Intercultural Communication Study Set | 400
Questions & Answers Solved 100% Correct.
T or F: Among the five effects June Yum describes that Confucianism has on interpersonal
communication is the use of intermediaries or third parties to avoid direct confrontation.
true
How many distinct nations exist within the borders of the United States?
567
For how many languages does Google Translate provide text translations?
more than 100
In the 19th century, the term culture was commonly used as a synonym for ______.
Western civilization
Which of the following is true of the biological perspective on race?
It has led to ordering races from most primitive to most advanced.
T or F: In all communication models, the role of the communication receiver is passive.
false
T or F: The Chinese concept of guanxi is best translated as the "connections" one has.
true
What do Catalan demands for independence from Spain demonstrate?
Arbitrarily drawn political boundaries do not reflect people's identities.
,Research on genetic material has shown that ______.
humans alive today share ancestry from one group in Africa
One's identification with and perceived acceptance into a group that has a shared system of
symbols, meanings, and norms is ______.
cultural identity
Schmid-Isler compared Western and Chinese Internet news sites and found a difference in
layout that is attributed to ______.
culturally influenced perceptions of information storage and display
Confucius taught that society is made up of five relationships, including which of the
following?
father and son
T or F: Culture is a code we learn and share, and learning and sharing require
communication.
true
T or F: The Employment Division of Oregon v. Smith decision has been used to limit
religious expression in the United States.
true
The totality of a group's thought, experiences, and patterns of behavior developed over the
course of generations is part of a definition of ______.
culture
,T or F: Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio contends that our world is so complex that
cultures developed to regulate life so that we could survive.
true
T or. F: While Western cultures, beginning with ancient Greece, believed that their own
way of life was superior, imperial China did not.
false
Diverse cultures developed due to which of the following?
development of diverse sets of beliefs
T or F: Cultural identity refers to the identification with and perceived acceptance into a
group that has a shared system of symbols and means as well as norms for conduct.
true
T or F: As the Treaty of Waitangi was recorded in both Mâori and in English, there have
been few misunderstandings about governance and sovereignty in New Zealand.
false
T or F: Most scientists have abandoned the concept of biological race as a meaningful
concept.
true
Michael Omi's statement that "You can be born one race and die another" is consistent
with which perspective on race?
sociohistorical
, T or F: One study of English and French speakers in Quebec found that interethnic
communicators limited their interaction to superficial encounters.
true
Which of the following is true of Berlo's model of communication?
Berlo drew from engineering to conceptualize communication
What type of caste system exists in India?
a hereditary class system
T or F: Korean has special vocabularies for each sex, for different degrees of social status
and degrees of intimacy, and for formal occasions.
true
T or F: Subgroups are like cultures in that they have an important influence on the values
and attitudes you hold.
true
In Hofstede's categorization of elements of culture, a country's Independence Day parades
would be an example of a ______.
ritual
In 2017, the use of English for Internet content was approximately ______.
52%
T or F: Communication and culture should be studied separately.
Questions & Answers Solved 100% Correct.
T or F: Among the five effects June Yum describes that Confucianism has on interpersonal
communication is the use of intermediaries or third parties to avoid direct confrontation.
true
How many distinct nations exist within the borders of the United States?
567
For how many languages does Google Translate provide text translations?
more than 100
In the 19th century, the term culture was commonly used as a synonym for ______.
Western civilization
Which of the following is true of the biological perspective on race?
It has led to ordering races from most primitive to most advanced.
T or F: In all communication models, the role of the communication receiver is passive.
false
T or F: The Chinese concept of guanxi is best translated as the "connections" one has.
true
What do Catalan demands for independence from Spain demonstrate?
Arbitrarily drawn political boundaries do not reflect people's identities.
,Research on genetic material has shown that ______.
humans alive today share ancestry from one group in Africa
One's identification with and perceived acceptance into a group that has a shared system of
symbols, meanings, and norms is ______.
cultural identity
Schmid-Isler compared Western and Chinese Internet news sites and found a difference in
layout that is attributed to ______.
culturally influenced perceptions of information storage and display
Confucius taught that society is made up of five relationships, including which of the
following?
father and son
T or F: Culture is a code we learn and share, and learning and sharing require
communication.
true
T or F: The Employment Division of Oregon v. Smith decision has been used to limit
religious expression in the United States.
true
The totality of a group's thought, experiences, and patterns of behavior developed over the
course of generations is part of a definition of ______.
culture
,T or F: Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio contends that our world is so complex that
cultures developed to regulate life so that we could survive.
true
T or. F: While Western cultures, beginning with ancient Greece, believed that their own
way of life was superior, imperial China did not.
false
Diverse cultures developed due to which of the following?
development of diverse sets of beliefs
T or F: Cultural identity refers to the identification with and perceived acceptance into a
group that has a shared system of symbols and means as well as norms for conduct.
true
T or F: As the Treaty of Waitangi was recorded in both Mâori and in English, there have
been few misunderstandings about governance and sovereignty in New Zealand.
false
T or F: Most scientists have abandoned the concept of biological race as a meaningful
concept.
true
Michael Omi's statement that "You can be born one race and die another" is consistent
with which perspective on race?
sociohistorical
, T or F: One study of English and French speakers in Quebec found that interethnic
communicators limited their interaction to superficial encounters.
true
Which of the following is true of Berlo's model of communication?
Berlo drew from engineering to conceptualize communication
What type of caste system exists in India?
a hereditary class system
T or F: Korean has special vocabularies for each sex, for different degrees of social status
and degrees of intimacy, and for formal occasions.
true
T or F: Subgroups are like cultures in that they have an important influence on the values
and attitudes you hold.
true
In Hofstede's categorization of elements of culture, a country's Independence Day parades
would be an example of a ______.
ritual
In 2017, the use of English for Internet content was approximately ______.
52%
T or F: Communication and culture should be studied separately.
