Global Communication Final Exam
Course Introduction
Global Communication explores the theories, practices, and impacts of information exchange across diverse cultures and international contexts. The course examines how technological advancements, global media systems, and cultural diversity shape the way messages are crafted, interpreted, and disseminated worldwide. Students will investigate the roles of language, culture, and power dynamics in communication processes, as well as challenges such as misinformation, digital divides, and ethical considerations. By analyzing case studies and contemporary issues, participants will gain a deeper understanding of the complexities and opportunities in communicating effectively on a global scale.
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An Introduction to Intercultural Communication 9th Edition by Fred E. Jandt
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Chapter 1: Defining Culture and Communication
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Q1) Which of the following is true of Berlo's model of communication?
A) Berlo was interested in using communication to create relationships.
B) Berlo emphasized that communication is a linear process.
C) Berlo drew from engineering to conceptualize communication.
D) It is the only model of communication.
Answer: C
Q2) In 2017,the use of English for Internet content was approximately ______.
A) 92%
B) 72%
C) 52%
D) 32%
Answer: C
Q3) The ______ may be the most significant political creation of modern times.
Answer: nation-state
Q4) What are the implications of the different ways of determining who is M ori?
Answer: Varies,but students may discuss how the definitions have changed and vary based on purpose for identification.Students may explain the different definitions for voting,land rights,and so on.
Q5) ______ exist within a dominant culture and are dependent on that culture.
Answer: Subgroups
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Chapter 2: Barriers to Intercultural Communication
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Q1) China has a recorded history of ______.
A) 65 years (since the end of World War II)
B) 200 years
C) 2,000 years
D) 4,000 years
Answer: D
Q2) Air quality is a major problem in Chinese cities.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) The effect of making Chinese products cheap is due to the fact that Chinese currency is ______.
Answer: undervalued
Q4) Discuss the impact on the environment of China's economic development.
Answer: Varies,but may discuss air quality,energy consumption,and/or a general lack of concern regarding environmental issues on the part of the Chinese government.
Q5) Discuss China's media policies.
Answer: Varies,but may discuss Internet control and monitoring,regulation,and/or media ownership.
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Chapter 3: Context, Perception, and Competence
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Q1) Human perception can be thought of as the three-step process in the order of ______.
A) interpretation, organization, and selection
B) organization, interpretation, and selection
C) selection, organization, and interpretation
D) sensation, organization, and interpretation
Answer: C
Q2) According to Nisbet (2003),humans sense and perceive the world in ways unique to their ______.
Answer: upbringing
Q3) European countries tend to be ______-context cultures.
Answer: low
Q4) According to Nisbett (2003),Eastern cultures ______.
A) are inclined to see the world as continuous masses of matter
B) have an analytic view of focusing on objects and their attributes
C) see a world of discrete, unconnected things
D) sense the world largely the same as other cultures do
Answer: A
Q5) A ______ person is one who respects cultures and has tolerance for differences.
Answer: multicultural
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Chapter 4: Nonverbal Communication
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Q1) Chinese geomancy,______,is the art of manipulating the physical environment to establish harmony with the natural environment.
Q2) ______ stated that our facial expressions,such as smiles and frowns,are not learned but biologically determined.
Q3) Sadness is one of the universal forms of nonverbal expression.
A)True
B)False
Q4) How does nonverbal communication affect the success of intercultural communication?
Q5) Define and give examples of how silence is used differently in different cultures.
Q6) Smell remains one of the least understood senses. A)True
B)False
Q7) List and briefly describe nonverbal communication as well as the three major approaches to the study of nonverbal communication.
Q8) A study of university students in the United States showed that ______ can be used to communicate playful aggression,sexual interest or intent,or support.
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Chapter 5: Language as a Barrier
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Q1) ______ and Chinese are spoken by more people than English is.
A) Spanish
B) French
C) Japanese
D) Russian
Q2) The predominant language on the Internet in India is ______.
Q3) Why is Esperanto unlikely to become a widely used language?
Q4) Discuss and give examples for the translation problems related to experience.
Q5) The indigenous language of the M ori has nearly disappeared from New Zealand.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Errors in translation can be avoided through ______.
A) back translation
B) computer translation
C) the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
D) using an accurate dictionary
Q7) The English language has a Germanic structure.
A)True
B)False
Q8) What is language?
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Chapter 6: Dimensions of Nation-State Cultures
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Q1) The individualist cultures of North America,Australia,and New Zealand were largely populated by migrants who were sufficiently individualist themselves to leave their native countries.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Countries with a Germanic language (German,English,Dutch,Danish,Norwegian,Swedish)score ______ in power distance.
Q3) Geert Hofstede studied more than 100,000 employees of the multinational company ______ in 40 countries.
Q4) Discuss the neutral versus emotional dimension as outlined by Trompenaars and Hampden-Turner.
Q5) Indulgent cultures have ______.
A) a higher percentage of very happy people than restrained cultures
B) the same percentage of very happy people as restrained cultures
C) a lower percentage of very happy people than restrained cultures
D) shown that there is no connection between the indulgence vs. restraint dimension and happiness
Q6) ______ is mostly found in East Asia,Eastern Europe,and the Muslim world.
Q7) Compare and contrast indulgence and self-restraint cultures.
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Chapter 7: Dominant USCultural Patterns Using Value
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Q1) Space orientation is one of Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck's five value orientations. A)True
B)False
Q2) .Discuss the regional differences in the United States that continue to exist in three areas of communication behavior.
Q3) Discuss rationality in the United States and other Western cultures.
Q4) When time is viewed in a ______ fashion,as it is in the United States,it obviously has a past,a present,and a future.
Q5) Discuss the differing perspectives of social class in the United States.
Q6) Discuss social organization in the United States.
Q7) The dominant language,the system of representative government,the structure of law,and the emphasis on individual liberty all derive from the ______ ideals formulated in England.
Q8) Discuss the world's perception of U.S.Americans as materialists.
Q9) Identify origins of U.S cultural patterns.
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Q10) As a culture,the United States is less likely to make short-term sacrifices for long-term gain.
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Chapter 8: Religion and Identity
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Q1) Explain time orientation in Saudi Arabia.
Q2) Social lives in Arab culture are ______.
A) based on work and other aspects of human activity
B) based on leisure and intellectual interests
C) organized around family
D) similar to Western concepts of individuality
Q3) What do the matawain in Saudi Arabia enforce?
A) international security agreements
B) oil export agreements
C) religious requirements
D) the practice of majlis
Q4) Sunni Muslims compose what percentage of the world's Muslims?
A) 90%
B) 70%
C) 50%
D) 30%
Q5) Describe the status of science in Islam.
Q6) Islam encourages separation of church and state.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Culture and Gender
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Q1) What was the prevailing knowledge of or belief about sex and gender between antiquity and the 18th century?
A) The female body was considered a variation of the male body.
B) Men and women were equal in rights.
C) The female body was well understood.
D) There was a distinction between sex and gender.
Q2) South Korea has eliminated most of the Confucian-based discrimination against women in the nation's laws.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The term ______ refers to people who identify with the sex assigned at birth.
Q4) The Human Development Index (HDI)showed that gender equality is not dependent on income levels,with some developing countries having greater opportunities for women.
A)True B)False
Q5) Discuss the findings derived from the Human Development Index (HDI).
Q6) Selective abortion or ______ is more common in countries that show a cultural preference for male children.
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Chapter 10: Immigration and Acculturation
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Q1) Between the years 1450 and 1870,the largest number of slaves was brought to ______.
A) Brazil
B) British North America and the United States
C) British West Indies
D) the Spanish Empire
Q2) Migration influences both origin and destination countries.
A)True
B)False
Q3) In 1921,the U.S.Congress established country ______ based on the origins of the U.S.population.
Q4) An individual experiencing cultural shock has achieved ______ when they have developed the ability to cope comfortably in both the home and new cultures.
A) culturalism
B) biculturalism
C) multiculturalism
D) coculturalism
Q5) Each major wave of immigrants to the United States experienced ______.
Q6) Name and discuss the types of people crossing cultural boundaries.
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Chapter 11: Cultures Within Cultures
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Q1) ______ has made the United States home to many ethnic groups.
Q2) The term ______ most often refers to Spanish-speaking individuals who came from,or whose ancestors came from,anywhere in Latin America.
Q3) How are firms marketing to Hispanic consumers?
Q4) The Amish support their own private schools,which teach the practical skills of everyday life.
A)True
B)False
Q5) U.S.residents today increasingly recognize their ______ roots.
Q6) Spanglish is a dialect of Spanish spoken only in Southern California.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Define and briefly discuss diaspora.
Q8) The largest Spanish-language television network in the United States is ______.
A) Galavision
B) SIN
C) Telemundo
D) Univision
Q10) Discuss the trends of assimilation in U.S.immigration history. Page 14
Q9) Advertisers marketing in Spanish have made ______ errors.
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Chapter 12: Identity and Subgroups
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Q1) The specialized language of a nonprofessional group is known as ______.
A) cant
B) jargon
C) substandard English
D) slang
Q2) Explain and exemplify why argot has specific and unambiguous meaning.
Q3) ______ use and values contribute to defining subgroup identity and boundaries.
Q4) David Maurer's studies of the speech of subgroups was based on his reading of Sapir.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What are the implications of the assimilation and integration of lesbians and gay men?
Q6) Which country introduced the 2011 United Nations Human Rights Council resolution,establishing a formal process to document human rights abuses against gays?
A) Russia
B) Nigeria
C) South Africa
D) United States
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Chapter 13: Contact Between Cultures
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Q1) The soft drink ______ is marketed as a protest to U.S.foreign policy in more than 60 countries.
Q2) Cultural exchanges have had the intent to help develop the country or ______ for the purpose of economic gain.
Q3) Discursive imperialism is the process by which innovations are spread to members of a culture.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The world's most powerful brand name in 2010 was ______.
Q5) Discuss the history of cultural contact.
Q6) Describe the characteristics of innovators.
Q7) The space in which geographically and historically separated peoples come into contact with each other and establish ongoing relations is a ______.
A) culture
B) contact zone
C) subculture
D) subgroup
Q8) Discuss Paulo Freire's ideas related to the participatory model.
Q9) Define and discuss orientalism.
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Chapter 14: Future Challenges
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Q1) Nation-state identity has superseded other sources as the primary identity in most of the world.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The subjugation of American Indians was defensible when the word ______ was used.
Q3) In centuries past,physical distance heightened the perception of ______.
Q4) What was justified when Blacks were considered "chattel" or property?
A) segregation
B) exchange
C) work
D) collaboration
Q5) The Western public does not think of Muslims as respectful of women.
A)True
B)False
Q6) The imperialism of nations a century ago is today seen as the imperialism of modern multinational corporations.
A)True
B)False
Q7) Discuss disparities of wealth in the world today.
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