RLGN 360 Midterm

RLGN 360 Quiz: Midterm

Covers the Learn material from Module 1: Week 1 – Module 4: Week 4.

1. What are the two important functions of the outline?
2. One of the ways to keep ideas coming and keep a fresh and positive outlook on life is to keep a daily journal of your life.
3. Use the introduction to state your rationale clearly and leave your audience eager for more.
4. An apology is an acceptable option for a good opening.
5. A structural outline shows the logic in a passage by writing it out in paragraph form rather than verse form.
6. Some concepts and words are easy to think and almost impossible to say.
7. The first guideline for choosing a subject is that the subject should meet a specific _________ of the audience or be of interest
8. A resource should be considered an end unto itself.
9. When you have constructed a sentence that contains a proposition, an interrogative response, and a key word, that sentence is your objective.
10. The key word is always a plural ______________.
11. The ____________ gives the speaker the opportunity to assess the talk’s effectiveness in reaching the objective.
12. There are four rules that will govern your choice of rationale.
13. Enabling propositions are always interrogated with the word
14. The interrogative
15. According to Davis, you must make the audience understand why you want to talk to them and make them believe that it is worth their time.
16. __________ are the treasured currency of communication.
17. The rationale should be brief.
18. One kind of proposition that can be used in the construction of an objective sentence is a(n) _____________ proposition.
19. Resources include illustrations, data, anecdotes, and humor.
20. Practicing out loud will not help you identify areas where you may stumble. Thus, you ought to construct a full manuscript of your message.
21. The resources ____________ the rationale and make it interesting.
22. One kind of proposition that can be used in the construction of an objective sentence is a(n) ____________ proposition.
23. If the key word is is the
24. Resources should clarify and strengthen your rationale.
25. The ______________ expresses the purpose of the message, not its actual content.

Set 2

1. The development of the subject and central theme __________ the talk to a manageable amount of information.
2. Resources should clarify and strengthen your rationale.
3. The response to a persuasive proposition should always begin with the word(s)
4. The key word is always a plural ______________.
5. The subject must be within the bounds of your ____________.
6. Occasionally an illustration may be so emotionally charged that it distracts from the focus.
7. According to Davis, a great communicator evaluates what two considerations.
8. When you interrogate a proposition you should use ________________ questions.
9. According to Davis, a brief summary of the logic that led to your objective should be a part of every conclusion.
10. What is the first step in writing an objective sentence?
11. The rationale should lead the listener to the ____________.
12. There are four rules that will govern your choice of rationale.
13. The rationale are more commonly known as the ___________ of the talk, and should lead the listener to the objective.
14. If the key word is the bag that will hold all the elements of the talk together, then the rationale is the
15. which of the following is not an evaluative question listed by Ken Davis in Secrets of Dynamic Communication?
16. The attention-getter is an important part of the opening because it lets you establish contact and take control.
17. The first guideline for choosing a subject is that the subject should meet a specific need of the audience or be of ____________to the audience.
18. The subject and central theme may not necessarily express the exact objective of your talk, but it will represent what you plan to talk about.
19. The response to an enabling proposition should always begin with the word(s)
20. A structural outline shows the logic in a passage by writing it out in paragraph form rather than verse form.
21. An invaluable step in preparation is to practice your message on your feet and out loud.
22. Which of the following is not an evaluative question listed by Ken Davis in Secretes of Dynamic Communication?
23. The third step in writing an objective sentence is to write a response to the interrogation.
24. One kind of proposition that can be used in the construction of an objective sentence is a(n) ____________ proposition.
25. It is not important to estimate how much time you will need to spend on each element in the outline.