1 Sur -level culture includes a verbal communication emphasis

1 Sur -level culture includes _____.
a) verbal communication emphasis
b)relationship expectation
c) cultural artifacts or systems that have mass appeal and that infiltrate our daily life
d)Perception
2 People say that you “have a lot of weight.” It’s actually a compliment, though you may not feel that way. You’ve traveled to … ?
a) in Philippin
b)Central American countries, and some African countries
c)Philippines, Ecuador and Mexico
d) Pretty much any country outside the Western world.
3 You’re meeting someone in India, and your first impulse is to shake hands. However, your right hand is not very clean. What should you do?
a) Offer your left hand.
b) Explain the situation.
c)Wipe off your right hand before offering it.
d)Bow your head.
4 A coiffe is an intricate lace headdress worn as part of the folk costumes of Brittany. So, Where is located Brittany?
a) England
b)Great Britain
c) France
d)Germany
5 The French educational system is divided into … different stages?
a)3
b)4
c)5
d)6
6 Which ingredients are a major part of the cuisine in France?
a) garlic and sugar
b)fruit and vegetables
c)milk and chocolate
d) cheese and wine

7 The French breakfast consists of ….

a) tea and salad
b) coffee, tea and bread
c)fruit and yogurt
d)tea and biscuits
8 In which country people celebrate the “Pancake Day”?
a) Ireland
b)France
c)England
d)Germany
9 In which country “Tea ceremony” is held?
a)Japan
b)China
c)Korea
d)Vietnam
10 Cheese, bread, bacon, tea are considered as daily food in ….?
a) Spain
b)France
c) England
d)Italy
11 How many types of culture shock do you know?
a)4
b)3
c)2
d)6
12 What does colour white mean in China?
a) prosperous
b)happiness
c)good luck
d) weakness

13 What is the traditional cloth of Korea?

a) cheongsam
b)Kimono
c) Hanbok
d)chut thai
14 A fixed general image or set of characteristics that a lot of people believe, represent a particular type of person or thing is called……
a)stereotype
b)perception
c)misunderstanding
d)rhetoric
15 What is the national language of Austria?
a) arabic
b)english
c) german
d)french
16 What kind of food of Korea do you know?
a) Pila
b)borchst
c)miso soup
d) kimchi
17 Which colour represents trust and security and peaceful in North America?
a) white
b)blue
c)yellow
d)red
18 Kimono is the national clothe of ……
a) China
b)Korea
c) Japan
d)India
19 Red means happiness, good luck and prosperous in …..
a) India
b)North America
c)France
d) China
20 What is identity?
a) Comparing people from different countries
b) The sameness some individuals share to make up the same kind of universal
c) differences between people
d)People’s attitude
21 When you arrive at work at your office in Colombia, you should:
a)Say good morning to every person in the office/every person you see.
b)Go straight to your desk. It is rude to interrupt people while they are working
c)Say a general hello to the co-workers you pass by and go to your desk.
d)None of them
22 Culturally shared ________ involve answers to questions such as human origins, concepts of time, space, reality, and the existence of a supernatural being.
a)Beliefs
b)Traditions
c)Norms
d)Language
23 What kind of identities do you know?
a) Functional, experimental
b) Racial, national, regional, cultural
c)Functional, national, experimental
d)Cultural expectation
24 What is cultural awareness?
a) relationship expectation
b)to be aware of everything
c) knowledge about other countries
d)Verbal communication
25 What is language?
A) a part of body
b) tool for communication
c)verbal communication
d)Perception
26 Give an example for culture shock
a)muslim funeral traditions for European countries
b)Misunderstanding
c)Shivering
d)religious, political, romantic issues
27 These can include myths, legends, ceremonies, and rituals that are passed on from one generation to the next via an oral or written medium.
a)Culturally shared traditions
b)Culturally shared beliefs
c)Cultural norms
d)Cultural speaking rules
28 What is intercultural misunderstanding?
a)Fried chicken
b) When you don’t understand culture
c) Development of understanding
d) Difficulties that people can face while communicating with other nations
29 What does the word Taj Mahal mean?
A Place of birth
B "the king of kings"
C “King of the rivers"
D Crown of the Palace"
30 What is the national clothes of France
A Kimono
B Kilt
C Beret
D Non
31 What is stereotype?
A belief about specific types of individual
B Standardized and simplified conception of groups
C Special features of individual
D no answers
32 How we call a belief about specific types of individuals?
A stereotype
B perception
C misunderstanding
D rhetoric
33 In what country wearing gloves when shaking hands is considered polite?
A Australia
B England
C Russia
D France
34 A foreign partner asks you how much you earn. You don’t want to answer , so the question you say…
A Enough to live on. What about you?’
B enough for me and my family’ and try to talk about another topic.
C ‘It is none of your business!’ because he should know it is a personal question.
D Any answer you like
35 Official languages of Belgium
A French, Dutch and Luxembourgish
B Walloon, Flemish
C French, Flemish and German
D English, German
36 In Brazil … are a symbol of friendship.
A roses
B Red flowers
C Purple flowers
D tulip
37 Is it true if you tell your female friend from Africa that she’s put on weight during her holiday, it means she’s had a good holiday and is physically healthier than when she left?
A True
B wrong
C Insult
D offensive
38 Forming an ‘O’ with the thumb and the forefinger means that we can now discuss about money
A Japan
B Argentina
C Belgium
D England
39 In what country a single male passenger should sit in the back seat?
a)Australia
b)China
c)Japan
d)Muslim countries
40 A feeling caused by unsimilar places, surrounding and habits
a) Confusion
b)Culture chock
c)Anxiety
d)interaction
41 Which argument is based on facts, evidence, reason
a)Logos
b)Ethos
c)Pathos
d)None of them
42 How called the first stage of Culture shock
a) Accustoming
b)Adaptation
c)Adjustment
d) Honeymoon Accustoming
43 How many elements does the perceptual process consists of?
A 6
B 2
C 4
D 5
44 You are spending a week visiting clients around Latin America where you understand there is a more relaxed attitude to time. When do you aim to arrive at your meetings?
a)A few minutes ahead of the scheduled time just as you would at home.
b)Within five to ten minutes after the scheduled time.
c)Anywhere up to half an hour late as that is what you have experienced when these clients visited you at home.
d)No right answer.
45 What do you understand by ethnocentrism?
a)Experience your own and other cultures as relative to the context.
b)Operating in an environment where everyone is from the same culture.
c)Judging people from another culture only by the values and standards of your own culture.
D)No right answer.
46 Humour across cultures is:
A great way to break the ice and build rapport providing you are careful about using complicate word play or cultural references that could be misunderstood.
b)Best avoided as some cultures have a very different sense of humour and some cultures don't really have a sense of humour.
c)Best used only if you share the same language otherwise humour is likely to get lost in translation.
d)No right answer.
47 In the UK, to compromise is seen as a positive sign of both parties winning.
A True
B False
C Offensive
D None of them.
48 Keeping your hands in your pockets while negotiating in Russia is rude.
A True
B False
C Offensive
D None of them.
49 It is seen as polite to not accept an offer of food or drink in … immediately on being offered it, instead you should refuse a few times before accepting the gift.
A Persia
B China
C Russia
D Canada
50 In France, dinner is commonly served at 5 pm.
A False
B True
C None of them.
D Offensive
51 In Brazil, purple flowers are a symbol of friendship.
A False
B True
C None of them.
C Offensive
52 In Mediterranean cultures, being boisterous in the streets and public places is widely accepted.
A True
B False
C Offensive
D None of them.
53 In which country does nodding the head up and down mean 'no' rather than 'yes'?
A Thailand
B Bulgaria
C Russia
C England
54 Dr. Brown realizes she has inappropriately criticized Binh Phuoc's family remedy for sprained ankles. However, because intercultural communication is a(n) _____________ process, he cannot take back his remark.
A irreversible
B transactional
C embedded
D symbol
55 Dashelle's _______________ identity includes the information that she is nineteen, has a son, and a college student at UNLV; her ______________ identity is fun-loving, optimistic, and a fan of country music.
A social; personal
B personal; social
C cultural; social
D social; cultural
56 In the ethnic-cultural typological model, an individual who identifies strongly with the larger culture and weakly with his or her own ethnic identity is operating from which of the four options?
A Assimilated identity
B cultural identity
C Ethnic-oriented identity
D Marginal identity

57 Even after moving to Thailand, Deidre continues to identity strongly with her native British values and traditions rather than with her new culture. Which identity does Deidre have?

A Ethnic-oriented identity
B Bicultural identity
C Assimilated identity
D Marginal identity
58 _________________ refers to the process whereby people are socialized into and internalize the primary cultural values of their birth country.
A Enculturation
B Acculturation
C Adaptation
D Assimilation
59 Damek has moved from his native Hungary to the United States. He is going through the process of viewing himself as a Hungarian to incorporating a new identity, that of a U.S. American. What is this process of identity change called?
A Enculturation
B Acculturation Enculturation
C Ethnic identity salience
D Cultural identity salience
60 The ___________ family system emphasizes communal meanings, ascribed roles and statuses between parents and child, and family rule conformity.
A positional
B personal
C extended
blended
61 Donatello and his family emigrated to the United States from Italy. Donatello was fortunate to have had English classes in Italy in which he learned about verbal and nonverbal styles of U.S. communication. What kind of knowledge is this?
A Interaction-based
B Cultural
C personal
D Enculturated

62 As Gemma participates in her study group meeting, she uses her hands to play with her pencil, which indicates the use of nonverbal behavior as a(n) ____________.

A adaptor
B illustrator
C emblem
D regulator
63 Inez was born and raised in Australia. In this individualist culture, there is a tendency for individuals to view conflict using a(n) _____________ conflict lens.
A independent-self
B interdependent-self
C identity-based
D relational-based
64 Ilona, who was raised in a collectivist culture, needs to work on what communication tool in order to be more effective in a conflict with an individualist?
A Increasing other-oriented face-giving behaviors
B More active sharing of her voice or opinions
C Attending more to nonverbal signals from an individualist
D Giving credit to their team or family
65 Scheduling mistakes were made at a restaurant and no food server wants to work the next lunchtime shift. Isaiah offers a solution: He offers to work the lunch shift in exchange for a portion of the other food servers' tips earned during the dinner shift. Isaiah is using which conflict style?
A Integrating
B Compromising
C Dominating
D Profitable
66 Collectivists tend to view conflict using a(n) _________ conflict lens.
A interdependent-self
B independent-self
C identity-based
D relational-based
67 In negotiating conflict over scarce resources, the technique that includes offering exchanges or concessions for conflict issues that each conflict party values differently is called ________________.
A compensation
B differentiation
C expansion
D content goals
68 Which of the following suggestions should individualists do in a conflict with a collectivist?
A Learn to apologize when part of the problem.
B Engage in assertive style of conflict behavior
C Actively express ideas
D Compliment his/her abilities and unique contributions
69 A woman whom you’ve only just met appears very curious, asking about your parents, siblings, children (if you have any) and even some members of your extended family. What should you do?
A Give short, general answers and inquire after her family
B Politely evade her questions and change the subject to other matters.
C Tell her that she’s crossing some personal boundaries.
D No right answer
70 When ordering a hot dog in Chile or Brazil, you should be prepared for it to be …
A Topped with corn, peas and mayonnaise.
B served without a bun, but still on a plate.
C Made from the meat of a guinea pig.
D Served with bread and salt.
71 After you make a purchase at a local shop in Botswana, the clerk prepares to return the change to you. What should you do?
A Reach out to take it with both hands.
B Wait until she has placed the money on the counter before going to pick it up.
C Tell her to keep a portion as a tip.
D None of them.
72 At a restaurant in Costa Rica, you have finished your meal and are ready to leave. You still have not received the check, however. Why?
A You never asked for it.
B You didn’t eat all your food and your plate is not clean.
C You are expected to settle your payment at the door
D You should eat with right hand.
73 When you arrive at work at your office in Colombia, you should:
A Say good morning to every person in the office/every person you see.
B Go straight to your desk. It is rude to interrupt people while they are working.
C Say a general hello to the co-workers you pass by and go to your desk.
D none of them.
74 Culturally shared ________ involve answers to questions such as human origins, concepts of time, space, reality, and the existence of a supernatural being.
A Beliefs
B Traditions
C Norms
D Language
75 Intermediate-level culture includes _____.
A Symbols (e.g., language), meanings, and norms
B practices of the middle class
C relationship expectation
D Cultural expectation
76 Deep-level culture includes _____.
A Traditions, beliefs, and values
B nonverbal communication
C relationship expectation
D Verbal communication
77 Which are the two basic elements of Balinese traditional dress?
A sash (selendang) and a kain.
B a coifee and handbook
C a kain and kira
D Kilt
78 In Bhutan, it’s obligatory for everyone to wear the national dress. How called a knee-length gown belt tied at the waist?
A a keram
B a kabney
C rachus
D non
79 How called the scarf headdress worn by men in Jordan ?
A shemagh
B ghutrah
C keffiyeh
D rachus
80 A coiffe is an intricate lace headdress worn as part of the folk costumes of Brittany. So, Where is located Brittany?
A France
B Great Britain
C England
D Spain
81 Which country’s traditional dress is called Tracht ?
A Germany and Austria
B Germany
C Austria
D Italy
82 Which stage of culture shock lasts usually 6 to 12 months?
A Adjustment
B Negotiation
C Adaptation
D Honeymoon
83 What are the Spanish traditional clothing ?
A the mantilla, the peineta and the gilet.
B the mantilla, the gilet, Garbasaar
C the peineta , macintosh and Garbasaar
D the peineta
84 Meaning 'the thing worn',the ultimate symbol of traditional Japanese culture?
A Kimono
B Non
C Cheongsam
D Kilt
85 In all of these countries except one, the nodding of the head up and down signifies, ‘No’, which one?
A Sri Lanka
B Albania
C Bulgaria
D Spain
86 In which country does ‘how are you?’ have the same meaning as ‘hello’ or ‘good morning’ because it is a rhetorical question to which a genuine reply is not expected?
A USA
B Russia
C Finland
D Nigeria
87 What is intercultural communication?
A a discipline that studies communication across different cultures
B belief about specific community
C Communication between people
D Socialising
88 After you make a purchase at a local shop in Botswana, the clerk prepares to return the change to you. What should you do?
A Reach out to take it with both hands.
B Wait until she has placed the money on the counter before going to pick it up.
C Tell her to keep a portion as a tip.
D none of them
89 In which part of Europe the gesture" head nod" signals "No"?
A Eastern
B Western
C North- eastern
D Northern countries
90 Everything is quiet new and interesting... which stage of culture shock?
A Honeymoon
B Adjustment
C Acceptance
D Adaptation
91 Which is the largest and oldest one of the three Pyramids of the world?
A The great Pyramid of Giza
B The Minkaure
C ancient historical material things
D The khufu
92 When did the Great Wall of China come to exist?
A 700 BC
B 800BC
C 600BC
D 200BC
93 When did the New 7 Wonders of the World contracted a partnership with the UN?
A In 2007
B In 2008
C In 2009
D In 2010
94 Where is "Machu Pichu" located?
A In Peru
B In Japan
C In India
D In China
95 The traditional dress of Arabian people?
A Thobe for men, Hijab for women
B kimono for both men and women
C Union –Jack dress
D Kilt
96 What is personal perception?
A individual perception
B characteristic perception
C Motivative perception
D cultural perception
97 How many elements does the perceptual process consists of?
A 6
B 4
C 5
D 2
98 How many ways are there to simplify language?
A 4
B 3
C 2
D 5
99 What is rhetoric?
A A a technique of using language
B a method of speaking English
C speaking English correctly
D none of them
100 What is rhetoric based on?
A Culture
B Attitudes
C Habits
D Perception
101 What is the logos?
A an argument based on facts, evidence and reason
B an argument based on notion
C t is based on item
D It is based on artifacts
102 What is the way you notice things especially with the senses?
A Perception
B Perfection
C Reflection
D Condition
103 A feeling of confusion and anxiety that somebody may feel when they live in or visit another country?
A Culture shock
B confusion
C culture
D prosperous
104 … are more tolerant to silent breaks in conversations
A Scandinavians
B Indians
C Europeans
D Chinese
105 Laughter in Japan can be a sign of
A confusion, insecurity or embarrassment.
B confusion.
C insecurity.
D embarrassment.
106 Leaving right after dinner in Central America is considered … as it means you’ve been well fed.
A well-mannered
B bad-mannered
C impolite
D embarrassing
107 In Sub-Saharan Africa it is normal to arrive … for dinner.
A half an hour late
B half an hour early
C in time
D an hour late
108 If you want to show your respect for an elder in Africa, do not look them directly … .
A in the eye
B at the face
C at the clothes
D at the things on their hands
109 Which of the following is considered poor etiquette in Japan?
A Placing your chopsticks upright in your food
B Offering a gift with two hands
C Taking off your shoes before entering someone's home
D Offering tea with one hand
110 Which colour should you avoid wearing in Brazil?
A Purple
B Red
C Green
D Yellow
111 In India, what do vegetarian Hindus typically not eat?
A Meat, fish, seafood
B Meat, fish, seafood, eggs and any dairy products
C Meat, fish, seafood, eggs
D Meat and any dairy products
112 In which country is the number 4 considered unlucky?
A China
B Mexico
C Iran
D India
113 Which country has the most time zones?
A France
B Russia
C England
D China
114 Which of the following would you not offer as a gift to a Chinese business partner?
A clock
B wine
C pen
D Pencil
115 What is Jewish New Year commonly known as?
A Rosh Hashanah
B Yom Kippur
C Hanukkah
D Solnal
116 What is Korean New Year commonly known as?
A Solnal
B Yom Kippur
C Chusok
D Hanguel nal
117 Gary has just discovered that his coworker has been listening in on his phone conversations. He is really upset at this violation of this _____________ boundary.
A psychological
B personal
C environmental
C temporal
118 Adine decides to increase her intercultural communication flexibility. She takes a vacation in Belgium, taking in the sights and interacting with Belgian individuals. What component of flexible intercultural communication is she focusing on?
A Knowledge: informal learning
B Knowledge: formal studying
C Meaning: cognitive layer
D Meaning: affective layer
119 Alisha is from Georgia and is surprised that on her first trip to New York City, native New Yorkers do not respond to her friendly overtures on the subway. She learns that New Yorkers generally do not talk to strangers on the subways as a way of obtaining some privacy in a very crowded city. So, instead of condemning New Yorkers as “unfriendly and suspicious,” she uses a different cultural frame of reference, understanding their behavior from within their own frame of reference. Alisha is using what mind-set to evaluate New Yorkers' behavior?
A Ethnorelative
B Adaptability
C Informal
C ethnocentric
120 Taking this class in intercultural communication is an example of which kind of knowledge?
A Formal studying
B Informal learning
C Affective knowledge
D Ethnocentric knowledge
121 Ah Ming, a Chinese native, is assigned to a temporary overseas work assignment in the United States, and upon return, he reports that U.S. employees are “pushy and critical,” as they often directly told him what to do. What kind of mind-set is Ah Ming using to evaluate U.S. employees' behavior?
A Ethnocentric
B flexible intercultural communication
C Ethnorelative
D Appropriate
122 Barry approaches his international manager to ask her for a salary increase. What type of goal is Barry's salary increase in this intercultural communication interaction?
A Content goal
B Relational goal
C Identity goal
D Symbolic goal
123 The fact that intercultural communication involves simultaneous encoding and decoding reflects which characteristic of intercultural communication?
A Process
B Symbolic exchange
C Different cultural communities
D Content meaning
124 __________ meaning is inferred via nonverbal intonations, body movements, or gestures that accompany the verbal content.
A Relational
B Content
C Instrumental
D Transactional
125 Elaine travels from the United States to study abroad in Canada. She notices that her culture-shock experience does not involve very intense experiences with negative feelings. This is due to the fact that there is not a great difference in ____________ factors such as language, cultural values, verbal styles, and nonverbal gestures between the two countries.
A cultural distance
B culture shock
C adaptation
D enculturation
126 Else is a study abroad student from the United States studying in China. When she encounters an awkward or confusing situation with a Chinese individual, she tries to imaginatively place herself in the other's shoes, considering what the other individual is experiencing, both intellectually and emotionally. Else is practicing which aspect of communication competence?
A Cross-cultural empathy
B In-sync adjustment
C Behavioral flexibility
D Bicultural identity
127 Gigi's beaded necklace and Grant's ankle bracelet are examples of __________.
A artifacts
B kinesics
C emblems
D illustrators
128 Nonverbal cues can __________ the verbal message; this is a form of leakage, or hiding how we really feel.
A contradict
B regulate
C illustrate
D complement
129 How something is said and not what is said describes what aspect of nonverbal communication?
A Paralanguage
B Proxemics
C Haptics
D Oculesics
130 Gerald has learned that the new culture to which he will be moving is a low-contact culture. In order to fit in, Gerald knows that he must do less (fewer) ___________.
A touching
B hand gestures
C interaction with strangers
D eye contact
131 When Gabe talked to his roommate Griffin on the phone, Gabe's verbal message was “I am a little annoyed,” but his __________ convinced Griffin that Gabe was feeling so angry that this was a not good time to tell him about the broken coffee pot.
A Paralanguage
B kinesics
C Haptics
D syntax
132 ____________ are ornaments or adornments that we use to communicate just by wearing.
A Artifacts
B Cues
C Kinesics
D Proxemics
133 In her culture, Iduia has learned that during conflict, she should avoid eye contact and speak softly in order to avoid attacking the social images of others. These nonverbal and verbal strategies are called _____________ and she probably lives in a(an) ______________ culture.
A facework; collectivistic
B facework; individualistic
C avoiding conflict style; individualistic
D avoiding conflict style; collectivistic

134 Culture is a learned ________________ system that consists of patterns of traditions, beliefs, values, norms, meanings

A Meaning
B Normative
C Language
D religious, political, romantic
135 These can include myths, legends, ceremonies, and rituals that are passed on from one generation to the next via an oral or written medium.
A Culturally shared traditions
B Culturally shared beliefs
C Cultural norms
D Cultural speaking rules
136 What is a traditional Chinese food?
A Noodles
B Hamburger
C Chili con carne
D Fried chicken
137 What is the national clothes of France?
A Beret
B Kilt
C Kimono
D Non
138 In which part of Europe the gesture" head nod" signals "No"?
A Eastern
B Western
C North- eastern
D Northern countries
139 Everything is quiet new and interesting... which stage of culture shock?
A Honeymoon
B Adjustment
C Acceptance
D Adaptation
140 Give the definition to the word " artifact"
A An object showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished from a natural object
B A phenomenon happened recently
C Ancient historical material things
D An object which doesn't exist in nature
141 In Spain friends greet each other with....?
A Hugs and kisses
B Shaking hands
C Head nodding
D Bowing
142 In which country gender segregation is maintained in public places such as airports or banks, where separate lines for men and women are usual?
A Arabian countries
B Asian countries
C European countries
D African countries
143 Which drink means hospitality in Arab world?
A Tea
B Wine
C Coffee
D Water
144 The traditional dress of Arabian people?
A Thobe for men, Hijab for women
B Kimono for both men and women
C Union –Jack dress
D Kilt
145 What is the official language of Egypt?
A Arabic
B Egyptian
C Dutch
D English
146 Keeping your hands in your pockets while negotiating in Russia is rude.
A True
B False
C Offensive
D None of them.
147 It is seen as polite to not accept an offer of food or drink in … immediately on being offered it, instead you should refuse a few times before accepting the gift.
A Persia
B China
C Russia
D Canada
148 In France, dinner is commonly served at 5 pm.
A False
B True
C None of them.
149 What do you understand by ethnocentrism?
a)Experience your own and other cultures as relative to the context.
b)Operating in an environment where everyone is from the same culture.
c)Judging people from another culture only by the values and standards of your own culture.
D)No right answer.
150 Humour across cultures is:
A great way to break the ice and build rapport providing you are careful about using complicate word play or cultural references that could be misunderstood.
b)Best avoided as some cultures have a very different sense of humour and some cultures don't really have a sense of humour.
c)Best used only if you share the same language otherwise humour is likely to get lost in translation.
d)No right answer.
151 In the UK, to compromise is seen as a positive sign of both parties winning.
A True
B False
C Offensive
D None of them.
152 Kimono is the national clothe of ……
a) China
b)Korea
c) Japan
d)India
153 Red means happiness, good luck and prosperous in …..
a) India
b)North America
c)France
d) China
154 What is identity?
a) Comparing people from different countries
b) The sameness some individuals share to make up the same kind of universal
c) differences between people
d)People’s attitude
155 Sur -level culture includes _____.
a) verbal communication emphasis
b)relationship expectation
c) cultural artifacts or systems that have mass appeal and that infiltrate our daily life
d)Perception
156 People say that you “have a lot of weight.” It’s actually a compliment, though you may not feel that way. You’ve traveled to … ?
a) in Philippin
b)Central American countries, and some African countries
c)Philippines, Ecuador and Mexico
d) Pretty much any country outside the Western world.
157 You’re meeting someone in India, and your first impulse is to shake hands. However, your right hand is not very clean. What should you do?
a) Offer your left hand.
b) Explain the situation.
c)Wipe off your right hand before offering it.
d)Bow your head.
158 A coiffe is an intricate lace headdress worn as part of the folk costumes of Brittany. So, Where is located Brittany?
a) England
b)Great Britain
c) France
d)Germany
159 What do you understand by ethnocentrism?
a)Experience your own and other cultures as relative to the context.
b)Operating in an environment where everyone is from the same culture.
c)Judging people from another culture only by the values and standards of your own culture.
D)No right answer.
160 Humour across cultures is:
A great way to break the ice and build rapport providing you are careful about using complicate word play or cultural references that could be misunderstood.
b)Best avoided as some cultures have a very different sense of humour and some cultures don't really have a sense of humour.
c)Best used only if you share the same language otherwise humour is likely to get lost in translation.
d)No right answer.
161 In the UK, to compromise is seen as a positive sign of both parties winning.
A True
B False
C Offensive
D None of them.
162 Adine decides to increase her intercultural communication flexibility. She takes a vacation in Belgium, taking in the sights and interacting with Belgian individuals. What component of flexible intercultural communication is she focusing on?
A Knowledge: informal learning
B Knowledge: formal studying
C Meaning: cognitive layer
D Meaning: affective layer
163 Alisha is from Georgia and is surprised that on her first trip to New York City, native New Yorkers do not respond to her friendly overtures on the subway. She learns that New Yorkers generally do not talk to strangers on the subways as a way of obtaining some privacy in a very crowded city. So, instead of condemning New Yorkers as “unfriendly and suspicious,” she uses a different cultural frame of reference, understanding their behavior from within their own frame of reference. Alisha is using what mind-set to evaluate New Yorkers' behavior?
A Ethnorelative
B Adaptability
C Informal
C ethnocentric
164 Taking this class in intercultural communication is an example of which kind of knowledge?
A Formal studying
B Informal learning
C Affective knowledge
D Ethnocentric knowledge
165 Ah Ming, a Chinese native, is assigned to a temporary overseas work assignment in the United States, and upon return, he reports that U.S. employees are “pushy and critical,” as they often directly told him what to do. What kind of mind-set is Ah Ming using to evaluate U.S. employees' behavior?
A Ethnocentric
B flexible intercultural communication
C Ethnorelative
D Appropriate
166 Dr. Brown realizes she has inappropriately criticized Binh Phuoc's family remedy for sprained ankles. However, because intercultural communication is a(n) _____________ process, he cannot take back his remark.
A irreversible
B transactional
C embedded
D symbol
167 Dashelle's _______________ identity includes the information that she is nineteen, has a son, and a college student at UNLV; her ______________ identity is fun-loving, optimistic, and a fan of country music.
A social; personal
B personal; social
C cultural; social
D social; cultural
168 In the ethnic-cultural typological model, an individual who identifies strongly with the larger culture and weakly with his or her own ethnic identity is operating from which of the four options?
A Assimilated identity
B cultural identity
C Ethnic-oriented identity
D Marginal identity
169 The traditional dress of Arabian people?
A Thobe for men, Hijab for women
B kimono for both men and women
C Union –Jack dress
D Kilt
170 What is personal perception?
A individual perception
B characteristic perception
C Motivative perception
D cultural perception
171 How many elements does the perceptual process consists of?
A 6
B 4
C 5
D 2
172 How many ways are there to simplify language?
A 4
B 3
C 2
D 5
173 What is rhetoric?
A A a technique of using language
B a method of speaking English
C speaking English correctly
D none of them
174 When did the New 7 Wonders of the World contracted a partnership with the UN?
A In 2007
B In 2008
C In 2009
D In 2010
175 Where is "Machu Pichu" located?
A In Peru
B In Japan
C In India
D In China
176 The traditional dress of Arabian people?
A Thobe for men, Hijab for women
B kimono for both men and women
C Union –Jack dress
D Kilt
177 What is personal perception?
A individual perception
B characteristic perception
C Motivative perception
D cultural perception
178 What is language?
A) a part of body
b) tool for communication
c)verbal communication
d)Perception
179 Give an example for culture shock
a)muslim funeral traditions for European countries
b)Misunderstanding
c)Shivering
d)religious, political, romantic issues
180 These can include myths, legends, ceremonies, and rituals that are passed on from one generation to the next via an oral or written medium.
a)Culturally shared traditions
b)Culturally shared beliefs
c)Cultural norms
d)Cultural speaking rules
181 What is intercultural misunderstanding?
a)Fried chicken
b) When you don’t understand culture
c) Development of understanding
d) Difficulties that people can face while communicating with other nations
182 Even after moving to Thailand, Deidre continues to identity strongly with her native British values and traditions rather than with her new culture. Which identity does Deidre have?
A Ethnic-oriented identity
B Bicultural identity
C Assimilated identity
D Marginal identity
183_________________ refers to the process whereby people are socialized into and internalize the primary cultural values of their birth country.
A Enculturation
B Acculturation
C Adaptation
D Assimilation
184 Damek has moved from his native Hungary to the United States. He is going through the process of viewing himself as a Hungarian to incorporating a new identity, that of a U.S. American. What is this process of identity change called?
A Enculturation
B Acculturation Enculturation
C Ethnic identity salience
D Cultural identity salience
185 The ___________ family system emphasizes communal meanings, ascribed roles and statuses between parents and child, and family rule conformity.
A positional
B personal
C extended
D Blended
186 Give an example for culture shock
a)muslim funeral traditions for European countries
b)Misunderstanding
c)Shivering
d)religious, political, romantic issues
187 These can include myths, legends, ceremonies, and rituals that are passed on from one generation to the next via an oral or written medium.
a)Culturally shared traditions
b)Culturally shared beliefs
c)Cultural norms
d)Cultural speaking rules
188 What is intercultural misunderstanding?
a)Fried chicken
b) When you don’t understand culture
c) Development of understanding
d) Difficulties that people can face while communicating with other nations
189 What does the word Taj Mahal mean?
A Place of birth
B "the king of kings"
C “King of the rivers"
D Crown of the Palace"
190 What do you understand by ethnocentrism?
a)Experience your own and other cultures as relative to the context.
b)Operating in an environment where everyone is from the same culture.
c)Judging people from another culture only by the values and standards of your own culture.
D)No right answer.
191 Humour across cultures is:
A great way to break the ice and build rapport providing you are careful about using complicate word play or cultural references that could be misunderstood.
b)Best avoided as some cultures have a very different sense of humour and some cultures don't really have a sense of humour.
c)Best used only if you share the same language otherwise humour is likely to get lost in translation.
d)No right answer.
192 In Brazil, purple flowers are a symbol of friendship.
A False
B True
C None of them.
C Offensive
193 In Mediterranean cultures, being boisterous in the streets and public places is widely accepted.
A True
B False
C Offensive
D None of them.
194 In which country does nodding the head up and down mean 'no' rather than 'yes'?
A Thailand
B Bulgaria
C Russia
C England
195 In what country wearing gloves when shaking hands is considered polite?
A Australia
B England
C Russia
D France
196 A foreign partner asks you how much you earn. You don’t want to answer , so the question you say…
A Enough to live on. What about you?’
B enough for me and my family’ and try to talk about another topic.
C ‘It is none of your business!’ because he should know it is a personal question.
D Any answer you like
197 Official languages of Belgium
A French, Dutch and Luxembourgish
B Walloon, Flemish
C French, Flemish and German
D English, German
198 What is identity?
a) Comparing people from different countries
b) The sameness some individuals share to make up the same kind of universal
c) differences between people
d)People’s attitude
199 When you arrive at work at your office in Colombia, you should:
a)Say good morning to every person in the office/every person you see.
b)Go straight to your desk. It is rude to interrupt people while they are working
c)Say a general hello to the co-workers you pass by and go to your desk.
d)None of them
200 Culturally shared ________ involve answers to questions such as human origins, concepts of time, space, reality, and the existence of a supernatural being.
a)Beliefs
b)Traditions
c)Norms
d)Language
201 What kind of identities do you know?
a) Functional, experimental
b) Racial, national, regional, cultural
c)Functional, national, experimental
d)Cultural expectation