COMM 301 Week 4 Quiz 2

COMM 301 Week 4 Quiz 2 | Los Rios Community College

Question 1

A speech with a general purpose refers to:  

·         presenting a speech that is adjustable in the moment.  

·         presenting a speech for a generalized audience.    

·         a speech that informs, persuades, or entertains.  

·         a topic which is thought to appeal to everyone.

Question 2

The purpose of a speech to inform is to: 

·         to motivate the audience to take an action on the topic.  

·         ensure that the audience will agree with the speaker.  

·         inspire the audience to meet a specific challenge.   

·         convey knowledge the audience doesn’t already have.

Question 3

Knowledge sharing refers to:  

·         networking with various groups in order to elicit appropriate responses.    

·         delivering information or expertise to people who will benefit from it.  

·         selecting the relevant facts that support your argument for people or groups who need them.  

·         alerting the audience to potential problems so they can be vigilant.

Question 4

Common types of informative topics are:  

·         aspirations, vision, education, planning, and success  

·         position, pay, power, and prestige in the professions.  

·         objects, people, events, concepts, processes, and issues.  

·         technology, crime, and the inadequacy of the law.

 Question 5

Pure persuasion occurs when the speaker:

·         presents himself or herself as “one of you,” with dreams and values in common.  

·         truly believes the change he or she proposes is in the best interest of the listeners.  

·         simplifies his or her language, defines confusing terms, and provides examples. 

·         accommodates the audience by using only the facts that support his or her thesis

Question 6

Manipulative persuasion occurs when the speaker:  

·         disguises or hides his or her ulterior reasons for proposing a particular change.  

·         provides a real-life case study to show the benefits of the proposed change.  

·         provides a slogan or rhyme to help the audience remember the message.  

·         cites knowledgeable people who have done research in the same area.

 Question 7

An attitude is: 

·         a noncommittal approach that avoids getting bogged down in details.  

·         the predisposition toward seeing something as good or bad, right or wrong.  

·         the character of a personality that makes a speaker honest and direct.  

·         a communication style that is incisive, confrontational, and sarcastic.

 Question 8

A value is a:    

·         strongly held aspiration toward which an individual is willing to strive.  

·         moral standard that a speaker can invoke during his or her speech.  

·         listener’s “yardstick” for assessing how credible the speaker is.    

·         person’s perceptions of the usefulness, importance, or worth of something.

 Question 9

A belief is: 

·         the emotional dependence on a higher, more powerful authority, such as God.  

·         erroneous or inaccurate information easily corrected by presenting observable facts  

·         strongly held aspiration toward which an individual is willing to strive.  

·         a proposition that a person holds as true or false without positive knowledge or proof.

Question 10

A speech urging you to vote against a proposition is a speech to inform.  

·         True    

·         False