Question 1

The rise of Islamic fundamentalism is, in part, a response to the

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A)  denial of equal rights for women and other minorities. 
B)  movement in traditional Islamic societies toward modernization. 
C)  narrowing gap between the rich and the poor. 
D)  increasing standard of living in Islamic societies. 
E)  widening gap between the highly developed and the less developed nations.

Question 2

In the Republic of Cedia, people are extremely conscious about their social backgrounds. This in turn regulates their relationships with members of other classes. What will likely result from this heightened class consciousness?

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A)  The mobility between the social classes of the Cedian society will increase. 
B)  The level of industrial disruption and industrial disputes will be low. 
C)  Most of the population will perceive itself to be middle class. 
D)  An antagonistic relationship will exist between management and labor classes. 
E)  Successful individuals, irrespective of their origins, will be highly respected.

Question 3

In a social context, the term values is used to describe the

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A)  economic benefits inherent to a culture. 
B)  collective wealth of the society. 
C)  ideas about what a group believes to be good, right, and desirable. 
D)  political preferences of a country. 
E)  social rules and guidelines about appropriate behavior in public.

Question 4

When Leo converses with his colleagues in the multinational company that he works for, he finds that he is the only one who believes in and talks about things such as reincarnation and the spiritual progression of each person's soul. Leo's religion is most likely

Accepted Answer

A)  Protestantism. 
B)  Hinduism. 
C)  Judaism. 
D)  Confucianism. 
E)  Islam.

Question 5

A company that wants to market winter gear to citizens of Alaska should be aware that there are 24 words used in the state to describe different types of snow. This shows how ________ structures how we perceive the world and defines a culture.

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A)  language 
B)  nonverbal cues 
C)  listening 
D)  perception 
E)  dissonance

Question 6

A group consists of two or more individuals who have a shared sense of identity and interact in a structured way.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What are the three values that are central to the Confucian system of ethics?

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Hofstede added a fifth dimension known as long-term versus short-term orientation which was inspired by

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A)  Hinduism. 
B)  capitalism. 
C)  Confucianism. 
D)  Christianity. 
E)  communism.

Question 9

Which statement is true about Hinduism?

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A)  Hinduism supported India's caste system. 
B)  Hinduism allows mobility between castes within an individual's lifetime. 
C)  Max Weber argued that Hinduism encourages entrepreneurial activity. 
D)  Hindus do not believe in reincarnation, or rebirth into a different body, after death. 
E)  Hinduism was founded by Siddhartha Gautama, an Indian prince.

Question 10

What is a characteristic of the Islam religion?

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A)  Islam has roots in Confucianism. 
B)  Islamic ethics support worldly gain and temporal power. 
C)  Islam forbids the consumption of pork and alcohol. 
D)  Islam makes a clear distinction between church and state. 
E)  Unlike Christianity and Judaism, Islam is not a monotheistic religion.

Question 11

According to Confucian thought, being loyal to one's superiors is considered

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A)  an optional practice. 
B)  a sign of ethnocentrism and stereotyping. 
C)  a negative response. 
D)  an absolute obligation. 
E)  less important than loyalty to family.

Question 12

In a Confucian culture, it would be common for a superior to reward the loyalty of a subordinate by bestowing blessings on him or her. These blessings are examples of

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A)  saving face. 
B)  cognitive dissonance. 
C)  stereotyping. 
D)  reciprocal obligations. 
E)  legal constructs.

Question 13

Which statement is true of Buddhism?

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A)  Buddhism was founded in the fifth century B.C. by K'ung-Fu-tzu, in China. 
B)  Cultural stress on entrepreneurial behavior is not present. 
C)  Buddhism advocates the kind of extreme ascetic behavior that is encouraged by Hinduism. 
D)  Like Hinduism, Buddhism also supports the caste system. 
E)  Unlike Hinduism, Buddhism does not stress afterlife and spiritual achievement.

Question 14

Greta felt very uncomfortable while talking to the store manager because she moved so close to Greta until her face was just inches away. What aspect of the situation was bothering Greta?

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A)  verbal cues 
B)  punctuation 
C)  speech tone 
D)  unspoken language 
E)  voice modulation

Question 15

Aamir Baku recently quit her job in a bank because her religion considers the payment or receipt of interest as exploitative and unjust. According to this information, Ms. Baku is a follower of

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A)  Protestantism. 
B)  Hinduism. 
C)  Judaism. 
D)  Confucianism. 
E)  Islam.

Question 16

One possible downside of emphasizing the primacy of group identification over individualism is that it

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A)  encourages managerial mobility between companies. 
B)  leads to a lack of dynamism and entrepreneurship. 
C)  hampers team building and cooperation. 
D)  raises the costs of doing business due to its adverse impact on managerial stability. 
E)  leads to the lack of company-specific skills and a network of contacts among managers.

Question 17

For more than 2,000 years until the 1949 communist revolution, what was the official ethical system of China?

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A)  Maoism 
B)  Feng Shui 
C)  Confucianism 
D)  Shintoism 
E)  Buddhism

Question 18

In a business context, what is the best definition of personal space?

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A)  It is the amount of distance to be maintained from the audience in order to be audible to them. 
B)  It is a psychological phase wherein a person has free flowing thoughts. 
C)  In ergonomics, it is the minimum amount of space required by an average employee in order to work efficiently. 
D)  It is the comfortable amount of distance between you and someone you are talking with. 
E)  It is the amount of space a country has per person and is arrived at by dividing the country's total geographical area by its total population.

Question 19

Manuel, who works for a multinational company, is often put in teams consisting of people from different cultures. Manuel finds it difficult to function in these teams because, unlike the others, he comes from a culture where building his personal "brand" is emphasized. His culture emphasizes

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A)  individualism. 
B)  ethnocentrism. 
C)  collectivism. 
D)  cooperation. 
E)  group identify.

Question 20

When traveling to another country on business, Jenner was shocked to meet a male nurse. In his hometown, nurses were always female. Jenner's home country culture displays a high degree of which of Hofstede's cultural dimensions?

Accepted Answer

A)  collectivism 
B)  masculinity 
C)  low uncertainty avoidance 
D)  high power distance 
E)  class consciousness

Exam 4: Differences in Culture