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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.

    true
    false
    True or False
    30s
  • 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.

    false
    true
    True or False
    30s
  • 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.

    true
    false
    True or False
    30s
  • Q10

    Citing your sources should interfere with the flow of the speech.

    false
    true
    True or False
    30s
  • 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.

    false
    true
    True or False
    30s
  • 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

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