The Basics of Speech

Chapter 16: Preparing for Oral Interpretation

Multiple Choice Quiz

Select the letter that correctly completes the sentence or answers the question.


1.	Which of the following is NOT true in oral interpretation?
		A)	you are not the author
		B)	you act during the performance
		C)	you interpret a piece of literature
		D)	you perform the author's words


2.	An oral interpreter does NOT _______________.
		A)	create a message to inform or persuade
		B)	use his or her voice to communicate
		C)	share the meaning of the literature with listeners
		D)	perform literature exactly as written


3.	A story that is told over and over and passed down through generations without being written down is known as an _______________.
		A)	autobiography
		B)	onomatopoeia
		C)	oral interpretation
		D)	oral history


4.	The _______________ connects the reader or listener to common human experiences.
		A)	plot
		B)	theme
		C)	mood
		D)	style


5.	As you select performance material, it is important to consider all but _______________ .
		A)	the quality of the literature
		B)	the material's audience appeal
		C)	the age of the material
		D)	your feelings for the piece


6.	The person you hear telling the story or describing the scene is called the _______________ .
		A)	character narrator
		B)	oral historian
		C)	author's voice
		D)	dramatic speaker


7.	The time and place of the literature is the _______________.
		A)	setting
		B)	theme
		C)	mood
		D)	plot


8.	The way a piece is written is its _______________.
		A)	style
		B)	genre
		C)	theme
		D)	rhythm


9.	All poems have _______________.
		A)	rhyme
		B)	rhythm
		C)	conflict
		D)	characters


10.	Onomatopoeia is a figure of speech _______________.
		A)	that compares two things that are not usually thought to be alike without using like or as
		B)	that compares two things that are usually thought to be alike, using words such as like or as
		C)	in which a word sounds like its meaning
		D)	that consists of an intentional exaggeration