Speech Communications 101 - Introduction to Public Speaking » Spring 2019 » Quiz 3 Chapter 6 - 10, 20, 22

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Question #1
Socioeconomic status includes income, occupation, and education.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #2
A speaker should try to uncover the audience's feelings toward the speech topic, the speaker, and the speech occasion.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #3
The specific speech purpose lays out precisely what you want the audience to take away from your speech.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #4
Speeches that try to change core values about highly charged topics tend to be successful.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #5
Examples are a type of _____ material that aids audience understanding by making ideas, items, or events more concrete.
A.   facts
B.   testimony
C.   supporting
D.   anecdotes.
Question #6
Brief stories of interesting, humorous incidents based on real life are called
A.   statistics.
B.   facts.
C.   anecdotes.
D.   testimony.
Question #7
A speaker can gain considerable insight into a topic by conducting an interview with an expert.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #8
Secondary sources provide analysis or commentary about phenomena not directly witnessed by the originator of the source.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #9
Audiences are more likely to accept sources as reliable and credible if they are affiliated with reputable institutions.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #10
Source credibility is based on how well the speaker presents the source, not the source's credentials.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #11
A presentation aid with words should have no more than six words per line.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #12
`Presentation aids that are too crowded will divert attention from the message.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #13
In an informative speech, the speaker is allowed to describe or explain, but not demonstrate.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #14
Defining, describing, demonstrating, and explaining are methods of
A.   informing your audience.
B.   understanding your audience.
C.   entertaining your audience.
D.   persuading your audience.
Question #15
Speeches about ______ might discuss brewing beer, lightning formation, or yoga sequences.
A.   objects or phenomena
B.   people
C.   events
D.   processes
Question #16
Audience analysis is an important tool by which the speaker can discover what the audience already knows about the topic.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE

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