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

A  False

B  True

A  experience

B  wisdom

C  knowledge

D  credibility

E    

F  expertise

A  rate

B  tone

C  inflection

D  timbre

E  pitch

A  timbre

B  tone

C  rate

D  pitch

E  inflection

A  the speaker’s habits of speaking

B  the speaker’s experience

C  the speaker’s cultural background

D  the amount of preparation that went into the speech

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

A  impromptu delivery

B  extemporaneous delivery

C  manuscript delivery

D  memorized delivery

A  tightened vocal cords, leading to restricted vocal pitch.

B  decreased perspiration, leading to dehydration.

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

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

A  manuscript delivery

B  memorized delivery

C  impromptu 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  the bad grade she got on her first speech

B  her unwillingness to get help

C  pressure from her parents to get a good grade

D  her frame of reference

A  False

B  True

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

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

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  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  the causes of communication apprehension are different for every person

C  some coping techniques work well with some but not others

D  All of the answers are correct.

E  people suffer from different levels of communication apprehension

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

B  having a conversation with your audience while you present

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

D  making it up on the spot

A  True

B  False

A  spotlighting

B  man-linked terms

C  powerless language

D  heterosexist language

A  All of the answers are impacted by language

B  emotional responses

C  beliefs

D  values

E  one’s concept of reality

A  antithesis

B  a metaphor

C  personalized language

D  parallel structure and language

A  they do not stereotype a group of people

B  they represent reality accurately

C  they do not offend the audience

D  All of the answers are correct.

E  they maintain their credibility

A  powerless language

B  man-linked terms

C  heterosexist language

D  spotlighting

A  All answers are correct

B  language tells us something about the speaker

C  language is objective

D  language is culturally transmitted

E  language choices can make a speech unsuccessful

A  You broke my heart when you left

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

C  The grass is always greener on the other side.

D  My books weigh a ton.

A  True

B  False

A  use startling statistics

B  use an analogy

C  refer to personal interest

D  refer to recent or historical events

A  summarizing and closing.

B  making an analogy.

C  presenting a final appeal

D  referring to personal interest.

A  share a new and important piece of information

B  present a final appeal

C  summarize and close

D  end with a clincher

E  prepare the audience for the end

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  5 – 10%

B  15 – 20%

C  10 – 15%

D  20 – 25%

E  1 – 5%

A  it can establish common ground

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

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  relational listening

B  appreciative listening

C  informational listening

D  empathetic or therapeutic listening

A  fatigue

B  deaf spots

C  compulsions

D  phobias

A  listening

B  understanding

C  hearing

D  attending

A  convince them to engage

B  cue your listeners

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

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 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  identify distractions

B  none of these

C  come prepared

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  stress about an upcoming class re-union.

B  a migraine headache.

C  a jet flying overhead.

D  disagreement about the need for welfare.

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

B  She can work to maintain control over her nonverbal.

C  She can try using more suitable vocal expression.

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

A  False

B  True

A  False

B  True

A  convincing persuasion

B  clear and vivid language

C  suitable vocal expression

D  adapted to the audience

A  True

B  False

A  stress about an upcoming class re-union.

B  a jet flying overhead.

C  a migraine headache.

D  disagreement about the need for welfare.

A  receiving

B  encoding

C  sending

D  decoding

A  receiver

B  sender

C  All of these are part of the linear model

D  message

E  channel