Speech Exam 1 Questions and Answers
(T/F) Signs are arbitrary and, as such, human beings can change their meanings. -
Correct Answers -False
(T/F) Frames provide context and help people understand their role in conversations
and what is expected of them. - Correct Answers -True
(T/F) An informative speech is designed to change the thinking of the audience. -
Correct Answers -False
A persuasive speech in which the speaker argues that abstinence-only sex education is
BENEFICIAL to society would be classified as - Correct Answers -A claim of value
A persuasive speech in which the speaker argues that abstinence-only sex education is
DETRIMENTAL to society would be classified as - Correct Answers -A claim of value
If you were emphasizing your credibility in giving a speech designed to change
audience behavior, you would be using - Correct Answers -Ethos
If you were emphasizing emotional appeals in giving a speech designed to change
audience behavior, you would be using - Correct Answers –Pathos
If you came to your classroom today and someone was sitting in your regular desk, you
most likely would be a little upset because you have established that desk as - Correct
Answers -Secondary territory
Which of the following is NEVER an effective part of an interaction in American culture?
- Correct Answers -Avoiding eye contact
In American culture, touch: - Correct Answers -can show either positive or negative
feelings, depending on the situation and individual's past
Nonverbal communication can convey you attitude about: - Correct Answers -yourself,
the situation, and the other person
If you are hosting a family dinner at 6 p.m. and your sister and brother arrive at 8 p.m.,
after dessert, you would have a nonverbal difference relating to - Correct Answers -
Chronemics
(T/F) Signs are arbitrary and, as such, human beings can change their meanings. -
Correct Answers -False
(T/F) Frames provide context and help people understand their role in conversations
and what is expected of them. - Correct Answers -True
(T/F) An informative speech is designed to change the thinking of the audience. -
Correct Answers -False
A persuasive speech in which the speaker argues that abstinence-only sex education is
BENEFICIAL to society would be classified as - Correct Answers -A claim of value
A persuasive speech in which the speaker argues that abstinence-only sex education is
DETRIMENTAL to society would be classified as - Correct Answers -A claim of value
If you were emphasizing your credibility in giving a speech designed to change
audience behavior, you would be using - Correct Answers -Ethos
If you were emphasizing emotional appeals in giving a speech designed to change
audience behavior, you would be using - Correct Answers –Pathos
If you came to your classroom today and someone was sitting in your regular desk, you
most likely would be a little upset because you have established that desk as - Correct
Answers -Secondary territory
Which of the following is NEVER an effective part of an interaction in American culture?
- Correct Answers -Avoiding eye contact
In American culture, touch: - Correct Answers -can show either positive or negative
feelings, depending on the situation and individual's past
Nonverbal communication can convey you attitude about: - Correct Answers -yourself,
the situation, and the other person
If you are hosting a family dinner at 6 p.m. and your sister and brother arrive at 8 p.m.,
after dessert, you would have a nonverbal difference relating to - Correct Answers -
Chronemics
