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What's In A Name? By Terri Morrison and Wayne A. Conaway © Copyright 2004, All Rights Reserved
- A distinguished Hispanic executive hands you a business card that looks
like this: Miguel Eduardo Cela y Banderas. You should call him:
- A. Señor Eduardo
- B. Señor Cela
- C. Señor Banderas
- D. Señor y
- The current ruler of Saudi Arabia is King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz al-Saud.
What was his father's name?
- A. Fahd
- B. Bin
- C. Abdul Aziz
- True or false: The king is addressed as "King Fahd."
- You are introduced to a French executive who states his name as
"Robert, Pierre." What do you do?
- A. Apologize for not speaking French, and ask him if his last name is
Robert or Pierre.
- B. State your last name.
- C. Avoid the firm US-style grip when you shake hands.
- D. All of the above.
- Your friend, a Russian Jew named Fyodor Nikolaievich Medvedev, follows
many Russian traditions. The polite but informal way you address him is:
- A. Fyodor Medvedev
- B. Teddy
- C. Fyodor Nikolaievich
- Match the correct formal and informal forms of the pronoun "you"
with their languages:
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| A. Spanish |
1. "Sie" and "Du" |
| B. French |
2. "Ud." and "Tú" |
| C. German |
3. "Vous" and "Tú" |
- 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:
- A. "Thank you, Hans, for that complimentary introduction."
- B. "Thank you, Herr Doktor Schmidt, for that kind introduction."
- C. "Thank you, Herr Schmidt, for that complimentary
introduction."
- D. "Thanks, Schmitty!"
- Many Hong Kong Chinese have relocated to Western Canada, Australia, and
other countries because Hong Kong will no longer be a British Crown Colony
after 1997. True or false: There are only approximately 400 different Chinese
surnames.
- 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:
- A. Nodding and extending his hand.
- B. Applauding your phenomenal knowledge of Chinese name order.
- C. Grimacing and directing his assistants to show you the door.
- 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:
- A. "You Can Call Me Al"
- B. "Danny Boy"
- C. "My Boy Bill"
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