Question 1

How many people are involved in dyadic communication?

Accepted Answer

A)   One
B)   Two
C)   Three
D)   Ten B

Question 2

Audience laughter, applause, questions and comments about your presentation are all forms of:

Accepted Answer

A)   Linear communication
B)   Feedback
C)   Sight communication
D)   Nonverbal communication B

Question 3

Television and radio are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)   Mass Communication
B)   Dyadic Communication
C)   Group Communication
D)   Intrapersonal Communication A

Question 4

Which of the following presentation situations is likely to be more nonlinear than linear?

Accepted Answer

A)   A company stockholders meeting
B)   A presidential inauguration speech
C)   A wedding toast
D)   A college class lecture

Question 5

In the communication process, the message is what the source intentionally or unintentionally, verbally or nonverbally sends to the receiver.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Things like stray thoughts in your mind, outside sounds, someone coming into your presentation late, can all cause impediments to the communication process and are collectively referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)   Noise
B)   Unconscious phenomenon
C)   Attitudinal impairment
D)   Distractions

Question 7

Transmission of information is not communication unless the information has been received and understood.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The diagram below represents:

Accepted Answer

A)   The nonlinear model of communication
B)   Laswell's definition of communication
C)   A microphone's pickup and delivery of sound
D)   The Reverse Perspective

Question 9

David Murray, editor of the Journal of Employee Communication, defines communication as:

Accepted Answer

A)   Getting what is in my head into your head
B)   Transmission of information from a source to a recipient
C)   Being the same as understanding
D)   Intentional distribution of information

Question 10

In the communication process, the receiver is:

Accepted Answer

A)   The camera recording the presentation
B)   The microphone the presenter is using
C)   The audience that is hearing and decoding the message
D)   The organization paying for the presentation

Question 11

Communication is:

Accepted Answer

A)   Nonlinear
B)   Good eye contact
C)   Being appropriately dressed
D)   Verbal not visual

Question 12

When an audience member (receiver) understands the message the way the source (speaker) intended it, ____________________has been achieved.

Accepted Answer

A)   Ethical presentation making
B)   Mediated communication
C)   Message fidelity
D)   Mass communication

Question 13

In the communication process, the source is:

Accepted Answer

A)   The background research for the presentation
B)   The person who is speaking or sending the message
C)   Aristotle, the original theorist on speaking
D)   The first sentence in the presentation

Question 14

In large group or public communication situation, speakers are more likely to talk uninterrupted and the audience will have fewer opportunities to provide feedback, making these situations more:

Accepted Answer

A)   Mediated
B)   Credible
C)   Linear
D)   Nonlinear

Question 15

Communication is:

Accepted Answer

A)   Effective use of audio visual technology
B)   Audience-centered
C)   Having an excellent vocabulary
D)   Responding effectively to questions

Exam 2: Communication Principles and Presentation Success

How many people are involved in dyadic communication?

Audience laughter, applause, questions and comments about your presentation are all forms of:

Television and radio are examples of

Which of the following presentation situations is likely to be more nonlinear than linear?

In the communication process, the message is what the source intentionally or unintentionally, verbally or nonverbally sends to the receiver.

Things like stray thoughts in your mind, outside sounds, someone coming into your presentation late, can all cause impediments to the communication process and are collectively referred to as:

Transmission of information is not communication unless the information has been received and understood.

The diagram below represents:

David Murray, editor of the Journal of Employee Communication, defines communication as:

In the communication process, the receiver is:

Communication is:

When an audience member (receiver) understands the message the way the source (speaker) intended it, ____________________has been achieved.

In the communication process, the source is:

In large group or public communication situation, speakers are more likely to talk uninterrupted and the audience will have fewer opportunities to provide feedback, making these situations more:

Communication is: