SPCH 101 - Public Speaking » Fall 2022 » Quiz 5 on Chapters 3, 7

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Question #1
Violet gave a speech against pornography in which she showed actual clips from pornographic films. This greatly disturbed some of her audience members. As a result, she violated which of the following guidelines for ethical speech?
A.   avoid hate speech
B.   raise social awareness
C.   employ respectful free speech
D.   use inclusive language
Question #2
Giving a speech in which the speaker tries to convince the audience to make a donation to WaterAid, so that communities around the world can have clean drinking water, corresponds with which of the following guidelines for ethical speech?
A.   use inclusive language
B.   avoid hate speech
C.   employ respectful free speech
D.   raise social awareness
Question #3
When you take information, put it in your own words, and then cite the sources of that information during your speech, you are using
A.   indirect quotations
B.   plagiarism
C.   paraplaging
D.   direct quotations
E.   paraphrasing
Question #4
Ethical speakers are not required to cite commonly known information (e.g., skin is the largest human organ; Barack Obama was elected President of the U.S. in 2008).
A.   True
B.   False
Question #5
As public speakers, we rarely make ethical choices when preparing and delivering a speech.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #6
A visitor to Southeast Asia describes the experience of how she survived the 2005 tsunami. This is an example of
A.   personal testimony.
B.   biased testimony.
C.   lay testimony.
D.   expert testimony.
Question #7
The owner of several apartment buildings is trying to convince city council not to raise property taxes. This is an example of
A.   personal testimony.
B.   expert testimony.
C.   biased testimony.
D.   lay testimony.
Question #8
A bystander to a robbery is explaining to police what he saw. This is an example of
A.   lay testimony.
B.   expert testimony.
C.   personal testimony.
D.   biased testimony.
Question #9
Which of the following is likely to be the least credible source of internet information?
A.   a U.S. Government website
B.   Wikipedia
C.   a personal website
D.   an online newspaper
Question #10
Which of the following resources is best for gaining general knowledge?
A.   periodicals
B.   full text databases
C.   reference books
D.   card catalogs
E.   books

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