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1. According to Aristotle, a speech dealing with matters of fact, such as legal courtroom address, would be 
a. epideictic
b. forensic
c. deliberative
d. mythic
ANSWER:  b
2. Speeches that PRIMARILY lend a sense of distinction to an event are usually
a. persuasive speeches.
b. entertaining speeches.
c. informative speeches.
d. special occasion speeches.  
ANSWER:  d
3. The process of choosing language or nonverbal behaviors to convey your message is known as 
a. motivating
b. stimulating
c. encoding
d. decoding
ANSWER:  c
4. As a speaker, you encode messages using your _________________, while your listener decodes messages using
their own.  
a. stimulus

b. motivation
c. frame of reference
d. feedback
ANSWER:  d
5. Emoticons were developed by e-mail, blog, and chat-room users to take the place of
a. verbal and visual codes
b. visual and vocal codes.
c. verbal and vocal codes.
d. all three codes but equally.
ANSWER:  b

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6. A listener's verbal, visual, and vocal responses to a speaker's message are known as 
a. the listener's frame of reference.

b. the speaker's frame of reference.  
c. noise.
d. feedback.
ANSWER:  d
7. The process by which people share thoughts, ideas, and feelings in understandable ways is called
a. communication.
b. environment.
c. speaking.
d. listening.
ANSWER:  a
8. When the speaker or listener is distracted by something in their environment, such as people talking, they are
experiencing
a. internal noise.
b. contextual noise.  
c. external noise.
d. decoding.  
ANSWER:  c
9. Which of the following types of speeches involves the speaker talking about an item that, if found years from now by
an archaeologist, would accurately highlight your life?
a. personal paper bag
b. artifact
c. humorous incident
d. one point
ANSWER:  b
10. A listener who is distracted by a headache, or preoccupation with other thoughts, is being impacted by 
a. internal noise.
b. feedback.
c. encoding.
d. the speaking environment.  
ANSWER:  a

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11. If the intent of your speech is presenting new information or making listeners aware of new ideas or information, your
speech is persuasive. 
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:  False
12. A speech on increasing the size of campus parking lots would be an example of a persuasive speech.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:  True
13. A public speaker sends and receives messages simultaneously.  
a. True
b. False

ANSWER:  True
14. Motivation triggers and directs audience attention to your topic.  
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:  False
15. A vocal code includes pitch, tone of voice, and rate of speaking.  
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:  True
16. Discuss the role that public speaking can play in your life, focusing on the three ways it can benefit you and others.
Use specific examples to illustrate.     
ANSWER:  Answers will vary.  
17. Explain how informative and persuasive speeches differ. Provide two topic ideas for each type of speech.
ANSWER:  Answers will vary.  
18. What are three of the five ways that the text discusses successful speakers can reduce the interference of noise in
their audiences? Give an example of how you might use one in your classroom speaking situation.  
ANSWER:  Answers will vary.  
19. What is a "frame of reference?" Discuss how a person's frame of reference affects the way messages are encoded
and decoded. Give specific examples.           
ANSWER:  Answers will vary.

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20. Which of the 11 types of beginning speeches would you most like to give? Why? Which would you least like to give?
Why? 
ANSWER:  Answers will vary.  
21. The Greeks and Romans studied _______________, the art of persuasive public speaking.
ANSWER:  rhetoric 
22. _______________ speeches can demonstrate how to do or make something.
ANSWER:  Informative 
23. _______________ provides a personal benefit that ensures continued audience attention.
ANSWER:  Motivation 
24. _______________ is verbal, visual, and vocal responses to messages.
ANSWER:  Feedback 
25. The time, place, and physical and social surroundings within which you give a speech is known as
_______________.
ANSWER:  context

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What are the four language and delivery techniques that one should use to choose language that conveys your ideas Accuractely?

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