T F 1. Intercultural communication
means any communication between persons of different cultures.
T F 2. Co-cultures are groups
that have some characteristics in common-race, disability, profession,
gender, etc.
T F 3. Women may not be classified
as a co-culture.
T F 4. Co-languages are readily
understood by people in the co-culture but not necessarily comprehended
by those outside it.
T F 5. Argot or cant refers to
the technical language used by a particular trade or professional group.
T F 6. While slang tends to remain
in use for a relatively long time, jargon has a relatively short popularity.
T F 7. The Korean who says of
his own culture, "Koreans will never be great at basketball," is demonstrating
ethnocentrism.
T F 8. "So what if Native Americans
don't believe in looking an authority figure in the eye; they should if
they want to be Americans." This sentiment is an example of ethnocentric
perspective.
T F 9. Code sensitivity means
you should avoid trying to be like members of some co-culture by using
their language.
T F 10. Tolerance of ambiguity
means adopting a cognitive style that emphasizes open-mindedness about
differences.
T F 11. One reason for the importance
of studying intercultural communication is our increasing exposure to people
of other cultures and co-cultures.
T F 12. An individual can belong
to only one co-culture.
T F 13. Language is a crucial
co-cultural feature.
T F 14. Argot, cant, jargon,
and slang are examples of co-languages.
T F 15. The United States is
an example of a collectivist culture.
T F 16. Individualistic cultures
are societies that value individual freedom, choice, uniqueness, and independence.
T F 17. An explicit-rule culture
is one in which information and cultural rules are already known to the
participants.
18. Which statement about culture and co-culture
is false?
A. A dominant culture can include within
it a number of co-cultures.
B. An individual can be a participant in
more than one co-culture.
C. A co-culture can actually have a numerical
majority but still be a co-culture.
D. An individual in a co-culture is easy
to identify because his or her "membership" is visible.
19. Which of the following statements about
co-language is false?
A. Co-languages facilitate effective communication
within the co-culture.
B. Co-languages allow the co-culture to have
power over the dominant culture.
C. Co-languages create a sense of identity
within the co-culture.
D. Co-languages create a sense of belongingness
to those who use them.
20. Which of the following is an example of
argot or cant?
A. Drug dealers and users have a vocabulary
for talking about different drugs, effects, and costs.
B. Lawyers and judges have a language for
talking about the law, the cases, and the people involved in cases.
C. Physicians have a vocabulary for talking
about the body, diseases, and death.
D. Physics professors have a language for
describing physical laws and principles.
21. Which statement about slang is false?
A. Slang is derived from jargon.
B. Slang is temporary in popularity.
C. Slang is widely known to the dominant
culture.
D. Some slang becomes socially acceptable,
but it is practically never used in formal settings.
22. Which statement below is NOT an example
of ethnocentrism?
A. If the Japanese would just shake hands
like we do¾instead of bowing¾we would get along better.
B. Don't you wish everyone in the world would
use deodorant and perfume as Americans do?
C. American workers get higher pay for less
work than most people in the world.
D. Americans have developed the best civilized
society in history.
23. Which statement about stereotypes is false?
A. A stereotype can be positive.
B. Stereotyping is unavoidable.
C. Stereotyping is the art of generalizing
about an individual based on his or her membership in a specific group.
D. Stereotyping rarely causes communication
problems.
24. The preferred way to avoid an ethnocentric
perspective is to
A. be cautious about assuming similarity
and recognize differences among people.
B. deny differences because stating that
you recognize them can only get you into trouble.
C. assume that other individuals would prefer
to think and act as you do.
D. discover what you have in common, but
assume that others are fundamentally different.
25. Which of the following is NOT a strategy
for improving intercultural communication?
A. Practice supportive communication and
avoid defense communication.
B. Avoid stereotyping and hasty generalizations.
C. Adopt an ethnocentric perspective.
D. Practice personal self-assessment.
26. What is tolerance of ambiguity?
A. a cognitive style that emphasizes open-mindedness
about differences
B. the frustration and early termination
of communication in intercultural communication
C. using words to confuse the interpreter
of the code
D. assuming that others think and act as
we do
27. Which of the following is NOT true of
a collectivist culture?
A. value commitment to family
B. tend to be loyal to community
C. place a higher value on cooperation
D. high levels of divorce
28. All of the following are examples of implicit-rule
cultures except
A. Western Europe
B. Latin America
C. Africa
D. Middle East