Question 1

Which statement illustrates the private purpose of a presentation?

Accepted Answer

A) I want to improve my audience's study skills. 
B) I want to inform my audience about effective study skills. 
C) I want to impress my audience with my high grades. 
D) I want my audience to get better grades. 
E) I want to share my knowledge of study skills with the class. 
A) I want to improve my audience's study skills. 
B) I want to inform my audience about effective study skills. 
C) I want to impress my audience with my high grades. 
D) I want my audience to get better grades. 
E) I want to share my knowledge of study skills with the class. C

Question 2

“I want to persuade my audience that all children should be fully immunized before starting kindergarten” is an example of a well- developed speaker’s public purpose.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

One of the most frequently asked questions in public speaking classes is

Accepted Answer

A) "How should I organize my speech?" 
B) "What is audience analysis?" 
C) "What should I talk about?" 
D) "How should I deliver the presentation?" 
E) "What grade did I get?" 
A) "How should I organize my speech?" 
B) "What is audience analysis?" 
C) "What should I talk about?" 
D) "How should I deliver the presentation?" 
E) "What grade did I get?" C

Question 4

Most presentation topics can be broken down into categories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Generally, it’s a good idea to avoid topics that require extensive research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following answers is the best example of a purpose statement?

Accepted Answer

A) To inform the class about horse racing. 
B) To persuade the class to invest. 
C) To explain why sickle cell anemia more frequently affects Africans and African Americans. 
D) To persuade the audience to become highly involved in the fight to wipe out AIDS worldwide. 
E) To tell the class about your favorite musical artists. 
A) To inform the class about horse racing. 
B) To persuade the class to invest. 
C) To explain why sickle cell anemia more frequently affects Africans and African Americans. 
D) To persuade the audience to become highly involved in the fight to wipe out AIDS worldwide. 
E) To tell the class about your favorite musical artists.

Question 7

Inspirational presentations have the same purpose as persuasive presentations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Your textbook compares basic American and Chinese values to emphasize how speakers and audience members may differ in terms of what they think is right or wrong, good or bad, just or unjust. Which of the following values was listed as a basic Chinese value, but not as a basic American value?

Accepted Answer

A) Independence 
B) Industry/hard work 
C) Suspicion of authority 
D) Privacy 
E) Belief in God 
A) Independence 
B) Industry/hard work 
C) Suspicion of authority 
D) Privacy 
E) Belief in God

Question 9

Which of the following purposes would be appropriate for an informative presentation?

Accepted Answer

A) I want my audience to oppose the death penalty because it does not deter crime. 
B) I want my audience to support the death penalty because it deters crime. 
C) I want my audience to support the death penalty for carjacking and drive-by killings. 
D) I want my audience to become familiar with research on the death penalty's relationship to the increase or decrease in crime. 
E) I want my audience to understand how unjustly the death penalty is administered and how it should be changed. 
A) I want my audience to oppose the death penalty because it does not deter crime. 
B) I want my audience to support the death penalty because it deters crime. 
C) I want my audience to support the death penalty for carjacking and drive-by killings. 
D) I want my audience to become familiar with research on the death penalty's relationship to the increase or decrease in crime. 
E) I want my audience to understand how unjustly the death penalty is administered and how it should be changed.

Question 10

Persuasive presentations change only audience opinions and not audience behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A persuasive presentation changes audience opinions and/or behavior by explaining, instructing, describing, or demonstrating.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Some skilled speakers, regardless of their purpose, succeed in informing, persuading, entertaining, and inspiring an audience in a single presentation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Asking specific questions about your knowledge, values, and interests can help you find a good topic for a presentation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Toxic topics are appropriate for their shock value.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Many students have difficulty choosing a topic for their classroom presentations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A presentation titled “If Men Could Have Babies . . . . ” would be most appropriate for a(n)__________

Accepted Answer

A) entertainment 
B) informative 
C) persuasive 
D) inspiring 
E) impromptu 
A) entertainment 
B) informative 
C) persuasive 
D) inspiring 
E) impromptu

Question 17

A purpose statement should be specific, achievable, and relevant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Inspirational speaking brings like-minded people together, creates social unity, builds goodwill, or celebrates by arousing audience emotions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

An informative presentation is designed to

Accepted Answer

A) enlighten, clarify, and correct. 
B) enlighten, amuse, and correct. 
C) enlighten, inspire, and correct. 
D) enlighten, influence, and correct. 
E) inspire, influence, and motivate. 
A) enlighten, clarify, and correct. 
B) enlighten, amuse, and correct. 
C) enlighten, inspire, and correct. 
D) enlighten, influence, and correct. 
E) inspire, influence, and motivate.

Question 20

Which values are held by most people living in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) progress and loyalty. 
B) progress and humbleness. 
C) progress and independence. 
D) progress and tolerance. 
E) progress and family values. 
A) progress and loyalty. 
B) progress and humbleness. 
C) progress and independence. 
D) progress and tolerance. 
E) progress and family values.

Which statement illustrates the private purpose of a presentation?

“I want to persuade my audience that all children should be fully immunized before starting kindergarten” is an example of a well- developed speaker’s public purpose.

One of the most frequently asked questions in public speaking classes is

Most presentation topics can be broken down into categories.

Generally, it’s a good idea to avoid topics that require extensive research.

Which of the following answers is the best example of a purpose statement?

Inspirational presentations have the same purpose as persuasive presentations.

Your textbook compares basic American and Chinese values to emphasize how speakers and audience members may differ in terms of what they think is right or wrong, good or bad, just or unjust. Which of the following values was listed as a basic Chinese value, but not as a basic American value?

Which of the following purposes would be appropriate for an informative presentation?

Persuasive presentations change only audience opinions and not audience behaviors.

A persuasive presentation changes audience opinions and/or behavior by explaining, instructing, describing, or demonstrating.

Some skilled speakers, regardless of their purpose, succeed in informing, persuading, entertaining, and inspiring an audience in a single presentation.

Asking specific questions about your knowledge, values, and interests can help you find a good topic for a presentation.

Toxic topics are appropriate for their shock value.

Many students have difficulty choosing a topic for their classroom presentations.

A presentation titled “If Men Could Have Babies . . . . ” would be most appropriate for a(n)__________

A purpose statement should be specific, achievable, and relevant.

Inspirational speaking brings like-minded people together, creates social unity, builds goodwill, or celebrates by arousing audience emotions.

An informative presentation is designed to

Which values are held by most people living in the United States?

Principles Oeffectivspeaking

Speaking With Confidence

Listening Ancritical Thinking

Audiencanalysis Anadaptation

Speaker Credibility Anethics

Speech Setting Anoccasion

Research Ansupporting Material

Organizing Anoutlining

Introductions Anconclusions

Engaging Language

Generating Audiencinteres

Presentation Delivery

Presentation Aids

Informativpresentations

Persuasivpresentations

Special Presentations

Speaking in Groups

Filters

Exam 4: Purposantopic

Which statement illustrates the private purpose of a presentation?

“I want to persuade my audience that all children should be fully immunized before starting kindergarten” is an example of a well- developed speaker’s public purpose.

One of the most frequently asked questions in public speaking classes is

Most presentation topics can be broken down into categories.

Generally, it’s a good idea to avoid topics that require extensive research.

Which of the following answers is the best example of a purpose statement?

Inspirational presentations have the same purpose as persuasive presentations.

Your textbook compares basic American and Chinese values to emphasize how speakers and audience members may differ in terms of what they think is right or wrong, good or bad, just or unjust. Which of the following values was listed as a basic Chinese value, but not as a basic American value?

Which of the following purposes would be appropriate for an informative presentation?

Persuasive presentations change only audience opinions and not audience behaviors.

A persuasive presentation changes audience opinions and/or behavior by explaining, instructing, describing, or demonstrating.

Some skilled speakers, regardless of their purpose, succeed in informing, persuading, entertaining, and inspiring an audience in a single presentation.

Asking specific questions about your knowledge, values, and interests can help you find a good topic for a presentation.

Toxic topics are appropriate for their shock value.

Many students have difficulty choosing a topic for their classroom presentations.

A presentation titled “If Men Could Have Babies . . . . ” would be most appropriate for a(n)__________

A purpose statement should be specific, achievable, and relevant.

Inspirational speaking brings like-minded people together, creates social unity, builds goodwill, or celebrates by arousing audience emotions.

An informative presentation is designed to

Which values are held by most people living in the United States?

Principles Oeffectivspeaking

Speaking With Confidence

Listening Ancritical Thinking

Audiencanalysis Anadaptation

Speaker Credibility Anethics

Speech Setting Anoccasion

Research Ansupporting Material

Organizing Anoutlining

Introductions Anconclusions

Engaging Language

Generating Audiencinteres

Presentation Delivery

Presentation Aids

Informativpresentations

Persuasivpresentations

Special Presentations

Speaking in Groups

Filters