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 curiosity 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 empathy 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 openness 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 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?

8. 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?

9. 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?

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

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

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

13. Culture is:

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

15. Cultural bias is the tendency of people to judge the outside world through a narrow view based on their own culture.

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

17. 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.

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

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

22. I am aware that certain idiomatic expressions in my language may not be understandable in another cultural setting or translatable to another language.

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

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

25. How would you define empathy?

26. The more one is positively exposed to people from different cultures, the lower his/her cultural empathy.

27. 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?

28. 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?

29. Communication is crucial in order to foster positive intercultural relations.

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

31. You have just moved abroad for a two-month internship in an organisation where your mother tongue is the working language. Do you still try to acquire a basic knowledge of the local one?

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

33. During a festive event, a group of foreign students encourages you and your colleagues to participate in one of their traditional dances. How would you react?

34. During a vacation in Mexico, you come across the parade of the Day of Deads (Dia de los Muertos). For the first time, you witness a different way to remember those who have passed, which replaces mourning with celebrations. How would you react?

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

36. Cultural openness allows people to navigate without social constraint within and across different cultural groups.

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. A culturally open individual does not assume, but questions.

39. The meaning of the terms cultural bias and racism is exactly the same.