Speech 1017 - Fundamentals of Speech » Summer 2022 » Chapter 14 Quiz

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Question #1
In Justine's persuasive speech about deforestation in rain forests, she argues that every single day, crucial habitat is being lost. What strategy is she employing to make her topic seem relevant to her audience?
A.   Proximity.
B.   Timeliness.
C.   Common ground.
D.   Credibility.
Question #2
Which of the following is not a method of establishing common ground with the audience?
A.   Use of nonparallel language.
B.   Asking rhetorical questions.
C.   Drawing on common experience.
D.   Use of plural pronouns.
Question #3
To create and maintain audience interest, a speaker will often use information that references the audience's personal space, territory, or location. This information is known as ___________.
A.   timeliness
B.   transitional material
C.   proximity
D.   vividness
Question #4
Charlene's speech is laced with words such as we, us, and our. Why is Charlene using these terms?
A.   To enhance her credibility.
B.   To adapt to the audience.
C.   To develop common ground.
D.   To create audience interest.
Question #5
What rhetorical figure of speech did Joshua use when he incorporated a cliché into his speech?
A.   Simile.
B.   Metaphor.
C.   Onomatopoeia.
D.   Analogy.
Question #6
John Kennedy's famous inaugural address included the line "My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." What rhetorical figure of speech is this an example of?
A.   Alliteration.
B.   Antithesis.
C.   Metaphor.
D.   Assonance.
Question #7
If you want to evoke mental responses rather than vocal responses, you will want to use _______________.
A.   Startling statements.
B.   Personal references.
C.   Quotations.
D.   Rhetorical questions.
Question #8
"Sally sells seashells by the seashore" is an example of _____________.
A.   simile
B.   analogy
C.   alliteration
D.   metaphor
Question #9
Samantha is from Boston. When she gives a speech describing her favorite kind of ice cream, she says "it is wicked good." Many members of the audience at her Midwestern university do not understand her reference. What pitfall has Samantha run into in this speech?
A.   Use of slang.
B.   Use of vivid language.
C.   Use of jargon.
D.   Use of assonance.
Question #10
How we convey messages through the spoken word is known as ______________.
A.   speaking appropriately
B.   common ground
C.   oral style
D.   linguistic sensitivity
Question #11
The confidence an audience places in the truthfulness of what a speaker says is known as credibility.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #12
Generic language is inclusive of and represents everyone.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #13
An irrelevant association is when someone adds the sex, race, age, or other group designation to a description.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #14
An important part of being linguistically sensitive is to avoid casual swearing.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #15
When speaking to an audience with whom you do not share the same first language, it is inappropriate to adjust your rate of delivery.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #16
Unnecessary words interjected into sentences such as "like", "you know", "really," and "basically" are examples of vocalized pauses.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #17
When a speaker describes concepts by discussing what they look, sound, smell, or feel like, he or she is using personification.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #18
Rhetorical figures of speech combine ideas in a particular way.
A.   True
B.   False
Question #19
"Zap!" is an example of onomatopoeia.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #20
When Sheila called herself "the black sheep of the family," she was using a rhetorical figure of speech.
A.   True
B.   False

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