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Test Bank for The Art of Public Speaking, 13th Edition by
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The Art of Public Speaking
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1. Speaking in Public
The questions for each chapter are organized according to type: true-false, multiple-choice,
short 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.
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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.
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.
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Test Bank for The Art of Public Speaking, 13th Edition by
Stephen Lucas - All Chapters (1-20) Latest 2024 A+
Chapter-by-Chapter
Test Questions
for
The Art of Public Speaking
A++
PAGE 1
,Created By : TestsBanks
1. Speaking in Public
The questions for each chapter are organized according to type: true-false, multiple-choice,
short 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.
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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.
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.
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