While preparing her presentation for the board meeting, Ashton asked herself if there were any common ideas that appeared in most of her materials. By asking this question, she was addressing which of the key elements of presentation speaking?

According to the Impact / Profile box, “Ida B. Wells Uses Her Pen to Fight 19th­Century Racism,” which of the following is true about the ground­breaking journalist?

a. She was an African American woman who eventually owned the Memphis Free Speech and Headlight. b. She wrote about three African-American men who were jailed and killed, then later had her newspaper office ransacked. c. She was active in the women’s suffrage movement. d. All of these answers are correct.

According to Jandt, when a person who has adjusted exceptionally well to the host culture returns home after an extended stay in a foreign culture, he/she may experience reverse culture shock. Which of the following statements is true about reverse culture shock?

A. Reverse culture shock may cause greater distress than the original culture shock experienced in the foreign country. B. Reverse culture shock occurs when the home culture is compared favourably to the admired aspects of the new culture. C. Reverse culture shock is easier to overcome because the person is back in his/her home country. D. Reverse culture shock tends to be experienced more frequently by females than males.