COM260 Test 1 Exam Questions With
Correct Answers.
The need to market products effectively in different countries illustrates the ___________
imperative for studying intercultural communication - Answer✔Economic
John, an engineer in a multinational corporation, emails coworkers from India and Taiwan on a
weekly basis. John's communication illustrates the _____________ imperative for studying
intercultural communication. - Answer✔Technological
Changes in the composition of the US population illustrate the _______________ imperative for
studying intercultural communication. - Answer✔Demographic
Violence, conflict and tension between different cultural groups in constant contact illustrates the
______________ imperative for studying intercultural communication. - Answer✔Peace
People who believe that behavior can only be judged within the context in which it occurs are
operating from a __________ position of ethics. - Answer✔Relativist
The expansion of business into markets around the world is known as ________________. -
Answer✔Immigration
The changes in the patterns of immigration during the last 40 years illustrate the fact that the
population of the US is becoming much more _______________. - Answer✔Heterogeneous
The study of intercultural communication in order to proselytize others without their consent
illustrates a/an _____________ issue about the application of intercultural knowledge, according
to Martin and Nakayama. - Answer✔Ethical
Any American companies provide little or no training before sending their workers overseas. -
Answer✔True
Until the 1960s, most immigrants to the US came from Europe. - Answer✔True
In the next 20 years, the racial and ethnic diversity of the US population will be distributed more
evenly across the nation. - Answer✔False
The learned patterns of perception, values and behaviors shared by a group of people are known
as _____________. - Answer✔Culture
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