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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Test Bank Chapter 1: Introduction to Public Speaking ............................................................ 2

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Test Bank Chapter 1: Introduction to Public Speaking

1.1 Multiple Choice

1.1.1. Having the resources, information, and attitudes that lead to action in

achieving a desired goal is

a. an action plan.

b. empowerment.

c. self-confidence.

d. organization.

Page Ref: 2

Topic: Why study public speaking?

Answer: b. empowerment.

1.1.2. Which of the following skills learned in a public-speaking course are among

the skills most sought after by an employer?

a. ethically adapting information to listeners

b. organizing ideas

c. persuading others

d. holding listeners' attention

e. all of the above

Page Ref: 3

Topic: Why study public speaking?

Answer : e. all of the above

1.1.3. According to several recent studies quoted in your text, the most important

skills employers are seeking in college graduates are

a. enthusiasm and work experience.

b. good speaking and presentation skills.

c. technical and competence in the work area.

d. attractive appearance and poise.

Page Ref:

Topic:

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Why study public speaking?

Answer: b. good speaking and presentation skills.



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1.1.4. An example of how the nonverbal communication of public speakers is more

formal than nonverbal behavior in ordinary conversation is that people

engaged in ordinary conversation

a. often sit or stand further apart.

b. gesture spontaneously.

c. plan their movements and avoid moving about restlessly.

d. both A and C

e. all of the above

Page Ref: 4

Topic: Public speaking & conversation

Answer: b. gesture spontaneously.

1.1.5. One way public speaking and conversation are similar is that both are

a. formal.

b. planned.

c. audience-centered.

d. less fluid.

Page Ref: 4

Topic: Public speaking & conversation, public speaking is formal

Answer: c. audience-centered.

1.1.6. In his speech about volunteering for the American Red Cross, Jacob used a

lot of slang words, sat and leaned on the table in front of the class, and was

dressed very casually. Which of the following statements best describes this

situation?

a. Jacob adapted to his audience by making his speech more informal.

b. Jacob violated the audience's space by sitting and leaning on the table in front

of class.

c. Jacob ignored the rule that public speaking is more formal than conversation.

d. Jacob did nothing wrong by approaching this topic in a casual manner.

Page Ref: 4


Answer: c. Jacob ignored the rule that public speaking is more formal than

conversation.

1.1.7. Translating ideas and images in the speaker's mind into verbal or

nonverbal messages that an audience can understand is termed

a. feedback.

b. decoding.

c. encoding.

d. listening.

Page Ref: 4

Topic: Communication as action, source

Answer: c. encoding.




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1.1.8. During a speech, an audience member stands up and asks a question, to

everyone's surprise. According to your text, is the audience member's

behavior appropriate?

a. Yes; question and answer sessions are quite common in public speaking.

b. No; the audience member should have remained seated to ask his or her

question.

c. No; the audience member did not maintain clearly defined roles of speaker

and listener.

d. Yes; in this day and age of informality, speakers should expect audiences to

respond out loud.

Page Ref: 4

Topic: Roles of public speakers and audiences are clearly defined

Answer: c. No; the audience member did not maintain clearly defined roles of

speaker and listener.

1.1.9. An audience member is worried about an upcoming exam and is unlikely to

remember much of what the speaker says. This is a type of

a. external noise.

b. internal noise.

c. physical noise.

d. educational noise.

Page Ref: 5

Topic: Communication as action, noise

Answer: b. internal noise.

1.1.10. During the first day of speeches you had a bad sinus infection and your

ears were plugged so you couldn't hear the speakers. You were

experiencing

a. physical noise.

b. physiological noise.

c. psychological noise.

d. pseudo noise.

Page Ref: 5

Topic: Communication as action, noise

Answer: b. physiological noise.

1.1.11. The environment or situation in which a speech occurs is known as

a. feedback.

b. a channel.

c. communication.

d. context.

Page Ref: 6

Topic: Communication as interaction, context

Answer: d. context.




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1.1.12. A speaker transmits a message through two channels:

a. visual and nonverbal.

b. voice and inflection.

c. visual and auditory.

d. auditory and eye contact.

Page Ref: 5

Topic: Communication as action, channels

Answer: c. visual and auditory.

1.1.13. The context of a public-speaking experience includes such elements as

a. the time.

b. the place.

c. the speaker's cultural traditions and expectations.

d. the audience's cultural traditions and expectations.

e. all of the above.

Page Ref: 6

Topic: Communication as interaction

Answer: e. all of the above.

1.1.14. Smiles, head nods, eye contact, and clapping from audience members are

all forms of

a. encoding.

b. decoding.

c. internal noise.

d. feedback.

Page Ref: 6

Topic: Communication as interaction, feedback

Answer: d. feedback.

1.1.15. This is another term for the use of words and symbols to achieve a goal.

a. transaction

b. declamation

c. interaction

d. rhetoric

Page Ref: 8

Topic: The rich heritage of public speaking

Answer : d. rhetoric




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1.1.16. If you delivered an already famous address of the British orator Edmund

Burke, you would be practicing the art of

a. declamation.

b. interpretation.

c. oration.

d. elocution.

Page Ref: 12


Answer: a. declamation.

1.1.17. This is the expression of emotion through posture, movement, gestures,

facial expression, and voice.

a. declamation

b. elocution

c. rhetoric

d. transaction

Page Ref: 8


Answer : b. elocution

1.1.18. Which of the following is an example of the new era of speech making in

the 21st century?

a. Listening to a speaker at a town meeting.

b. A soldier watching her son’s graduation address via Skype.

c. Someone re-enacting the “I have a Dream” speech

d. The President giving the “State of the Union” address

Page Ref: 9

Topic: Public speaking today

Answer: b. A soldier watching her son’s graduation address via Skype.

1.1.19. Which of these is NOT a way in which public speaking differs from

conversation?

a. public speaking is planned; conversation is spontaneous

b. public speaking is informal; conversation is formal

c. public speaking roles are clearly defined; conversational roles are fluid

d. public speaking is formal; conversation is informal

Page Ref: 5

Topic: Public Speaking and Conversation

Answer : b. public speaking is informal; conversation is formal




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1.1.20. Sam got up to give his speech in public speaking class. He began walking

around the audience, high-fiving his classmates and began his speech

saying, "Hey! What up Dawgs?" What difference between conversation

and public speaking did Sam NOT understand?

a. public speaking is more formal than conversation

b. public speaking requires planning

c. the roles of the audience and speaker are clearly defined in public speaking

d. Nothing; Sam’s behavior was just fine.

Page Ref: 5


Answer : a. public speaking is more formal than conversation

1.1.21. Which of the communication models depicts the roles of sender and

receiver as fluid and constantly changing?

a. communication as action

b. communication as reaction

c. communication as transaction

d. communication as interaction

Page Ref: 7

Topic: Communication as Transaction

Answer : c. communication as transaction

1.1.22. Which of the following is an example of declamation?

a. Someone performing the Gettysburg Address

b. Someone getting up and talking about Abraham Lincoln's life

c. Someone giving a public response to Barack Obama's inauguration speech

d. Singing the National anthem

Page Ref: 8

Topic: Rich Heritage of Public Speaking

Answer : a. Someone performing the Gettysburg Address

1.1.23. Which of the following is the most important element of the public

speaking process, according to your text?

a. audience

b. speaker

c. manuscript

d. podium

Page Ref: 13-15

Topic: Diverse Audiences

Answer : a. audience




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1.1.24. Churches services that encourage call-and-response speaker audience

interaction is seemingly in violation of which of the differences between

public speaking and conversation?

a. Public speaking is more prepared than conversation

b. Public speaking is also more formal than conservation

c. Public Speaking involves more clearly defined roles for the speaker and

audience.

d. None of these

Page Ref: 4

Topic: Communication during public speaking and conversation

Answer : C. Public Speaking involves more clearly defined roles for the

speaker and audience

1.1.25. Fred and Sally are having lunch, catching up on their day. Each person

takes turns telling stories and then listening to the other. This is an

example of which communication model?

a. Communication as action

b. Communication as interaction

c. Communication as reaction

d. Communication as transaction

Page Ref: 4-7

Topic: Public Speaking as a Communication process

Answer: d. Communication as transaction

1.2 Fill in the Blank

1.2.1. The __________ of a public-speaking experience is the environment or

situation in which the speech occurs.

Page Ref: 6

Topic: Communication as interaction, context

Answer : a. context

1.2.2. A message is usually transmitted from sender to receiver via two

channels: visual and __________.

Page Ref: 5

Topic: Communication as action, channels

Answer : a. auditory

1.2.3. Slang and other types of language are not acceptable in public speaking

because it is more __________ than conversation.

Page Ref: 4


Answer : a. formal




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1.3 True and False

1.3.1. Public speaking is more formal than conversation.

a. True

b. False

Page Ref: 4


Skill: Factual

Answer : a. True

1.3.2. People in conversation may alternately talk and listen, and don't interrupt

one another, but in public speaking the roles of speaker and audience aren't

as clearly defined.

a. true

b. false

Page Ref: 5

Topic: Roles of public speakers and audiences are clearly defined

Answer : b. False

1.3.3. The receiver of the message is the individual audience member, whose

decoding of the message depends on the other audience members receiving

the message and their past experiences.

a. true

b. false

Page Ref: 5

Topic: Communication as action, receiver

Answer : b. False

1.3.4. Elocution is the expression of emotion through posture, movement, gestures,

facial expression, and voice.

a. true

b. false

Page Ref: 8


Answer : a. True

1.3.5. Elocution is the delivery of an already famous speech.

a. true

b. false

Page Ref: 8


Answer : b. False




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1.3.6. Public speaking in the 21st century does not draw on the traditions of public

speaking in any way.

a. True

b. False

Page Ref: 9

Topic: Public speaking today

Answer : a. False

1.3.7. The audience should be the last thing a speaker should consider when

planning a speech.

a. True

b. False

Page Ref: 9-10

Topic: Audience Centered public speaking

Answer : b. False

1.3.8. Conversation has more clearly defined roles of speaker and listener than

public speaking.

a. True

b. False

Page Ref: 4


Answer : b. False

1.3.9. The Communication as Interaction model includes the element of feedback.

a. True

b. False

Page Ref: 10

Topic: Communication Models

Answer : a. True

1.3.10. In the Communication as Transaction model, the roles of receiver and

source are changed simultaneously.

a. True

b. False

Page Ref: 6

Topic: Communication as Transaction

Answer : a. True




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1.3.11. Elocution is the use of words and symbols to achieve a goal.

a. True

b. False

Page Ref: 8

Topic: The Rich Heritage of Public Speaking

Answer : b. False

1.3.12. Declamation is the performance of an already famous speech.

Difficulty: 1

Question ID: 1.3.12

Page Ref: 8

Topic: The Rich Heritage of Public Speaking

Answer : a. True

1.3.13. Public speaking is a process.

a. True

b. False

Page Ref: 4

Topic: An introduction to public speaking

Answer : a. True

1.3.14. Noise can only be physical.

a. True

b. False

Page Ref: 5

Topic: Communication models

Skill: Application

Objective:

Answer : b. False

1.3.15. Speakers should not adapt to diverse audiences.

a. True

b. False

Page Ref: 9

Topic: An overview of audience-centered public speaking

Answer : b. False




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1.4 Matching

1.4.1. Match the following.

a. The public speaker. source

b. To translate ideas and images

into verbal or nonverbal

symbols.

encode

c. A verbal or nonverbal symbol

for an idea or image.

code

d. Physical sounds that interfere

with communication.

external noise

e. Physiological or psychological

interference with

communication.

internal noise

Page Ref: 5-7

Topic: Communication as action

Answer : a. source/ b. encode/c. code/ d. external noise/ e. internal noise

1.4.2. Match the following.

a. rhetoric the use of words and symbols to

achieve a goal

b. elocution expression of emotion through

posture, movement, gesture, facial

expression, and voice

c. declamation delivery of an already famous

speech

d. television and streaming

video

new frontiers of public speaking

Page Ref: 8-9

Topic: Rich Heritage of public speaking

Answer : a. the use of words and symbols to achieve a goal/ b. expression of

emotion through posture, movement, gesture, facial expression, and voice/ c.

delivery of an already famous speech/ d. new frontiers of public speaking




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1.5 Essay

5.0.1 What does it mean to be "empowered" in public speaking?

Page Ref: 2

Topic: Why study public speaking? empowerment

Answer: to have the resources, information, and attitudes that allows you to take

action to achieve a desired goal.

5.0.2 List and briefly define the five factors in the "communication as action"

process.

Page Ref: 7-8

Topic: The communication process, communication as action

Answer :

1) source - the public speaker

2) message - the speech itself -- both what is said and how it is said

3) channels - visual & auditory -- words, vocal cues, nonverbal symbols, &

visual aids

4) receiver - the individual audience member

5) noise - anything that interferes with the communication transaction



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