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| 1 | Public speaking has been taught and studied for thousands of years. |
 | A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 2 | Because people have different frames of reference, a public speaker must take care to adapt her or his message to the particular audience being addressed. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 3 | ____________ is anxiety over the prospect of giving a speech in front of an audience. |
| A) | Adrenaline |
| B) | Visualization |
| C) | Stage fright |
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| 4 | It is normal--even desirable--to be nervous at the start of a speech. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 5 | _____________ is controlled nervousness that helps energize a speaker for his or her presentation. |
| A) | Restrained anxiety |
| B) | Positive nervousness |
| C) | Performance anxiety |
| D) | Focused nervousness |
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| 6 | Listeners usually realize how tense a speaker is. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 7 | Public speaking and ordinary conversation are similar in that both involve adapting to listener feedback. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 8 | Critical thinking includes |
| A) | seeing the relationships among ideas. |
| B) | judging the credibility of statements. |
| C) | assessing the soundness of evidence. |
| D) | all of the above. |
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| 9 | The messages, usually nonverbal, sent from a listener to a speaker are called ____________. |
| A) | cues |
| B) | feedback |
| C) | prompts |
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| 10 | The knowledge, experience, goals, values, and attitudes through which each listener filters a message make up the listener's |
| A) | frame of reference. |
| B) | cognitive screen. |
| C) | psychological filter. |
| D) | attitudinal field. |
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| 11 | Most successful speakers do not experience stage fright. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 12 | ____________ is mental imaging in which a speaker vividly pictures himself or herself giving a successful presentation. |
| A) | Focusing |
| B) | Visualization |
| C) | Representation |
| D) | Channeling |
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| 13 | Because each person has a different frame of reference, the meaning of a message will never be exactly the same to a listener as to a speaker. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 14 | According to your textbook, ____________ is anything that impedes the communication of a message. |
| A) | interference |
| B) | blockage |
| C) | distortion |
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| 15 | ____________ is the belief that one's own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures. |
| A) | Ethnocentrism |
| B) | Egocentrism |
| C) | Elitism |
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| 16 | Which of the following is likely to help you deal with nervousness in your speeches? |
| A) | Visualize yourself giving a strong speech. |
| B) | Focus on communicating rather than on being nervous. |
| C) | Be thoroughly prepared for each speech. |
| D) | All of the above. |
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| 17 | Avoiding ethnocentrism means that public speakers should |
| A) | show respect for the cultures of the people they address. |
| B) | assume that their personal values are shared by all the audience. |
| C) | agree with the beliefs of all groups and cultures. |
| D) | all the above. |
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| 18 | Speechmaking becomes more complex as cultural diversity increases. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 19 | While listening to a speech about gun control, Scott thought back to his experiences as an intern with the police department and decided that the speaker was knowledgeable about the subject. Scott was |
| A) | missing the message due to the error of ethnocentrism. |
| B) | sending feedback about the message to the speaker. |
| C) | filtering the message through his frame of reference. |
| D) | empowering the speaker to make a change in the world. |
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| 20 | Avoiding ethnocentrism is important for listeners as well as for speakers. |
| A) | True |
| B) | False |
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| 21 | Which of the following does your textbook recommend as a way to help you deal with nervousness in your speeches? |
| A) | Be prepared to fail in your first few speeches. |
| B) | Tell the audience how nervous you get when speaking. |
| C) | Work especially hard on your speech introduction. |
| D) | All of the above |
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| 22 | List the seven elements of the speech communication process discussed in your textbook. |
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| 23 | What are the four major similarities between conversation and public speaking discussed in your textbook? |
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| 24 | What are the three primary differences between conversation and public speaking? |
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