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.   small group communication
B.   mass communication
C.   encoding
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.   encoding
B.   listening
C.   decoding
D.   feedback
Question #3
This aspect of worldview is likely to govern audience members’ preferred learning styles
A.   Epistemology
B.   Axiology
C.   Ontology
D.   Cosmology
Question #4
Which of the following is true about the communication context?
A.   it can refer to a physical setting like a restaurant
B.   All of these
C.   it can refer to the rules that govern our verbal and nonverbal behavior
D.   it can refer to the different relationships we have with other people
Question #5
Which of the following is a correct order of the process a message goes through in the communication model?
A.   source-receiver-encoding-decoding
B.   source-receiver-channel
C.   channel-receiver-decoding
D.   source-encoding-receiver-decoding
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.   Delivery
B.   Persuasion
C.   Invention
D.   Style
Question #8
All of the following are general purposes for public speaking except
A.   to persuade
B.   to inform
C.   to entertain
D.   to motivate
Question #9
The ability to give good speeches is inborn and cannot be changed through training.
A.   True
B.   False

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