Communication Models &
Fundamentals questions with
answers newest edition (Q1–Q20)
1. What is the major distinction between the linear and interactive models of
communication?
A. The linear model includes noise; the interactive model does not.
B. The interactive model includes feedback, or a response to the message.
C. The linear model is dynamic; the interactive model is static.
D. The interactive model does not include a sender.
Answer: B
Rationale: The linear model views communication as a one-way process where a sender
transmits a message without receiving a response. The interactive model acknowledges that
communication is a two-way process where the sender receives feedback, allowing for a
reciprocal exchange .
2. The statement that communication is systemic means that ______.
A. Communication is always verbal.
B. The various parts affect each other.
C. Messages are linear.
D. Feedback is optional.
Answer: B
Rationale: In a systemic view of communication, each component interacts with and
influences the others. Changes in one aspect can ripple through the entire system,
highlighting the interdependent nature of communication .
3. According to the supplementary reading "the meaning of meaning," meaning is our
internal response to either reality or the symbols used to label reality.
A. True
B. False
Answer: A
Rationale: Meaning is defined as our internal response to either the reality (objects, events,
or situations experienced through our senses) or the symbols used by a language community
to label reality .
,4. In the meaning triangle, the symbol is the internal configuration aroused by either
apprehending the referent itself with our senses or by receiving a cue from another
person.
A. True
B. False
Answer: B
Rationale: This statement is False. In the meaning triangle, the symbol is the physical
representation or sign, not the internal configuration or concept itself. The referent is the
actual object or concept being represented .
5. All language is symbolic, yet not all symbols are linguistic.
A. True
B. False
Answer: A
Rationale: This statement is True. "Symbolic" can refer to any non-literal representation or
signifier, while "linguistic" is a subset of symbolic systems that specifically involve language.
Non-linguistic symbols include traffic signs, emojis, and mathematical equations .
6. The verbal symbols we select to use are not intrinsically connected to what they
represent. This is known as ______.
A. Arbitrariness
B. Totalizing
C. Loaded language
D. Institutional facts
Answer: A
Rationale: Arbitrariness means that the verbal symbols we use are not intrinsically
connected to what they represent. For example, the word "dog" has no inherent connection
to the actual animal .
7. Socially agreed-upon labels that we use to identify and arouse conventionalized
meanings stored in schemata within our memory system are called:
A. Prototypes
B. Symbols
C. Referents
D. Abstractions
, Answer: B
Rationale: Symbols are socially agreed-upon labels that convey specific meanings stored in
our memory, allowing us to quickly interpret and understand complex information .
8. The study of communication is more than ______ years old.
A. 100
B. 500
C. 2500
D. 5000
Answer: C
Rationale: The study of communication dates back to ancient civilizations, with recorded
evidence found in the works of philosophers such as Aristotle and Plato, who lived around
2500 years ago .
9. Which of the following is NOT a "proof" identified by Aristotle as a tool of persuasion?
A. Ethos
B. Pathos
C. Tanthos
D. Logos
Answer: C
Rationale: "Tanthos" is not a recognized concept in Aristotle's works on rhetoric. Aristotle
identified ethos (character), pathos (emotion), and logos (logic) as the tools of persuasion .
10. Stuart has just started preparing a persuasive speech for his communication class. He
has selected a topic and is thinking about the kind of arguments, reasoning, and evidence
he might use in his speech. Stuart is focusing on which canon of persuasion?
A. Ethos
B. Pathos
C. Logos
D. Kairos
Answer: C
Rationale: Logos refers to the use of logic, reason, and evidence-based arguments. Stuart's
focus on arguments, reasoning, and evidence aligns with the concept of logos .
11. The study of communication, power, and empowerment, especially as it relates to the
issue of who is and who is not allowed to speak in a society, is strongly influenced by
Fundamentals questions with
answers newest edition (Q1–Q20)
1. What is the major distinction between the linear and interactive models of
communication?
A. The linear model includes noise; the interactive model does not.
B. The interactive model includes feedback, or a response to the message.
C. The linear model is dynamic; the interactive model is static.
D. The interactive model does not include a sender.
Answer: B
Rationale: The linear model views communication as a one-way process where a sender
transmits a message without receiving a response. The interactive model acknowledges that
communication is a two-way process where the sender receives feedback, allowing for a
reciprocal exchange .
2. The statement that communication is systemic means that ______.
A. Communication is always verbal.
B. The various parts affect each other.
C. Messages are linear.
D. Feedback is optional.
Answer: B
Rationale: In a systemic view of communication, each component interacts with and
influences the others. Changes in one aspect can ripple through the entire system,
highlighting the interdependent nature of communication .
3. According to the supplementary reading "the meaning of meaning," meaning is our
internal response to either reality or the symbols used to label reality.
A. True
B. False
Answer: A
Rationale: Meaning is defined as our internal response to either the reality (objects, events,
or situations experienced through our senses) or the symbols used by a language community
to label reality .
,4. In the meaning triangle, the symbol is the internal configuration aroused by either
apprehending the referent itself with our senses or by receiving a cue from another
person.
A. True
B. False
Answer: B
Rationale: This statement is False. In the meaning triangle, the symbol is the physical
representation or sign, not the internal configuration or concept itself. The referent is the
actual object or concept being represented .
5. All language is symbolic, yet not all symbols are linguistic.
A. True
B. False
Answer: A
Rationale: This statement is True. "Symbolic" can refer to any non-literal representation or
signifier, while "linguistic" is a subset of symbolic systems that specifically involve language.
Non-linguistic symbols include traffic signs, emojis, and mathematical equations .
6. The verbal symbols we select to use are not intrinsically connected to what they
represent. This is known as ______.
A. Arbitrariness
B. Totalizing
C. Loaded language
D. Institutional facts
Answer: A
Rationale: Arbitrariness means that the verbal symbols we use are not intrinsically
connected to what they represent. For example, the word "dog" has no inherent connection
to the actual animal .
7. Socially agreed-upon labels that we use to identify and arouse conventionalized
meanings stored in schemata within our memory system are called:
A. Prototypes
B. Symbols
C. Referents
D. Abstractions
, Answer: B
Rationale: Symbols are socially agreed-upon labels that convey specific meanings stored in
our memory, allowing us to quickly interpret and understand complex information .
8. The study of communication is more than ______ years old.
A. 100
B. 500
C. 2500
D. 5000
Answer: C
Rationale: The study of communication dates back to ancient civilizations, with recorded
evidence found in the works of philosophers such as Aristotle and Plato, who lived around
2500 years ago .
9. Which of the following is NOT a "proof" identified by Aristotle as a tool of persuasion?
A. Ethos
B. Pathos
C. Tanthos
D. Logos
Answer: C
Rationale: "Tanthos" is not a recognized concept in Aristotle's works on rhetoric. Aristotle
identified ethos (character), pathos (emotion), and logos (logic) as the tools of persuasion .
10. Stuart has just started preparing a persuasive speech for his communication class. He
has selected a topic and is thinking about the kind of arguments, reasoning, and evidence
he might use in his speech. Stuart is focusing on which canon of persuasion?
A. Ethos
B. Pathos
C. Logos
D. Kairos
Answer: C
Rationale: Logos refers to the use of logic, reason, and evidence-based arguments. Stuart's
focus on arguments, reasoning, and evidence aligns with the concept of logos .
11. The study of communication, power, and empowerment, especially as it relates to the
issue of who is and who is not allowed to speak in a society, is strongly influenced by
