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

A  True

B  False

A  knowledge

B  credibility

C  wisdom

D  experience

E  expertise

F    

A  tone

B  timbre

C  pitch

D  inflection

E  rate

A  rate

B  tone

C  timbre

D  pitch

E  inflection

A  the speaker’s experience

B  the speaker’s habits of speaking

C  the amount of preparation that went into the speech

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

E  the speaker’s cultural background

A  manuscript delivery

B  impromptu delivery

C  extemporaneous delivery

D  memorized 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  extemporaneous delivery

B  manuscript delivery

C  memorized delivery

D  impromptu delivery

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

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

C  baby talk

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

A  the bad grade she got on her first speech

B  her unwillingness to get help

C  her frame of reference

D  pressure from her parents to get a good grade

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  False

B  True

A  False

B  True

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  some coping techniques work well with some but not others

B  All of the answers are correct.

C  coping with communication apprehension takes time to practice

D  people suffer from different levels of communication apprehension

E  the causes of communication apprehension are different for every person

A  having a conversation with your audience while you present

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

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  True

B  False

A  heterosexist language

B  spotlighting

C  powerless language

D  man-linked terms

A  values

B  one’s concept of reality

C  beliefs

D  All of the answers are impacted by language

E  emotional responses

A  personalized language

B  parallel structure and language

C  antithesis

D  a metaphor

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 maintain their credibility

E  they represent reality accurately

A  heterosexist language

B  powerless language

C  spotlighting

D  man-linked terms

A  language is culturally transmitted

B  language is objective

C  All answers are correct

D  language tells us something about the speaker

E  language choices can make a speech unsuccessful

A  You broke my heart when you left

B  The grass is always greener on the other side.

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

D  My books weigh a ton.

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  summarizing and closing.

B  making an analogy.

C  referring to personal interest.

D  presenting a final appeal

A  share a new and important piece of information

B  present a final appeal

C  summarize and close

D  prepare the audience for the end

E  end with a clincher

A  general purpose statement

B  preview statement

C  thesis statement

D  specific purpose statement

A  20 – 25%

B  15 – 20%

C  1 – 5%

D  10 – 15%

E  10%

A  20 – 25%

B  15 – 20%

C  10 – 15%

D  1 – 5%

E  5 – 10%

A  it will help make audiences more positive about the speaker

B  it can establish common ground

C  it can demonstrate shared values

D  it will help establish credibility

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

A  hearing

B  listening

C  nonverbal communication

D  auditory association

A  relational listening

B  appreciative listening

C  informational listening

D  empathetic or therapeutic listening

A  phobias

B  deaf spots

C  compulsions

D  fatigue

A  listening

B  understanding

C  attending

D  hearing

A  make your listeners care

B  convince them to engage

C  cue your listeners

D  use realistic examples

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

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  All of these are examples of psychological deaf spots.

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

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

A  identify distractions

B  keep an open mind

C  take notes

D  none of these

E  come prepared

A  ask questions

B  judge the speaker by his/her appearance

C  determine the speaker’s main ideas

D  write down everything that the speaker says

A  a migraine headache.

B  disagreement about the need for welfare.

C  stress about an upcoming class re-union.

D  a jet flying overhead.

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 try using more suitable vocal expression.

D  She can work to maintain control over her nonverbal.

A  True

B  False

A  True

B  False

A  suitable vocal expression

B  clear and vivid language

C  convincing persuasion

D  adapted to the audience

A  False

B  True

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  decoding

B  sending

C  encoding

D  receiving

A  channel

B  sender

C  receiver

D  message

E  All of these are part of the linear model