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ATestBankPartIIChapter2SpeakingConfidently

Chapter2SpeakingConfidentlyandEthically

True-FalseQuestions

Studentsaretoindicatewhethereachofthefollowingstatementsistrueorfalsebycirclingtheappropriateletter.

1.

T

F

Stagefrightisaglobalphenomenonthatcutsacrosslanguage,culture,andnationalborders.

2.

T

F

Studyindicatesthatspeechmakingranksnearthetopinprovokinganxiety.

3.

T

F

Forty-onepercentofbusinessexecutivessaypublicspeakingisthemostnerve-wrackingexperieneetheyface.

4.

T

F

Positivenervousnessiscontrollednervousnessthathelpsenergizeaspeakerforhisorherpresentation.

5.

T

F

Ifyoumakeanobviousmistakeduringaspeech,itisacatastrophe.

6.

T

F

Historytellsusthatthepowerofspeechisoftenabused—

sometimeswithdisastrousresults.

7.

T

F

Paintingtentativefindingsasfirmconclusionsisacceptableinpublicspeaking.

8.

T

F

Whenyouquotesomeonedirectly,youmustattributethewordstothatperson.

9.

T

F

Whenyouparaphraseanauthor,youdon'tneedtogivehim

orhercredit.

10.

T

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Ifyoudon'tciteInternetsources,youarejustasguiltyofplagiarismasifyoutakeinformationfromprintsourceswithoutpropercitation.

MultipleChoiceQuestions

Studentsaretoindicatethebestanswerforeachquestionbycirclingthecorrectletter.

1.MahatmaGandhi,AbrahamLincoln,andWinstonChurchillareamongthe

greatestpublicspeakersinhistorywhohavesufferedfrom.

a.speechimpediment

b.stagefright

c.nervousbreakdown

d.emotionalstress

2.Mostexperieneedspeakershavestagefrightbeforetakingthefloor,but

theirnervousnessisasignthattheyaregetting“psychedup

foragoodeffort.

a.healthy

b.lucky

c.desirable

d.positive

3.Formostpeople,thepartofstagefrightisfearoftheunknown.

a.easiest

b.biggest

c.smallest

d.deepest

4.Astandardruleisthateachminuteofspeakingtimerequiresof

preparationtime——perhapsevenmore,dependingontheamountof

researchneededforthespeech.

a.10to20minutes

b.20to40minutes

c.oneandhalfhours

d.onetotwohours

5.Oneprofessionalspeechconsultantestimatesthatproperpreparationcanreducestagefrightbypercent.

a.75

b.50

c.35

d.80

6.Foreachnegativethought,youshouldcounterwithaminimumof

positiveones.

a.six

b.three

c.five

d.two

7.Visualizationiscloselyrelatedtothinking.

a.positive

b.critical

c.negative

d.creative

8.Accordingtoyourtextbook,ratherthantryingtoeliminateeverytraceof

stagefright,youshouldaimattransformingitinto.

a.generalanxiety

b.visualizedadrenaline

c.professionalstagefright

d.positivenervousness

9.Whichofthefollowingstrategiesisleastlikelytohelpyoudealwith

nervousnessinyourspeeches?

a.Thinkingpositively.

b.Workingespeciallyhardonyourintroduction.

c.Concentratingonyourstagefright.

d.Makingeyecontactwithmembersofyouraudienee.

10.Athletes,musicians,actors,speakers,andothersusevisualizationtoinstressfulsituations.

a.boosttheirconfidenee

b.enhancetheirperformanee

c.increasetheircreativity

d.improvetheirchancesofsuccess

11.Themoreyourmentalpictures,themoresuccessfulyouare

likelytobe.

a.vivid

b.real

c.lucid

plete

12.WhichofthefollowingpointsisNOTlistedinthetextasadditionaltipsfordealingwithnervousness?

a.Beatyourbestphysicallyandmentally.

b.Workespeciallyhardonyourconclusion.

c.Makeeyecontactwithmembersofyouraudienee.

d.Usevisualaids.

13.WhichofthefollowinggoalsisNOTconsideredethical?

a.Supportingaworthycause.

b.Reportingonabusinessproject.

c.Defraudinginvestorsoftheirsavings.

d.Helpingaclassmatewhoissick.

14.BeingpreparedforaspeechinvolvesallofthefollowingEXCEPT

a.analyzingyouraudienee

b.creatingvisualaids

c.organizingyourideas

d.talkingtoafriend

15.Nothingismoreimportanttoethicalspeechmakingthan.

a.honesty

b.sincerity

c.curiosity

d.credibility

16.Blatantcontemptfortheisonekindofdishonestyinpublic

speaking.

a.facts

b.truth

c.proof

d.context

17.WhichofthefollowingexamplesisNOTlistedinyourtextasamoresubtleformofdishonesty?

a.Jugglingstatistics.

b.Quotingoutofcontext.

c.Rehearsingyourdelivery.

d.Misrepresentingsources.

18.plagiarismisthemostblatantandunforgivablekindof

plagiarism.

a.Strategic

b.Global

c.Patchwork

d.Incremental

19.Thebestwaytoavoidglobalplagiarismisnotto.

a.leaveyourspeechuntilthelastminute

b.downloadaspeechfromtheInternet

c.deliveryourfriend'sspeechasyourown

d.gathersupportingmaterialfromonlinesources

20.Whenaspeakercutsandpastesfromtwoorthreesources,withoutgivingcreditandwithoutdoinganyadditionalresearch,heorshecommitsplagiarism.

a.patchwork

b.fragmentary

c.piecemeal

d.disorganized

21.plagiarismoccurswhenthespeakerfailstogivecreditfor

particularpartsofthespeechthatareborrowedfromotherpeople.

a.Partial

b.Incremental

c.Scattered

d.Incomplete

22.Onewaytoavoidpatchworkplagiarismorincrementalplagiarismwhen

workingwiththeInternetisto.

a.takecarefulresearchnotes

b.usecrediblesources

c.quotemultipleauthors

d.citerelevantinformation

23.Becausespeechmakingisaformofpower,wemustalwaysbesuretospeak

a.concisely

b.persuasively

c.ethically

d.forcefully

24.Inpublicspeaking,soundethicaldecisionsinvolveweighingapotential

courseofactionagainst.

a.asetofethicalguidelinesorstandards

b.thespeaker'sstrategicobjectives

c.asociallyacceptedcodeoflegalrules

d.thepersonalopinionsofthespeaker

25.WhichofthefollowingisNOTpresentedinyourtextbookasaguidelineforethicalspeechmaking?

a.Behonestinwhatyousay.

b.Explainyourcredibilityonthespeechtopic.

c.Befullypreparedforeachspeech.

d.Makesureyourgoalsareethicallysound.

26.WhichofthefollowingisNOTpresentedinyourtextbookasaguidelineforethicalspeechmaking?

a.Explainyourmotivesforspeakingtotheaudienee.

b.Putyourethicalprinciplesintopractice.

c.Avoidname-callingandotherformsofabusiveIanguage.

d.Makesureyourgoalsareethicallysound.

27.Havingspenttwoyearsworkinginatelevisionnewsroom,XiaoLingdecidedtogiveherinformativespeechonthattopic.Becausesheknewalotaboutit

andwascomfortablespeakingtoanaudienee,shedidn'tspendmuchtime

preparing.Asaresult,herspeechwaspoorlyorganized,ranovertime,anddidnothaveaclearmessage.WhichguidelineforethicalpublicspeakingdiscussedinyourtextbookdidLiYingfailtoliveupto?

a.Befullypreparedforeachspeech.

b.Makesureyourgoalsareethicallysound.

c.Avoidname-callingandotherformsofabusiveIanguage.

d.Behonestinwhatyousay.

28.Accordingtoyourtextbook,globalplagiarismoccurswhenaperson.

a.baseshisorherspeechcompletelyonforeignsources

b.failstocitesourcesthroughoutthebodyofthespeech

c.takesaspeechentirelyfromonesourceandpassesitoffasherorhisown

d.usestwoorthreesourcesandblendstheinformationintoaunifiedwhole

29.LiuWeifoundseveralexcellentsourcesforhisinformativespeech.He

pulledkeyinformationfromthem,blendedthoseideasintohisownperspective,andcitedhissourceswhenhepresentedthespeech.Whichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribesthissituation?

a.LiuWeiisethicalbecausehecitedhissourcesandusedthemtodevelophisownslantonthetopic.

b.LiuWeiisguiltyofincrementalplagiarismbecauseheusedquotationsandparaphrasesfromotherpeopleinhisspeech.

c.LiuWeiisethicalbecausehedidnotcopyhisspeechfromasinglesource.

d.LiuWeiisguiltyofpatchworkplagiarismbecauseheusedideasfromseveraldifferentsourcesinhisspeech.

30.Accordingtoyourtextbook,lagiarismoccurswhenaspeaker

copieswordforwordfromtwoorthreesources.

a.patchwork

b.global

c.incremental

d.scientific

31.Asyourtextbookexplains,whatkindofplagiarismisaspeakerwhoassembles

aspeechbycopyingwordforwordfromtwoorthreesourcescommitting?

a.Global.

b.Incremental.

c.Scientific.

d.Patchwork.

32.Accordingtoyourtextbook,lagiarismoccurswhenthespeechas

awholeisethicalbutthespeakerfailstogivecreditforparticularquotations

andparaphrases.

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

a.listenattentively,avoidprejudgingthespeaker,andsupportfreespeech

b.listenattentively,takeaccuratenotes,andavoidprejudgingthespeaker

c.supportfreespeech,avoidname-calling,andlistenattentively

d.avoidstereotypingthespeaker,supportfreespeech,andtakeaccurate

notes

36.Heatherwasinthemidstofanexcellentspeechoncampushistorywhenshemadeaminormistakebygivingthewrongdatefortheop