COMM 301 Week 6 Quiz 1

Stand Up, Speak Out Chapter 5 Quiz

 COMM 301 Week 6 Quiz 1 | Los Rios Community College

Question 1

Public speaking is an activity that is:  

·         audience-centered.  

·         information-centered.  

·         research-centered.  

·         delivery-centered.

  

Question 2

Audience analysis gathers information about the audience in order to:  

·         find a topic that will be entirely new to them.   

·         understand their needs, values, and expectations.  

·         figure out how to impress them with your perspectives.  

·         learn something deeply personal about them.

 

 Question 3

Controversial topics:  

·         often confront people’s fundamental beliefs and values.  

·         are too dangerous and difficult for student speeches.  

·         are inappropriate topics because they are too boring.  

·         are inappropriate topics because there is no universal agreement.

 

 Question 4

Demographic information refers to:  

·         religious, educational, and political affiliations.  

·         characteristics such as income, social influence, and prestige.  

·         the degree to which the audience will agree with the views expressed by a speaker.  

·         measures such as gender, age range, marital status, race, and ethnicity.

 

 Question 5

Diversity refers to: 

·         factors of difference, including race, sexual orientation, religion, and wealth. 

·         groups that are unable to conform to American patterns of behavior. 

·         groups that do not conform to the American model of society.  

·         beliefs and superstitions that conflict with modern scientific standards.

 

 Question 6

The term “frame of reference” refers to a:  

·         strategy for identifying the right audience for a particular speech.  

·         standard way of understanding things in an academic or professional field.  

·         speaker’s research strategies, including specific reference materials.  

·         person’s individual outlook as influenced by his or her unique life experience.

 

 Question 7

Psychographic information refers to:  

·         descriptive information about social realities that impact mental health.  

·         a person’s degree of willingness to consider alternative points of view.   

·         beliefs, attitudes, values, and opinions that might be difficult to predict.  

·         perceptions about what topics are considered “fit for discussion.”

 

Question 8

The perception that a speaker is honest and trustworthy is:  

·         persuasion.  

·         credibility.  

·         adaptation.  

·         convergence.

 

Question 9

Public speaking is an idea-centered activity.  

·         True    

·         False

 

 Question 10

You should adapt your speech to audience needs.  

·         True  

·         False