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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A intellectual and mechanical skills.
B irrelevant and relevant skills.
C personal and job-related skills.
D interpersonal and technical skills.
Question #2
A developing software for measuring employee attitudes.
B being able to accurately interpret other people’s emotions.
C statistically analyzing employee turnover.
D conducting an inventory of employee theft.
Question #3
A is so laid back he or she is barely noticed.
B makes all the important decisions.
C shares the leadership.
D provides most of the technical expertise needed by the team.
Question #4
A shades of finger nail paint might be offensive to members of another culture.
B types of smiles might be offensive.
C key words might be unacceptable in the other culture.
D hair styles may offend people in the other culture.
Question #5
A solving difficult problems.
B conducting research.
C challenging faulty ideas.
D achieving harmony.
Question #6
A factual
B emotionally arousing
C complex
D clashes with the receiver’s mental set
Question #7
A helps defuse hostility.
B increases tension, thus preventing workers from becoming too relaxed.
C takes some power away from leaders.
D is a good substitute for low wages.
Question #8
A to what extent your clothing should match that of the work associate from the other culture.
B whether or not it is appropriate to say “Thank you.”
C what type of physical touching is acceptable.
D whether or not a smile is appropriate.
Question #9
A have feelings of inferiority.
B dislike individual problem solving.
C attempt to avoid conformity.
D strive extra hard to achieve consensus (everyone accepts the decision).
Question #10
A does not think they are very important.
B dislikes being a supervisor.
C cares about them enough to electronically record their conversation.
D is on the fast track to the executive suite.
Question #11
A playing video games for a diversion.
B having a relentless drive to get work accomplished.
C pursuing external rewards such as stock options.
D disciplining employees who are late for work.
Question #12
A our woman vice president of marketing.”
B our vice president of marketing.”
C one of the best female minds in marketing.”
D the highest placed girl in our company.”
Question #13
A nonverbal communication proved to be ineffective.
B face-to-face communication was the most valuable for team purposes.
C talking in loud, abrasive tones facilitated group productivity.
D sending text messages to each other produced the best results.
Question #14
A had one-half the impact of the content of the message.
B was a determining factor in terms of whether the raters would even listen to the message.
C had twice the impact of the content of the message.
D was irrelevant so long as it was not squeaky or too low.
Question #15
A disciplining group members.
B influencing and persuading others.
C taking care of business transactions.
D controlling and giving orders.
Question #16
A be able to joke about how others are different than you.
B establish quotas for hiring and promoting minority group members.
C tolerate and treat fairly people from many different groups.
D respect and enjoy a wide range of cultural and individual differences.
Question #17
The aspect of nonverbal communication offering the clearest indication of interpersonal attitudes is
A gestures.
B interpersonal distance.
C facial expressions.
D posture.
Question #18
A self-doubts.
B self-monitoring.
C self-concept.
D self-esteem.
Question #19
A the harasser often has more formal power than the person harassed.
B the harassed person often feels powerful for being a victim.
C showing pornography in the workplace is usually done by powerful executives.
D sexual harassers are usually physically strong people.
Question #20
A Sofia Poseidon
B Sophia Possidon
C Sonia Passon
D Sally Ponzu
Question #21
A send an e-mail with a black border.
B send him or her an instant message with an urgent tag.
C deliver the message in person.
D use an emoticon symbolizing a frown in her e-mail.
Question #22
A arrives fifteen minutes late to a meeting he is holding to discuss the importance of promptness.
B wants to increase both quality and quantity of the group’s output.
C speaks mostly English and some Spanish during the meeting.
D tells the group that he likes some of what the group is accomplishing but not every thing.
Question #23
A gets even with harasser by harassing him or her.
B loses out because of refusal to grant a sexual favor.
C receives favorable treatment because of refusal to grant a sexual favor.
D is intimidated with sexually-toned language.
Question #24
A think that the meeting is not serious.
B wind up sitting on the floor after a few minutes.
C be more charitable toward ineffective members.
D be more alert.
Question #25
A gain acceptance for the idea of presentation technology.
B maintain a human presence while still making effective use of the technology.
C find one good joke to fit each slide.
D get the projector to work without swearing.
Question #26
A repeat the spoken word.
B prevent the spoken word from being interpreted too literally.
C convey the feeling behind the message.
D clarify the spoken word.
Question #27
A Helping people get along better
B Human Relations in Business
C Human Resourcefulness in Business
D Human resource management
Question #28
A Welcome it.
B Ask that it be put in writing.
C Loudly discourage its originator.
D Ask for clarification
Question #29
A invite anybody you can find to be a friend or follower.
B lower your level of writing skills to that of the silliest bloggers.
C show loyalty by making gracious comments about your employer.
D blitz managers in the company with flattering messages.
Question #30
A better acceptance of the decision.
B more rapid decisions than individual problem solving.
C low commitment to implementing the decision.
D political approaches to decision making.
Question #31
A including your phone number on your business card and résumé.
B continuous holding of the phone even when not in use.
C keeping the phone in a briefcase or handbag.
D wearing only clothing that has a built-in pouch for a phone.
Question #32
A assertive-aggressive, and passive-assertive.
B happy-unhappy, and extraversion-introversion.
C interest-disinterest, and honest-dishonest.
D dominant-subordinate, and cold-warm.
Question #33
A be self-confident enough to ignore feedback about your traits and behaviors.
B aim for leadership breakthroughs and minimize small acts of leadership.
C allow your leader to make a mistake.
D help your leader lead.
Question #34
A market products to ethnic groups more effectively.
B achieve minority hiring quotas.
C help employees deal more effectively with people of different cultures.
D move women and minorities into managerial positions more quickly.
Question #35
A make jokes about the other person’s problems.
B criticize the work, not the person.
C disguise the criticism so it appears to be a compliment.
D criticize the person, not the work.
Question #36
A has a good chance of being received as intended.
B is likely to be misunderstood because so few people in business are honest.
C will most likely encounter barriers because trust is not valued in customer care.
D will most likely be received with defensiveness from associates who themselves are dishonest.
Question #37
A hesitancy in coming to a conclusion.
B distorted vision and impaired judgment.
C multiple analyses of the alternatives.
D an over-emphasis on rational analysis.
Question #38
A make repeated calls, using hands-free equipment.
B avoid using your cell phone for calls or text messaging.
C use your cell phone only when you have stopped your vehicle for a red light or stop sign.
D send the person with you a text message, just for fun.
Question #39
A size up the climate for communication.
B know whether a message has been received and understood.
C make the sender appear more impressive.
D prevent noise from taking place.
Question #40
A many individuals have personality problems.
B members of the same group behave approximately the same.
C members of the same group often behave quite differently.
D many individuals have intellectual problems.
