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Business English Unit 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Paying for dinner for an American can be a problematic because...

a)

They will feel obligated to buy you dinner next time.

b)

They will feel lower status than you.

c)

They want to be seen as equals.

d)

All of the above.

2.

What would you do if you met a woman and didn't know if she should be called "Mrs.", "Miss" or "Ms."?

a)

Say..."Hey girl" !

b)

You could use "Ms."

c)

You could try to use her name.

d)

You could check the woman's left hand to see if she's married.

3.

What would you do if someone told you to use his or her first name, but you felt uncomfortable doing this?

a)

You could continue to use the person's last name without explaining why.

b)

You could try to use the person's first name even though you feel uncomfortable.

c)

You could ask the person, "Is it OK if I use your last name?"

d)

You could say..."Yo Bro"!

4.

If you are introduced to a person who is missing a right hand what should you do?

a)

Shake his left hand

b)

Bow

c)

Shake his foot

d)

Touch your heart with your right hand.

5.

Elements of culture include:

a)

literature

b)

dress

c)

food

d)

All of the above

6.

What does the American idiom "Time is Money" mean?

a)

Time is valuable just like money is valuable.

b)

Time is not valuable.

7.

Thinking your own culture is better than another is an example of...

a)

stupidity.

b)

language.

c)

ethnocentrism.

d)

value.

8.

The Nike commercial, "Chamber of Fear" has which NBA Basketball player?

a)

LeBron James

b)

Yao Ming

c)

Stephen Curry

d)

Kevin Durant

9.

What trends lead to intercultural communication?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Culture is.....A learned organization of rules for making choices and for resolving conflicts.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

The feeling of lack of direction, not knowing what to do or how to behave in a new environment and not knowing what is appropriate or inappropriate.

a)

Culture Shock

b)

Language

c)

Intercultural Communication

d)

Value

12.

A process by which information is exchanged such as speech, signals, writing or behaviors.

a)

Communication

b)

Language

c)

Culture Shock

d)

Value

13.

The area where most American movies and films are made. Where the headquarters are for major film companies.

a)

Broadway

b)

Hollywood

c)

Voice of America

d)

The World Trade Organization

14.

a street that runs the length of Manhattan in New York City. It is famous for its theaters, and major plays are able to be seen here.

a)

Broadway

b)

Hollywood

c)

Voice of America

d)

Ningbo Polytechnic

15.

The total accumulation of benefits, customs, values, behaviors, institutions and communication patterns that are shared, learned and passed down through the generations in an identifiable group of people.

a)

Culture

b)

Value

c)

Intercultural communication

d)

Culture shock