Chapter 4 Quiz

Japanese-born Koreans as the largest minority group in Japan no longer experience prejudice

True or False

In the reading from Benjamin Franklin, the representatives
from the Government of Virginia exhibited ethnocentrism when they offered their education to the Indian youth

True or False

Ethnocentrism refers to not knowing what one is expected to
do in an intercultural encounter and as a consequence not being totally present in the communication

True or False

Highly prejudiced individuals have be more likely to have
authoritarian personalities

True or False

Scrutinizing individuals based on characteristics believed
to indicate a likelihood of criminal behavior is:

a. anxiety
b. assuming difference instead of similarity
c. ethnocentrism
d. profiling
e. none of the above

Assuming differences can be as much of a barrier to
intercultural communication as assuming similarity

True or False

The 2001 US spy plane incident illustrates that political correctness in language is a serious matter for China

True or False

Among the issues that create communication barriers with
China are:

a. economic issues
b. human rights issues
c. the status of Taiwan
d. the status of Tibet
e. all of the above

Ethnocentrism impedes communication when we assume that a widely held belief is true of any one individual

True or False