Multiple Choice Questions

Question 5.1

The Greek word for “character” is __________.

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B.
C.
D.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is C.

Question 5.2

Which of the following is not a characteristic of positive ethos?

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B.
C.
D.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is A.

Question 5.3

Researchers have found that source credibility is based on a speaker’s __________.

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B.
C.
D.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is A.

Question 5.4

As you plan your speech, anticipate that audience members will hold a range of judgments or standards of what’s good and bad in life and of what’s important to them, which are also known as __________.

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B.
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D.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is C.

Question 5.5

An ethical speaker is conscious of __________ values.

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B.
C.
D.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is C.

Question 5.6

Which of the following would be considered a terminal value by the psychologist Milton Rokeach?

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B.
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Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is C.

Question 5.7

Our right to speak freely is limited by types of speech that are considered illegal, including __________.

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B.
C.
D.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is D.

Question 5.8

When a speaker makes audience members feel worthy and honored, the speaker is using which rule for ethical speaking?

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B.
C.
D.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is B.

Question 5.9

Speakers who act as if everyone shares their point of view and points of reference are engaging in __________.

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C.
D.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is C.

Question 5.10

__________ is not a way for speakers to display respect for the audience.

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B.
C.
D.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is C.

Question 5.11

When a speaker uses another person’s information as his or her own, he or she is __________.

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B.
C.
D.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is C.

Question 5.12

Which of the following is a form of plagiarism?

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B.
C.
D.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is D.

Question 5.13

In order to avoid plagiarism in a speech, you must __________.

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B.
C.
D.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is C.

Question 5.14

Acknowledging your sources of information during a speech __________.

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B.
C.
D.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is D.

Question 5.15

What are copyright laws designed to protect?

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B.
C.
D.

Correct.
Incorrect. The answer is B.
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