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