Public Speaking Unit 1 Quiz

Public speaking is an ___________ social and professional skill.

• essential

• elementary

• elemental

• elaborate

What benefits can effective public speaking have in a person's lifetime?

What are/were Sophists?

(Please choose all that apply.)

• teachers and practitioners of the teaching of the philosopher, Sophocles

• anyone who has a talent for public speaking

• teachers and practitioners of rhetoric who gave extended public orations to demonstrate their talent

• teachers and practitioners of rhetoric who offered instruction

Who was the important Sophist who argued that public speaking was more challenging and more effective than written texts?

• Aristotle

• Alcidamas

• Plato

• Socrates

Which of the following is NOT one of the Five Canons of Rhetoric?

(Choose 5.)

• Intention

• Arrangement

• Memory

• Delivery

• Style

How is the first canon of rhetoric, invention, related to critical thinking?

List one example of critical listening based on the textbook.

In the Speech Communication Process, the sender has an idea, crafts a message into language (________), and sends the message to a receiver.

In the Speech Communication Process, _____ is anything that interferes with the message transmission or receipt.

Why is taking a class in communication valuable?