問題一覧
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105 Who thinks that eating sushi is not a part of Japanese culture?
Anthropolpgists
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106 Which of the following is not part of the difinition of culture?
Actions
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107 Which of the following is not part of the difinition of culture?
Behaviors
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108 According to the textbook, is the action of eating sushi a part of Japanese culture?
No, because it is not abstract
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109 Which of the following examples was used to illustrate cultural differences in beliefs?
If you catch a cold, then you should not have a bath.
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110 According to the diffinition of culture given in the class, which of the following is not considered to belong to Japanese culture?
Manga such as One Piece.
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111 What is a saurce of friction between people of different cultures?
Cultural stereotypes
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112 Fill in the blank. The following stereotype occurs in the story on page 63:Japanese _____.
Are hard working.
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113 Which of the blank.The following customs is an example of hidden culture?
Explaining who you talked to on the telephone.
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114 What is the difinition of surface culture?
Customs, attitudes, ets., with an easily visible result.
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115 Which of the following statements is true?
Surface culture is easy to observe and easy to learn.
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116 The textbook describes a story of Western living in Japan being frastrated by Japanese people inviting him for dinner, and then being stood up. Why was he frastrated?
It took him awhile to finally catch on that the invitation was tatemae.
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117 The textbook presents a story of a foreigner being stood up. What does the expression 'be stood up' mean?
To have someone of the opposite gender not show up for a date.
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118 The story about a foreigner being invited out for dunner in Japan uses the expression 'Don't hold your breath'. What does this mean?
Don't expect anything to happen.
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119 The textbook describes a story of Western living in Japan being frustrated by Japanese people inviting him for dinner, and then being stood up. What is his advice?
Take an invitation to dinner with a grain of salt.
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120 Which of the following is hidden culture?
The custom of 根回し
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121 Which of the following expressions best describes attitudes towards sun tanning?
Surface culture
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122 Which of the following is surface culture?
The custom of backing into a parking space when parking a car.
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144 Which of the following is hidden culture?
Stop responding to emails.
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123 Which of the following best describe Western cultural practices with regards to talking on a cell phone while walking with a friends?
Explain to the friend who you were talking to and why.
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124 Which of the following is a large source of cultural miscommunication?
Hidden culture
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125 The textbook presents a story that illustrates gender and miscommunication. In that story, what was Kenta's response to Sae him that she had recieved a job offer?
He acted indifferent.
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126 The textbook presents a story that illustrrates gender and miscommunication. In that story, Kenta made hia girlfriens very angry. How does the textbook interprent this?
Kenta was not intentionally trying to make her angry.
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127 Which of the following statements best describes children's communication?
Young children communicate differently on the gender of the adressee.
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128 Which of the following statements best describes children's play style?
Young children play differently depending on their gender.
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129 Which of the following statements is the least true?
Boys tend to ask a lot of questions.
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130 Which of the following statements is the least true?
Girls tend to talk at the same time.
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131 Complete the following statement. Girls prefer _____activity and _____. On the other hand, boys prefer _____ activity and _____.
Non-physical; cooperation; Physical; competition
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132 Acoording to the textbook, why do men communicate?
To show to others that they are able to do things well.
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133 Acoording to the textbook, why do men communicate?
To complete whatever they are working on.
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134 Acooring to the textbook, why do women communicate?
To make lots of friends.
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135 Acoording to the textbook, why do women communicate?
To build intimacy.
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136 Which type of speaker seeks murtual agreement?
Women
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137 How do women view compaints?
Tools gor building intimacy.
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138 How do men view compaints?
Requests foe advice
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139 Acoording to the textbook, what does a woman want when she complains?
Sympathy
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140 Acoording to the textbook, what does a man want when he complains?
Assistance
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141 Which of the following groups of people jave the mostinfluence on the way we learn gender-related aspects of culture?
Our friends of the opposite sex
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142 The long-answer problems contain the expression 'transition sentence'. In this context, what does the word 'transition' mean?
To link two different sections.
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143 Which of the following is an example of gender style communication from the story about gender in the woreforce?
The make manager interrupted to give some advice.
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144 Which of the following ways of building intimacy is mascline?
Getting a bad mark on a group EC presentation together.
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145 Which of the following ways of building intimacy is feminine?
Going to a coffee shop together to chat.
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146 The textbook tells a story about Takahashi-san in a meeting. Why was his boss at him?
He did not argue with his collegues.
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147 The textbook tells a story about Takahashi-san in a meeting. What did he do to support his boss's idea?
He remained quiet.
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148 The textbool tells a story about Takahashi-san in a meeting. What did Takahashi-san intend to do?
Participate in the discussion.
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149 Which of the following is not emphasized by debate style?
Being consistent, and not changing the original idea.
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150 What do Westerners do if they agree with an idea?
They argue against any criticism and defend the idea.
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151 What is the goal of debating in the west?
Improve an idea.
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152 What is the origin of debate style of communication?
Ancient Greek civilization
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153 Historically, where did people argue and debate?
In the agora
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154 Which of the following statements best describes debating and arguing in the west?
It is everywhere.
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155 Which of the following is considered a sign of intelligence in Western culture?
Debating
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156 Why do Japanese people tend to avoid debating?
It causes the adressee to lose face
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157 Which of the following words best describes the Japanese way of desagreement?
Indirect
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158 How do Westerners respond to the phrase "Let me think about it"?
With anticipation
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159 The textbook tells a story about Takahashi-san's boss being desppointed with him. What should Takahashi-san do now?
Explain his behaviour to his boss
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160 Is disagreeing considered to be good or bad practice in Western society? Why?
Good practice, as it is a sign of intelligence.
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161 Consider the following email: "I don't have time for this. I am very sorry. I can do it tommorrow." Was it written by a Japanese person or a Western person?
A Japanese person
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162 Consider the following email: "I don't have time for this. I am very busy right now, but I can do tommorrow." Was it wiritten by a Japanese person or a Western person?
A Western person
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163 Complete the following sentence. An apology is to the Japanese as an _____ is to Westerners.
Explanation
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164 What is missing from the following message? "My rent pays for this. You don't own all the room. Put your basket on your machine."
An apology
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165 What is missing from the following message? "I am sorry to bother you, but please put your basket on your machine."
An explanation
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166 What is the most important communication tool in Japan?
An apology
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167 What do Japanese tend to do when they are complimented in order to avoid damaging face?
Deny
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168 After you gave a small presentation in English class, a good friend compliments you in Japanese.「めっちゃよかったで！」 What is a culturally appropriate response in this situation?
「そんなことないで、間違いだらけやった」
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169 After you gave a small presentation in English class, a good friend compliments you in English. "wow! Your English is really good!" What is a culturally appropriate response in this situation?
"Thank you! I was an exchange student for a year in Canada."
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170 What are the two parts of a response to a compliment in Western culture?
Gratitude and explanation.
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171 What will happen if after someone compliments your singing, you say "Yes, I know."?
You will damage their face.
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172 which of the following statements is the trust?
Japanese often compliment strangers but Westerners do not.
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173 What is the connection between receiving compliments and giving apologies in Western culture?
Debete style.
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174 Why do Westerners like to give an explanation after being complimented?
They value logic and reason.
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175 Which of the following is considered to be a ley point for successful intercultural communication between Westerners and Japanese?
Explain everything.
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176 Fill in the blanks. Long eye contact shows _____ in Western culture, but _____ in Japanese culture.
Self-confidence; resistance
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177 Fill in the blanks. Short eye contact shows _____ in Western culture, but _____ in Japanese culture.
Lack of interest; respect
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178 Fill in the blanks. Long eye contact shows _____ in Western culture, but _____ in Japanese culture.
Self-confidence; resistance
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179 Which of the following is considered to be a very sexy thing that a man can do by Western standards?
Long eye contact
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180 Fill in the blanks. Short eye contact shows that you might be _____ in Western culture, but _____ in Japanese culture.
Hiding something; apologetic
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181 Which of the following list of countries is in order from most touching to least touching?
France; india; China
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182 Which of the following statements describes the culture of kissing when greeting someone in English-speaking cultures?
It is rare, but young people in big cities might do it depending on the person they are greeting.
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183 The amount of touching between presidents depends on:
The touching culture of the countries.
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184 Touching is very important in American sports because it builds:
Trust between players
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185 With regards to touching and culture, which is the most important factor for Western athletes such as baseball players?
The culture of team sports
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186 What is Hiro thinking of doing to solve is intercultural communication problem?
Quitting
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187 What type of communication does the phrase "So I must concentrate and study hard, you know" illustrate?
Context style
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188 What type of communication does the phrase "The vegetables in the grocery store never fresh" illustrate?
High context style
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189 What type of communication does the ohrase "じゃあ、この事、なんとかしておいてください" illustrate?
High context style
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190 What type of communication does the phrase "Please do not leave your clothes in the washing machine" illustrate?
Low context style
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191 What type of communication does the phrase "麦100％ 麦芽・大豆・スピリッツ(大麦)を使用、ホップ使用料(0.5％未満)を除く illustrate?
Low context style
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192 What does high context style communication emphasize?
The nonverbal component
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193 What does low style communication emphasize?
None of the above
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194 Which of the following is used to understand the message during high context style communication?
All of the above
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195 Which of the following countries is mainly high context style culture?
Philippines
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196 Which of the following countries is mainly low context style culture?
All of the above
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197 Which of the following countries is mainly high context style culture?
Russia
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198 Which of the following countries is mainly low context style culture?
Germany
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199 In which of the following situations is high context style communication most likely to occur?
A family eating dinner together.
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200 In which of the following situations is low context style communication most likely to occur?
Going through a security checkpoint in an airpoint.
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201 Which of the following situations is most likely to use high context style communication?
A doctor and nurse working together in Japan.
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202 Which of the following situations is most likely to use low context style communication?
Asking a stranger for direction in the United States
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203 What is the link between low context style and debate style in Western culture?
Explaining clearly