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Q: A society is called feminine when emotional gender roles overlapboth men and women are expected to be modest, tender, and concerned with quality of life. a. True b. False

Q: The indulgence/restraint dimension reflects a cultures orientation toward disciplining the young. a. True b. False

Q: Flexhumility cultures place less value on education than monumentalist ones. a. True b. False

Q: Confucianism and Buddhism support the notion that human nature is good. a. True b. False

Q: Chinese culture has a strong focus on the present time orientation. a. True b. False

Q: Most Latino cultures consider the current activity as the one that matters the most. a. True b. False

Q: High-context cultures tend to convey meaning through status and informal friends and associates. a. True b. False

Q: For low-context cultures, the verbal message contains most of the information and very little is embedded in the context or the persons nonverbal activity. a. True b. False

Q: Humane orientation refers to the degree to which societal and organizational members acquiesce to unequal distribution of power. a. True b. False

Q: Societal collectivism and in-group collectivism are two terms that mean the same thing. a. True b. False

Q: Countries ranked highest for individualism include Venezuela, Panama, Ecuador, and Guatemala. a. True b. False

Q: Japan is a low uncertainty culture with many formal social protocols that help to predict how people will behave in almost every social interaction. a. True b. False

Q: Countries whose cultures reflect a comfort with uncertainty (low uncertainty avoidance) include Greece, Portugal, and Guatemala. a. True b. False

Q: Cultures with high power distance emphasize status differences. a. True b. False

Q: The United States is among the top five countries for high power distance. a. True b. False

Q: Low context cultures include all of the following except: a. German b. North American c. Native American d. English e. French

Q: The GLOBE Study differentiated between two types of collectivism: a. in-group and societal b. in-group and out-group c. ethnic and inter-ethnic d. local and national e. selective and exhaustive

Q: The following countries belong in same societal group, according to the GLOBE study. a. Canada, England, United States b. Finland, Sweden, Denmark c. Turkey, Egypt, Kuwait d. China, Japan, Taiwan e. all of these

Q: Perception is learned because once you perceive something in a particular way, which interpretation does not usually change. a. True b. False

Q: Perception is inaccurate because you view the world through a subjective lens influenced by culture, values, and personal experiences which tend to make you see what you want/expect to see. a. True b. False

Q: Cultural patterns are integrated and can be contradictory. a. True b. False

Q: According to Kohls, the U.S. values tradition over change. a. True b. False

Q: Cultures that promote interdependency and cooperation take a negative view of intra-group competition. a. True b. False

Q: The American preference for a large selection of material items to choose from is illustrated by typical supermarkets, and the number of choices at Subway. a. True b. False

Q: Individual orientation vs. group orientation is thought of as one of the basic pattern variables that determine human action. a. True b. False

Q: Collectivism in the United States is seen in the expectation that employees will change jobs in order to advance their careers. a. True b. False

Q: Identify which of the following is not among the five universal questions for cultures, according to Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck. a. what is the character of human nature? b. what is the relation of humankind to nature?; c. what is the value of wealth d. what is the relationship of people to each other? e. what is the value placed on time?

Q: In terms of the person/nature orientation, Western cultures traditionally view: a. humans as subject to nature b. humans in harmony with nature c. humans as natures providers d. humans as master of nature e. nature as humans provider

Q: What time orientation do most Americans in the United States favor? a. past b. future c. present d. linearity e. polychromic

Q: Perception is considered selective because ____. a. there are too many stimuli competing for the attention of your senses b. lifes lessons teach you to see the world in a particular way c. culture teaches you the meaning of most of your experiences d. once you perceive something in a particular manner that interpretation does not usually change

Q: Because we view the world through a subjective lens influenced by a number of variables, perception is considered: a. selective b. learned c. inaccurate d. consistent e. culturally determined

Q: Values are important because they inform societies about ____. a. what is good or bad b. what is worth dying for c. how people should treat each other d. what is worth protecting e. all of these

Q: Which of the following is not one of the thirteen American values identified by Kohls? a. personal control over the environment b. formality c. competition d. self-help e. practicality/efficiency

Q: Optimism and emphasis on the future reflect which of Kohls American values? a. idealism b. individualism c. time and its control d. change e. privacy

Q: Identify which country is not ranked in the top five in terms of the cultures emphasis on individualism? a. United States b. Austria c. Great Britain d. Canada e. Netherlands

Q: Collectivism means the people in a culture place greater emphasis on: a. the needs of the in-group over oneself b. social norms and duty defined by in-group c. beliefs shared with in-group d. great readiness to cooperate with in-group members e. all of these

Q: The extent to which members of a culture feel threatened by ambiguous and unknown situations is referred to as ____. a. uncertainty avoidance b. tolerance for ambiguity c. equivocality d. ethnocentricity e. neoplasticity

Q: A high power distance culture ____. a. holds that inequality should be minimized b. believes superiors and subordinates should consider themselves equals c. believe that people are not equal but that everyone has a rightful place d. powerful try to appear less powerful e. all of these

Q: Cultures that foster virtues oriented toward future rewardsin particular, perseverance and thrift, reflect what Hofstede called a ____. a. short term orientation b. future bias c. long term orientation d. future-oriented e. past progressive

Q: The World Values Survey defined ____ as a tendency to allow relatively free gratification of basic and natural human desires related to enjoying life and having fun. a. indulgent b. hedonistic c. opportunistic d. restrained e. secular

Q: According to Minkov, which of the following is associated with flexhumility? a. self-pride b. holistic cognition c. religion is important d. lower value on education e. suicide taboo

Q: Monumentalism within a culture, according to Minkov, indicates that members believe ____. a. self-concept is flexible b. interpersonal competition is encouraged c. truth is relative d. education is highly valued e. all of these

Q: Discuss how the early settlers of the United States contributed to the cultural values in the U.S. today.

Q: What is the doctrine of manifest destiny and what was its impact?

Q: The growing presence of foreigners in Japanese society is often seen as a risk in terms of crime rates and cultural identity. a. True b. False

Q: Indias history reflects relative cultural homogeneity. a. True b. False

Q: The East India Company gained power in India through cultural seduction and protected the welfare, economy, and culture of the indigenous people. a. True b. False

Q: The conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmir is rooted in the creation of separate, sovereign states. a. True b. False

Q: Muslim and Hindu relations remain a serious problem in modern day India. a. True b. False

Q: The proudest period in Mexican history was when independence was won from Spain. a. True b. False

Q: Spains invasion of Mexico introduced Catholicism and a rigid social class system. a. True b. False

Q: Contemporary social issues in Mexico today include poverty, unemployment, and narco-violence. a. True b. False

Q: By 2030, it is projected that Muslims will represent more than 25% of the worlds population. a. True b. False

Q: Sunni and Shiite Muslims were historically divided on the line of succession after the death of Muhammed and the last of the Rightly Guided Caliphs. a. True b. False

Q: Defeat of the Ottomans at the end of the First World War concluded more than 1300 years of a unified Islam, replacing it with nation-states. a. True b. False

Q: Islamist groups are largely supported in the Arab world. a. True b. False

Q: Explain the importance of history to the study of intercultural communication.

Q: The values of early settlers in the U.S. were a combination of selected English values as well as new beliefs, such as individuality and efficient use of time. a. True b. False

Q: The early frontier individualism of U.S. setters commonly portrayed in the media is very accurate. a. True b. False

Q: The philosophy used to justify aggressive western expansion in the early years of the U.S. was referred to as eminent domain. a. True b. False

Q: Russias political traditional has been historically autocratic. a. True b. False

Q: The Russian historical tradition is marked by a deep appreciation of and devotion to the arts. a. True b. False

Q: Although it has been two decades since the collapse of Communist rule, Russia remains in transition. a. True b. False

Q: A distinctly Russian value, according to Putin, is a sense of entitlement born out of historical victimization. a. True b. False

Q: The documented history of China goes back approximately 3500 years, making China the oldest, continuous civilization. a. True b. False

Q: Philosophical diversity in China gave rise to great variation in dialects and customs in China. a. True b. False

Q: An example of Chinas concern for history is reflected in the request that the Russian President and his party remove poppy pins lest they invoke images of the opium wars between the two nations in the mid 1800s. a. True b. False

Q: By 2025, China is anticipating 350 million people living in cities that do not exist today. a. True b. False

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