GEB 3213
Chapter 13
exam(45
questions with
100% correct
answers)
1. Which of the following statements is true
about informative speeches?
a. They seek to motivate the audience to
change their minds.
b. They notify audiences on issues that are
under consideration in a referendum.
c. They aim to start a new habit.
d. They aspire to get people to take on a new
belief.
,e. They try to influence people to adopt a
new idea. - answer b. They notify audiences
on issues that are under consideration in a
referendum.
2. There are distinct functions inherent in a
speech to inform. Which of the following is
not one of them?
a. You will be offering to share with the
audience some of the information you have
gathered relating to a topic.
b. By looking at your speech from an
audience-oriented perspective, you will
increase your ability to increase the
audience's understanding.
c. When you present your speech to inform,
you may want to maintain the audience
member's perceptions of your topic.
d. Your intentions are to inform the audience,
increasing their understanding of a particular
subject, and gaining new skills.
e. The act of sharing will reduce ignorance,
increase learning, and facilitate
understanding of your chosen topic. - answer
c. When you present your speech to inform,
, you may want to maintain the audience
member's perceptions of your topic.
3. When we share information informally,
_____.
a. we intend it to be a display of attitude
b. we divide people into groups that agree or
disagree with the speaker
c. we use sarcasm to communicate attitude
d. we take sides
e. we often provide our own perspective and
attitude for our own reasons - answer e. we
often provide our own perspective and
attitude for our own reasons
4. The relationship between informing as
opposed to persuading your audience is often
expressed in terms of _____.
a. exposition versus interpretation
b. explanation versus argument
c. explication versus analysis
d. definition versus declaration
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