Which of the following statements about public speaking is not true?
Subject: Communications   / General Communications
Question
Question 1 of 10
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Which of the following statements about public speaking is not true?
A.Public speaking is a skill that most great speakers are simply born with.
B.The ability to speak well to a group is not innate.
C.Public speaking is a skill that can be learned and improved.
D.With practice, most people can develop public speaking skills.
Question 2 of 10
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Public speaking can improve your:
A.Personal life.
B.Academic life.
C.Professional life.
D.All of the above.
Question 3 of 10
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Who delivered a speech to Congress in 1965 to demand passage of the Voting Rights Act?
A.President Kennedy.
B.President Johnson
C.Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
D.Vice President Agnew
Question 4 of 10
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Which of the following Presidents was among the first to recognize the power of radio for use in public speaking, using it to deliver his “fireside chats?”
A.President Franklin Roosevelt.
B.President Theodore Roosevelt.
C.President Truman.
D.President Eisenhower.
Question 5 of 10
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In the 1980’s, who said, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.”?
A.Mrs. Gorbachev.
B.President Carter.
C.President Reagan.
D.President Clinton.
Question 6 of 10
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Your textbook calls communication you have with yourself:
A.Intrapersonal communication.
B.Interpersonal communication.
C.Small group communication.
D.A waste of time.
Question 7 of 10
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How many total speeches will you deliver for credit in this class?
A.Two.
B.Three
C.Four
D.Five
Question 8 of 10
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How many Forum assignments will you complete for credit in this class?
A.Two.
B.Four.
C.Six.
D.Eight.
Question 9 of 10
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Who was a student of Plato and a tutor of Alexander the Great?
A.Socrates.
B.Corax.
C.Cicero.
D.Aristotle.
Question 10 of 10
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Who is credited with inventing the study of rhetoric?
A.Socrates.
B.Corax.
C.Cicero.
D.Aristotle.

