No but you could turn down or off your volume for cut-scenes. As for Xbox Live matchmaking you can set your Psych Profile Preferences:
Team Players: [your preference]
Language: [your preference]
Committed Players: [your preference]
Chat with our AI personalities
no
no you can not but there isn't that much really
n-o spells no
yes you can (this is a question): HOW!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
I don't believe you collect any. You just turn them on or off.