Facts
Situations
100

What does it mean that communication does not occur in a vacuum 

A.  Communication is influenced by the environment and context you’re in  

B. The environment doesn’t matter when communicating with someone 

A. 

200

Sharing this with someone makes it easier to interpret their message 

A. Favorite restaurant

B. Culture 

C. Same school


B. Culture 

300

When does communication become interpersonal 

A. When you meet them

B. When you know them for a week

C. When you can share messages with someone and both understand them 

C.

300

A manager doesn’t think an employee is good with technology because of his age the manager should

A. Only give him simple tasks not involving technology 

B. Avoid asking them any tech based questions

C. Get to know their skills before making any assumptions 

D. Ask others for help on technology

C.

400

What is the goal of interpersonal communication

A. To understand each other 

B. To become friends 

C. To tell them about your life

A.

400

A Manager sends an thumbs up on an employees message and the employee feels he was ignored even though the manager just wanted to send a confirmation this is an example of:

A. proper communication

B. Miscommunication

C. Bad management 

B.

500

What can cause interpersonal communication to be blinded 

A. Bias

B.  Stereotyping

C. Culture Difference 

D. All of the Above 


D. 
500

A manger from the US sends a quick, blunt, and disrespectful email to a new employee in Japan describing that had he had done some poor work. How might the difference in culture affect how the Japanese employee interprets this email?

(Interpretation)