Jandt, An Introduction to Intercultural Communication, 7e

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1. Japanese and Korean have _________ basic word order.

A) OSV
B) SVO
C) SOV
D) VSO

2. The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis deals with:

A) the history of writing
B) the origin of different races
C) the relationship between language and culture
D) the relationship between environment and culture

3. A more contemporary explanation of linguistic relativity is that the difference between

languages is not what can be said, but:
A) how fast it is said
B) how it is said
C) what cannot be said
D) what is relatively easy to say

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4. Because of the interconnection between the Islamic religion and Arabic language:
A) Islam did not spread from the region of its origin
B) modern standard Arabic has all but replaced English and French in the region
C) spoken Arabic does not change
D) the language of the Koran is the accepted standard for the written language

5. Skillful use of the Arabic language:

A) commands prestige
B) is no longer encouraged
C) is rare because of the difficulty of the language
D) is restricted to religious matters only

6. The rhetoric of confrontation and verbal threats in Arabic:

A) follows actual violence
B) is a form of verbal aggression that diffuses actual violence
C) is only directed at non-Arabs
D) precedes actual violence

7. Which of the following is NOT true? The Arabic language:

A) cannot be translated into English
B) emphasizes creative artistry
C) expresses an Islamic worldview
D) makes use of rhythm

8. The often-cited example of the translation of the Japanese word mokusatsu during World
War II is an example of what translation problem?
A) conceptual equivalence
B) experiential equivalence
C) idiomatic equivalence
D) vocabulary equivalence

9. Attempts to translate “read between the lines” or “my leg went to sleep” would be
examples of what translation problem?
A) conceptual equivalence
B) experiential equivalence
C) idiomatic equivalence
D) vocabulary equivalence

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10. Attempts to translate “freedom” would be an example of what translation problem?

A) conceptual equivalence
B) experiential equivalence
C) idiomatic equivalence
D) vocabulary equivalence

11. Errors in translation can be avoided by:

A) back translation
B) computer translation
C) Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
D) using an accurate dictionary

12. When cultures come in contact with no shared language they may develop a new
language composed of a mixture of languages. This is known as:
A) Esperanto
B) Indo-European
C) Nostratic
D) pidgin

13. The most well-known creole language is:

A) French-based Haitian
B) Hiri Motu
C) Pidgin English
D) Tok Pisin

14. A universal language developed in the 19th century is:

A) Altaic
B) Esperanto
C) Indo-European
D) Nostratic

15. The number of people living in 1990 who could speak English was:
A) 1 in 3
B) 1 in 7
C) 1 in 20
D) 1 in 50

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16. The only Germanic language developed outside Europe is:

A) Afrikaans
B) Malay
C) Tswana
D) Xhosa

17. French language and culture are particularly prominent in which Canadian province?
A) Alberta
B) Manitoba
C) Nova Scotia
D) Quebec

18. In which case did the Supreme Court rule that schools that do not provide special help for
children with limited English are violating their civil rights?
A) Fragante v. City and County of Honolulu
B) Lau v. Nichols
C) Plessey v. Ferguson
D) Serbian Eastern Orthodox Diocese v. Milivojevich

19. In 1990, a federal district court ruled Arizona's English-only law violated what
Constitutional guarantee?
A) due process
B) freedom of speech
C) one person one vote
D) states' rights

20. The official language of the state of Hawai'i is:

A) A state cannot declare an official language
B) English
C) Hawaiian
D) English and Hawaiian

21. Compared to colonial times, the number of American-Indian languages today is about:
A) half
B) less than a tenth
C) less than a quarter
D) less than a dozen

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22. When Israel became independent it adopted a largely defunct language as an official
language:
A) True
B) False

23. The most frequently occurring sentence orders are SVO, OSV, and OVS.
A) True
B) False

24. Whorf observed that the Hopi have no words or expressions that refer to time and
concluded that the Hopi had no concept of time.
A) True
B) False

25. In some Asian languages, one word can refer to both “food” and “rice.”
A) True
B) False

26. For religious reasons, spoken Arabic does not change nor vary from country to country.
A) True
B) False

27. The rhetoric of confrontation refers to verbal threats and flamboyant language.
A) True
B) False

28. The Allies' translation of the word mokusatsu in the Japanese response to the Potsdam
Ultimatum is an example of the translation problem idiomatic equivalence.
A) True
B) False

29. Translation of the English word “democracy” into Russian is an example of the
translation problem experiential equivalence.
A) True
B) False

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30. One-way handheld voice translators were used by the U.S. military in Afghanistan as
early as 2002.
A) True
B) False

31. Pidgins and creoles can best be described as second languages used for restrictive
purposes such as trade.
A) True
B) False

32. Esperanto has the advantage over other universal language attempts of being easy to learn
by anyone.
A) True
B) False

33. Freire used the term “cultural invasion” to refer to one group penetrating the culture of
another group to impose its own view of the world.
A) True
B) False

34. The English language has a Germanic structure.

A) True
B) False

35. One advantage of English as a universal language is its large vocabulary.

A) True
B) False

36. By 1990, one in seven people could speak English.

A) True
B) False

37. In 2009, the Texas-border state of Tamaulipas declared itself the first bilingual state in
Mexico.
A) True
B) False

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38. South Africa's new constitution made African-accented English the one official language
of the country.
A) True
B) False

39. The indigenous language of the Mâori has nearly disappeared from New Zealand.
A) True
B) False

40. The French spoken in Quebec varies little from the French spoken in France.
A) True
B) False

41. During the 19th century, the most common second language in the United States was
German.
A) True
B) False

42. Since 1950, the requirement for U.S. citizenship has been “to read, write, and speak
words in ordinary English.”
A) True
B) False

43. The revival of Hawaiian was inspired by the Mâori of New Zealand and the Mohawks of
Canada.
A) True
B) False

44. The U.S. Congress passed the Native American Language Act in 1890 to encourage the
use of Native American languages in education.
A) True
B) False

45. __________ bilingual speakers are people who learn a second language later in life and
who typically use their second language in a limited number of contexts.

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46. __________ bilingual speakers are people who learned a second language early in life
and use the language in many different contexts.

47. English word order is typically ________.

48. Recently, voice translators involving speech recognition, machine translation, and voice
synthesis have been developed for handheld devices for use between English and
_________.

49. The most widely spoken first language in the world is ________.

50. The second and third most widely spoken first languages in the world are ________ and
_______.

51. By number of users, the two most commonly used languages on the Internet are
________ and ________.

52. The predominant language on the Internet in India is _______.

53. The most commonly used second language in the United States during the 19th century
was ________.

54. From the years 1980 to 2007, by percentage the language spoken in U.S. homes that grew
the most was ________.

55. How do linguists trace the origins of language?

56. Discuss the relationship between language and culture.

57. Through the use of examples, explain the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.

58. What is a more contemporary understanding of linguistic relativity?

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59. Discuss how the Koran is related to Arabic culture and language.

60. Compare the Arabic language to English.

61. Identify and give examples of five translation problems.

62. How can back translation improve the effectiveness of intercultural communication?

63. Discuss the vocabulary corporations use to describe their environmental sustainability
programs.

64. Why is Esperanto unlikely to become a widely used language?

65. Describe the development and spread of English.

66. How do language and nationalism relate?

67. What arguments can be made for and against official language laws?

68. Develop arguments for both sides of the Lau v. Nichols case.

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Answer Key
1. C
2. C
3. D
4. D
5. A
6. B
7. A
8. D
9. C
10. A
11. A
12. D
13. A
14. B
15. B
16. A
17. D
18. B
19. B
20. D
21. A
22. A
23. B
24. B
25. A
26. B
27. A
28. B
29. B
30. A
31. B
32. B
33. A
34. A
35. A
36. A
37. A
38. B
39. B
40. B
41. A
42. A
43. A
44. B

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45. Coordinate
46. Compound
47. SVO
48. Iraqi Arabic
49. Chinese or Mandarin
50. Spanish and English
51. English and Chinese
52. English
53. German
54. Vietnamese
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