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Global Diversity QuizThese questions are meant to provoke thought and discussion and to heighten curiosity and interest for the upcoming global diversity workshop. This quiz does not contain the answers. The full quiz package complete with answers is available for a modest fee from the Diversity Bookstore. 1. A distinguished Hispanic executive hands you a business card that looks like this: Miguel Eduardo Cela y Banderas. You should call him:Senor Eduardo Senor Cela Senor Banderas Senor y
2. The current ruler of Saudi Arabia is King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud. What was his father's name?
3. The king mentioned in #2 is addressed as "King Fahd"
4. You are introduced to a French executive who states his name as "Robert, Pierre." What do you do?
5. Your friend, a Russian-Jew named Fyodor Nikolaievich Medvedev, follows many Russian traditions. The polite but informal way you address him is:
6. Name the correct formal and informal forms of the pronoun "you" with the the languages respectively: A.
"Sie" and "Du" B. "Ud" and "Tu" C.
"Vous" and "Tu"
7. You are about to give a speech in Germany. Dr. Hans Schmidt, the moderator, is a personal friend. Before you launch into your presentation, you say:
8. Many Hong Kong Chinese have relocated to Western Canada, Australia, and other countries because Hong Kong is no longer a British Crown Colony. There are only approximately 400 different Chinese surnames.
9. Chang Wu Jiang, president of a Hong Kong multinational, meets you in Vancouver, his new headquarters. You know that Chinese names include a family name, a generational name, and a given name. So you say, "It is a great pleasure to meet you, President Chang." He reacts by:
10. Americans are always asking total strangers to use their first names or nicknames. For example, during the 1992 presidential campaign, the winning party used this ditty urging voters to feel comfortable with the vice-presidential candidate:
11. In Arab and Latin American Countries, it is a good idea to openly admire someone else's possessions.
12. Russians are likely to ignore correspondence from strangers.
13. In the U.K., to "table" a discussion or subject has the same meaning as in the U.S.
15. In Latin America, an abrazo between two male friends is an acceptable and common greeting.
16. In China, a clock is considered an appropriate business gift.
17. . In Mexico, you will need a notary public to incorporate your enterprise.
18. Latinos and Arabs view punctuality in appointments as an important part of business dealings.
19. A portefio or portefia is a person from Quito, Ecuador.
20. A Bogotano is somebody from Bogota, Colombia. To receive the answers to the Diversity IQ Quiz, the Global Diversity Quiz and the Gender Equity Quiz including sources and discussion points, please enter our Diversity Bookstore. Sorry, we are unable to fax answers to you; there are no exceptions to this policy. You will receive the answers to this quiz as well as some bonus articles and materials. Thank you! License permitting you unlimited use of the Diversity IQ Quiz, the Global Diversity Quiz, and the Gender Equity Quiz and the answers for each within your site is also available at the Diversity Bookstore. We now offer an intranet version too. |
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