Quiz #2: Chapters 5 and 6

1. An open-ended question allows for A. Helpful limits by reducing the possible answers to "yes" or "no." B. Stumping the audience to gain credibility. C. unrestricted answers. D. getting a date without a sense of rejection. E. B and D 2. A true or false question such as this one is closed-ended according to our textbook. T or F 3. Situational audience analysis is A. Examination and adaptation by the speaker. B. Rediculous. C. An insult to the audience as it can be seen as "dumbing down" for certain listeners. D. limited to consideration of the speech-making occassion only. 4. Psychological audience analysis includes A. Consideration of the introduction, body and conclusion. B. Alien mind probes. C. Consideration of attitudes,beliefs and values. D. Movie censorship. 5. A belief is what one holds to be true or false. T or F 6. The statement of whether a speech is intended to inform,persuade or entertain is A. Narrowing the topic. B. important when speaking about Irish folk music. C. The general purpose. D. The specific purpose. E. Not usually neccessary. 7. Main ideas are also known as subdivisions of the central speech idea. T or F 8. The purpose statement usually A. Indicates what the audience should learn. B. Indicates what the audience will be able to do. C. Guides speakers choices when preparing the speech D. A and C E. All of the above 9. A central idea should A. be complex in order to impress Sandra. B. be a single idea. C. include multiple ideas. D. use direct language. E. B and D F. Include pyrotechnics as a visual aid. 10. Being able to state your "point" in a single, clear idea is A. Oversimplification. B. Judith Humphrey's definition of the central idea. C. A declaritive sentence. D. A great way to avoid plaigerism. E. Beebe and Beebe's " blueprint."