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

A  True

B  False

A  wisdom

B  expertise

C  experience

D  credibility

E    

F  knowledge

A  timbre

B  inflection

C  tone

D  pitch

E  rate

A  rate

B  timbre

C  inflection

D  pitch

E  tone

A  the speaker’s cultural background

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

C  the speaker’s habits of speaking

D  the speaker’s experience

E  the amount of preparation that went into the speech

A  memorized delivery

B  impromptu delivery

C  extemporaneous delivery

D  manuscript 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  impromptu delivery

C  extemporaneous delivery

D  memorized delivery

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

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

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

D  baby talk

A  her unwillingness to get help

B  pressure from her parents to get a good grade

C  her frame of reference

D  the bad grade she got on her first speech

A  False

B  True

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

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

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

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

A  True

B  False

A  True

B  False

A  write it the way you would write a formal paper

B  speak and listen to yourself

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

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

A  people suffer from different levels of communication apprehension

B  All of the answers are correct.

C  the causes of communication apprehension are different for every person

D  coping with communication apprehension takes time to practice

E  some coping techniques work well with some but not others

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

B  making it up on the spot

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

D  having a conversation with your audience while you present

A  False

B  True

A  powerless language

B  spotlighting

C  man-linked terms

D  heterosexist language

A  All of the answers are impacted by language

B  values

C  one’s concept of reality

D  emotional responses

E  beliefs

A  parallel structure and language

B  antithesis

C  a metaphor

D  personalized language

A  they do not offend the audience

B  All of the answers are correct.

C  they maintain their credibility

D  they do not stereotype a group of people

E  they represent reality accurately

A  powerless language

B  man-linked terms

C  heterosexist language

D  spotlighting

A  All answers are correct

B  language is culturally transmitted

C  language is objective

D  language choices can make a speech unsuccessful

E  language tells us something about the speaker

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

B  The grass is always greener on the other side.

C  You broke my heart when you left

D  My books weigh a ton.

A  False

B  True

A  use an analogy

B  refer to recent or historical events

C  refer to personal interest

D  use startling statistics

A  making an analogy.

B  summarizing and closing.

C  presenting a final appeal

D  referring to personal interest.

A  prepare the audience for the end

B  share a new and important piece of information

C  summarize and close

D  present a final appeal

E  end with a clincher

A  general purpose statement

B  preview statement

C  thesis statement

D  specific purpose statement

A  20 – 25%

B  10%

C  10 – 15%

D  15 – 20%

E  1 – 5%

A  20 – 25%

B  15 – 20%

C  10 – 15%

D  5 – 10%

E  1 – 5%

A  it can establish common ground

B  it can demonstrate shared values

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

D  it will help establish credibility

E  it will help make audiences more positive about the speaker

A  listening

B  nonverbal communication

C  hearing

D  auditory association

A  appreciative listening

B  relational listening

C  empathetic or therapeutic listening

D  informational listening

A  deaf spots

B  compulsions

C  fatigue

D  phobias

A  listening

B  hearing

C  attending

D  understanding

A  cue your listeners

B  convince them to engage

C  make your listeners care

D  use realistic examples

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

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  All of these are examples of psychological deaf spots.

A  take notes

B  keep an open mind

C  none of these

D  come prepared

E  identify distractions

A  judge the speaker by his/her appearance

B  write down everything that the speaker says

C  ask questions

D  determine the speaker’s main ideas

A  a migraine headache.

B  disagreement about the need for welfare.

C  stress about an upcoming class re-union.

D  a jet flying overhead.

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

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

C  She can work to maintain control over her nonverbal.

D  She can try using more suitable vocal expression.

A  False

B  True

A  True

B  False

A  clear and vivid language

B  suitable vocal expression

C  adapted to the audience

D  convincing persuasion

A  False

B  True

A  disagreement about the need for welfare.

B  stress about an upcoming class re-union.

C  a migraine headache.

D  a jet flying overhead.

A  sending

B  encoding

C  decoding

D  receiving

A  sender

B  channel

C  All of these are part of the linear model

D  receiver

E  message