1) A participant may _______ a maxim when ‘he may blatantly fail to fulfil it.’ (Grice, 1975) a) A. violate b) B. flout 2) Which of the following is NOT A FEATURE of the maxim of Manner? a) A. avoid unnecessary prolixity b) B. be orderly. c) C. make your contribution as informative as is required 3) Truthfulness is mentioned in the maxim of _____. a) Quantity b) Quality c) Relation d) Manner 4) Which of the following is TRUE according to Grice (1975)? a) A. Each speaker in a conversation must always adhere to the maxims. b) B. A conversation is comprised of separate remarks. c) C. Both speakers in a conversation should cooperate with each other. 5) Read the following example and determine which maxim(s) Sheldon violated/flouted a) A. Quantity b) B. Quality c) C. Relation d) D. Manner 6) Which maxim did Amy violate ? a) A. Quantity b) B. Relation c) C. Quality d) D. Manner 7) In this case, Sheldon’s non-observance of the cooperative maxims could be seen as _____. a) A. Violating b) B. Flouting 8) In this case, Sheldon’s non-observance of the cooperative maxims could be seen as _____. a) A. Violating b) B. Flouting 9) According to Grice (1975), when a speaker unintentionally fails to adhere to a maxim, he _____ a maxim. a) A. violates b) B. floutes 10) In this case, Penny’s non-observance of the cooperative maxims could be seen as _____. a) A. Violating b) B. Flouting

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