1. Which of the following is not a trait of high cultural intelligence?
A) Taking pleasure in talking with someone who has limited English.
B) Shaking hands when meeting with someone from another culture for the first time.
C) Finding work on a multicultural team to be very satisfying.
D) Regularly associating with people from different cultures with relative ease.
2. Alfonso is a new manager and several of his employees are from different countries, having recently moved to the U.S. within the last 6 months. Specifically, he has team members from France, India, and Japan, to go along with several U.S. citizens on his team. Which of the following actions would be considered to be an example of high cultural intelligence?
A) Alfonso should share his views on international politics openly and consistently, in order to let his team know where he stands on such issues.
B) Alfonso should communicate the same way with everyone in order to maintain consistency.
C) Alfonso should be open to changing the way he behaves during a cross-culture situation.
D) Alfonso should take his employees to his favorite Chinese restaurant every time they celebrate a team-mate's birthday.