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DANTE Practice Test|27 Q’s and A’s
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DANTE Practice Test|27 Q’s and A’sThe speed at which a speech is delivered is referred to as which of the
following?
a) duration
b) fluency
c) pitch
d) rate - -d) rate
-Analyzing an audience based on beliefs, attitudes, and values is referred to
as which of the following?
a) psychological profiling
b) demographic segmenting
c) psychological stereotyping
d) sociological surveying - -a) psychological profiling
-Which of the following would be the best source for finding the state tree of
Delaware?
a) dictionary
b) yearbook
c) world atlas
d) gazetteer - -d) gazetteer
-The dictionary definition of a word is referred to as which of the following?
a) connotative meaning
b) abstract meaning
c) denotative meaning
d) concrete meaning - -c) denotative meaning
-In an audience analysis questionnaire, which type of question allows
respondents to answer however they want?
a) fixed-alternative
b) open-ended
c) adaptive
d) scale - -b) open-ended
-Which of the following introductory methods would be appropriate for an
audience that is distracted or disinterested?
a) making a startling statement
, b) asking a rhetorical question
c) using a famous quotation
d) referring to the subject - -a) making a startling statement
-Once a speech topic has been chose, which of the following needs to be
determined next?
a) general purpose
b) audience relevance
c) specific purpose
d) central idea - -a) general purpose
-Which of the following is most important for a speaker to do when
addressing a knowledgeable audience?
a) utilize specialized terms and language in the speech
b) request the audience's assistance during the speech
c) review terminology that applies to the subject matter
d) emphasize that the subject matter will be new and useful - -d) emphasize
that the subject matter will be new and useful
-Which of the following terms describes the act of mistaking one word for
another?
a) mannerism
b) alliteration
c) hyperbole
d) malapropism - -d) malapropism
-Which of the following often helps speakers relieve excess energy and
apprehension during a speech?
a) practicing and preparing
b) making appropriate gestures and bodily movements
c) taking slow, deep breaths before speaking
d) making eye contact with friends in the audience - -b) making appropriate
gestures and bodily movements
-A speech that involves background preparation, idea organization, brief
notes, and a conversational delivery would be described as which of the
following?
a) extemporaneous
b) memorized
c) manuscript
d) impromptu - -a) extemporaneous
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