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

Speaking in Groups

True or False Quiz



1

In preparing an agenda for a meeting, a leader should rank items from most important to least important.
A)True
B)False
2

If some group members have not arrived at the time when a meeting is supposed to begin, the leader should wait five minutes and then start.
A)True
B)False
3

The minutes of a meeting should be created by the leader of the group.
A)True
B)False
4

Group-created decisions are usually better than leader-dictated decisions.
A)True
B)False
5

The required length for a meeting is 50 minutes.
A)True
B)False
6

Meetings should never exceed one hour without a break.
A)True
B)False
7

A hidden agenda in a meeting is frequently due to the desire by some participants to curry favor with a boss.
A)True
B)False
8

Whenever possible, participants in a meeting should express objections in the form of a question.
A)True
B)False
9

Group decisions that are made in a mood of pseudo-unanimity are often good decisions.
A)True
B)False
10

The creator of the reflective-thinking method was the American philosopher John Dewey.
A)True
B)False
11

In defining a problem, a group should devise wording that suggests a solution.
A)True
B)False
12

Establishing criteria for evaluating solutions means that the group should establish the standards or conditions by which to judge a solution.
A)True
B)False
13

In brainstorming, wild and crazy ideas should be avoided.
A)True
B)False
14

A panel discussion is usually made up of three to eight team members.
A)True
B)False
15

Panel members should be willing to alter their positions.
A)True
B)False