37.
The belief that all people are created equal and that no one person or group should have
excessive power is characteristic of what type of culture?
A.
Low-power-distance
B.
Low context
C.
High-power-distance
D.
High context
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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 02-07 Differentiate low- and high-power-distance cultures.
Topic: Low-Power-Distance and High-Power-Distance Cultures
38.
In which instance is Mia most likely functioning in a low-power-distance culture?
A.
B.
Mia faces pressure to choose her mate from within her social class.
C.
Mia feels that it is her right to question her professor in class if she does not agree.
D.
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Learning Objective: 02-07 Differentiate low- and high-power-distance cultures.
Topic: Low-Power-Distance and High-Power-Distance Cultures
39.
Maricel is from the Philippines, where she has been taught that certain people or groups
deserve more power than others and that respecting power is more important than equality.
Maricel is from a ______ culture.
A.
collectivistic
B.
high-context
C.
high-power-distance
D.
low-context
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Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 02-07 Differentiate low- and high-power-distance cultures.
Topic: Low-Power-Distance and High-Power-Distance Cultures
40.
Because the United States tends to value sex-differentiated roles and values such qualities as
achievement and the acquisition of resources, the United States could be considered a
moderately ______ culture.
A.
high-power-distance
B.
low-power-distance
C.
masculine
D.
feminine
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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 02-08 Summarize how cultures vary in views about masculinity and femininity, and about men and
women’s roles.
Topic: Cultural Views on Masculinity and Femininity
41.
Which of the following scenarios reflects a feminine culture?
A.
Ally is the primary wage earner, while her husband stays home to care for their children.
B.
Ally stays at home and cares for the children while her husband goes to work.
C.
Ally believes that she should be direct and to the point while speaking.
D.
Ally values her autonomy and freedom of choice in how she does her job.
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Learning Objective: 02-08 Summarize how cultures vary in views about masculinity and femininity, and about men and
women’s roles.
Topic: Cultural Views on Masculinity and Femininity
42.
Anika, a new mother in Sweden, gets 450 days of paid maternity leave, a practice most
common in what type of culture?
A.
Collectivistic
B.
Individualistic
C.
Masculine
D.
Feminine
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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 02-08 Summarize how cultures vary in views about masculinity and femininity, and about men and
women’s roles.
Topic: Cultural Views on Masculinity and Femininity
43.
Which type of culture values sex-specific roles for men and women, preferring that men hold
the wage-earning and decision-making positions while women occupy the nurturing positions,
such as mother and homemaker?
A.
Low-power distance
B.
High-power-distance
C.
Feminine
D.
Masculine
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Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 02-08 Summarize how cultures vary in views about masculinity and femininity, and about men and
women’s roles.
Topic: Cultural Views on Masculinity and Femininity
44.
Which of the following categories is LEAST accurate in describing culture in the United
States?
A.
Low-power-distance
B.
Feminine
C.
Individualistic
D.
Low-context
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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 02-08 Summarize how cultures vary in views about masculinity and femininity, and about men and
women’s roles.
Topic: Cultural Views on Masculinity and Femininity
45.
Which of the following statements exemplifies a polychronic culture?
A.
Time is a finite commodity.
B.
Time must be properly managed.
C.
Time is fluid and flexible.
D.
Time is valuable.
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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 02-09 Describe how cultures vary in their orientation toward time and uncertainty avoidance.
Topic: Monochronic and Polychronic Cultures
46.
Sara decides to host a party for her new American friends. She tells them that the party will
begin at 8 p.m. She is shocked when most of her guests arrive at or near 8 p.m., as in her
culture an 8 p.m. start time means that guests will arrive around 9 p.m., if not later. Sara
hasn’t even put food out for the party yet. Sara most likely comes from which type of culture?
A.
Polychronic
B.
Monochronic
C.
Low-context
D.
High-context
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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 02-09 Describe how cultures vary in their orientation toward time and uncertainty avoidance.
Topic: Monochronic and Polychronic Cultures
47.
If you expect class to begin promptly on time, you are most likely from which type of culture?
A.
Low-context
B.
Polychronic
C.
Monochronic
D.
High-context
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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 02-09 Describe how cultures vary in their orientation toward time and uncertainty avoidance.
Topic: Monochronic and Polychronic Cultures
48.
If Jamaica takes a “live and let live” approach, preferring as few rules as possible that restrict
behavior, we would consider Jamaica to be what type of culture?
A.
Low-context
B.
Uncertainty-accepting
C.
Feminine
D.
Low-power-distance
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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 02-09 Describe how cultures vary in their orientation toward time and uncertainty avoidance.
Topic: Uncertainty Avoidance
49.
What term is used to describe the extent to which people try to avoid situations that are
unstructured, unclear, or unpredictable?
A.
Communication apprehension
B.
Power distance
C.
Uncertainty avoidance
D.
Awareness
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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 02-09 Describe how cultures vary in their orientation toward time and uncertainty avoidance.
Topic: Uncertainty Avoidance
50.
Amish communities in the United States adhere to strict guidelines regarding dress, behavior,
and the use of modern technology. This co-culture has a(n) ______ tolerance for uncertainty.
A.
high
B.
low
C.
average
D.
conditional
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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 02-09 Describe how cultures vary in their orientation toward time and uncertainty avoidance.
Topic: Uncertainty Avoidance
51.
The statement “be mindful about cultural differences” is equivalent to which of the following
statements?
A.
Operate on similarity assumptions.
B.
Assume that other cultures are inferior to your own.
C.
Avoid the tendency to judge all differences negatively.
D.
Don’t question cultural assumptions.
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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 02-10 Describe strategies for communicating with cultural awareness.
Topic: Cultural Awareness
52.
Upon his return from vacation in France, Matt tells his friends how rude and backward French
people are. What is Matt illustrating in his response?
A.
American values
B.
Ethnocentrism
C.
A superiority complex
D.
Similarity assumptions
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Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 02-10 Describe strategies for communicating with cultural awareness.
Topic: Cultural Awareness
53.
Which of the following is an example of ethnocentrism?
A.
Nadia thinks that Americans are rude and too outspoken.
B.
Nadia doesn’t understand why Americans shake hands upon meeting.
C.
Nadia enjoys learning new American norms because they are different from hers.
D.
Nadia is homesick and wants to return to her own country.
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Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 02-10 Describe strategies for communicating with cultural awareness.
Topic: Cultural Awareness
54.
Which of the following terms refers to the tendency to judge other cultures’ practices as
inferior to one’s own?
A.
Uncertainty avoidance
B.
Ignorance
C.
Similarity assumption
D.
Ethnocentrism
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Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 02-10 Describe strategies for communicating with cultural awareness.
Topic: Cultural Awareness
55.
Jenny, born and raised in the United States, is visiting her father’s family in Brazil. She has
only a very basic understanding of the language because her father speaks English at home.
As she is taking her leave of her cousin, he says, “Lavar a egua,” an expression used in his
culture to wish someone success. Jenny is confused, interpreting her cousin as telling her to
“wash the horse.” Jenny’s confusion demonstrates a breakdown in which communication
code?
A.
Values
B.
Norms
C.
Symbols
D.
Idioms
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Bloom’s: Apply
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 02-11 List and summarize communication codes that vary across cultures.
Topic: Communication Codes
56.
Which of the following is NOT an example of a communication code?
A.
Gesture
B.
Idiom
C.
Metaphor
D.
Jargon
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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 02-11 List and summarize communication codes that vary across cultures.
Topic: Communication Codes
57.
Jane, an American student, tells her Brazilian friend Lucia that it is “raining cats and dogs.”
Lucia is confused when she looks outside to see only rain falling from the sky. This is an
example of a breakdown of which type of communication code?
A.
Gestures
B.
Language
C.
Jargon
D.
Idioms
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Bloom’s: Apply
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 02-11 List and summarize communication codes that vary across cultures.
Topic: Communication Codes
58.
Language whose technical meaning is understood by people within a given co-culture but not
necessarily by those outside it is what type of communication code?
A.
Jargon
B.
Symbols
C.
Idioms
D.
Norms
AACSB: Knowledge Application
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Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 02-11 List and summarize communication codes that vary across cultures.
Topic: Communication Codes
59.
In 2007, the actor Richard Gere sparked massive protests in India after kissing the Bollywood
star Shilpa Shetty at a rally in New Delhi. Later, an Indian court even issued an arrest warrant
for Gere. The actor was possibly unaware of
A.
communication codes.
B.
legal codes.
C.
gender codes.
D.
moral codes.
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Bloom’s: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 02-11 List and summarize communication codes that vary across cultures.
Topic: Communication Codes
60.
In December 2008, President George W. Bush was giving a news conference in Iraq when the
Iraqi journalist Muntadar al-Zaidi shouted an insult and threw his shoe at Bush, nearly hitting
the president. Since showing the soles of one’s shoes is a sign of disrespect in many Arab
cultures, al-Zaidi was using which of the following as a code to communicate his insult?
A.
Language
B.
Symbols
C.
Idioms
D.
Values
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Bloom’s: Analyze
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 02-11 List and summarize communication codes that vary across cultures.
Topic: Communication Codes
61.
In 2008, the then presidential candidate Barack Obama bumped his fist against his wife
Michelle Obama’s fist before going onstage to accept the Democratic nomination. The
Washington Post
went on to call the gesture “the fist bump heard ’round the world.” Many
media outlets and pundits weighed in on the meaning and appropriateness of this fist bump in
the following days, thus illustrating the ______ nature of this action.
A.
symbolic
B.
odd
C.
ethnocentric
D.
controversial
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Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 02-11 List and summarize communication codes that vary across cultures.
Topic: Communication Codes
62.
The fact that putting a thumb between the index and middle finger means good luck in Brazil
but is an obscene expression in Russia shows that cultures can differ a great deal in their use
of
A.
gestures.
B.
idioms.
C.
mindfulness.
D.
values.
AACSB: Knowledge Application
Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation
Bloom’s: Understand
Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 02-11 List and summarize communication codes that vary across cultures.
Topic: Communication Codes
63.
Which of the following statements is important to remember when interacting with people
from other cultures?
A.
Expect consistency.
B.
Adapt to the behavior patterns you observe.
C.
Be aware of similarities in access to communication technology.
D.
Anticipate that others will imitate your behavior patterns.
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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 02-11 List and summarize communication codes that vary across cultures.
Topic: Communicating across Cultures
64.
Marissa travels to Israel as part of her study abroad program. Because she knows little about
the culture and the language, she feels unsure and not certain of what to do. It is important
for Marissa to remember that such ______ is common when people interact cross-culturally.
A.
adaptation
B.
ambiguity
C.
ethnocentrism
D.
tolerance
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Bloom’s: Evaluate
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 02-11 List and summarize communication codes that vary across cultures.
Topic: Communicating across Cultures
65.
Because cultures can differ substantially in communication patterns, it is common to
experience a lack of certainty when communicating with someone from another culture. This
lack of certainty is called
A.
uncertainty avoidance.
B.
disorientation.
C.
flexibility.
D.
ambiguity.
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Bloom’s: Remember
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 02-11 List and summarize communication codes that vary across cultures.
Topic: Communicating across Cultures
66.
Atsuko is from Japan, and Mahek is from Pakistan. They meet as exchange students in
Australia. At the end of the semester, they return to their native countries. Atsuko has regular
access to a computer and e-mails Mahek regularly. She grows frustrated as Mahek, instead of
e-mailing back, sends letters via traditional mail, which can take weeks. What term would a
social scientist use to describe what Atsuko and Mahek are experiencing?
A.
Digital divide
B.
Culture clash
C.
Ethnocentrism
D.
Values
AACSB: Knowledge Application
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Bloom’s: Apply
Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 02-11 List and summarize communication codes that vary across cultures.
Topic: Communicating across Cultures
67.
Kyle, an Australian student, uses the Internet regularly to do research for projects. His
Bolivian friend, Diego, instead goes to a local library to use books. Social scientists refer to
this difference in access to communication technology as
A.
ethnocentrism.
B.
low-power-distance.
C.
the digital divide.
D.
norms.
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Bloom’s: Apply
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 02-11 List and summarize communication codes that vary across cultures.
Topic: Communicating across Cultures
68.
To ______ means to change your behavior to accommodate what others are doing.
A.
alter
B.
overcome
C.
be respectful
D.
adapt
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Difficulty: Easy
Learning Objective: 02-11 List and summarize communication codes that vary across cultures.
Topic: Communicating across Cultures
69.
The musician Madonna, although born and raised in the United States, has been filmed by
media speaking with a British accent after having lived in England for several years. In fact,
her publicist once e-mailed a major newspaper saying that Madonna naturally picks up on the
languages and sounds of people around her. This behavior could be seen as an example of
which of the following?
A.
Ethnocentrism
B.
Adaptation
C.
Values
D.
Norms
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Difficulty: Hard
Learning Objective: 02-11 List and summarize communication codes that vary across cultures.
Topic: Communicating across Cultures
70.
Adaptation is likely to be most effective when it appears
A.
deliberate.
B.
natural.
C.
deferential.
D.
exaggerated.
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Bloom’s: Understand
Difficulty: Medium
Learning Objective: 02-11 List and summarize communication codes that vary across cultures.
Topic: Communicating across Cultures