Module 9

Question 1

Arabs make SIGNIFICANTLY greater use of the ____ nonverbal to communicate than people from the United States.

a. haptics
b. kinesics
c. paralinguistics
d. olfactics
e. time

Answer 1

d. olfactics

Question 2

Which of the following nonverbal codes does the text claim has been basically ignored in intercultural communication research, despite its importance?

a. proxemics
b. chronemics
c. kinesics
d. haptics
e. olfactics

Answer 2

e. olfactics

Question 3

What is the Niqab?

a. A niqab is the veil part of the sartorial hijab, it is the cloth that covers the face.
b. A niqab is the same as the hijab.
c. The niqab is the muslim head covering that covers the hair and ears.
d. The niqab is the dress and body covering part of the hijab.

Answer 3

a. A niqab is the veil part of the sartorial hijab, it is the cloth that covers the face.

Question 4

What does the OK sign mean in France?

a. everything is good
b. you are gay
c. you are a jerk
d. you are a zero

Answer 4

d. you are a zero

Question 5

Wearing the Hijab in the US can be seen as a “litmus test for Muslim women”, according the author of “American Muslims.” What does that mean?

a. Muslim women can be judged by other Muslims about whether or not they are “truly Muslim enough” by whether or not they wear the veil.
b. Women can be judged by whether or not they are true patriotic “Americans” by whether or not they wear the veil.
c. Muslim women can be judged whether or no they are too “passive or submissive” based on whether or not they wear the veil.

Answer 5

a. Muslim women can be judged by other Muslims about whether or not they are “truly Muslim enough” by whether or not they wear the veil.

Question 6

Which of the following countries is the lowest touch culture according to the reading.

a. United States
b. Norway
c. India
d. Japan

Answer 6

d. Japan

Question 7

Andersen states that the United States’ extreme ____ makes it hard for us to interact with and understand people from other cultures.

a. individualism
b. ideologies
c. directness
d. conformity
e. sense of tradition

Answer 7

a. individualism

Question 8

The cross-race effect refers to:

a. the failure to distinguish between different people of an ethnic group other than one’s own
b. the ability to notice differences in other races more than differences in one’s own race
c. the connection between race, gender, and physical appearance
d. the connection between race and use of nonverbal hand gestures to convey emotions

Answer 8

a. the failure to distinguish between different people of an ethnic group other than one’s own

Question 9

True or False:

Countries in which women are economically important and where sexual standards for women are permissive show more relaxed vocal patterns than do other less egalitarian countries.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

Sara and Tom are talking. Sara asks “do I look fat in this dress?” Tom answers, “absolutely not!” Sara slaps Tom and runs from the room crying. What likely happened in terms of non-verbals and how Sara read his non-verbals?

a. Sara went insane.
b. Sara misheard Tom.
c. Tom smiled nicely.
d. While Tom was saying “no” he was also puffing his cheeks in and out like a blowfish and rolling his eyes.

Answer 10

d. While Tom was saying “no” he was also puffing his cheeks in and out like a blowfish and rolling his eyes.