Public Forum Quiz

Public Forum is based on a resolution that is based on current events.

• True

• False

Public Forum is an individual debate; not a team debate.

• True

• False

Before you go to a round, you know that you will be Aff or Neg.

• True

• False

Once you are in the round, a coin toss determines who will be Aff or Neg and who will be the first or second speakers.

• True

• False

Each team only has two minutes of prep time during a Public Forum round.

• True

• False

Each team gets to question their opponents in what is called Crossfire.

• True

• False

The first four speeches in the round are 4 minutes each.

• True

• False

During the final focus, speakers can take up to five minutes each.

• True

• False

A panel of reporters help to decide the winners of the round.

• True

• False

Public Forum is a type of debate that the average person should be able to understand.

• True

• False