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| 1 | Listeners usually find generalizations more interesting and convincing than specific statements. |
 | A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 2 | The skillful use of supporting materials is closely related to critical thinking. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 3 | The three kinds of supporting materials discussed in your textbook are |
| A) | questions, answers, and conclusions. |
| B) | statistics, examples, and testimony. |
| C) | generalizations, statements, and opinions. |
| D) | descriptions, figures, and analysis. |
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| 4 | A(n) ____________ is a specific case used to illustrate or represent a group of people, ideas, conditions, experiences, or the like. |
| A) | example |
| B) | phenomenon |
| C) | testimonial |
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| 5 | Examples are especially useful for getting listeners involved in a speech. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 6 | A hypothetical example is an example that describes an imaginary or fictitious situation. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 7 | A(n) ____________ example is a specific case referred to in passing to illustrate a point. |
| A) | brief |
| B) | irregular |
| C) | minor |
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| 8 | According to your textbook, a(n) ____________ example is a story, narrative, or anecdote developed at some length to illustrate a point. |
| A) | general |
| B) | extended |
| C) | illustrative |
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| 9 | You should usually avoid using detailed examples because they will bore your audience. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 10 | The impact of an extended example often depends as much on the speaker's delivery as on the content of the example. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 11 | The ____________ is the number that occurs most frequently in a group of numbers. |
| A) | mean |
| B) | median |
| C) | mode |
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| 12 | What is the median in the following set of numbers: 500, 600, 650, 700, 750? |
| A) | 500 |
| B) | 600 |
| C) | 650 |
| D) | 700 |
| E) | 750 |
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| 13 | The term for the statistical measure popularly known as the "average" is the ____________. |
| A) | mean |
| B) | median |
| C) | mode |
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| 14 | The main purpose of using statistics in a speech is to make the speech more vivid. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 15 | According to your textbook, if you quoted your sixteen-year-old niece on the impact of media violence on high-school students, you would be using ____________ testimony. |
| A) | regular |
| B) | individual |
| C) | peer |
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| 16 | Research indicates that the impact of examples is greatly enhanced when they are followed by ____________ that show the examples are typical. |
| A) | axioms |
| B) | comparisons |
| C) | statistics |
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| 17 | In most cases, statistics speak for themselves and do not require a lot of explanation when used in a speech. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 18 | When using statistics in a speech, you should |
| A) | round off complicated statistics. |
| B) | identify the sources of your statistics. |
| C) | use statistics sparingly. |
| D) | all of the above. |
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| 19 | According to your textbook, what type of supporting material would you be using if you quoted Yale physicist Daniel Timbie on the compatibility of the big bang theory with religious philosophies? |
| A) | expert testimony |
| B) | scientific testimony |
| C) | instrumental testimony |
| D) | formal testimony |
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| 20 | To restate or summarize a source's ideas in one's own words is to |
| A) | generalize. |
| B) | quote informally. |
| C) | quote out of context. |
| D) | paraphrase. |
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| 21 | How does the following speech excerpt violate the guidelines for using statistics presented in your textbook?Restaurants are paying more for seafood and top cuts of beef. The price of king crab legs rose $7.07 in the past year, from $8.27 to $15.34. The cost of gulf shrimp rose $2.12, from $12.68 to $14.80. Likewise, the cost of a tenderloin filet rose $9.53, from $15.79 to $25.32. And the cost of a rib eye steak rose $1.94, from $4.16 to $6.10. |
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| 22 | How does the following speech excerpt violate the guidelines for using supporting materials presented in your textbook?According to a study just released by General Motors, the safety record of automobiles manufactured in the United States is better than it has ever been. As General Motors states, "It's just not fair to say that automakers are not concerned about safety." |
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| 23 | Identify the four major guidelines discussed in your textbook for using testimony in a speech. |
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| 24 | What are the six tips discussed in your textbook for using statistics? |
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