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

A  True

B  False

A  credibility

B  expertise

C  knowledge

D    

E  experience

F  wisdom

A  pitch

B  tone

C  rate

D  timbre

E  inflection

A  pitch

B  inflection

C  timbre

D  tone

E  rate

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  impromptu delivery

B  extemporaneous delivery

C  manuscript delivery

D  memorized 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  impromptu delivery

B  memorized delivery

C  extemporaneous delivery

D  manuscript delivery

A  baby talk

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

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

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

A  her frame of reference

B  her unwillingness to get help

C  the bad grade she got on her first speech

D  pressure from her parents to get a good grade

A  False

B  True

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 of fainting

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  False

B  True

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

B  speak and listen to yourself

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  the causes of communication apprehension are different for every person

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  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  having a conversation with your audience while you present

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

A  True

B  False

A  spotlighting

B  powerless language

C  heterosexist language

D  man-linked terms

A  values

B  All of the answers are impacted by language

C  emotional responses

D  one’s concept of reality

E  beliefs

A  a metaphor

B  parallel structure and language

C  personalized language

D  antithesis

A  All of the answers are correct.

B  they represent reality accurately

C  they maintain their credibility

D  they do not offend the audience

E  they do not stereotype a group of people

A  man-linked terms

B  powerless language

C  heterosexist language

D  spotlighting

A  language choices can make a speech unsuccessful

B  language tells us something about the speaker

C  language is objective

D  language is culturally transmitted

E  All answers are correct

A  The grass is always greener on the other side.

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

C  My books weigh a ton.

D  You broke my heart when you left

A  True

B  False

A  refer to personal interest

B  refer to recent or historical events

C  use an analogy

D  use startling statistics

A  presenting a final appeal

B  referring to personal interest.

C  making an analogy.

D  summarizing and closing.

A  summarize and close

B  prepare the audience for the end

C  end with a clincher

D  present a final appeal

E  share a new and important piece of information

A  thesis statement

B  preview statement

C  general purpose statement

D  specific purpose statement

A  20 – 25%

B  10 – 15%

C  10%

D  15 – 20%

E  1 – 5%

A  10 – 15%

B  5 – 10%

C  1 – 5%

D  20 – 25%

E  15 – 20%

A  it will help make audiences more positive about the speaker

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 can demonstrate shared values

A  listening

B  auditory association

C  hearing

D  nonverbal communication

A  relational listening

B  appreciative listening

C  informational listening

D  empathetic or therapeutic listening

A  phobias

B  fatigue

C  deaf spots

D  compulsions

A  hearing

B  attending

C  understanding

D  listening

A  cue your listeners

B  convince them to engage

C  use realistic examples

D  make your listeners care

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

C  All of these are examples of psychological deaf spots.

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  identify distractions

B  take notes

C  keep an open mind

D  come prepared

E  none of these

A  write down everything that the speaker says

B  judge the speaker by his/her appearance

C  ask questions

D  determine the speaker’s main ideas

A  a migraine headache.

B  a jet flying overhead.

C  stress about an upcoming class re-union.

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 try using more suitable vocal expression.

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

A  False

B  True

A  False

B  True

A  clear and vivid language

B  suitable vocal expression

C  convincing persuasion

D  adapted to the audience

A  False

B  True

A  disagreement about the need for welfare.

B  a migraine headache.

C  stress about an upcoming class re-union.

D  a jet flying overhead.

A  sending

B  receiving

C  decoding

D  encoding

A  receiver

B  channel

C  message

D  All of these are part of the linear model

E  sender