CST 110 - Test #1 Chapters 5, 6, And 7

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Hello Class, Answer the following multiple choice, true/false, and fill in the blank questions. Each question is worth 1. 05 points. Please let me know if you have any questions. S. Goodwin

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1.

If a concept is very important to a culture, there will probably be only a few words to describe it.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
2.

Disclaimers diminish a statement’s importance.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
3.

Jargon is appropriate if the receiver is familiar with it.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
4.

Symbols and what they represent are independent of one another.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
5.

Benjamin Whorf believed that our words determine the reality that we are able to see.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
6.

Margo chastised her brother for using negative words. She is practicing linguistic determinism.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
7.

Prejudiced language communicates a negative bias.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
8.

Culture determines a person’s style of response – whether to be indirect and be concerned about the other person’s saving face in public, or be up front and direct.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
9.

The number of terms that a given culture has to describe a concept can indicate the controversial nature of that concept.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
10.

“A unified system of symbols that permits a sharing of meaning” describes
- A.
  
  Words.
- B.
  
  The triangle of meaning.
- C.
  
  Language.
- D.
  
  The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.
11.

The “triangle of meaning” was developed by
- A.
  
  Ogden and Richards.
- B.
  
  Sapir and Whorf.
- C.
  
  S. I. Hayakawa.
- D.
  
  Lewis Carroll.
12.

The “triangle of meaning” shows that
- A.
  
  There is a direct relationship between words and things.
- B.
  
  There is no direct relationship between words and things.
- C.
  
  There can be a direct relationship between words and things if communication is effective.
- D.
  
  Figure and ground are often ambiguous.
13.

Which of the following statements about words is not true?
- A.
  
  Words continually change meaning.
- B.
  
  The word is the thing.
- C.
  
  No one else will respond to a word exactly as you do.
- D.
  
  A word is a symbol.
14.

Denotation refers to
- A.
  
  The triangle of meaning.
- B.
  
  Dictionary meaning.
- C.
  
  Personal meaning.
- D.
  
  Extensional meaning.
- E.
  
  Intensional meaning.
15.

The connotative meaning of a word is
- A.
  
  Its personal meaning for someone.
- B.
  
  Its dictionary definition.
- C.
  
  An object associated with the word.
- D.
  
  A “tag question” that could be asked about it.
16.

Meaning is
- A.
  
  Both denotative and connotative.
- B.
  
  Affected by time and place.
- C.
  
  Affected by gender and culture.
- D.
  
  All of these
17.

According to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis,
- A.
  
  Meaning and culture are unrelated.
- B.
  
  The labels we use help shape our thoughts, worldview, and behavior.
- C.
  
  People from different cultures perceive stimuli very similarly.
- D.
  
  People with an intensional orientation look beyond labels to examine things.
- E.
  
  We can understand more about culture and language through the “triangle of meaning.”
18.

Sapir and Whorf postulated that in many ways
- A.
  
  The Japanese language keeps women “in their place.”
- B.
  
  Men and women speak different “gender-lects.”
- C.
  
  Words help mold our perception of reality.
- D.
  
  All of these
19.

According to Robin Lakoff, which of the following groups has a tendency to use “tag questions”?
- A.
  
  Men
- B.
  
  Women
- C.
  
  “powertalkers”
- D.
  
  Doctors
- E.
  
  None of these
20.

Which of the following statements about “powertalkers” is most accurate?
- A.
  
  They make definite statements.
- B.
  
  Their speech frequently includes “hedges.”
- C.
  
  They ask many “tag questions.”
- D.
  
  They do not hesitate to utter “nonfluencies.”
21.

When people “bypass” one another, they use
- A.
  
  Different words to represent the same thing.
- B.
  
  The same words to represent the same thing.
- C.
  
  Different words to represent different things.
- D.
  
  The same word but give it different meanings.
- E.
  
  Different words to represent the same thing, and the same word but give it different meanings.
22.

To avoid bypassing, you should
- A.
  
  Be word-minded instead of person-minded.
- B.
  
  Be person-minded instead of word-minded.
- C.
  
  Think positively; consider it impossible for people to misunderstand one another.
- D.
  
  Remember that “the word is the thing.”
- E.
  
  None of these; it is impossible to avoid bypassing
23.

When we take time to look beyond words and inspect the thing itself, our orientation is said to be
- A.
  
  Triangular.
- B.
  
  Denotative.
- C.
  
  Connotative.
- D.
  
  Extensional.
- E.
  
  Intensional.
24.

Which of the following is true about “politically correct language”?
- A.
  
  It means the same thing to everyone.
- B.
  
  It may blunt the sharpness of the words we use.
- C.
  
  It reveals our sensitivity to the preferences of those with whom we converse.
- D.
  
  B & C
25.

“Snarl” words and “purr” words
- A.
  
  Describe people or things we are talking about.
- B.
  
  Describe our own feelings and attitudes.
- C.
  
  Are sublanguages.
- D.
  
  Are “nonfluencies.”