Exam
Name___________________________________
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1)
The need to develop intercultural skills in today's world is clearly apparent due to
1)
_______
A)
demographic imperatives.
B)
technological changes.
C)
economic trends.
D)
all of the above.
2)
The term "global village" refers to
2)
_______
A)
individuals who experience other cultures and return to their own communities to share their new-found cultural
knowledge.
B)
the idea that, since all people are humans, cultural differences are incidental compared to the similarities all humans
,share.
C)
the intermingling of culturally different people within a single community.
D)
a world that is made smaller by the mass media's ability to bring international events into people's homes.
3)
Changing cultural demographics in the United States have been due largely to
3)
_______
A)
a decrease in the European American population.
B)
an increase in the Latino, African American, and Asian American populations.
C)
reorganization of neighborhood boundary lines.
D)
government efforts to increase immigration from Central American countries.
4)
Changing cultural demographics in the United States have been due largely to changes in the patterns of
4)
_______
A)
cultural identity.
B)
,birth and death rates.
C)
intermarriage rates.
D)
immigration.
5)
Communication is defined as
5)
_______
A)
a process.
B)
involving the creation of shared meanings.
C)
symbolic.
D)
all of the above.
6)
Which term stands for or represents units of meaning?
6)
_______
A)
symbols
, B)
transaction
C)
sender
D)
receiver
7)
Which of the following can be a symbol?
7)
_______
A)
objects
B)
words
C)
actions
D)
all of the above
8)
Which statement is NOT true?
8)
Name___________________________________
MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1)
The need to develop intercultural skills in today's world is clearly apparent due to
1)
_______
A)
demographic imperatives.
B)
technological changes.
C)
economic trends.
D)
all of the above.
2)
The term "global village" refers to
2)
_______
A)
individuals who experience other cultures and return to their own communities to share their new-found cultural
knowledge.
B)
the idea that, since all people are humans, cultural differences are incidental compared to the similarities all humans
,share.
C)
the intermingling of culturally different people within a single community.
D)
a world that is made smaller by the mass media's ability to bring international events into people's homes.
3)
Changing cultural demographics in the United States have been due largely to
3)
_______
A)
a decrease in the European American population.
B)
an increase in the Latino, African American, and Asian American populations.
C)
reorganization of neighborhood boundary lines.
D)
government efforts to increase immigration from Central American countries.
4)
Changing cultural demographics in the United States have been due largely to changes in the patterns of
4)
_______
A)
cultural identity.
B)
,birth and death rates.
C)
intermarriage rates.
D)
immigration.
5)
Communication is defined as
5)
_______
A)
a process.
B)
involving the creation of shared meanings.
C)
symbolic.
D)
all of the above.
6)
Which term stands for or represents units of meaning?
6)
_______
A)
symbols
, B)
transaction
C)
sender
D)
receiver
7)
Which of the following can be a symbol?
7)
_______
A)
objects
B)
words
C)
actions
D)
all of the above
8)
Which statement is NOT true?
8)
