help me do this pleaseee
I have alot of the answers but I want to make sure I have them right. I will give you the best answer if you just try. please help me!! I need a good grade, I want to graduate this year.
Choose it as a,b,c,or d. Thank you
1: In Ancient Greece and Rome the practice of public speaking was called _____.
speech-making
rhetoric
lecturing
talking
2: Today, the term rhetoric refers to grammar and the rules of written composition.
True
False
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3: Which of these men was a prominent public speaker of their time?
Cicero
Plato
Tacitus
All of the above
4: In ancient Athens, the _______ endorsed a shallow and dishonest theory and practice of public speaking in the law-courts and in exhibitions.
orators
Plebeians
politicians
sophists
5: The ability to speak well in public is the result of a natural ability or knack and cannot be learned.
True
False
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6: Which of these are elements of a communicative situation?
the audience
the speaker, the person who tries to affect others.
the means, methods, and techniques by which a speaker secures the response of others.
all of the above
7: The response that a speaker desires from his hearers becomes the ______.
purpose of the speech
argument
example
evidence
8: Public speaking is _____ unlike the fine arts which aim at giving aesthetic pleasure. Public speaking is a tool or an instrument for directly at influencing men's thought and conduct, not a performance or an exhibition.
artistic
uninspired
practical
impractical
9: In communication, the relationship between the speaker and the listeners is _____.
unipolar
bipolar
multi-polar
none of the above
10: Two elements that are so fundamental to all good speechmaking that the beginning speaker should recognize them early in his training and should gain experience with them at once are:
arranging, supporting, and amplifying ideas
delivering ideas in a direct, conversational manner
A and B
none of the above
11: A general statement is any statement needing particularization, concretion, reinforcement, or other form of amplification.
True
False
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12: The "cell" or basic unit of good speeches consists of two parts:
general statement and supporting material
question and answer
stimulus and response
conflict and resolution
13: _____ is matter that serves to render particular, to make concrete, to reinforce, or otherwise to amplify the general statement.
A thesis
Supporting material
General material
The argument
14: Which of the following is a type supporting material?
Testimony
Examples
Comparisons
all of the above
15: For speeches, the _________outline is best adapted because it shows most easily the logical relations among the materials of the speech.
complete sentence
general statement
fragment
stream of consciousness
16: The delivery of a speech is whatever the speaker says and does during the moments that he assumes an active role in the communicative situation.
True
False
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17: ______ is bodily behavior that is efficient and movement that fits a particular situation with economy and without obtrusiveness.
Speed
Speech
Poise
Liveliness
18: The hallmark of good gesture is studied actions and mechanical movement.
True
False
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19: A ______ is learned behavior that meets the needs of a situation; an _____ is unlearned behavior in response to a situation.
habit; instinct
instinct; habit
response; stimulus
none of the above
20: _________ is a mode of oral presentation in which the speaker's language--his words, phrases, and sentences--is coined as he talks.
Word-for-word memorization
Impromtu speaking
Extemporaneous speaking
Practiced speaking
21: _______ is speaking for which no specific preparation is made. The speaker does not know he is expected to "say a few words" on a particular topic; he is suddenly called upon and he makes the best of the situation.
Word-for-word memorization
Impromptu speaking
Extemporaneous speaking
Practiced speaking
22: Reading a speech from a manuscript is perhaps more common today than ever before in the history of public speaking. In part, this is due to the influence of the media.
True
False
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23: _______ is often marked by trembling, knee shaking, rigidity and immobility, fast and irregular breathing, prior to the speech or during delivery.
preparedness
poise
stage-fright
none of the above
24: Stage-fright can resolved by attacking which of these points:
minimizing the danger aspect of the situation
dispelling the idea that danger can be met only by withdrawing and running away
by not running away from the situation
all of the above
25: The speaker's main task is to ensure that the listeners will experience the responses which he desires from the stimuli emanating from him, especially from spoken language.
True
False
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26: The first law of strength and change maintains that of two or more sources of sensation (stimuli), the stronger will govern perception.
True
False
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27: A stimulus is considered dynamic if it:
exhibits some striking quality
exhibits movement or change
A and B
none of the above
28: __________ emotions point directly to the individual, are of primary concern to us and to our welfare, and are self-centered and primitive.
Socio-centric
Ego-centric emotions
Psychopathic
Irrational
29: _______ emotions point directly to the welfare of others; they help us understand and appreciate others so that the members of a civilized, mature society can get on effectively together.
Socio-centric
Ego-centric emotions
Psychopathic
Irrational
30: Which of the following is NOT considered a sociocentric emotion?
Fear
Sympathy
Pity
Humor
31: ______ is a general tendency to approach or withdraw from stimulus-situations in a predetermined way.
a judgment
a habit
an attitude
a fear
32: Because attitudes are fixed, the persuasive speaker and writer will not be able to change his audience's attitude towards some situation, problem, or judgment from unfavorable to favorable.
True
False
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33: Specific preparation for a particular speech includes which of these steps?
Selecting a subject
Finding and collecting materials
Selecting ideas and supporting materials
All of the above
34: Which of these types of subjects may it be difficult or impossible to present an unaided oral presentation about?
Subtle or complicated processes
Technical subjects requiring the mastery of specialized concepts and vocabulary
Subjects requiring the detailed understanding of large quantities of figures and statistics
All of the above
35: _______is a technique for visualizing the relationships between different concepts.
Drawing
Reading
Concept mapping
Lecturing
36: The ________ in libraries list alphabetically all books in the libraries according to (a) author, (b) title, and (c) subject matter.
journal
map
card catalogue
concept map
37: The Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature, owned by all libraries, is an up-to-date listing of practically all articles printed in magazines and periodicals in America.
True
False
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38: _______ should reinforce, clarify, or make vivid those ideas in the speech which need reinforcement.
Thesis statements
General statements
Purpose statements
Examples
39: Organizing and patterning ideas comes about through ________.
stimuli and response
analysis and synthesis
reading and writing
habits and instincts
40: The _______ of an informative speech is a statement that epitomizes the ideas which are used to accomplish the specific purpose.
main head
subhead
subordinate head
subject sentence
English buffs...?
Good god! How did you get Yahoo to accept all 40 questions? I thought we were limited to about 1500 characters or something.
I salute your moxie, and I think a person who can stick all this on a website has surely found the right answers.
Reply:What's the name of your teacher? I'm going to turn you in for trying to cheat.
Reply:OK, Here goes:
B, T, A, B, F, D, C, B, C, T, A, B, D, B, T, C, F, A, C, B, T, C, B, T, T, B, B, A, A, C, F, D, D, C, C, T, A, B, D.
Guaranteed an A.
wisteria
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