Comm 101 Test 1 – Flashcards
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The Lyceum was founded by
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Aristotle
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Logos is
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the use of logic and argumentation during persuasion
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Rhetoricians who took a psychological/epistemological approach focused on
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understanding the thought processes of receivers as they listened to persuasive messages
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Communication has been a subject of systematic study for
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at least 2,500 years
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In ancient Greece, the study of communication was known as
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rhetoric
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In which period did communication study expanded to include interpersonal and group as well as public communication?
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contemporary
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According to Cicero's classifications of speaking style, the style that was logical, clear, and restrained and worked to convince the audience of the speaker's good character, good sense, and trustworthiness was
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the plain style
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The canons of rhetoric were
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one of the earliest models of communication
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__________ is the process of selecting proper words to convey a message
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style
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In which period were letter writing and preaching the core communication activities studied by rhetoricians?
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Medieval
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Which of the following statements is true regarding the cultural mandate?
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It is God's directive to care for and cultivate human culture and the potential of creation. AND It is the directive found in Genesis 1:28: "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it."
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In the reading, we learn that songs, poems, films and dances are all examples of
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Cultural texts
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The title of the reading, "The Smoke Goes Upwards", refers to:
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No matter what faith conviction one has, all humans are created as believing, worshiping beings
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What is inferred by Abraham Kuyper's words: "There is not a square inch in the whole domain of human existence over which Christ, who is sovereign over all, does not cry: 'Mine!'"
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Everything is sacred because Christ lays claim to it all
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When humans fell into sin
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The whole creation (humans, culture, creation, society) became tainted. AND The cultural mandate became a complex calling.
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Romanowski explains that, in a fallen world, living out the cultural mandate means that we must support cultural advances that are life-affirming. What does he mean?
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We should promote human dignity for all AND We should promote justice
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Which of the following are examples of ways humans have discovered the "potential" of creation?
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Using words to write poetry AND Inventing the automobile AND Discovering the process of photosynthesis
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How does Romanowski describe the Bible and its role in our lives?
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A guide for right and faithful living AND The Holy Spirit continues to illuminate Scripture to increase our understanding
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What Biblical metaphors does Romanowski refer to in terms of Christian participation in cultural activity?
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salt AND light AND eyes of your heart
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The main point of this reading (The Smoke Goes Upwards) is best summarized in which of the following statements?
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Christians should engage culture in life-affirming ways and provide a framework for critiquing culture
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Which of the following is NOT true of the psychological perspective?
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The psychological perspective puts a lot of emphasis on the social context in which communication occurs.
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Which of the following is a criticism of the social constructionist perspective?
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It places too much emphasis on the social self and not enough on the individual self.
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According to the text, definitions of communication
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vary in breadth AND differ in the importance they place on intentionality AND are either sender or receiver-based
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A model is based on a set of assumptions called a...
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perspective
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People who take a cultural studies perspective to communication
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are interested in uncovering the hidden power relations that often exist in mediated texts
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Which of the following perspectives would be most likely to generate the following research question: In what ways do the situation comedies of the Golden Age of Television support the subservience of women?
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Cultural studies perspective
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Which of the following ways of understanding a city is an example of a model?
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a street map of the city AND an organizational chart of the city government AND a scale model of the city
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People who take a pragmatic perspective to communication
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are interested in interaction rather than personality
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Which of the following elements are part of Hymes ethnographic model?
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ends, keys, instrumentalities, norms
