1. Which of the following is not a characteristic of communication? a. It is constantly changing. b. It adjusts to the changes that occur in its physical and psychological environment. c. It involves components that are interrelated and interacting in a cyclic order. d. It has a clear a beginning, an end - a uniform and fixed sequence of events.

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1. Which of the following is not a characteristic of communication?

a. It is constantly changing.

b. It adjusts to the changes that occur in its physical and psychological environment.

c. It involves components that are interrelated and interacting in a cyclic order.

d. It has a clear a beginning, an end - a uniform and fixed sequence of events.

2. What form of communication can be considered as sender-focused, as he/she conveys

information to a large audience?

a. Intrapersonal Communication

b. Interpersonal Communication

c. Public Communication

d. Small Group Communication

3. Considering the transactional model communication, which type of context exemplified

your close connection to other person you are communicating?

a. Physical Context

b. Social Context

c. Relational Context

d. Cultural Context

4. Which model of communication is more focused on the sender who sends the message to

the receivers who plainly listen?

a. Aristotle’s Model

b. Shannon and Weaver’s Model

c. Berlo’s Model

d. Schramm’s Model

5. Considering verbal communication, which of the following is not an important

consideration?

a. the production of speech sounds

b. the arrangement of words in the sentence uttered

c. the pitch and tone of the voice

d. both A and B

6. When someone is late for a meeting, which element of nonverbal communication is in play?

a. Objectics

b. Chronemics

c. Proxemics

d. Haptics

7. As you met someone for the first time, which of the following nonverbal cues fall in

Kinesics?

a. the one-meter distance you maintain from him/her

b. the attire you are wearing

c. the way you takes a glance at him/her

d. the dead air between the two of you

8. When someone offered you a Yumburger, you simply smiled as you took it, implying that you

thank him/her. What function did your nonverbal cue perform?

a. Contradicting

b. Accenting

c. Substituting

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