MCQ - General

Question 1

5. Culture is a learned ________________ system that consists of patterns of traditions, beliefs, values, norms, meanings, and symbols that are passed on from one generation to the next and are shared to varying degrees by interacting members of a community.
   a. normative
   b. meaning
   c. language

Answer 1

5. Culture is a learned ________________ system that consists of patterns of traditions, beliefs, values, norms, meanings, and symbols that are passed on from one generation to the next and are shared to varying degrees by interacting members of a community.
   a. normative

b. meaning

c. language

Question 2

13. In the ethnic-cultural typological model, an individual who identifies strongly with the larger culture and weakly with his or her own ethnic identity is operating from which of the four options?
    a. Bicultural identity
    b. Ethnic-oriented identity
    c. Assimilated identity
    d. Marginal identity

Answer 2

13. In the ethnic-cultural typological model, an individual who identifies strongly with the larger culture and weakly with his or her own ethnic identity is operating from which of the four options?
    a. Bicultural identity
    b. Ethnic-oriented identity

c. Assimilated identity

d. Marginal identity

Question 3

25. The instructor says to Brooke and Bianca, “You look tired.” Although they both understand the words, Brooke takes this as a comforting message and Bianca believes she has been criticized. These two women have understood the same words but attached differing ___________ to them.
    a. symbols
    b. settings
    c. goals
    d. meanings

Answer 3

25. The instructor says to Brooke and Bianca, “You look tired.” Although they both understand the words, Brooke takes this as a comforting message and Bianca believes she has been criticized. These two women have understood the same words but attached differing ___________ to them.
    a. symbols
    b. settings
    c. goals

d. meanings

Question 4

24. When Frankie talks to her roommate, she speaks in a matter-of-fact tone and states her message clearly. What kind of verbal style does this reflect?
    a. Direct
    b. Indirect
    c. Understated
    d. High-context

Answer 4

24. When Frankie talks to her roommate, she speaks in a matter-of-fact tone and states her message clearly. What kind of verbal style does this reflect?

a. Direct

b. Indirect
c. Understated
d. High-context

Question 5

15. Damek has moved from his native Hungary to the United States. He is going through the process of viewing himself as a Hungarian to incorporating a new identity, that of a U.S. American. What is this process of identity change called?
    a. Acculturation
    b. Enculturation
    c. Ethnic identity salience
    d. Cultural identity salience

Answer 5

15. Damek has moved from his native Hungary to the United States. He is going through the process of viewing himself as a Hungarian to incorporating a new identity, that of a U.S. American. What is this process of identity change called?

a. Acculturation

b. Enculturation
c. Ethnic identity salience
d. Cultural identity salience

Question 6

1. Intermediate-level culture includes _____.
   a. practices of the middle class
   b. symbols (e.g., language), meanings, and norms
   c. relationship expectation
   d. all of the above

Answer 6

1. Intermediate-level culture includes _____.
   a. practices of the middle class

b. symbols (e.g., language), meanings, and norms

c. relationship expectation
d. all of the above

Question 7

17. After a few months, Ephraim’s feelings began stabilizing and he now feels relatively comfortable and satisfied as he continues his study-abroad experience. Ephraim is experiencing good ____________ adjustment.
    a. assimilation
    b. sociocultural
    c. cultural distance
    d. psychological

Answer 7

17. After a few months, Ephraim’s feelings began stabilizing and he now feels relatively comfortable and satisfied as he continues his study-abroad experience. Ephraim is experiencing good ____________ adjustment.
    a. assimilation
    b. sociocultural
    c. cultural distance

d. psychological

Question 8

4. Culturally shared ________ involve answers to questions such as human origins, concepts of time, space, reality, and the existence of a supernatural being.
   a. traditions
   b. beliefs
   c. norms
   d. values

Answer 8

4. Culturally shared ________ involve answers to questions such as human origins, concepts of time, space, reality, and the existence of a supernatural being.
   a. traditions

b. beliefs

c. norms
d. values

Question 9

23. A cultural community that uses talk to “break the ice” and reserves silence for their most intimate relationships is most likely to use _______________ communication.
    a. high-context
    b. low-context
    c. deductive
    d. dramatic spiral

Answer 9

23. A cultural community that uses talk to “break the ice” and reserves silence for their most intimate relationships is most likely to use _______________ communication.
    a. high-context

b. low-context

c. deductive
d. dramatic spiral

Question 10

12. Dashelle’s _______________ identity includes the information that she is nineteen, has a son, and a college student at UNLV; her ______________ identity is fun-loving, optimistic, and a fan of country music.
    a. personal; social
    b. social; personal
    c. cultural; social
    d. social; cultural

Answer 10

12. Dashelle’s _______________ identity includes the information that she is nineteen, has a son, and a college student at UNLV; her ______________ identity is fun-loving, optimistic, and a fan of country music.
    a. personal; social

b. social; personal

c. cultural; social
d. social; cultural

Question 11

11. Which group or nation is most likely to emphasize individual initiative and achievement and a future value solution?
    a. Saudi Arabia
    b. Saudi Arabian upper class
    c. U.S. middle-class European Americans
    d. All Japanese classes

Answer 11

11. Which group or nation is most likely to emphasize individual initiative and achievement and a future value solution?
    a. Saudi Arabia
    b. Saudi Arabian upper class

c. U.S. middle-class European Americans

d. All Japanese classes

Question 12

2. Deep-level culture includes _____.
   a. nonverbal communication emphasis
   b. relationship expectation
   c. traditions, beliefs, and values
   d. all of the above

Answer 12

2. Deep-level culture includes _____.
   a. nonverbal communication emphasis
   b. relationship expectation

c. traditions, beliefs, and values

d. all of the above

Question 13

22. U.S. individuals tend to use ___________ while Japanese individuals tend to use _________.
    a. high-context communication; low-context communication
    b. low-context communication; high-context communication
    c. relational worldview; linear worldview
    d. deductive reasoning; inductive reasoning

Answer 13

22. U.S. individuals tend to use ___________ while Japanese individuals tend to use _________.
    a. high-context communication; low-context communication

b. low-context communication; high-context communication

c. relational worldview; linear worldview
d. deductive reasoning; inductive reasoning

Question 14

14. _________________ refers to the process whereby people are socialized into and internalize the primary cultural values of their birth country.
    a. Acculturation
    b. Enculturation
    c. Adaptation
    d. Assimilation

Answer 14

14. _________________ refers to the process whereby people are socialized into and internalize the primary cultural values of their birth country.
    a. Acculturation

b. Enculturation

c. Adaptation
d. Assimilation

Question 15

7. A flood has hit a small town in England, where Carly lives. She responds to the flood by viewing it as something that is beyond the control of her or her town, and in fact, was predestined. Which destiny value orientation is she endorsing?
   a. Controlling the environment
   b. Harmony-with-nature
   c. Subjugation-to-nature
   d. Internal locus of control

Answer 15

7. A flood has hit a small town in England, where Carly lives. She responds to the flood by viewing it as something that is beyond the control of her or her town, and in fact, was predestined. Which destiny value orientation is she endorsing?
   a. Controlling the environment
   b. Harmony-with-nature

c. Subjugation-to-nature

d. Internal locus of control

Question 16

10. Caitlyn’s father always decides where to go on vacation and Caitlyn is expected to accept the decision without complaint. Caitlyn’s mother does the packing and is concerned with the quality of the hotel. Caitlyn is in a _____________ family situation.
    a. “masculine”
    b. “feminine”
    c. “being-in-becoming”
    d. “being”

Answer 16

10. Caitlyn’s father always decides where to go on vacation and Caitlyn is expected to accept the decision without complaint. Caitlyn’s mother does the packing and is concerned with the quality of the hotel. Caitlyn is in a _____________ family situation.

a. “masculine”

b. “feminine”
c. “being-in-becoming”
d. “being”

Question 17

19. Felicia uses incorrect grammatical structure when she refers to a boy’s sailor suit by saying “Handsome outfit, that.” She is violating which rule of language?
    a. Phonology
    b. Morphology
    c. Syntactics
    d. Semantics

Answer 17

19. Felicia uses incorrect grammatical structure when she refers to a boy’s sailor suit by saying “Handsome outfit, that.” She is violating which rule of language?
    a. Phonology
    b. Morphology

c. Syntactics

d. Semantics

Question 18

21. A(n) ____________ is defined as a group of individuals who share a common set of norms and rules regarding appropriate communication practices.
    a. speech community
    b. worldview
    c. co-culture
    d. collectivism

Answer 18

21. A(n) ____________ is defined as a group of individuals who share a common set of norms and rules regarding appropriate communication practices.

a. speech community

b. worldview
c. co-culture
d. collectivism

Question 19

16. Ephraim was excited at first about his study abroad trip to the United States. After he arrived, he was surprised to find out that he had periods of loneliness and disorientation. What Ephraim should know is that he is in the process of ____________.
    a. enculturation
    b. resocialization
    c. reentry culture shock
    d. culture shock

Answer 19

16. Ephraim was excited at first about his study abroad trip to the United States. After he arrived, he was surprised to find out that he had periods of loneliness and disorientation. What Ephraim should know is that he is in the process of ____________.
    a. enculturation
    b. resocialization
    c. reentry culture shock

d. culture shock

Question 20

3. Surface-level culture includes _____.
   a. relationship expectation
   b. verbal communication emphasis
   c. cultural artifacts or systems that have mass appeal and that infiltrate our daily life
   d. all of the above

Answer 20

3. Surface-level culture includes _____.
   a. relationship expectation
   b. verbal communication emphasis

c. cultural artifacts or systems that have mass appeal and that infiltrate our daily life

d. all of the above

Question 21

18. ______________ adjustment refers to the ability to fit in and execute appropriate and effective interactions in a new cultural environment.
    a. Assimilation
    b. Sociocultural
    c. Psychological
    d. Voluntary

Answer 21

18. ______________ adjustment refers to the ability to fit in and execute appropriate and effective interactions in a new cultural environment.
    a. Assimilation

b. Sociocultural

c. Psychological
d. Voluntary

Question 22

9. On Carlos’ first day as a study-abroad student, he was surprised to find that his instructor asked for student feedback and that at the end of class, the instructor went to lunch with some of the students. Having paid attention in his intercultural communication class, Carlos understands that the culture in which he is now living is a ____________ culture.
   a. future-oriented
   b. past-oriented
   c. large power distance
   d. small power distance

Answer 22

9. On Carlos’ first day as a study-abroad student, he was surprised to find that his instructor asked for student feedback and that at the end of class, the instructor went to lunch with some of the students. Having paid attention in his intercultural communication class, Carlos understands that the culture in which he is now living is a ____________ culture.
   a. future-oriented
   b. past-oriented
   c. large power distance

d. small power distance

Question 23

6. This is a common cultural pattern found in most northern and western regions of Europe and in North America.
   a. “Being” activity value orientation
   b. Collectivism
   c. Subjugation-to-nature value orientation
   d. Individualism

Answer 23

6. This is a common cultural pattern found in most northern and western regions of Europe and in North America.
   a. “Being” activity value orientation
   b. Collectivism
   c. Subjugation-to-nature value orientation

d. Individualism

Question 24

20. When Farrell, who is from Georgia, pronounces the word “father,” it sounds noticeably different from Frank, who is from Boston. This describes the language feature of a(n) ____________.
    a. individualist
    b. collectivist
    c. accent
    d. relational worldview

Answer 24

20. When Farrell, who is from Georgia, pronounces the word “father,” it sounds noticeably different from Frank, who is from Boston. This describes the language feature of a(n) ____________.
    a. individualist
    b. collectivist

c. accent

d. relational worldview

Question 25

8. A culture which confronts a natural disaster, such as floods, by building dams, bridges, and other water-control features, is operating from which people-nature value orientation?
   a. Controlling their environment value solution
   b. Harmony-with-nature or “flowing” value solution
   c. Subjugation-to-nature or “yielding” value solution
   d. “Being” value solution

Answer 25

8. A culture which confronts a natural disaster, such as floods, by building dams, bridges, and other water-control features, is operating from which people-nature value orientation?

a. Controlling their environment value solution

b. Harmony-with-nature or “flowing” value solution
c. Subjugation-to-nature or “yielding” value solution
d. “Being” value solution