An Introduction to Intercultural Communication - Complete Test test bank - exam questions - quizzes (updated 2022)

1. Opponents of globalization argue that it has reinforced U.S. wealth and
dominance.
A) True
B) False


2. According to Pew Research Center 2002 data, people worldwide like U.S.
technology and ideas and values.
A) True
B) False


3. The “euro” currency has images designed to represent the European
Community's shared culture.
A) True
B) False


4. The South Korean drama “Winter Sonata” lead to an increased in Japanese
tourism to South Korea.
A) True
B) False


5. According to a 2007 Pew Research Center survey, in the U.S. 75% agree with
restricting immigration.
A) True
B) False


6. Putnam's research shows that in the short to medium run, immigration creates
new forms of social solidarity.
A) True
B) False


7. Climate change affects communities around the world equally.
A) True
B) False

, 8. In Hofstede's categorization of elements of culture, symbols refer to the socially
essential activities within a culture.
A) True
B) False


9. Cultural identity refers to the identification with and perceived acceptance into a
group that has a shared system of symbols and means as well as norms for
conduct.
A) True
B) False


10. Superstitions are part of one's cultural identification.
A) True
B) False


11. The objective of a cultural studies approach is an analysis of cultural patterns to
develop a grammar or theory of the rules for appropriate cultural behaviors.
A) True
B) False


12. Compared to Western European discourse style, Aboriginal people avoid direct
argumentation.
A) True
B) False


13. Social class can be the basis of a subculture.
A) True
B) False


14. According to Stavenhagen, there are no more than 1,000 ethnic groups in the
world today.
A) True
B) False

, 15. Because the Treaty of Waitangi was recorded in both Maori and in English there
have been few misunderstandings about governance and sovereignty in New
Zealand.
A) True
B) False


16. One study of English and French speakers in Quebec found that interethnic
communicators limited their interaction to superficial encounters.
A) True
B) False


17. The term “co-culture” is used to emphasize that we are all members of multiple
groups.
A) True
B) False


18. The Employment Division of Oregon v. Smith decision has been used to limit
religious expression in the United States.
A) True
B) False


19. The Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus classified humans into racial types.
A) True
B) False


20. Scientists have identified a race-defining gene.
A) True
B) False


21. Most scientists have abandoned the concept of biological race as a meaningful
concept.
A) True
B) False

, 22. According to Michael Omi, an ethnic studies expert at UC Berkeley “you can be
born one race and die another.”
A) True
B) False


23. Barack Obama is the first U.S. president since the Dutch Martin Van Buren to be
of an ancestry other than German, Irish, or English ancestry.
A) True
B) False


24. The definition of globalization given in Chapter 1 refers to worldwide:
A) media systems
B) migration
C) spread of free markets and democracy
D) transportation systems
E) all of the above


25. Pew Research Center data from a 2002 survey showed that generally in countries
around the world:
A) the spread of U.S. ideas is perceived as a “good thing”
B) where people like U.S. technology and culture they are also pleased with the spread
of U.S. ideas and values
C) where people like U.S. technology and culture they are displeased with the spread
of U.S. ideas and values
D) U.S. music, movies, and television are universally liked
E) U.S. science and technology is feared


26. According to a 2007 Pew Research Center survey which of the following
countries had 75% of more agreement restricting immigration?
A) China
B) France
C) Germany
D) Japan
E) U.S.


27. Which of the following countries had the greatest percentage of global carbon