COMS 101: Week 1 Quiz Results. Questions & Answers. Latest 2021.

Question 1 3 out of 3 points Which approach to the study of communication strives to identify and to explain the communicational steps that people take in their quests to establish points of oneness with others? Selected Answer: The rhetorical approach  Question 2 3 out of 3 points According to the Alban text, the disappearance of outdated media technologies can present which type of barrier to communication? Selected Answer: Physical  Question 3 0 out of 3 points According to the Alban text, defining a concept like communication at the beginning of a course is confusing and should therefore be avoided. Selected Answer: True  Question 4 3 out of 3 points Dr. Alban argues that all people see all things in exactly the same way. Selected Answer: False  Question 5 3 out of 3 points The term for an educated speculation about the sender’s motives and message meanings—one that is based on credible evidence that these are, in fact, very likely what you suppose they are—is __________. Selected Answer: An informed generalization  Question 6 3 out of 3 points Dr. Alban argues that God, because He is the source of all things, cannot participate in communicative acts. Selected Answer: False  Question 7 0 out of 3 points When Sydney says “I nearly jumped over the moon” to mean she was very excited, she is using which type of figurative wording? Selected Answer: Personification  Question 8