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

A  True

B  False

A  credibility

B  experience

C  expertise

D  knowledge

E    

F  wisdom

A  rate

B  timbre

C  tone

D  inflection

E  pitch

A  timbre

B  tone

C  rate

D  inflection

E  pitch

A  the speaker’s cultural background

B  the speaker’s experience

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

D  the speaker’s habits of speaking

E  the amount of preparation that went into the speech

A  memorized delivery

B  impromptu delivery

C  extemporaneous 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  extemporaneous delivery

C  memorized delivery

D  manuscript delivery

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

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

C  baby talk

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 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 the fear of fainting

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 that the audience is just waiting for you to mess up

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  people suffer from different levels of communication apprehension

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  making it up on the spot

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

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  man-linked terms

B  spotlighting

C  heterosexist language

D  powerless language

A  All of the answers are impacted by language

B  one’s concept of reality

C  values

D  emotional responses

E  beliefs

A  antithesis

B  a metaphor

C  personalized language

D  parallel structure and language

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  man-linked terms

B  spotlighting

C  powerless language

D  heterosexist language

A  All answers are correct

B  language choices can make a speech unsuccessful

C  language tells us something about the speaker

D  language is objective

E  language is culturally transmitted

A  My books weigh a ton.

B  The grass is always greener on the other side.

C  You broke my heart when you left

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

A  True

B  False

A  refer to recent or historical events

B  refer to personal interest

C  use an analogy

D  use startling statistics

A  making an analogy.

B  presenting a final appeal

C  summarizing and closing.

D  referring to personal interest.

A  prepare the audience for the end

B  present a final appeal

C  share a new and important piece of information

D  summarize and close

E  end with a clincher

A  thesis statement

B  specific purpose statement

C  preview statement

D  general purpose statement

A  1 – 5%

B  10 – 15%

C  15 – 20%

D  10%

E  20 – 25%

A  1 – 5%

B  5 – 10%

C  20 – 25%

D  15 – 20%

E  10 – 15%

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

B  it can demonstrate shared values

C  it can establish common ground

D  it will help make audiences more positive about the speaker

E  it will help establish credibility

A  auditory association

B  listening

C  hearing

D  nonverbal communication

A  relational listening

B  informational listening

C  empathetic or therapeutic listening

D  appreciative listening

A  fatigue

B  deaf spots

C  compulsions

D  phobias

A  listening

B  hearing

C  attending

D  understanding

A  make your listeners care

B  convince them to engage

C  cue your listeners

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  keep an open mind

B  take notes

C  identify distractions

D  none of these

E  come prepared

A  ask questions

B  determine the speaker’s main ideas

C  judge the speaker by his/her appearance

D  write down everything that the speaker says

A  disagreement about the need for welfare.

B  a migraine headache.

C  a jet flying overhead.

D  stress about an upcoming class re-union.

A  She can work to maintain control over her nonverbal.

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

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

D  She can try using more suitable vocal expression.

A  False

B  True

A  False

B  True

A  clear and vivid language

B  convincing persuasion

C  adapted to the audience

D  suitable vocal expression

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  decoding

B  encoding

C  receiving

D  sending

A  message

B  All of these are part of the linear model

C  sender

D  channel

E  receiver