WorksheetsIntercultural communication review 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
What is intercultural awareness?
Being aware of your own culture
Being aware
Being aware of others
Being aware of everyone's culture
Diversity in the workplace can be based on
ethnic heritage
age or gender.
religion
all of the above
As it pertains to communication, culture influences the
meanings of words
importance of nonverbal signals.
use of time and space
all of the above
What defines us as individuals is
ethnicity
culture
diversity
none of the above
The business advantages of today's diverse workforce include
a wider range of views and ideas
a better understanding of world markets
a broader talent pool to recruit from
all of the above
Xenophobia is the fear of
crises
working in unfamiliar environments
strangers and foreigners
change
Ethnocentrism can be overcome in part by
avoiding assumptions
ignoring the distinctions among cultures
judging other groups according to your own standards
believing your culture communicates better than others
In high context cultures
people rely more on nonverbal cues to convey meaning
the rules of everyday life are highly explicit
people rely less on the environment to convey meaning
all of the above occur
To convey meaning in low context cultures , people rely more on
gestures and vocal inflection
explicit verbal communication
indirectness and metaphors
situational cues
Members of the ............... were born in 1946 -1964
Radio Generation
Baby Boomer Generation
Lost Generation
Millennial Generation
Asking a colleague "how was your weekend?" is
an effective greeting in any culture
never acceptable in a business environment
accepted in the U.S. but seen as intrusive in some cultures
grounds for a lawsuit
When adapting to other cultures "the Golden Rule " is
a helpful principle to follow
helpful, but only in Asian countries
less effective than treating others in their way
none of the above
When writing letters to business people in other countries , you should
use an informal, friendly tone
be vague and general in your wording
keep your sentences and paragraphs long
make generous use of transitional words and phrases
"Insurance premiums have increased, and cost-of-living raises have not kept up" is a
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence
compound -complex sentence
"Although our servers are stable, the telephone system is a serious concern" is a
simple sentence
compound sentence
complex sentence.
compound-complex sentence.
A complex sentence consists of
2 independent clauses joined by a coordinating conjunction.
a single subject and a single verb + any modifying phrases
two or more independent clauses
one main thought and one or more subordinate thoughts
According to the Cultural Iceberg which of these belongs above the surface?
principles
practices
values
all of the above
According to the Iceberg model which belongs below the surface?
architecture
literature
child raising methods
all of the above
In which country does the peace sign backwards appear as offensive?
England
Poland
Mexico
Norway
According to the Iceberg Model what can be defined as deep?
values and beliefs
body language
ways of perceiving things
all of the above
