Communication 356 - Intercultural Communication » 2019 » Chapter 4 Quiz

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Question #1
In view of globalization, our understanding of cultural space changes because:
A.   cultural space has become homogenized through globalization
B.   historically, culture is rooted in particular location. In globalization, culture is de-territorialized from the place of origin and re-territorialized in new locations.
C.   in globalization, place and location are no longer important because cultures travel across borders and change over time.
D.   cultural spaces no longer exist
Question #2
In various parts of the world, artists and musicians create their own versions of hip-hop culture to appeal to their particular audience and cultural values. This is an example of:
A.   hegemony
B.   appropriation
C.   ethnocentrism
D.   culture as a shared system of meaning
Question #3
Which of the following statement is true about cultural space?
A.   refers to the communication practices of nondominant groups.
B.   is the same thing as physical space.
C.   is constructed through verbal and nonverbal communication practices.
Question #4
Today, financial buildings are the highest and often most prominent buildings in metropolitan areas around the world. This indicates that
A.   the way cultures use space communicates power and signifies access to resources.
B.   space is rarely used to signify power and control.
C.   cultural space only pertains to low-income neighborhoods
D.   financial buildings communicate meaning only about economic transactions.
Question #5
Segregated cultural space:
A.   restructures and dismantles inequitable power relations.
B.   has been and is used to establish and maintain the hegemony of the dominant group.
C.   is a natural part of cultural identification and membership.
D.   is primarily a relic of the past
Question #6
Chinatown in San Francisco is a useful example of contested cultural space because:
A.   because Chinatown is an authentic cultural space
B.   because of the history of conflict to resist the displacement of Chinatown.
C.   because there is a blend or mix of cultures in Chinatown.
D.   because people from different cultures frequent Chinatown.
Question #7
The example of McDonald’s in Moscow described in the textbook is an illustration of :
A.   segregated cultural space
B.   hybrid cultural space
C.   creative cultural space
D.   contested cultural space
Question #8
A Chicana feminist scholar, Gloria Anzaldúa, describes the fluid, contradictory, and creative experience of living in what she calls the “Borderlands/borderlands.” Her experience exemplifies how
A.   cultural space can be created to speak and claim an oppositional identity
B.   cultural space is always ambiguous.
C.   cultural space is always shaped by boundaries
D.   culture is a site of shared meaning
Question #9
When rituals, food, and cultural practices are re-created to resist complete assimilation into the dominant culture
A.   contested cultural space
B.   cultural appropriation
C.   segregated cultural space
D.   hybrid cultural space
Question #10
Miles, who is half Mexican American and half White American, has very light brown skin. He was raised in a predominantly Mexican neighborhood, and he identifies himself as "Mexican American." However, his friends regard him as “White” because of his fair skin. His “Mexican American” identity is,,
A.   personal identity
B.   an ascribed identity
C.   an avowed identity
D.   interpreted identity

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