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Question #1
When Jean visited the United States for the first time and saw adults wearing shorts in public places, she was offended as adults in her country do not wear short pants; rather, shorts are used strictly as pajamas. Jean's reaction is an example of:
A.   cultural illiteracy
B.   culture shock
C.   cross-cultural contact
Question #2
Select the options below that could be considered a co-culture:
A.   Members of a regional religious group
B.   Woman between the ages of 20-70
C.   Students from another culture who all speak the same dialect of their native language
D.   Inhabitants of the United States
Question #3
While having a (certain) disability/illness affects certain groups of people, it is not a form of co-culture:
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #4
If your professor comments that your writing lacks a variety of word choices, then he is commenting on the weakness of your
A.   style
B.   utterance
C.   syntax
D.   lexicon
Question #5
Match the term that relate to each other: Language communities speak a common
A.   language
B.   speech community
C.   dialect
Question #6
Match the term that relate to each other: A regional variety of a larger language is called a
A.   speech community
B.   language
C.   dialect
Question #7
Match the term that relate to each other: A subdivision of a language community is a
A.   speech community
B.   language
C.   dialect
Question #8
Match the term that relate to each other: A person's individual way of speaking is their
A.   language
B.   speech community
C.   dialect
Question #9
Calling an offended a colleague a "big baby" is an example of
A.   connotation
B.   semantics
C.   denotation
Question #10
Choose the sentence that reflects inclusive language:
A.   Single parents need to teach children right from wrong.
B.   We as a society need to teach children right from wrong.
C.   Mothers need to teach children right from wrong.

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