Test Bank Answers Why Study Intercultural Communication? Ch1 - Intercultural Comm. 3e | Complete Test Bank Toomey by Stella Toomey. DOCX document preview.
TEST BANK – CHAPTER 1
18 Multiple Questions
8 True/False Questions
5 Essay Questions
Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter 1 Question 1 | ||
1) | According to the cultural iceberg metaphor, popular culture, which in U.S. culture includes such iconic brandsas Coca-Cola and Starbucks, is which level of culture? | |
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a.# | Surface level | |
b.# | Intermediate level | |
c.# | Deep level | |
d.# | Iceberg level | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter 1 Question 2 | ||
2) | In the United States,examples ofintermediate-level culture include | |
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a.# | BeyoncéKnowlesand Disneyland. | |
b.# | the practice ofshaking hands to introduce oneself. | |
c.# | celebratingThanksgivingor sayingthe Pledge of Allegiance. | |
d.# | the values of self-direction and stimulation. | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter 1 Question 3 | ||
3) | A(n)_______is a sign,artifact, wordor words, gesture, or nonverbal behavior that stands for or reflectssomething meaningful. | |
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a.# | value | |
b.# | norm | |
c.# | interaction goal | |
d.# | symbol | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter 1 Question 4 | ||
4) | In the U.S., a common greeting ritual between two people involves asking the question, “How are you?” The expectation is that the other answers,“I am fine.” This is an example of cultural | |
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a.# | meanings. | |
b.# | norms. | |
c.# | skills. | |
d.# | symbols. | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter 1 Question 5 | ||
5) | You have deep-level knowledge of U.S. culture and also the ability to behave appropriately in different interaction scenes. You have acquired_______skills. | |
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a.# | surface-level | |
b.# | cultural competence | |
c.# | language competence | |
d.# | subjective | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter 1 Question 6 | ||
6) | The way a culture tends to commemorate a person who has died is an example of culturally shared | |
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a.# | meanings. | |
b.# | norms. | |
c.# | traditions. | |
d.# | beliefs. | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter 1 Question 7 | ||
7) | Ben participates in the Muslim month of fasting, Ramadan, with his family each year. He is participating in which aspect of culture? | |
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a.# | Popular culture | |
b.# | Surface-level culture | |
c.# | Intermediate-level culture | |
d.# | Deep-level culture | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter 1 Question 8 | ||
8) | _______culture is defined as shared traditions, experiences, and customs on a collective, group membership level. | |
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a.# | Surface-level | |
b.# | Subjective | |
c.# | Idealistic | |
d.# | Normative | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter 1 Question 9 | ||
9) | One culture emphasizes security, tradition, and conformity. Another culture emphasizes self-direction, indulgence, and risk-taking. These are examples of | |
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a.# | cultural values. | |
b.# | cultural beliefs. | |
c.# | popularculture. | |
d.# | subjective culture. | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter 1Question 10 | ||
10) | _______refer to a set of priorities that guide “good” or “bad” behaviors, “desirable” or “undesirable” practices, and “fair” or “unfair” actions. | |
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a.# | Norms | |
b.# | Values | |
c.# | Beliefs | |
d.# | Traditions | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter 1 Question 11 | ||
11) | _______may lead to exciting new job opportunities in health care, global entertainment, and othersectors but may also lead to lossofsomeemployment opportunities. | |
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a.# | Authentic Intelligence | |
b.# | Cultural Intelligence | |
c.# | Interpersonal Intelligence | |
d.# | Artificial Intelligence | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter 1 Question 12 | ||
12) | _______is a learned meaning system that consists of patterns of traditions, beliefs, values, norms, meanings, and symbols passed from one generation to the next and shared to varying degrees by interacting members of a community. | |
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a.# | Individualism | |
b.# | Collectivism | |
c.# | Culture | |
d.# | Ethnocentrism | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter 1 Question 13 | ||
13) | A nation made up of individuals from only one ethnicity could be described as | |
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a.# | ethnically homogeneous. | |
b.# | ethnically diverse. | |
c.# | ethnorelative. | |
d.# | ethnically divergent. | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter 1 Question 14 | ||
14) | You are beginning a semester as a study-abroad student. You have beeninstructedthat inthecultureyou’ll be living in, you should always address your professor by proper title (e.g., “Professor Z”), rather than by first name.This instruction illustrates | |
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a.# | a lack of cultural competence. | |
b.# | ethnocentrism. | |
c.# | asubjective culture. | |
d.# | acultural relationship norm. | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter 1 Question 15 | ||
15) | Seeing our own culture as thecenterof the universe and seeing other cultures as insignificant or even inferior is the definition of | |
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a.# | ethnocentrism. | |
b.# | ethnorelativism. | |
c.# | conscious incompetence. | |
d.# | intermediate-level culture. | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter 1 Question 16 | ||
16) | _______begins with being accountable for our words and actions. | |
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a.# | Other-invalidation | |
b.# | Self-victimization | |
c.# | Self-empowerment | |
d.# | Other-oppression | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter 1 Question 17 | ||
17) | According to the discussion in the text on creative problem-solving, heterogeneous small groups have a_______probability of conflict and produce_______creative ideas than homogeneous small groups. | |
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a.# | lower;fewer | |
Incorrect | b.# | lower; more |
c.# | higher;fewer | |
Correct | d.# | higher; more |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter 1 Question 18 | ||
18) | Naomi returns from a vacation in France and announces that French people are unfriendly and aloof because they won’t strike up conversations with her on the subways as is often done in the U.S. What mindset is Naomi using in evaluating the French behavior? | |
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a.# | Divergence | |
b.# | Ethnocentrism | |
c.# | Convergence | |
d.# | Ethnorelativism | |
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True and False Questions
Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter1 Question 19 | ||
19) | Individuals can attach different degrees of importance to their culture’s customs and traditions. | |
a.# | True | |
b.# | False | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter1 Question 20 | ||
20) | The termscultural normsandculturally shared traditionsdescribe the same thing. | |
a.# | True | |
b.# | False | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter1 Question 21 | ||
21) | We tend to equate a culture’s surface-level culture as its operational real culture. | |
a.# | True | |
b.# | False | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter1 Question 22 | ||
22) | Television dramas, such asBreaking Bad, are examples of intermediate-level culture since they depict serious issues and toxicrelationships. | |
a.# | True | |
b.# | False | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter1 Question 23 | ||
23) | The study of intercultural communication is importance for those intending to go abroad, but if we live and work in the U.S., it is not necessary. | |
a.# | True | |
b.# | False | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter1 Question 24 | ||
24) | The only country with a surface-level layer culture is the U.S., because we have the largest global companies in the world, such as Amazon and McDonald’s. | |
a.# | True | |
b.# | False | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter1 Question 25 | ||
25) | Due to increasing ability of Artificial Intelligence, individuals with a job doing language translation will soon be out of a job. | |
a.# | True | |
b.# | False | |
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Type:Multiple Choice | ||
Title:Chapter1 Question 26 | ||
26) | Subjective culture refers to the fact that individuals’beliefs and values are based on their own particular life experiences or personality traits. | |
a.# | True | |
b.# | False | |
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Essay Questions
Type:Essay | |
Title:Chapter 1 Essay Question27 | |
27) | Identify two reasons from the text to study intercultural communication. |
Page reference:See section “Six Practical Reasons to Study Intercultural Communication” | |
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Type:Essay | |
Title:Chapter 1 Essay Question 28 | |
28) | Briefly define and give an example of a culturally shared tradition in U.S. culture. |
Page reference:See section “Deep-Level Culture: Traditions, Beliefs and Values” | |
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Type:Essay | |
Title:Chapter 1 Essay Question29 | |
29) | Briefly define cultural values and give an example. |
Page reference:See section “Deep-Level Culture: Traditions, Beliefs and Values” | |
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Type:Essay | |
Title:Chapter 1 Essay Question30 | |
30) | Briefly describe the iceberg model of culture, identifying the three layers and giving an example of each. |
Page reference:See section “Culture: A Learned Meaning System” | |
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Type:Essay | |
Title:Chapter 1 Essay Question31 | |
31) | Briefly describe a contemporary issue (e.g., changes in technology, health care, diversity in the U.S.) that makes it important to study intercultural communication. |
Page reference:See section “Six Practical Reasons to Study Intercultural Communication” | |
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