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Chapter 1: The Necessity of Intercultural Communication

Multiple Choice

1. Communicating and establishing relationships with people from different cultures can lead to a J J J J J J J J J J J J



number of benefits, including healthier communities, increased commerce, reduced conflict, and
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.
a. personal growth through tolerance J J J



b. reduced illegal immigration J J



c. increased legal immigration J J



d. increased agenda setting opportunities J J J J



Ans: A J



Answer Location: Benefits of Intercultural Communication
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Learning Objective: 1-1: Describe why intercultural communication is a necessity.
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Cognitive Domain: Knowledge J J



Difficulty Level: Easy J J




2. Who is generally recognized as the founder of the academic discipline we call intercultural
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communication?
a. Edward T. Hall J J



b. James W. Neuliep J J



c. James C. McCroskey J J



d. Arthur M. Schlesinger J J J



Ans: A J



Answer Location: The Study of Intercultural Communication
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Learning Objective: 1-4: Explain the different contexts that make up the contextual model of
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intercultural communication. J



Cognitive Domain: Knowledge J J J



Difficulty Level: Easy J J




3. Communication is considered a process because . J J J J J J



a. it is contextual
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b. it is always developing
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c. it frequently stops and starts
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d. it is verbal and nonverbal
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Ans: B J



Answer Location: The Nature of Human Communication
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Learning Objective: 1-2: Define and discuss the nature of communication. Cognitive
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Domain: Comprehension J



Difficulty Level: Medium J J

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4. Communication is considered interactive and transactive because . J J J J J J J



a. it occurs between people
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b. it is multidimensional
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c. it is intrapersonal
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d. it is flexible and adaptive
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Ans: A J



Answer Location: The Nature of Human Communication
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Learning Objective: 1-2: Define and discuss the nature of communication. Cognitive
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Domain: Knowledge J



Difficulty Level: Easy J J




5. A symbol can be defined as
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a. a natural part of that which it represents
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b. a decoded message presenting something else
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c. an arbitrarily selected and learned stimulus representing something else
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d. an encoded message representing something else
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Ans: C J



Answer Location: The Nature of Human Communication
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Learning Objective: 1-2: Define and discuss the nature of communication. Cognitive
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Domain: Knowledge J



Difficulty Level: Easy J J




6. Intentional communication occurs when . J J J J



a. two or more people perceive each other
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b. two or more people consciously engage in interaction with each other
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c. two or more people create nonverbal symbols representing something else
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d. two or more people use language to create symbols
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Ans: B J



Answer Location: The Nature of Human Communication
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Learning Objective: 1-2: Define and discuss the nature of communication Cognitive
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Domain: Knowledge J



Difficulty Level: Easy J J




7. There are at least five different contexts that influence intercultural communication, including
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the cultural context, the microcultural context, the environmental context, the sociorelational
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context, and the . J J J



a. perceptual context J



b. historical context J



c. personal context J



d. situationalcontext J J



Ans: A J



Learning Objective: 1-4: Explain the different contexts that make up the contextual model of
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intercultural communication. J



Cognitive Domain: Knowledge J J J



Difficulty Level: Easy J J

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8. Culture can be defined as an accumulated pattern of
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a. contexts, situations, and environments J J J



b. processes, dynamics, and intentions J J J



c. languages, schools, and laws J J J



d. values, beliefs, and behaviors
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Ans: D
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Answer Location: A Contextual Model of Intercultural Communication
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Learning Objective: 1-4: Explain the different contexts that make up the contextual model of
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intercultural communication. J



Cognitive Domain: Knowledge J J J



Difficulty Level: Easy J J




9. The verbal and nonverbal symbols with which members of a culture communicate are
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a. taught informallyJ



b. shared universally J



c. culture bound J



d. universallyexpressed J J



Ans: C
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Answer Location: Verbal and Nonverbal Symbol Systems Learning
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Objective: 1-3: Define and discuss the nature of culture. Cognitive
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Domain: Knowledge J



Difficulty Level: Easy J J




10. The environmental context in the model of intercultural communication includes the
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a. intrinsic and extrinsic cultural context
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b. the intimate sociorelationships that people develop in the culture
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c. the physical geography, architecture, landscape and climate of the culture
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d. the landmark institutions of a culture (e.g., schools, malls, ballparks)
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Ans: C
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Answer Location: A Contextual Model of Intercultural Communication
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Learning Objective: 1-4: Explain the different contexts that make up the contextual model of
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intercultural communication. J



Cognitive Domain: Knowledge J J J



Difficulty Level: Easy J J




11. Increased uncertainty during intercultural communication is typically associated with
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.
a. increased use of verbal symbols J J J J



b. increased use of nonverbal symbols J J J J



c. decreased volume of voice J J J



d. increased anxiety J J



Ans: D
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Answer Location: Intercultural Communication and Uncertainty
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Learning Objective: 1-4: Explain the different contexts that make up the contextual model of
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intercultural communication. J



Cognitive Domain: Comprehension J J