Test Bank For Public Speaking: An Audience-Centered Approach 12th Edition
CHAPTER 1 Speaking with Confidence
CHAPTER 1 Speaking with Confidence
Multiple Choice Questions
1. __________ is the process of presenting a spoken message to an audience.
a. Conversation
b. Argumentation
c. Audience engagement
d. Public speaking
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.1 Compare and contrast public speaking and conversation.
Topic: What Is Public Speaking?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
2. One way public speaking and conversation are similar is that both __________.
a. are formal and rehearsed
b. are planned in advance
c. require focusing and verbalizing your thoughts
d. involve very clearly defined roles
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1 Compare and contrast public speaking and conversation.
Topic: What Is Public Speaking?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
3. One way public speaking and conversation are different from one another is that public
speaking __________.
a. requires more preparation
b. appears less formal
c. includes no listener interaction
d. involves less clearly defined roles for speaker and audience
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.1 Compare and contrast public speaking and conversation.
Topic: What Is Public Speaking?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
4. In his speech to business leaders about volunteering for the American Red Cross, Ali
used a lot of slang, sat and leaned on the table in front of the room, and was dressed very
casually. Which statement best describes this speaking situation?
a. Ali adapted to his audience by making his speech more informal.
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b. Ali violated the audience’s space by leaning on the table in front of the room.
c. Ali ignored the rule that public speaking is more formal than conversation.
d. Ali delivered his speech in the best possible manner.
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1 Compare and contrast public speaking and conversation.
Topic: What Is Public Speaking?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
5. During the middle of Logan’s presentation to the city council, an audience member
stood up and asked a question, to everyone’s surprise. According to your text, in this case
the audience member __________.
a. behaved very acceptably and in a common role
b. took over the role of the speaker
c. violated the listener’s typical role
d. acted very informally, which is what speakers appreciate
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1 Compare and contrast public speaking and conversation.
Topic: What Is Public Speaking?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
6. Having the resources, information, and attitudes that lead to take action to achieve a
desired goal is called __________.
a. an action plan
b. empowerment
c. self-confidence
d. organization
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.2 Explain why it is important to study public speaking.
Topic: Empowerment
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
7. Former presidential speechwriter James Humes labels public speaking the language of
__________, due to its role in advancing social movements.
a. transformation
b. leadership
c. history
d. equality
Answer: B
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Learning Objective: 1.2 Explain why it is important to study public speaking.
Topic: Empowerment
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
8. Surveys of personnel managers have consistently confirmed that they consider
__________ the top factor in helping graduating college students obtain employment.
a. enthusiasm and work experience
b. good communication skills
c. technical competence in the work area
d. attractive appearance and poise
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.2 Explain why it is important to study public speaking.
Topic: Employment
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
9. __________ refers to the strategic use of words and symbols to achieve a goal.
a. Transaction
b. Declamation
c. Interaction
d. Rhetoric
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.3 Discuss in brief the history of public speaking.
Topic: The Rich Heritage of Public Speaking
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
10. The ancient Romans identified five classical elements of preparing and presenting a
speech, including the element of __________, which relates to how the speech is
organized.
a. arrangement
b. invention
c. delivery
d. research
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.3 Discuss in brief the history of public speaking.
Topic: The Golden Age of Public Speaking
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
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11. If you delivered a well-known speech by the British orator Edmund Burke, you would
be practicing the art of __________.
a. declamation
b. interpretation
c. oration
d. elocution
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.3 Discuss in brief the history of public speaking.
Topic: Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Age of Political Oratory
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
12. __________ is the expression of emotion through posture, movement, gestures, facial
expression, and voice.
a. Declamation
b. Elocution
c. Rhetoric
d. Diction
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.3 Discuss in brief the history of public speaking.
Topic: Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Age of Political Oratory
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
13. The twenty-first century has seen changes in the way speeches are disseminated
through media. This is referred to as the __________ Age of Public Speaking.
a. Contemporary
b. New
c. Technological
d. Internet
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.3 Discuss in brief the history of public speaking.
Topic: The Technological Age of Public Speaking
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
14. Mary asks John to hand her a pencil, and John hands her a pencil. Simply put, this is
an example of the process of __________.
a. rhetoric
b. nonverbal communication
c. public speaking
d. communication
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CHAPTER 1 Speaking with Confidence
CHAPTER 1 Speaking with Confidence
Multiple Choice Questions
1. __________ is the process of presenting a spoken message to an audience.
a. Conversation
b. Argumentation
c. Audience engagement
d. Public speaking
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.1 Compare and contrast public speaking and conversation.
Topic: What Is Public Speaking?
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
2. One way public speaking and conversation are similar is that both __________.
a. are formal and rehearsed
b. are planned in advance
c. require focusing and verbalizing your thoughts
d. involve very clearly defined roles
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1 Compare and contrast public speaking and conversation.
Topic: What Is Public Speaking?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
3. One way public speaking and conversation are different from one another is that public
speaking __________.
a. requires more preparation
b. appears less formal
c. includes no listener interaction
d. involves less clearly defined roles for speaker and audience
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.1 Compare and contrast public speaking and conversation.
Topic: What Is Public Speaking?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
4. In his speech to business leaders about volunteering for the American Red Cross, Ali
used a lot of slang, sat and leaned on the table in front of the room, and was dressed very
casually. Which statement best describes this speaking situation?
a. Ali adapted to his audience by making his speech more informal.
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CHAPTER 1 Speaking with Confidence
b. Ali violated the audience’s space by leaning on the table in front of the room.
c. Ali ignored the rule that public speaking is more formal than conversation.
d. Ali delivered his speech in the best possible manner.
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1 Compare and contrast public speaking and conversation.
Topic: What Is Public Speaking?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
5. During the middle of Logan’s presentation to the city council, an audience member
stood up and asked a question, to everyone’s surprise. According to your text, in this case
the audience member __________.
a. behaved very acceptably and in a common role
b. took over the role of the speaker
c. violated the listener’s typical role
d. acted very informally, which is what speakers appreciate
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1 Compare and contrast public speaking and conversation.
Topic: What Is Public Speaking?
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
6. Having the resources, information, and attitudes that lead to take action to achieve a
desired goal is called __________.
a. an action plan
b. empowerment
c. self-confidence
d. organization
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.2 Explain why it is important to study public speaking.
Topic: Empowerment
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
7. Former presidential speechwriter James Humes labels public speaking the language of
__________, due to its role in advancing social movements.
a. transformation
b. leadership
c. history
d. equality
Answer: B
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,Test Bank For Public Speaking: An Audience-Centered Approach 12th Edition
CHAPTER 1 Speaking with Confidence
Learning Objective: 1.2 Explain why it is important to study public speaking.
Topic: Empowerment
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
8. Surveys of personnel managers have consistently confirmed that they consider
__________ the top factor in helping graduating college students obtain employment.
a. enthusiasm and work experience
b. good communication skills
c. technical competence in the work area
d. attractive appearance and poise
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.2 Explain why it is important to study public speaking.
Topic: Employment
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
9. __________ refers to the strategic use of words and symbols to achieve a goal.
a. Transaction
b. Declamation
c. Interaction
d. Rhetoric
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.3 Discuss in brief the history of public speaking.
Topic: The Rich Heritage of Public Speaking
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
10. The ancient Romans identified five classical elements of preparing and presenting a
speech, including the element of __________, which relates to how the speech is
organized.
a. arrangement
b. invention
c. delivery
d. research
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.3 Discuss in brief the history of public speaking.
Topic: The Golden Age of Public Speaking
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
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CHAPTER 1 Speaking with Confidence
11. If you delivered a well-known speech by the British orator Edmund Burke, you would
be practicing the art of __________.
a. declamation
b. interpretation
c. oration
d. elocution
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.3 Discuss in brief the history of public speaking.
Topic: Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Age of Political Oratory
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
12. __________ is the expression of emotion through posture, movement, gestures, facial
expression, and voice.
a. Declamation
b. Elocution
c. Rhetoric
d. Diction
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.3 Discuss in brief the history of public speaking.
Topic: Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Age of Political Oratory
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
13. The twenty-first century has seen changes in the way speeches are disseminated
through media. This is referred to as the __________ Age of Public Speaking.
a. Contemporary
b. New
c. Technological
d. Internet
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.3 Discuss in brief the history of public speaking.
Topic: The Technological Age of Public Speaking
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
14. Mary asks John to hand her a pencil, and John hands her a pencil. Simply put, this is
an example of the process of __________.
a. rhetoric
b. nonverbal communication
c. public speaking
d. communication
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