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Public Speaking for College and Career, 6/e
Hamilton Gregory
Wording the Speech

Multiple Choice Quiz



1

Viewers of a videotape showing a two-car accident reported seeing higher speed and greater destruction when the word "hit" was replaced by the word
A)"slammed."
B)"careened."
C)"smashed."
D)"pulverized."
2

In his speechmaking, Dr. Martin Luther King used sophisticated words with educated audiences and simple words with uneducated people. According to the text, this approach is
A)phony.
B)patronizing.
C)demeaning.
D)appropriate.
3

Which one of the following sentences is considered unacceptable?
A)Every driver should buckle his seatbelt before starting the engine.
B)Every driver should buckle his or her seatbelt before starting the engine.
C)All drivers should buckle their seatbelt before starting the engine.
D)You should buckle your seatbelt before starting the engine.
4

The emotional meaning that is associated with a word is known as
A)denotation.
B)connotation.
C)overtone.
D)nuance.
5

Which one of the following sentences contains a grammatical error?
A)We don't like to drive in the rain.
B)You don't like to drive in the rain.
C)They don't like to drive in the rain.
D)She don't like to drive in the rain.
6

The word "democracy" fits into which one of the following categories?
A)euphemisms
B)inflated language
C)abstract words
D)concrete words
7

When a company fires 100 employees, it doesn't call its action "firing" but instead uses the term "rightsizing." The word "rightsizing" is an example of which one of the following categories?
A)euphemisms
B)inflated language
C)abstract words
D)concrete words
8

The worker who sends your car through the car wash is called a "corrosion control specialist." This is an example of which one of the following categories?
A)euphemisms
B)inflated language
C)abstract words
D)concrete words
9

The word "pizza" is an example of which one of the following categories?
A)euphemisms
B)inflated language
C)abstract words
D)concrete words
10

The technical language of a group or profession is known as
A)gobbledygook.
B)jargon.
C)doublespeak.
D)abstraction.
11

"The questions for the politician were like poison-tipped darts thrown at a cornered animal." This sentence is an example of which one of the following categories?
A)metaphor
B)simile
C)mixed metaphor
D)cliché
12

"The giant oak trees were silent towers guarding the edge of the field." This sentence is an example of which one of the following categories?
A)metaphor
B)simile
C)mixed metaphor
D)cliché
13

"When I saw his new car, I was green with envy." This sentence is an example of which one of the following categories?
A)metaphor
B)simile
C)mixed metaphor
D)cliché
14

"These are sticky problems that we try to hide under a rug, but they continue to bubble to the surface." This sentence is an example of which one of the following categories?
A)metaphor
B)simile
C)mixed metaphor
D)cliche
15

Which one of the following statements is false?
A)Oral language requires more repetition of key ideas than written language.
B)Oral language requires that you pad your speech with windy phrases.
C)Oral language requires more elaboration than written language.








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