These questions will simply give you some idea of how one can ask multiple choice questions about this type of material; the questions do not necessarily reflect the range of material covered on the test out exam.  Using the study questions for the chapters on the CD-ROM that comes with the 7th edition of the Lucas textbook will give you further practice.

The actual test out exam has 50 multiple choice questions and they are taken from the following chapters:  Chapter 1 (4 questions), Chapter 4  (3 questions), Chapter 5  (3 questions), Chapter 7  (4 questions), Chapter 8  (7 questions), Chapter 9  (5 questions), Chapter 10  (4 questions), Chapter 11  (4 questions), Chapter 12  (3 questions), Chapter 13  (2 questions),  Chapter 15  (6 questions), Chapter 16  (5 questions).

If you want more guidance for study purposes you could look at the review materials for the midterm and final exams for the Fall semester of Speech Communication 212.  You would, of course, not be responsible for any of the kinds of materials that were covered only in lecture and not in the book, but the material that we expect people to get from the book during the regular semester is the same as the material we hope you can demonstrate knowledge of during the testout.

1. Someone coughing in the audience or walking in late during a presentation are examples of what part of the communication model?
A. channel   B. message   C. feedback   D. interference   E. extraneous behaviors

2. Gestures and visual aids are examples of what part of the communication model?

A. channel   B. message   C. feedback   D. interference   E. extraneous behaviors

3. There are four guidelines for ethical speaking presented in the text. They are:

A. ethically sound goals, full preparation, being honest, and avoiding name-calling
B. use audience prejudices, full preparation, being honest, and avoiding name-calling
C. full preparation, manipulating statistics, avoiding name calling, and ethically sound goals.
D. research, practice, honesty, and meeting the time limit
E. ethically sound goals, full preparation, and being honest

4. Which of the following is a strong specific purpose statement for an Informative speech?

A. To inform my audience about dogs.
B. To persuade my audience to take action to protect themselves from vicious dogs.
C. To inform my audience about the different breeds of dogs and about how to train dogs.
D. To inform my audience about the different breeds of dogs.
E. All of the above

5. Which is not a guideline for writing specific purpose statements?

A. limit the purpose to one idea.
B. make it broad and general
C. avoid figurative language
D. write the statement as an infinitive phrase
E. write your purpose as a statement, not a question

6. According to our textbook, ___________ are used to emphasize movement from one point to another.

A. channels
B. internal summaries
C. transitions
D. point connectors
E. visual aids

7. While working on the body of the speech you see the need to let the audience know what the upcoming subpoints will be. You decide to include a(n) ____________.

A. pattern of organization
B. internal preview
C. transition
D. list
E. internal summary

8. According to the text, speeches should contain _______ main points.

A. three
B. two to three
C. two to five
D. one to five
E. none of the above

9. When using a visual aid, always make sure

A. it is passed to every member of the audience
B. it is visible throughout the speech
C. it incorporates motion
D. it is clearly explained
E. it uses as many colors as possible

10. The textbook suggests that when delivering a speech to an audience in the United States you should

A. Look at your instructor most of the time.
B. Keep your eyes focused on a spot on the back of the wall.
C. Look at the audience 80 to 90 percent of the time.
D. Look at your notes only about half the time.
E. Pretend you are speaking in an empty room.

11. "I am currently studying veterinary medicine, and I am working part-time at an animal clinic." This statement in the introduction of the speech could best be described as

A. gaining attention
B. revealing the topic
C. establishing credibility
D. bragging
E. previewing the body of the speech

12. "You now know that the three steps in making a cake are gathering the materials, mixing the batter, and baking the cake."
This statement in the conclusion of a speech could best be described as

A. signaling the end of the speech
B. a dissolve ending
C a crescendo ending
D. reinforcement of the central idea
E. a speech preview

13. According to your textbook, the belief that ones' own group or culture is superior to all other groups or cultures is termed

A. egocentrism
B. ethnocentrism
C. limited world view
D. ethnicity
E. ecumenism

14. The following statement is what part of an outline?

                b. In the summer of 1993, Jordan's father was killed.

A. a supporting fact
B. a main point
C. a subpoint
D. a sub-subpoint
E. a sub-sub-subpoint

15. Below in random order are a main point, two subpoints, and two sub-subpoints from a speech. Which is the second subpoint? [this would be the point signaled on an outline as "B."]

A. King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech following the march.
B. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s greatest triumphs came during the early 1960's.
C. Later that year he participated in the famous march on Washington, D.C.
D. More than 200,000 people took part in that march.
E. In 1963 he campaigned against segregation in Birmingham, Alabama.

16. Which of the following is not one of the five steps the text suggests you follow in order to practice your speech delivery?

A. go through the preparation outline aloud
B. prepare the speaking outline
C. preview the main points
D. polish and refine your delivery
E. do a dress rehearsal under conditions as similar to your classroom as you can

17. The text calls a speech on the festivities surrounding Cinco de Mayo an informative speech on a(n)

A. object
B. event
C. concept
D. process
E. culture

18. If you were doing an informative speech on the geography of Vietnam which of the following would be the source you should go to for the most specific information?

a. a yearbook such as Facts on File
b. an encyclopedia such as Britannica
c. a biographical aid such as International Who's Who
d. a gazetteer such as Webster's New Geographical Dictionary
e. an index such as ERIC

a. 100
b. 300
c. 250
d. 150
e. 120

a. be brief
b. reveal the topic
c. be a preview
d. gain attention and interest
e. establish your credibility

a. a statistic
b. a call to action
c. an example
d. all of the above
e. a and b only

a.  There are several major causes of the problem of unreliable 911 operation.
b.  When calls do get through, operators do not always send help promptly.
c.  The growing unreliability of the 911 emergency system is a serious problem.
d.  Recent studies show that in some locations many 911 calls never get through.
e.  An effective solution would involve upgrading both technology and operator training.

a. problem-solution
b. problem-cause-solution
c. comparative advantages
d. Monroe's Motivated sequence
e. topical

a. simile
b. metaphor
c. antithesis
d. parallelism
e. repetition

a. simile
b. metaphor
c. alliteration
d. parallelism
e. repetition

a. is really "off the cuff" delivery.
b. sounds spontaneous to an audience.
c. is like reading a speech.
d. is carefully rehearsed.
e. b and d

a. To persuade my audience to donate blood.
b. To persuade my audience that they should donate money to Habitat for Humanity.
c. To persuade my audience that the University should build a parking garage on the North side of campus.
d. To persuade my audience that UFO's have visited the earth.
e. b, c and d

a. "Brazil's enforcement efforts have made a difference in controlling the number of acres cleared."
b. "Recently, Brazil has renewed its commitment to enforce the laws that fine those who exceed limits on clearing land in the rain forest."
c. "In 1995 11,200 square miles of the Amazon rain forest in Brazil was burned or cleared."
d. none of the above
e. a and c only

1. D. interference
2. B. message
3. A. ethically sound goals, full preparation. being honest, and avoiding name-calling
4. D. To inform my audience about the different breeds of dogs.
5. B. make it broad and general
6. C. transitions
7. B. internal preview
8. C. two to five main points
9. D. it is clearly explained
10. C. Look at the audience 80- to 90 percent of the time.
11. C. establishing credibility
12. D. reinforcement of the central idea [using a strategy we call summary]
13. B. ethnocentrism
14. E. a sub-sub-subpoint
15. C. later that year he participated in the famous march on Washington, D.C.

The unscrambled outline should look like this:
I. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s greatest triumphs came during the early 1960's.
     A. In 1963 he campaigned against segregation in Birmingham, Alabama.
     B. Later that year he participated in the famous march on Washington, D.C.
          1.  More than 200,000 people took part in that march.
          2.  King gave his "I Have a Dream" speech following the march.

16. C. preview the main points
17. B. an event
18. d. a gazetteer such as Webster's New Geographical Dictionary
19. e. 120
20. c. be a preview
21. b. a call to action
22. e.  An effective solution would involve upgrading both technology and operator training.

The unscrambled outline should look like this:
I. The growing unreliability of the 911 emergency system is a serious problem.
II. Recent studies show that in some locations many 911 calls never get through.
      A. When calls do get through, operators do not always send help promptly.
      B. There are several major causes of the problem of unreliable 911 operation.
III. An effective solution would involve upgrading both technology and operator training.

23.  b. problem-cause-solution
24. a. simile
25. c. alliteration
26. e. b and d
27. c. To persuade my audience that the University should build a parking garage on the North side of campus.
28. c. "In 1995 11,200 square miles of the Amazon rain forest in Brazil was burned or cleared."