Study Guide for Public Speaking Quiz 2 Sprague 11th Edition Student Version
1. It is important for you to decide on a schedule for preparing the speech. If you run short on time, it is best to skip the
later steps of practice and refinement, rather than the initial steps.
a. True
b. False
2. Contemplation is the first phase in the creative process.
a. True
b. False
3. The four phases of creativity are: preparation, incubation, illumination, and refinement.
a. True
b. False
4. It is important to keep your speech conversational and you\ should use “enhanced conversation.”
a. True
b. False
5. Although a speech is delivered orally, it should be planned out and composed in writing.
a. True
b. False
6. In planning and practicing his persuasive speech on environmental preservation, Paul comes to a revelation about how
the information could be organized. He wants to put the information into past, present, and future categories regarding our
role in caring for the earth. He has reached the ____ stage of the creative process.
a. preparation
b. incubation
c. illumination
d. refinement
e. contemplation
7. Which of the following is not one of the four stages of speech planning and practice?
a. initial decision and analysis
b. research
c. development of speech materials
d. full sentence outline
e. practice
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1. Intelligent inference and empathy are unrealistic methods to use when attempting to gather information on your
audience.
a. True
b. False
2. If the majority of your audience is in extreme disagreement with your topic thesis, you might consider them an
unfavorable audience.
a. True
b. False
3. You should avoid gather details about the specific speech situation.
a. True
b. False
4. Direct observation of the audience should not be used for seeking information about the audience.
a. True
b. False
5. In general, a person's age generational culture can affect the way they respond to a speech.
a. True
b. False
6. Speakers should say what is on their minds and not worry about offending their audience.
a. True
b. False
7. Because of today’s gender equality, sex and gender rarely enter into audience analysis.
a. True
b. False
8. Which of the following is NOT a demographic that needs to be considered in audience analysis?
a. sex
b. generational culture
c. ethnicity
d. eye color
e. These are all considered in audience analysis.
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9. Monty has completed the audience analysis portion of his speech preparation. Below are several pieces of information
he collected. Which of the following is not an example of demographic data?
a. The average age of the audience is 19.
b. Most of the audience members do not know much about his topic.
c. Most of the audience members are African American females.
d. Most of the audience members are middle class college graduates.
e. All of these answers are pieces of demographic data.
10. Which of the following questions would yield the least useful information about your audience?
a. What does your audience know about your topic?
b. What is the history of your audience as a group?
c. What does the audience think of themselves as a group?
d. What does the audience think of you?
e. What will be the program surrounding your speech?
11. A speaker can anticipate her audience's expectations by gathering details specific to the speech situation by asking
which of following questions?
a. What do they know about your topic?
b. What do they think about you?
c. What is the history of the group?
d. What is the program surrounding your speech?
e. All these answers
12. The following are all examples of generational identity except:
a. Baby boomers
b. Gen Xers
c. Generation Y
d. Millenials
e. None. All of these answers are examples of generational identity.
1. The skills you develop researching your speech will prove equally valuable as you research possible employers.
a. True
b. False
2. Research your topic so that you progress from the specific to the general.
a. True
b. False
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3. When researching information on a matrimonial ritual in India, Maricela should begin with the general cultural themes
of the country before directing her research through the specific procedures of the ceremony.
a. True
b. False
4. You should use an audience analysis question based on your thesis statement to direct your research.
a. True
b. False
5. Talking to people is not a reliable research method.
a. True
b. False
6. Conducting interview(s) for your speech can substitute for library and electronic research.
a. True
b. False
7. Web-based materials should be scrutinized and subjected to tests of credibility and reliability.
a. True
b. False
8. You cannot get reliable information from an iPod, iPhone or smartphone app.
a. True
b. False
9. Your audience's attitude toward you and your topic should factor into how you cite in-speech resources.
a. True
b. False
10. Which of the following steps would probably come first if you were starting to do research for your speech on
freedom of speech?
a. Develop a list of key terms and phrases like "clear and present danger," "a chilling effect," "obscenity."
b. Make an appointment to interview a judge.
c. Read some general sources to get background on the topic.
d. Talk to a librarian to see where books of court cases are located.
e. Prepare a reference list.
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11. When seeking information from other people, you should consider ____
a. family.
b. educators.
c. public officials.
d. acquaintances.
e. All of these answers are correct.
12. During the initial moments of an interview, you should ____
a. ask specific questions about the topic.
b. ask general questions about the topic.
c. set a context for the interview.
d. explain your position regarding the topic.
e. None of these answers are correct.
13. Because you need to cite all your sources anyway, which of the following standard formats is the correct one for citing
references?
a. The Chicago Manual of Style
b. The Modern Language Association's MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
c. The Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association
d. The IEEE Standards Style Manual
e. None of these answers; all can be used, depending on the context
14. The closing phase of an interview allows you to
a. summarize your perspective of the interview.
b. ask the expert open-ended questions.
c. hold forth on your opinion of the subject.
d. make encouraging comments such as "mm-hmm," "I see," etc.
e. None of these answers are correct.
15. Which of the following is NOT noted in the “potpourri” of experts listed in the textbook?
a. A judge
b. An athlete
c. A classmate
d. A doctor
e. A police officer
16. Having a research strategy includes ____
a. fitting your research to the time allotted.
b. approaching your topic so that you progress from the general to the specific.
c. developing a list of key terms
d. All of these answers are correct.
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17. In his November 5, 2013 Aeon magazine article on dolphins, titled “Keep smiling,” Justin Gregg noted “In the
Bahamas, where in-water encounters are common, evidence of friendly inter-species interaction is abundant.” This
citation is an example of which of the following types?
a. No citation
b. Soft citation
c. Light citation
d. Heavy citation
e. Dense citation
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