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

A  False

B  True

A  experience

B  credibility

C  expertise

D    

E  knowledge

F  wisdom

A  rate

B  tone

C  timbre

D  inflection

E  pitch

A  rate

B  inflection

C  tone

D  pitch

E  timbre

A  the speaker’s experience

B  the speaker’s cultural background

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

D  the amount of preparation that went into the speech

E  the speaker’s habits of speaking

A  extemporaneous delivery

B  impromptu delivery

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

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

A  her frame of reference

B  pressure from her parents to get a good grade

C  her unwillingness to get help

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 that the audience is just waiting for you to mess up

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 of fainting

A  True

B  False

A  True

B  False

A  write it the way you would write a formal paper

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

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

D  speak and listen to yourself

A  the causes of communication apprehension are different for every person

B  people suffer from different levels of communication apprehension

C  coping with communication apprehension takes time to practice

D  some coping techniques work well with some but not others

E  All of the answers are correct.

A  having a conversation with your audience while you present

B  making it up on the spot

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

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

A  True

B  False

A  spotlighting

B  man-linked terms

C  powerless language

D  heterosexist language

A  values

B  All of the answers are impacted by language

C  one’s concept of reality

D  beliefs

E  emotional responses

A  antithesis

B  a metaphor

C  personalized language

D  parallel structure and language

A  they do not offend the audience

B  they do not stereotype a group of people

C  All of the answers are correct.

D  they represent reality accurately

E  they maintain their credibility

A  man-linked terms

B  powerless language

C  spotlighting

D  heterosexist language

A  language is objective

B  All answers are correct

C  language choices can make a speech unsuccessful

D  language is culturally transmitted

E  language tells us something about the speaker

A  My books weigh a ton.

B  You broke my heart when you left

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

D  The grass is always greener on the other side.

A  False

B  True

A  use startling statistics

B  refer to recent or historical events

C  refer to personal interest

D  use an analogy

A  summarizing and closing.

B  making an analogy.

C  referring to personal interest.

D  presenting a final appeal

A  summarize and close

B  present a final appeal

C  end with a clincher

D  prepare the audience for the end

E  share a new and important piece of information

A  general purpose statement

B  preview statement

C  thesis statement

D  specific purpose statement

A  15 – 20%

B  10 – 15%

C  20 – 25%

D  10%

E  1 – 5%

A  10 – 15%

B  20 – 25%

C  1 – 5%

D  15 – 20%

E  5 – 10%

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

B  it will help make audiences more positive about the speaker

C  it can establish common ground

D  it will help establish credibility

E  it can demonstrate shared values

A  hearing

B  listening

C  nonverbal communication

D  auditory association

A  informational listening

B  relational listening

C  empathetic or therapeutic listening

D  appreciative listening

A  fatigue

B  deaf spots

C  compulsions

D  phobias

A  hearing

B  understanding

C  attending

D  listening

A  make your listeners care

B  cue your listeners

C  use realistic examples

D  convince them to engage

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

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

C  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

D  All of these are examples of psychological deaf spots.

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

A  keep an open mind

B  none of these

C  take notes

D  come prepared

E  identify distractions

A  write down everything that the speaker says

B  determine the speaker’s main ideas

C  ask questions

D  judge the speaker by his/her appearance

A  a migraine headache.

B  stress about an upcoming class re-union.

C  a jet flying overhead.

D  disagreement about the need for welfare.

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

B  She can work to maintain control over her nonverbal.

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

D  She can try using more suitable vocal expression.

A  True

B  False

A  False

B  True

A  adapted to the audience

B  suitable vocal expression

C  clear and vivid language

D  convincing persuasion

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  sending

B  decoding

C  receiving

D  encoding

A  channel

B  message

C  sender

D  All of these are part of the linear model

E  receiver