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1) The _____ imperative for studying intercultural communication refers to the need to
understand differences in a diverse work environment, identify new business markets, and
develop new products for differing cultural contexts.
A) economic
B) technological
C) peace
D) demographic
2) The need to market products effectively in different countries illustrates the _____ imperative
for studying intercultural communication.
A) economic
B) technological
C) peace
D) demographic
3) The possibility of communicating with people from different cultures via e-mail, fax, and the
Internet illustrates the _____ imperative for studying intercultural communication.
A) economic
B) technological
C) peace
D) self-awareness
4) John, an engineer in a multinational corporation, e-mails coworkers from India and Taiwan
on a weekly basis. John's communication illustrates the _____ imperative for studying
intercultural communication.
A) economic
B) technological
C) peace
D) demographic
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, 5) Changes in the composition of the U.S. population illustrate the _____ imperative for
studying intercultural communication.
A) economic
B) technological
C) peace
D) demographic
6) John and Nancy were raised in Illinois and speak only English. Many of their neighbors,
however, have immigrated from countries outside the United States and speak English as a
second language. John's and Nancy's desire to have a positive relationship with their diverse
neighbors illustrates the _____ imperative for studying intercultural communication.
A) economic
B) technological
C) environmental
D) demographic
7) Violence, conflict, and tension between differing cultural groups in constant contact illustrate
the need to highlight the _____ imperative for studying intercultural communication.
A) economic
B) self-awareness
C) peace
D) demographic
8) Ethnic conflicts in Bosnia and the Soviet Union as well as ethnic tensions in other
multicultural nations illustrate the need to focus on the _____ imperative for studying
intercultural communication.
A) economic
B) ethical
C) peace
D) demographic
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1) The _____ imperative for studying intercultural communication refers to the need to
understand differences in a diverse work environment, identify new business markets, and
develop new products for differing cultural contexts.
A) economic
B) technological
C) peace
D) demographic
2) The need to market products effectively in different countries illustrates the _____ imperative
for studying intercultural communication.
A) economic
B) technological
C) peace
D) demographic
3) The possibility of communicating with people from different cultures via e-mail, fax, and the
Internet illustrates the _____ imperative for studying intercultural communication.
A) economic
B) technological
C) peace
D) self-awareness
4) John, an engineer in a multinational corporation, e-mails coworkers from India and Taiwan
on a weekly basis. John's communication illustrates the _____ imperative for studying
intercultural communication.
A) economic
B) technological
C) peace
D) demographic
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, 5) Changes in the composition of the U.S. population illustrate the _____ imperative for
studying intercultural communication.
A) economic
B) technological
C) peace
D) demographic
6) John and Nancy were raised in Illinois and speak only English. Many of their neighbors,
however, have immigrated from countries outside the United States and speak English as a
second language. John's and Nancy's desire to have a positive relationship with their diverse
neighbors illustrates the _____ imperative for studying intercultural communication.
A) economic
B) technological
C) environmental
D) demographic
7) Violence, conflict, and tension between differing cultural groups in constant contact illustrate
the need to highlight the _____ imperative for studying intercultural communication.
A) economic
B) self-awareness
C) peace
D) demographic
8) Ethnic conflicts in Bosnia and the Soviet Union as well as ethnic tensions in other
multicultural nations illustrate the need to focus on the _____ imperative for studying
intercultural communication.
A) economic
B) ethical
C) peace
D) demographic
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