The goal of _________communication_is to work with or together, not on or for
someone else.
A. Public
C. Group
B. Private
D. Dialogic
How we might listen or the agency we have as listeners is always filtered
through and influenced by
A. Framing
B. Cultural location
C. Individual positions
D. Modes of listening
_______ is one of the most ritualistic of all institutional contexts.
A. Schooling
B. Government
C. Religion
D. Court
Discipline, such as physical punishment, work to make ______ bodies in the classroom.
A. Active
B. Schooled
C. Docile
D. Engaged
Which of the following answers includes all three original parts of Shannon and
Weaver’s model of communication?
A. Sender-Message-Receiver
B. Receiver-Interpretation-Meaning
C. Message-Sender-Meaning
D. Sender-Noise-Receiver
_______ is the careful process of analyzing the role each of us plays in a system of
power and being accountable for our role in enabling oppression and preventing social
change.
A. Advocacy through dialogue
B. Advocacy through listening
C. Advocacy through critical literacy
D. Advocacy through reflexivity
As a family, you share a system of meaning – a collective set of assumptions,
expectations and understandings. An example of the shared system of meaning within
your family would be
A. The birth of your niece
B. The loss of a job
C. Your father sits at the head of the table
D. none of the above
E. All of the above
F. A & C only
When an audience engages with a performance in such a way that they are making
meanings and connections with the performance, they are considered
A. Proactive participants
B. Inactive participants
C. Interactive participants
D. Active participants
Andre is trying to figure out who he will vote for in the upcoming mayoral election. He
went on to do significant research about each candidate’s views and record of
experience. Andre’s attempt to gather information so that he can make the best decision
possible for himself and for others reflects his interest in engaging in which of the
following?
A. Negotiation
B. Power
C. Construction
D. Informed choice
According to the text, When we engage in dialogic listening, our opportunity for
_______________ increases.
A. Action
B. Learning
C. Dialogue
D. Participation
Assuming that people are fundamentally their positionalities is also known as the
A. Stereotypical perception
B. Essentialist perspective
C. Symbolic position
D. Hegemonic ideology
The __________ fallacy asserts that a particular action will set forth a chain of
reactions that will inevitably lead to a certain result.
A. Straw man
B. Hasty generalization
C. Ad hominen
D. Slippery slope
Communication between two or more people who are interdependent is known as
A. Intrapersonal
B. Public
C. Group
D. Interpersonal
Communication occurs naturally and simply.
a. True
b. False
The splitting of the 5 Canons of Rhetoric showed the equal importance of delivery and
content in speech-making.
a. True
b. False
________ raises the central question of how we, as a culture, are disciplined, examining
no only how we literally conduct law and order but also how we translate and establish
order on a day to day basis.
A. Buber
B. hooks
C. Foucault
D. Mulvey
Ricardo was invited to his cousin’s wedding and he knew that he would see many of his
family members there. He wanted to show his best self to his family so to prepare for
the wedding Ricardo got his suit pressed, had his hair cut, and thought about stories that
would entertain them. Which of the following perspectives on identity construction best
explain Ricardo’s story?
A. Symbolic interactionism
B. Impression management
C. Positionality
D. Performativity
“Are there multiple truths?,” “Who gets to decide what’s true and what isn’t true?”
These are examples of
A. Pschological questions
B. Sociological questions
C. Epistemological questions
D. Paralinguistic questions
Progress is progress.
a. True
b. False
If you are engaged in __________ communication, you should invite your audience to
challenge your perspective while also considering that of your audience.
A. Verbal
B. Nonverbal
C. Dialogic
D. Cultural
Fiske argues that popular culture texts are made by citizens for
A. Interpellation
B. Resistance
C. Representation
D. Response
________ is a way to build understanding through listening to the other person as
someone with something important to say and, to the best of our ability, encountering
her/him with humility and generosity.
A. Advocacy through critical literacy
The specialized words or jargon that organizational members use is known as
A. Facts
B. Stories
C. Metaphors
D. Vocabulary
Nihilism is the worst kind of cynicism.
a. True
b. False
Roman philosopher Cicero identified the 5 Canons of Rhetoric. The presentation of the
message is known as
A. Style
B. Delivery
C. Memory
D. Invention
One of the general characteristics that makes us human is our sense of
A. Others
B. Self
C. Communication
D. Perceptions
We tend to make errors in reasoning because with either have evidence that does not
support the conclusion or because we have insufficient evidence to support our claim.
a. True
b. False
In the academic world, scholars organize themselves according to departments and use
a common language to investigate the world from that point of view. These departments
are also known as
A. Identities
B. Subjects
C. Disciplines
D. Contexts
_________ is defined as call and response communication pattern.
A. Feminism
B. Trope
C. Media
D. Interpellation
Goffman’s interest in context has had a lasting impact on how we think about the
significance of interpersonal relationships in our lives.
a. True
b. False
The authors’ argue that listening should be understood as a full embodied way of being
in the world.
a. True
b. False
_________ and messages do not only reflect society, but, instead, also create meaning
and future direction for the audience.
A. Representations
B. Mediated messages
C. Tropes
D. Movies
People who jump to conclusions are committing hasty generalizations.
a. True
b. False
Rachel’s brothers never let her play football with them in the backyard. They tell her
that, because she is a woman, she is not capable of playing with men. Rachel’s gender is
keeping her from being included in the game. Which of the following theories would be
most useful in uncovering and interrupting the systems of power the keep Rachel out of
the game?
A. Standpoint theory
B. Identity theory
C. Symbolic interactionism
D. Impression management