GLST 220 Final Test Study Guide S21 PDF

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Spring 2021 Final Test Study Guide GLST 220 – Intercultural Communication & Engagement The test will be 50 multiple choice, true/false, short answer questions worth 2 points each. Questions will be taken from the topics included in this study guide. Most questions will require the application of concepts, rather than just the memorization of definitions. 1. What method/form of communication was the focus of this course as a method that is effective across all cultures? (Hint: it served as the framework for this course – see syllabus/lecture/notes) Intercultural Communication 2. How does our personal story fit into/relate to God’s story? (lecture/notes) Our story came from God's story. Our story is apart of the final to last "act" in the Grand Narrative. 3. What separates Jesus from every other major religious leader? (Lots of things – know several, but what was emphasized in class over and over and over again? - lecture/notes) Jesus is supernatural. Jesus was the only one who could die for our sins. Resurrection, Claims to be God, Miracles, through faith alone, power over nature

4. What is the difference in a salvation gospel culture and a kingdom gospel culture? (lecture/notes) Salvation/American Culture Christianity – “praying the prayer” Kingdom Culture – calls us to be disciples and gives us new life.

5. In God’s Big Picture, Roberts describes the kingdom of God as God’s People in God’s Place under God’s Rule (textbook/lecture/notes) 6. What are some of the differences in how Matthew, Mark, Luke and John communicate the story of Jesus? Know which Gospel focuses on: 1) genealogy, 2) kingdom of God/heaven, 3) power encounters, 4) 7 signs, 5) Jewish audience, 6) Gentile audience (class lectures/notes) 7 signs – John Genealogy – Matthew Kingdom of God – Matthew Power encounters - Mark Jewish audience - Matthew Gentile audience – Luke 7. What thread did Roberts use as he traced God’s Story from Genesis to Revelation in God’s Big Picture? Why is this theme significant? How does it increase our understanding of God’s Story (and the Bible)? (textbook/notes) thread of "Kingdom" from Genesis to Revelation

8. What thread did Prof Dent use when she traced God’s Story from Genesis to Revelation in class lectures? Why is this theme significant? How does it increase our understanding of God’s Story (and the Bible)? (lecture/notes) “Act 1, act 2, act 3…” the Grand Narrative, also a thread of Kingdom from Genesis to Revelation.

9. What is the difference between major and minor characters in a story? Who are major/minor characters in the Bible? In our personal stories? (lecture/notes) God/trinity. Bible characters 10. Why is reading and understanding the Old Testament important in understanding the gospel? (lecture/notes) Temple, cherubim. We know why God is coming 11. What New Testament passage most clearly discusses the apostolic gospel tradition as shared in one of Paul’s letters? (class lecture/notes) 1 Corinthians 15 12. When the Greek word for gospel is translated into English, it literally translates as what phrase? (lecture/notes) Good News 13. How did Jesus often call people to respond in scripture? (answer: repent and follow) (scripture/notes) Come and follow 14. Did Jesus focus on earthly citizenship or citizenship in the kingdom God/kingdom of Heaven? (scripture/notes) both

15. What is contextualization? Why should we consider this before we use gospel tools created in one context in another context? (lecture/notes) Putting the gospel in a way other cultures can understand 16. What is henna storying and where is it most commonly used? (lecture/notes) Indian art of drawing and dying the skin 17. What is worldview and why is it so important? (assigned articles/lecture/notes) Lens through which we see the world and When we understand this, we can better understand the way others may see God 18. What are the three cultures one should be familiar with when communicating the gospel?(Hesselgrave article/ lecture/notes) Global workers culture Biblical culture Global workers one's own culture, respondent culture, Biblical culture

19. What is the relationship between learning another culture and knowing your own culture? (textbook/lecture/notes) We need to understand our own culture first 20. What are three analogies of culture that were discussed in class? (lecture/notes) Iceburg, Deep level of the river, Colored glass/lens 21. What percentage of culture is above the surface? (lecture/notes) 10% 22. What are the layers of culture and the questions associated with each layer? (assigned articles/lecture/notes) Values, Beliefs, Worldview 23. What is cultural intelligence (CQ)? (textbook/lecture/notes) Capability to function effectively across cultural contexts

24. What is ethnocentrism? (textbook/lecture/notes) Having the (biased) belief that one's own culture is better or more "correct" than another 25. What are the differences between universal, cultural, and personal characteristics of behavior? (textbook/lecture/notes) Having the (biased) belief that one's own culture is better or more "correct" than another

26. What are some of the types of cultures identified in class as we talked about functioning effectively “across cultures?” (examples: ethnolinguistic, organizational, generational, etc. - textbook/lecture/notes) National culture Ethnolinguistic culture Organizational Generational Regional Social 27. What are the four dimensions of CQ? Define each dimension and sub-dimension and be able to identify examples of each.(textbook/lecture/notes) CQ Drive: interest, drive, and confidence to adapt to multicultural situations (Intrinsic, Extrinsic, Selfefficacy) CQ Knowledge: understanding about how cultures are similar and different (Business, Values + norms, Socio-linguistic, Leadership), CQ Strategy: awareness and ability to plan for multicultural interactions (Planning, Awareness, Checking), CQ Action: ability to adapt when relating and working interculturally (Planning, Awareness, Checking) 28. Define the 6 cultural systems and be able to identify examples of each. (textbook/lecture/notes) Economic (capitalism/socialism), Family (kinship/nuclear), Education (formal/informal), Legal (formal/informal), Religious (rational/mystical), Art (clear/fluid) 29. Define the 10 cultural value orientations and be able to identify examples of each. (textbook/lecture/notes) Time (being/doing), Context (high/low), Individualism (individual/collectivism), Power distance (high/low), Uncertainty avoidance (high/low), Time orientation (short-/long-term), Competition (Compt/Cooperative) 30. What do we learn when we evaluate the cultural value orientations in light of scripture? (lecture/notes)

31. Know about the elements of non-verbal communication discussed in class. (lecture/notes) Body language , symbols , facial expressions , writing , hand, gestures

32. What cultural values were part of the Cultural Lecture experiential class? (class discussions about this class) Power distance, induviualist, collectivist 33. Keith (guest speaker via video) talked about Muslim worldview being centered on the ________/_________ worldview rather than guilt/innocence. (Keith video lecture) Honor/shame 34. Are all people in the Arab cultural cluster followers of the same religion? (Keith video lecture) No! The Arab cultural cluster represents a cultural religion, not a religion. Arabs can be of any religion or faith.

35. What is the most important system in the Arab cultural block? (Keith video lecture) Family 36. Mike (guest speaker) stated that in post-Christian contexts “the gospel moves at the speed of _______________.” (lecture/notes) Relationships 37. Mike and Keith both emphasized the same thing when sharing in post-Christian and Arab contexts. What was it? (class/video/notes) Building relationships 38. What does Ee-Taow mean in the Mouk language? (video/notes) “It is truth”...