Quiz 1

1. | Question : | The totality of a group's thought, experiences, and patterns of behavior transmitted over the course of generations is part of the definition of: | | | Student Answer: | | cultural identity | | | | culture | | | | norms | | | | race | | | | Points Received: | 4 of 4 | | Comments: | | | | 2. | Question : | In Hofstede's categorization of elements of culture, a country's Independence Day parades would be an example of: | | | Student Answer: | | hero | | | | ritual | | | | symbol | | | | value | | | | Points Received: | 0 of 4 | | Comments: | | | | 3. | Question : | The direct observation, reporting, and evaluation of the customary behavior of a culture is known as: | | | Student Answer: | | Co-cultural communication | | | | Cultural studies approach | | | | Ethnography | | | | Hofstede's element of culture | | | | Points Received: | 4 of 4 | | Comments: | | | | 4. | Question : | One’s identification with and perceived acceptance into a group that has a shared system of symbols and norms is a definition of: | | | Student Answer: | | cultural identity | | | | culture | | | | norms | | | | race | | | | Points Received: | 4 of 4 | | Comments: | | | | 5. | Question : | As evidence that social class can be the basis for a subculture or culture within a culture, studies have shown that in child rearing, middle-class parents emphasize: | | | Student Answer: | | Good manners | | | | Obedience | | | | Neatness | | | | Self-control | | | | Points Received: | 0 of 4 | | Comments: | | | | 6. | Question : | Within the territorial limits of the United States is (are): | | | Student Answer: | | only one homogeneous culture | | | | only 51 at least partially sovereign governments | | | | over 300 at least partially sovereign nations | | | | over 1,000 at least partially sovereign nations | | | | Points Received: | 0 of 4 | | Comments: | | | | 7. | Question : | Environmentalists are an example of a: | | | Student Answer: | | culture | | | | culture within a culture | | | | subculture | | | | subgroup | | | | Points Received: | 0 of 4 | | Comments: | | | | 8. | Question : | From a sociohistorical perspective, the definition of race: | | | Student Answer: | | does not vary from culture to culture | | | | has not changed over time | | | | is based in genetic testing | | | | is socially determined through debate | | | | Points Received: | 0 of 4 | | Comments: | | | | 9. | Question : | Michael Omi's statement that "You can be born one race and die another" is consistent with which perspective on race? | | | Student Answer: | | sociohistorical | | | | biological | | | | culture | | | | scientific | | | | Points Received: | 4 of 4 | | Comments: | | | | 10. | Question : | The formal study of intercultural communication is generally associated with: | | | Student Answer: | | the creation of the Peace Corps in the 1960s | | | | the publication of Edward Hall's The Silent Language in 1959 | | | | the publication of David Berlo's The Process of Communication in 1960 | | | | the publication of Edward Hall's Beyond Culture in 1976 | | | | the publication of Lon Clark's Why I Love China in 2012 | | | | Points Received: | 0 of 4 | | Comments: | | | | 11. | Question : | A Confucian understanding of communication stresses the: | | | Student Answer: | | delivery of face-to-face messages | | | | importance of the receiver | | | | importance of the source | | | | process whereby parties search to develop and maintain a social relationship | | | | Points Received: | 4 of 4 | | Comments: | | | | 12. | Question : | The word "deviant" when used by a communication source to refer to all subgroups but decoded by the receiver as referring only to socially unacceptable groups is an example of: | | | Student Answer: | | communication | | | | context | | | | semantic noise | | | | external noise | | | | source | | | | Points Received: | 0 of 4 | | Comments: | | | | 13. | Question : | As an example of how the definition of communication reflects cultural beliefs, the Berlo model of communication does seem to stress the importance of the: | | | Student Answer: | | channel | | | | message | | | | receiver | | | | source | | | | Points Received: | 4 of 4 | | Comments: | | | | 14. | Question : | In 2011, Google Translate provided text translations for: | | | Student Answer: | | 32 languages but not Chinese characters | | | | 57 languages including Chinese characters | | | | only English and Spanish | | | | only English, Spanish, and Japanese | | | | Points Received: | 0 of 4 | | Comments: | | | | 15. | Question : | Schmid-Isler compared Western and Chinese Internet news sites and found a difference in layout which is attributed to be related to: | | | Student Answer: | | culturally influenced perceptions of information storage and display | | | | language symbol differences | | | | the Internet browser used | | | | values of what is considered to be socially polite | | | | Points Received: | 4 of 4 | | Comments: | | | | 16. | Question : | Speech that can cue prejudiced behavior in others is: | | | Student Answer: | | called hate speech | | | | limited, by definition, to face-to-face interactions | | | | prohibited in the United States | | | | tolerated in Australia, Britain, Germany, and New Zealand | | | | Points Received: | 4 of 4 | | Comments: | | | | 17. | Question : | Internet online providers can be prosecuted by their content in: | | | Student Answer: | | Because the Internet is global, no country can control content | | | | Canada | | | | Germany | | | | United States | | | | Points Received: | 4 of 4 | | Comments: | | | | 18. | Question : | According to Nisbett, Eastern cultures: | | | Student Answer: | | are inclined to see the world as continuous masses of matter | | | | have an analytic view of focusing on objects and their attributes | | | | see a world of discrete, unconnected things | | | | sense the world largely the same as other cultures | | | | Points Received: | 4 of 4 | | Comments: | | | | 19. | Question : | A basic principle of phenomenological theories is: | | | Student Answer: | | experience can have no meaning | | | | knowledge is found directly in conscious experience | | | | language cannot be the vehicle of meaning | | | | reality is separate from interpretation | | | | Points Received: | 4 of 4 | | Comments: | | | | 20. | Question : | Human perception can be thought of as the three-step process in the order of: | | | Student Answer: | | interpretation, organization, selection | | | | organization, interpretation, selection | | | | selection, organization, interpretation | | | | sensation, organization, interpretation | | | | Points Received: | 4 of 4 | | Comments: | | | | 21. | Question : | That speakers of English have difficulty hearing the difference between Japanese words different only by vowel length is an example of: | | | Student Answer: | | interpretation | | | | organization | | | | selection | | | | sensation | | | | Points Received: | 0 of 4 | | Comments: | | | | 22. | Question : | Cultures in which more of the meaning of communication is determined by the environment are called: | | | Student Answer: | | high context | | | | individualistic | | | | low context | | | | low immediacy | | | | Points Received: | 0 of 4 | | Comments: | | | | 23. | Question : | Interpersonal disputes are likely to be settled by intermediaries: | | | Student Answer: | | in high-context cultures | | | | in individualistic cultures | | | | in low-context cultures | | | | in Germany and the United States | | | | Points Received: | 0 of 4 | | Comments: | | | | 24. | Question : | Taoism: | | | Student Answer: | | encourages an ordered, non-spontaneous life | | | | guides relationships in the family, community, and state | | | | stresses living life in perfect accord with nature | | | | uses different language codes for ingroup and outgroup members | | | | Points Received: | 0 of 4 | | Comments: | | | | 25. | Question : | In contrast to Western individualism, which of the following stresses banance and harmony? | | | Student Answer: | | Confucian ethics | | | | Guangzhou | | | | Szu Chuanese | | | | Taoism | | | | Points Received: | 4 of 4 | | Comments: | | | | |

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