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Gannon and Pillai, Understanding Global Cultures, Sixth Edition Instructor Resource
THIRD EXAM
MULTIPLE CHOICE
EACH IS WORTH 1.5 POINTS. PLEASE LEAVE THREE QUESTIONS BLANK. IF A
STUDENT ANSWERS MORE THAN 40, HE OR SHE LOSES 1.5 POINTS FOR EACH
ADDITIONAL ANSWER.
1. An example of a torn national culture in the major part of the book focused on this topic
is:
2. An example of a cleft national culture in the major book of the book focused on this topic is:
3. The Dance of Shiva best reflects:
4. Karma can be defined as:
5. A religion that emphasizes five relationships is:
6. The Chinese word guanxi refers to:
7. A major feature of the Chinese family altar is:
8. Fluidity as a feature of the Chinese Family Altar means
9. Time conceptualized as only one circle best reflects:
10. Dharma can be translated as:
11. All of the following describe God or gods in anthropomorphic terms (attributing human
characteristics to God, e.g., all powerful) except for:
12. An appropriate cultural metaphor for the Expatriate Chinese used in the book is:
13. All of the following are included in the phrase "the three religions of China" except for:
14. Tony Fang points out that Sun Tzu's book, The Art of War, is best translated as:
15. The most European of all Latin American nations is:
16. The feature of the cultural metaphor, the Chinese Family Altar, that the Chinese share with
other Asian nations such as Japan is:
17. The Confucian Dynamic refers to:
18. The Singaporean cultural metaphor is:
19. The action plans based on the philosophy of Shared Values represent:
Gannon and Pillai, Understanding Global Cultures, Sixth Edition Instructor Resource
20. The type of collectivism found in Singapore is:
21. A nation known for its many and seemingly excessive number of laws is:
22. In the Trinity of the most important three gods in India, Vishnu is known as the:
23. China was unified as a state around:
24. A cross-cultural paradox must emphasize thinking in terms of:
25. The construction of the Great Wall in China began around:
26. The number of very large ethnic/religious groups in Singapore is:
27. Taoism is based on:
28. The Dance of Shiva is commonly called a dance of:
29. In Hinduism, how many paths lead to the ideal state of existence?
30. Muslim rule of North India began in the:
31. The British Raj refers to:
32. The national sport at which Indians excel is:
33. The "tall poppy syndrome" in Australia can be described as individualism emphasizing:
34. The barbeque originated in:
35. Ubuntu reflects:
36. The seating arrangement in the bush taxi reflects a high degree of:
37. Sub-Saharan Africa includes
38. A nation whose cultural metaphor did not originate in it is:
39. Three of the four pivotal periods in this nation's history have occurred in the last 75 years. It
is:
40. The siloviki in Russia represent the successors to:
41. Echelons of the ballet represent:
42. The leader of Russia who wanted to create a Russian Navy and built the city of Saint
Petersburg for this purpose was:
43. In Russia vranya can be translated as:
Gannon and Pillai, Understanding Global Cultures, Sixth Edition Instructor Resource
ESSAY QUESTIONS
Please answer only 2 questions. However, all students must answer #1 and choose either #2 or
#3. Each essay question is worth 20 points. If a student answers all three questions, Professor
Gannon will not grade the third essay question.
1. We discussed three types of international strategies: Multi-domestic, global, and
transnational. Either define each of them or differentiate them clearly. How does McDonalds
take advantage of all three international strategies? Please be specific.
2. What is a paradox? Give one explanation that Tony Fang provides for the paradox that
Western negotiators regard Chinese negotiators as both very sincere and very deceptive.
3. What a cleft national culture is as defined in the book? What is a torn national culture?
Discuss how the culture of China relates to the Chinese Family Altar found among the Expatriate
Chinese and Singapore.
