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

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

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

4. 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?

5. 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?

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 curiosity 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 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?

9. 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?

10. Culture is:

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

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

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

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

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 nobody tasting my country's cuisine could dislike any of our traditional dishes.

17. The term stereotype refers to:

18. I am aware of my own cultural rules and biases and I can easily recognise them.

19. A stereotype is a form of bias.

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

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. 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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

29. 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?

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

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

32. 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?

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. 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. Do you think that an open person is, consequently, a flexible person?

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

37. A culturally open individual judges other people.

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

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