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

A  True

B  False

A  knowledge

B  experience

C  wisdom

D    

E  expertise

F  credibility

A  rate

B  pitch

C  timbre

D  inflection

E  tone

A  rate

B  pitch

C  inflection

D  timbre

E  tone

A  the speaker’s cultural background

B  the amount of preparation that went into the speech

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

D  the speaker’s experience

E  the speaker’s habits of speaking

A  impromptu delivery

B  manuscript delivery

C  extemporaneous delivery

D  memorized delivery

A  decreased perspiration, leading to dehydration.

B  tightened vocal cords, leading to restricted vocal pitch.

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

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

A  memorized delivery

B  impromptu delivery

C  manuscript delivery

D  extemporaneous 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  pressure from her parents to get a good grade

B  her unwillingness to get help

C  her frame of reference

D  the bad grade she got on her first speech

A  False

B  True

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

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

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 that the audience is just waiting for you to mess up

A  False

B  True

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  people suffer from different levels of communication apprehension

B  coping with communication apprehension takes time to practice

C  the causes of communication apprehension are different for every person

D  All of the answers are correct.

E  some coping techniques work well with some but not others

A  having a conversation with your audience while you present

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

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

D  making it up on the spot

A  False

B  True

A  spotlighting

B  powerless language

C  man-linked terms

D  heterosexist language

A  All of the answers are impacted by language

B  one’s concept of reality

C  beliefs

D  values

E  emotional responses

A  parallel structure and language

B  antithesis

C  personalized language

D  a metaphor

A  they maintain their credibility

B  All of the answers are correct.

C  they do not offend the audience

D  they represent reality accurately

E  they do not stereotype a group of people

A  heterosexist language

B  man-linked terms

C  spotlighting

D  powerless language

A  language tells us something about the speaker

B  language is culturally transmitted

C  language is objective

D  language choices can make a speech unsuccessful

E  All answers are correct

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

B  You broke my heart when you left

C  The grass is always greener on the other side.

D  My books weigh a ton.

A  True

B  False

A  use startling statistics

B  refer to personal interest

C  use an analogy

D  refer to recent or historical events

A  referring to personal interest.

B  presenting a final appeal

C  making an analogy.

D  summarizing and closing.

A  present a final appeal

B  end with a clincher

C  summarize and close

D  prepare the audience for the end

E  share a new and important piece of information

A  specific purpose statement

B  general purpose statement

C  preview statement

D  thesis statement

A  10%

B  20 – 25%

C  10 – 15%

D  15 – 20%

E  1 – 5%

A  1 – 5%

B  15 – 20%

C  10 – 15%

D  20 – 25%

E  5 – 10%

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

B  it will help make audiences more positive about the speaker

C  it will help establish credibility

D  it can establish common ground

E  it can demonstrate shared values

A  listening

B  nonverbal communication

C  hearing

D  auditory association

A  informational listening

B  relational listening

C  empathetic or therapeutic listening

D  appreciative listening

A  phobias

B  compulsions

C  deaf spots

D  fatigue

A  hearing

B  attending

C  understanding

D  listening

A  make your listeners care

B  use realistic examples

C  cue your listeners

D  convince them to engage

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

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

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

A  identify distractions

B  keep an open mind

C  come prepared

D  take notes

E  none of these

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  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 try using more suitable vocal expression.

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

A  True

B  False

A  True

B  False

A  suitable vocal expression

B  convincing persuasion

C  clear and vivid language

D  adapted to the audience

A  False

B  True

A  a jet flying overhead.

B  a migraine headache.

C  disagreement about the need for welfare.

D  stress about an upcoming class re-union.

A  encoding

B  receiving

C  decoding

D  sending

A  receiver

B  sender

C  channel

D  message

E  All of these are part of the linear model