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

A  True

B  False

A  experience

B  expertise

C  credibility

D    

E  knowledge

F  wisdom

A  timbre

B  rate

C  tone

D  pitch

E  inflection

A  timbre

B  rate

C  tone

D  pitch

E  inflection

A  the speaker’s experience

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

C  the amount of preparation that went into the speech

D  the speaker’s habits of speaking

E  the speaker’s cultural background

A  impromptu delivery

B  extemporaneous delivery

C  memorized delivery

D  manuscript delivery

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

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

C  decreased perspiration, leading to dehydration.

D  tightened vocal cords, leading to restricted vocal pitch.

A  manuscript delivery

B  impromptu delivery

C  memorized delivery

D  extemporaneous delivery

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

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

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

D  baby talk

A  pressure from her parents to get a good grade

B  her frame of reference

C  the bad grade she got on her first speech

D  her unwillingness to get help

A  True

B  False

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

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

A  True

B  False

A  True

B  False

A  speak and listen to yourself

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

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

D  write it the way you would write a formal paper

A  coping with communication apprehension takes time to practice

B  All of the answers are correct.

C  some coping techniques work well with some but not others

D  the causes of communication apprehension are different for every person

E  people suffer from different levels of communication apprehension

A  making it up on the spot

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

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  man-linked terms

B  spotlighting

C  powerless language

D  heterosexist language

A  one’s concept of reality

B  emotional responses

C  beliefs

D  values

E  All of the answers are impacted by language

A  personalized language

B  a metaphor

C  parallel structure and language

D  antithesis

A  they do not offend the audience

B  All of the answers are correct.

C  they represent reality accurately

D  they do not stereotype a group of people

E  they maintain their credibility

A  powerless language

B  spotlighting

C  heterosexist language

D  man-linked terms

A  All answers are correct

B  language is objective

C  language tells us something about the speaker

D  language choices can make a speech unsuccessful

E  language is culturally transmitted

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

B  You broke my heart when you left

C  My books weigh a ton.

D  The grass is always greener on the other side.

A  False

B  True

A  use an analogy

B  refer to recent or historical events

C  use startling statistics

D  refer to personal interest

A  presenting a final appeal

B  making an analogy.

C  summarizing and closing.

D  referring to personal interest.

A  end with a clincher

B  share a new and important piece of information

C  summarize and close

D  prepare the audience for the end

E  present a final appeal

A  preview statement

B  thesis statement

C  specific purpose statement

D  general purpose statement

A  10%

B  10 – 15%

C  15 – 20%

D  20 – 25%

E  1 – 5%

A  20 – 25%

B  5 – 10%

C  15 – 20%

D  1 – 5%

E  10 – 15%

A  it can demonstrate shared values

B  it will help establish credibility

C  it can establish common ground

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

E  it will help make audiences more positive about the speaker

A  nonverbal communication

B  auditory association

C  listening

D  hearing

A  relational listening

B  empathetic or therapeutic listening

C  appreciative listening

D  informational listening

A  deaf spots

B  phobias

C  compulsions

D  fatigue

A  listening

B  understanding

C  hearing

D  attending

A  use realistic examples

B  convince them to engage

C  make your listeners care

D  cue your listeners

A  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

B  All of these are examples of psychological deaf spots.

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

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

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

A  come prepared

B  keep an open mind

C  take notes

D  none of these

E  identify distractions

A  judge the speaker by his/her appearance

B  ask questions

C  write down everything that the speaker says

D  determine the speaker’s main ideas

A  disagreement about the need for welfare.

B  a migraine headache.

C  a jet flying overhead.

D  stress about an upcoming class re-union.

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  False

B  True

A  adapted to the audience

B  suitable vocal expression

C  convincing persuasion

D  clear and vivid language

A  True

B  False

A  stress about an upcoming class re-union.

B  a migraine headache.

C  disagreement about the need for welfare.

D  a jet flying overhead.

A  sending

B  receiving

C  decoding

D  encoding

A  All of these are part of the linear model

B  sender

C  receiver

D  message

E  channel