Question 1

Attributing human qualities to a concept or an inanimate object is known as ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  alliteration
B)  assonance
C)  onomatopoeia
D)  personification D

Question 2

What are the two common forms of nonparallelism?

Accepted Answer

A)  marking an irrelevant association
B)  marking and generic language
C)  irrelevant association and generic language
D)  marking and linguistic sensitivity A

Question 3

The sentiment "How now brown cow" is an example of ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  assonance
B)  hyperbole
C)  personification
D)  exaggeration A

Question 4

It is fine to use slang in your speech.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

"Round and round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran" is an example of a(n)_______________because of the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning words that are near one another.

Accepted Answer

A)  alliteration
B)  assonance
C)  repetition
D)  onomatopoeia

Question 6

The use of words that sound like the things they stand for such as "buzz" and "hiss" are examples of _____________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  personification
B)  hyperbole
C)  onomatopoeia
D)  exaggeration

Question 7

Saying "The elderly gentlemen in the black suit and red tie entered the neighborhood grocery" instead of "The man went to the store" is an example of a speaker ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  using denotation
B)  speaking quickly
C)  using specific language
D)  speaking complexly

Question 8

Antithesis involves combining and contrasting ideas in the same sentence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

_______________ is a word's direct, explicit meaning given by its language community.

Accepted Answer

A)  Denotation
B)  Demarcation
C)  Connotation
D)  Context

Question 10

What uses words that apply only to one sex, race, or other group as though they represent everyone?

Accepted Answer

A)  generic language
B)  specific language
C)  nonparallelism
D)  marking

Question 11

While giving an anti-drug speech to a group of middle school students, a speaker attempts to use what she believes is common teen slang.  Rather than connecting with the audience, the speaker appears insincere because she didn't consider ________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the formality of the occasion
B)  the appropriateness of jargon in a speech
C)  the level of sincerity expected by the audience
D)  all of the above

Question 12

Listeners are more likely to be interested in information they perceive as timely.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Verbal immediacy refers to _______________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  asking questions of the audience so there is instant involvement and interaction
B)  being close to the audience and directly interacting with them during a speech
C)  using verbal examples that are close in proximity to the audience and that happen recently
D)  using language that adapts to the needs, interests, knowledge, and attitudes of your listeners

Question 14

"Hear the mellow wedding bells" is an example of a(n)____________because of the repetition of vowel sounds.

Accepted Answer

A)  alliteration
B)  assonance
C)  onomatopoeia
D)  analogy

Question 15

________________ means using the language that adapts to the needs, interests, knowledge, and attitudes of the listeners, and avoiding language that alienates the audience.

Accepted Answer

A)  Identifying similarities
B)  Adapting to the occasion
C)  Speaking appropriately
D)  Completing the speech process

Question 16

Speakers should avoid using "we" language in their speeches.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to scholars, verbal communication rules and expectations ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are learned during childhood
B)  are characterized by low and high context communication
C)  will vary from culture to culture
D)  are embedded in messages

Question 18

The goal of oral style ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  adapt your language to the purpose
B)  adapt your language to the audience
C)  adapt your language to the occasion
D)  all of the above

Question 19

One of the best ways to improve when you are giving a speech in a second language is to practice in front of friends who are native speaker.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

If a speaker attempts to evoke the audience's senses-touch, taste, smell, see, hear-then he/she is relying on __________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  sensory language
B)  precise words
C)  rhetorical figures of speech
D)  vivid cues

Exam 10: Language and Oral Style

Attributing human qualities to a concept or an inanimate object is known as ________________.

What are the two common forms of nonparallelism?

The sentiment "How now brown cow" is an example of ___________________.

It is fine to use slang in your speech.

"Round and round the rugged rock the ragged rascal ran" is an example of a(n) _______________because of the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning words that are near one another.

The use of words that sound like the things they stand for such as "buzz" and "hiss" are examples of _____________________.

Saying "The elderly gentlemen in the black suit and red tie entered the neighborhood grocery" instead of "The man went to the store" is an example of a speaker ___________.

Antithesis involves combining and contrasting ideas in the same sentence.

_______________ is a word's direct, explicit meaning given by its language community.

What uses words that apply only to one sex, race, or other group as though they represent everyone?

While giving an anti-drug speech to a group of middle school students, a speaker attempts to use what she believes is common teen slang. Rather than connecting with the audience, the speaker appears insincere because she didn't consider ________________.

Listeners are more likely to be interested in information they perceive as timely.

Verbal immediacy refers to _______________________.

"Hear the mellow wedding bells" is an example of a(n) ____________because of the repetition of vowel sounds.

________________ means using the language that adapts to the needs, interests, knowledge, and attitudes of the listeners, and avoiding language that alienates the audience.

Speakers should avoid using "we" language in their speeches.

According to scholars, verbal communication rules and expectations ___________________.

The goal of oral style ___________.

One of the best ways to improve when you are giving a speech in a second language is to practice in front of friends who are native speaker.

If a speaker attempts to evoke the audience's senses-touch, taste, smell, see, hear-then he/she is relying on __________________.