Question 1

The communication accommodation theory (CAT) ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  tries to explain why people modify their speech communication practices depending on who they are communicating with 
B)  explores reasons why speakers alter their speech, bringing them closer to or further apart from their communication partners 
C)  a and b 
D)  neither a nor b

Question 2

When interacting with her grandparents, Aline uses French, but when her South African friends arrive she converses in English. This is an example of ___________.

Accepted Answer

A)  style shifting 
B)  communication style 
C)  code-switching 
D)  linguistic style

Question 3

Communication is both symbolic and continuous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Melinda tends to tell it like it is. She is often sarcastic and uses many metaphors when she talks. This is a description of her _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  linguistic style 
B)  ability to converge in intercultural interactions 
C)  audience-centered speech 
D)  ability to shift communication styles

Question 5

One's speech style is linked to choices in the use of such linguistic elements as vocabulary, syntactic patterns, pace, and register.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

How individuals interact with each other is influenced by previous interactions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When people from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds interact they______.

Accepted Answer

A)  share an equal power status 
B)  are apt to have an unequal power status 
C)  likely have a similar understanding of their positioning 
D)  are likely to have the same position in the power hierarchy

Question 8

Cultural scripts ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are likely to be the same in different linguistic and cultural settings 
B)  are apt to vary somewhat in different linguistic and cultural settings 
C)  are universal 
D)  are not culture-specific

Question 9

People in collectivist cultural contexts tend to emphasize maintaining face, collaboration, and shared interests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Intercultural communication may be complicated by differing ideas about what constitutes polite behavior in a particular context.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Language, Communication, Culture, and Power in Context

The communication accommodation theory (CAT) ______________.

When interacting with her grandparents, Aline uses French, but when her South African friends arrive she converses in English. This is an example of ___________.

Communication is both symbolic and continuous.

Melinda tends to tell it like it is. She is often sarcastic and uses many metaphors when she talks. This is a description of her _______________.

One's speech style is linked to choices in the use of such linguistic elements as vocabulary, syntactic patterns, pace, and register.

How individuals interact with each other is influenced by previous interactions.

When people from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds interact they______.

Cultural scripts ___________________.

People in collectivist cultural contexts tend to emphasize maintaining face, collaboration, and shared interests.

Intercultural communication may be complicated by differing ideas about what constitutes polite behavior in a particular context.