Test Bank for The Art of Public Speaking, 13th Edition by Stephen Lucas
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Chapter by Chapter
Test /Questions
for
The Art of Public
Speaking
, 1 Speaking in Public
he questions for each chapter are organized according to type: true-false, multiple-choice, short-
T answer, and essay. Within each of these categories, questions are clustered by topic, roughly
following the order of topics in the textbook.
To provide as much flexibility as possible in constructing examinations, there is deliberate overlap
among the questions, both within and across question types. This enables you to choose the wording
and question type that best fits your testing objectives. In deciding which questions to use, take care to
avoid items such as a multiple-choice question that gives away the answer to a true-false or short-
answer question, or an essay question that covers essentially the same ground as a true-false, short-
answer, or multiple-choice question.
Each type of question—true-false, multiple-choice, short-answer, and essay—has an automatic
numbering system, which means you can copy and paste items from within a question type, and they will
automatically number themselves consecutively, beginning with “1.” The five answer choices for each
multiple-choice question are also ordered automatically, so you can add, change, or reorder answer
choices without rearranging the lettering.
If you would like to preserve the fonts, indents, and tabs of the original questions, you can copy and
paste questions into the Exam Master provided at the end of the Test Bank. In the Exam Master, spaces
for your course name, exam type, and the student’s name and section are followed by headings and
instructions for true-false, multiple-choice, short-answer, and essay questions. You can add elements
unique to your exams and delete elements you don’t want to use. After you customize the Exam Master,
you can save it with your changes. Then, each time you open it, click “Save As” to give it the name of
the exam you are currently constructing.
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True-False Questions
1. T F Communication skills, including public speaking, are often more important to
employers than a job candidate’s undergraduate major.
2. T F In specialized fields, technical knowledge is more important to employers than
communication skills when deciding whom to hire and promote.
3. T F As your textbook states, texting, tweeting, and other forms of electronic
communication have significantly reduced the need for public speaking.
4. T F As your textbook states, public speaking is a form of empowerment because it gives
speakers the ability to manipulate people.
5. T F The teaching and study of public speaking began more than 4,000 years ago.
6. T F Both public speaking and conversation involve adapting to listener feedback.
7. T F Public speaking requires the same method of delivery as ordinary conversation.
8. T F Public speaking usually requires more formal language than everyday conversation.
9. T F Public speaking is more highly structured than everyday conversation.
10. T F When you adjust to the situation of a public speech, you are doing on a larger scale
what you do every day in conversation.
11. T F As a speaker, you can usually assume that an audience will be interested in what you
have to say.
12. T F Fortunately, stage fright only affects inexperienced speakers.
13. T F Most successful speakers are nervous before taking the floor.
14. T F Some nervousness before you speak is usually beneficial.
15. T F Many of the symptoms of stage fright are due to adrenaline, a hormone released into
the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.
16. T F Thinking of stage fright as “stage excitement” or “stage enthusiasm” can help you get
focused and energized for a speech.
17. T F For most beginning speakers, the biggest part of stage fright is fear of the unknown.
18. T F It has been estimated that being fully prepared for a speech can reduce stage fright by
up to 75 percent.
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19. T F Thinking positively about your ability to give a speech is one way to control your
anxiety about speaking.
20. T F Research has shown that for most speakers, anxiety decreases significantly after the
first 30 to 60 seconds of a speech.
21. T F Using the power of visualization to control stage fright means that you should
approach your speech as a performance in which the audience is looking for
perfection.
22. T F As your textbook explains, visualization involves creating a mental picture of yourself
succeeding at your speech.
23. T F Speakers who think positively about themselves and the speech experience are more
likely to overcome their stage fright than are speakers who think negatively.
24. T F Researchers suggest that you counter every negative thought you have about your
speeches with at least five positive ones.
25. T F Listeners usually realize how tense a speaker is.
26. T F Most of the nervousness public speakers feel internally is not visible to their listeners.
27. T F As your textbook explains, the best way to approach public speaking is to view it as
an act of communication, rather than as a performance.
28. T F Audiences are usually critical of speakers for making minor mistakes.
29. T F You will do the best in your speeches if you expect perfection every time.
30. T F It is usually a bad idea to make eye contact with individual members of your audience.
31. T F In many aspects of public speaking, you will employ the skills of critical thinking.
32. T F Organizing ideas for presentation in a speech is an important aspect of critical thinking.
33. T F Critical thinking is a way of thinking negatively about everything you hear in a speech.
34. T F Practicing speech delivery is one of the most important ways in which public speaking
helps develop your skills as a critical thinker.
35. T F Your goal in public speaking is to have your intended message be the message that is
actually communicated.
36. T F As your textbook explains, the speaker’s message consists only of what the speaker
says with language.
Complete Chapters ✅
Answers Included ✅
Chapter by Chapter
Test /Questions
for
The Art of Public
Speaking
, 1 Speaking in Public
he questions for each chapter are organized according to type: true-false, multiple-choice, short-
T answer, and essay. Within each of these categories, questions are clustered by topic, roughly
following the order of topics in the textbook.
To provide as much flexibility as possible in constructing examinations, there is deliberate overlap
among the questions, both within and across question types. This enables you to choose the wording
and question type that best fits your testing objectives. In deciding which questions to use, take care to
avoid items such as a multiple-choice question that gives away the answer to a true-false or short-
answer question, or an essay question that covers essentially the same ground as a true-false, short-
answer, or multiple-choice question.
Each type of question—true-false, multiple-choice, short-answer, and essay—has an automatic
numbering system, which means you can copy and paste items from within a question type, and they will
automatically number themselves consecutively, beginning with “1.” The five answer choices for each
multiple-choice question are also ordered automatically, so you can add, change, or reorder answer
choices without rearranging the lettering.
If you would like to preserve the fonts, indents, and tabs of the original questions, you can copy and
paste questions into the Exam Master provided at the end of the Test Bank. In the Exam Master, spaces
for your course name, exam type, and the student’s name and section are followed by headings and
instructions for true-false, multiple-choice, short-answer, and essay questions. You can add elements
unique to your exams and delete elements you don’t want to use. After you customize the Exam Master,
you can save it with your changes. Then, each time you open it, click “Save As” to give it the name of
the exam you are currently constructing.
12
, CHAPTER 1—SPEAKING IN PUBLIC 13
True-False Questions
1. T F Communication skills, including public speaking, are often more important to
employers than a job candidate’s undergraduate major.
2. T F In specialized fields, technical knowledge is more important to employers than
communication skills when deciding whom to hire and promote.
3. T F As your textbook states, texting, tweeting, and other forms of electronic
communication have significantly reduced the need for public speaking.
4. T F As your textbook states, public speaking is a form of empowerment because it gives
speakers the ability to manipulate people.
5. T F The teaching and study of public speaking began more than 4,000 years ago.
6. T F Both public speaking and conversation involve adapting to listener feedback.
7. T F Public speaking requires the same method of delivery as ordinary conversation.
8. T F Public speaking usually requires more formal language than everyday conversation.
9. T F Public speaking is more highly structured than everyday conversation.
10. T F When you adjust to the situation of a public speech, you are doing on a larger scale
what you do every day in conversation.
11. T F As a speaker, you can usually assume that an audience will be interested in what you
have to say.
12. T F Fortunately, stage fright only affects inexperienced speakers.
13. T F Most successful speakers are nervous before taking the floor.
14. T F Some nervousness before you speak is usually beneficial.
15. T F Many of the symptoms of stage fright are due to adrenaline, a hormone released into
the bloodstream in response to physical or mental stress.
16. T F Thinking of stage fright as “stage excitement” or “stage enthusiasm” can help you get
focused and energized for a speech.
17. T F For most beginning speakers, the biggest part of stage fright is fear of the unknown.
18. T F It has been estimated that being fully prepared for a speech can reduce stage fright by
up to 75 percent.
, CHAPTER 1—SPEAKING IN PUBLIC 14
19. T F Thinking positively about your ability to give a speech is one way to control your
anxiety about speaking.
20. T F Research has shown that for most speakers, anxiety decreases significantly after the
first 30 to 60 seconds of a speech.
21. T F Using the power of visualization to control stage fright means that you should
approach your speech as a performance in which the audience is looking for
perfection.
22. T F As your textbook explains, visualization involves creating a mental picture of yourself
succeeding at your speech.
23. T F Speakers who think positively about themselves and the speech experience are more
likely to overcome their stage fright than are speakers who think negatively.
24. T F Researchers suggest that you counter every negative thought you have about your
speeches with at least five positive ones.
25. T F Listeners usually realize how tense a speaker is.
26. T F Most of the nervousness public speakers feel internally is not visible to their listeners.
27. T F As your textbook explains, the best way to approach public speaking is to view it as
an act of communication, rather than as a performance.
28. T F Audiences are usually critical of speakers for making minor mistakes.
29. T F You will do the best in your speeches if you expect perfection every time.
30. T F It is usually a bad idea to make eye contact with individual members of your audience.
31. T F In many aspects of public speaking, you will employ the skills of critical thinking.
32. T F Organizing ideas for presentation in a speech is an important aspect of critical thinking.
33. T F Critical thinking is a way of thinking negatively about everything you hear in a speech.
34. T F Practicing speech delivery is one of the most important ways in which public speaking
helps develop your skills as a critical thinker.
35. T F Your goal in public speaking is to have your intended message be the message that is
actually communicated.
36. T F As your textbook explains, the speaker’s message consists only of what the speaker
says with language.
