1. More men stutter than women. True False

2. Stuttering and stammering are, essentially, the same thing. True False

3. When a stutterer has trouble with a particular word, you can put him at ease if you tell him "Slow down...take your time...think of what you are trying to say." True False

4. John the Baptist stuttered. True False

5. In the speech therapy method known as the Valsalva Control, stutterers should learn to tighten their rectal muscle. True False

6. Self-hypnosis is a cure for stuttering. True False

7. Positron emission tomography (PET) is a way of measuring the emission of positrons (positive electrons) from various parts of the brain. True False

8. Stutterers, on an average, are more intelligent, have a larger vocabulary, and learn foreign languages quicker than the general population. True False

9. 'Phonation' is the vibration of the vocal chords in the larynx that makes the sound of our voice. True False

10. James Earl Jones, who has one of the most recognizable and 'beautiful' voices, stuttered severely as a child and seldom spoke in public for fear of being ridiculed. True False