CMST 2061 FINAL EXAM UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
When a speaker encourages audience members to use their mobile devices or laptops to contribute
feedback and participate
during a presentation, this is called _________________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅backchanneling
When selecting only the best supporting material for your presentation, assess its relevance, credibility,
and ______________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅recency
When using linear logic, who must assume greater responsibility for audience understanding of the
presentation?
1.The critic
2.The audience
3.The source
4.NONE of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The source
Configural organizational patterns often rely on:
1.Speaker self-disclosure and personal examples
2.A three point logic: First, second, and third...
3.An explicit purpose statement
4.A question/answer format - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅speaker self-disclosure and personal examples
Nancy's presentation failed when she discovered that the audience had little to no background on her
topic. What did Nancy
do wrong?
1.She lacked the credibility required for her presentation
2.She failed to conduct a reliable audience analysis before the talk
3.She relied on configural logic when she should have used linear.
4.She used outdated sources. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅She failed to conduct a reliable audience analysis
before the talk
,The best type of support to use when presenting your ideas is:
1.Personal stories and examples
2.Facts and statistical data
3.Empirical evidence
4.A combination of all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a combination of all of the above
Finding out about the time of day you will be speaking, and the seating capacity and layout of the room
where you will be
speaking, are elements of:
1.Analyzing your speaking environment
2.Analyzing your audience
3.Outlining your speech
4.Rehearing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅analyzing your speaking environment
One dimension of audience analysis includes learning about the room where you will deliver your
presentation.
TRUE
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
Allowing audience members to draw their own conclusions about your topic is characteristic of linear
logic.
TRUE
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅false
Allowing audience members to draw their own conclusions about your topic is characteristic of linear
logic.
, TRUE
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅false
Presentations that follow organizational structures such as chronology, problem/solution, or cause and
effect, rely on what
type of logic?
1.Linear
2.Configural
3.Illustrative
4.Procedural - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Linear
Compared to linear logic, a presentation organized with configural logic usually requires:
1.The audience to be more engaged or interactive
2.Use of more transitions and signposts
3.More evidence and facts
4.The speaker to be direct and straightforward - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The audience to be more
engaged or interactive
When considering your audience, you ask "who are these people?" and "why are they here?" This is the
process of
________________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅audience analysis
Which of the following will inform audience members' impressions of your credibility?
1.Your confidence and composure
2.What you wear
3.How well-groomed you are
When a speaker encourages audience members to use their mobile devices or laptops to contribute
feedback and participate
during a presentation, this is called _________________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅backchanneling
When selecting only the best supporting material for your presentation, assess its relevance, credibility,
and ______________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅recency
When using linear logic, who must assume greater responsibility for audience understanding of the
presentation?
1.The critic
2.The audience
3.The source
4.NONE of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The source
Configural organizational patterns often rely on:
1.Speaker self-disclosure and personal examples
2.A three point logic: First, second, and third...
3.An explicit purpose statement
4.A question/answer format - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅speaker self-disclosure and personal examples
Nancy's presentation failed when she discovered that the audience had little to no background on her
topic. What did Nancy
do wrong?
1.She lacked the credibility required for her presentation
2.She failed to conduct a reliable audience analysis before the talk
3.She relied on configural logic when she should have used linear.
4.She used outdated sources. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅She failed to conduct a reliable audience analysis
before the talk
,The best type of support to use when presenting your ideas is:
1.Personal stories and examples
2.Facts and statistical data
3.Empirical evidence
4.A combination of all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a combination of all of the above
Finding out about the time of day you will be speaking, and the seating capacity and layout of the room
where you will be
speaking, are elements of:
1.Analyzing your speaking environment
2.Analyzing your audience
3.Outlining your speech
4.Rehearing - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅analyzing your speaking environment
One dimension of audience analysis includes learning about the room where you will deliver your
presentation.
TRUE
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅False
Allowing audience members to draw their own conclusions about your topic is characteristic of linear
logic.
TRUE
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅false
Allowing audience members to draw their own conclusions about your topic is characteristic of linear
logic.
, TRUE
FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅false
Presentations that follow organizational structures such as chronology, problem/solution, or cause and
effect, rely on what
type of logic?
1.Linear
2.Configural
3.Illustrative
4.Procedural - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Linear
Compared to linear logic, a presentation organized with configural logic usually requires:
1.The audience to be more engaged or interactive
2.Use of more transitions and signposts
3.More evidence and facts
4.The speaker to be direct and straightforward - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The audience to be more
engaged or interactive
When considering your audience, you ask "who are these people?" and "why are they here?" This is the
process of
________________. - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅audience analysis
Which of the following will inform audience members' impressions of your credibility?
1.Your confidence and composure
2.What you wear
3.How well-groomed you are
