Ralph tends to view communication as a conduit or a tool for transmitting his ideas to
other people. Ralph’s view of communication could be best summed up by which of the
following ways of seeing communication?
A. Communication as representation
B. Communication as negotiated
C. Communication as constitutive
D. Communication as constructed
________ at its most basic level is about relationships.
A. Rituals
B. Diversity
C. Culture
D. Alliance
________ critical approach to media works to show us how media affect us by leaving
unexamined issues of power, privilege and social inequality.
A. Woods
B. Buber
C. hooks
D. Mulvey
If Sue has not provided evidence to support a conclusion, she is using inductive
reasoning.
a. True
b. False
Something we assert to be true or false in our speech is also known as a claim.
a. True
b. False
_______________ is an active process that requires our active attention and focus.
A. Listening
B. Speaking
C. Hearing
D. Engaging
As a student, _______ are the repeated and common experiences you might have, such
as a study night or exercise routine.
A. Facts
B. Rituals
C. Rites
D. Metaphors
A danger to assuming words are only or primarily representative of things is to say that
language is _________ , or, simply an assembling of assembling building blocks into
something that makes sense.
A. Semiotic
B. Signified
C. Atomistic
D. Arbitrary
The _____________ happens in how others “read” our bodies and our actions in order
to determine who we are.
A. Mind-body awareness
B. Cognitive enlightenment
C. Body-identity connection
D. Embodied learning
There are many different models of writing or speaking as a process, but the most
common is
a. Constitutive model
b. Recursive model
C. Stage model
D. Constructive model
Communication is one-way, and therefore only one person in a communication
encounter is responsible.
a. True
b. False
Our identities are always in a process of becoming. In other words,
A. Who we are is not fixed or certain.
B. We are capable of building ourselves in our actions.
C. All of the above
Your goal, argument or message and the people you are trying to reach in a public
speaking context are represented which of the two following terms?
A. Pathos and emotion
B. Postmodernity and liberty
C. Voice and body
D. Purpose and audience
Conquergood’s first pitfall of listening, ___________________ , is characterized by our
attempts to hear others only as a means of benefitting ourselves.
A. Custodian’s Rip –Off
B. Curator’s Exhibitionism
C. Enthusiast’s Infatuation
D. Skeptic’s Cop-Out
The authors’ of your textbook argue communication creates
A. Arguments
C. Integrity
B. Compassionate listening
D. Community
__________ speech organization would be most effective for a topic describing how to
put together a model car.
A. Spatial
B. Topical
C. Problem-Solution
D. Chronological
Conflict in relationships is natural and inevitable.
a. True
b. False
Meaning-making is an active process.
a. True
b. False
Collaborative learning demonstrates on a smaller scale how knowledge is
A. Created
B. Improved
C. Changed
D. A & C
E. B & C
F. A, B, & C
Speech delivery involves nonverbal communication.
a. True
b. False
Sharon cannot be an advocate by herself; she needs the support of others in order to
make a difference.
a. True
b. False
___________ is a way to find common ground with our conversational partners or
audience members.
A. Advocacy through listening
B. Advocacy through alliance building
C. Advocacy through reflexivity
D. Advocacy through speaking up
________ analyzed Disney, arguing that it is the perfect model for simulacra.
A. Freire
B. Dewey
C. Baudrillard
D. Buber
Sue asks Rachel for a cup of tea. This simple request should have no misunderstandings
because “tea” is not arbitrary, ambiguous, nor abstract.
a. True
b. False
Martin Buber emphasized the relationship between speaker and listener as
A. I-Thou
B. I-You
C. I-It
D. I-I
Amber is active at her local women’s center, as a violence prevention educator. Because
of her education and involvement, she often discusses violence against women as a
force to be reckoned with in our society. Jo, one of Amber’s friends, listens to the
statistics and troubles presented by Amber, and because it seems so overwhelming, she
often finds herself suffocated by the problem, not knowing what she, as one person, can
do to help. Jo is experiencing __________.
A. Cynicism
B. Nihilism
C. Exhaustion
D. None of the above.
Whenever you share a message with a public, you need to choose a(n) _____________
that works for you and your message.
A. Mediated platform
B. PowerPoint presentation
C. Organizational structure
D. Vocal quality
In order for you to say something PC, you have to believe that culture basically remains
constant. This belief refers to
A. Culture and power are separate
B. Stereotypes are built on truth
C. Culture is static
D. The self-fulfilling prophecy
Rhonda is a woman of Korean descent who comes from a middle class background.
These sorts of characteristics are referred to in the text by which of the following terms?
A. Cultural locations
B. Critical inquiry
C. Power portions
D. Public advocacy
______ contends that we have a very limited conception of difference, and, in
particular, that it is a misunderstanding to assume that difference and opposition are the
same thing.
A. Deleuze
B. Freire
C. Baulliard
D. hooks
Which of the following is an example of a mediated text?
A. Television news
B. Facebook
C. Magazine
D. All of the above