1. Age, gender, and nationality are essential characteristics of a person.

2. When you are on university grounds, do you regularly hear different languages being spoken?

3. At your university, can you observe a growing cultural diversity?

4. How would you evaluate yourself on knowledge of cultural worldview frameworks on a 1-5 scale, where 1 means very weak, 2 weak, 3 neither weak nor strong, 4 strong, and 5 very strong?

5. How would you evaluate yourself on cultural self-awareness on a 1-5 scale, where 1 means very weak, 2 weak, 3 neither weak nor strong, 4 strong, and 5 very strong?

6. How would you evaluate yourself on curiosity on a 1-5 scale, where 1 means very weak, 2 weak, 3 neither weak nor strong, 4 strong, and 5 very strong?

7. How would you evaluate yourself on openness on a 1-5 scale, where 1 means very weak, 2 weak, 3 neither weak nor strong, 4 strong, and 5 very strong?

8. How would you evaluate yourself on verbal and non-verbal communication on a 1-5 scale, where 1 means very weak, 2 weak, 3 neither weak nor strong, 4 strong, and 5 very strong?

9. How would you evaluate yourself on empathy on a 1-5 scale, where 1 means very weak, 2 weak, 3 neither weak nor strong, 4 strong, and 5 very strong?

10. Culture is given from one generation to the other and stays the same.

11. Cultural differences can also be observed between different generations.

12. Culture is:

13. The national culture of my country defines my country and makes it better than others.

14. There are different cultural identities in the different regions of my country.

15. Which of the following could describe culture?: A. Learned and dynamic; B. Static and unaffected; C. Shared and integrated; D. Based on symbols and inseparable from language.

16. I believe that nobody tasting my country's cuisine could dislike any of our traditional dishes.

17. I believe that the social conventions of my country are universal. People who do not follow those conventions are outcasts.

18. Cultural bias is different from racism in that it targets cultural differences rather than anthropological characteristics like skin color.

19. A foreign friend of yours is always late for your dates out and every time he/she explains that in his/her country time perception is different. How would you react?

20. When stereotypes come up during a discussion, what do you usually do?

21. Do you think that all gestures have the same meaning in all countries?

22. It is important to suspend judgments vis-à-vis different values and customs, and to consider multiple meanings.

23. Cultural empathy is the ability to empathise with the feelings, thoughts, and behaviours of members of groups with a different cultural background.

24. To be able to empathise with someone else’s feelings is more often a strength than a weakness.

25. Do you think that empathy and sympathy are synonyms?

26. Empathic communication is a powerful tool to solve interpersonal conflicts and establish deep connections.

27. Do you think that linguistic competences could support you with your communication skills?

28. Communication is made to a significant extent of sounds and body language.

29. During lunch, there is a heated discussion between two of your classmates from different cultural backgrounds. You don't want to take a side. How do you react?

30. Do you think that widely recognised hand gestures, like the thumps-up sign of approval or agreement, may have opposite, negative, or even insulting meaning in some countries?

31. When you are abroad, do you like to engage in a conversation with locals?

32. Before, during, or after visiting a foreign country, are you interested in learning about its culture?

33. You have just arrived in a foreign country for a year of studying abroad. A local classmate invites you for dinner to his/her parents' house, where many things (the welcoming, manners, the food, etc.) will be new for you. How do you feel?

34. If a foreign student came to your class, how would you react?

35. A culturally open individual judges other people.

36. Do you define yourself as an open-minded person?

37. In a working group formed by students with different cultural origins, do you try to impose your working method or do you rather value diversity in finding a common approach?

38. During a friendly discussion, a foreign friend says something that seems insulting to you. How do you react?

39. Empathy implies approval.