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

A  False

B  True

A  credibility

B  experience

C  wisdom

D    

E  knowledge

F  expertise

A  tone

B  pitch

C  inflection

D  rate

E  timbre

A  pitch

B  timbre

C  inflection

D  tone

E  rate

A  the speaker’s habits of speaking

B  the speaker’s experience

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 cultural background

A  extemporaneous delivery

B  impromptu delivery

C  memorized delivery

D  manuscript delivery

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

B  decreased perspiration, leading to dehydration.

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

D  tightened vocal cords, leading to restricted vocal pitch.

A  extemporaneous delivery

B  impromptu delivery

C  manuscript delivery

D  memorized delivery

A  baby talk

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

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

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

A  pressure from her parents to get a good grade

B  her frame of reference

C  the bad grade she got on her first speech

D  her unwillingness to get help

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 the fear of fainting

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

A  True

B  False

A  True

B  False

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

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

C  speak and listen to yourself

D  write it the way you would write a formal paper

A  some coping techniques work well with some but not others

B  coping with communication apprehension takes time to practice

C  All of the answers are correct.

D  the causes of communication apprehension are different for every person

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  False

B  True

A  heterosexist language

B  man-linked terms

C  spotlighting

D  powerless language

A  one’s concept of reality

B  values

C  All of the answers are impacted by language

D  emotional responses

E  beliefs

A  antithesis

B  a metaphor

C  parallel structure and language

D  personalized language

A  they do not stereotype a group of people

B  All of the answers are correct.

C  they do not offend the audience

D  they maintain their credibility

E  they represent reality accurately

A  spotlighting

B  powerless language

C  man-linked terms

D  heterosexist language

A  language is culturally transmitted

B  language choices can make a speech unsuccessful

C  All answers are correct

D  language tells us something about the speaker

E  language is objective

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

B  The grass is always greener on the other side.

C  You broke my heart when you left

D  My books weigh a ton.

A  False

B  True

A  refer to personal interest

B  use an analogy

C  refer to recent or historical events

D  use startling statistics

A  presenting a final appeal

B  referring to personal interest.

C  summarizing and closing.

D  making an analogy.

A  share a new and important piece of information

B  prepare the audience for the end

C  summarize and close

D  present a final appeal

E  end with a clincher

A  specific purpose statement

B  thesis statement

C  general purpose statement

D  preview statement

A  10%

B  10 – 15%

C  1 – 5%

D  20 – 25%

E  15 – 20%

A  5 – 10%

B  15 – 20%

C  10 – 15%

D  1 – 5%

E  20 – 25%

A  it will help make audiences more positive about the speaker

B  it will help establish credibility

C  it can demonstrate shared values

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

E  it can establish common ground

A  hearing

B  auditory association

C  nonverbal communication

D  listening

A  relational listening

B  informational listening

C  empathetic or therapeutic listening

D  appreciative listening

A  deaf spots

B  fatigue

C  compulsions

D  phobias

A  listening

B  understanding

C  hearing

D  attending

A  convince them to engage

B  make your listeners care

C  cue your listeners

D  use realistic examples

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

B  All of these are examples of psychological deaf spots.

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

D  a pro-life listener refusing to listen to a pro-choice 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  none of these

B  identify distractions

C  keep an open mind

D  take notes

E  come prepared

A  judge the speaker by his/her appearance

B  determine the speaker’s main ideas

C  ask questions

D  write down everything that the speaker says

A  stress about an upcoming class re-union.

B  a jet flying overhead.

C  disagreement about the need for welfare.

D  a migraine headache.

A  She can try using more suitable vocal expression.

B  She can work to maintain control over her nonverbal.

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

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

A  False

B  True

A  False

B  True

A  clear and vivid language

B  adapted to the audience

C  suitable vocal expression

D  convincing persuasion

A  False

B  True

A  stress about an upcoming class re-union.

B  a jet flying overhead.

C  disagreement about the need for welfare.

D  a migraine headache.

A  encoding

B  decoding

C  sending

D  receiving

A  channel

B  sender

C  All of these are part of the linear model

D  receiver

E  message