COM 225: Midterm
Quiz by Tristan Chavez
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- Q1
The skill of public speaking can help you in many aspects of life, including which of the following:
In society
At work
At school
All of the above
30s - Q2
What is the first step in the process of preparing for a speech?
Develop main points
Practice delivering the speech
Analyze the audience
Select a topic
30s - Q3
Feeling anxious about public speaking is completely normal and that anxiety can be used to boost your speech performance.
truefalseTrue or False30s - Q4
______ addresses our responsibilities when seeing influence over others and doing what is right over what is wrong.
Free speech
Values
Ethos
Communication ethics
30s - Q5
Hearing and listening are the same.
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q6
Which of the following is a way to learn about your audience?
All of the above
Survey the audience
Conduct interviews
Research published sources
30s - Q7
Which of the following best fits as a Thesis Statement?
To persuade
Taking service-learning courses is a good way to build your resume and increase your chances of gaining employment after graduation.
To persuade my audience that service-learning course are beneficial for gaining employment after schooling.
Service learning courses
30s - Q8
What is an anecdote?
A short story
Documented occurrences including actual events, dates, times, people, and places
A long telling of a chain of events
A firsthand finding, eyewitness account, or opinion
30s - Q9
Information is data that is presented in an understandable context.
truefalseTrue or False30s - Q10
Citing your sources should interfere with the flow of the speech.
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q11
According to the textbook, what is an acceptable range of main points to include in your speech?
2-7
1-6
5-7
1-2
30s - Q12
Which speech pattern refers to an arrangement of the natural sequential order of things.
Spatial
None of the above
Cause-Effect
Chronological
30s - Q13
A working outline is one that a speaker uses during a speech.
falsetrueTrue or False30s - Q14
The first sentence in a speech should be the ____.
Attention-getter
Thesis statement
Conclusion
First main point
30s - Q15
Which of the following is an oral style used to create rhythm?
Repetition
Parallelism
All of the above
Alliteration
30s