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WorksheetsGB Chapter 3 Test Review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A(n) ________ is a system of learned, shared, unifying, and interrelated beliefs, values, and assumptions.
a)
civilization
b)
culture
c)
society
d)
economic system
2.
Members of cultural groups always share their cultures willingly with outsiders.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
3.
Your cultural baggage includes:
a)
your values and beliefs.
b)
your education and training.
c)
your age and gender.
d)
your ability to learn.
4.
A business subculture has certain beliefs, values, and assumptions that:
a)
set it off as being better than other subcultures in its culture.
b)
are unrelated to the beliefs, values, and assumptions held by other people in its culture.
c)
are shared with other people in its culture.
d)
differentiate it from other people in its culture.
5.
Different business subcultures operate with different sets of beliefs, values, and assumptions.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
6.
A(n) ________ family includes parents, children, and other relatives living together.
a)
nuclear
b)
functional
c)
extended
d)
communal
7.
The family unit is solely responsible for providing early education for its younger members.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
8.
Reasons for the success of the United States in the global economy include:
a)
the many educational opportunities available to people in this country.
b)
the wide selection of on-the-job training offered to U.S. workers.
c)
the many colleges, universities, and training schools in this country.
d)
All of these are correct answers.
9.
In the United States your ________ should have nothing to do with your ability to succeed in international business.
a)
experience
b)
education
c)
gender
d)
training
10.
In the United States most people have relatively little attachment to the geographic location where they live.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
11.
________ is the foreign language most often recommended that people who want to be involved in international business should learn.
a)
French
b)
Spanish
c)
Russian
d)
Japanese
12.
The United States has a low-context culture, which means:
a)
that words are valued and interpreted literally.
b)
that words are valued and interpreted figuratively.
c)
that little value is attached to words but they are interpreted literally.
d)
that little value is attached to words and they are interpreted figuratively.
13.
The concept of face-saving or minimizing personal embarrassment has little relationship to high- or low-contexting in a culture.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
14.
Body language includes each of the following except:
a)
the way you sit or walk.
b)
your facial expressions.
c)
the gestures you use when you talk.
d)
your training and experience.
15.
Although people dress differently in various parts of the world, they most often dress similarly when conducting international business.
a)
TRUE
b)
FASLE
16.
________ is the belief that the group is more important than the individual.
a)
Individualism
b)
Socialism
c)
Collectivism
d)
Pluralism
17.
Religious beliefs have a strong impact on international business in:
a)
all parts of the world.
b)
many parts of the world.
c)
very few parts of the world.
d)
no parts of the world.
18.
In most developed countries, time is viewed as a scarce resource that must be carefully spent.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
19.
________, the belief that one's culture is better than other cultures, is a major obstacle to conducting successful international business.
a)
Totalitarianism
b)
Ethnocentrism
c)
Chauvinism
d)
Individualism
20.
A normal reaction often felt by people who deal with people of a different culture is called:
a)
adjustment shock.
b)
culture shock.
c)
value shock.
d)
societal shock.
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