Midterm Examination: M4-English Culture

Politeness is best defined as:

• Good manners

• Rudeness

• Arrogance

• Disrespect

Manners can be described as:

• The way a person behaves

• A person's thoughts

• A person's feelings

• A person's appearance

Courtesy is:

• Being rude

• Being polite and respectful

• Being mean

• Being unkind

An individual is:

• A group of people

• A single person

• A family

• A community

Independence means:

• Relying on others

• Being self-reliant

• Being dependent

• Being controlled

A sense of humor is:

• The ability to be serious

• The ability to be funny

• The ability to be sad

• The ability to be angry

Gesture is:

• A facial expression

• A body movement used to communicate

• A spoken word

• A written word

Self-deprecating humor is:

• Making fun of others

• Making fun of oneself

• Taking oneself too seriously

• Being overly confident

Bilingual is:

• Able to speak one language

• Able to speak two languages

• Able to speak many languages

• Unable to speak any language

Cross-cultural comparison is:

• Comparing different cultures

• Comparing the same culture

• Comparing people within a culture

• Comparing languages