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

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

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

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. 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?

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

13. Culture is:

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

15. The term stereotype refers to:

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. In your class, there is a foreign student who, although he/she is sociable in general, never looks the professor in the eyes when talking to him/her. What do you most probably think?

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

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

22. Do you think that the number of times people kiss when meeting each other may differ from country to country?

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

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

25. Do you think that cultural empathy is a prerequisite for effective cultural communication?

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

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. While working with a group of foreign students, do you pay attention to body language and gestures?

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

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

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

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

34. When you are abroad, are you interested in trying the local food?

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

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

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

38. How would you react if, during a working experience abroad, you are asked to adapt your schedule, personal and working routine, to local habits?

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