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A4TestBankPartIIChapter2SpeakingConfidently
Chapter2SpeakingConfidentlyandEthically
True-FalseQuestions
Studentsaretoindicatewhethereachofthefollowingstatementsistrueorfalsebycirclingtheappropriateletter.
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Stagefrightisaglobalphenomenonthatcutsacrosslanguage,culture,andnationalborders.
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Studyindicatesthatspeechmakingranksnearthetopinprovokinganxiety.
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Forty-onepercentofbusinessexecutivessaypublicspeakingisthemostnerve–wrackingexperiencetheyface.
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Positivenervousnessiscontrollednervousnessthathelpsenergizeaspeakerforhisorherpresentation.
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Ifyoumakeanobviousmistakeduringaspeech,itisacatastrophe.
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Historytellsusthatthepowerofspeechisoftenabused—sometimeswithdisastrousresults.
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Paintingtentativefindingsasfirmconclusionsisacceptableinpublicspeaking.
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Whenyouquotesomeonedirectly,youmustattributethewordstothatperson.
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Whenyouparaphraseanauthor,youdon’tneedtogivehimorhercredit.
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Ifyoudon’tciteInternetsources,youarejustasguiltyofplagiarismasifyoutakeinformationfromprintsourceswithoutpropercitation.
MultipleChoiceQuestions
Studentsaretoindicatethebestanswerforeachquestionbycirclingthecorrectletter.
1.MahatmaGandhi,AbrahamLincoln,andWinstonChurchillareamongthegreatestpublicspeakersinhistorywhohavesufferedfrom__________.
a.speechimpediment
b.stagefright
c.nervousbreakdown
d.emotionalstress
2.Mostexperiencedspeakershavestagefrightbeforetakingthefloor,buttheirnervousnessisa__________signthattheyaregetting“psychedup”foragoodeffort.
a.healthy
b.lucky
c.desirable
d.positive
3.Formostpeople,the__________partofstagefrightisfearoftheunknown.
a.easiest
b.biggest
c.smallest
d.deepest
4.Astandardruleisthateachminuteofspeakingtimerequires__________ofpreparationtime—perhapsevenmore,dependingontheamountofresearchneededforthespeech.
a.10to20minutes
b.20to40minutes
c.oneandhalfhours
d.onetotwohours
5.Oneprofessionalspeechconsultantestimatesthatproperpreparationcanreducestagefrightby__________percent.
a.75
b.50
c.35
d.80
6.Foreachnegativethought,youshouldcounterwithaminimumof__________positiveones.
a.six
b.three
c.five
d.two
7.Visualizationiscloselyrelatedto__________thinking.
a.positive
b.critical
c.negative
d.creative
8.Accordingtoyourtextbook,ratherthantryingtoeliminateeverytraceofstagefright,youshouldaimattransformingitinto__________.
a.generalanxiety
b.visualizedadrenaline
c.professionalstagefright
d.positivenervousness
9.Whichofthefollowingstrategiesisleastlikelytohelpyoudealwithnervousnessinyourspeeches?
a.Thinkingpositively.
b.Workingespeciallyhardonyourintroduction.
c.Concentratingonyourstagefright.
d.Makingeyecontactwithmembersofyouraudience.
10.Athletes,musicians,actors,speakers,andothersusevisualizationto__________instressfulsituations.
a.boosttheirconfidence
b.enhancetheirperformance
c.increasetheircreativity
d.improvetheirchancesofsuccess
11.Themore__________yourmentalpictures,themoresuccessfulyouarelikelytobe.
a.vivid
b.real
c.lucid
d.complete
12.WhichofthefollowingpointsisNOTlistedinthetextasadditionaltipsfordealingwithnervousness?
a.Beatyourbestphysicallyandmentally.
b.Workespeciallyhardonyourconclusion.
c.Makeeyecontactwithmembersofyouraudience.
d.Usevisualaids.
13.WhichofthefollowinggoalsisNOTconsideredethical?
a.Supportingaworthycause.
b.Reportingonabusinessproject.
c.Defraudinginvestorsoftheirsavings.
d.Helpingaclassmatewhoissick.
14.BeingpreparedforaspeechinvolvesallofthefollowingEXCEPT__________.
a.analyzingyouraudience
b.creatingvisualaids
c.organizingyourideas
d.talkingtoafriend
15.Nothingismoreimportanttoethicalspeechmakingthan__________.
a.honesty
b.sincerity
c.curiosity
d.credibility
16.Blatantcontemptforthe__________isonekindofdishonestyinpublicspeaking.
a.facts
b.truth
c.proof
d.context
17.WhichofthefollowingexamplesisNOTlistedinyourtextasamoresubtleformofdishonesty?
a.Jugglingstatistics.
b.Quotingoutofcontext.
c.Rehearsingyourdelivery.
d.Misrepresentingsources.
18.__________plagiarismisthemostblatantandunforgivablekindofplagiarism.
a.Strategic
b.Global
c.Patchwork
d.Incremental
19.Thebestwaytoavoidglobalplagiarismisnotto__________.
a.leaveyourspeechuntilthelastminute
b.downloadaspeechfromtheInternet
c.deliveryourfriend’sspeechasyourown
d.gathersupportingmaterialfromonlinesources
20.Whenaspeakercutsandpastesfromtwoorthreesources,withoutgivingcreditandwithoutdoinganyadditionalresearch,heorshecommits__________plagiarism.
a.patchwork
b.fragmentary
c.piecemeal
d.disorganized
21.__________plagiarismoccurswhenthespeakerfailstogivecreditforparticularpartsofthespeechthatareborrowedfromotherpeople.
a.Partial
b.Incremental
c.Scattered
d.Incomplete
22.OnewaytoavoidpatchworkplagiarismorincrementalplagiarismwhenworkingwiththeInternetisto__________.
a.takecarefulresearchnotes
b.usecrediblesources
c.quotemultipleauthors
d.citerelevantinformation
23.Becausespeechmakingisaformofpower,wemustalwaysbesuretospeak__________.
a.concisely
b.persuasively
c.ethically
d.forcefully
24.Inpublicspeaking,soundethicaldecisionsinvolveweighingapotentialcourseofactionagainst__________.
a.asetofethicalguidelinesorstandards
b.thespeaker’sstrategicobjectives
c.asociallyacceptedcodeoflegalrules
d.thepersonalopinionsofthespeaker
25.WhichofthefollowingisNOTpresentedinyourtextbookasaguidelineforethicalspeechmaking?
a.Behonestinwhatyousay.
b.Explainyourcredibilityonthespeechtopic.
c.Befullypreparedforeachspeech.
d.Makesureyourgoalsareethicallysound.
26.WhichofthefollowingisNOTpresentedinyourtextbookasaguidelineforethicalspeechmaking?
a.Explainyourmotivesforspeakingtotheaudience.
b.Putyourethicalprinciplesintopractice.
c.Avoidname-callingandotherformsofabusivelanguage.
d.Makesureyourgoalsareethicallysound.
27.Havingspenttwoyearsworkinginatelevisionnewsroom,XiaoLingdecidedtogiveherinformativespeechonthattopic.Becausesheknewalotaboutitandwascomfortablespeakingtoanaudience,shedidn’tspendmuchtimepreparing.Asaresult,herspeechwaspoorlyorganized,ranovertime,anddidnothaveaclearmessage.WhichguidelineforethicalpublicspeakingdiscussedinyourtextbookdidLiYingfailtoliveupto?
a.Befullypreparedforeachspeech.
b.Makesureyourgoalsareethicallysound.
c.Avoidname-callingandotherformsofabusivelanguage.
d.Behonestinwhatyousay.
28.Accordingtoyourtextbook,globalplagiarismoccurswhenaperson__________.
a.baseshisorherspeechcompletelyonforeignsources
b.failstocitesourcesthroughoutthebodyofthespeech
c.takesaspeechentirelyfromonesourceandpassesitoffasherorhisown
d.usestwoorthreesourcesandblendstheinformationintoaunifiedwhole
29.LiuWeifoundseveralexcellentsourcesforhisinformativespeech.Hepulledkeyinformationfromthem,blendedthoseideasintohisownperspective,andcitedhissourceswhenhepresentedthespeech.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribesthissituation?
a.LiuWeiisethicalbecausehecitedhissourcesandusedthemtodevelophisownslantonthetopic.
b.LiuWeiisguiltyofincrementalplagiarismbecauseheusedquotationsandparaphrasesfromotherpeopleinhisspeech.
c.LiuWeiisethicalbecausehedidnotcopyhisspeechfromasinglesource.
d.LiuWeiisguiltyofpatchworkplagiarismbecauseheusedideasfromseveraldifferentsourcesinhisspeech.
30.Accordingtoyourtextbook,__________plagiarismoccurswhenaspeakercopieswordforwordfromtwoorthreesources.
a.patchwork
b.global
c.incremental
d.scientific
31.Asyourtextbookexplains,whatkindofplagiarismisaspeakerwhoassemblesaspeechbycopyingwordforwordfromtwoorthreesourcescommitting?
a.Global.
b.Incremental.
c.Scientific.
d.Patchwork.
32.Accordingtoyourtextbook,__________plagiarismoccurswhenthespeechasawholeisethicalbutthespeakerfailstogivecreditforparticularquotationsandparaphrases.
a.patchwork
b.incremental
c.accidental
d.incidental
33.Whichofthefollowingdoesyourtextbookrecommendasawaytosteerclearofincrementalplagiarism?
a.Avoidusingdirectquotationsfromotherpeopleinyourspeech.
b.Onlyuseyouroriginalideassothereisnoriskofplagiarism.
c.Avoidcitingsourcesthatmightmakesomeonesuspectplagiarism.
d.Citethesourcesofallquotationsandparaphrasesinyourspeech.
34.Thethreekindsofplagiarismdiscussedinyourtextbookare__________.
a.validplagiarism,incrementalplagiarism,andnecessaryplagiarism
b.patchworkplagiarism,speechplagiarism,andglobalplagiarism
c.globalplagiarism,patchworkplagiarism,andincrementalplagiarism
d.ideaplagiarism,quotationplagiarism,andparaphraseplagiarism
35.Thethreeguidelinesforethicallisteningdiscussedinyourtextbookare__________.
a.listenattentively,avoidprejudgingthespeaker,andsupportfreespeech
b.listenattentively,takeaccuratenotes,an