Public Speaking: The Evolving Art | 5th Edition

Test Bank for Public Speaking: The Evolving Art, 5th Edition by Stephanie J.
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1. Goodmanalyticalmthinkingmaboutmthemcredibilitymofmavailableminformationmwillmhelpmyoumgivemexcellentmspeeches.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Introduction
QUESTIONmTYPE: Truem/mFalse
HASmVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m PBSPmLO11.2.1m-mDefinemcrediblemasmitmappliesmtomsourcesmofminformation.

2. Audiencesmdon’tmrespondmfavorablymtomspeakersmwhomtakemampersonal,mconversationalmapproachminmtheirmpresentations.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: ThemCraftmofmPublicmSpeaking
QUESTIONmTYPE: Truem/mFalse
HASmVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m PBSPmLO1.3.5m-mDefinemparticipantsminmthemcontextmofmamcommunicationmmodel.

3. Settingmamfriendlymandmrespectfulmtonemformyourmconversationmencouragesmyourmaudiencemtomrespond.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: ThemCraftmofmPublicmSpeaking
QUESTIONmTYPE: Truem/mFalse
HASmVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m PBSPmLO1.3.5m-mDefinemparticipantsminmthemcontextmofmamcommunicationmmodel.

4. Effectivempublicmspeakingmismlimitedmtomdeliverymtechniques.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: FoundationsmofmPublicmSpeaking
QUESTIONmTYPE: Truem/mFalse
HASmVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m PBSPmLO1.3.4m-mDescribemammodelmformcommunication.

5. ThemGreekmphilosophermAristotlemdescribedmthemproofmreferredmtomasm“mythos”masmthemwaymspeakersmusemstoriesmtom
elicitmsupportmformtheirmarguments.
a. True

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b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: FoundationsmofmPublicmSpeaking
QUESTIONmTYPE: Truem/mFalse
HASmVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m PBSPmLO1.1.1m-mExplainmthemearliestmoriginsmofmhumanmcommunication.

6. ThemfollowingmaremtransferablemlifemskillsmlearnedminmampublicmspeakingmcoursemEXCEPT:
a. Criticallymanalyzingmamtopicmormidea
b. Organizingmideasmandminformationmeffectively
c. Buildingmyourmcredibility
d. Increasingmyourmnarrativemthinking
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Storytelling
QUESTIONmTYPE: MultiplemChoice
HASmVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m PBSPmLO1.5.1m-mExplainmwhympublicmspeakingmismconsideredmtombemamlifemskill.

7. Whichmofmthemfollowingmismthemleastminteractivemspheremofmcommunication?
a. Mediatedmpersonalmcommunication
b. Massmmedia
c. Expressivemtechnology
d. Facemtomface
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Storytelling
QUESTIONmTYPE: MultiplemChoice
HASmVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m PBSPmLO1.3.5m-mDefinemparticipantsminmthemcontextmofmamcommunicationmmodel.

8. Face-to-facemspeakingminmthemclassroommrequiresmthemfollowingmEXCEPT:
a. Researchingmamtopic
b. Organizingmthemcontent
c. Knowingmhowmtomcomemupmwithmgoodmideas
d. Deliveringmamlessmeffectivemmessage
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: DistancemSpeaking
QUESTIONmTYPE: MultiplemChoice
HASmVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m PBSPmLO1.3.5m-mDefinemparticipantsminmthemcontextmofmamcommunicationmmodel.
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9. Informationmliteracyminvolves:
a. Themabilitymtomaccess,mselect,mandmuseminformation
b. Themabilitymtomselectmandmevaluateminformation
c. Themabilitymtomaccess,mselect,mevaluate,mandmuseminformationmeffectivelymandmresponsibly
d. Themabilitymtomselect,mevaluate,mandmuseminformation
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: DistancemSpeaking
QUESTIONmTYPE: MultiplemChoice
HASmVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m PBSPmLO11.2.1m-mDefinemcrediblemasmitmappliesmtomsourcesmofminformation.

10. AllmthemfollowingmaremproofsmormappealsmusedminmpublicmspeakingmidentifiedmbymAristotlemEXCEPT:
a. Ethos
b. Pathos
c. Mythos
d. Logos
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: FoundationsmofmPublicmSpeaking
QUESTIONmTYPE: MultiplemChoice
HASmVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m PBSPmLO1.1.1m-mExplainmthemearliestmoriginsmofmhumanmcommunication.

11. AccordingmtomRomanmphilosophersmandmscholars,mallmofmthemfollowingmformmthembroadmfoundationmformlearningma
boutmpublicmspeakingmEXCEPT:
a. Memory
b. Delivery
c. Invention
d. Relevance
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: ThemFivemArtsmofmPublicmSpeaking
QUESTIONmTYPE: MultiplemChoice
HASmVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m PBSPmLO1.1.1m-mExplainmthemearliestmoriginsmofmhumanmcommunication.

12. Amcommunicationmskillmthatmcanmbenefitmyouminmcountlessmacademic,mprofessional,mandmsocialmsituationsmis:
a. Combiningmthemappealmofmstorytellingmwithmwell-supportedmarguments
b. Organizingminformationminmamnonlogicalmway
c. Beingmdisconnectedmfrommthemaudience
d. Conveyingmanmunclearmmessagemthroughmyourmspeech

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ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Storytelling
QUESTIONmTYPE: MultiplemChoice
HASmVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m PBSPmLO1.5.1m-mExplainmwhympublicmspeakingmismconsideredmtombemamlifemskill.

13. Wemusemnarrativemthinkingmwhenmwemlistenmtomandmtellmstories.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmismaccomplishedmthroughmnarr
ativemthinking?
a. Wemconnectmourmsensemofmselfmwithmthemworld.
b. Wemenvisionmwhatmcouldmbe.
c. Wemstructuremeventsminmamlogicalmorder.
d. Allmthesemchoicesmaremcorrect.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Storytelling
QUESTIONmTYPE: MultiplemChoice
HASmVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m PBSPmLO1.3.4m-mDescribemammodelmformcommunication.

14. Whichmofmthemfollowingmismonemofmthem“fivemartsmofmpublicmspeaking”?
a. Research
b. Mindfulness
c. Memory
d. Storytelling
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: FoundationsmofmPublicmSpeaking
QUESTIONmTYPE: MultiplemChoice
HASmVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m PBSPmLO1.1.1m-mExplainmthemearliestmoriginsmofmhumanmcommunication.

15. Distancemspeakingminvolves:
a. Amhumanmsourcemsendingmammessagemtomamhumanmaudience
b. Transmittingmampresentationmtomvariousmlocationsmonline
c. Knowingmhowmtomcomemupmwithmgoodmideas
d. Allmthesemchoicesmaremcorrect.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: SpeakingmEffectivelyminm“Public”
QUESTIONmTYPE: MultiplemChoice
HASmVARIABLES: False
LEARNINGmOBJECTIVES:m PBSPmLO1.3.4m-mDescribemammodelmformcommunication.
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