1. Symbols are naturally connected to their referents.
A) True
B) False
2. Cultures can be defined in terms of the number of people in the population.
A) True
B) False
3. Analogic communication is nonverbal communication.
A) True
B) False
4. Intercultural communication involves a minimum of three people from different
cultures.
A) True
B) False
5. Intercultural communication is primarily a nonverbal act between people.
A) True
B) False
, 6. Intercultural communication is primarily a verbal act between people.
A) True
B) False
7. In the United States, the Amish are considered a microculture.
A) True
B) False
8. About 20%, or 1 in 5 U.S. adults, experience communication apprehension when
interacting with someone from their own culture.
A) True
B) False
9. During intercultural communication, the message sent is usually not the message
received.
A) True
B) False
10. Intercultural communication necessarily involves a clash of communicator styles.
A) True
B) False
,11. Communicating and establishing relationships with people from different cultures
can lead to a number of benefits, including healthier communities, increased
commerce, reduced conflict, and:
A) Personal growth through tolerance
B) Reduced illegal immigration
C) Increased legal immigration
D) Increased agenda setting opportunities
12. The largest microcultural group in the United States is:
A) Asian Americans
B) Hispanics
C) Middle Easterners
D) African Americans
13. Communication is considered a process because it:
A) Is contextual
B) Is always developing
C) Frequently stops and starts
D) Is verbal and nonverbal
, 14. Communication is considered interactive and transactive because it:
A) Occurs between people
B) Is multidimensional
C) Is intrapersonal
D) Is flexible and adaptive
15. A symbol can be defined as a(n):
A) Arbitrarily selected and learned stimulus representing something else
B) Natural part of that which it represents
C) Decoded message presenting something else
D) Encoded message representing something else
16. Intentional communication occurs when two or more people:
A) Perceive each other
B) Consciously engage in interaction with each other
C) Create nonverbal symbols representing something else
D) Use language to create symbols
A) True
B) False
2. Cultures can be defined in terms of the number of people in the population.
A) True
B) False
3. Analogic communication is nonverbal communication.
A) True
B) False
4. Intercultural communication involves a minimum of three people from different
cultures.
A) True
B) False
5. Intercultural communication is primarily a nonverbal act between people.
A) True
B) False
, 6. Intercultural communication is primarily a verbal act between people.
A) True
B) False
7. In the United States, the Amish are considered a microculture.
A) True
B) False
8. About 20%, or 1 in 5 U.S. adults, experience communication apprehension when
interacting with someone from their own culture.
A) True
B) False
9. During intercultural communication, the message sent is usually not the message
received.
A) True
B) False
10. Intercultural communication necessarily involves a clash of communicator styles.
A) True
B) False
,11. Communicating and establishing relationships with people from different cultures
can lead to a number of benefits, including healthier communities, increased
commerce, reduced conflict, and:
A) Personal growth through tolerance
B) Reduced illegal immigration
C) Increased legal immigration
D) Increased agenda setting opportunities
12. The largest microcultural group in the United States is:
A) Asian Americans
B) Hispanics
C) Middle Easterners
D) African Americans
13. Communication is considered a process because it:
A) Is contextual
B) Is always developing
C) Frequently stops and starts
D) Is verbal and nonverbal
, 14. Communication is considered interactive and transactive because it:
A) Occurs between people
B) Is multidimensional
C) Is intrapersonal
D) Is flexible and adaptive
15. A symbol can be defined as a(n):
A) Arbitrarily selected and learned stimulus representing something else
B) Natural part of that which it represents
C) Decoded message presenting something else
D) Encoded message representing something else
16. Intentional communication occurs when two or more people:
A) Perceive each other
B) Consciously engage in interaction with each other
C) Create nonverbal symbols representing something else
D) Use language to create symbols
