Cross-Cultural Communication Final Exam Questions
Course Introduction
Cross-Cultural Communication explores the theories, principles, and practices involved in effective communication between individuals from different cultural backgrounds. The course examines how culture influences perceptions, behaviors, language, and nonverbal interactions, and investigates the challenges and opportunities that arise in intercultural settings. Through case studies, discussions, and applied projects, students develop skills to navigate cultural differences, foster mutual understanding, and enhance collaboration in diverse social, academic, and professional environments.
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Communication Between Cultures 9th Edition by Larry A. Samovar
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Chapter 1: Intercultural Communication: A Requirement for the
Interdependent Global Society
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Q1) Technology has brought greater polarization throughout the world,though this is less true within the U.S.society.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) If a generalization must be made,it should:
A)be supported by a single reputable source
B)focus on the primary values and behaviors of a particular culture
C)be based on historical accounts
D)based on immediate perceptions
E)be plausible
Answer: B
Q3) The authors prefer the term "dominant culture" over other terms such as mainstream or umbrella culture because it clearly indicates that the group being referred to generally exercises the greatest influence on the beliefs and values of a culture.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Communication and Culture: The Voice and the Echo
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Q1) Which of the following is not true about culture:
A)culture is transmitted from generation to generation
B)culture is based on symbols
C)culture does not have boundaries
D)culture is an integrated system
E)culture is dynamic
Answer: C
Q2) Schools represent informal ways of learning culture.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q3) History,unlike religion and culture,give objective guidance for daily life.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) All people,regardless of culture,have a need to communicate and interact with others.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: The Deep Structure of Culture: Lessons From the Family
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Q1) Globalization of has had little effect on how family is conceived. A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q2) The most important function of family in any culture is reproduction.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) By observation,imitation,and practice,each family introduces young children to many of the values and behaviors that are important to a culture.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q4) The primary influence on gender identity is the mass media.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
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Chapter 4: World-View: Cultural Explanations of Life and Death
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Q1) Worldview is an all-encompassing picture of reality based on shared assumptions about how the world works.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Differentiate between religion,secularism,and spiritualism.
Q3) Which of the following is not one of the pillars of Islam?
A)prayer
B) alms
C) prudence
D)fasting
E)pilgrimage
Q4) Globalization has had little impact on the world's religions.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is the 'Islamic' view on gender? Is there universal agreement? Explain.
Q6) Confucianism is not formal religion in the conventional sense.
A)True
B)False
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Q7) How does Christianity relate to ideas of community,individualism,doing,courage,and the future?
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Chapter 5: Cultural History: Precursor to the Present and Future
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Q1) Discuss three of the six major periods of Mexico's history.
Q2) The Spanish invasion of Mexico began in 1519. Approximately what percentage of the native population remained by 1650?
A)50%
B)25%
C)10%
D)less than 3%
E)the native population was completely eradicated
Q3) Explain the major social issues facing Islamic civilizations today.
Q4) Russia's political traditional has been historically autocratic.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Japan's relative cultural diversity is due to the proportionately large number of immigrants in the past.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Philosophical diversity in China gave rise to great variation in dialects and customs in China.
A)True
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Chapter 6: Cultural Values: Road Maps for Behavior
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Q1) In collectivist cultures,a person's face is usually derived from his or her own self-effort.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is perception? Explain the characteristics of perception.
Q3) According to Kohls,the U.S.values tradition over change.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Is the U.S.a high or a low power distance culture? Explain the concepts and justify your answer.
Q5) Countries ranked highest for individualism include Venezuela,Panama,Ecuador,and Guatemala.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Perception is inaccurate because you view the world through a subjective lens influenced by culture,values,and personal experiences which tend to make you see what you want/expect to see.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Compare and contrast Hofstede's concepts of individualism and collectivism.
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Chapter 7: Culture and Identity: Situating the Individual
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Q1) Societal identity is 'one's sense of belonging to a particular cultural or ethnic group.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Using Martin and Nakayama's models for minority development,majority development,and biracial development,compare and contrast how cultural identity acquisition works in each case.
Q3) One can have both a national and regional identity at the same time.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Using Phinney's model,explain how someone might develop a cultural identity.
Q5) Identity is normally not associated with commemorative events.
A)True
B)False
Q6) An example of regional identity would be a/n:
A)Italian
B)Southerner
C)American
D)Columbian
E)German
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Chapter 8: Verbal Messages: Exchanging Ideas Through Language
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Q1) In a 2009 U.S.census report,19% of people five years of age or older spoke a language other than English at home.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Language is a shared set of arbitrary symbols or signs that a cooperative group of people have mutually agreed to use to help them create meaning.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Language knowledge is the single most important consideration when working with translators and interpreters.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Discuss the cultural considerations in interpretation and translation.
Q5) Describe each of the five suggestions offered in the text for improving intercultural interactions.
Q6) How has technology,and the Internet in particular,influenced languages in general
Q7) Explain the relationship between language and meaning.
Q8) How is Chinese culture reflected in the use of the Chinese language?
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Chapter 9: Nonverbal Communications: The Messages of Action,
Space, Time, and Silence
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Q1) Whether it is fear,joy,anger,or sadness,your posture,face,and eyes convey your feelings without you having to utter a word.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Mexican Americans consider sustained eye contact when speaking directly to someone as rude.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Hijabs tend to generate more controversy in non-Muslim nations than Burqas.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Identify the "unintentional" example of nonverbal communication:
A)smiling to let a friend know you're happy
B)giving a "thumbs up" sign when asked about how you did on your intercultural communication test
C)looking at your watch because you want to leave a conversation
D)looking at your watch to see what time it is
Q5) What is meant by the term polychromic time,or P-time? Identify two cultures that share this orientation and provide examples that demonstrate the relationship.
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Chapter 10: Intercultural Communication in Contexts:
in Business, Education, and Health-Care
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Q1) Domestically,all of the following statements about businesses in the U.S.are false except ____.
A)increases in minority co-cultures have impacted both workplace and marketplace
B)minority owned businesses grew by about 45% between 2002-2007
C)more than 2.3 million businesses in the U.S.owned by Hispanics
D)most business transactions involve a culturally homogeneous population
Q2) Low context,highly industrialized,and individualistic societies such as the U.S.are predominantly field dependent.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Identify two different examples of how the business culture of China differs from that of the U.S.
Q4) The scientific/biomedical approach to health:
A)focuses on subjective diagnosis
B) is an evidence-based approach
C)assumes poor health is an immaterial problem
D)physical phenomenon can be treated using non-material things
Q5) Explain the concept of immediacy. What role should it play in the classroom?
Q7) List and describe the underlying assumptions of context in communication. Page 14
Q6) Define multicultural education. What are the challenges associated with it?
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Chapter 11: The Challenges of Intercultural Communication: Managing Differences
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Q1) Explain the four functions that prejudice may serve and give an example for each one.
Q2) Flexible stereotyping is less problematic than inflexible stereotyping.
A)True
B)False
Q3) At what stage of culture shock does a person begin to recognize the reality of the new setting?
A)adaptation
B)exhilaration
C)disenchantment
D)adjustment
E)effective functioning
Q4) To function effectively,a society does not need to have any ethnic pride and loyalty to its unique cultural traditions.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Stereotypes are an affliction only of the uneducated and unintelligent.
A)True
B)False
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