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Cross-cultural communication

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 7mins

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1.

Find 4 key manifestations of culture according to Hofstede.

a)

Celebrities, stereotypes, traditions, history

b)

Symbols, heroes, rituals and values

c)

history, ancestors, rituals, values

d)

Superstitions, cuisine, heroes, traditions

2.

Ethnocentrism is to judge other cultures according to the beliefs, values and traditions of one's own groups

a)

False

b)

True

3.

In Europe, this one is accepted as the fastest language.

a)

Spanish

b)

German

c)

Italian

d)

British

4.

Silence is much more of a tradition in these countries:

a)

China, Germany, Italy, Africa

b)

Japan, Rome, China, Italy

c)

Spain, Russia, Brazil

d)

Japan, China, Finland

5.

One of the famous key thinkers in cross-cultural communication Richard Lewis identifies 3 types of culture. What are they?

a)

Linear-active, multi-active, reactive

b)

High-context, low-context, neutral

c)

Past-oriented, present-oriented, future-oriented

6.

Which type of communication is considered important for low-context communicators, such as the Germans, Americans, Dutch, Australians etc.?

a)

Non-verbal

b)

Verbal

c)

Written

7.

The Halls said: 'On time(monochronic) cultures are ruled by ...

a)

the discipline

b)

the clock

c)

the objectives

8.

Find representatives of linear-active culture, who tend to be highly organized, task-oriented and do one thing at a time.

a)

The Germans, Americans, Swiss, Swedes

b)

The Arabs, Africans, Greeks, Italians

c)

The Chinese, Japanese, Swiss, Finns

d)

The Asians, Arabs, Finns, Koreans

9.

Find the alternative of 'Standard English'

a)

International English

b)

Widespread English/Common English

c)

BBC English/sometimes Oxford English

d)

BBC English/sometimes Cambridge English

10.

Continue the Czech proverb: 'As long as the language lives, the nation is ...

a)

not dead

b)

happy

c)

peaceful

11.

Multi-active culture's representatives are characterized by flexible planning. Who they are?

a)

The Japanese, Koreans, Asians

b)

The Asians, Africans, Germans, Swiss, Japanese

c)

The Finns, Greeks, Italians, Asians

d)

The Arabs, Africans, Greeks, Italians, Asians

12.

High-context communicators are not comfortable with silence.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The language of The Anglo-Saxons of Northern Europe, the Vikings, The Norman French was heavily derived from Latin.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

These people have wide information systems, and are accustomed to being involved in close personal relationships and use non-verbal communication highly.

a)

Low-context communicators

b)

High-context communicators

15.

American English version of the word 'Semi-detached'.

a)

Drapes

b)

Wrench

c)

Duplex