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

A  True

B  False

A  credibility

B  wisdom

C  experience

D    

E  expertise

F  knowledge

A  pitch

B  tone

C  rate

D  timbre

E  inflection

A  timbre

B  inflection

C  tone

D  pitch

E  rate

A  the amount of preparation that went into the speech

B  the speaker’s cultural background

C  the speaker’s habits of speaking

D  the speaker’s experience

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

A  memorized delivery

B  extemporaneous delivery

C  impromptu delivery

D  manuscript delivery

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

B  decreased perspiration, leading to dehydration.

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

D  tightened vocal cords, leading to restricted vocal pitch.

A  manuscript delivery

B  extemporaneous delivery

C  impromptu delivery

D  memorized delivery

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

B  baby talk

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

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

A  her unwillingness to get help

B  the bad grade she got on her first speech

C  pressure from her parents to get a good grade

D  her frame of reference

A  True

B  False

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

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 of getting a bad grade

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

A  False

B  True

A  True

B  False

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

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

C  speak and listen to yourself

D  write it the way you would write a formal paper

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  some coping techniques work well with some but not others

E  coping with communication apprehension takes time to practice

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  True

B  False

A  powerless language

B  heterosexist language

C  spotlighting

D  man-linked terms

A  values

B  emotional responses

C  All of the answers are impacted by language

D  beliefs

E  one’s concept of reality

A  personalized language

B  antithesis

C  a metaphor

D  parallel structure and language

A  they represent reality accurately

B  All of the answers are correct.

C  they do not stereotype a group of people

D  they do not offend the audience

E  they maintain their credibility

A  heterosexist language

B  spotlighting

C  man-linked terms

D  powerless language

A  language is culturally transmitted

B  All answers are correct

C  language choices can make a speech unsuccessful

D  language is objective

E  language tells us something about the speaker

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

B  You broke my heart when you left

C  The grass is always greener on the other side.

D  My books weigh a ton.

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  referring to personal interest.

B  summarizing and closing.

C  making an analogy.

D  presenting a final appeal

A  summarize and close

B  present a final appeal

C  share a new and important piece of information

D  end with a clincher

E  prepare the audience for the end

A  thesis statement

B  general purpose statement

C  preview statement

D  specific purpose statement

A  10 – 15%

B  20 – 25%

C  1 – 5%

D  10%

E  15 – 20%

A  5 – 10%

B  15 – 20%

C  10 – 15%

D  20 – 25%

E  1 – 5%

A  it can establish common ground

B  it will help establish credibility

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

D  it will help make audiences more positive about the speaker

E  it can demonstrate shared values

A  auditory association

B  hearing

C  nonverbal communication

D  listening

A  appreciative listening

B  relational listening

C  empathetic or therapeutic listening

D  informational listening

A  deaf spots

B  compulsions

C  phobias

D  fatigue

A  understanding

B  listening

C  hearing

D  attending

A  make your listeners care

B  cue your listeners

C  convince them to engage

D  use realistic examples

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

B  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

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  All of these are examples of psychological deaf spots.

A  none of these

B  take notes

C  come prepared

D  keep an open mind

E  identify distractions

A  determine the speaker’s main ideas

B  write down everything that the speaker says

C  judge the speaker by his/her appearance

D  ask questions

A  stress about an upcoming class re-union.

B  disagreement about the need for welfare.

C  a jet flying overhead.

D  a migraine headache.

A  She can work to maintain control over her nonverbal.

B  She can try using more suitable vocal expression.

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

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

A  True

B  False

A  True

B  False

A  suitable vocal expression

B  clear and vivid language

C  adapted to the audience

D  convincing persuasion

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  receiving

B  encoding

C  sending

D  decoding

A  channel

B  message

C  receiver

D  All of these are part of the linear model

E  sender