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1

Which of the following is FALSE regarding our need for intercultural communication?
A)Increases in technology are reducing the need for skills to communication interculturally with others.
B)Increased exposure to others from different cultures requires a need to communicate interculturally.
C)Our dependence on other cultures for money requires that we develop intercultural communication skills.
D)Our basic curiosity about others requires that we learn intercultural communication skills.
2

Which of the following is an example of a co-culture?
A)Europeans
B)Asians
C)African-American women
D)Costa Ricans
3

After arriving in the United States to begin work on his masters degree in business, Shoko found that the best way for her to fit into her new surroundings was to begin dressing like her fellow classmates and developing interests that were similar to theirs. Which type of goal is Shoko attempting to achieve with this behavior as a member of a marginalized group?
A)accommodation
B)assimilation
C)separation
D)severance
4

The co-culture strategy where the non-dominant individual resists interactions with the dominant individual is called:
A)separation.
B)assimilation.
C)accommodation.
D)conflicting.
5

One obstacle to effective intercultural communication is you. Of the self-obstacles, which of the following is described as seeing yourself as the central concern for nearly every interaction with others?
A)defensiveness
B)experiential superiority
C)egocentrism
D)ethnocentrism
6

Which item below best describes a collectivist culture?
A)People leave their local area and family to pursue their dreams.
B)The culture has high levels of divorce and illegitimacy.
C)The culture places a higher value on cooperation than on competition.
D)People's loyalty to their job and other people has limits.
7

What type of culture would place the "I" before the "we"?
A)collectivist
B)Asian
C)p-Time
D)individualistic
8

Which item below is characteristic of a High-Context culture?
A)Communication tends to be source centered.
B)Messages seem to be preprogrammed.
C)Intentions are stated overtly and directly.
D)Most of the message is in the words.
9

If you were constantly concerned about your time schedule, so much so that you schedule out every aspect of your daily schedule, which of the following cultural orientations toward time would you have?
A)polychronic
B)trichronic
C)monochronic
D)hypochronic
10

The term "tolerating ambiguity" means
A)being open-minded about differences.
B)encouraging descriptive feedback.
C)keeping open communication channels.
D)managing conflicting beliefs and practices.







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