Chapter 12 – Intercultural Communication and Education
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CHAPTER TWELVE
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following trends is true of education in the United States?
a. From 1976 to 2013, the percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander students declined.
2. How could success be achieved in a colonial educational system?
a. by excluding the white agents of colonial oppression from being imposed by a hierarchy of
cultural importance and value
3. _____ give college students international experience.
a. Colonial educational systems
4. Which of the following statements is true about the Morril Act of 1890?
d. It provided for the participation and eventual success of Blacks through the colonial
educational system.
5. Native American children were sent to _____ in an attempt to assimilate them into White
society.
d. colleges and universities
6. The different ways in which students acquire knowledge in different cultures are known as
_____.
a. teaching styles
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7. Chereé, a professor of communication, prefers to engage her students in a discussion rather
than a lecture for the full class period. She believes that students learn more when they are
actively engaged. Chereé’s _____ is common in the United States.
d. passive strategy
8. Identify a true statement about Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs).
a. The development of such institutions reflected a need to connect cultural needs of White
women to higher education.
9. Which of the following is NOT true about the relationship between education and cultural
identity?
d. Teachers who are not overtly racist may not see the need to incorporate materials that
reflect the experiences of people of color in their classrooms.
10. Colleges that require courses that focus on Western views of history and literature tend to be
_____.
d. Afrocentric
11. Which of the following is NOT a suggestion for improving the educational process in the
United States?
a. We need to be willing to point out the cultural differences that are creating problems.
12. Educational institutions such as California State University, Bakersfield, and Texas State
University are categorized as _____.
d. Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs)
