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Question 1 4 points Save
If your supporting point is designated by a capital letter, its subordinate points would be designated by:
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lowercase letters.
uppercase letters.
Arabic numerals.
Roman numerals.
Celtic runes.

Question 2 text Question 2 4 points Save
Because audiences in modern American culture prefer speeches that are brief, to the point, and unadorned, it is usually best to use a style that is:
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balanced.
varied.
concise.
informal.
uncluttered.

Question 3 text Question 3 4 points Save
Which of the following is a common problem related to pauses in a speech?
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The speaker pauses too often.
The speaker pauses at the wrong places.
The speaker uses vocalized pauses.
all of these
The speaker pauses too often and The speaker pauses at the wrong places only

Question 4 text Question 4 4 points Save
Hubert addressed his audience saying, "I dunno howmanyayoo wanna maka lotta money after college." Hubert's inability to sound out his words distinctly shows that he should work on:
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inflection.
enunciation.
articulation.
pronunciation.
English.

Question 5 text Question 5 4 points Save
When the speaker creates ________ in the speech, the listeners are able to grasp the pattern, anticipate the direction, and become more active participants in the speech situation.
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rhythm
clarity
vividness
irony
concreteness

Question 6 text Question 6 4 points Save
With which of the following types of delivery does the speaker run the risk of ignoring the audience?
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impromptu
teleprompted
memorized
extemporaneous
spontaneous

Question 7 text Question 7 4 points Save
An outline is too broad and unfocused if it has more than ________ levels of development.
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two
three
four
five
six

Question 8 text Question 8 4 points Save
The most important aspect of facial expression is:
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making eye contact.
smiling.
eye brow raising.
smirking.
nervous twitching.

Question 9 text Question 9 4 points Save
Vocalized pauses are more effective than silent pauses.
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True
False

Question 10 text Question 10 4 points Save
The preparation outline should be prepared first The presentation outline should be created after the preparation outline is complete.
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True
False

Question 11 text Question 11 4 points Save
Checking for proper subordination ensures that:
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the claims in the outline are precise and clear.
the purpose of the speech is appropriate to the situation.
the main points are parallel in importance.
the sentences are complete.
the supporting material is relevant to the idea it supports.

Question 12 text Question 12 4 points Save
An effective summary should:
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repeat the main ideas completely.
reiterate the development of the main ideas.
remind the audience of the key points.
all of these
repeat the main ideas completely and remind the audience of the key points only

Question 13 text Question 13 4 points Save
Earl explained what he meant by effective welfare reform by stating,"Welfare reform can only be considered effective when at least 40 percent of the adults currently on welfare are employed in full-time jobs that pay minimum wage or better." In this case Earl was offering his audience:
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an operational definition.
a technical definition.
a connotative definition.
a denotative definition.
a maxim.

Question 14 text Question 14 4 points Save
When Abraham Lincoln said that people would "little note nor long remember," what was said at Gettysburg that day, he was using what language strategy?
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parallel wording
active voice
comparison
inverted word order
purposeful ambiguity

Question 15 text Question 15 4 points Save
Citing statistics in the introduction works best when:
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they are drawn from a national survey.
they are rounded off.
they contradict beliefs commonly held by the listeners.
they confirm beliefs commonly held by the listeners.
they are accompanied by visual aids.

Question 16 text Question 16 4 points Save
Pausing at appropriate places is a natural conversational skill, most people need no practice to pause effectively.
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True
False