Self Tests Flashcards
1
Q
The cross of Christ illustrates the nonuniversality of symbols among people because it is a symbol of eternal life for…
1
all people of all periods of time.
2
most people of all periods of time.
3
some people of most periods of time.
4
only those people who believe in Christ.
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4
2
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Hesselgrave uses God’s actions at the city of Babel (Genesis 11:9) to teach the…
1
complexity of culture and communications.
2
hopelessness of humankind.
3
final end of all large cities.
4
doctrine of original sin.
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1
3
Q
The study guide classifies the sketching of animals as…
1
sound symbols of communication.
2
visual symbols of communication.
3
secular symbols of communication.
4
religious symbols of communication.
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2
4
Q
Intentional communication includes the selection of stored information from the mind by…
1
only the one who encodes the message.
2
only the one who decodes the message.
3
the one who analyzes the encoded and decoded message.
4
the one who encodes and the one who decodes the message.
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4
5
Q
Cross-cultural communicators of Christ can do…
1
nothing to increase understanding between them and the respondent.
2
some things to increase understanding between them and the respondent.
3
endless things to increase understanding between them and the respondent.
4
only one thing to increase understanding between them and the respondent.
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2
6
Q
Reductionism may be defined as…
1
becoming realistic in our ability to accomplish the missionary problem.
2
reducing the number of continents to be served with the missionary task.
3
insufficient treatment, coverage, or analysis of a topic or task.
4
insufficient information to properly treat or analyze a task.
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3
7
Q
Encoding involves the…
1
intervention of a third person.
2
passive response of the source.
3
passive nature of the respondent.
4
sending of a message by the source.
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4
8
Q
Modern communications theory is related to the social sciences and is based on a theme practiced by…
1
writers of the sacred scriptures of other religions.
2
writers of the Bible and early church fathers.
3
modern theologians and Bible scholars.
4
today’s great communicators.
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2
9
Q
A good example of a sound symbol is a…
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hymn.
2
traffic sign.
3
hand gesture.
4
cross formed by placing two sticks together.
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1
10
Q
Intentional communication…
1
never involves a conscious selecting of information from the mind’s storage.
2
always involves a conscious selecting of information from the mind’s storage.
3
seldom involves a conscious selecting of information from the mind’s storage.
4
sometimes involves a conscious selecting of information from the mind’s storage.
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2
11
Q
An example of a cross-cultural communicator’s ethnocentric behavior would be his or her refusal to…
1
learn the local language.
2
import a car into the local country.
3
maintain his or her own cultural values.
4
get involved with the host country’s politics.
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1
12
Q
When a cross-cultural missionary is persuaded of the positive value of the gospel, that belief…
1
increases the cross-cultural barriers he or she is willing to cross.
2
decreases the cross-cultural barriers he or she is willing to cross.
3
has no effect on the cross-cultural barriers he or she is willing to cross.
4
has little effect on the cross-cultural barriers he or she is willing to cross.
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1
13
Q
An underlying reason for ethnocentrism is one’s deep, long-standing attitude that…
1
expresses no attitude toward cultural change.
2
participates in cultural change.
3
accepts cultural change.
4
rejects cultural change.
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4
14
Q
Ethnocentrism is being…
1
reluctant to accept or participate in strange cultures.
2
hesitant to maintain one’s own values.
3
glad to participate in strange cultures.
4
glad to accept strange cultures.
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1
15
Q
Whether or not people always sing from a hymnal accompanied by an organ in public worship is of…
1
great importance to biblical theology.
2
considerable importance to biblical theology.
3
no importance to biblical theology.
4
some importance to biblical theology.
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3
16
Q
Missionary communication is…
1
simple but not complex.
2
complex but not simple.
3
both simple and complex.
4
neither simple nor complex.
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3
17
Q
Attitudes and actions of other people regarding us are…
1
the main things that make us aware of our own cultural encapsulation.
2
the only things that make us aware of our own cultural encapsulation.
3
minor things that make us aware of our own cultural encapsulation.
4
not things that make us aware of our own cultural encapsulation.
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1
18
Q
An example of ethnocentrism is…
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being quick to eat unusual foods.
2
being open to accept cultural change.
3
being reluctant to learn a new language.
4
feeling that one’s own customs are better than those of others.
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4
19
Q
A practice of persons that makes others aware of their cultural encapsulation is…
1
understanding the revelation of God through Jesus Christ.
2
different concept of time as related to appointments.
3
preaching the gospel.
4
love for all people.
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2
20
Q
Values that act as layers of culture can…
1
promote achieving cross-cultural communication.
2
break down communication barriers between cultures.
3
hinder one from achieving cross-cultural communication.
4
speed up cross-cultural communication and enhance understanding.
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3
21
Q
Christianity is supracultural in its origin and truth, but it is cultural in its application. These conditions imply that…
1
there is tension between Christ and culture.
2
there is no tension between Christ and culture.
3
Christian communication is never culturally relevant.
4
culture supersedes Christ in cross-cultural communication
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1
22
Q
In his section on “What Word Shall We Choose?” Hesselgrave focuses mainly on…
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inculturation.
2
indigenization.
3
accommodation.
4
contextualization.
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4
23
Q
Micro-culture refers to…
1
no groupings of people at all.
2
larger groupings of people than does macro‑culture.
3
smaller groupings of people than does macro-culture.
4
exactly the same groupings of people as does macro-culture.
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3
24
Q
When a respondent rejects the Christian message but allows a subordinate to accept it, his or her response is called…
1
syncretistic incorporation.
2
situational reformulation.
3
symbiotic resignation.
4
studied protraction.
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3
25
Regarding barriers to cross-cultural communication, technological advances have done...
1
as much to help overcome cultural barriers as geographical barriers.
2
more to help overcome cultural barriers than geographical barriers.
3
less to help overcome cultural barriers than geographical barriers.
4
little to help overcome any kind of barriers.
3
26
An encouragement to cross-cultural communicators of Christ is...
1
differences among cultures.
2
the inability of people to adjust to other cultures.
3
the number of possible respondents in the world.
4
the Holy Spirit’s illumination and conviction of respondents.
4
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Macro-culture refers to...
1
no groupings of people at all.
2
larger groupings of people than micro-culture.
3
much smaller groupings of people than micro-culture.
4
a little smaller groupings of people than micro-culture.
2
28
A characteristic of rhetoric that Asian cultures appreciate is...
1
directness.
2
indirectness.
3
lack of subtlety.
4
immediate decision.
2
29
The most formidable barriers to cross-cultural communication are...
1
cultural barriers.
2
national boundaries.
3
geographical barriers.
4
geographical boundaries.
1
30
The apostle Paul communicated Christ to the cultures that he contacted by becoming...
1
all things to all men.
2
most things to most men.
3
some things to some men.
4
many things to many men.
1
31
Hesselgrave characterizes worldviews in terms of...
1
time, space, humanity, and nature.
2
humanity, time, space, and supernature.
3
supernature, nature, humanity, and time.
4
nature, humanity, space, and supernature.
3
32
A person who holds to the naturalist worldview believes...
1
a little more strongly in the supernatural than the tribal worldview.
2
much more strongly in the supernatural than the tribal worldview.
3
less strongly in the supernatural than the tribal worldview.
4
as strongly in the supernatural as the tribal worldview.
3
33
A missionary should not go beyond his or her knowledge in attempting to communicate Christ through reasoning. To do so causes poor arguments that the respondents would hold against...
1
themselves.
2
the missionary.
3
their ancestors.
4
the missionary’s denomination.
2
34
Cross-cultural Christian missionaries can best approach non-Christian respondents by contextualizing the Christian message into...
1
a biblical worldview.
2
the respondents’ worldview.
3
the missionaries’ own worldview.
4
the worldview of the Majority World.
2
35
“Choosing aspects of the whole truth to fit time limitations” is a description of the part of the communication process called...
1
application.
2
adaptation.
3
definition.
4
selection.
4
36
Hesselgrave defines a person’s worldview as...
1
the way a person sees the world.
2
what a person hears about the world.
3
what a person disbelieves about the world.
4
what a person misunderstands about the world.
1
37
According to our textbook, one unbelieving system...
1
sometimes cancels out another.
2
usually cancels out another.
3
always cancels out another.
4
never cancels out another.
2
38
According to Hesselgrave, the naturalist worldview regards...
1
humans as a creation of divine origin.
2
time as a problem needing to be solved.
3
humans as existing by chance arrangement of atoms.
4
belief in the supernatural as a characteristic of advanced cultures.
3
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The characteristic that the naturalist worldview often dismisses as “the notion of some less developed stage of man’s evolution” is...
1
the supernatural.
2
nature.
3
man.
4
time.
1
40
The record of Paul’s speaking to the people of Athens in Acts 17 indicates that the worldview of...
1
Paul considered God to be nonmaterial.
2
the Athenians considered God to be One.
3
Paul considered God to be Three‑in‑One.
4
the Athenians considered God to be nonmaterial.
1
41
A part of the Chinese worldview is...
1
pantheism in an illusory world.
2
a disregard of pantheism.
3
veneration of the sage.
4
non-world affirmation.
3
42
The worldview that has replaced Brahman with Nirvana is...
1
Islam.
2
Judaism.
3
Hinduism.
4
Buddhism.
4
43
Earth, darkness, and weakness are elements of...
1
Yang.
2
Yin.
3
Tao.
4
karma.
2
44
In the Yin-Yang concept of the traditional Chinese worldview, the elements of Yang are...
1
more positive than those of Yin.
2
less positive than those of Yin.
3
as positive as those of Yin.
4
completely negative.
1
45
Foundation pillars of Islam include...
1
conquering non-Muslim nations.
2
observance of the Fast of Ramadan.
3
the illusory nature of reality and the universe.
4
building relationships with those who profess other faiths.
2
46
The attitude toward Christ and the heavenly Father of syncretistic Christo-Paganism in Latin America is pagan rather than Christian, because the virgin Mary is emphasized...
1
much less than Christ and the Father.
2
a little less than Christ and the Father.
3
to the detriment of Christ and the Father.
4
on an equal basis with Christ and the Father.
3
47
Muhammad believed Christ’s prediction of a coming Paraclete (or Comforter) was a prophecy of...
1
Old Testament prophets and Christ.
2
the prophet Muhammad himself.
3
Christ’s own second coming.
4
the Holy Spirit.
2
48
Regarding communication of Christ to Jews and Muslims, Hesselgrave says that to “establish himself as a person of goodwill” is...
1
not a challenge to the Christian missionary.
2
a minor challenge to the Christian missionary.
3
the only challenge to the Christian missionary.
4
the overwhelming challenge to the Christian missionary.
4
49
The four core ideas on which Hinduism has developed are...
1
karma, maya, atman, and Yoga.
2
karma, maya, Nirvana, and Yoga.
3
karma, Qur’an, maya, and atman.
4
Qur’an, Nirvana, karma, and maya.
1
50
Profession of the faith, recital of ritual prayers five times a day, giving of alms, and the pilgrimage to Mecca are four of the...
1
five pillars that form the foundation of Islam.
2
religious practices of Islam and Judaism.
3
foundations of Christianity.
4
foundations of Judaism.
1
51
People everywhere are alike in that all of them have similar...
1
needs.
2
beliefs.
3
messages.
4
worldviews.
1
52
Subject-to-nature people tend...
1
not to have a well-defined sacred world.
2
to go for industrial advancement.
3
not to need to appease the spirits.
4
to be quite fatalistic.
4
53
Regarding “resistance to the gospel,” the societies whose people believe the human condition can be changed will manifest...
1
a little more of it than other societies.
2
much more of it than other societies.
3
as much of it as other societies.
4
less of it than other societies.
4
54
If a culture has many monuments of stone and steel that commemorate its long, important history, these monuments tend to orient it to...
1
the past.
2
the future.
3
the present.
4
all times equally.
1
55
The society whose people believe most strongly that each person can do what he or she wants to do is...
1
a lineal-individualistic society.
2
an individualistic society.
3
a collateral society.
4
a lineal society.
2
56
If the people of a culture believe human nature is evil and cannot be changed, their culture will manifest...
1
no resistance to the teachings of the Bible.
2
little resistance to the teachings of the Bible.
3
great resistance to the teachings of the Bible.
4
some resistance to the teachings of the Bible.
3
57
Cultures which are alike in that they have many similar values include...
1
all cultures.
2
few cultures.
3
most cultures.
4
many cultures.
1
58
This lesson has emphasized that Christ’s words, “Abide in me . . . for apart from me you can do nothing” clearly imply that...
1
doing is a prerequisite to being.
2
being is a prerequisite to doing.
3
doing has no relation to being.
4
being is exclusive of doing.
2
59
Individualistic thinking causes people in a society to care...
1
as much about each other as does communal thinking.
2
more about each other than does communal thinking.
3
less about each other than does communal thinking.
4
too much about each other.
3
60
On the Value Orientation Chart, the words mutable and immutable are placed with the value variations of the value orientation called...
1
time.
2
activity.
3
progress.
4
human condition.
4
61
In the West, to know employs...
1
as much use of the theoretic component as in the East.
2
more use of the theoretic component than in the East.
3
less use of the theoretic component than in the East.
4
no use of the theoretic component.
2
62
Western missionary communication is...
1
less practical and down-to-earth than the Bible.
2
not biblical or down-to-earth.
3
not down-to-earth.
4
not practical.
1
63
Regarding the various ways of thinking in this world, Smith feels that...
1
some are completely foreign to cross-cultural communicators.
2
none are completely foreign to cross-cultural communicators.
3
most are completely foreign to cross-cultural communicators.
4
few are completely foreign to cross-cultural communicators.
2
64
Effort to communicate that does not press beyond what respondents think to how they think is called...
1
myopia.
2
panavision.
3
fruitless vision.
4
skillful vision.
1
65
Western theologians think that to be communicated, Scripture must...
1
compete with logical ordering.
2
yield itself to logical ordering.
3
ignore logical ordering.
4
avoid logical ordering.
2
66
Among the causes of linearity-and-print bias losing ground in modern technological societies is the...
1
prestige of illiteracy.
2
advent of electronic media.
3
richness of oral communication.
4
usefulness of literacy to evangelism.
2
67
Schwartz believes that Western literacy considers music played by ear to be...
1
incomparable to music that is read.
2
superior to music that is read.
3
inferior to music that is read.
4
equal to music that is read.
3
68
The two elements that a communicator needs in proper balance to communicate effectively are...
1
logic and fact.
2
myopia and knowing what we know.
3
myopia and dependence on the Holy Spirit.
4
manner of presentation and dependence on the Holy Spirit.
4
69
Theology must fit the facts of the Bible if it is to be...
1
socially acceptable.
2
politically feasible.
3
culturally valid.
4
truly Christian.
4
70
The apostle Paul practiced good communications with the Corinthians by...
1
omitting skill from his preaching and teaching.
2
omitting logic from his preaching and teaching.
3
arguing from demonstration of the Holy Spirit’s power.
4
teaching as if the Corinthians lacked communicative skills.
3
71
Historical religious teachings and philosophies of China relate to Chinese concrete relational thinking in a way that makes it...
1
almost the same as it is among tribal peoples.
2
less simple than it is among tribal peoples.
3
just the same as it is among tribal peoples.
4
simpler than it is among tribal peoples.
2
72
The Christian’s insistence “that the highest knowledge is the knowledge of God through Jesus Christ” emphasizes the importance of...
1
knowledge about God’s world.
2
knowledge about God.
3
intuitional thinking.
4
scientific thinking.
3
73
Concrete relational thinking is particularly attracted to...
1
a logical sequence of a presentation of truth.
2
oversimplification of truth.
3
a simple place of worship.
4
idolatry.
4
74
Hesselgrave informs us about the mystical thought processes of Indians by reference to historical facts and through a simple overview of how the Indian’s sacred scriptures relate to...
1
concrete relational thinking.
2
illustrative proverbs.
3
scientific thinking.
4
human senses.
4
75
A characteristic of Indian intuitional thinking is...
1
preference for the positive.
2
emphasis on the unity of all things.
3
objective comprehension of a person.
4
alienation from the subjective spiritual world.
2
76
By making correspondence study material that appeals to the Western mentality less abstract and more pictorial, a cross-cultural missionary makes such material...
1
a little less appealing to concrete relational tribal peoples.
2
much less appealing to concrete relational tribal peoples.
3
more appealing to concrete relational tribal peoples.
4
unsuitable for concrete relational tribal peoples.
3
77
History shows the “bonding glue” that united the different people of ancient India into a social and psychological unity was the...
1
cultured Dravidian element.
2
phenomenon of Hinduism.
3
aboriginal tribe element.
4
warlike Aryan element.
2
78
Chinese concrete relational thinking increases...
1
rational apprehension.
2
theoretical apprehension.
3
scientific apprehension.
4
intuitional apprehension.
4
79
Western missionaries should find concrete relational thinking...
1
easy to understand.
2
on no mission field.
3
difficult to understand.
4
occasionally on the mission field.
1
80
One thing to avoid when trying to communicate Christ to Indian intuitionalists is...
1
too little intellectualizing.
2
too little simplification.
3
over-intellectualizing.
4
total intellectualizing.
3
81
Every word has...
1
one correct meaning.
2
one kind of meaning.
3
a correct dictionary meaning.
4
a meaning that can change over time.
4
82
The basic requirement of an effective missionary endeavor is...
1
having sufficient finances.
2
having major prayer support.
3
being adequately prepared for the task.
4
acquiring the language of the people to whom one is called.
4
83
One can be helped in learning a foreign language if he or she...
1
remembers that meanings are in people and not in languages.
2
is aware that meanings are invariable inside a given culture.
3
believes that meaning is somehow inherently right or valid.
4
remembers that meanings are in languages and not in people.
1
84
Language can be correctly defined as “the inventory of culture” because it...
1
is never illogical.
2
reveals so much about a people.
3
is never based on universal logic.
4
is the only element in a people’s culture.
2
85
When we first meet Adam in the Bible, his superiority over the lesser creatures is demonstrated by his authority to...
1
subdue them.
2
name them.
3
kill them.
4
use them.
2
86
The approach to language learning that means “to learn to associate specific linguistic utterances with specific situations,” is referred to as...
1
the linguistic method.
2
the phonetic method.
3
cultural submersion.
4
the direct method.
3
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A biblical example that proves a missionary’s effectiveness in speaking the language of his hearers is the speaking of Greek to the Roman commander and Hebrew to the crowd of Jews in Acts 21:37, 40 and 22:2 by...
1
James.
2
Peter.
3
Paul.
4
John.
3
88
Chomsky-Longacre’s theory presents the idea that...
1
human beings do not have a common logical way of thinking independently of language.
2
all languages draw on universal, context-free rules and logical relationships.
3
language shapes our ideas rather than only expressing them.
4
language is the only means of effective communication.
2
89
An idiolect is a person’s...
1
total set of language habits.
2
acquired part of a foreign language.
3
specific n on-verbal communication.
4
dialect of a specific geographical area.
1
90
Language is of the utmost importance to humankind...
1
socially.
2
intuitionally.
3
metaphysically.
4
chronologically.
1
91
One of the three circumstances that help to cause Majority World peoples to speak indirectly is...
1
kinship that discourages individualistic expression.
2
independence from their social environment.
3
an interdependent social environment.
4
individualistic decision making.
1
92
Sania Hamady has observed that, for the Arab, shame is...
1
in no way a public matter.
2
of little importance as a public matter.
3
a less important public matter than guilt.
4
a more important public matter than guilt.
4
93
Machismo is a social trait that...
1
helps a person to expose his or her inner feelings.
2
hinders a person’s exposing his or her inner feelings.
3
does not affect a person’s exposing his or her inner feelings.
4
has little effect on a person’s exposing his or her inner feelings.
2
94
The collective communal decision-making of Majority World people...
1
helps them to speak indirectly.
2
greatly helps them to speak directly.
3
slightly helps them to speak directly.
4
does not affect their manner of speech.
1
95
Regarding the cultural differences of Judeo-Christian people from other peoples, the controlling maxims of the Old Testament have...
1
not been a factor.
2
been one of the factors.
3
been the only important factor.
4
not been considered in determining the factors.
2
96
“Indirect speech that the native speaker judges as worthy of praise in verbal interaction” is part of...
1
increasingly technical societies.
2
a print and linear-precise society.
3
the definition of art in intentional allusion.
4
the growth and expansion of modern countries.
3
97
Items of cultural value that help Westerners to speak directly include the...
1
ideal of inequality of all individuals.
2
ideal of nonequality of all individuals.
3
democratic right of role determination.
4
noncompetitive confrontational environment.
3
98
An inexact concept of time tends to produce...
1
precise focus of attention and direct speech.
2
precise focus of attention and indirect speech.
3
imprecise focus of attention and direct speech.
4
imprecise focus of attention and indirect speech.
4
99
Because of its need for the maximized informational content that precision in speech provides,...
1
a Majority World society needs the directness of precision in speech.
2
an industrialized society needs the directness of precision in speech.
3
an isolated society needs the directness of precision in speech.
4
a kinsman society needs the directness of precision in speech.
2
100
The term time conceptualization refers to...
1
time consciousness.
2
too much time.
3
too little time.
4
timelessness.
1
101
In regard to nonverbal communications, we find that Plato and Aristotle had...
1
a little more concern for it than do modern scholars.
2
much more concern for it than do modern scholars.
3
as much concern for it as do modern scholars.
4
less concern for it than do modern scholars.
4
102
The aspect of the behavioral dimension that is often wrongly concluded to be universal among peoples is...
1
paralanguage.
2
environment.
3
body language.
4
touching behavior.
3
103
People who conceive of time as “marching” and place great value on the present moment are...
1
Indians.
2
Africans.
3
Westerners.
4
Classical Chinese.
3
104
An important factor in missionary culture shock is missionaries’...
1
ignorance regarding new ways of acting.
2
hatred for new ways of acting.
3
lack of preparation for new ways of acting.
4
fear of acting in new ways.
3
105
Psychological walls refer to...
1
physical walls that provide necessary privacy.
2
imaginary walls that provide necessary privacy.
3
imaginary walls that prevent too much communication.
4
physical walls that prevent too much communication.
2
106
As it related to what and how a speaker communicated, Plato and Aristotle were most concerned with the...
1
words spoken by the speaker.
2
body language of the speaker.
3
speaker’s artifacts and environment.
4
physical characteristics of the speaker.
1
107
Pitch, rhythm, and resonance are included in the aspect of nonverbal communication referred to as...
1
environmental factors.
2
paralanguage.
3
body motion.
4
artifacts.
2
108
Body motion is the aspect of nonverbal cross-cultural communication that includes...
1
architectural style.
2
body shape.
3
skin color.
4
gestures.
4
109
The aspect of the behavioral dimension that sometimes causes misunderstanding based on sexual overtones is...
1
body language.
2
touching.
3
space.
4
time.
2
110
Culture shock is...
1
an emotional subconscious response to strange environments.
2
an intellectual subconscious response to all environments.
3
an emotional conscious response to all conditions.
4
a conscious response to intellectual conditions.
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111
A factor which may indicate that a cross-cultural missionary communicator may be suffering from egotism is his or her...
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refusal to train national leaders in his or her host country.
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determination to preach the gospel at all costs.
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ability to worship in a foreign setting.
4
ability to learn languages easily.
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112
Cross-cultural missionaries should ask who their respondents say they are, as did...
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Paul.
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Jesus.
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Peter.
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Philip.
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113
“The acting out of one’s status” is a brief definition for...
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role.
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society.
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egotism.
4
creationism.
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114
The words and behavior of Jesus contain...
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the best model of a remedy for egotism.
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little that would remedy egotism.
3
an attitude that reflects egotism.
4
an example for egotists.
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115
The remedy for egotism is largely...
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psychological.
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educational.
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spiritual.
4
practical.
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116
A respondent important to a missionary communicator is...
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one who is not influential in the community.
2
an accepted mediator.
3
a fierce fighter.
4
a dictator.
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117
The factor within the will of God that determines in large measure who will speak to whom is...
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role.
2
status.
3
society.
4
egotism.
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118
Status quo refers most directly to...
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past traditions.
2
changing ideas.
3
changing attitudes.
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present circumstances.
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119
The traditional Western view is that the individual has...
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no worth to society.
2
equal worth to society.
3
less worth than society.
4
more worth than society.
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120
When communicating in a cross-cultural situation the missionary would do best to consider himself or herself as...
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bound for success because of his or her calling.
2
better educated than the respondents.
3
a learner with a long way to go.
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well-equipped for the task.
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121
The term social structure refers to...
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family, clan, and caste.
2
a dynamic condition.
3
forces of change.
4
setting of goals.
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122
Lineage is...
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relevant only in Majority World cultures.
2
calculated primarily through the father.
3
not a relevant factor in most cultures.
4
ancestor-focused.
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123
The future of Christian missions in any society depends on...
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its content of freedom.
2
its content of democracy.
3
its content of totalitarianism.
4
the person, power, and promises of Christ.
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124
Industrialization (or the lack of it) causes a great difference between cities and determines the best method of communication to a given city...
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all the time.
2
sometimes.
3
seldom.
4
never.
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125
Kindred and lineage relationships (natural bridges that help the work of cross-cultural missionaries) are based on...
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industrial progress.
2
blood and marriage.
3
intellectual progress.
4
neighborhood associations.
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126
A rural society that is closely connected with the city can be described as...
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tribal.
2
peasant.
3
primitive.
4
nontraditional.
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127
The neighborhood associations in Japan exemplify needed...
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one-way communication.
2
isolation from communication.
3
large group, participative communication.
4
small group, participative communication.
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128
Horizontal communication is...
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low in volume.
2
high in prestige.
3
medium in volume.
4
low to medium in prestige.
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129
One of Hesselgrave’s working hypotheses relating to missionary communication is that...
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interpersonal communication is usually horizontal.
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prestigious communication is from lower to upper classes.
3
prestigious, vertical communication is not suited to effecting social control.
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the alignment of communication with social structure decreases its effectiveness.
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130
According to Hesselgrave, horizontal communication is...
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low in volume.
2
high in volume.
3
high in prestige.
4
low in persuasive potential.
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