SPCH 101 - Public Speaking » Winter 2023 » Introduction to Communication & Public Speaking Quiz

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Question #1
An article published in the school newspaper is an example of ------------------------------------.
A.   mass communication
B.   encoding
C.   small group communication
D.   channel
Question #2
Translating ideas and images in the speaker's mind into verbal or nonverbal messages that an audience can understand is termed _________.
A.   feedback
B.   decoding
C.   encoding
D.   listening
Question #3
This aspect of worldview is likely to govern audience members’ preferred learning styles
A.   Ontology
B.   Cosmology
C.   Epistemology
D.   Axiology
Question #4
Which of the following is true about the communication context?
A.   All of these
B.   it can refer to a physical setting like a restaurant
C.   it can refer to the different relationships we have with other people
D.   it can refer to the rules that govern our verbal and nonverbal behavior
Question #5
Which of the following is a correct order of the process a message goes through in the communication model?
A.   channel-receiver-decoding
B.   source-encoding-receiver-decoding
C.   source-receiver-encoding-decoding
D.   source-receiver-channel
Question #6
Communication is transactional and simultaneous because senders are also receivers at the same time and receivers are also senders.
A.   False
B.   True
Question #7
Which of the following is not a cannon of rhetoric?
A.   Invention
B.   Style
C.   Delivery
D.   Persuasion
Question #8
All of the following are general purposes for public speaking except
A.   to persuade
B.   to inform
C.   to motivate
D.   to entertain
Question #9
The ability to give good speeches is inborn and cannot be changed through training.
A.   False
B.   True

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