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

A  False

B  True

A  expertise

B  knowledge

C  credibility

D  wisdom

E    

F  experience

A  inflection

B  rate

C  pitch

D  tone

E  timbre

A  inflection

B  rate

C  tone

D  pitch

E  timbre

A  the speaker’s experience

B  the speaker’s habits of speaking

C  the amount of preparation that went into the speech

D  the speaker’s cultural background

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

A  manuscript delivery

B  memorized delivery

C  extemporaneous delivery

D  impromptu delivery

A  decreased perspiration, leading to dehydration.

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

C  tightened vocal cords, leading to restricted vocal pitch.

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

A  extemporaneous delivery

B  impromptu delivery

C  memorized delivery

D  manuscript delivery

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

B  baby talk

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

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

A  her unwillingness to get help

B  pressure from her parents to get a good grade

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 the fear of fainting

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

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

D  speak and listen to yourself

A  All of the answers are correct.

B  the causes of communication apprehension are different for every person

C  some coping techniques work well with some but not others

D  coping with communication apprehension takes time to practice

E  people suffer from different levels of communication apprehension

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

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

C  having a conversation with your audience while you present

D  making it up on the spot

A  True

B  False

A  spotlighting

B  powerless language

C  man-linked terms

D  heterosexist language

A  values

B  emotional responses

C  All of the answers are impacted by language

D  one’s concept of reality

E  beliefs

A  antithesis

B  a metaphor

C  personalized language

D  parallel structure and language

A  they represent reality accurately

B  they maintain their credibility

C  they do not stereotype a group of people

D  they do not offend the audience

E  All of the answers are correct.

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  The grass is always greener on the other side.

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

C  You broke my heart when you left

D  My books weigh a ton.

A  True

B  False

A  refer to personal interest

B  use an analogy

C  use startling statistics

D  refer to recent or historical events

A  presenting a final appeal

B  making an analogy.

C  referring to personal interest.

D  summarizing and closing.

A  present a final appeal

B  prepare the audience for the end

C  share a new and important piece of information

D  end with a clincher

E  summarize and close

A  general purpose statement

B  specific purpose statement

C  preview statement

D  thesis statement

A  20 – 25%

B  10%

C  1 – 5%

D  15 – 20%

E  10 – 15%

A  20 – 25%

B  15 – 20%

C  5 – 10%

D  10 – 15%

E  1 – 5%

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

B  it will help establish credibility

C  it can establish common ground

D  it can demonstrate shared values

E  it will help make audiences more positive about the speaker

A  auditory association

B  listening

C  nonverbal communication

D  hearing

A  informational listening

B  appreciative listening

C  relational listening

D  empathetic or therapeutic listening

A  compulsions

B  deaf spots

C  phobias

D  fatigue

A  understanding

B  attending

C  hearing

D  listening

A  convince them to engage

B  make your listeners care

C  use realistic examples

D  cue your listeners

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  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  All of these are examples of psychological deaf spots.

A  identify distractions

B  keep an open mind

C  none of these

D  come prepared

E  take notes

A  determine the speaker’s main ideas

B  ask questions

C  judge the speaker by his/her appearance

D  write down everything that the speaker says

A  stress about an upcoming class re-union.

B  disagreement about the need for welfare.

C  a migraine headache.

D  a jet flying overhead.

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

B  She can work to maintain control over her nonverbal.

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  False

B  True

A  convincing persuasion

B  adapted to the audience

C  suitable vocal expression

D  clear and vivid language

A  False

B  True

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  sending

B  receiving

C  decoding

D  encoding

A  channel

B  All of these are part of the linear model

C  receiver

D  message

E  sender