Question 1

Musical tastes vary across cultures

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A)   and are built on the solid foundation of the octave.
B)   which is why they need to be understood by marketers who use music in commercials.
C)   and come together in the Silk Road.
D)   except for classical music, whose appeal is universal.

Question 2

Trompenaars's dimension of individualism versus communitarianism differs greatly from Hofstede's individualism-collectivism dimension.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The explicit communicator in an LC culture (Hall) is

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A)   direct, unsubtle, and unambiguous: What you say is what you mean.
B)   subtle, nuanced and indirect: Meaning accrues through not exactly what is said or done.
C)   trying to close a deal and catch the next flight home, which was booked before arrival.
D)   ready to act and tends to communicate in an indirect and polite way.

Question 4

Hall's high and low context is based on communication styles,and specifically on the role of

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A)   the speakers.
B)   nonverbal behavior.
C)   the medium.
D)   context.

Question 5

Hofstede's individualism-collectivism dimension measures the degree to which people tend to be integrated into groups.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Human resources are influenced by cultural values because values are the foundation of motivation and evaluation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

To really understand another culture

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A)   living in it is important, but you don't need to know the spoken language.
B)   you need to understand both the spoken and unspoken languages.
C)   you need to understand only the unspoken language, because it allows you access.
D)   the first step is to understand the market strategy.

Question 8

According to Trompenaars,a culture's attitude toward the environment can range from

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A)   peaceful to warlike.
B)   overwhelmed by aesthetics to dominating the environment.
C)   control over the environment to harmony with it.
D)   submission to atheism.

Question 9

Although some business areas are affected by culture,accounting and finance are objective,and thus,universal.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Monochronic time is best illustrated by

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A)   university scheduling patterns.
B)   a rock concert.
C)   high context cultures such as Arab and Asian cultures.
D)   all of these choices. A

Question 11

In past-focused cultures (Trompenaars),history often plays an active role to help understand the present and change moves _______.

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slowly
Explanation: Examples of past-focused cultures are China and other Asian cultures, where planning is seen as significant and important and companies can take a long-term approach.

Question 12

Hofstede describes his pragmatic versus normative dimension as dealing with Virtue regardless of Truth.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Culture is like _____________,with the surface culture and the deeper,unknown portions of culture,values,attitudes,and beliefs,hidden.

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an iceberg
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Question 14

The dimension of indulgence versus restraint is about ______________.

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happiness
Explanation: The dimension of ...

Question 15

When we use cultural frameworks to build our understanding of another culture,we use our own culture as an implicit reference point.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In Hall's __________ cultures,the words contain most of the communication.

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low-context
Explanation: In LC...

Question 17

Hall classifies cultures based upon the role __________ plays in the culture's communication.

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context
Explanation: Hall's study looks at context and offers a good first pass at understanding cultural differences.

Question 18

When you assert that a certain aspect of your own culture is superior,you are probably exhibiting

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A)   objective observation.
B)   ethnocentric behavior.
C)   your understanding of truth.
D)   your hunches.

Question 19

The relationship to nature dimension of Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck's framework describes the culture's understanding of how to live in the natural world,with values on a continuum from mastery to harmony and then to ___________.

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subjugation
Explanation: Subjugation inv...

Question 20

One danger of using the culture frameworks introduced in Module 3 is that of applying them prescriptively because:

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A)   we'll be able to understand too much detail of a culture, and this will slow down decision making.
B)   we'll enrich our perceptions.
C)   our perceptions will become stereotypes, however sophisticated.
D)   our understanding of culture will be complex and obstruct decision making.

Exam 3: Sociocultural Forces

Musical tastes vary across cultures

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Trompenaars's dimension of individualism versus communitarianism differs greatly from Hofstede's individualism-collectivism dimension.

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The explicit communicator in an LC culture (Hall) is

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Hall's high and low context is based on communication styles,and specifically on the role of

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Hofstede's individualism-collectivism dimension measures the degree to which people tend to be integrated into groups.

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Human resources are influenced by cultural values because values are the foundation of motivation and evaluation.

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To really understand another culture

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According to Trompenaars,a culture's attitude toward the environment can range from

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Although some business areas are affected by culture,accounting and finance are objective,and thus,universal.

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Monochronic time is best illustrated by

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In past-focused cultures (Trompenaars),history often plays an active role to help understand the present and change moves _______.

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Hofstede describes his pragmatic versus normative dimension as dealing with Virtue regardless of Truth.

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Culture is like _____________,with the surface culture and the deeper,unknown portions of culture,values,attitudes,and beliefs,hidden.

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The dimension of indulgence versus restraint is about ______________.

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When we use cultural frameworks to build our understanding of another culture,we use our own culture as an implicit reference point.

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In Hall's __________ cultures,the words contain most of the communication.

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Hall classifies cultures based upon the role __________ plays in the culture's communication.

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When you assert that a certain aspect of your own culture is superior,you are probably exhibiting

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The relationship to nature dimension of Kluckhohn and Strodtbeck's framework describes the culture's understanding of how to live in the natural world,with values on a continuum from mastery to harmony and then to ___________.

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One danger of using the culture frameworks introduced in Module 3 is that of applying them prescriptively because:

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