is a major reason to develop a habit of research?
a. The information you find will most likely be interesting.
b. You are practicing civility when you do so.
c. It helps you become more dialogical as a speaker.
d. You will be less likely to plagiarize speech materials if you do extensive research.
e. You owe it to your audience to know what you're talking about.
Q:
You're listening to a speaker who's giving false information, playing on emotions, and otherwise manipulating listeners. You think you should say something, but you don't want to embarrass the speaker or make a scene. This is a(n) ________
a. ethical dilemma.
b. dilemma about heckling.
c. quest for truthfulness.
d. unwillingness to hear a diverse perspective.
e. example of multivocality and dialogical listening.
Q:
Two students quoted word-for-word the same example about killer bees; neither credited the source, and they worked on their speeches separately. What is this situation an example of?
a. plagiarism
b. unsubstantiated material
c. quoting material out of context
d. fabrication
e. examination
Q:
Dan borrowed a speech his roommate gave the previous semester and presented it as his own. This type of plagiarism is called ________
a. improper paraphrase.
b. cut-and-paste plagiarism.
c. cultural plagiarism.
d. deliberate fraud.
e. accidental plagiarism.
Q:
A history professor downloaded a map from the Internet onto a PowerPoint slide, not realizing that she needed to put the URL of the source on her slide. This is an example of ________
a. improper paraphrase.
b. cut-and-paste plagiarism.
c. cultural plagiarism.
d. deliberate fraud.
e. accidental plagiarism.
Q:
If you properly cite your sources in the speech itself, you do not need to list your references at the end.
a. True
b. False
Q:
When do you need to cite your source?
a. When you give your personal insights about your topic.
b. When you quote a unique phrase spoken by a character in a television comedy.
c. When you provide generally accepted facts.
d. When you tell the audience about experiments you personally conduct.
e. When you paraphrase a well-known folktale.
Q:
Shawna needs seven sources in her speech; she only has five, so she makes up citations from Time, the New York Times, and the Boston Globe. This unethical behavior is called fabrication.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Lakshmi came from India, became a Christian, married a man from Montana, and never again spoke her native language. Her response to diversity is called ________.
a. resistance.
b. activism.
c. assimilation.
d. accommodation.
e. multivocal.
Q:
Manuel responds to diversity by acknowledging real differences between himself and members of other cultural groups, but he shows a willingness to listen to their ideas and evaluate them fairly. His response is called _________
a. resistant.
b. defiant.
c. assimilation.
d. accommodation.
e. multivocal.
Q:
Heckling is common in political gatherings, but university audiences are too sophisticated and open-minded to shout down a speaker.
a. True
b. False
Q:
A dialogical perspective is a mind-set linked to cultural values of honesty, openness, and freedom of choice.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Ethical listeners listen only to the side of an issue that they agree with.
a. True
b. False
Q:
One way to disrupt a presentation and silence a speaker is by whispering to a friend during the speech.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Plagiarism involves making up information.
a. True
b. False
Q:
All you have to do to avoid plagiarism when you cut and paste material from the Internet is to change a few words here and there and cite the Internet source in your references at the end of your outline.
a. True
b. False
Q:
The Internet has made plagiarism easier and more common.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Of the three responses to diversity, assimilation in which you embrace new perspectives and surrender most of your previous beliefs is the response that leads to a multivocal society.
a. True
b. False
Q:
The U.S. rules against plagiarism are applicable in every culture globally.
a. True
b. False
Q:
A good way to avoid plagiarism is to cite your sources within your speech.
a. True
b. False
Q:
When you download a picture from the Internet onto a PowerPoint slide, if you dont include on the slide the URL of the website where you got the picture, you are plagiarizing
a. True
b. False
Q:
Rules of plagiarism require you to document results of experiments you personally conduct.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Taking a dialogical perspective means eventually coming to an agreement with the audience.
a. True
b. False
Q:
According to Amitai Etzioni, its important to deal with every issue when you engage in dialogue with others who have major disagreements with you. This prevents you from sweeping less important matters under the rug.
a. True
b. False
Q:
List the four areas involved in cognitive modification and provide an example of how each area relates to public speaking
Q:
You are a personnel director who is in charge of training new employees to make speeches on an occasional basis. You have been asked to prepare a 1- 2 page guide for these inexperienced speakers. Using the five canons of rhetoric, briefly outline the speechmaking process.
Q:
Give an example of how to use visualization before a speech. Include the steps outlined in this chapter.
Q:
Give guidelines for choosing a subject for your classroom speech of self-introduction.
Q:
Analyze your own personal speech anxiety. What internal and external effects are you liable to experience? Describe a realistic plan for dealing with your nervousness. [If you do not experience anxiety about public speaking, analyze why this is so.]
Q:
Your friend confesses to you that she is terrified about taking a public speaking class--but she has to do so to graduate. What would you tell her to do to overcome her anxiety?
Q:
The Constitution of the United States allows for complete freedom of speech.
a. True
b. False
Q:
"Rightsabilities" means we can do whatever is within our rights.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Brianna marches in a protest against the World Trade Organization; she's encountering diversity with resistance.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Diverse groups of people can come together in productive, civil, and ethical ways, despite their obvious differences. Common responses to diversity include resistance, assimilation, and accommodation.
a. True
b. False
Q:
People who respond to diversity by assimilating may create alternative institutions.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Upon arriving to college and encountering diverse religious and political ideas, Caitlin decided to reject or surrender her longtime beliefs. Her response is an example of assimilation.
a. True
b. False
Q:
A multivocal society is one that permits only certain voices to be heard.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Accommodating groups allow themselves to rethink ideas and hear diverse ideas from a variety of perspectives.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Kim has great ideas, but she doesn't know how to order them so that they flow well. She needs to learn the principles in the canon of ________
a. invention.
b. disposition.
c. style.
d. memory.
e. delivery.
Q:
Jim has a great topic for his speech, has organized it flawlessly, but forgets to make eye contact with his audience and sways from side to side. Jim needs to improve his skills in ________
a. the canon of style.
b. the canon of invention.
c. the canon of delivery.
d. the canon of disposition.
e. the canon of memory
Q:
The mode of delivery most commonly used in the classroom is ___________ .
a. memorized.
b. manuscript.
c. impromptu.
d. commemorated.
e. extemporaneous
Q:
Before he speaks, Rajins heart races, he begins to perspire, and his stomach has butterflies. He is experiencing ________
a. memory loss.
b. the fight or flight mechanism.
c. the butterfly phenomenon.
d. withdrawal.
e. hormonal disruption.
Q:
Engaging in physical exercise, such as brisk walking, running, or lifting weights helps to
a. promote positive thoughts about the audience.
b. counteract nervous tension.
c. understand the anxiety process.
d. assess your public speaking anxiety.
e. rehearse through visualization.
Q:
According to research, anxiety is highest ________
a. before the speech.
b. in the transition from the introduction to the body of the speech.
c. during the body of the speech.
d. during the conclusion of the speech.
e. during the question and answer period following the speech.
Q:
If you tell yourself your topic is interesting and people want to hear you speak, you are ________
a. controlling your internal monologue.
b. understanding the anxiety process.
c. refining your personal style.
d. practicing power posing.
e. rehearsing through visualization.
Q:
About an hour before his class, Jon finds a quiet place and thinks through all the aspects of his speech. He sees himself beforehand; then he observes himself going to the podium, setting up his visual aids, and giving his speech. Finally, he mentally thinks through the question and answer period and watches himself returning to his seat. He's rehearsing ________
a. by controlling his internal monologue.
b. by knowing the speechmaking process.
c. through physical relaxation.
d. through visualization.
e. through power posing.
Q:
Which technique for mastering performance anxiety involves using the body language of powerful people while rehearsing?
a. visualization
b. power posing
c. habituation
d. internal-monologue
e. cognitive modification
Q:
After she finished the course, Judy was much more confident. She gave several speeches and the negative outcomes she expected werent so bad after all. What process does Judy's experience exemplify?
a. cognitive modification
b. visualization
c. habituation
d. internal-monologue
e. power posing
Q:
Briefly describe the two types of public speaking anxiety.
Q:
List and briefly describe the focus of each of the five canons of rhetoric.
Q:
List and briefly describe the four different methods of speech delivery.
Q:
Identify Sawyer and Behnke's four milestones of anxiety-producing events and describe how they correspond to the steps involves in giving a speech.
Q:
What are the three basic activities involved in systematic desensitization?
Q:
The general speech purposes identified in the text are ________
a. to inform, to persuade, to entertain, to commemorate.
b. to introduce, to persuade, to inform, to highlight cultural ideals.
c. to convince, to convert, to educate, to introduce.
d. to explain, to demonstrate, to convince, to entertain.
e. to endorse, to argue, to entertain, to praise.
Q:
In order to decrease nervous tension before a speech, you should limit your sugar and caffeine intake on speech day if those substances make you feel wired.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Men and women typically experience PSA similarly.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Internal Monologue (I-M) is defined as self-talk, and negative I-M can make you more anxious about public speaking.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Cognitive modification is a method that focuses on your message and your audience, but not on your skills or sense of self-worth.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Visualization is a popular technique, and is successful for musicians and athletes, but it does not seem to lessen anxiety related to public speaking.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Using the body language of powerful people while rehearsing and delivering a speech may help increase self-confidence and reduce anxiety.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Because of the process of habituation, your anxiety lessens when you speak repeatedly and the negative outcomes you expect arent all that bad.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Students in online public speaking courses typically do not learn anxiety-reducing strategies.
a. True
b. False
Q:
If you are afraid of speaking out because you worry that people will think you're stupid or you might get a bad grade, you are suffering from ________
a. communication apprehension.
b. process anxiety.
c. performance anxiety.
d. public speaking anxiety.
e. all of these.
Q:
According to psychologist Rainer Martens, what does stress stem from?
a. memorizing a speech and then forgetting the introduction once you begin
b. your uncertainty about an outcome and the importance of that outcome
c. being underprepared for a major life event such as a wedding ceremony
d. hormones that are governed by both genetic and environmental factors
e. conditioned responses to negative experiences
Q:
A canon is a ________
a. creative unit in a speech.
b. small unit in a speech.
c. set of principles.
d. Roman method of memory training.
e. moment of great intensity in your speech.
Q:
The canons of rhetoric are _________
a. invention, disposition, style, and memory, and delivery.
b. reading, writing, listening, speaking.
c. oral, literate, and electronic.
d. to inform, to persuade, to entertain.
e. audience analysis, topic selection, research, and organization.
Q:
Mary Ann will use the principles in the canon of invention when she ________
a. memorizes her speech.
b. actually gives her speech.
c. analyzes her audience and researches her topic.
d. selects language for her ideas.
e. organizes her main points.
Q:
What should be considered when preparing a speech?
a. demographic information about an audience
b. psychological information including attitude about a topic
c. the situation in which you will speak, including time of day and equipment available
d. the response you want from your audience
e. all of the above
Q:
Seth will probably experience his greatest anxiety during the adaptation milestone near the end of his speeches when he suddenly realizes everyone is looking at him.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Communication apprehension (CA) is identical to public speaking anxiety (PSA
a. True
b. False
Q:
Behnke and Sawyer found that anxiety decreases as speakers go from one segment of their speeches to the next.
a. True
b. False
Q:
An individuals bodily responses to a perceived threat, such as increased heart rate and adrenaline rush, are signs of psychological anxiety.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Principles in the canon of invention help you gather the materials you need, analyze the audience and situation, and select a purpose for your speech.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Revealing something unusual about yourself shouldnt be done in a classroom speech.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Your speech purpose is determined by the response you want from your audience.
a. True
b. False
Q:
When you organize facts and examples into main points with supporting materials, you're following principles in the canon of disposition.
a. True
b. False
Q:
The major function of a speech introduction is to give your audience as much background information about your topic as they need
a. True
b. False
Q:
It is important in the conclusion to provide closure and give the audience something to take away from the speech.
a. True
b. False
Q:
Speech connectives are the emotional high points of the speech, designed to increase the audiences emotional responses by relating to their lives.
a. True
b. False