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

A  False

B  True

A  credibility

B  expertise

C    

D  knowledge

E  wisdom

F  experience

A  tone

B  rate

C  pitch

D  timbre

E  inflection

A  rate

B  tone

C  inflection

D  pitch

E  timbre

A  the speaker’s experience

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

C  the amount of preparation that went into the speech

D  the speaker’s cultural background

E  the speaker’s habits of speaking

A  manuscript delivery

B  impromptu delivery

C  memorized delivery

D  extemporaneous delivery

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

B  tightened vocal cords, leading to restricted vocal pitch.

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

D  decreased perspiration, leading to dehydration.

A  impromptu delivery

B  extemporaneous delivery

C  memorized delivery

D  manuscript delivery

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

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

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

D  baby talk

A  her unwillingness to get help

B  the bad grade she got on her first speech

C  pressure from her parents to get a good grade

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 of getting a bad grade

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

D  the fear that the audience is just waiting for you to mess up and the fear 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  speak and listen to yourself

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

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

C  having a conversation with your audience while you present

D  making it up on the spot

A  False

B  True

A  powerless language

B  man-linked terms

C  spotlighting

D  heterosexist language

A  beliefs

B  one’s concept of reality

C  values

D  emotional responses

E  All of the answers are impacted by language

A  a metaphor

B  antithesis

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 represent reality accurately

E  they maintain their credibility

A  heterosexist language

B  powerless language

C  man-linked terms

D  spotlighting

A  language is objective

B  All answers are correct

C  language choices can make a speech unsuccessful

D  language tells us something about the speaker

E  language is culturally transmitted

A  My books weigh a ton.

B  You broke my heart when you left

C  The grass is always greener on the other side.

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

A  True

B  False

A  use an analogy

B  refer to recent or historical events

C  use startling statistics

D  refer to personal interest

A  making an analogy.

B  presenting a final appeal

C  referring to personal interest.

D  summarizing and closing.

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  preview statement

B  general purpose statement

C  thesis statement

D  specific purpose statement

A  20 – 25%

B  10 – 15%

C  15 – 20%

D  1 – 5%

E  10%

A  10 – 15%

B  5 – 10%

C  15 – 20%

D  1 – 5%

E  20 – 25%

A  it will help establish credibility

B  it will help make audiences more positive about the speaker

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  nonverbal communication

B  hearing

C  auditory association

D  listening

A  informational listening

B  empathetic or therapeutic listening

C  relational listening

D  appreciative listening

A  fatigue

B  phobias

C  deaf spots

D  compulsions

A  attending

B  understanding

C  hearing

D  listening

A  make your listeners care

B  cue your listeners

C  convince them to engage

D  use realistic examples

A  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

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

A  identify distractions

B  none of these

C  keep an open mind

D  take notes

E  come prepared

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  a migraine headache.

B  a jet flying overhead.

C  disagreement about the need for welfare.

D  stress about an upcoming class re-union.

A  She can try using more suitable vocal expression.

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

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

D  She can work to maintain control over her nonverbal.

A  True

B  False

A  True

B  False

A  adapted to the audience

B  clear and vivid language

C  suitable vocal expression

D  convincing persuasion

A  True

B  False

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  receiving

B  encoding

C  sending

D  decoding

A  receiver

B  All of these are part of the linear model

C  channel

D  sender

E  message