Debate Semester Exam Speech 1. What is Original Oratory? 2. What is Dramatic Performance? 3. What is Oral Interpretation? 4. What is Extemporaneous Speaking?
5. What is Declamation? 6. How long should a Duo Interp be? a. 3-5 minutes b. 5 7 minutes c. 8 10 minutes d. 10 15 minutes e. 15 20 minutes 7. What is the formal name for Duo? a. Two Person Acting b. Team Debate c. Duo Acting d. Team Declamation e. Duo Interpretation of Literature 8. Which Speech event is limited to only 9 th and 10 th graders? a. Lincoln-Douglas Debate b. Original Oratory c. Student Congress d. Declamation e. Extemporaneous Speaking 9. In Oral Interpretation, in what two ways can the pieces be unified? a. through author or script b. through time period or style c. through theme or author d. through style or theme e. through script or time period 10. Name the six Speech events. a. Duo Interpretation, Student Congress, Improvisation, Extemporaneous Speaking, Team Debate, Original Oratory b. Student Congress, Lincoln Douglas, Duo Interpretation, Team Debate, Group Interpretation, Speech c. Original Poetry, After- Dinner Speaking, Dramatic Performance, Group Interpretation, Impromptu, Declamation d. Original Oratory, Extemporaneous Speaking, Student Congress, Duo Interpretation, Dramatic Performance, Oral Interpretation e. Original Oratory, Declamation, Duo Interpretation, Dramatic Performance, Oral Interpretation, Extemporaneous Speaking
Tournaments 11. What food or drink should be avoided on the day of a tournament? a. Soda b. Dairy products c. Salty foods d. Candy e. Gum 12. Where do the coaches who run the tournament do all of their work? a. Coaches Room b. The school s office c. the Media Center d. the cafeteria e. the Tab Room 13. What is the closest national level tournament to Palm Beach Central held every year? a. CFL Districts at Palm Beach Lakes HS b. Pine Crest in Ft. Lauderdale c. Wake Forest University in North Carolina d. Blue Key in Gainesville e. the Barkley Forum at Emory University in Atlanta 14. What is the second closest national level tournament to Palm Beach Central held every year? a. Trinity Prep in Orlando b. Wake Forest University in North Carolina c. the Florida Blue Key Tournament in Gainesville d. Pine Crest in Ft. Lauderdale e. The Barkley Forum at Emory University in Atlanta 15. What is the name and school of the current president of our NCFL district? a. Mr. Dale McCall of Twin Lakes HS b. Mr. Paul Gaba of Wellington HS c. Ms. Angie Weber of Dreyfoos School of the Arts d. Ms. Kristie Taylor of Jupiter HS e. Mr. Daryl Hall of Palm Beach Central HS Local 16. What is the most popular event at local tournaments? a. Student Congress b. Public Forum Debate c. Duo Interpretation d. Lincoln-Douglas Debate e. Extemporaneous Speaking
17. What is the second most popular event at local tournaments? a. Oral Interpretation b. Student Congress c. Lincoln-Douglas Debate d. Duo Interpretation e. Public Forum Debate 18. What is the warm-up event every year in Palm Beach County? a. Declamation b. Vocal Exercises c. Impromptu Speaking d. Student Congress e. Declamation 19. Name the best Debate program in our district. a. Palm Beach Central HS b. Wellington HS c. Jupiter HS d. Suncoast HS e. Dreyfoos School of the Arts NFL 20. Name the two national Debate organizations. a. The National Catholic Forensic League and the National Forensic League b. The Florida Forensic League and the Palm Beach Catholic Forensic League c. The National Forensic League and the Florida Forensic League d. Toastmasters and the National Forensic League e. The National Catholic Forensic League and Toastmasters 21. Name the third forensic league many local teams join. a. the Palm Beach Catholic Forensic League b. the Florida Forensic League c. the National Forensic League d. the National Catholic Forensic League e. the International Debate Education Association 22. What is the name of our NFL district? a. District 5 b. Palm Beach County c. Florida Panther d. Manatee District e. Orange Blossom District 23. What is the maximum number of NFL points one can get on a Congress speech? a. 3 b. 6 c. 24 d. 100 e. 200
24. In a Speech Interpretation event, how many NFL points are awarded for a first place rank? a. 5 b. 6 c. 10 d. 24 e. 200 25. In the three major Debate events, how many NFL points are awarded for a win? a. 3 b. 6 c. 25 d. 100 e. 200 26. What is the most number of NFL points a student can accumulate at a oneday tournament? a. 6 b. 24 c. 50 d. 100 e. 200 27. Which local coach is a member of the National Forensic League Hall of Fame? a. Mr. Daryl Hall of Palm Beach Central HS b. Mr. Paul Gaba of Wellington HS c. Ms. Angie Weber of Dreyfoos School of the Arts d. Mrs. Dale McCall of Twin Lakes HS e. Ms. Kristie Taylor of Jupiter HS Congress 28. What is the first speech on a Congress Bill called? a. the Bill of Rights b. the Authorship Speech c. the First Affirmative d. the Opening Speech e. the Declamation 29. What are the two adults in a Congress round called? a. Judges b. Presider and Clerk c. Judge and Bailiff d. Parliamentarian and Judge e. Presiding Officer and Judge 30. What does P.O. stand for? a. Presiding Officer b. Post Office c. Peace Officer d. Point of Order e. Previous Orders 31. What percentage of the chamber must vote to Call the Previous Question? a. Decision of the Chair b. 1 / 3 c. Majority d. 2 / 3 e. Unanimous
32. What is the easiest motion to use to end debate on a bill? a. Lay the Bill on the Table b. Call for a Roll Call Vote c. Call the Previous Question d. Point of Order e. To Rescind 33. What motion is used to exit the chambers? a. Point of Personal Privilege b. Suspend the Rules c. Call for the Orders of the Day d. Point of Order e. To Lay on the Table 34. What are the Orders of the Day? a. The rules that govern how one has to act in the room b. The rules that start the competition, elect the P.O., and set the speaking order c. The orders that tell everyone where to sit and who goes first d. The orders to end the session, break for lunch, and set the time to start the second session e. At the end of the day, the orders to end debate and vote on best speakers and best P.O. Debate 35. Name the two sides in a Lincoln-Douglas Debate. a. Home and Visitors b. Pro and Con c. Affirmative and Negative d. Winners and Losers e. Yes and No 36. What is the questioning period in a Debate event called? a. the questioning period b. cross examination c. the crossfire d. clarification e. chaos 37. Which event has replaced Team Debate in our district? a. Public Forum b. Mock Trial c. Parliamentary Debate d. Group Interpretation e. Youth Court
38. In Public Forum, what is the name of the period when all four speakers are simultaneously engaged in arguing? a. the questioning period b. cross examination c. crossfire d. clarification e. chaos 39. What was the first name for Public Forum Debate? a. Ted Turner Debate b. Policy Debate c. Lincoln Douglas Debate d. Spontaneous Argumentation e. Case and Plan 40. How many speeches are in a Public Forum Debate round? a. 2 b. 4 c. 5 d. 7 e. 8 41. What do Lincoln-Douglas Debaters argue? a. A Bill b. A Topic c. Current Events d. Policy e. Philosophy or Morals 42. How many speeches are in a Lincoln-Douglas Debate round? a. 2 b. 4 c. 5 d. 7 e. 8 43. How much preparation time is allowed in Lincoln-Douglas Debate? a. No prep time b. 3 minutes c. 7 minutes d. 10 minutes e. 30 minutes 44. Name the four Debate events. a. Lincoln Douglas Debate, Student Congress, Team Debate, Public Forum b. Policy Debate, Team Debate, Lincoln Douglas Debate, Ted Turner Debate c. Team Debate, Lincoln Douglas Debate, Declamation, Public Forum d. Declamation, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, Team Debate, Student Congress e. Extemporaneous Speaking, Policy Debate, Lincoln Douglas Debate, Original Oratory
45. Name the three types of evidence. a. Artificial, Fact, Unproven b. Opinion, Assertion, Fact c. Physical, Verbal, Deductive d. Empirical, Professional Opinion, Assertion e. Deductive, Inductive, Physical Palm Beach Central 46. How many tournaments must a Debate I student participate in each 9- weeks? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3 e. 4 47. How many tournaments must an Honors Debate student participate in each 9-weeks? a. 0 b. 1 c. 2 d. 3 e. 4 48. Who was the first person to win an award for the Palm Beach Central Debate Team? a. Abby Mize b. Chris Herron c. Brittany Cos d. TJ Thieben e. Mr. Hall 49. Who was the first person to win a trophy (hardware) for the Palm Beach Central Debate Team? a. Abby Mize b. Chris Herron c. Brittany Cos d. TJ Thieben e. Mr. Hall 50. Which member of the Palm Beach Central Debate Team has the most National Forensic League points? a. Abby Mize b. Chris Herron c. Brittany Cos d. TJ Thieben e. Mr. Hall