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

A  True

B  False

A    

B  expertise

C  wisdom

D  experience

E  knowledge

F  credibility

A  inflection

B  tone

C  rate

D  timbre

E  pitch

A  pitch

B  timbre

C  tone

D  rate

E  inflection

A  the speaker’s experience

B  the amount of preparation that went into the speech

C  the speaker’s habits of speaking

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

E  the speaker’s cultural background

A  impromptu delivery

B  extemporaneous delivery

C  memorized delivery

D  manuscript delivery

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

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

C  tightened vocal cords, leading to restricted vocal pitch.

D  decreased perspiration, leading to dehydration.

A  impromptu delivery

B  memorized delivery

C  extemporaneous delivery

D  manuscript delivery

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

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

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

D  baby talk

A  her frame of reference

B  her unwillingness to get help

C  pressure from her parents to get a good grade

D  the bad grade she got on her first speech

A  True

B  False

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

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

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

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  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  All of the answers are correct.

B  coping with communication apprehension takes time to practice

C  people suffer from different levels of communication apprehension

D  some coping techniques work well with some but not others

E  the causes of communication apprehension are different for every person

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

B  having a conversation with your audience while you present

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

D  making it up on the spot

A  True

B  False

A  powerless language

B  man-linked terms

C  spotlighting

D  heterosexist language

A  values

B  beliefs

C  one’s concept of reality

D  All of the answers are impacted by language

E  emotional responses

A  personalized language

B  parallel structure and language

C  a metaphor

D  antithesis

A  All of the answers are correct.

B  they maintain their credibility

C  they do not offend the audience

D  they do not stereotype a group of people

E  they represent reality accurately

A  spotlighting

B  powerless language

C  heterosexist language

D  man-linked terms

A  language is culturally transmitted

B  language tells us something about the speaker

C  All answers are correct

D  language choices can make a speech unsuccessful

E  language is objective

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

B  My books weigh a ton.

C  You broke my heart when you left

D  The grass is always greener on the other side.

A  False

B  True

A  use an analogy

B  refer to recent or historical events

C  use startling statistics

D  refer to personal interest

A  presenting a final appeal

B  summarizing and closing.

C  referring to personal interest.

D  making an analogy.

A  summarize and close

B  prepare the audience for the end

C  share a new and important piece of information

D  end with a clincher

E  present a final appeal

A  thesis statement

B  specific purpose statement

C  general purpose statement

D  preview statement

A  1 – 5%

B  20 – 25%

C  10%

D  10 – 15%

E  15 – 20%

A  1 – 5%

B  5 – 10%

C  15 – 20%

D  20 – 25%

E  10 – 15%

A  it can demonstrate shared values

B  it will help establish credibility

C  it will help make audiences more positive about the speaker

D  it can establish common ground

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

A  listening

B  hearing

C  auditory association

D  nonverbal communication

A  empathetic or therapeutic listening

B  informational listening

C  appreciative listening

D  relational listening

A  compulsions

B  phobias

C  fatigue

D  deaf spots

A  listening

B  understanding

C  hearing

D  attending

A  convince them to engage

B  use realistic examples

C  cue your listeners

D  make your listeners care

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

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

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

A  take notes

B  come prepared

C  identify distractions

D  keep an open mind

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  stress about an upcoming class re-union.

B  a jet flying overhead.

C  a migraine headache.

D  disagreement about the need for welfare.

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  True

B  False

A  False

B  True

A  clear and vivid language

B  suitable vocal expression

C  adapted to the audience

D  convincing persuasion

A  True

B  False

A  disagreement about the need for welfare.

B  stress about an upcoming class re-union.

C  a jet flying overhead.

D  a migraine headache.

A  encoding

B  sending

C  decoding

D  receiving

A  receiver

B  message

C  All of these are part of the linear model

D  channel

E  sender