The fact that romance languages such as Spanish and French oblige us to think about formality (e.g., tu, vous) when addressing other people and gender when naming objects (e.g., le, la) is an example of:

______ cultures are those societies in which people tend to stand farther apart when conversing, maintain less eye contact, and touch less often.

Flipping someone the middle finger needs no words to accompany it; nearly everyone knows the direct verbal translation.  This is an example of a(n): 

A person who doesn’t question the basic racial inequities in society and who may even believe that minority groups need help to assimilate is probably in the _____ stage of majority identity development.

The 1619 project–and other attempts to give voice to  nonmainstream histories and the power structures that suppress them– exemplify the critical approach to intercultural communication.

Whew!  I’m so glad this test is over. (Hint: Answer = TRUE)

Co-cultural group members who practice distancing themselves from other members of their co-culture, mirroring (dressing and behaving like the dominant group), or self-ridiculing are engaging in a(n) _______ ________ strategy.

Use your PowerPoints and textbook to answer the following questions.

Sufen, an exchange student from Taiwan, feels uncomfortable whenever her roommate, Simona, an Italian American, talks to her. She feels that Simona stands too close and talks too loud for the space they are in. Sufen’s apprehensions are probably a result of _____ cultural differences.

Nonverbal cues that indicate when a conversation should begin and end are examples of: