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Communication Works by Gamble and Gamble
Communication Works, 7/e
Teri Kwal Gamble
Michael Gamble

Communication: The Starting Line

Multiple Choice Quiz

Answer all the questions



1

William Marsteller once said that, "Communication is not just words, paint on a canvas, math symbols, or the equations and models of scientists; it is the interrelations of human beings trying to escape ________, trying to share experience, trying to implant ideas."
A)Loneliness
B)Compartmentalization
C)Boredom
D)Their own cages
E)None of the above
2

Communication is the __________ or accidental transfer of meaning.
A)Unintentional
B)Deliberate
C)Strategic
D)Conscientious
E)None of the above
3

In the "Media Wise" box titled How Real is Real?, your authors look at two popular reality-based television shows to illustrate how technology-mediated communication works. One of the examples, of course, was the television show called Survivor. What was the other one?
A)Cops
B)Crimestoppers
C)Big Brother
D)The Mole
E)None of the above
4

Intrapersonal communication is best defined as:
A)The relationship level of communication.
B)Interactions with a limited number of persons.
C)Communication designed to inform or persuade audience members.
D)Communication with the self.
E)None of the above.
5

Group communication can best be defined as:
A)The relationship level of communication.
B)The building of relationships using computers and the Internet.
C)Communication designed to inform or persuade audience members.
D)Communication with the self.
E)None of the above.
6

Public communication can best be defined as:
A)Communication designed to inform or persuade audience members.
B)The relationship level of communication.
C)Interactions with a limited number of persons.
D)Communication with the self.
E)None of the above.
7

The communication process has several elements. Your textbook lists seven (7) of them, to be exact. Of these, what is the "content of a communicative act?"
A)Message
B)People
C)Channel
D)Noise
E)Context
8

The communication process has several elements. Your textbook lists seven (7) of them, to be exact. Of these, what is the "medium through which a message is sent?"
A)People
B)Message
C)Channel
D)Noise
E)Context
9

Feedback, one of the more important parts of the communication process, comes in many varieties. Of those listed below, which is "a behavior enhancing response?"
A)Positive feedback
B)Negative feedback
C)Internal feedback
D)External feedback
E)None of the above
10

There are two (2) crucial characteristics of communication. First, communication is dynamic; the elements of the process are always affecting each another. Second, communication is unrepeatable and ___________.
A)Unrecognizable
B)Irreversible
C)Distinct
D)Reversible
E)None of the above
11

One of the five (5) basic axioms of communication is: you cannot not communicate.
A)True
B)False
12

One of the five (5) basic axioms of communication is that every interaction has a content dimension and a relationship dimension.
A)True
B)False
13

"Rigid complementarity" is a type of relationship in which individuals compete for control.
A)True
B)False
14

"Cyberspace" was first introduced as a term in the science fiction novel Burning Chrome.
A)True
B)False