Question 1

Which view of communication focuses on feedback from receivers to senders?

Accepted Answer

A)  communication as transaction 
B)  communication as action 
C)  communication as interaction 
D)  communication as contextual

Question 2

Failure to create a harmonious intercultural society in the U.S. will likely result in

Accepted Answer

A)  increased flexibility in one's sense of right and wrong. 
B)  culturally diverse communities with ample economic resources. 
C)  conflicts and hatred. 
D)  lost opportunities to tear down cultural barriers. Applied

Question 3

The______ context refers to widely shared expectations about particular kinds of communication interactions.

Accepted Answer

A)  social 
B)  physical 
C)  interpersonal 
D)  personal

Question 4

Which of the following can be a symbol?

Accepted Answer

A)  words 
B)  actions 
C)  objects 
D)  all of the above

Question 5

Changing cultural demographics in the United States have been due largely to changes in the patterns of

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural identity. 
B)  birth and death rates. 
C)  immigration. 
D)  intermarriage rates

Question 6

Which term stands for or represents a unit of meaning?

Accepted Answer

A)  sender 
B)  transaction 
C)  symbols 
D)  receiver

Question 7

Symbols never vary in their degree of arbitrariness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Throughout the world, there is an increasing pattern of cross-border movements that is creating the most extensive wave of cultural mixing in recorded history

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Communication is defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic. 
B)  a process. 
C)  involving the creation of shared meanings. 
D)  all of the above

Question 10

Which view of communication perceives communication as a linear, one-way process of message sending?

Accepted Answer

A)  communication as transaction 
B)  communication as action 
C)  communication as interaction 
D)  communication as contextual

Question 11

Your friend Maria is frustrated with you after she spent $10 to see a bad movie that you recommended. You still maintain that it was a good movie. Remembering that communication is symbolic, how would you explain to Maria the different understandings of what good meant?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Your friend Maria is frustrated with you...

Question 12

In communication, understanding typically equals agreement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

If there was actually a community called "Global Village" inhabited by 100 people, more than half of the population would be Asians

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 1: Introduction to Intercultural Competence

Which view of communication focuses on feedback from receivers to senders?

Failure to create a harmonious intercultural society in the U.S. will likely result in

The______ context refers to widely shared expectations about particular kinds of communication interactions.

Which of the following can be a symbol?

Changing cultural demographics in the United States have been due largely to changes in the patterns of

Which term stands for or represents a unit of meaning?

Symbols never vary in their degree of arbitrariness.

Throughout the world, there is an increasing pattern of cross-border movements that is creating the most extensive wave of cultural mixing in recorded history

Communication is defined as

Which view of communication perceives communication as a linear, one-way process of message sending?

Your friend Maria is frustrated with you after she spent $10 to see a bad movie that you recommended. You still maintain that it was a good movie. Remembering that communication is symbolic, how would you explain to Maria the different understandings of what good meant?

In communication, understanding typically equals agreement.

If there was actually a community called "Global Village" inhabited by 100 people, more than half of the population would be Asians