Which of the Following Is a Guideline for Using Gestures

question 31

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a guideline for using gestures in a speech?

• A)Use as many gestures as possible in your presentation.
• B)Keep your hands clasped in front of you or in back of you.
• C)Every emotion can be expressed by a particular gesture.
• D)Make your gestures appropriate to the situation and audience.

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Definitions:

Stephen Douglas

A 19th-century American politician from Illinois known for his debates with Abraham Lincoln and advocacy for popular sovereignty in determining states' positions on slavery.

Lincoln-Douglas Debates

Series of senatorial campaign debates in 1858 focusing on the issue of slavery in the territories; held in Illinois between Republican Abraham Lincoln, who made a national reputation for himself, and incumbent Democratic senator Stephen A. Douglas, who managed to hold on to his seat.

Dred Scott V. Sanford

An 1857 U.S. Supreme Court decision that ruled African Americans were not U.S. citizens and that Congress had no authority to prohibit slavery in federal territories, exacerbating sectional tensions that led to the Civil War.