Test Bank for Concise Public Speaking Handbook, A 6th Edition
Chapter 1
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
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
text refers to this as _________.
A) personal expression
B) declamation
C) effectiveness
D) empowerment
Answer: D
Chapter number: 01
Module number: 1.1
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Chapter 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
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
1-1.6. Speakers who express their emotions through posture, movement, gestures, facial
expressions, and voice are practicing the art of
A) pontification.
B) prophesy.
C) declamation.
D) elocution.
Answer: D
Chapter number: 01
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Chapter 1
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) Audio, video, computer, and mobile technologies let 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
1-1.8. Translating ideas and images in the speaker’s mind into verbal or nonverbal symbols that
an audience can recognize is termed _________.
A) listening
B) feedback
C) encoding
D) decoding
Answer: C
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: Understand the Concepts
1-1.9. If a speaker has trouble finding words to convey 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
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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
process of communication.
Topic: The Communication Process
Difficulty: easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
1-1.10. While listening to a speech about the rules of cricket, Terry has trouble understanding the
speaker’s terminology. In this circumstance, Terry is experiencing problems with ________.
A) feedback
B) decoding
C) encoding
D) the channel
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
1-1.11. Antonio’s PowerPoint presentation transmits a message to his audience via the
_________ channel.
A) auditory
B) visual
C) internal
D) tactile
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
1-1.12. A message is usually transmitted via two channels:
A) listening and eye contact.
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Chapter 1
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
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
text refers to this as _________.
A) personal expression
B) declamation
C) effectiveness
D) empowerment
Answer: D
Chapter number: 01
Module number: 1.1
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,Test Bank for Concise Public Speaking Handbook, A 6th Edition
Chapter 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
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
1-1.6. Speakers who express their emotions through posture, movement, gestures, facial
expressions, and voice are practicing the art of
A) pontification.
B) prophesy.
C) declamation.
D) elocution.
Answer: D
Chapter number: 01
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,Test Bank for Concise Public Speaking Handbook, A 6th Edition
Chapter 1
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) Audio, video, computer, and mobile technologies let 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
1-1.8. Translating ideas and images in the speaker’s mind into verbal or nonverbal symbols that
an audience can recognize is termed _________.
A) listening
B) feedback
C) encoding
D) decoding
Answer: C
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: Understand the Concepts
1-1.9. If a speaker has trouble finding words to convey 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
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Chapter 1
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
process of communication.
Topic: The Communication Process
Difficulty: easy
Skill: Remember the Facts
1-1.10. While listening to a speech about the rules of cricket, Terry has trouble understanding the
speaker’s terminology. In this circumstance, Terry is experiencing problems with ________.
A) feedback
B) decoding
C) encoding
D) the channel
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
1-1.11. Antonio’s PowerPoint presentation transmits a message to his audience via the
_________ channel.
A) auditory
B) visual
C) internal
D) tactile
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
1-1.12. A message is usually transmitted via two channels:
A) listening and eye contact.
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