Unit Quiz 1

Ethics are a set of moral principles that a society, group, or individual hold that differentiate right from wrong and goof behavior from bad behavior.

• True

• False

Feedback cannot be expressed nonverbally.

• True

• False

Intrapersonal communication refers to the communication between two people.

• True

• False

Exigence is "something that a situation demands or makes urgently necessary and that puts pressure on the people involved".

• True

• Flase

Listener-relevance links are statements informing listeners of how and why they should be interested in or care about an idea.

• True

• False

Effective speakers do not use a conversational style of speaking.

• True

• False

Public speaking is a liberal art because:

• Public speaking is a highly informal method of communication which does not require prior preparation.

• Public speaking knowledge and skills are fundamental to participating effectively in a democratic society.

• Public speaking knowledge and skills hold relevance to only a handful of professions and fields of study.

• Public speaking allows a speaker to use and quote any content without citing the author.

Which of the following statements is true about the formal study of public speaking?

• It teaches us not what to think but how to think.

• It focuses on eliminating critical thinking.

• It gives importance to verbal rather than nonverbal cues.

• It holds little relevance for democratic societies.

The formal study of public speaking:

• Excludes the nonverbal component of communication.

• Encourages individuals to be simplistic in their approach when collecting information.

• Treats communication as a one-way process.

• Helps us to learn critically.

Public speaking empowers us to:

• Use informal means of communication.

• Engage in one-way communication.

• Achieve our career goals.

• Impose our ideas on others.