Jandt, An Introduction to Intercultural Communication, 10e
SAGE Publishing, 2021
Chapter 1: Defining Culture and Communication
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Research on genetic material has shown that ______.
A. humans alive today descended from different groups from different continents
B. humans alive today share ancestry from one group in Africa
C. humans alive today share ancestry from one group in Europe
D. ancestry of humans can only be studied for existing groups
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1-1: Explain the regulators of human behavior and identity.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Diverse cultures developed due to which of the following?
A. immigration out of Asia
B. development of common social network regulators
C. development of diverse sets of beliefs
, Jandt, An Introduction to Intercultural Communication, 10e
SAGE Publishing, 2021
D. divergence from a common global language
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1-1: Explain the regulators of human behavior and identity.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Sources of Identity
Difficulty Level: Hard
3. The totality of a group's thought, experiences, and patterns of behavior developed
over the course of generations is part of a definition of ______.
A. cultural identity
B. culture
C. religion
D. race
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1-2: Understand the meanings and connotations of the terms
culture, subculture, co-culture, subgroup, counterculture, and microculture.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Culture
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. One's identification with and perceived acceptance into a group that has a shared
system of symbols, meanings, and norms is ______.
A. cultural identity
B. culture
, Jandt, An Introduction to Intercultural Communication, 10e
SAGE Publishing, 2021
C. religion
D. race
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1-2: Understand the meanings and connotations of the terms
culture, subculture, co-culture, subgroup, counterculture, and microculture.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Culture
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. In Hofstede's categorization of elements of culture, a country's Independence Day
parades would be an example of a ______.
A. hero
B. ritual
C. symbol
D. value
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1-2: Understand the meanings and connotations of the terms
culture, subculture, co-culture, subgroup, counterculture, and microculture.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Culture
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. What do Catalan demands for independence from Spain demonstrate?
A. The Catalan population is large enough to be self-sustaining.
, Jandt, An Introduction to Intercultural Communication, 10e
SAGE Publishing, 2021
B. Arbitrarily drawn political boundaries do not reflect people’s identities.
C. Some feelings are not open for discussion within a culture.
D. Thoughts and behaviors are transmitted from generation to generation.
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1-1: Explain the regulators of human behavior and identity.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: National Identity
Difficulty Level: Hard
7. What type of caste system exists in India?
A. a class system based on relationship to the means of production
B. a class system based on economic position in society
C. a hereditary class system
D. a linear class system
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1-1: Explain the regulators of human behavior and identity.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Class and Identity
Difficulty Level: Easy
8. Which of the following is true of the biological perspective on race?
SAGE Publishing, 2021
Chapter 1: Defining Culture and Communication
Test Bank
Multiple Choice
1. Research on genetic material has shown that ______.
A. humans alive today descended from different groups from different continents
B. humans alive today share ancestry from one group in Africa
C. humans alive today share ancestry from one group in Europe
D. ancestry of humans can only be studied for existing groups
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1-1: Explain the regulators of human behavior and identity.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Introduction
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Diverse cultures developed due to which of the following?
A. immigration out of Asia
B. development of common social network regulators
C. development of diverse sets of beliefs
, Jandt, An Introduction to Intercultural Communication, 10e
SAGE Publishing, 2021
D. divergence from a common global language
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1-1: Explain the regulators of human behavior and identity.
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Sources of Identity
Difficulty Level: Hard
3. The totality of a group's thought, experiences, and patterns of behavior developed
over the course of generations is part of a definition of ______.
A. cultural identity
B. culture
C. religion
D. race
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1-2: Understand the meanings and connotations of the terms
culture, subculture, co-culture, subgroup, counterculture, and microculture.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Culture
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. One's identification with and perceived acceptance into a group that has a shared
system of symbols, meanings, and norms is ______.
A. cultural identity
B. culture
, Jandt, An Introduction to Intercultural Communication, 10e
SAGE Publishing, 2021
C. religion
D. race
Ans: A
Learning Objective: 1-2: Understand the meanings and connotations of the terms
culture, subculture, co-culture, subgroup, counterculture, and microculture.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Culture
Difficulty Level: Easy
5. In Hofstede's categorization of elements of culture, a country's Independence Day
parades would be an example of a ______.
A. hero
B. ritual
C. symbol
D. value
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1-2: Understand the meanings and connotations of the terms
culture, subculture, co-culture, subgroup, counterculture, and microculture.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: Culture
Difficulty Level: Medium
6. What do Catalan demands for independence from Spain demonstrate?
A. The Catalan population is large enough to be self-sustaining.
, Jandt, An Introduction to Intercultural Communication, 10e
SAGE Publishing, 2021
B. Arbitrarily drawn political boundaries do not reflect people’s identities.
C. Some feelings are not open for discussion within a culture.
D. Thoughts and behaviors are transmitted from generation to generation.
Ans: B
Learning Objective: 1-1: Explain the regulators of human behavior and identity.
Cognitive Domain: Application
Answer Location: National Identity
Difficulty Level: Hard
7. What type of caste system exists in India?
A. a class system based on relationship to the means of production
B. a class system based on economic position in society
C. a hereditary class system
D. a linear class system
Ans: C
Learning Objective: 1-1: Explain the regulators of human behavior and identity.
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Class and Identity
Difficulty Level: Easy
8. Which of the following is true of the biological perspective on race?
