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

A  True

B  False

A  experience

B  wisdom

C    

D  knowledge

E  credibility

F  expertise

A  rate

B  tone

C  inflection

D  timbre

E  pitch

A  inflection

B  pitch

C  rate

D  timbre

E  tone

A  the amount of preparation that went into the speech

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

C  the speaker’s experience

D  the speaker’s cultural background

E  the speaker’s habits of speaking

A  extemporaneous delivery

B  manuscript delivery

C  impromptu delivery

D  memorized delivery

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

B  decreased perspiration, leading to dehydration.

C  tightened vocal cords, leading to restricted vocal pitch.

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

A  extemporaneous delivery

B  impromptu delivery

C  memorized delivery

D  manuscript delivery

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

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

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

D  baby talk

A  her frame of reference

B  pressure from her parents to get a good grade

C  her unwillingness to get help

D  the bad grade she got on her first speech

A  True

B  False

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

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

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

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

A  True

B  False

A  True

B  False

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

B  speak and listen to yourself

C  write it the way you would write a formal paper

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

A  the causes of communication apprehension are different for every person

B  coping with communication apprehension takes time to practice

C  some coping techniques work well with some but not others

D  people suffer from different levels of communication apprehension

E  All of the answers are correct.

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

B  making it up on the spot

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

D  having a conversation with your audience while you present

A  False

B  True

A  spotlighting

B  man-linked terms

C  heterosexist language

D  powerless language

A  values

B  one’s concept of reality

C  beliefs

D  emotional responses

E  All of the answers are impacted by language

A  a metaphor

B  personalized language

C  antithesis

D  parallel structure and language

A  they do not offend the audience

B  they represent reality accurately

C  they do not stereotype a group of people

D  they maintain their credibility

E  All of the answers are correct.

A  heterosexist language

B  man-linked terms

C  spotlighting

D  powerless language

A  language tells us something about the speaker

B  language choices can make a speech unsuccessful

C  language is objective

D  language is culturally transmitted

E  All answers are correct

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

B  My books weigh a ton.

C  The grass is always greener on the other side.

D  You broke my heart when you left

A  False

B  True

A  use an analogy

B  refer to personal interest

C  refer to recent or historical events

D  use startling statistics

A  making an analogy.

B  referring to personal interest.

C  presenting a final appeal

D  summarizing and closing.

A  end with a clincher

B  prepare the audience for the end

C  share a new and important piece of information

D  present a final appeal

E  summarize and close

A  general purpose statement

B  preview statement

C  thesis statement

D  specific purpose statement

A  1 – 5%

B  10 – 15%

C  15 – 20%

D  10%

E  20 – 25%

A  20 – 25%

B  15 – 20%

C  10 – 15%

D  1 – 5%

E  5 – 10%

A  it will help make audiences more positive about the speaker

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

C  it can demonstrate shared values

D  it can establish common ground

E  it will help establish credibility

A  listening

B  nonverbal communication

C  hearing

D  auditory association

A  appreciative listening

B  empathetic or therapeutic listening

C  relational listening

D  informational listening

A  phobias

B  fatigue

C  compulsions

D  deaf spots

A  understanding

B  hearing

C  attending

D  listening

A  make your listeners care

B  use realistic examples

C  convince them to engage

D  cue your listeners

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

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

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

D  All of these are examples of psychological deaf spots.

E  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

A  take notes

B  identify distractions

C  keep an open mind

D  none of these

E  come prepared

A  determine the speaker’s main ideas

B  write down everything that the speaker says

C  ask questions

D  judge the speaker by his/her appearance

A  a jet flying overhead.

B  a migraine headache.

C  disagreement about the need for welfare.

D  stress about an upcoming class re-union.

A  She can work to maintain control over her nonverbal.

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

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

D  She can try using more suitable vocal expression.

A  True

B  False

A  False

B  True

A  clear and vivid language

B  convincing persuasion

C  adapted to the audience

D  suitable vocal expression

A  True

B  False

A  a jet flying overhead.

B  disagreement about the need for welfare.

C  stress about an upcoming class re-union.

D  a migraine headache.

A  sending

B  encoding

C  decoding

D  receiving

A  message

B  channel

C  sender

D  receiver

E  All of these are part of the linear model