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Communication History 5

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
If you spent time before class talking to a friend, texted a friend last night after you finished your homework, emailed your sister in another city, snap chatted with your best friend, and by reading this question on Quizizz, you are doing this.
a)
transportating
b)
speaking
c)
communicating
d)
dreaming
2.
What should you do if you have an important idea?
a)
keep it to yourself
b)
share it with a friend
c)
write it down
d)
share it with a local newspaper
3.
How does technology affect the way people communicate?
a)
it allows people to communicate with others quickly and at a low cost
b)
it makes people less motivated to communicate with others
c)
it does not affect the ways people communicate
d)
it makes it difficult to maintain privacy when communicating with others
4.
Guglielmo Marconi was only 21 years old when he increased the distance that radio signals could be sent without wires.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
"Watson, come over here - I need you." were the first words spoken over a telephone.  Who said these words when he invented the first phone?
a)
Guglielmo Marconi
b)
Alexander Graham Bell
c)
Christopher Sholes
d)
Samuel Morse
6.
Of the four inventions listed, why are the telegraph and typewriter no longer things that people use?
a)
they were both expensive and dangerous to use
b)
the only people who knew how they worked died a long time ago
c)
other inventions such as the telephone and computers have made it useless
d)
they both required several people to operate 
7.
Christopher Sholes invented the ___________ in 1868 and changed the way people communicate.
a)
telephone
b)
telegraph
c)
typewriter
d)
computer
8.
The “e” in “email” stands for what?
a)
express
b)
electronic
c)
easy
d)
eager
9.
The simplest way to communicate is to 
a)
send an e-mail
b)
text someone
c)
open your mouth
d)
snap chat
10.
Which of these is not a way of communicating?
a)
internet
b)
driving your car
c)
watching the news
d)
writing a letter
11.
 The code used in telegraphs that has dashes and dots is called...
a)
Morse Code
b)
Samuel Code
c)
Sholes Code
d)
Bell Code
12.
Before Samuel Morse invented the telegraph, the fastest way to send messages was by ____________. 
a)
car
b)
airplane
c)
horseback
d)
bicycle
13.
There are hundreds of _____________________________ orbiting the Earth. They carry our voices from one place to another when we call on the telephone.
a)
satellites 
b)
telephone wires
c)
signals
d)
space stations
14.
IT employees specialize in software creation, programming, database, web design, and hardware maintenance.  IT stands for ...
a)
Important technicians
b)
Information technology
c)
Informal teachers
d)
Important tools
15.
Between 1900 and 1902, on Roanoke Island, near where Sir Walter Raleigh's colonists settled, a Canadian guy experimented with sending the human voice over radio waves.  Who was this?
a)
Guglielmo Marconi
b)
Reginald Fessenden
c)
Christopher Sholes
d)
William Sydney Porter
16.

The best way for Melissa to determine if her company will pay the tuition for the class that she is taking at the community college is by

a)

reviewing the production schedule

b)

asking her college counselor

c)

reading the employee handbook

d)

submitting a formal proposal

17.

As an audience member, which of following should you do to encourage a speaker during an oral presentation?

a)

Smile

b)

Refrain from asking questions.

c)

Keep a straight face to communicate that you are serious.

d)

Quietly discuss the speech with the person sitting next to you.

18.

Sarah is speaking to a customer who is decisive, forceful, and in a hurry. Sarah should

a)

give the customer time to talk about himself/herself.

b)

get to the point of her communication quickly.

c)

discuss detailed statistics and information.

d)

take time to develop a relationship with the customer.

19.

Roberto has just finished giving a presentation about global warming. An obviously irritated audience

member stands and says that there is no evidence to prove global warming exists. Roberto calmly reads

results from three scientific reports on its existence. Roberto's response is an example of

a)

a transition.

b)

an effective conclusion.

c)

defending an idea objectively.

d)

expressing a cultural barrier.

20.

An individual calls your company and asks to speak with your coworker, Rhonda Hoffman. What should

you do if Rhonda is not available to take the call?

a)

Advise the caller to call again in a few minutes.

b)

Ask the caller if s/he would like to leave a message.

c)

Tell the caller that you would be glad to take his/her order.

d)

Put the caller on hold while you track down Rhonda.

21.

What does a group's leader do?

a)

Takes the meeting minutes

b)

Puts the group on a certain course

c)

Makes sure the group members agree

d)

Follows up with everyone

22.

What is a key to effective note-taking?

a)

Creative thinking

b)

Capturing details

c)

Active listening

d)

Using an outline

23.

One computer tool that a businessperson can use to organize online information for a research report is

a)

index cards.

b)

mind-mapping programs.

c)

statistical applications.

d)

online survey services.

24.

Alma is preparing a presentation about her department's budget to make to the company president. She

wants to use a visual representation of the budget that shows parts in relation to the whole. Alma should

consider using a

a)

bar graph

b)

table

c)

line graph

d)

pie chart

25.

The business manager tried to write a promotional letter that was simple, clear, and interesting so that

customers who received it would

a)

need to read it many times.

b)

easily understand it.

c)

find it entertaining.

d)

ask what it really meant.

26.
Who invented the first extensive alphabet?
a)
The Romans
b)
The Egyptians
c)
The Greeks
d)
The British
27.
When did Gutenberg invent the printing press?
a)
1550
b)
1385
c)
1448
d)
1492
28.
What invention was created in the 1700s?
a)
Printing Press
b)
Typewriter
c)
Telephones
d)
Television
29.
What invention was created in the 1870s?
a)
Printing Press
b)
Typewriter
c)
Telephone
d)
Television
30.
What invention was created by Samuel Morse?
a)
Printing Press
b)
Typewriter
c)
Telegraph
d)
Television
31.
What invention was created in the 1950s?
a)
Printing Press
b)
Typewriter
c)
Telegraph
d)
Television
32.
What invention was created in the 1980s?
a)
Printing Press
b)
Typewriter
c)
Telegraph
d)
Cell Phones
33.
What technology allowed for web browsing on tablets and mobile devices?
a)
3G & 4G
b)
Telegraph
c)
Internet
d)
Cell Phones
34.
Communication a person has with him/herself is called...
a)
Intrapersonal
b)
Interpersonal
c)
Group Communication
d)
Mass Communication
35.
Communication between FEW people in which the people interacting are in close proximity, and feedback between the people is immediate is called...
a)
Intrapersonal
b)
Interpersonal
c)
Group Communication
d)
Mass Communication
36.
An interactional process that occurs among three or more people who are interacting in an attempt to achieve commonly recognized goals is called...
a)
Intrapersonal
b)
Interpersonal
c)
Group Communication
d)
Mass Communication
37.
The dissemination (distribution or spreading) of information to large groups of people is called...
a)
Public Speaking
b)
Interpersonal
c)
Group Communication
d)
Mass Communication
38.
A formal speaking situation in which one person speaks in front of an audience of many individuals to inform, to persuade, to entertain, or to create a common bond with or among others is called...
a)
Public Speaking
b)
Interpersonal
c)
Group Communication
d)
Mass Communication
39.
Dreaming is an example of what form of communication?
a)
Intrapersonal
b)
Interpersonal
c)
Group Communication
d)
Mass Communication
40.
Talking to your teacher is an example of what form of communication?
a)
Intrapersonal
b)
Interpersonal
c)
Group Communication
d)
Mass Communication
41.
Giving a lecture is an example of what form of communication?
a)
Public Speaking
b)
Interpersonal
c)
Group Communication
d)
Mass Communication

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