跨文化选择题

I. Multiple Choice (2 points each)1. When you talk with your friends about Picasso, Beethoven, you are talking aboutculture from ______ perspective.A.anthropologicB. intellectualC. socialD. psychological2. The dialogues at the United Nations, for example, would be termed _________.A.interracial communicationB. interethnic communicationC.international communicationD. interpersonal communication3. _____ is the process of putting an idea into a symbol.A. DecodingB. ChannelC. EncodingD. Source4. _____ refers to anything that distorts the message the source encodes.A. NoiseB. MessageC. SourceD. Context5._____ refers to the response of a receiver to a sender’s message.A. ReceiverB. DecodingC. EncodingD. Feedback6. Definitions of communication from many Asian countries stress ________, whichis most notable in cultures with a Confucian tradition.A. harmonyB. exchanging informationC. respectD. instrumental function7. Communication does not occur in isolation or in a vacuum, but rather it takes placein a physical and a social context; both establish the rules that govern the interaction. It reflects _____.A. communication is symbolicB. communication is systematicC. communication is irreversibleD. communication is transactional8. In China, if a Tibetan communicates with a Han, it is _____.A. interracial communicationB. interethnic communicationC.internationalcommunicationD. interpersonal communication9. The _____ is the person with an idea he or she desires to communicate.A. messageB. contextC. sourceD. feedback10. _____ refers to the exchange of messages between members of the dominantculture within a country.A. Interethnic CommunicationB. Intercultural CommunicationC. international CommunicationD. Interregional Communication11._____ occurs when the sender and the receiver exchanging messages are fromdifferent races with different physical characteristics.A. Interethnic CommunicationB. Interracial CommunicationC. Intracultural communicationD. Intercultural communication12. _____ refers to one’s sense of belonging to a particular culture or ethnic group.A. Cultural identityB. Cultural valueC. Cultural normD. Subculture13. _____ is the environment in which the communication takes place and whichhelps define the communication.A. Receiver responseB. SourceC. ContextD. Feedback14. Mr. Wang, a Chinese immigrant in U.S, has adapted himself so well to Americanculture that he gradually lost his Chinese cultural identity. This process is called_____.A. separation and segregationB. integrationC. assimilationD. marginalization15. Liming, a Chinese student, just began his study in a university in the United States.In his first week in U.S, he thought everything was new and exciting, and he enjoyed himself a lot. Liming is in_____ stage of culture shock.A. honeymoonB. crisisC. reintegrationD. gradual adjustment16. _____ refers to maintaining one’s original culture and not participating in thenew culture.A. Separation and segregationB. AssimilationC. MarginalizationD. Integration17. _____ refers to an individual’s learning and adopting the norms and values ofthe new host culture.A. AcculturationB. DeculturationC. MarginalizationD. Assimilation18. _____ is the socialization process you go through to adapt to your society.A. DeculturationB. AcculturationC. AssimilationD. Enculturation19. _____ takes place when individuals become an integral part of the new culturewhile maintaining their cultural integrity.A. Culture shockB. IntegrationC. Cultural identityD. Acculturation20. An American company that operates in Japan almost caused a disaster in theUnited States—Japanese relations by addressing 500 red Christmas cars to its Japanese joint-venture partner, since funeral notices are red in Japan. This case has reflected that each country has its art for _____.A. tippingB. greetingC. card exchangeD. giving gift21. In______, the handshake is accompanied with a light kiss; even males kiss bothcheeks after a handshake.A. the United StatesB. Saudi ArabiaC. RussiaD. France22. _____ style focuses on the speaker and role relationships. People with suchcommunication style stress high power distance. This style is popular in collectivist and high-context culture.A. ContextualB. PersonalC. SuccinctD. Elaborate23. _____ refers to some words or actions that are avoided by a particular group ofpeople, or in certain culture for religious or social reasons.A. EuphemismB. TabooC. ArgotD. Dialect24. The _________ refers to the ability to understand and adapt to the target culture;in another word, it refers to the sensitivity to cultural diversity, i.e., the ability to behave in an appropriate way and to regulate one’s communication and interaction according to the context.A. intercultural competenceB. social competenceC. communication competenceD. cultural competence25. _________ refers to losing one’s cultural identity and not having anypsychological contact with the larger society.A. MarginalizationB. AcculturationC. Culture shockD. Separation and segregation26. _________ refers to the traumatic experience that an individual may encounterwhen entering a different society.A. DissimilationB. AssimilationC. IntegrationD. Culture shock27. _____ is behaviors such as gestures, body movements, facial expressions, and eyecontact.A.ChromaticsB.OlfacticsC. HapticsD. Kinesics28. While writing business messages, ______is usually the first step.A. predictionB. selectionC. analysisD. planning29. While the highest goal of communication in the Eastern Culture is to achieve ___,the highest goal of communication in the West is to achieve the practical cooperation from others.A. proprietyB. further relationshipC. practical purposeD. definite result30. _____ is the study of communications sent by the eyes.A. OculesicsB. HapticsC. KinesicsD. Chromatics31. Which of the following statements about intercultural communication is not true?A. It is communication between people of different cultures.B. We need understanding and acceptance in intercultural communication.C. During the process o f intercultural communication, one should turn one’s backon one’s own culture.D. We should develop tolerance and acceptance in intercultural communication.32. _____ is the socialization process you go through to adapt to your society.A. DeculturationB. AcculturationC. AssimilationD. Enculturation33. _____ is the study of how people perceive and use time.A. ChronemicsB. ProxemicsC. KinesicsD. Oculesics34. _____is the traditional way of greeting in Northeast Asian countries like Koreaand Japan.A. BowingB. Firm handshakeC. EmbracingD. Handshake35. _____ means the act of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for oneconsidered harsh, blunt, or offensive.A. EuphemismB. TabooC. ArgotD. Dialect36. _____ style focuses on the speaker and personal relationships. Such style can befound in individualistic and low-context culture.A. ContextualB. PersonalC. SuccinctD. Elaborate37. ______ refer to rules for appropriate behavior, which provide the expectationspeople have of one another and of others.A. BeliefsB. ValuesC. RolesD. Norms38. _____ refers to intentional use of nonspoken symbol to communicate a specificmessage.A. ProxemicsB. ChronemicsC. Nonverbal communicationD. Olfactics39. _____is considered inappropriate as a form of greeting in the United States andChina.A. EtiquetteB. BowingC. EmbracingD. Handshake40. In the _____ culture, the interest of the individual prevails over the interests of thegroup.A. masculinityB. femininityC. individualistD. collectivism41. ______ is assuming that a person has certain qualities (good or bad) just becausethe person is a member of a specific group.A. RacismB. PrejudiceC. SexismD. Stereotyping42. In the United States, the main meal is ______.A. in the morningB. at noonC. in the eveningD. B or C43. _______ refers to attaching meaning to sense data and is synonymous withdecoding.A. PerceptionB. InterpretationC. SensationD. Selection1. When you talk with your friends about Picasso, Beethoven, you are talking aboutculture from ______ perspective.A.anthropologicB. intellectualC. socialD. psychological2. The dialogues at the United Nations, for example, would be termed _________.A.interracialcommunicationB. interethnic communicationC.internationalcommunicationD. interpersonal communication3. _____ is the process of putting an idea into a symbol.A. DecodingB. ChannelC. EncodingD. Source4. _____ refers to anything that distorts the message the source encodes.A. NoiseB. MessageC. SourceD. Context5._____ refers to that portion of the receiver response of which the source hasknowledge and to which the source attends and assigns meaning.A. ReceiverB. DecodingC. EncodingD. Feedback6. Definitions of communication from many Asian countries stress ________, whichis most notable in cultures with a Confucian tradition.A.exchanginginformationB. harmonyC. respectD. instrumental function7. Communication does not occur in isolation or in a vacuum, but rather it takes placein a physical and a social context; both establish the rules that govern the interaction. It reflects _____.municationis symbolicB. communication is systematicmunicationisirreversibleD. communication is transactional8. In China, if a Tibetan communicates with a Han, it is _____.A.interracialcommunicationB. interethnic communicationC.internationalcommunicationD. interpersonal communication9. The _____ is the person with an idea he or she desires to communicate.A. messageB. sourceC. contextD. feedback10. _____ refers to the exchange of messages between members of the dominantculture within a country.A.InterethnicCommunicationB. Interregional CommunicationC.internationalcommunicationD. Intercultural communication11._____ occurs when the sender and the receiver exchanging messages are fromdifferent races with different physical characteristics.A. InterethnicCommunicationB. Interracial CommunicationC. IntraculturalcommunicationD. Intercultural communication12. _____ refers to one’s sense of belonging to a particular culture or et hnic group.A. Cultural identityB. Cultural valueC. Cultural normD. Subculture13. _____ is the environment in which the communication takes place and whichhelps define the communication.A. ContextB. SourceC. Receiver responseD. FeedbackII. Terms1. Cultural identity2. Co-culture3. Subculture4. Subgroup5. Communication6.Intercultural communication7.Intracultural communication8.Interethnic Communication9. Channel10. International Communication11. ContextIII. Short Answer1.What is culture from the intercultural perspective?2.What is the nature of culture?3.What are the characteristics of culture?4.How is culture learned?5.What is cultural identity and its characteristics?6.What are the components of communication?7.What are the characteristics of communication?8.What do you think that “communication is irreversible”?9. What are the forms of intercultural communication?10. What is the relationship between communication and culture?II. Short Answer Questions (5 points each)Directions: Please answer the following questions briefly.1.What is the nature of culture?2.What are the characteristics of culture?3. What are the components of communication?4.What are the characteristics of communication?5.What are the categories of nonverbal communication?6.What are the verbal communication styles?7.What are the components of cultural patterns?8.What are the business etiquette norms?9.What are the four modes of acculturation?10.What are the forms of culture shock?III. Short Answer5.What is culture from the intercultural perspectiv6.How is culture learned?5. What is cultural identity and its characteristics?8. What do you think that “communication is irreversible”?9. What are the forms of intercultural communication?10. What is the relationship between communication and culture? II. Terms1. Cultural identity2. Co-culture3. Subculture4. Subgroup5. Communication6.Intercultural communication7.Intracultural communication8.Interethnic Communication9. Channel10. International Communication11. Context1-5 BCCAD6-10 ABBCD11-15 BACCA16-20 CABBD21-25 BABAA26-30 DDDAA31-35 CDAAA36-40 BDCCC41-43 DCB1.The iceberg model of culture implies that it is very difficult to understand aculture thoroughly. T2.Culture is innate as soon as a person is born. F3.People may sometimes get confused about his or her cultural identity. T4.Scholars prefer the term subculture to co-culture in describing a culturewhich exists within a dominant culture. F5. A person could be a member of several different subgroups at the same time.Tmunication and culture are inseparable and strongly connected. T7.Intracultural communication occurs when the sender and the receiverexchanging messages are from different races. F8.The sender must choose certain words or nonverbal methods to send anintentional message. This activity is called decoding. F9.The process of communication has nine components: sender, encoding,message, channel, noise, receiver, decoding, feedback, and context. T10.An exacting style of communication can be found in Japan, China, and someNative American cultures. F11.The self-effacement verbal style emphasizes the importance of boastingabout one’s accomplishments and abilities. F12.Dialect refers to geographic variation, while sociolect refers to variation interms of social group. T13.An elaborate style of communication can be seen in Arab cultures. T14.Speaking is the only mode of effective communication. F15.The elaborate, exacting, or succinct communication style deals with thequantity and/or volume of talk that is preferred across cultural groups. T16.The Thais like to touch babies or small children, especially they like others topat their children’s head. F17.Saudi Arabs belong to touch cultures. F18.The appropriateness of eye contact varies with different cultures. T19.Paralanguage may imply the connotation of the actual words.20.In Finland, firm handshakes are the normal greeting for men and women.T21.Americans might regard gift giving as a form of bribery. T22.Similarity of culture does not affect acculturation. F23.Successful management of culture shock depends on an awareness of itssymptoms and the degree of its severity. T24.The second stage of intercultural adaptation is called honeymoon stage orinitial euphoria stage. F25.All the activities of learning one’s culture are called acculturation. F26.Insomnia can be one example of the physical symptoms of culture shock.F27.Financial matters can result in culture shock. T3.What is the nature of culture?4.What are the characteristics of culture?3.What are the components of communication?11.What are the characteristics of communication?12.What are the categories of nonverbal communication?13.What are the verbal communication styles?14.What are the differences between direct and indirect verbal communicationstyles?15.How to distinguish elaborate, exacting, and succinct styles?16.What are the components of cultural patterns?17.How to distinguish High context VS Low context and High context culture VS Lowcontext culture18.What are the business etiquette norms?19.What are the four modes of acculturation?20.What are the forms of culture shock?21.What are the reasons for culture shock?22.What are the four stages of the U-curve pattern intercultural adaptation?。