BAGTAS, ALYZA A.

JUNE 18, 2024

EISMA, JASMIN MAE V. 2488 GPCOM
PANGILINAN, LEA TRACY L.

CONSTRUCTED QUIZ
I. Identification.
ETHNOCENTRISM 1. It is a form of bias, where we tend to immediately judge another culture as 'bad'
or 'wrong' based upon their actions, if their values are not aligned with our own beliefs.
CULTURAL RELATIVISM 2. It refers to not judging a culture to our own standards of what is right or
wrong, strange or normal.
ABSOLUTE 3. What is the perspective that asserts cultural practices should not be questioned by
outsiders?
SILENCE 4. It indicates as respect among the Chinese people.
CRITICAL 5. What perspective involves questioning cultural practices, considering who accepts them
and why, and acknowledges power relationships?
DISCRIMINATION 6. Identify the term that describes treating people differently based on their
perceived group membership.
STEREOTYPING 7. It is the notion that we carry about a certain set of people and their culture, value
judgment, overestimation or over-exaggeration.
LANGUAGE BARRIER 8. It is the most common problem in multicultural places with the speakers of
other languages.
NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION 9. This is done through physical gestures, tone, touch, expression
without using words.
CULTURE SHOCK 10. This is experience by a person when encountering unknown and unexpected
cultural practices.
MULTICULTURALISM 11. It is a reality the way worlds is globalized in the social sphere, political
system, economic landscape, geographical areas, and international relations.
CONSENSUS 12. It is preferred by Japan of mode in decision-making style.
ATTITUDE TOWARD CONFLICT 13. Plays a vital role for the working place, especially in the team
work. The different cultures of the world resolve clashes in the different ways.
HARASSMENT 14. It is behavior that has the effect of humiliating, intimidating, or coercing someone
through personal attack.
EXPRESSIONS 15. ___________________ are used which describe a disagreement or negative
statement instead of saying “no” clearly.
II. True or False.
FALSE 1. In Thailand it is normal to touch strangers.
TRUE 2. An organization wherein the people of diverse culture work together in order to achieve certain
common goals is known as “multicultural organizations”.
FALSE 3. Communication in western cultures is generally indirect.
FALSE 4. Formality and etiquettes plays a major in their communication in Africa.
TRUE 5. Some cultures the appropriate greeting is a handshake, in others a bow, in others an embrace.
TRUE 6. Communication in organization is “the central means by which individual activity is
coordinated to devise, disseminate, and pursue organizational goals”
FALSE 7. Non-Verbal Communication play a vital role for the working place, especially in the team
work. The different cultures of the world resolve clashes in the different ways.
TRUE 8. Language barrier is the most common problem found in MCOs as staffs have more chances of
meeting and dealing with the speakers of other languages
FALSE 9. The significant communication challenges in MCOs are only language barrier, stereotyping,
and ethnocentrism.
FALSE 10. Ethnocentrism is the accidental encounter of an employee with some unknown and
unexpected cultural practice.
III. Essay.
1. How do different decision-making styles across cultures impact managerial effectiveness and
organizational success? Discuss with examples such as the ‘rule of majority’ in the United States versus
‘consensus’ in Japan. Explain how cultural awareness influences effective decision-making within
multinational corporations.
2. Analyze the concept of cultural relativism as presented in the document. What are its potential benefits
and drawbacks when applied to global human rights issues? Use specific examples from the text to
support your arguments.
3. Discuss the significance of non-verbal communication in interpersonal interactions and its impact on
cross-cultural communication. Explore the various forms of non-verbal communication such as body
language, facial expressions, proxemics, paralanguage, and vocal characteristics.
4. Examine the connection between discrimination and ethnocentrism. How do discriminatory acts in
multicultural communities emerge from ethnocentric thinking?
5. Talk about cultural relativism and consider how it might be applied to multicultural issues in modern
society. In what ways does cultural relativism help or hinder the process of resolving conflicts resulting
from cultural differences.