12-13-02跨文化沟通期末考试复习范围

一．选择题

1. When you talk with your friends about Picasso, Beethoven, you are talking about culture from ______ perspective.

A. anthropologic

B. intellectual

C. social

D. psychological

2. _____ is the process of putting an idea into a symbol.

A. Decoding

B. Channel

C. Encoding

D. Source

3. _____ refers to anything that distorts the message the source encodes.

A. Noise

B. Message

C. Source

D. Context

4. _____ refers to that portion of the receiver response of which the source has

knowledge and to which the source attends and assigns meaning.

A. Receiver

B. Decoding

C. Encoding

D. Feedback

5. Definitions of communication from many Asian countries stress ________,

which is most notable in cultures with a Confucian tradition.

A. exchanging information

B. harmony

C. respect

D. instrumental function

6. Communication does not occur in isolation or in a vacuum, but rather it takes place

in a physical and a social context; both establish the rules that govern the interaction. Which characteristic of communication does this statement reflect _____?

A. Symbolic

B. Systematic

C. Irreversible

D. Transactional

7. The _____ is the person with an idea he or she desires to communicate.

A. message

B. source

C. context

D. feedback

8. An American company that operates in Japan almost caused a disaster in the

United States—Japanese relations by addressing 500 red Christmas cars to its Japanese joint-venture partner, since funeral notices are red in Japan. This case has reflected that each country has its art for _____.

A. tipping

B. greeting

C. card exchange

D. giving gift

9. _____ is the environment in which the communication takes place and which

helps define the communication.

A. Context

B. Source

C. Receiver response

D. Feedback

10. _____ refers to some words or actions that are avoided by a particular group of

people, or in certain culture for religious or social reasons.

A. Euphemism

B. Taboo

C. Argot

D. Dialect

11. It is quite common in many English speaking countries for ____________.

A. students to ignore their professors.

B. students to address their professors by the title “Mr”.

C. students to ignore any form of address for their professors.

D. students to address their professors by their first name.

12. Normally, when hearing compliments, a typical Chinese reaction is to show

________.

A. disagreement and anger

B. modesty and humility

C. enjoyment and pride

D. pride and gratitude

13. In the West, it is regarded polite to open gifts as soon as they are given to express

_________.

A. greediness

B. understanding

C. gratitude

D. Appreciation

14. According to intercultural communication theories, collectivism and _________

are basic clusters of values and assumptions.

A. independence

B. Individualism

C. imbalance

D. communication

15. _______ is behaviors such as gestures, body movements, facial expressions, and eye contact.

A. Chromatics

B. Olfactics

C. Haptics

D. Kinesics

16. ________ is the study of how people perceive and use time.

A. Proxemics

B. Chronemics

C. Kinesics

D. Oculesics

17. Communication improvement between cultures requires an ability to ___ .

A. speak some of the language and master some non-verbal behavior

B. speak some of the language and master all non-verbal behavior

C. speak the language and master all non-verbal behavior

D. speak the language and master some non-verbal behavior

18. It is all right to ask someone what their job or position is, but it’s not polite to ask

them their salary. This is considered a ______ matter in English speaking countries.

A. humble

B. secret

C. private

D. taboo

19. Hofstede’s ________ index indicates how much a society feels threatened by ambiguous situations and tries to avoid them by providing rules, believing in absolute