ORAL COMM. QUIZ #1

What is the Latin word for 'common'?

• • adapt

• • communication

• • communis

• • transmission

What is the purpose of communication?

• • To hinder understanding

• • To survive

• • To transmit ideas and emotions

• • To break down barriers

What is the first step in the communication process?

• • Stimulus

• • Feedback

• • Receiver

• Sender

How does the receiver become the sender?

• • By choosing to respond

• • By providing feedback

• • By encoding the message

• • By accepting and interpreting the message

What is verbal communication?

• • Conveying messages through facial expressions

• • The use of words or speech in sending messages and transmitting ideas or feelings

• • Using touch to communicate in a conversation

• • Expressing ideas using body language

What is nonverbal communication?

• • Expressing ideas in ways that do not involve or go beyond using words

• • Using speech or language to send messages and transmit ideas or feelings

• • Using touch to convey meaning in a conversation

• • Conveying meaning through the tone, speed, and volume of a speaker's voice

Which type of nonverbal communication refers to the space or distance between the sender and the receiver?

• • Chronemics

• • Proxemics

• • Paralanguage

• • Kinesics

Which type of nonverbal communication refers to the use of body language in communication?

• • Kinesics

• • Chronemics

• • Haptics

• • Proxemics

Which type of nonverbal communication refers to the role of time in the communication process?

• • Chronemics

• • Kinesics

• • Proxemics

• • Paralanguage

What is the main point of communication?

• • Channel

• • Message

• • Context

• • Participants