Purposive Communication: Pre-Midterm Quiz

Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ad6tbj

1. Why would you use a smiley face? to express an

emotion hard to do
- to decorate a message in writing
- to waste time
- to confuse the recipient
- to express an emotion hard to do in writing

2. WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS SENTENCE? looks like it's

shouting
- words are misspelled
- not punctuated correctly
- looks like it's shouting
- nothing is wrong with this

3. What is the purpose of using abbreviations? to save keystrokes

- they are funny

- they have no purpose
- to appear literate
- to save keystrokes

4. What should you avoid in the chat room? all of the above

- posting your phone number

- posting your address
- revealing financial information
- all of the above

5. It is OK to forward or post an email message that you the author of the

received if _______. message has giv-
en you permission
- the message is typed in all capitals
- it does not contain any copyrighted material
- the author of the message has given you permission
- the author of the message hasn't marked it as confi-
dential

6. Before posting to a discussion group you should all of the above

__________.

1 / 14
 Purposive Communication: Pre-Midterm Quiz
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ad6tbj

- read the FAQ (frequently asked questions)

- read some of the existing posts to get an idea of the
tone and character of the group
- find the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) docu-
ment
- all of the above

7. A 'flame' is __________. a person who con-

sistently breaks
- a post or email message that expresses a strong the rules of Neti-
opinion or criticism quette
- a person who consistently breaks the rules of Neti-
quette
- an expert programmer
- an online chain letter

8. The Golden Rule of Netiquette is __________ . remember the hu-

man
- type in all caps when you're angry
- don't follow the rules of netiquette
- a smiley in every message
- remember the human

9. Spamming, which is a very poor Netiquette, means sending in lines

__________ . of nonsensical
garbage in a chat
- sending in lines of nonsensical garbage in a chat conversation
conversation
- posting or emailing unsolicited advertising mes-
sages to a wide audience
- spilling the juice of meat-byproducts on your key-
board
- posting a message that contains graphic descrip-
tions of something really gross

10. An appropriate content for email messages includes all of the above
__________ .

- anything you wouldn't mind your grandmother see-

2 / 14
 Purposive Communication: Pre-Midterm Quiz
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ad6tbj
ing
- anything you wouldn't mind having subpoenaed as
part of a court proceeding
- anything you wouldn't mind seeing on the evening
news
- all of the above

11. When writing an email, include a subject line in all email mes-
__________. sages

- only when you are writing an official memo

- in all email messages
- if the person you are sending it to requires one
- only in personal memos in an email form

12. If you receive a text or email from someone you don't leave it in your in-
know, what should you do? box until you figure
out who it is
- delete it without opening
- call the police
- open it immediately and reply
- leave it in your inbox until you figure out who it is

13. What do you do if you feel you are being cyber-bul- tell a trusted adult
lied? like a parent or
teacher
- just delete anything referring to you on the internet
- tell a trusted adult like a parent or teacher
- tell no one, it's embarrassing
- call the police

14. If you get an embarrassing picture from someone you send it/pass it on
know you should never __________ . to other friends

- tell your parents or a teacher

- discourage the person from sending pictures like
that
- talk to the person again
- send it/pass it on to other friends

3 / 14
 Purposive Communication: Pre-Midterm Quiz
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ad6tbj
15. How are you judged in cyberspace? you are judged by
what you do on the
- no one can see you, so no one can judge you Internet and how
- you are judged by your intent - if you didn't mean to it looks - by your
hurt someone's feelings, then it's okay spelling, grammar,
- you are judged by what you do on the Internet and and netiquette
how it looks - by your spelling, grammar, and neti-
quette
- you are judged by how you look - your profile picture
is important

16. "Hi. How are you?" Social Interaction

- Motivation
- Regulation
- Social Interaction
- Emotional expression

17. "I'm mad at you for leaving me." Emotional expres-

sion
- Social Interaction
- Emotional expression
- Information
- Motivation

18. "Turn right at the next corner and drive past the gaso- Information
line station. The hospital is to the right just a few
meters from the station."

- Emotional expression
- Information
- Regulation
- Social interaction

19. Giving a thumbs-up while staying silent. Replace

- Accent
- Replace
- Deceive
- Contradict
4 / 14
 Purposive Communication: Pre-Midterm Quiz
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ad6tbj

20. Saying "I'm sorry" while patting someone's shoulder. Complement

- Repeat
- Contradict
- Complement
- Replace

21. Saying "I'm not angry" in a loud voice and with eyes Contradict
widening.

- Contradict
- Deceive
- Complement
- Replace

22. Saying 'Bye, bye" while waving Repeat

- Repeat
- Regulate
- Accent
- Complement

23. Saying "Your dog is cute" with a particularly high Accent

pitch on 'cute

- Accent
- Deceive
- Complement
- Repeat

24. Wearing loose clothing to hide some belly fat Deceive

- Accent
- Contradict
- Deceive
- Regulate

25. "I'd like to put up a business in the future." Motivation

5 / 14
 Purposive Communication: Pre-Midterm Quiz
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ad6tbj
- Information
- Social interaction
- Motivation
- Emotional expression

26. Writing correct and up-to-date work experience in a True

resume

True or False

27. Sending smiley and clapping icons to a colleague who True

just got promoted

True or False

28. Spreading somebody's personal confidential informa- False

tion without permission

True or False

29. Inventing a reason, considered as valid under the False

rules, for one's absence during a major exam.

True or False

30. Deliberately omitting negative reviews on an online False

post about a newly launched product.

True or False

31. Changing on paper the number of research partici- False

pants in a study to warrant a more reliable result.

True or False

32. Securing the written agreement or permission of an True

artwork included in a campaign material

True or False

6 / 14
 Purposive Communication: Pre-Midterm Quiz
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ad6tbj
33. Cutting and pasting information from the Internet False
without properly citing the source or author.

True or False

34. Submitting non-airbrushed or non-photo shopped True

pictures of products to a prospective investor.

True or False

35. Asking questions and verifying the source of informa- True

tion before posting comments on social media posts

True or False

36. Culture is a way of life. True

True or False

37. Intercultural communication refers to interacting, cre- False

ating, and imparting meaning with different individu-
als.

True or False

38. Within many large cultures are a host of smaller coculture

groups of people researchers refer to as _____ .

- subculture
- coculture
- polyculture
- monoculture

39. Joana, a student from Carcar, Cebu is conversing with intracultural com-
John, a resident Consolacion. munication

- international communication
- intracultural communication
- interethnic communication
- interracial communication
7 / 14
 Purposive Communication: Pre-Midterm Quiz
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ad6tbj

40. A group from Tboli people are at odds with those from interethnic com-
Bohol's Eskaya tribe. munication

- International communication
- Intracultural communication
- interethnic communication
- interracial communication

41. As a Filipino working in the Middle East, I try my best accommodation

to adjust accordingly, particularly in the terms of the
dress code in public without giving up my own style
from time to time.

- accommodation
- assimilation
- separation
- acculturation

42. A group of foreign students in our class largely keep ethnocentrism

to themselves believing that their cultural practices
and identities are superior than that of ours.

- cultural diversity
- cultural relativism
- ethnocentrism
- enculturation

43. This is not mentioned as a consideration in distin- Passive vs. As-

guishing cultures. sertive

- Individualist vs. Collectivist

- Feminine vs. Masculine
- Passive vs. Assertive
- High Context vs. Low Context

44. Highly feminine cultures value this characteristic nurturance

more so than highly masculine cultures.

- ambition
8 / 14
 Purposive Communication: Pre-Midterm Quiz
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ad6tbj
- competition
- achievement
- nurturance

45. People belonging to low-power distance cultures believe in equali-

_____ . ty and the reason-
able use of power
- believe in equality and the reasonable use of power
- consider the disparity between lower and higher
positions
- believe that the use of power is natural and expected
- consider favorably the opinion of superiors

46. The people of these countries likely display the char- Saudi Arabia and
acteristics of high-power distance culture. India

- Saudi Arabia and Sweden

- United States and Malaysia
- Saudi Arabia and India
- United States and Israel

47. In a high-context culture, people are expected to be indirect, implicit,

_____ in their communication with others. less verbal

- direct, explicit, more verbal

- indirect, implicit, less verbal
- converse to exchange information
- complete tasks one at a time

48. In a low-context culture, people are expected to be direct, explicit,

_____ in their communication with others. more verbal

- direct, explicit, more verbal

- indirect, implicit, less verbal
- converse to build relationships
- complete tasks simultaneously

49. The phrase "to be number 1" is reflective of the ____ individualistic
cultural viewpoint.

9 / 14
 Purposive Communication: Pre-Midterm Quiz
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ad6tbj
- collectivistic
- high context
- high power distance
- individualistic

50. The phrase 'in unity, we thrive' is reflective of the Collectivistic

_____ cultural viewpoint.

- Individualistic
- Collectivistic
- masculine
- low power distance

51. This country is linear active. Switzerland

China
Switzerland
Latin America

52. In general, the people in this country tend to concen- Italy

trate on doing a number of things at a time.

Germany
Switzerland
Italy

53. Success at work encompasses healthy relationships Taiwan

with colleagues.

Canada
United States
Taiwan

54. Here, the higher-ups are addressed according to their China

positions.

China
United Kingdom
United States

10 / 14
 Purposive Communication: Pre-Midterm Quiz
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ad6tbj
55. Whistling in public is natural. Philippines

Philippines
Taiwan
India

56. This country plans for the future. United States

United States
India
China

57. This country plans for the present. China

United States
France
China

58. This country and its people tend to discriminate those Hong
from other cultures. Kong/Hongkongers

Brazil/Brazilians
Hong Kong/Hongkongers
Philippines/Filipinos

59. Belching is not appropriate in this place. Middle East

China
Middle East
Taiwan

60. Personal space is important in this region. Northern Europe

Middle East
South America
Northern Europe

61. These countries use English as a foreign language. France and South
Korea
- India and South Korea
11 / 14
 Purposive Communication: Pre-Midterm Quiz
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ad6tbj
- France and South Korea
- Kenya and Malaysia
- Australia and New Zealand

62. These countries use English as a second language. Philippines and

Singapore
- Philippines and Singapore
- Denmark and China
- Russia and Pakistan
- Canada and United Kingdom

63. Luggage is BrE; _____ is AmE. baggage

- Suitcases
- Trunks
- baggage
- bags

64. Soccer is AmE; _____ is BrE. football

- gridiron
- rugby
- footie
- football

65. Criminal deception in Phil English is _____. estafa

- estafa
- salvage
- under the table
- corruption

66. Toilet is AmE; _____ is AuE. dunny

- urinal
- privy
- loo
- dunny

67. traveller
12 / 14
 Purposive Communication: Pre-Midterm Quiz
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ad6tbj
Traveler is AmE; _______ is BrE.

- travieler
- traveler
- travelier
- traveller

68. Tap is BrE; _____ is AmE. faucet

- spout
- faucet
- valve
- bibb

69. This is likely the preference of BrE speakers. Have you watched
the film?
- Did you watch the film?
- Did you watch the movie?
- Have you watched the film?
- Have you watched the movie?

70. Next, next week is _____. Philippine English

(Filipinism)
- Australian English
- Philippine English (Filipinism)
- British English
- American English

71. Pres. Duterte's line: Casual

"Hitler massacred 3 million Jews ... there's 3 million

drug addicts. There are. I'd be happy to slaughter
them."

72. Mr. Teddy Locsin Jr.'s Tweet: Casual

"See that smile? Lighten up my friend."

73. Inquirer's Tweet Formal

13 / 14
 Purposive Communication: Pre-Midterm Quiz
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ad6tbj
Twitter has locked the account of the Philippines' top
diplomat for breaking its rules.

74. I, (name), solemnly swear that I renounce absolutely Frozen

and forever all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign
prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, and particular-
ly to the (country of citizenship), of which at this time
I am a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend
the Constitution of the Philippines...

75. A: Good morning. Have a seat. Consultative

B: Thank you.
A: What can I do for you?
B: My friend has referred me to you, Atty. Rivera. He
says you can help me with my problem.
A: We'll see.

14 / 14