Cultural quiz cards about Italy
Project: Langlete in Estfit - Language learning and teaching in Estonia, Finland and Italy: how to make use of cultural similarities and differences in classroom and in learning through culture
Project number: 2012-1-EE1-GRU06-03623-2
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Italy Quiz
1
Capital city
Vatican
Rome
Currency
Euro
Lira
You are in emergency
Call 111
Call 112
You would like to go shopping
on a Sunday
Everything is open
Everything is closed
You are on a beach
You see topless women
You don’t see topless women
Typical Italian food
Pizza and pasta
Tapas and tempura
You want to eat dinner
You go for dinner between 5.30 and 7pm
You go for dinner between 7.30 and 9pm
You eat in a restaurant
You get one main meal, in addition to the
starter and desert
You get two main meals, in addition to
the starter and desert
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Italy Quiz
2
You have a business meeting
You take great care of how you look
Looking good is not so important in a
business meeting
You want to see art
Italians value football and food more
than art
Italy is one of the richest countries with
regard to its art heritage
Planning
You plan well ahead
You go with the flow
Tactility
Italians are not tactile
Italians are tactile
Punctuality
You come precisely at the agreed time to
meet a friend
You come about 10 minutes after the
agreed time to meet a friend
Cappuccino after a meal
You drink cappuccino after the meal
You don’t drink cappuccino after t
he meal
Paying the bill in a restaurant
Everybody pays what he/she consumed
Everybody pays the same amount
Business dress etiquette for men
Casual
Suits with shirts and ties
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Italy Quiz
3
Making an appointment for a meeting
Call one week in advance and book
a meeting
Call one day in advance and book
a meeting
Small talk during the meeting
No
Yes
Topics for a small talk
History of Italy and politics
Weather and family
Titles
Address by first name
Address by title
Business card exchange
Give and receive the card using one hand
Give and receive the card using both
hands
Negotiation style
Indirect
Direct
How much time do you need in order to
make a business deal?
During the meeting
It takes a while
Business meeting etiquette - whom
should you greet first?
It has to be the most senior person
Anyone is fine
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Italy Quiz
4
Are gifts acceptable after the first busi-ness
meeting?
No
Yes
If you are giving a gift
You give a bottle of wine
You give flowers
Gifts to avoid
Sunflowers
Chrysanthemums
You are going to a business meeting
You arrive on time
You can be up to 15 minutes late
Body language during business negotia-tions
Maintaining eye contact while speaking
is not so important
Maintaining eye contact while speaking
is important
Personal relationship in business
Important
Not important
Decision making process - who makes
the decision?
The most senior managers
Everyone in the meeting room
Business negotiations - saving face
It is not important to Italians
It is important to Italians
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Italy Quiz
5
Business negotiations - Is the spoken
word preferred over a written contract?
Yes
No
Gender issues
Gender equality society
Male dominated society
Dining etiquette for business meetings
Sit down as soon as you arrive
Do not sit until you are told so
Who starts a business discussion?
Anyone can start a discussion
The person who called the meeting starts
the discussion
Communication style
Indirect
Direct
Should you confirm a meeting a few
days before?
Yes
No
View on foreign women
Foreign women are treated with respect
Foreign women are treated differently
During business meetings you
Sit anytime you want
Remain standing until you are invited to
sit down
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Italy Quiz
6
Seating arrangement during business
meetings
You have a designated seat
You may sit anywhere
Business dress etiquette for women
Casual
Business suits