Public Speaking SPC1608 - Quiz 15: Ethics

Public Speaking SPC1608 - Quiz 15: Ethics

Q1: The following is a guideline that a speaker should use for understanding difference to build bridges and confidence:--
Formulate expectations based solely on your own culture.
Avoid formulating expectations based solely on your own culture.
Formulate expectations based solely on other people’s cultures.
Do not formulate any expectations regarding the audience.
** ANSWER: Avoid formulating expectations based solely on your own culture.
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Q2: The widening gap between the ultra-wealthy and the middle and lower classes in this country contributes to their different attitudes on a topic. This is in reference to which type of identity? --
Question 2 options:
ethnic identity
religious identity
socioeconomic identity
national identity
** ANSWER: socioeconomic identity
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Q3: Which of the following is NOT true regarding racial and ethnic identities? --
Question 3 options:
They don’t influence how we receive a message.
They are socially constructed.
They are based on physical characteristics.
They develop over time through communication.
** ANSWER: They don’t influence how we receive a message.
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Q4: People who differ in some ethnic or sociological way from the parent culture belong to a(n) ______. --
Question 4 options:
anti-culture
sub-culture
co-culture
counter-culture
** ANSWER: co-culture
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Q5: For every speech event a speaker should seek to determine all of the following EXCEPT --
Question 5 options:
if honesty prevailed.
if language was used ethically.
if convictions were clearly expressed.
if selfish interests were kept hidden.
** ANSWER: if selfish interests were kept hidden.
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Q6: A speaker who thinks uncritically looks for good reasons to accept or reject others’ opinions. --
Question 6 options:
	1) False
	2) True
** ANSWER: 	1) False
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Q7: Speakers can expect of a quality audience all of the following EXCEPT --
that they give all ideas a fair hearing.
that they are courteous and polite.
that they change their opinions.
that they are attentive to the message.
** ANSWER: that they change their opinions.
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Q8: A speaker can value cultural diversity while attempting to convince others of the superiority of their culture. --
1) False
2) True
** ANSWER: 1) False
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Q9: After a speech, speaker and receivers evaluate one another’s behavior, their own behavior, and the likely consequences of their behavior. --
1) True
2) False
** ANSWER: 1) True
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Q10: What happens when a speaker demonstrates respect for cultural diversity? --
The speaker increases the chances of alienating the members of the audience.
The speaker does not affect the chances of alienating the members of the audience.
The speaker and the audience do not communicate well.
The speaker reduces the chances of alienating the members of the audience.
** ANSWER: The speaker reduces the chances of alienating the members of the audience.
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