Which of the following is NOT a contributor

to the formation of co-cultures in the United

States:
25% 25% 25% 25%
1. Sex and Gender
2. Sexual
Orientation
3. Age/Generation
4. Ethnocentrism

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Which of the following best indicates how cultural
identity is determined:
1. Cultural identity is
determined by your 25% 25% 25% 25%
age/generation
2. Cultural identity is
determined by your sexual
orientation
3. Cultural identity is
determined by your
religion
4. Cultural identity is
determined by how closely
you associate with your
dominant culture and
various co-cultures
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Kye just moved to the United States from Africa. She didn’t
understand why her professor expected her to complete
her exam by herself instead of working with her peers in the
class. What type of culture is Kye likely from:
25% 25% 25% 25%
1. Individualistic culture
2. Collectivist culture
3. High uncertainty
avoidance culture
4. Low uncertainty
avoidance culture

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Individuals that have a low tolerance for unpredictable
people, relationships and events, and who believe in
creating systems of formal rules as a way to provide more
security and reduce risk, are likely from what type of
culture: 25% 25% 25% 25%

1. Individualistic culture
2. Collectivist culture
3. High uncertainty
avoidance culture
4. Low uncertainty
avoidance culture

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Jamie just met her roommate Ariel for the first time. Jamie
immediately begins telling Ariel all about herself, including
information about her family, her high school, her boyfriend,
etc. What type of culture is Jamie likely from:
25% 25% 25% 25%
1. High power distance
2. Low power distance
3. High uncertainty
avoidance
4. Low uncertainty
avoidance

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In what type of culture are men and women both
accustomed to being nurturing, caring, and
service-orientated:
25% 25% 25% 25%

1. Masculine culture
2. Feminine culture
3. Individualistic culture
4. Collectivist culture

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James was telling his mother about Jim, a friend he had made at
school. He told her about Jim taking his shoes off before going into the
Frat house because in his culture it was rude to go inside with his
shoes on. James’ mother responded, “That’s just stupid.” James’
mother is exhibiting:
25% 25% 25% 25%

1. Anxiety
2. Intercultural communication
competence
3. Ethnocentrism
4. Incorrect norms

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Which of the following is NOT a method for
adopting a correct attitude for intercultural
communication:
25% 25% 25% 25%
1. Tolerate ambiguity
2. Be open-minded
3. Assume similarities
4. Act altruistic

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The ability to adjust your communication to fit the
other person and the situation is called:

25% 25% 25% 25%

1. Flexibility
2. Intercultural
empathy
3. Cultural immersion
4. Ethnocentrism

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Becky decided to study abroad in Holland for the fall
semester. Once she arrived, she began to realize a level of
discomfort in her unfamiliar surroundings. The language and
customs were quite different than what she was accustomed
to. This is known as: 25% 25% 25% 25%

1. Intercultural
communication
2. Ethnocentrism
3. Culture shock
4. Cultural identity

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Which type of culture values personal rights and
responsibilities, privacy, voicing one’s opinion,
freedom, innovation, and self-expression:
25% 25% 25% 25%
1. Collectivist culture
2. Individualist culture
3. High uncertainty
avoidance cultures
4. Low uncertainty
avoidance cultures

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A perceptual shortcut where one assumes
everyone in a cultural group is the same:
25% 25% 25% 25%
1. Ethnocentrism
2. Stereotype
3. Prejudice
4. Cultural
insensitivity

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To develop culture-centered skills, one
should try:
25% 25% 25% 25%
1. Listening
2. Intercultural
empathy
3. Flexibility
4. All of these

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The system of shared values, attitudes, beliefs, and norms
that guide what is considered appropriate among an
identifiable group of people is referred to as:

25% 25% 25% 25%

1. Culture
2. Intercultural
communication
3. Co-culture
4. Ethnicity

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Values that individuals profess to hold are
known as:
25% 25% 25% 25%
1. Values
2. Ideal values
3. Real values
4. Certain values

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How are communication and culture linked:

1. Communication is the
25% 25% 25% 25%
way culture is
transmitted
2. Communication is the
way culture is modified
3. Communication is the
way culture is amplified
4. Communication is the
way culture is
transmitted and
modified

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