Midterm Exam on Chapters 1, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12

A  True

B  False

A  experience

B  credibility

C  knowledge

D  wisdom

E    

F  expertise

A  timbre

B  inflection

C  pitch

D  tone

E  rate

A  tone

B  timbre

C  rate

D  inflection

E  pitch

A  the speaker’s cultural background

B  All of the answers have an influence on the speaker’s delivery

C  the speaker’s experience

D  the speaker’s habits of speaking

E  the amount of preparation that went into the speech

A  extemporaneous delivery

B  manuscript delivery

C  memorized delivery

D  impromptu delivery

A  tightened vocal cords, leading to restricted vocal pitch.

B  increased adrenaline, leading to relaxed muscles and a calm demeanor

C  decreased perspiration, leading to dehydration.

D  a wave of exhaustion, leading you to take a nap on the podium.

A  manuscript delivery

B  memorized delivery

C  extemporaneous delivery

D  impromptu delivery

A  baby talk

B  “Betsy was originally from Ill-an-noise.”

C  “Do you have ANY IDEA what you have done?!”

D  “Paahhk the ca’ in the Haavhad Yahhd,”

A  pressure from her parents to get a good grade

B  the bad grade she got on her first speech

C  her frame of reference

D  her unwillingness to get help

A  False

B  True

A  the fear that the audience is just waiting for you to mess up and the fear of getting a bad grade

B  the fear of being the center of attention and the fear that the audience is just waiting for you to mess up

C  the fear of being the center of attention and of getting a bad grade

D  the fear of being the center of attention and the fear of fainting

A  True

B  False

A  True

B  False

A  speak and listen to yourself

B  make sure the first draft is a fully fleshed-out script

C  write the speech, then read it and revise over and over

D  write it the way you would write a formal paper

A  some coping techniques work well with some but not others

B  people suffer from different levels of communication apprehension

C  All of the answers are correct.

D  the causes of communication apprehension are different for every person

E  coping with communication apprehension takes time to practice

A  making it up on the spot

B  having a conversation with your audience while you present

C  memorizing your speech, and then delivering it in a comfortable, casual way

D  being familiar enough with your subject that you can change your presentation slightly depending on audience reactions

A  True

B  False

A  powerless language

B  man-linked terms

C  heterosexist language

D  spotlighting

A  emotional responses

B  values

C  beliefs

D  All of the answers are impacted by language

E  one’s concept of reality

A  personalized language

B  antithesis

C  a metaphor

D  parallel structure and language

A  they maintain their credibility

B  they represent reality accurately

C  they do not offend the audience

D  All of the answers are correct.

E  they do not stereotype a group of people

A  spotlighting

B  heterosexist language

C  powerless language

D  man-linked terms

A  language is objective

B  language tells us something about the speaker

C  language choices can make a speech unsuccessful

D  language is culturally transmitted

E  All answers are correct

A  My books weigh a ton.

B  The grass is always greener on the other side.

C  You broke my heart when you left

D  They went to that dessert platter like moths to a flame

A  False

B  True

A  refer to personal interest

B  refer to recent or historical events

C  use an analogy

D  use startling statistics

A  making an analogy.

B  referring to personal interest.

C  summarizing and closing.

D  presenting a final appeal

A  share a new and important piece of information

B  prepare the audience for the end

C  present a final appeal

D  summarize and close

E  end with a clincher

A  general purpose statement

B  preview statement

C  specific purpose statement

D  thesis statement

A  10 – 15%

B  20 – 25%

C  15 – 20%

D  1 – 5%

E  10%

A  20 – 25%

B  5 – 10%

C  15 – 20%

D  10 – 15%

E  1 – 5%

A  it provides a preview of the main points of the speech

B  it can establish common ground

C  it will help establish credibility

D  it can demonstrate shared values

E  it will help make audiences more positive about the speaker

A  auditory association

B  listening

C  hearing

D  nonverbal communication

A  empathetic or therapeutic listening

B  informational listening

C  appreciative listening

D  relational listening

A  phobias

B  fatigue

C  compulsions

D  deaf spots

A  hearing

B  understanding

C  attending

D  listening

A  use realistic examples

B  cue your listeners

C  make your listeners care

D  convince them to engage

A  All of these are examples of psychological deaf spots.

B  a man from a male dominated culture refusing to listen to a female speaker

C  a pro-life listener refusing to listen to a pro-choice speaker

D  a peace activist refusing to listen to a military commander’s claim of a need for war d. a jury who has been ordered by a judge to ignore a witness’ testimony

E  a jury who has been ordered by a judge to ignore a witness’ testimony

A  none of these

B  come prepared

C  identify distractions

D  take notes

E  keep an open mind

A  write down everything that the speaker says

B  ask questions

C  determine the speaker’s main ideas

D  judge the speaker by his/her appearance

A  a migraine headache.

B  stress about an upcoming class re-union.

C  a jet flying overhead.

D  disagreement about the need for welfare.

A  She can work to maintain control over her nonverbal.

B  She can work on adapting her presentation to her audience.

C  She can make more adept use of her visual aids.

D  She can try using more suitable vocal expression.

A  False

B  True

A  True

B  False

A  adapted to the audience

B  suitable vocal expression

C  clear and vivid language

D  convincing persuasion

A  True

B  False

A  a jet flying overhead.

B  disagreement about the need for welfare.

C  a migraine headache.

D  stress about an upcoming class re-union.

A  encoding

B  sending

C  decoding

D  receiving

A  receiver

B  All of these are part of the linear model

C  channel

D  sender

E  message