Intercultural Communication in Contexts 7th Edition By Judith Martin-Test Bank

CHAPTER 1
WHY STUDY INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION?

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

1. The _____ imperative for studying intercultural communication refers to the need to understand differences in a diverse work environment, identify new business markets, and develop new products for differing cultural contexts.
a. economic
b. technological
c. peace
d. demographic
Ans: a

2. The need to market products effectively in different countries illustrates the _____ imperative for studying intercultural communication.
a. economic
b. technological
c. peace
d. demographic
Ans: a

3. The possibility of communicating with people from different cultures via e-mail, fax, and the Internet illustrates the _____ imperative for studying intercultural communication.
a. economic
b. technological
c. peace
d. self-awareness
Ans: b

4. John, an engineer in a multinational corporation, e-mails coworkers from India and Taiwan on a weekly basis. John’s communication illustrates the _____ imperative for studying intercultural communication.
a. economic
b. technological
c. peace
d. demographic
Ans: b

5. Changes in the composition of the U.S. population illustrate the _____ imperative for studying intercultural communication.
a. economic
b. technological
c. peace
d. demographic
Ans: d

6. John and Nancy were raised in Illinois and speak only English. Many of their neighbors, however, have immigrated from countries outside the United States and speak English as a second language. John’s and Nancy’s desire to have a positive relationship with their diverse neighbors illustrates the _____ imperative for studying intercultural communication.
a. economic
b. technological
c. peace
d. demographic
Ans: d

7. Violence, conflict, and tension between differing cultural groups in constant contact illustrate the _____ imperative for studying intercultural communication.
a. economic
b. self-awareness
c. peace
d. demographic
Ans: c

8. Ethnic conflicts in Bosnia and the Soviet Union as well as ethnic tensions in other multicultural nations illustrate the _____ imperative for studying intercultural communication.
a. economic
b. ethical
c. peace
d. demographic
Ans: c

9. Increased understanding of one’s self as a cultural being illustrates the _____ imperative for studying intercultural communication.
a. self-awareness
b. demographic
c. ethical
d. technological
Ans: a

10. Maria had never really thought much about her Italian heritage until she became friends with Aylin, an American of Middle Eastern descent. Through conversations and visits to Aylin’s family, Maria gradually began to realize how many of her own behaviors were culturally determined. Maria’s experience illustrates the _____ imperative for studying intercultural communication.
a. economic
b. ethical
c. self-awareness
d. demographic
Ans: c

11. People who believe that cultural differences are only superficial and that there are certain rules that apply across cultures are operating from a _____ position of ethics.
a. political
b. relativist
c. judicial
d. universalist
Ans: d

12. People who believe that behavior can only be judged within the context in which it occurs are operating from a _____ position of ethics.
a. relativist
b. cultural
c. universalist
d. demographic
Ans: a