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Oral and Written Communication Review Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of speech would appeal to an action-oriented audience?

a)

Fact-filled lecture

b)

Personal anecdote

c)

How to speech

d)

Acceptance speech

2.

What are the three parts of Aristotle's Triangle theory?

a)

Ethos

b)

Pathos

c)

Logos

d)

Anaphora

3.

Which of the following would be true of feminine culture?

a)

values sensitivity and peaceful conflict resolution

b)

wanting to win the game at all costs

c)

needing outside reassurance in order to maintain self-esteem

d)

striving for personal exceelence

4.

Which of the following is a use of figurative language from Kennedy's Inaugural speech?

a)

“Let us never negotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.”

b)

“For only when our arms are sufficient beyond doubt can we be certain beyond doubt that they will never be employed.”

c)

“To our sister republics south of our border, we offer a special pledge—to convert our good words into good deeds . . . .”

5.

Which of the following was not an issue for Americans regarding John F. Kennedy?

a)

his young age

b)

his Irish background

c)

his Roman Catholicism

d)

his status as a WWII veteran

6.

Which of the following did Kennedy address in his inaugural address? (choose 3)

a)

human rights

b)

environmental concerns

c)

nuclear war

d)

communism and the red scare

7.

Which of the following is true about tone? Tone is the....

a)

rhetorical devices implemented in the speech

b)

referenced sources and evidence used in a speech

c)

emotion that pervades the chosen words in a speech

d)

logic that runs through a speech

8.

Which of the following is true of collectivism?

a)

the importance of valuing one's individual needs and personal success over those of others

b)

making sure that all arguments are resolved peacefully so no one's feelings get hurt

c)

the importance of working together toward a goal in order for the group to succeed

d)

attempting to create self-esteem by actualizing personal goals

9.

Which of the following is true of collaboration?

a)

struggling to find your own identity while working with other people

b)

choosing to work alone instead of with others

c)

working successfully with other people

d)

telling other people how to perform their work role

10.

Why do we pay attention to non-verbal communication?

a)

so we don't have to listen

b)

to become better listeners

c)

ignoring it can help us to avoid distraction

d)

to become better speakers

11.

What is important to do at the end of the listening process?

a)

provide feedback

b)

provide criticism

c)

stay quiet

d)

choose a sound to focus on

12.

Why is it important to become "other" orientated?

a)

This helps gives us more options for criticism.

b)

This gives us more self-esteem and the ability to overcome adversity.

c)

This gives us the ability to ignore conflict.

d)

This helps us to overcome intercultural communication barriers.

13.

Communicating with a person who has different cultural values than you can lead to all the following except:

a)

the status quo

b)

communication barriers

c)

misunderstandings

d)

learning about a new culture

14.

Which of the following is an important step to giving a speech?

a)

researching a topic in advance

b)

multi-tasking while giving the speech

c)

jumping to conclusions

d)

prejudging the speaker

15.

What is ethnocentrism?

a)

awareness that every man and woman has cultural differences

b)

assuming your cultural traits are superior to others

c)

realizing that everybody sees the world in a different way

d)

awareness that everyone sees the world in the same way

16.

Which of the following is an example of how to overcome intercultural communication barriers?

a)

making conversation to get your opponent off guard

b)

asking about irrelevant topics

c)

assuming bad intent

d)

asking thoughtful questions

17.

Who is typically more direct?

a)

men

b)

women

c)

neither

18.

Who typically tells more personal stories during an exchange of communication?

a)

men

b)

women

c)

both

d)

neither

19.

Why might listening be a more complex process than hearing?

a)

hearing is voluntary

b)

active listening requires listening for tone and watching for non-verbal cues

c)

because we have to try to hear others, it takes effort to concentrate

d)

hearing is easier because it does not require visual cues

20.

Which of the following is a true statement and central to this unit:

a)

No two people communicate in exactly the same way.

b)

Communication does not take work.

c)

Oral communication is always easier than written communication.

d)

We should all just wait our turn to talk.