Deck 4: History and Intercultural Communication

Question 1

Histories that focus on political events in the past such as the rise of Hitler to power are part of _____ histories.

A) political
B) religious
C) social
D) family

Answer 1

political

Question 2

Histories that focus on the transmission and development of ideas or ways of thinking are called _____ histories.

A) political
B) intellectual
C) social
D) family

Answer 2

intellectual

Question 3

As part of her "Introduction to Education" class, Catherine finds that she is required to read about the development of the U.S. educational system from medieval times. Catherine will be reading _____ histories.

A) personal
B) social
C) intellectual
D) political

Answer 3

intellectual

Question 4

Writers who attempt to understand everyday life experiences of groups in the past are documenting _____ histories.

A) national
B) personal
C) social
D) family

Question 5

A book about the lives of women pioneers in the old West is a part of _____ histories.

A) national
B) gender
C) political
D) social

Question 6

Histories which are often not written down but passed orally from one generation to another are known as _____ histories.

A) family
B) national
C) political
D) social

Question 7

Jeff has a sword that was used by his great-granduncle Frederick in the Civil War. When his father gave him the sword, he also told Jeff the story of how Frederick died in the arms of his sweetheart who tracked him down in a makeshift Army hospital. The history represented by Jeff's sword is part of _____ histories.

A) national
B) religious
C) social
D) family

Question 8

The history of Muslim immigrants to the United States and their settlement in the Midwest constitutes _____ histories.

A) national
B) religious
C) social
D) family

Question 9

Charlene's family did not migrate to the United States until the late 1800s. Still, Charlene is very familiar with the story of Abraham Lincoln's boyhood. Charlene has learned about _____ histories.

A) national
B) cultural group
C) social
D) family

Question 10

Histories not typically included in national history but which explain current demographic and sometimes economic conditions of particular groups are known as _____ histories.

A) personal
B) cultural-group
C) social
D) sexual orientation

Question 11

In the context of intercultural communication, the historical experiences of gays and lesbians are recorded as:

A) sexual-orientation histories.
B) gender histories.
C) racial and ethnic histories.
D) social histories.

Question 12

The unified story of humankind that long dominated how people thought of the past, present, and future is known as _____.

A) the grand narrative
B) the homo narrans
C) a religious history
D) an oral history

Question 13

A book about the daily lives of Native Americans, before European settlement, is a part of _____ histories.

A) national
B) gender
C) political
D) social

Question 14

Stories concerning persecution of gays and lesbians during World War II are part of _____ histories.

A) national
B) racial and ethnic
C) social
D) sexual-orientation

Question 15

The attempt to document and understand the Japanese internment camps established in the United States during World War II constitutes _____ histories.

A) political
B) racial and ethnic
C) intellectual
D) sexual orientation

Question 16

A book detailing the migration and resettlement of the Irish all over the world as a result of the potato famine in the late 1800s is a part of _____ histories.

A) political
B) diasporic
C) intellectual
D) colonial

Question 17

A book which details the use of Chinese immigrants in the building of the railroad across the United States in the 1800s is a part of _____ histories.

A) political
B) racial and ethnic
C) social
D) colonial

Question 18

A book which details the impact of Spanish settlement on Central and South America constitutes _____ histories.

A) political
B) colonial
C) intellectual
D) diasporic

Question 19

Histories concerning the motivation and effects of white settlement in Southern Africa are a form of _____ histories.

A) political
B) diasporic
C) intellectual
D) colonial

Question 20

An explanation of the role of poverty in the migration of people from Central America to the United States is a form of _____ histories.

A) colonial
B) national
C) social
D) socio-economic

Question 21

Jerrod's family migrated to Utah with Brigham Young. He is proud that his family helped to settle in what is now Salt Lake. The stories passed down to Jerrod by his father and grandfather constitute _____ histories.

A) diasporic
B) religious
C) social
D) family

Question 22

Accounts of past events which are not included in national or mainstream history are known as _____ histories.

A) hidden
B) religious
C) social
D) family

Question 23

An explanation of why Spanish is spoken in most of the Western Hemisphere would constitute _____ histories.

A) colonial
B) religious
C) social
D) family

Question 24

A revised history resulting from the communication practice of changing historical events to serve particular ideological goals is known as:

A) hidden history.
B) altered history.
C) absent history.
D) alternative history.

Question 25

The histories that have been forgotten by the mainstream representations of past events and suppressed or marginalized in the understanding of the past are known as:

A) altered histories.
B) diasporic histories.
C) absent histories.
D) hidden histories.

Question 26

_____ refers to the notion that better communication between groups is facilitated simply by putting people together in the same place and allowing them to interact.

A) The modernist identity
B) A grand narrative
C) The contact hypothesis
D) A diaspora

Question 27

Which of the following statements best defines the term diaspora?

A) It is a massive migration caused by war, famine, or persecution that results in the dispersal of a unified group.
B) It is a record of the historical experiences of gays and lesbians.
C) It is the identity that is grounded in the Western tradition of scientific and political beliefs and assumptions.
D) It is a unified history and view of humankind.

Question 28

The histories of the ways in which international cultural groups were created through transnational migrations, slavery, religious crusades, or other historical forces are known as:

A) cultural-group histories.
B) socioeconomic class histories.
C) colonial histories.
D) diasporic histories.

Question 29

Typically, we learn social histories in school.

Question 30

Socioeconomic class distinctions are often overlooked in understanding migration and acculturation of groups around the world.

Question 31

History is constructed through narrative.

Question 32

Generally, a grand narrative includes stories of different ethnic groups as well as the intellectual and social histories of a nation.

Question 33

It is fairly easy to write about women's history so long as one has access to public documents and public records.

Question 34

The languages we speak are rooted in issues of power and dominance rather than ethnicity or cultural origin.

Question 35

Most historical events are documented in formal histories.

Question 36

Diasporic migrations often cause people to cling more strongly to their group's identity.

Question 37

Many Japanese nationals are proud of the success of Japanese Canadians, Japanese Americans, and Japanese Peruvians.

Question 38

A book about the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima is a part of social histories.

Question 39

Gays and lesbians were victims of the Holocaust.

Question 40

Altered history is the same as alternative history in which authors try to speculate on what the world would look like if particular scenarios in the past had happened.

Question 41

The languages that people speak influence their intercultural interactions.

Question 42

Religious histories are histories that legitimize international invasions and annexations.

Question 43

Absent histories are written histories that focus on everyday life experiences of various groups in the past.

Question 44

Why would it be important to examine the role of history in intercultural communication?

Question 45

How might hidden histories affect intercultural interactions?

Question 46

Compare and contrast family histories with national histories.

Question 47

Why would U.S. Americans want to escape or ignore history?

Question 48

Compare and contrast the effects of diasporic and colonial histories.

Question 49

How is the history of gays and lesbians relevant to intercultural communication?

Question 50

How might Native American history impact intercultural communication with whites today?

Question 51

How can we negotiate histories in interactions?