Intercultural Communication: Globalization and Social Justice Second Edition Test Bank
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Ch. 1 Test Bank 2nd Edition 1
Chapter 1: Test Bank
1. Which of the following is true about globalization?
@ Learning objective: 1. Identify the opportunities and challenges of intercultural
communication in the context of globalization; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location:
Opening the Conversation; Question type: MC
a. Globalization has hindered interaction and interconnection between people from diverse
cultures.
b. Globalization has created greater equality and access to resources for all.
c. Globalization has slowed down due to advances in communication and transportation
technologies.
*d. Globalization is deeply rooted in European colonization and Western imperialism.
Type: MR
2. Intercultural communication is explored within the context of globalization to
@ Learning objective: 1. Identify the opportunities and challenges of intercultural
communication in the context of globalization; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer
location: Opening the Conversation; Question type: MS
*a. foreground the important roles that history plays in current intercultural relations.
*b. highlight how relationship of power affect intercultural communication.
c. understand cultural differences based on national groups.
*d. point out how global institutions—political, economic, and media institutions—shape
intercultural communication.
Type: MR
3. Edward T. Hall
@ Learning objective: 2. Describe three definitions of culture that influence intercultural
communication in the global context; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location:
Anthropologic Definition: Culture as a Site of Shared Meaning; Question type: MS
*a. is considered the originator of the field of intercultural communication.
*b. focused on the microlevel of human interaction and developed an applied approach to the
study of intercultural communication.
*c. developed training programs, in the 1950s, on culture and communication for diplomats
going abroad.
*d. paid attention to nonverbal and tacit or out-of-awareness levels of information exchange.
Type: MR
4. When studying culture using an anthropological definition of culture, you would explore
@ Learning objective: 2. Describe three definitions of culture that influence intercultural
communication in the global context; Cognitive domain: Application; Answer location:
Anthropologic Definition: Culture as a Site of Shared Meaning; Question type: MS
*a. how a group of people use symbols to create a shared meaning.
*b. how symbols are passed down from generation to generation.
c. how meanings assigned to a symbol are negotiated and contested.
d. how culture is used as a resource for economic development and social change.
Chapter 1: Test Bank
1. Which of the following is true about globalization?
@ Learning objective: 1. Identify the opportunities and challenges of intercultural
communication in the context of globalization; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location:
Opening the Conversation; Question type: MC
a. Globalization has hindered interaction and interconnection between people from diverse
cultures.
b. Globalization has created greater equality and access to resources for all.
c. Globalization has slowed down due to advances in communication and transportation
technologies.
*d. Globalization is deeply rooted in European colonization and Western imperialism.
Type: MR
2. Intercultural communication is explored within the context of globalization to
@ Learning objective: 1. Identify the opportunities and challenges of intercultural
communication in the context of globalization; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer
location: Opening the Conversation; Question type: MS
*a. foreground the important roles that history plays in current intercultural relations.
*b. highlight how relationship of power affect intercultural communication.
c. understand cultural differences based on national groups.
*d. point out how global institutions—political, economic, and media institutions—shape
intercultural communication.
Type: MR
3. Edward T. Hall
@ Learning objective: 2. Describe three definitions of culture that influence intercultural
communication in the global context; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location:
Anthropologic Definition: Culture as a Site of Shared Meaning; Question type: MS
*a. is considered the originator of the field of intercultural communication.
*b. focused on the microlevel of human interaction and developed an applied approach to the
study of intercultural communication.
*c. developed training programs, in the 1950s, on culture and communication for diplomats
going abroad.
*d. paid attention to nonverbal and tacit or out-of-awareness levels of information exchange.
Type: MR
4. When studying culture using an anthropological definition of culture, you would explore
@ Learning objective: 2. Describe three definitions of culture that influence intercultural
communication in the global context; Cognitive domain: Application; Answer location:
Anthropologic Definition: Culture as a Site of Shared Meaning; Question type: MS
*a. how a group of people use symbols to create a shared meaning.
*b. how symbols are passed down from generation to generation.
c. how meanings assigned to a symbol are negotiated and contested.
d. how culture is used as a resource for economic development and social change.
Ch. 1 Test Bank 2nd Edition 1
Chapter 1: Test Bank
1. Which of the following is true about globalization?
@ Learning objective: 1. Identify the opportunities and challenges of intercultural
communication in the context of globalization; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location:
Opening the Conversation; Question type: MC
a. Globalization has hindered interaction and interconnection between people from diverse
cultures.
b. Globalization has created greater equality and access to resources for all.
c. Globalization has slowed down due to advances in communication and transportation
technologies.
*d. Globalization is deeply rooted in European colonization and Western imperialism.
Type: MR
2. Intercultural communication is explored within the context of globalization to
@ Learning objective: 1. Identify the opportunities and challenges of intercultural
communication in the context of globalization; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer
location: Opening the Conversation; Question type: MS
*a. foreground the important roles that history plays in current intercultural relations.
*b. highlight how relationship of power affect intercultural communication.
c. understand cultural differences based on national groups.
*d. point out how global institutions—political, economic, and media institutions—shape
intercultural communication.
Type: MR
3. Edward T. Hall
@ Learning objective: 2. Describe three definitions of culture that influence intercultural
communication in the global context; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location:
Anthropologic Definition: Culture as a Site of Shared Meaning; Question type: MS
*a. is considered the originator of the field of intercultural communication.
*b. focused on the microlevel of human interaction and developed an applied approach to the
study of intercultural communication.
*c. developed training programs, in the 1950s, on culture and communication for diplomats
going abroad.
*d. paid attention to nonverbal and tacit or out-of-awareness levels of information exchange.
Type: MR
4. When studying culture using an anthropological definition of culture, you would explore
@ Learning objective: 2. Describe three definitions of culture that influence intercultural
communication in the global context; Cognitive domain: Application; Answer location:
Anthropologic Definition: Culture as a Site of Shared Meaning; Question type: MS
*a. how a group of people use symbols to create a shared meaning.
*b. how symbols are passed down from generation to generation.
c. how meanings assigned to a symbol are negotiated and contested.
d. how culture is used as a resource for economic development and social change.
Chapter 1: Test Bank
1. Which of the following is true about globalization?
@ Learning objective: 1. Identify the opportunities and challenges of intercultural
communication in the context of globalization; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location:
Opening the Conversation; Question type: MC
a. Globalization has hindered interaction and interconnection between people from diverse
cultures.
b. Globalization has created greater equality and access to resources for all.
c. Globalization has slowed down due to advances in communication and transportation
technologies.
*d. Globalization is deeply rooted in European colonization and Western imperialism.
Type: MR
2. Intercultural communication is explored within the context of globalization to
@ Learning objective: 1. Identify the opportunities and challenges of intercultural
communication in the context of globalization; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer
location: Opening the Conversation; Question type: MS
*a. foreground the important roles that history plays in current intercultural relations.
*b. highlight how relationship of power affect intercultural communication.
c. understand cultural differences based on national groups.
*d. point out how global institutions—political, economic, and media institutions—shape
intercultural communication.
Type: MR
3. Edward T. Hall
@ Learning objective: 2. Describe three definitions of culture that influence intercultural
communication in the global context; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location:
Anthropologic Definition: Culture as a Site of Shared Meaning; Question type: MS
*a. is considered the originator of the field of intercultural communication.
*b. focused on the microlevel of human interaction and developed an applied approach to the
study of intercultural communication.
*c. developed training programs, in the 1950s, on culture and communication for diplomats
going abroad.
*d. paid attention to nonverbal and tacit or out-of-awareness levels of information exchange.
Type: MR
4. When studying culture using an anthropological definition of culture, you would explore
@ Learning objective: 2. Describe three definitions of culture that influence intercultural
communication in the global context; Cognitive domain: Application; Answer location:
Anthropologic Definition: Culture as a Site of Shared Meaning; Question type: MS
*a. how a group of people use symbols to create a shared meaning.
*b. how symbols are passed down from generation to generation.
c. how meanings assigned to a symbol are negotiated and contested.
d. how culture is used as a resource for economic development and social change.
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Type: MR
5. The cultural studies definition of culture assumes that
@ Learning objective: 2. Describe three definitions of culture that influence intercultural
communication in the global context; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Cultural
Studies Definition: Culture as a Site of Contested Meaning; Question type: MS
a. culture is a shared system of meaning.
*b. culture is not shared by everyone, but contested and negotiated.
*c. culture is an apparatus of power and system of domination.
d. culture is a means for achieving social, economic, and cultural goals.
6. Which of the following is NOT true about the field of cultural studies?
@ Learning objective: 2. Describe three definitions of culture that influence intercultural
communication in the global context; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Cultural
Studies Definition: Culture as a Site of Contested Meaning; Question type: MC
a. It is a transdisciplinary field of study.
*b. It aims to develop objective approaches to the study of culture in everyday life.
c. It examines the broader historical and political context within which cultural practices are
situated.
d. It offers tools to critique social inequalities and work toward social change.
7. Hegemony
@ Learning objective: 2. Describe three definitions of culture that influence intercultural
communication in the global context.; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Cultural
Studies Definition: Culture as a Site of Contested Meaning; Question type: MC
*a. is defined as domination through consent by Antonio Gramsci.
b. is dominance with the explicit use of force and forms of coercion.
c. operates when the goals, ideas, and interests of the middle class are normalized and
institutionalized.
d. ensures power is shared equally by all members of society.
8. Myra is interested in understanding how people associate various and sometimes opposing
meanings to the American flag, from the symbol of patriotism, proud national history, to the
critique of U.S. hegemony around the world. Which approach to culture would Myra find most
useful?
@ Learning objective: 2. Describe three definitions of culture that influence intercultural
communication in the global context; Cognitive domain: Application; Answer location: Cultural
Studies Definition: Culture as a Site of Contested Meaning; Question type: MC
a. Anthropologic approach
*b. Cultural Studies approach
c. Globalization approach
d. Semiotic approach
9. Abhijit is interested in understanding how people who practice Hinduism construct a shared
worldview through the use of symbols, images, and scriptures. Which approach to culture would
he find most useful?
Type: MR
5. The cultural studies definition of culture assumes that
@ Learning objective: 2. Describe three definitions of culture that influence intercultural
communication in the global context; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Cultural
Studies Definition: Culture as a Site of Contested Meaning; Question type: MS
a. culture is a shared system of meaning.
*b. culture is not shared by everyone, but contested and negotiated.
*c. culture is an apparatus of power and system of domination.
d. culture is a means for achieving social, economic, and cultural goals.
6. Which of the following is NOT true about the field of cultural studies?
@ Learning objective: 2. Describe three definitions of culture that influence intercultural
communication in the global context; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Cultural
Studies Definition: Culture as a Site of Contested Meaning; Question type: MC
a. It is a transdisciplinary field of study.
*b. It aims to develop objective approaches to the study of culture in everyday life.
c. It examines the broader historical and political context within which cultural practices are
situated.
d. It offers tools to critique social inequalities and work toward social change.
7. Hegemony
@ Learning objective: 2. Describe three definitions of culture that influence intercultural
communication in the global context.; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Cultural
Studies Definition: Culture as a Site of Contested Meaning; Question type: MC
*a. is defined as domination through consent by Antonio Gramsci.
b. is dominance with the explicit use of force and forms of coercion.
c. operates when the goals, ideas, and interests of the middle class are normalized and
institutionalized.
d. ensures power is shared equally by all members of society.
8. Myra is interested in understanding how people associate various and sometimes opposing
meanings to the American flag, from the symbol of patriotism, proud national history, to the
critique of U.S. hegemony around the world. Which approach to culture would Myra find most
useful?
@ Learning objective: 2. Describe three definitions of culture that influence intercultural
communication in the global context; Cognitive domain: Application; Answer location: Cultural
Studies Definition: Culture as a Site of Contested Meaning; Question type: MC
a. Anthropologic approach
*b. Cultural Studies approach
c. Globalization approach
d. Semiotic approach
9. Abhijit is interested in understanding how people who practice Hinduism construct a shared
worldview through the use of symbols, images, and scriptures. Which approach to culture would
he find most useful?
Ch. 1 Test Bank 2nd Edition 3
@ Learning objective: 2. Describe three definitions of culture that influence intercultural
communication in the global context.; Cognitive domain: Application; Answer location:
Anthropologic Definition: Culture as a Site of Shared Meaning; Question type: MC
*a. Anthropologic approach
b. Cultural studies approach
c. Globalization approach
d. Semiotic approach
10. Culture is defined as a resource in the
@ Learning objective: 2. Describe three definitions of culture that influence intercultural
communication in the global context; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location:
Globalization Definitions: Culture as a Resource; Question type: MC
a. cultural studies definition of culture.
*b. globalization definition of culture.
c. anthropological definition of culture.
d. intercultural definition of culture.
Type: MR
11. Which of the following is/are an example(s) of understanding culture as a resource?
@ Learning objective: 2. Describe three definitions of culture that influence intercultural
communication in the global context; Cognitive domain: Application; Answer location:
Globalization Definitions: Culture as a Resource; Question type: MS
*a. The commodification of hip-hop culture
*b. The commodification of local cultural practices as tourist attractions
*c. The export of television programs and programs for economic gain
d. The use of symbols to create a shared meaning
12. Despite the fact the United States is described as a “melting pot,” the definition of American
culture and who is considered an “American” are constantly disputed and negotiated. This is an
example of
@ Learning objective: 2. Describe three definitions of culture that influence intercultural
communication in the global context.; Cognitive domain: Application; Answer location: Cultural
Studies Definition: Culture as a Site of Contested Meaning; Question type: MC
a. culture as a site of shared meaning.
*b. culture as a site of contested meaning.
c. culture as a resource.
d. culture as globalization.
13. Which of the following is TRUE about cultural identity?
@ Learning objective: 3. Explain how our social location and standpoint shape how we see,
experience, and understand the world differently; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer
location: Studying Intercultural Communication; Question type: MC
a. People from the dominant culture are very clear about their identity.
*b. Our cultural identity is shaped by our cultural experiences and social locations.
c. People from nondominant groups are typically less aware of their identity.
d. Cultural identity is always subjective and individual based.
@ Learning objective: 2. Describe three definitions of culture that influence intercultural
communication in the global context.; Cognitive domain: Application; Answer location:
Anthropologic Definition: Culture as a Site of Shared Meaning; Question type: MC
*a. Anthropologic approach
b. Cultural studies approach
c. Globalization approach
d. Semiotic approach
10. Culture is defined as a resource in the
@ Learning objective: 2. Describe three definitions of culture that influence intercultural
communication in the global context; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location:
Globalization Definitions: Culture as a Resource; Question type: MC
a. cultural studies definition of culture.
*b. globalization definition of culture.
c. anthropological definition of culture.
d. intercultural definition of culture.
Type: MR
11. Which of the following is/are an example(s) of understanding culture as a resource?
@ Learning objective: 2. Describe three definitions of culture that influence intercultural
communication in the global context; Cognitive domain: Application; Answer location:
Globalization Definitions: Culture as a Resource; Question type: MS
*a. The commodification of hip-hop culture
*b. The commodification of local cultural practices as tourist attractions
*c. The export of television programs and programs for economic gain
d. The use of symbols to create a shared meaning
12. Despite the fact the United States is described as a “melting pot,” the definition of American
culture and who is considered an “American” are constantly disputed and negotiated. This is an
example of
@ Learning objective: 2. Describe three definitions of culture that influence intercultural
communication in the global context.; Cognitive domain: Application; Answer location: Cultural
Studies Definition: Culture as a Site of Contested Meaning; Question type: MC
a. culture as a site of shared meaning.
*b. culture as a site of contested meaning.
c. culture as a resource.
d. culture as globalization.
13. Which of the following is TRUE about cultural identity?
@ Learning objective: 3. Explain how our social location and standpoint shape how we see,
experience, and understand the world differently; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer
location: Studying Intercultural Communication; Question type: MC
a. People from the dominant culture are very clear about their identity.
*b. Our cultural identity is shaped by our cultural experiences and social locations.
c. People from nondominant groups are typically less aware of their identity.
d. Cultural identity is always subjective and individual based.
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14. When Kim tries to understand her ___________, she pays attention to what advantages and
disadvantages she has in relation to others as a woman of European descent, who comes from
working class background, is educated, and is an American citizen.
@ Learning objective: 3. Explain how our social location and standpoint shape how we see,
experience, and understand the world differently; Cognitive domain: Application; Answer
location: Positionality; Question type: MC
a. individuality
*b. positionality
c. collectivity
d. identity
15. Positionality refers to
@ Learning objective: 3. Explain how our social location and standpoint shape how we see,
experience, and understand the world differently; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer
location: Positionality; Question type: MC
*a. one’s social location within an intersecting web of socially constructed hierarchical
categories.
b. one’s specific geographic location in terms of latitude and longitude.
c. one’s sense of belonging and security within a matrix of social groups.
d. one’s orientation to context within socially constructed systems.
16. Standpoint theory
@ Learning objective: 3. Explain how our social location and standpoint shape how we see,
experience, and understand the world differently; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer
location: Standpoint Theory; Question type: MC
a. refers to the gap between female and male culture.
b. proposes that individuals of different genders, races, ages, ethnic groups, languages, and
cultural groups cannot get along.
*c. claims that the social groups to which we belong shape what we know and how we view the
world.
d. demonstrates how ethnocentric view is sometimes useful and necessary.
17. Standpoint theory is beneficial for intercultural communication because
@ Learning objective: 3. Explain how our social location and standpoint shape how we see,
experience, and understand the world differently; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer
location: Standpoint Theory; Question type: MC
a. standpoint theory helps us see that we all, regardless of culture, experience and understand the
world similarly.
*b. standpoint theory helps us see that we experience and understand the world quite differently
based on our different standpoints and positionalities.
c. standpoint theory helps us understand that knowledge is universal.
d. standpoint theory helps us see that knowledge exists independent from issues of power.
14. When Kim tries to understand her ___________, she pays attention to what advantages and
disadvantages she has in relation to others as a woman of European descent, who comes from
working class background, is educated, and is an American citizen.
@ Learning objective: 3. Explain how our social location and standpoint shape how we see,
experience, and understand the world differently; Cognitive domain: Application; Answer
location: Positionality; Question type: MC
a. individuality
*b. positionality
c. collectivity
d. identity
15. Positionality refers to
@ Learning objective: 3. Explain how our social location and standpoint shape how we see,
experience, and understand the world differently; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer
location: Positionality; Question type: MC
*a. one’s social location within an intersecting web of socially constructed hierarchical
categories.
b. one’s specific geographic location in terms of latitude and longitude.
c. one’s sense of belonging and security within a matrix of social groups.
d. one’s orientation to context within socially constructed systems.
16. Standpoint theory
@ Learning objective: 3. Explain how our social location and standpoint shape how we see,
experience, and understand the world differently; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer
location: Standpoint Theory; Question type: MC
a. refers to the gap between female and male culture.
b. proposes that individuals of different genders, races, ages, ethnic groups, languages, and
cultural groups cannot get along.
*c. claims that the social groups to which we belong shape what we know and how we view the
world.
d. demonstrates how ethnocentric view is sometimes useful and necessary.
17. Standpoint theory is beneficial for intercultural communication because
@ Learning objective: 3. Explain how our social location and standpoint shape how we see,
experience, and understand the world differently; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer
location: Standpoint Theory; Question type: MC
a. standpoint theory helps us see that we all, regardless of culture, experience and understand the
world similarly.
*b. standpoint theory helps us see that we experience and understand the world quite differently
based on our different standpoints and positionalities.
c. standpoint theory helps us understand that knowledge is universal.
d. standpoint theory helps us see that knowledge exists independent from issues of power.
Ch. 1 Test Bank 2nd Edition 5
18. Laura is an African American woman. Because of her experiences of both racism and sexism
in the United States, she is likely able to see and understand issues of race and gender from her
own perspective and the perspective of those in power. This is an example of
@ Learning objective: 3. Explain how our social location and standpoint shape how we see,
experience, and understand the world differently.; Cognitive domain: Application; Answer
location: Standpoint Theory; Question type: MC
a. viewpoint theory.
b. perspective theory.
*c. standpoint theory.
d. bilocation theory.
19. Brandon believes that American culture is superior to other cultures. This is a form of
@ Learning objective: 3. Explain how our social location and standpoint shape how we see,
experience, and understand the world differently; Cognitive domain: Application; Answer
location: Ethnocentrism; Question type: MC
a. cultural universalism.
b. sexism.
c. cultural relativism.
*d. ethnocentrism.
Type: MR
20. Which statement(s) is/are TRUE about ethnocentrism?
@ Learning objective: 3. Explain how our social location and standpoint shape how we see,
experience, and understand the world differently; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer
location: Ethnocentrism; Question type: MS
a. Ethnocentrism is natural and useful for protection of culture in the global context.
*b. Ethnocentrism is the belief that one’s own group’s ways of thinking is superior to others.
*c. Ethnocentric views held by people/groups in positions of power have combined to justify
dehumanizing practices historically.
d. Ethnocentrism is useful and necessary to create group cohesion and loyalty.
Type: MR
21. Engaging in “intercultural praxis” means that you
@ Learning objective: 4. Describe the goals and six points of entry into intercultural praxis;
Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Intercultural Praxis in the Context of
Globalization; Question type: MS
*a. take action based on careful reflection and critically reflect after taking action.
b. use your own ethnocentric views to analyze the world.
c. use your own cultural perspective as a guideline for evaluating others.
*d. have the flexibly to consciously shift perspectives between the particular microdimensions of
intercultural communication and the broader macrodimensions.
Type: MR
22. Which of the following indicate that Sybil is engaging in inquiry as a point of entry into
intercultural praxis?
18. Laura is an African American woman. Because of her experiences of both racism and sexism
in the United States, she is likely able to see and understand issues of race and gender from her
own perspective and the perspective of those in power. This is an example of
@ Learning objective: 3. Explain how our social location and standpoint shape how we see,
experience, and understand the world differently.; Cognitive domain: Application; Answer
location: Standpoint Theory; Question type: MC
a. viewpoint theory.
b. perspective theory.
*c. standpoint theory.
d. bilocation theory.
19. Brandon believes that American culture is superior to other cultures. This is a form of
@ Learning objective: 3. Explain how our social location and standpoint shape how we see,
experience, and understand the world differently; Cognitive domain: Application; Answer
location: Ethnocentrism; Question type: MC
a. cultural universalism.
b. sexism.
c. cultural relativism.
*d. ethnocentrism.
Type: MR
20. Which statement(s) is/are TRUE about ethnocentrism?
@ Learning objective: 3. Explain how our social location and standpoint shape how we see,
experience, and understand the world differently; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer
location: Ethnocentrism; Question type: MS
a. Ethnocentrism is natural and useful for protection of culture in the global context.
*b. Ethnocentrism is the belief that one’s own group’s ways of thinking is superior to others.
*c. Ethnocentric views held by people/groups in positions of power have combined to justify
dehumanizing practices historically.
d. Ethnocentrism is useful and necessary to create group cohesion and loyalty.
Type: MR
21. Engaging in “intercultural praxis” means that you
@ Learning objective: 4. Describe the goals and six points of entry into intercultural praxis;
Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Intercultural Praxis in the Context of
Globalization; Question type: MS
*a. take action based on careful reflection and critically reflect after taking action.
b. use your own ethnocentric views to analyze the world.
c. use your own cultural perspective as a guideline for evaluating others.
*d. have the flexibly to consciously shift perspectives between the particular microdimensions of
intercultural communication and the broader macrodimensions.
Type: MR
22. Which of the following indicate that Sybil is engaging in inquiry as a point of entry into
intercultural praxis?
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@ Learning objective: 4. Describe the goals and six points of entry into intercultural praxis;
Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Inquiry; Question type: MS
*a. Sybil is willing and interested in finding out about cultures that are different from her own.
b. Sybil knows what is right and wrong and uses these standards to evaluate others who come
from cultures different from her own.
*c. Sybil is willing to change her view of the world based on learning new things from people
from cultures different from her own.
d. Sybil wants to persuade people from other cultures that her way of living is better and
superior.
Type: MR
23. Framing in intercultural praxis
@ Learning objective: 4. Describe the goals and six points of entry into intercultural praxis;
Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Framing; Question type: MS
*a. refers to the use of multiple frames of reference to understand intercultural communication.
b. indicates a heightened and exclusive focus on global issues in intercultural communication.
*c. highlights the ways in which our perspectives, our views on ourselves, others, and the world
around us are always and inevitably limited by cultural frames.
d. focuses on stereotyping other groups based on one’s own assumptions and prejudices.
Type: MR
24. Dialogue as a point of entry into intercultural praxis
@ Learning objective: 4. Describe the goals and six points of entry into intercultural praxis;
Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Dialogue; Question type: MS
a. refers to two people trying to persuade each other on their viewpoints.
*b. may involve opposing points of view and tension.
*c. suggests that either/or thinking is challenged.
*d. invites us to stretch ourselves outside our comfort zones.
25. The purpose of engaging in intercultural praxis is
@ Learning objective: 4. Describe the goals and six points of entry into intercultural praxis;
Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Intercultural Praxis in the Context of
Globalization; Question type: MC
a. to sustain cultural dominance.
b. to maintain and protect our existing worldview.
c. to criticize and evaluate cultures different from our own.
*d. to develop our socially responsible action in regard to our intercultural interactions in the
context of globalization.
26. Globalization is characterized by the interconnectedness of people’s lives through
communication technology, global capitalism, and international political institutions.
@ Learning objective: 1. Identify the opportunities and challenges of intercultural
communication in the context of globalization; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location:
Opening the Conversation; Question type: TF
*a. True
b. False
@ Learning objective: 4. Describe the goals and six points of entry into intercultural praxis;
Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Inquiry; Question type: MS
*a. Sybil is willing and interested in finding out about cultures that are different from her own.
b. Sybil knows what is right and wrong and uses these standards to evaluate others who come
from cultures different from her own.
*c. Sybil is willing to change her view of the world based on learning new things from people
from cultures different from her own.
d. Sybil wants to persuade people from other cultures that her way of living is better and
superior.
Type: MR
23. Framing in intercultural praxis
@ Learning objective: 4. Describe the goals and six points of entry into intercultural praxis;
Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Framing; Question type: MS
*a. refers to the use of multiple frames of reference to understand intercultural communication.
b. indicates a heightened and exclusive focus on global issues in intercultural communication.
*c. highlights the ways in which our perspectives, our views on ourselves, others, and the world
around us are always and inevitably limited by cultural frames.
d. focuses on stereotyping other groups based on one’s own assumptions and prejudices.
Type: MR
24. Dialogue as a point of entry into intercultural praxis
@ Learning objective: 4. Describe the goals and six points of entry into intercultural praxis;
Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Dialogue; Question type: MS
a. refers to two people trying to persuade each other on their viewpoints.
*b. may involve opposing points of view and tension.
*c. suggests that either/or thinking is challenged.
*d. invites us to stretch ourselves outside our comfort zones.
25. The purpose of engaging in intercultural praxis is
@ Learning objective: 4. Describe the goals and six points of entry into intercultural praxis;
Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Intercultural Praxis in the Context of
Globalization; Question type: MC
a. to sustain cultural dominance.
b. to maintain and protect our existing worldview.
c. to criticize and evaluate cultures different from our own.
*d. to develop our socially responsible action in regard to our intercultural interactions in the
context of globalization.
26. Globalization is characterized by the interconnectedness of people’s lives through
communication technology, global capitalism, and international political institutions.
@ Learning objective: 1. Identify the opportunities and challenges of intercultural
communication in the context of globalization; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location:
Opening the Conversation; Question type: TF
*a. True
b. False
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27. Melissa believes that American culture is superior to other cultures because of the values
placed on freedom and individuality. This is a form of ethnocentrism.
@ Learning objective: 3. Explain how our social location and standpoint shape how we see,
experience, and understand the world differently; Cognitive domain: Application; Answer
location: Ethnocentrism; Question type: TF
*a. True
b. False
28. To engage in “praxis” means that you take action based on your careful reflection, and also
you critically reflect after taking action.
@ Learning objective: 4. Describe the goals and six points of entry into intercultural praxis;
Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Intercultural Praxis; Question type: TF
*a. True
b. False
29. Globalization is positive because the gap between the wealthy and the poor is decreasing
within countries and around the world.
@ Learning objective: 1. Identify the opportunities and challenges of intercultural
communication in the context of globalization; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer
location: Opening the Conversation; Question type: TF
a. True
*b. False
30. Sia is an Asian American woman. Because of her experience of both racism and sexism in
the United States, she is able to see things differently and understand the issues of race and
gender more clearly. This is an example of standpoint theory.
@ Learning objective: 3. Explain how our social location and standpoint shape how we see,
experience, and understand the world differently; Cognitive domain: Application; Answer
location: Standpoint Theory; Question type: TF
*a. True
b. False
Type: E
31. Identify the six points of entry into intercultural praxis and explain how you can use them for
more effective intercultural interactions and relationships.
*a. Varies
Learning objective: 4. Describe the goals and six points of entry into intercultural praxis;
Cognitive domain: Analysis; Answer location: Intercultural Praxis in the Context of
Globalization; Question type: ESS
Type E
32. Briefly explain anthropologic, cultural studies, and globalization definitions of culture. For
each definition, provide an example.
*a. Varies
27. Melissa believes that American culture is superior to other cultures because of the values
placed on freedom and individuality. This is a form of ethnocentrism.
@ Learning objective: 3. Explain how our social location and standpoint shape how we see,
experience, and understand the world differently; Cognitive domain: Application; Answer
location: Ethnocentrism; Question type: TF
*a. True
b. False
28. To engage in “praxis” means that you take action based on your careful reflection, and also
you critically reflect after taking action.
@ Learning objective: 4. Describe the goals and six points of entry into intercultural praxis;
Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Intercultural Praxis; Question type: TF
*a. True
b. False
29. Globalization is positive because the gap between the wealthy and the poor is decreasing
within countries and around the world.
@ Learning objective: 1. Identify the opportunities and challenges of intercultural
communication in the context of globalization; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer
location: Opening the Conversation; Question type: TF
a. True
*b. False
30. Sia is an Asian American woman. Because of her experience of both racism and sexism in
the United States, she is able to see things differently and understand the issues of race and
gender more clearly. This is an example of standpoint theory.
@ Learning objective: 3. Explain how our social location and standpoint shape how we see,
experience, and understand the world differently; Cognitive domain: Application; Answer
location: Standpoint Theory; Question type: TF
*a. True
b. False
Type: E
31. Identify the six points of entry into intercultural praxis and explain how you can use them for
more effective intercultural interactions and relationships.
*a. Varies
Learning objective: 4. Describe the goals and six points of entry into intercultural praxis;
Cognitive domain: Analysis; Answer location: Intercultural Praxis in the Context of
Globalization; Question type: ESS
Type E
32. Briefly explain anthropologic, cultural studies, and globalization definitions of culture. For
each definition, provide an example.
*a. Varies
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Learning objective: 2. Describe three definitions of culture that influence intercultural
communication in the global context; Cognitive domain: Comprehension and Application;
Answer location: Definitions of Culture; Question type: SA
Type: E
33. Explain hegemony, discuss how it functions as a form of power, and provide an example.
*a. Varies
Learning objective: 2. Describe three definitions of culture that influence intercultural
communication in the global context; Cognitive domain: Application and Analysis; Answer
location: Cultural Studies Definition: Culture as a Site of Contested Meaning; Question type: SA
Type: E
34. Briefly explain positionality, standpoint theory, and ethnocentrism, and discuss why these
concepts are important for intercultural communication.
*a. Varies
Learning objective: 3. Explain how our social location and standpoint shape how we see,
experience, and understand the world differently; Cognitive domain: Analysis; Answer location:
Studying Intercultural Communication; Question type: ESS
Type: E
35. Briefly define positionality, describe your positionality, and discuss how your positionality
shapes how you communicate in culturally diverse contexts.
*a. Varies
Learning objective: 3. Explain how our social location and standpoint shape how we see,
experience, and understand the world differently; Cognitive domain: Analysis; Answer location:
Positionality; Question type: ESS
Type: E
36. Briefly explain standpoint theory and discuss why this concept is important for intercultural
communication.
*a. Varies
Learning objective: 3. Explain how our social location and standpoint shape how we see,
experience, and understand the world differently; Cognitive domain: Analysis; Answer location:
Standpoint Theory; Question type: SA
Learning objective: 2. Describe three definitions of culture that influence intercultural
communication in the global context; Cognitive domain: Comprehension and Application;
Answer location: Definitions of Culture; Question type: SA
Type: E
33. Explain hegemony, discuss how it functions as a form of power, and provide an example.
*a. Varies
Learning objective: 2. Describe three definitions of culture that influence intercultural
communication in the global context; Cognitive domain: Application and Analysis; Answer
location: Cultural Studies Definition: Culture as a Site of Contested Meaning; Question type: SA
Type: E
34. Briefly explain positionality, standpoint theory, and ethnocentrism, and discuss why these
concepts are important for intercultural communication.
*a. Varies
Learning objective: 3. Explain how our social location and standpoint shape how we see,
experience, and understand the world differently; Cognitive domain: Analysis; Answer location:
Studying Intercultural Communication; Question type: ESS
Type: E
35. Briefly define positionality, describe your positionality, and discuss how your positionality
shapes how you communicate in culturally diverse contexts.
*a. Varies
Learning objective: 3. Explain how our social location and standpoint shape how we see,
experience, and understand the world differently; Cognitive domain: Analysis; Answer location:
Positionality; Question type: ESS
Type: E
36. Briefly explain standpoint theory and discuss why this concept is important for intercultural
communication.
*a. Varies
Learning objective: 3. Explain how our social location and standpoint shape how we see,
experience, and understand the world differently; Cognitive domain: Analysis; Answer location:
Standpoint Theory; Question type: SA
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Chapter 2: Test Bank
1. Globalization is characterized by
@ Learning objective: 1. Describe the complex and contradictory influences of globalization on
intercultural communication; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Intercultural
Communication in the Context of Globalization; Question type: MC
a. the isolation of cultures due to communication technology, global capitalism, and international
political institutions.
*b. the interconnectedness of people’s lives through communication technology, global
capitalism, and international political institutions.
c. the decline in interdependence as a result of communication technology, global capitalism, and
international political institutions.
d. the homogenization of cultures into one unified culture.
2. Globalization is
@ Learning objective: 1. Describe the complex and contradictory influences of globalization on
intercultural communication; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Intercultural
Communication in the Context of Globalization; Question type: MC
a. positive because cultures are not affected.
b. positive because the gap between the wealthy and the poor is decreasing within countries and
around the world.
*c. complex and contradictory and has a major impact on intercultural communication.
d. static and predictable.
Type: MR
3. History is
@ Learning objective: 2. Explain the important role history plays in shaping intercultural
communication today; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: The Role of History
in Intercultural Communication; Question type: MS
a. not important in intercultural communication because globalization is a new stage of history
and it has little to do with what happened prior to the end of World War II.
*b. important to intercultural communication because our current context of globalization is
shaped by the historical events of the past 500 years.
*c. important because events in the past shape current migration patterns and global relationships
of power.
*d. important because intercultural relations today are shaped by the colonial relations of power
in the past.
Type: MR
4. The terms global South and global North highlight
@ Learning objective: 2. Explain the important role history plays in shaping intercultural
communication today; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: The Role of History
in Intercultural Communication; Question type: MS
*a. the division between wealthy, developed nations in the northern hemisphere and poorer,
developing nations in the southern hemisphere.
*b. the division between former centers of colonial power and formerly colonized countries.
Chapter 2: Test Bank
1. Globalization is characterized by
@ Learning objective: 1. Describe the complex and contradictory influences of globalization on
intercultural communication; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Intercultural
Communication in the Context of Globalization; Question type: MC
a. the isolation of cultures due to communication technology, global capitalism, and international
political institutions.
*b. the interconnectedness of people’s lives through communication technology, global
capitalism, and international political institutions.
c. the decline in interdependence as a result of communication technology, global capitalism, and
international political institutions.
d. the homogenization of cultures into one unified culture.
2. Globalization is
@ Learning objective: 1. Describe the complex and contradictory influences of globalization on
intercultural communication; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Intercultural
Communication in the Context of Globalization; Question type: MC
a. positive because cultures are not affected.
b. positive because the gap between the wealthy and the poor is decreasing within countries and
around the world.
*c. complex and contradictory and has a major impact on intercultural communication.
d. static and predictable.
Type: MR
3. History is
@ Learning objective: 2. Explain the important role history plays in shaping intercultural
communication today; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: The Role of History
in Intercultural Communication; Question type: MS
a. not important in intercultural communication because globalization is a new stage of history
and it has little to do with what happened prior to the end of World War II.
*b. important to intercultural communication because our current context of globalization is
shaped by the historical events of the past 500 years.
*c. important because events in the past shape current migration patterns and global relationships
of power.
*d. important because intercultural relations today are shaped by the colonial relations of power
in the past.
Type: MR
4. The terms global South and global North highlight
@ Learning objective: 2. Explain the important role history plays in shaping intercultural
communication today; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: The Role of History
in Intercultural Communication; Question type: MS
*a. the division between wealthy, developed nations in the northern hemisphere and poorer,
developing nations in the southern hemisphere.
*b. the division between former centers of colonial power and formerly colonized countries.
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c. the geopolitics of the Cold War.
d. the division between North America and South America.
Type: MR
5. Globalization is characterized by which of the following?
@ Learning objective: 1. Describe the complex and contradictory influences of globalization on
intercultural communication; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Intercultural
Communication in the Context of Globalization; Question type: MS
*a. A rapidly growing global interdependence and increasing inequities
*b. An increasingly dynamic, mobile world facilitated by communication and transportation
technologies
*c. A historical legacy of colonization and U.S. hegemony
d. A unified world under shared values and beliefs
6. Colonization occurs when
@ Learning objective: 2. Explain the important role history plays in shaping intercultural
communication today; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: The Role of History
in Intercultural Communication; Question type: MC
a. people disperse after a natural, political, or economic disaster yet remain in contact with their
homeland.
b. people settle in new geographic regions.
*c. outside powers impose language, cultural, and/or religious practices on others for the purpose
of expansion or exploitation of land or resources.
d. groups of people integrate into a new country while sustaining their cultural identity.
7. Cultural imperialism is defined as
@ Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and
cultural globalization; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Cultural Flows and
Unequal Power Relations; Question type: MC
*a. the domination of one culture over others through cultural forms.
b. the invasion of other people’s land through military force and violence.
c. the equal flow of cultural products around the globe.
d. the harmonization of cultures into one culture.
Type: MR
8. Which of the following is/are TRUE?
@ Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and
cultural globalization; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Cultural Flows and
Unequal Power Relations; Question type: MS
*a. The European conquest starting from the 16th century transformed global migration patterns
in ways that continue to affect us today.
*b. Movements of people and intercultural interactions are directly related to economic and
political forces.
*c. The colonial process initiated the division between “the West and the Rest” that we
experience today.
d. Migration patterns and intercultural relations have nothing to do with history.
c. the geopolitics of the Cold War.
d. the division between North America and South America.
Type: MR
5. Globalization is characterized by which of the following?
@ Learning objective: 1. Describe the complex and contradictory influences of globalization on
intercultural communication; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Intercultural
Communication in the Context of Globalization; Question type: MS
*a. A rapidly growing global interdependence and increasing inequities
*b. An increasingly dynamic, mobile world facilitated by communication and transportation
technologies
*c. A historical legacy of colonization and U.S. hegemony
d. A unified world under shared values and beliefs
6. Colonization occurs when
@ Learning objective: 2. Explain the important role history plays in shaping intercultural
communication today; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: The Role of History
in Intercultural Communication; Question type: MC
a. people disperse after a natural, political, or economic disaster yet remain in contact with their
homeland.
b. people settle in new geographic regions.
*c. outside powers impose language, cultural, and/or religious practices on others for the purpose
of expansion or exploitation of land or resources.
d. groups of people integrate into a new country while sustaining their cultural identity.
7. Cultural imperialism is defined as
@ Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and
cultural globalization; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Cultural Flows and
Unequal Power Relations; Question type: MC
*a. the domination of one culture over others through cultural forms.
b. the invasion of other people’s land through military force and violence.
c. the equal flow of cultural products around the globe.
d. the harmonization of cultures into one culture.
Type: MR
8. Which of the following is/are TRUE?
@ Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and
cultural globalization; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Cultural Flows and
Unequal Power Relations; Question type: MS
*a. The European conquest starting from the 16th century transformed global migration patterns
in ways that continue to affect us today.
*b. Movements of people and intercultural interactions are directly related to economic and
political forces.
*c. The colonial process initiated the division between “the West and the Rest” that we
experience today.
d. Migration patterns and intercultural relations have nothing to do with history.
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9. The growth in power of multinational corporations is one of the characteristics of
@ Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and
cultural globalization; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Global Business and
Global Markets; Question type: MC
a. political globalization.
*b. economic globalization.
c. cultural globalization.
d. corporate globalization.
Type: MR
10. Which of the following is/are NOT true?
@ Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and
cultural globalization; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Free Trade and
Economic Liberalization; Question type: MS
a. Free trade agreements liberalize trade by reducing trade tariffs and barriers transnationally.
b. Free trade agreements move manufacturing sectors and service sectors to offshore locations
with cheaper labor and less business and environmental regulations.
*c. Free trade agreements are accepted by all as beneficial.
*d. Free trade agreements give developing countries an advantage over their trade.
11. Economic globalization has
@ Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and
cultural globalization; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Intercultural
Dimensions of Economic Globalization; Question type: MC
a. eliminated the need for intercultural awareness, understanding, and training.
b. increased trade barriers to protect jobs.
c. decreased international trade and international flows of capital.
*d. increased the need for intercultural awareness, understanding, and training.
12. Cultural values, norms, and behaviors
@ Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and
cultural globalization; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Cultural Flows and
Unequal Power Relations; Question type: MC
*a. play a significant role in team building, decision making, and job satisfaction.
b. have no impact on marketing and advertising.
c. are the same across multinational corporations because of globalization.
d. are becoming homogeneous because of economic globalization.
Type: MR
13. Ideological wars, an intercultural dimension of political globalization
@ Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and
cultural globalization; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Ideological Wars;
Question type: MS
*a. employ false dichotomies to galvanize the public.
b. decrease tensions between different cultural groups.
9. The growth in power of multinational corporations is one of the characteristics of
@ Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and
cultural globalization; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Global Business and
Global Markets; Question type: MC
a. political globalization.
*b. economic globalization.
c. cultural globalization.
d. corporate globalization.
Type: MR
10. Which of the following is/are NOT true?
@ Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and
cultural globalization; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Free Trade and
Economic Liberalization; Question type: MS
a. Free trade agreements liberalize trade by reducing trade tariffs and barriers transnationally.
b. Free trade agreements move manufacturing sectors and service sectors to offshore locations
with cheaper labor and less business and environmental regulations.
*c. Free trade agreements are accepted by all as beneficial.
*d. Free trade agreements give developing countries an advantage over their trade.
11. Economic globalization has
@ Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and
cultural globalization; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Intercultural
Dimensions of Economic Globalization; Question type: MC
a. eliminated the need for intercultural awareness, understanding, and training.
b. increased trade barriers to protect jobs.
c. decreased international trade and international flows of capital.
*d. increased the need for intercultural awareness, understanding, and training.
12. Cultural values, norms, and behaviors
@ Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and
cultural globalization; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Cultural Flows and
Unequal Power Relations; Question type: MC
*a. play a significant role in team building, decision making, and job satisfaction.
b. have no impact on marketing and advertising.
c. are the same across multinational corporations because of globalization.
d. are becoming homogeneous because of economic globalization.
Type: MR
13. Ideological wars, an intercultural dimension of political globalization
@ Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and
cultural globalization; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Ideological Wars;
Question type: MS
*a. employ false dichotomies to galvanize the public.
b. decrease tensions between different cultural groups.
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*c. often scapegoats one group for the challenges and ills of society.
d. have no material consequences because ideologies are false ideas.
Type: MR
14. Which of the following is/are TRUE in political globalization?
@ Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and
cultural globalization; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Intercultural
Dimensions of Political Globalization; Question type: MS
a. Political globalization has little influence on intercultural communication.
*b. Intercultural alliances form to resist the influence of institutions of global governance such as
the WTO.
*c. Contradictory forces of democratization, Western dominance, and grassroots resistance affect
global governance today.
d. Political globalization works independently from cultural and economic globalization.
15. Culture as de-territorialized means
@ Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and
cultural globalization; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Migration and
Cultural Connectivities; Question type: MC
a. culture disappears from the world because of globalization.
*b. culture and people are uprooted from their geographic location of origin.
c. culture is a territory that belongs to a group of people.
d. culture is relocated in new spaces.
16. Diasporic communities are defined as communities that
@ Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and
cultural globalization; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Migration and Cultural
Connectivities; Question type: MC
a. relocate voluntarily to new countries.
*b. are forced to leave their homeland and have a longing to return home.
c. maintain multiple houses in different countries.
d. move across cultural borders on a regular basis.
17. “Global cultural homogenization by U.S. American culture” is a definition of
@ Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and
cultural globalization; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Cultural Flows and
Unequal Power Relations; Question type: MC
*a. Americanization.
b. positionality.
c. framing.
d. cultural imperialism.
Type: MR
18. Cultural globalization is characterized by
*c. often scapegoats one group for the challenges and ills of society.
d. have no material consequences because ideologies are false ideas.
Type: MR
14. Which of the following is/are TRUE in political globalization?
@ Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and
cultural globalization; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Intercultural
Dimensions of Political Globalization; Question type: MS
a. Political globalization has little influence on intercultural communication.
*b. Intercultural alliances form to resist the influence of institutions of global governance such as
the WTO.
*c. Contradictory forces of democratization, Western dominance, and grassroots resistance affect
global governance today.
d. Political globalization works independently from cultural and economic globalization.
15. Culture as de-territorialized means
@ Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and
cultural globalization; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer location: Migration and
Cultural Connectivities; Question type: MC
a. culture disappears from the world because of globalization.
*b. culture and people are uprooted from their geographic location of origin.
c. culture is a territory that belongs to a group of people.
d. culture is relocated in new spaces.
16. Diasporic communities are defined as communities that
@ Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and
cultural globalization; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Migration and Cultural
Connectivities; Question type: MC
a. relocate voluntarily to new countries.
*b. are forced to leave their homeland and have a longing to return home.
c. maintain multiple houses in different countries.
d. move across cultural borders on a regular basis.
17. “Global cultural homogenization by U.S. American culture” is a definition of
@ Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and
cultural globalization; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Cultural Flows and
Unequal Power Relations; Question type: MC
*a. Americanization.
b. positionality.
c. framing.
d. cultural imperialism.
Type: MR
18. Cultural globalization is characterized by
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@ Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and
cultural globalization; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Intercultural Dimensions
of Cultural Globalization; Question type: MS
*a. hybrid cultural forms and identities.
*b. transnational cultural connections.
*c. cultural flows in the context of unequal power relations.
*d. global migration and movement.
19. In the context of globalization, the way people connect with their culture and cultivate a
sense of home is changing because of
@ Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and
cultural globalization; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Intercultural Dimensions
of Cultural Globalization; Question type: MC
*a. advances in communication and transportation technologies.
b. a decline in international economic and social networks.
c. a decrease in the dependence on remittances.
d. a stable world where few people travel across cultural borders.
Type: MR
20. Studying intercultural communication is critical in our current age because
@ Learning objective: 1. Describe the complex and contradictory influences of globalization on
intercultural communication; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Summary;
Question type: MS
*a. our assumptions and attitudes about people from different cultures shape who we
communicate with and who we build friendships and alliances with.
*b. our exposure to people from different cultures through interpersonal and mediated
communication is increasing.
*c. histories of conflict among groups, structural inequities, and ideological differences
frequently frame and inform our intercultural interactions.
*d. globalization presents both challenges and possibilities for intercultural communication.
21. Globalization is positive because the gap between the wealthy and the poor is decreasing
within countries and around the world.
@ Learning objective: 1. Describe the complex and contradictory influences of globalization on
intercultural communication; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Intercultural
Communication in the Context of Globalization; Question type: TF
a. True
*b. False
22. Since 2006, Krispy Kreme opened stores in various countries in Asia. This is an example of
using culture as a resource for economic globalization.
@ Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and
cultural globalization; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Intercultural
Communication in the Context of Globalization; Question type: TF
*a. True
b. False
@ Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and
cultural globalization; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Intercultural Dimensions
of Cultural Globalization; Question type: MS
*a. hybrid cultural forms and identities.
*b. transnational cultural connections.
*c. cultural flows in the context of unequal power relations.
*d. global migration and movement.
19. In the context of globalization, the way people connect with their culture and cultivate a
sense of home is changing because of
@ Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and
cultural globalization; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Intercultural Dimensions
of Cultural Globalization; Question type: MC
*a. advances in communication and transportation technologies.
b. a decline in international economic and social networks.
c. a decrease in the dependence on remittances.
d. a stable world where few people travel across cultural borders.
Type: MR
20. Studying intercultural communication is critical in our current age because
@ Learning objective: 1. Describe the complex and contradictory influences of globalization on
intercultural communication; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Summary;
Question type: MS
*a. our assumptions and attitudes about people from different cultures shape who we
communicate with and who we build friendships and alliances with.
*b. our exposure to people from different cultures through interpersonal and mediated
communication is increasing.
*c. histories of conflict among groups, structural inequities, and ideological differences
frequently frame and inform our intercultural interactions.
*d. globalization presents both challenges and possibilities for intercultural communication.
21. Globalization is positive because the gap between the wealthy and the poor is decreasing
within countries and around the world.
@ Learning objective: 1. Describe the complex and contradictory influences of globalization on
intercultural communication; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Intercultural
Communication in the Context of Globalization; Question type: TF
a. True
*b. False
22. Since 2006, Krispy Kreme opened stores in various countries in Asia. This is an example of
using culture as a resource for economic globalization.
@ Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and
cultural globalization; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Intercultural
Communication in the Context of Globalization; Question type: TF
*a. True
b. False
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Ch. 2 Test Bank 2nd Edition 6
23. History is not important in intercultural communication because globalization is a new stage
of history and it has little to do with what happened prior to the end of World War II.
@ Learning objective: 2. Explain the important role history plays in shaping intercultural
communication today; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: The Role of History in
Intercultural Communication; Question type: TF
a. True
*b. False
Type: E
24. Define globalization and discuss how it affects intercultural communication. Discuss why it
is important to study intercultural communication in the context of globalization.
*a. Varies
Learning objective: 1. Describe the complex and contradictory influences of globalization on
intercultural communication; Cognitive domain: Comprehension and Analysis; Answer location:
Intercultural Communication in the Context of Globalization; Question type: SA
Type: E
25. With the scenarios that are used to introduce the chapter or with other examples, discuss the
role of power in intercultural communication.
*a. Varies
Learning objective: 3. Explain how relationships of power affect intercultural communication in
our everyday lives; Cognitive domain: Analysis; Answer location: Understanding the Context of
Globalization; Question type: SA
Type: E
26. Briefly explain Americanization and cultural imperialism. Do you think Americanization is
an inevitable outcome of globalization? Is it positive or negative? Discuss your thoughts on this
issue and clearly defend your position.
*a. Varies
Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and cultural
globalization; Cognitive domain: Application and Analysis; Answer location: Cultural Flows and
Unequal Power Relations; Question type: SA
Type: E
27. What does the statement “Culture is de-territorialized and re-territorialized in globalization”
mean? Briefly explain and provide an example.
*a. Varies
Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and cultural
globalization; Cognitive domain: Application and Analysis; Answer location: Migration and
Cultural Connectivities; Question type: SA
23. History is not important in intercultural communication because globalization is a new stage
of history and it has little to do with what happened prior to the end of World War II.
@ Learning objective: 2. Explain the important role history plays in shaping intercultural
communication today; Cognitive domain: Knowledge; Answer location: The Role of History in
Intercultural Communication; Question type: TF
a. True
*b. False
Type: E
24. Define globalization and discuss how it affects intercultural communication. Discuss why it
is important to study intercultural communication in the context of globalization.
*a. Varies
Learning objective: 1. Describe the complex and contradictory influences of globalization on
intercultural communication; Cognitive domain: Comprehension and Analysis; Answer location:
Intercultural Communication in the Context of Globalization; Question type: SA
Type: E
25. With the scenarios that are used to introduce the chapter or with other examples, discuss the
role of power in intercultural communication.
*a. Varies
Learning objective: 3. Explain how relationships of power affect intercultural communication in
our everyday lives; Cognitive domain: Analysis; Answer location: Understanding the Context of
Globalization; Question type: SA
Type: E
26. Briefly explain Americanization and cultural imperialism. Do you think Americanization is
an inevitable outcome of globalization? Is it positive or negative? Discuss your thoughts on this
issue and clearly defend your position.
*a. Varies
Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and cultural
globalization; Cognitive domain: Application and Analysis; Answer location: Cultural Flows and
Unequal Power Relations; Question type: SA
Type: E
27. What does the statement “Culture is de-territorialized and re-territorialized in globalization”
mean? Briefly explain and provide an example.
*a. Varies
Learning objective: 4. Identify the intercultural dimensions of economic, political, and cultural
globalization; Cognitive domain: Application and Analysis; Answer location: Migration and
Cultural Connectivities; Question type: SA
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Ch. 3 Test Bank 2nd Edition 1
Chapter 3: Test Bank
1. When race or gender is socially constructed, it means that
@ Learning objective: 1. Identify the opportunities and challenges of intercultural
communication in the context of globalization; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer
location: Constructing Social Worlds Through Communication; Question type: MC
a. people are born with their race and gender as part of their biological characteristics.
*b. people assign meaning to the physical characteristics and create social conventions, norms,
and practices associated with the meaning.
c. people can choose their own race and gender according to their preferences.
d. people have no freedom or agency to claim who they are.
2. Signifier and signified can be best explained by which one of the following?
@ Learning objective: 3. Identify a process of “reading” body politics to reveal the social,
economic, and political implications of the meanings we attach to “difference”; Cognitive
domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Semiotic Approach to Difference; Question type: MC
a. Signified is the word, image, or material form; signifier is idea or mental concept.
*b. Signifier is the word, image, or material form; signified is idea or mental concept.
c. Signified is the objective meaning; signifier is subjective meaning.
d. Signifier is the subjective meaning; signified is the objective meaning.
3. When Robert hears the word “Apple,” he thinks of healthy snack fruit, while Shirley thinks of
her favorite computer. This is because the relationship between signifier and signified is
@ Learning objective: 3. Identify a process of “reading” body politics to reveal the social,
economic, and political implications of the meanings we attach to “difference”; Cognitive
domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Semiotic Approach to Difference; Question type: MC
a. personal.
b. objective.
*c. arbitrary.
d. a mystery.
4. What does the statement “Race is a social construction” mean?
@ Learning objective: 2. Explain how “race” is a social construct that was “invented”
historically to serve economic and political ends; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer
location: Racial Difference; Question type: MC
a. It means race is a biological trait determined by DNA.
b. It means racial categories are fixed and will never change.
c. It means racial categories are universal across the world.
*d. It means race is a product of social norms and practices shaped by the relations of power.
5. Mary purchased a bottle of perfume because she liked the floral and sweet scent. The scent of
her perfume is the ________, and the feminine and romantic association she makes with the
scent is the __________.
@ Learning objective: 3. Identify a process of “reading” body politics to reveal the social,
economic, and political implications of the meanings we attach to “difference”; Cognitive
domain: Application; Answer location: Semiotic Approach to Difference; Question type: MC
Chapter 3: Test Bank
1. When race or gender is socially constructed, it means that
@ Learning objective: 1. Identify the opportunities and challenges of intercultural
communication in the context of globalization; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer
location: Constructing Social Worlds Through Communication; Question type: MC
a. people are born with their race and gender as part of their biological characteristics.
*b. people assign meaning to the physical characteristics and create social conventions, norms,
and practices associated with the meaning.
c. people can choose their own race and gender according to their preferences.
d. people have no freedom or agency to claim who they are.
2. Signifier and signified can be best explained by which one of the following?
@ Learning objective: 3. Identify a process of “reading” body politics to reveal the social,
economic, and political implications of the meanings we attach to “difference”; Cognitive
domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Semiotic Approach to Difference; Question type: MC
a. Signified is the word, image, or material form; signifier is idea or mental concept.
*b. Signifier is the word, image, or material form; signified is idea or mental concept.
c. Signified is the objective meaning; signifier is subjective meaning.
d. Signifier is the subjective meaning; signified is the objective meaning.
3. When Robert hears the word “Apple,” he thinks of healthy snack fruit, while Shirley thinks of
her favorite computer. This is because the relationship between signifier and signified is
@ Learning objective: 3. Identify a process of “reading” body politics to reveal the social,
economic, and political implications of the meanings we attach to “difference”; Cognitive
domain: Knowledge; Answer location: Semiotic Approach to Difference; Question type: MC
a. personal.
b. objective.
*c. arbitrary.
d. a mystery.
4. What does the statement “Race is a social construction” mean?
@ Learning objective: 2. Explain how “race” is a social construct that was “invented”
historically to serve economic and political ends; Cognitive domain: Comprehension; Answer
location: Racial Difference; Question type: MC
a. It means race is a biological trait determined by DNA.
b. It means racial categories are fixed and will never change.
c. It means racial categories are universal across the world.
*d. It means race is a product of social norms and practices shaped by the relations of power.
5. Mary purchased a bottle of perfume because she liked the floral and sweet scent. The scent of
her perfume is the ________, and the feminine and romantic association she makes with the
scent is the __________.
@ Learning objective: 3. Identify a process of “reading” body politics to reveal the social,
economic, and political implications of the meanings we attach to “difference”; Cognitive
domain: Application; Answer location: Semiotic Approach to Difference; Question type: MC
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