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Answering Questions in Public Speaking MCQ

1. If you act like you are better than a person asking a question, you are making the mistake of ______.

Pontificating

Persuading

Anticipating

Being defensive

Answer

Correct Answer: Pontificating

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2. We tend to remember what we hear first and last, which is called the ______ factor.

First, last

Memory

Primacy-recency

Current remembrance

Answer

Correct Answer: Primacy-recency

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3. Questions posed during a presentation may allow a speaker to address any immediate concerns.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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4. Which of the following is true of the Q&A session?

Questions should be solicited after the speech.

By the time of the Q&A session, your audience has made up its mind.

The speaker should end the Q&A question when they are finished.

The speaker should address answers to the questioner and the audience as a whole.

Answer

Correct Answer: The speaker should address answers to the questioner and the audience as a whole.

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5. You should ______ the questions you are asked.

Pick and choose

Paraphrase

Repeat

Challenge

Answer

Correct Answer: Paraphrase

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6. A presenter should prepare responses to potential questions.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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7. By soliciting questions from the audience in advance, the speaker is able to address any key concerns.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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8. Being able to put yourself in the shoes of audience members enables you to ______.

Complete the speech as they would

Do less work on audience analysis

Better persuade them of your points and ideas

Anticipate questions they will likely ask

Answer

Correct Answer: Anticipate questions they will likely ask

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9. A presenter should ignore anyone in the audience who asks a question that he/she deems irrelevant.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: False

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10. Waiting to answer questions at the end of the presentation will allow the audience to focus on the intended message.

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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11. A question-and-answer session is known as Q&A

True

False

Answer

Correct Answer: True

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12. The tendency to remember information that is placed at the beginning and end of a speech better than the information that is placed in the middle of the speech is known as

Framing theory

Service learning

Briefing

Primary - Recency factor

Answer

Correct Answer: Primary - Recency factor

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13. Restating material in your own words is called

Summary

Central idea

Paraphrase

None of the above

Answer

Correct Answer: Paraphrase

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