Question 1

If you were in a culture where you had to be aware that people may expect male and female roles to be distinct, you would probably be in a

Accepted Answer

A)   Collectivistic culture
B)   Power dominate culture
C)   High Masculine culture
D)   Low Masculinity culture C

Question 2

Hofstede's Three Levels of Cultural Programming that go from the deepest to middle to shallow levels are:

Accepted Answer

A)   Society's culture, family culture, individual culture
B)   National culture, group culture, individual culture
C)   Human nature, culture, personality
D)   None of the above C

Question 3

A high power distance country's overall organizational culture would probably include:

Accepted Answer

A)   Flatter organizations, with supervisors and employees considered as almost equals.
B)   Having centralized companies, strong hierarchies, and large gaps in compensation, authority and respect.
C)   Emphasis on building skills and becoming masters of something in order to exert power.
D)   Having a centralized command of power but also considering the ranks of the employees. B

Question 4

All cultures must deal with the issue of human equality and inequality. According to Hofstede, that cultural dimension is described as

Accepted Answer

A)   Time orientation
B)   Uncertainty avoidance
C)   Masculinity-femininity
D)   Power Distance

Question 5

Emphasizing the history, tradition and rich cultural heritage of those you deal with as evidence of their great potential, would be, according to Hofstede's cultural dimensions:

Accepted Answer

A)   Long-Term Orientation
B)   Power Distance
C)   Uncertainty Avoidance
D)  Masculinity

Question 6

Setting specific deadlines in order to complete a task on time, according to Hofstede's cultural dimensions, would be:

Accepted Answer

A)   Physical Orientation
B)   Collective Orientation
C)   Masculinity Orientation
D)   Short-Term Orientation

Question 7

Musayra is a form of speech used in Certain Arab cultures. It is a way to accommodate/go along with others; a way of communicating that orients the speaker towards a harmonious relationship with the other person; demonstrates respect, and saves face. This style of communication would be connected to

Accepted Answer

A)   Collectivism and femininity (cooperative)  communication
B)   Collectivism and high-context communication
C)   High Power Distance and high-context communication
D)   Low Power Distance and low-context communication

Question 8

A _______________culture would tend to need and expect structure because they are used to rules and policies.

Accepted Answer

A)   High Uncertainty Avoidance
B)   High Masculinity
C)   Low Uncertainty Avoidance
D)   Short-term Orientation

Question 9

In the image below, the group of circles on the right side of the picture represents:

Accepted Answer

A)   Communism
B)   Collectivism
C)   Colonialism
D)   Individualism

Question 10

Emphasizing the history, tradition and rich cultural heritage of those you deal with as evidence of their great potential, would be, according to Hofstede's cultural dimensions:

Accepted Answer

A)   Long-Term Orientation
B)   Power Distance
C)   Uncertainty Avoidance
D)   Masculinity

Exam 4: Cultural Frameworks and Foundations

If you were in a culture where you had to be aware that people may expect male and female roles to be distinct, you would probably be in a

Hofstede's Three Levels of Cultural Programming that go from the deepest to middle to shallow levels are:

A high power distance country's overall organizational culture would probably include:

All cultures must deal with the issue of human equality and inequality. According to Hofstede, that cultural dimension is described as

Emphasizing the history, tradition and rich cultural heritage of those you deal with as evidence of their great potential, would be, according to Hofstede's cultural dimensions:

Setting specific deadlines in order to complete a task on time, according to Hofstede's cultural dimensions, would be:

A _______________culture would tend to need and expect structure because they are used to rules and policies.

In the image below, the group of circles on the right side of the picture represents:

Emphasizing the history, tradition and rich cultural heritage of those you deal with as evidence of their great potential, would be, according to Hofstede's cultural dimensions: