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1-1 Multiple Choice
1-1.1. Public speaking teaches strategies for and .
A) listening; visualizing
B) effective delivery; critical listening
C) strong confidence; effective speaking
D) organized delivery; simple encoding
Answer: B
Chapter number: 01
Module number: 1.1
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain why it is important to study public speaking.
Topic: Why Study Public Speaking?
Difficulty: easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
1-1.2. According to the text, studying public speaking will result in long-term advantages related
to and .
A) empowerment; employment
B) relationships; self-esteem
C) intelligence; leadership
D) leadership; relationships
Answer: A
Chapter number: 01
Module number: 1.1
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain why it is important to study public speaking.
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Topic: Why Study Public Speaking?
Difficulty: easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
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1-1.3. Rachel is called on to speak in front of her Theories of Education class, but she is not
nervous because she has gained confidence and competence in her public speaking class; your
test refers to this as .
A) personal expression
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B) declamation
C) effectiveness
D) empowerment
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Answer: D
Chapter number: 01
Module number: 1.1
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain why it is important to study public speaking.
Topic: Why Study Public Speaking?
Difficulty: moderate
Skill: Apply What You Know
1-1.4. Melissa is up against Rubi for a position in a sales company. Both are equally qualified,
but when asked to sell a pen to their potential employer, Rubi excels while Melissa fumbles
through her sales pitch. Which of the following is the most likely reason Melissa will not get the
job?
A) Melissa's education didn't involve instruction in selling pens.
B) Rubi is a close friend of a manager in another department.
C) Melissa lacks public speaking competence because she never studied it.
D) Fake sales pitches are a terrible way to judge a candidate's sales ability.
Answer: C
Chapter number: 01
Module number: 1.1
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain why it is important to study public speaking.
Topic: Why Study Public Speaking?
Difficulty: moderate
Skill: Apply What You Know
1-1.5. The nineteenth century practice of delivering famous speeches from history, instead of
writing one's own speeches, is
A) formulation.
B) declamation.
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C) lecturing.
D) public address.
Answer: B
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Chapter number: 01
Module number: 1.2
Learning Objective: 1.2 Discuss in brief the history of public speaking.
Topic: The Rich Heritage of Public Speaking
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Difficulty: moderate
Skill: Understand the Concepts
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1-1.6. Speakers who express their emotions through posture, movement, gestures, facial
expressions, and tone of voice are practicing the art of
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A) pontification.
B) prophesy.
C) declamation.
D) elocution.
Answer: D
Chapter number: 01
Module number: 1.2
Learning Objective: 1.2 Discuss in brief the history of public speaking.
Topic: The Rich Heritage of Public Speaking
Difficulty: moderate
Skill: Understand the Concepts
1-1.7. Which of the following statements BEST characterizes public speaking in the twentieth
and twenty-first centuries?
A) Students of public speaking practice the arts of declamation and elocution.
B) Great orators continue to refine guidelines for public speakers.
C) Technology lets speakers reach worldwide audiences and expand the parameters of public
speaking.
D) Age-old public-speaking traditions are no longer relevant as we develop new and improved
methods for addressing some of the most difficult challenges in history.
Answer: C
Chapter number: 01
Module number: 1.2
Learning Objective: 1.2 Discuss in brief the history of public speaking.
Topic: The Rich Heritage of Public Speaking
Difficulty: moderate
Skill: Understand the Concepts
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1-1.8. Translating ideas and images in the speaker's mind into verbal or nonverbal messages that
an audience can understand is termed .
A) listening
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B) feedback
C) encoding
D) decoding
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Answer: C
Chapter number: 01
Module number: 1.3
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Learning Objective: 1.3 Sketch and explain a model that illustrates the components and the
process of communication.
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Topic: The Communication Process
Difficulty: moderate
Skill: Understand the Concepts
1-1.9. Daniel is upset with Steve. Though he talks to Steve in a calm, even tone, Daniel keeps his
arms crossed and scowls any time Steve speaks. Daniel is a speaker who is encoding with
.
A) words
B) gestures
C) ideas
D) speech
Answer: B
Chapter number: 01
Module number: 1.3
Learning Objective: 1.3 Sketch and explain a model that illustrates the components and the
process of communication.
Topic: The Communication Process
Difficulty: moderate
Skill: Apply What You Know
1-1.10. If a speaker has trouble finding words to convey his or her ideas or sends contradictory
nonverbal symbols, listeners may not be able to the speaker’s verbal and nonverbal
symbols back into a message.
A) encode
B) codify
C) decode
D) externalize
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Answer: C
Chapter number: 01
Module number: 1.3
Learning Objective: 1.3 Sketch and explain a model that illustrates the components and the
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process of communication.
Topic: The Communication Process
Difficulty: easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
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1-1.11. While listening to a speech about the rules of cricket, the speaker uses terminology that
Terry doesn't understand. In this circumstance, Terry is experiencing problems with .
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A) feedback
B) decoding
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Test Bank Chapter 1
1-1 Multiple Choice
1-1.1. Public speaking teaches strategies for and .
A) listening; visualizing
B) effective delivery; critical listening
C) strong confidence; effective speaking
D) organized delivery; simple encoding
Answer: B
Chapter number: 01
Module number: 1.1
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain why it is important to study public speaking.
Topic: Why Study Public Speaking?
Difficulty: easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
1-1.2. According to the text, studying public speaking will result in long-term advantages related
to and .
A) empowerment; employment
B) relationships; self-esteem
C) intelligence; leadership
D) leadership; relationships
Answer: A
Chapter number: 01
Module number: 1.1
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain why it is important to study public speaking.
@
Topic: Why Study Public Speaking?
Difficulty: easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
Ap
1-1.3. Rachel is called on to speak in front of her Theories of Education class, but she is not
nervous because she has gained confidence and competence in her public speaking class; your
test refers to this as .
A) personal expression
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B) declamation
C) effectiveness
D) empowerment
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Answer: D
Chapter number: 01
Module number: 1.1
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain why it is important to study public speaking.
Topic: Why Study Public Speaking?
Difficulty: moderate
Skill: Apply What You Know
1-1.4. Melissa is up against Rubi for a position in a sales company. Both are equally qualified,
but when asked to sell a pen to their potential employer, Rubi excels while Melissa fumbles
through her sales pitch. Which of the following is the most likely reason Melissa will not get the
job?
A) Melissa's education didn't involve instruction in selling pens.
B) Rubi is a close friend of a manager in another department.
C) Melissa lacks public speaking competence because she never studied it.
D) Fake sales pitches are a terrible way to judge a candidate's sales ability.
Answer: C
Chapter number: 01
Module number: 1.1
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain why it is important to study public speaking.
Topic: Why Study Public Speaking?
Difficulty: moderate
Skill: Apply What You Know
1-1.5. The nineteenth century practice of delivering famous speeches from history, instead of
writing one's own speeches, is
A) formulation.
B) declamation.
@
C) lecturing.
D) public address.
Answer: B
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Chapter number: 01
Module number: 1.2
Learning Objective: 1.2 Discuss in brief the history of public speaking.
Topic: The Rich Heritage of Public Speaking
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Difficulty: moderate
Skill: Understand the Concepts
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1-1.6. Speakers who express their emotions through posture, movement, gestures, facial
expressions, and tone of voice are practicing the art of
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A) pontification.
B) prophesy.
C) declamation.
D) elocution.
Answer: D
Chapter number: 01
Module number: 1.2
Learning Objective: 1.2 Discuss in brief the history of public speaking.
Topic: The Rich Heritage of Public Speaking
Difficulty: moderate
Skill: Understand the Concepts
1-1.7. Which of the following statements BEST characterizes public speaking in the twentieth
and twenty-first centuries?
A) Students of public speaking practice the arts of declamation and elocution.
B) Great orators continue to refine guidelines for public speakers.
C) Technology lets speakers reach worldwide audiences and expand the parameters of public
speaking.
D) Age-old public-speaking traditions are no longer relevant as we develop new and improved
methods for addressing some of the most difficult challenges in history.
Answer: C
Chapter number: 01
Module number: 1.2
Learning Objective: 1.2 Discuss in brief the history of public speaking.
Topic: The Rich Heritage of Public Speaking
Difficulty: moderate
Skill: Understand the Concepts
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1-1.8. Translating ideas and images in the speaker's mind into verbal or nonverbal messages that
an audience can understand is termed .
A) listening
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B) feedback
C) encoding
D) decoding
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Answer: C
Chapter number: 01
Module number: 1.3
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Learning Objective: 1.3 Sketch and explain a model that illustrates the components and the
process of communication.
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Topic: The Communication Process
Difficulty: moderate
Skill: Understand the Concepts
1-1.9. Daniel is upset with Steve. Though he talks to Steve in a calm, even tone, Daniel keeps his
arms crossed and scowls any time Steve speaks. Daniel is a speaker who is encoding with
.
A) words
B) gestures
C) ideas
D) speech
Answer: B
Chapter number: 01
Module number: 1.3
Learning Objective: 1.3 Sketch and explain a model that illustrates the components and the
process of communication.
Topic: The Communication Process
Difficulty: moderate
Skill: Apply What You Know
1-1.10. If a speaker has trouble finding words to convey his or her ideas or sends contradictory
nonverbal symbols, listeners may not be able to the speaker’s verbal and nonverbal
symbols back into a message.
A) encode
B) codify
C) decode
D) externalize
@
Answer: C
Chapter number: 01
Module number: 1.3
Learning Objective: 1.3 Sketch and explain a model that illustrates the components and the
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process of communication.
Topic: The Communication Process
Difficulty: easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
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1-1.11. While listening to a speech about the rules of cricket, the speaker uses terminology that
Terry doesn't understand. In this circumstance, Terry is experiencing problems with .
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A) feedback
B) decoding
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