SPC 1608 Week 13 Quiz | Assignment Help | Hillsborough Community College

SPC 1608 Week 13 Quiz | Assignment Help | Hillsborough Community College

Question 1

When previewing his speech on Islam, Tim says, “The best way to understand Islam is to look at some of the beliefs and practices of this religion.” Tim will be giving a speech about

 

o   a procedure.

o   people.

o   an idea.

o   an event.

 

Question 2

A person who learns best by hearing is known as a(n) ______ learner.

 

o   Kinesthetic

o   visual

o   auditory

o   visual print

 

Question 3

To express your ideas so that the intended message is accurately understood by the audience is known as speaking with

 

o   precision.

o   simplification.

o   audience analysis.

o   clarity.

 

 

 

 

Question 4

Roberto gave an informative speech about the life and artistic accomplishments of Andy Warhol. What type of informative speech did Roberto deliver?

 

o   a speech about events

o   a speech about procedures

o   a speech about people

o   a speech about ideas

 

Question 5

Sheena presented her informative speech on the life of Marie Curie. She had decided to cover Curie’s early life and marriage, her scientific achievements despite the prejudice against her as a woman, and finally, the importance of Curie’s discoveries on our lives today. She concluded her introduction by previewing all the main points, then used an internal summary as a transition to each of the main ideas. In her conclusion, she summarized her main ideas, emphasizing the importance of Marie Curie’s life. What strategy to enhance audience recall was Sheena using?

 

o   pace the information flow

o   tell a suspenseful story

o   build in redundancy

o   reinforce the main ideas nonverbally

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 6

A speech about an object may be organized topically, chronologically, or

 

o   causally.

o   in a problem-solution pattern.

o   spatially.

o   sequentially.

 

 

Question 7

Malcolm would rather learn by trying something rather than hearing it, watching it, or reading about it. Malcolm is a ______ learner

 

o   kinesthetic

o   visual print

o   visual

o   auditory

 

Question 8

Phyllis presented an informative speech on how to fix a flat tire. What type of informative speech was this?

 

o   a speech about a procedure

o   a speech about an object

o   a speech about an event

o   a speech about an idea

 

Question 9

An informative speech about an event typically follows the ______ pattern of organization.

 

o   spatial

o   topical

o   problem–solution

o   chronological

 

 

 

Question 10

A(n) ______, a short review of what you have just presented, makes a good transition between major ideas.

 

o   central idea

o   internal summary

o   specific behavioral objective

o   general purpose

 

Question 11

 “Three reasons Lewis wrote the Narnia stories are to connect the ‘pictures’ he visualized in his head, to write an engaging story for children, and to make a larger point about Christianity.” This statement is an example of a ______ in an informative speech.

 

o   general purpose

o   central idea

o   specific behavioral purpose

o   subpoint

 

Question 12

A speech about ______ is an informative speech that discusses anything you can see or touch.

 

o   procedures

o   ideas

o   people

o   objects

 

 

Question 13

The art and science of teaching adults to learn is

 

o   andragogy.

o   analogy.

o   pedagogy.

o   ideology.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 14

David decided to present his informative speech on “How to Give the Heimlich Maneuver.” He opened by recounting how he saved his younger brother’s life when his brother was choking on gum he had accidentally swallowed. Which of the strategies to maintain audience interest was David utilizing?

 

o   tell a story

o   motivate your audience to listen

o   use the unexpected

o   present information that relates to the audience

 

Question 15

Research suggests that you can demystify a complex process if you first provide a simple overview of the process with ______, a vivid description, or a word picture.

 

o   a simile

o   an andragogy

o   an analogy

o   a pedagogy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 16

An effective way to keep an audience’s attention is to tell a story. According to your text, what are three elements that make a good story?

 

o   conflict, dialogue, action

o   action, suspense, dialogue

o   conflict, action, suspense

o   characters, plot, action

 

 

 

Question 17

A speech about ______ is an informative speech that discusses how something works, or describes a process with a particular outcome.

 

o   people

o   ideas

o   objects

o   procedures

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question 18

 “At the end of my speech, the audience should be able to state three reasons C. S. Lewis wrote The Chronicles of Narnia.” This statement is an example of a ______ in an informative speech.

 

o   central idea

o   specific behavioral purpose

o   general purpose

o   main idea

 

Question 19

Most speeches about ideas are organized according to complexity or

 

o   topically.

o   sequentially.

o   spatially.

o   causally.

 

Question 20

Which of the following is a principle of adult-learning?

 

o   Adults should be actively involved in the learning process.

o   Adults prefer to learn what they already know.

o   Adults prefer learning about abstract concepts rather than real-world concepts.

o   Adults prefer information that does not pertain to their personal problems.

 

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