1. According to Sinnot Armstrong and Fogelin, truth isconventional, but language is not.

True

False

2. You would be breaking a syntactic convention if you picked upa grapefruit and said, “This is a mega-lemon.”

True

False

3. The following utterance is a linguistic act: “Buffalo buffalobuffalo”.?

True

False

4. When one performs a conversational act, one…

		is merely performing a speech act.
		is using a speech act, but failing to cause a standard effect inanother.
		is not using a speech act.
	x	is using a speech act to cause a standard effect in another.

5. When I utter “I congratulate you” I am expressing an explicitperformative.

True

False

6. Consider the following conversation:

A: Where is Palo Alto?

B: On the surface of the Earth.

The response by B violates which of Grice’s rules?

		Quality
		Quantity
		Relevance
		Manner

7. When two people present arguments to each other to try tojustify different claims, they are engaging in a cooperativeactivity.

True

False

8. Consider the following conversation:

A: Did you like her singing?

B: Her costume was beautiful.

The response by B violates which of Grice’s rules?

		Quality
		Quantity
		Relevance
		Manner

9. The following utterance: “Has this seat been taken?” (said ina theater before the show) conversationally implies…

		that the person is offering the seat to another.
		that the person is curious about how many people will see themovie.
		that the person would like to sit there.
		that the seats need to be replaced.

10. The following statement violates which of Grice’s rules?:The senator has the brains of a three-year-old!

		Quality
		Quantity
		Relevance
		Manner