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36. At the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, Barack Obama gave a speech praising King’s leadership of the civil rights movement. According to your textbook, Obama gave a(n) a. informative speech. b. speech of presentation. c. persuasive speech. d. invitational speech. e. commemorative speech. 37. Which of the following speeches that you might hear on a college campus would be an example of a commemorative speech? a. an activist’s call to boycott local grocers b. a governor’s remarks at the graduation ceremony c. a campus speaker’s talk on ending sexual violence d. a guest lecturer’s presentation of her research e. a professor’s lecture on the causes of the Civil War 38. If you attended the Academy Awards and heard the following speeches, which one would be an example of a commemorative speech? a. a speech accepting the best actor award. b. a speech explaining the history of the Oscar statue. c. a speech honoring Jack Nicholson for his lifetime achievements. d. a speech explaining the balloting system and new security measures. e. a speech calling for an end to land mines throughout the world. 39. Which of the following is an example of a commemorative speech? a. a political candidate’s campaign speech b. a soccer coach’s pre-game pep talk c. a speaker’s acceptance of an award d. a teacher’s lecture on banking ethics e. a daughter’s eulogy in honor of her father 40. Arthur is giving a speech to the American Psychiatric Association on Dorothea Dix, a superintendent of Army nurses during the Civil War. Which of the following speeches on Dix would be an example of a commemorative speech? a. a speech urging that a new hospital be named after Dix b. a speech about Dix’s methods of treating mental illness during the Civil War c. a speech praising Dix’s activism on behalf ofbetter mental health care d. a speech explaining Dix’s dutiesduring the Civil War e. a speech recounting major events in Dix’s life 41. Which of the following is an example of a commemorative speech? a. a speech to a local history club recounting the major events in the life of the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright b. a speech urging the city council to use architectural plans by Frank Lloyd Wright as the basis for a new convention center c. a speech explaining the major elements of Frank Lloyd Wright’s architectural genius to a class of art history students d. a speech praising the architectural accomplishments of Frank Lloyd Wright at the opening of a museum devoted to his work e. a speech telling the audience where they can visit buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright 42. Which of the following is an example of a commemorative speech? a. a speech seeking to convince the school board to keep the schools open for extracurricular activities on Martin Luther King Day b. a speech to the student government aimed at getting funding for special campus activities on Martin Luther King Day c. a lecture to a community audience explaining the oratorical techniques used in Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” d. a speech analyzing the philosophy of nonviolent protest employed by Martin Luther King during the civil rights movement e. a speech honoring Martin Luther King’s life and legacy at the opening event for the campus-wide Martin Luther King Day observances  Â