Coverage : The Japanese Business Etiquette Quiz is designed to test your knowledge of a wide variety of Japanese business situations.
The Japanese Business Etiquette Quiz questions are carefully crafted so you can gauge how much you really know about proper behavior while on business in Japan.
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| 1. | When business people in Japan exchange business cards, they generally do it how? |
| a. | | With both hands |
| b. | | By slipping it into a closed, outstretched hand |
| c. | | By slipping it into each others' pockets |
| d. | | With the right hand, somewhat like a handshake
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| 2. | A businesswoman in Japan should not wear pantsuits and should wear low-heeled shoes only. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 3. | If you are greeted with a bow in Japan, what should you do? |
| a. | | Return the bow |
| b. | | Shake hands |
| c. | | Give a slight nod of the head acknowledging the bow |
| d. | | Give a bow slightly deeper and longer than the one you received
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| 4. | What should you do after receiving a business card (or meishi) from a Japanese business person? |
| a. | | Put it in your pocket or wallet right away |
| b. | | Keep a grip on it, then shake hands |
| c. | | Examine it carefully, making an attempt to remember critical information from it |
| d. | | Do not write on it, or put it in your pocket or wallet
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| 5. | Using first names in Japan is reserved for close friends and family. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 6. | What should you generally expect from your host if taken to a business lunch or dinner at a Japanese restaurant? |
| a. | | They will pay, but you should order your own food |
| b. | | They will order for you, but you should pay "dutch" style |
| c. | | They will order for you, and you should offer to pay, but expect them to pay |
| d. | | They will order for you, and will also pay and not expect you to offer to pay
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| 7. | If you are visiting Japan on business, how should you handle yourself if you do not speak Japanese? |
| a. | | Don't worry about it; most Japanese speak English and will be fine conversing with you in English |
| b. | | Try to learn some Japanese phrases and expressions as a show of respect |
| c. | | Carry your Japanese dictionary with you everywhere and take pains to speak as much Japanese as possible |
| d. | | Try to say as little as possible and bow often
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| 8. | If you go out with Japanese business associates to a karaoke bar, when should you plan on returning to your hotel? |
| a. | | By 8 p.m. – the Japanese head to bed early |
| b. | | Midnight |
| c. | | Early morning hours |
| d. | | By noon the next day – and expect little sleep as a meeting will likely be scheduled by early afternoon
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| 9. | Taxi drivers in Japan rarely speak English. How should you communicate with them? |
| a. | | Carry a hotel card with you so you can hand it to the driver when you are returning to your hotel |
| b. | | Learn enough Japanese to communicate your destination to the driver |
| c. | | Have a hotel employee write your destination out so you can hand that to the driver |
| d. | | Point and show the driver a map; they are enough acquainted with the roads to get you where you're doig
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| 10. | When arriving for a business meeting in Japan, you will be ushered into meeting room to wait. As the guest of honor, where are you expected to sit? |
| a. | | The chair nearest the door |
| b. | | The chair furthest from the door |
| c. | | The chair at the head of the table |
| d. | | Anywhere you like, and your Japanese business associates will follow your lead
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| 11. | Confrontation is frowned up on in Japan. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 12. | If you take notes during a business meeting, you should take care not to write your name or anyone else's name in what color ink? |
| a. | | Green |
| b. | | Blue |
| c. | | Black |
| d. | | Red
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| 13. | If a Japanese person nods and says "hai" (yes) while you're talking, what does that mean? |
| a. | | They understand you |
| b. | | They agree with you |
| c. | | They are listening, but neither agree nor disagree |
| d. | | They are trying to discourage your conversation
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| 14. | If a businessman falls silent, you must begin talking or carry on the conversation. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 15. | When leaving a business meeting, how can you expect to exit? |
| a. | | Your host will see you to the door, or even your cab, depending on the circumstances |
| b. | | Your host will assign a more junior person to the task of seeing you to the door |
| c. | | You will see yourself to the door |
| d. | | Your host will accompany you all the way to your next destination
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