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

A  True

B  False

A  wisdom

B  knowledge

C  expertise

D  credibility

E    

F  experience

A  pitch

B  inflection

C  timbre

D  tone

E  rate

A  inflection

B  rate

C  pitch

D  tone

E  timbre

A  the amount of preparation that went into the speech

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

C  the speaker’s experience

D  the speaker’s habits of speaking

E  the speaker’s cultural background

A  impromptu delivery

B  manuscript delivery

C  extemporaneous delivery

D  memorized delivery

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

B  tightened vocal cords, leading to restricted vocal pitch.

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

D  decreased perspiration, leading to dehydration.

A  extemporaneous delivery

B  impromptu delivery

C  memorized delivery

D  manuscript delivery

A  baby talk

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

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

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

A  pressure from her parents to get a good grade

B  the bad grade she got on her first speech

C  her unwillingness to get help

D  her frame of reference

A  True

B  False

A  the fear of being the center of attention and the fear of fainting

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

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 of getting a bad grade

A  True

B  False

A  False

B  True

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

B  write it the way you would write a formal paper

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

D  speak and listen to yourself

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  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  making it up on the spot

C  having a conversation with your audience while you present

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

A  False

B  True

A  powerless language

B  spotlighting

C  man-linked terms

D  heterosexist language

A  All of the answers are impacted by language

B  emotional responses

C  one’s concept of reality

D  beliefs

E  values

A  antithesis

B  personalized language

C  a metaphor

D  parallel structure and language

A  they do not offend the audience

B  they maintain their credibility

C  they represent reality accurately

D  they do not stereotype a group of people

E  All of the answers are correct.

A  spotlighting

B  man-linked terms

C  powerless language

D  heterosexist language

A  language choices can make a speech unsuccessful

B  language tells us something about the speaker

C  language is culturally transmitted

D  language is objective

E  All answers are correct

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  True

B  False

A  use startling statistics

B  refer to recent or historical events

C  refer to personal interest

D  use an analogy

A  referring to personal interest.

B  summarizing and closing.

C  making an analogy.

D  presenting a final appeal

A  share a new and important piece of information

B  end with a clincher

C  prepare the audience for the end

D  present a final appeal

E  summarize and close

A  thesis statement

B  general purpose statement

C  specific purpose statement

D  preview statement

A  10 – 15%

B  1 – 5%

C  20 – 25%

D  15 – 20%

E  10%

A  5 – 10%

B  1 – 5%

C  15 – 20%

D  10 – 15%

E  20 – 25%

A  it can establish common ground

B  it can demonstrate shared values

C  it will help establish credibility

D  it will help make audiences more positive about the speaker

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

A  hearing

B  listening

C  nonverbal communication

D  auditory association

A  appreciative listening

B  relational listening

C  informational listening

D  empathetic or therapeutic listening

A  phobias

B  fatigue

C  deaf spots

D  compulsions

A  attending

B  understanding

C  listening

D  hearing

A  use realistic examples

B  convince them to engage

C  make your listeners care

D  cue your listeners

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

B  All of these are examples of psychological deaf spots.

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

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

A  identify distractions

B  take notes

C  keep an open mind

D  come prepared

E  none of these

A  write down everything that the speaker says

B  determine the speaker’s main ideas

C  judge the speaker by his/her appearance

D  ask questions

A  disagreement about the need for welfare.

B  stress about an upcoming class re-union.

C  a migraine headache.

D  a jet flying overhead.

A  She can try using more suitable vocal expression.

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

C  She can work to maintain control over her nonverbal.

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

A  False

B  True

A  False

B  True

A  convincing persuasion

B  suitable vocal expression

C  adapted to the audience

D  clear and vivid language

A  True

B  False

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  decoding

B  receiving

C  sending

D  encoding

A  All of these are part of the linear model

B  receiver

C  sender

D  message

E  channel