Deck 18: Communications

Question 1

Which of the following is not a phase of culture shock?

A)Honeymoon
B)Relaxation
C)Negotiation
D)Mastery

Answer 1

Relaxation

Question 2

Which of the following groups of transition words do not demonstrate contrast?

A)Nevertheless, yet, on one hand
B)However, nor, in spite of
C)In other words, besides, subsequently
D)But, notwithstanding, rather

Answer 2

In other words, besides, subsequently

Question 3

Who comprises the "fourth estate" of the United States government?

A)Political parties
B)Teachers
C)Judges
D)Journalists

Answer 3

Journalists

Question 4

The standard objectives journalists must satisfy in a news story are "who, what, where, when" and which other objective?

A)While
B)With
C)Why
D)Whatever

Question 5

The tendency for a person to remember or emphasize information they have heard recently over information acquired in the past is termed the:

A)Proximal effect
B)Recency effect
C)Near learning effect
D)Primacy effect

Question 6

When a person is communicating a message and they periodically make a direct reference to their main point, they are:

A)Signposting
B)Landmarking
C)Bookmarking
D)Roadmapping

Question 7

Which text was first published anonymously as a pamphlet in the British colonies of North America but went on to become one of the most pivotal political expressions in modern history?

A)Two Treatises of Government by John Locke
B)Poor Richard's Almanack by Benjamin Franklin
C)The Federalist Papers by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay
D)Common Sense by Thomas Paine

Question 8

Which of the following is not a citation style?

A)Chicago
B)MLA
C)London
D)APA

Question 9

Which term describes the main argument in an academic or position paper?

A)Purpose
B)Thesis
C)Assertion
D)Lead thought

Question 10

An informative illustration that displays factual information - often statistical data - in colorful, dynamic graphic design layouts is called an:

A)Infographic
B)Extrapolation
C)Aesthetic fact
D)Illustrated guide

Question 11

Which written alphabet was the first known non-pictographic alphabet and is the source from which most present-day Western languages, including English, descend?

A)Arabic
B)Phoenician
C)Sumerian
D)Greek

Question 12

Which culture was the first to develop the earliest known written language?

A)Sumerian
B)Akkadian
C)Phoenician
D)Greek

Question 13

Which of the following sources of information is not a primary source?

A)Photograph
B)Diary
C)Transcript of court proceedings
D)History textbook

Question 14

Which theory orders media according to their ability to convey the entirety of a message, including visual, written and auditory cues?

A)Media Content Theory
B)Communication Depth Theory
C)Media Richness Theory
D)Communication Content Theory

Question 15

Which of the following qualities that can be attributed to a person would not be considered a psychographic variable?

A)Willingness to try foods of other cultures
B)Ethnicity
C)Interest in art
D)Religion

Question 16

What is the term for a willingness to listen to or consider the ideas of another person?

A)Provisionalism
B)Cooperative brainstorming
C)Agreeableness
D)Inclusivism

Question 17

Which of the following methods is a non-linear process employed in brainstorming sessions in which the writer lists items as they occur?

A)Outlining
B)Time-lining
C)Classifying
D)Mind-mapping

Question 18

During World War II, the most common way moving images of newsworthy events and information related to the war were made available to the public through which medium?

A)Radio
B)Newsreels in movie theaters
C)Television
D)Public screenings outdoors on projectors

Question 19

Under which of the following circumstances would the photojournalist's actions be illegal?

A)Taking photographs in an airport around a TSA screening checkpoint
B)Secretly taking photographs of a neighbor dressed only in a robe, retrieving their newspaper from their front yard
C)Taking photographs in a federal building
D)Taking photographs in someone's home after they have asked the photojournalist to stop

Question 20

In 1968, following a trip to Vietnam, which American broadcast journalist delivered an editorial in which they urged the American people to pursue a dignified negotiation that would allow them to leave the conflict, prompting President Lyndon Johnson to remark that if he'd lost the journalist's faith, he'd lost "Middle America's," too?

A)Bob Woodward
B)Barbara Walters
C)Walter Cronkite
D)Edward R. Murrow

Question 21

Why is Wikipedia generally not considered a credible source for journalists?

A)It makes research too easy by acting as a one-stop research tool that does not challenge writers to be creative or "think outside the box."
B)It is a user-edited platform that anyone can access and amend without the veracity of their entry being fact-checked before publication.
C)Almost everyone has access to Wikipedia on demand, so there is no point in consuming news media if their only source is something to which people have ready access.
D)It is run by subversives who wish to eliminate every other informative source available.

Question 22

The iconic image of a lone protestor standing in front of a column of tanks was made during which political event?

A)The Nazi invasion of Paris in 1940
B)The protests at Kent State University in 1970 (United States)
C)Prague Spring in 1968
D)Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 (China)

Question 23

Which of the following acts of speech is not protected by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution?

A)Burning the American flag
B)Discriminatory messages based on race, religion or sexual orientation that advocate the use of violence against the offending parties
C)Personal opinions expressed by a member of the U.S. military that are critical of American military policy
D)Distributing printed material that decries America's role in an ongoing war

Question 24

Which of the following is not likely to improve the quality of a speech or an audience's reception there of?

A)Controlled but relaxed body language
B)Starting the speech by invoking dramatic, values-based language to get straight to the core of every audience member
C)Not reading the speech; refering to a list of talking points when necessary
D)Keeping the speech as stripped and simple as possible; avoiding displays like PowerPoint unless they are required

Question 25

This annual publication is the standard that journalists in the U.S. news industry follow to achieve consistency in the use of language, style, order and syntax:

A)Chicago Manual
B)Strunk & White's Elements of Style
C)Associated Press Stylebook
D)National Press Club Guide

Question 26

Which of the following demonstrates an abstraction ladder?

A)countries: United States, France, United Kingdom, Sweden, Australia
B)creature - animal - mammal - domestic pet - dog - Snoopy
C)love, beauty, faith, people, justice
D)planet - country - state - city - street - address

Question 27

Which of the following is an historical example of acculturation?

A)Irish immigrants to the United States practicing Catholicism
B)Irish immigrants to the United States living amongst Irish-Americans only
C)Irish immigrants to the United States observing Thanksgiving
D)Irish citizens emigrating from Ireland to another country

Question 28

The items a person wears that convey identifying information about their values, background and cultural identity are called:

A)Armor
B)Indicators
C)Articles
D)Artifacts

Question 29

If an image is available for anyone's use because the intellectual property rights have expired or been forfeited, the image is in the:

A)Public domain
B)Library of Congress
C)General reserve
D)Public reserve

Question 30

The segment of the population that is consistently aware of current events and actively endeavors to be informed is called the:

A)Informed public
B)Attentive public
C)Literate public
D)Aware public

Question 31

Which of the following does not demonstrate noise in the communication process?

A)A job applicant feels fearful during an interview because their interviewer is notoriously difficult to impress.
B)A student struggles to understand a lecture because the professor is using slang terminology that she does not understand.
C)A child stops paying attention to his father's advice because he doesn't think his father knows what he's talking about.
D)A businessperson fails to pay attention during a meeting because hunger pangs are too unbearable for them to ignore.

Question 32

The channel that conducts a message is called a:

A)Avenue
B)Methodology
C)Style
D)Medium

Question 33

Psychologically damaging or abusive messages, which may range from passive-aggressive to intentionally destructive, are termed:

A)Crazymaking
B)Unstable
C)Irrational
D)Complex-frustration

Question 34

When a person avoids eye contact during a conversation, what does that action communicate?

A)Amusement
B)Deep thought
C)Disinterest
D)Inattentiveness

Question 35

When a listener laughs during a conversation the speaker considers "serious," the speaker may view it as an indication of:

A)Disregard for the subject
B)Humor
C)Anger
D)Agreement

Question 36

Which of the following tactics would not be beneficial to effective communication between an adult and a child?

A)Physically lowering to be at eye level with the child
B)Using an authoritarian voice to convey that the child is of lesser status than the adult
C)Asking the child to repeat what they have learned from the communication
D)Allowing the child to voice an opinion about the topic at hand

Question 37

When a person crosses their arms below their chest, what does that action communicate?

A)Thoughtfulness
B)Receptiveness
C)Defensiveness
D)Anger

Question 38

Which of the following is an example of a news or press embargo?

A)Media outlets pay a source for incriminating photos of a government official.
B)Media outlets that are made aware of a reporter being kidnapped while on assignment do not publish the information to avoid inflaming the situation.
C)Media outlets are informed of news related to the stock market on the condition that they never publish the news.
D)Media outlets publish top secret government information.

Question 39

How are libel and slander different?

A)Slander is a false or defamatory statement about a person's intimate or private life; libel is a false or defamatory statement about someone's professional history or actions.
B)Libel is defamatory speech that leads to a criminal act being perpetrated against the victim; slander is defamatory speech that does not lead to a criminal act.
C)Slander is a false or defamatory statement that is spoken; libel is a false or defamatory statement that is written or printed.
D)Libel and slander are the not different.

Question 40

What is the term for applying a human characteristic or voice to an animal, object, or theoretical construct?

A)Communicative displacement
B)Message deflection
C)Fictionalization
D)Anthropomorphism

Question 41

Which nineteenth century newspaper editor informed the age by commanding, "Go west, young man"?

A)Charles Dana
B)Benjamin Franklin
C)Horace Greeley
D)William Randolph Hearst

Question 42

What aspect of communication is assessed in proxemics?

A)How directly a message impacts the receiver
B)How well the sender and receiver know each other
C)How closely related the statements in a conversation are
D)The space between a sender and receiver during communication

Question 43

A journalist who uses their medium to instigate discord, public agitation or political acrimony is called a:

A)Muckraker
B)Traitor
C)Tabloid journalist
D)Mudslinger

Question 44

President Franklin Roosevelt was famous for which method of mass communication that became a hallmark of his presidency?

A)State of the Union address
B)Fireside chat
C)The president's weekly radio address
D)A weekly "Ask the President" newspaper column

Question 45

The model for ordering information in a news story is called the:

A)Inverted pyramid
B)Rubik's cube
C)Parabola
D)Bell curve

Question 46

Which of the following strategies would most likely help a speaker avoid miscommunication during a public presentation?

A)Refraining from preparation more than one day in advance of their presentation so they don't have a lot of time to worry about it
B)Using dramatic topics and rhetoric they feel strongly about on a personal level
C)Speaking extemporaneously so they can capitalize on the atmosphere or "feel" of their audience
D)Outlining the topics or talking points they would like to cover ahead of the event and working through them in a calm, logical manner during the presentation

Question 47

Which of the following tactics would not be beneficial to effective communication between a group of professionals?

A)Deemphasizing the importance of the topic to put everyone at ease
B)Factual evidence or research, with supporting documentation
C)Admitting that they don't know the answer to something rather than deflecting the question
D)Encouraging a member of the process who is largely silent to contribute thoughts or ideas

Question 48

Infusing a web-published article with terminology that is likely to result in many search engine hits is called:

A)Web search strengthening
B)Search engine optimization
C)Online term profiling
D)Article strength optimization

Question 49

The four stages of advertising reception are awareness, comprehension, conviction and:

A)Achievement
B)Accomplishment
C)Action
D)Adherence