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Test Bank for The Art of Public Speaking, 13th
Edition by Stephen E. Lucas – Full Exam
Question Bank.
According to Aristotle, a speech dealing with matters of fact, such as
legal courtroom address, would be - ANSWER-forensic
A listener's verbal, visual, and vocal responses to a speaker's message
are known as - ANSWER-feedback
A listener who is distracted by a headache, or preoccupation with other
thoughts, is being impacted by - ANSWER-internal noise
As a speaker, you encode messages using your ______, while your
listener decodes messages using their own - ANSWER-frame of
reference
Emoticons were developed by e-mail, blog, and chat-room users to take
the place of - ANSWER-visual and vocal codes
True or False? If the intent of your speech is presenting new information
or making listeners aware of new ideas or information, your speech is
persuasive. - ANSWER-false
The Greeks and Romans studied ________, the art of persuasive public
speaking - ANSWER-rhetoric
The process by which people share thoughts, ideas, and feelings in
understandable ways is called - ANSWER-communication
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The time, place, and physical and social surroundings which you give a
speech is known as ________ - ANSWER-environment
All of the following are true of positive imagery except - ANSWER-
feelings, such as pride or confidence, will not occur until the situation
actually exists.
careful preparation for a presentation can reduce anxiety as much as -
ANSWER-75%
True or false? feeling apprehensive about pubic speaking is normal -
ANSWER-true
_________ involves identifying irrational self-talk, developing
alternative coping statements, and practicing these statements -
ANSWER-cognitive reasoning
Isocrates, who was a Greek contemporary of Plato and Aristotle, -
ANSWER-suffered from speaker anxiety and had a voice that would not
project.
taking a public speaking course is a form of ________ training -
ANSWER-skills
The current view of trait anxiety is that it is - ANSWER-both inborn and
learned
The internal anxiety that a speaker brings to the speaking situation is
called - ANSWER-trait anxiety
true or false? when using visual aid like PowerPoint you should use
complete sentences and read to your audience - ANSWER-false
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Which of the following is not a way to manage situational anxiety -
ANSWER-use negative imagery
which of the following is the best example of a well-worded positive
statement? - ANSWER-I am relaxed when I speak to large groups
according to research cited and pictured in the text, the visual and vocal
codes account for ______ of the meaning of the message - ANSWER-
69%
According to research, the best speaking rate to stimulate audience
listening is - ANSWER-275-300 words per minute
Acronyms are helpful to aid memory. True or false? - ANSWER-true
All of the following are suggested as ways to enhance the credibility of
your sources except - ANSWER-use only one source with which your
audience is already familiar
An individual culture like the United States put the highest value on
group obligations, group memberships and group goals. true or false? -
ANSWER-false
Audience members who are sitting still in a slouched position are
exhibiting signs of - ANSWER-inattention
Critical listening includes an evaluation all of the following except -
ANSWER-the speaker's clothes
During the receive stage of listening, a listener is noticing every kind of
stimuli in a given content. True or false? - ANSWER-false
People from low contact cultures expect messages to be brief, indirect,
and implicit. True or false? - ANSWER-false
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The goal of this stage is to assign a value judgment to a message and a
speaker - ANSWER-evaluate
The stage where a listener decides what, if any, part of the speaker's
message to retain is the - ANSWER-memory stage
When evaluating listener feedback, you should do which of the
following? - ANSWER-look for subtle signs of inattention, resist
generalizing from a single listener response, put feedback in contact (all
of the above)
When verbal and nonverbal messages conflict, the listener is most likely
to believe that the verb message is more truthful. true or false -
ANSWER-false
you can assume that if your audience is staring at you, they are listening
attentively. true or false - ANSWER-false
true or false. All plagiarism is intentional and deliberate - ANSWER-
false
true or false. An ethical speaker researches information carefully, and
gives credit for the words or ideas of another - ANSWER-true
An overstatement of facts as more important that they are is -
ANSWER-exaggeration
Aristotle suggested in his Rhetoric that speeches that reveal "knowledge
and sound thinking" are - ANSWER-ethical
A video of any quality adds to your college or job application. true or
false - ANSWER-false
during a video interview you should try to answer questions with yes or
no. true or false? - ANSWER-false
Test Bank for The Art of Public Speaking, 13th
Edition by Stephen E. Lucas – Full Exam
Question Bank.
According to Aristotle, a speech dealing with matters of fact, such as
legal courtroom address, would be - ANSWER-forensic
A listener's verbal, visual, and vocal responses to a speaker's message
are known as - ANSWER-feedback
A listener who is distracted by a headache, or preoccupation with other
thoughts, is being impacted by - ANSWER-internal noise
As a speaker, you encode messages using your ______, while your
listener decodes messages using their own - ANSWER-frame of
reference
Emoticons were developed by e-mail, blog, and chat-room users to take
the place of - ANSWER-visual and vocal codes
True or False? If the intent of your speech is presenting new information
or making listeners aware of new ideas or information, your speech is
persuasive. - ANSWER-false
The Greeks and Romans studied ________, the art of persuasive public
speaking - ANSWER-rhetoric
The process by which people share thoughts, ideas, and feelings in
understandable ways is called - ANSWER-communication
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The time, place, and physical and social surroundings which you give a
speech is known as ________ - ANSWER-environment
All of the following are true of positive imagery except - ANSWER-
feelings, such as pride or confidence, will not occur until the situation
actually exists.
careful preparation for a presentation can reduce anxiety as much as -
ANSWER-75%
True or false? feeling apprehensive about pubic speaking is normal -
ANSWER-true
_________ involves identifying irrational self-talk, developing
alternative coping statements, and practicing these statements -
ANSWER-cognitive reasoning
Isocrates, who was a Greek contemporary of Plato and Aristotle, -
ANSWER-suffered from speaker anxiety and had a voice that would not
project.
taking a public speaking course is a form of ________ training -
ANSWER-skills
The current view of trait anxiety is that it is - ANSWER-both inborn and
learned
The internal anxiety that a speaker brings to the speaking situation is
called - ANSWER-trait anxiety
true or false? when using visual aid like PowerPoint you should use
complete sentences and read to your audience - ANSWER-false
,3|Page
Which of the following is not a way to manage situational anxiety -
ANSWER-use negative imagery
which of the following is the best example of a well-worded positive
statement? - ANSWER-I am relaxed when I speak to large groups
according to research cited and pictured in the text, the visual and vocal
codes account for ______ of the meaning of the message - ANSWER-
69%
According to research, the best speaking rate to stimulate audience
listening is - ANSWER-275-300 words per minute
Acronyms are helpful to aid memory. True or false? - ANSWER-true
All of the following are suggested as ways to enhance the credibility of
your sources except - ANSWER-use only one source with which your
audience is already familiar
An individual culture like the United States put the highest value on
group obligations, group memberships and group goals. true or false? -
ANSWER-false
Audience members who are sitting still in a slouched position are
exhibiting signs of - ANSWER-inattention
Critical listening includes an evaluation all of the following except -
ANSWER-the speaker's clothes
During the receive stage of listening, a listener is noticing every kind of
stimuli in a given content. True or false? - ANSWER-false
People from low contact cultures expect messages to be brief, indirect,
and implicit. True or false? - ANSWER-false
, 4|Page
The goal of this stage is to assign a value judgment to a message and a
speaker - ANSWER-evaluate
The stage where a listener decides what, if any, part of the speaker's
message to retain is the - ANSWER-memory stage
When evaluating listener feedback, you should do which of the
following? - ANSWER-look for subtle signs of inattention, resist
generalizing from a single listener response, put feedback in contact (all
of the above)
When verbal and nonverbal messages conflict, the listener is most likely
to believe that the verb message is more truthful. true or false -
ANSWER-false
you can assume that if your audience is staring at you, they are listening
attentively. true or false - ANSWER-false
true or false. All plagiarism is intentional and deliberate - ANSWER-
false
true or false. An ethical speaker researches information carefully, and
gives credit for the words or ideas of another - ANSWER-true
An overstatement of facts as more important that they are is -
ANSWER-exaggeration
Aristotle suggested in his Rhetoric that speeches that reveal "knowledge
and sound thinking" are - ANSWER-ethical
A video of any quality adds to your college or job application. true or
false - ANSWER-false
during a video interview you should try to answer questions with yes or
no. true or false? - ANSWER-false
