Encountering the Other

Which of the following is the best definition of “the Other,” as presented in “Encountering the Other: The Challenge for the 21 st Century”?

• people who are unfamiliar to a person or group

• people who are outside a family group

• people who are viewed as being subhuman

• people who endanger another group

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According to “Encountering the Other: The Challenge for the 21 st Century,”

what is the main question that people face when they encounter unfamiliar

people?

• What are the possible benefits of interacting with people who are

  unknown to us?

• Should we blend our culture with others or remain uniquely what we are?

• How should we react when we meet people who are different from us?

• Do we have any responsibilities toward people we don’t know?

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As explained in “Encountering the Other: The Challenge for the 21 st Century,”

what do ports, marketplaces, and trade routes represent?

• an awareness of the similarities among diverse people

• proof of the choice to cooperate with other people

• the triumph of hospitality over aggression

• the triumph of hospitality over aggression

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According to “Encountering the Other: The Challenge for the 21 st Century,”

what did the “philosophers of dialogue” hope would result from the “dialogue”

they promoted?

• an end to multiculturalism

• greater pride in our individuality

• more compassionate human relationships

• new forms of interpersonal communication

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What view of warfare does the author express in “Encountering the Other: The

Challenge for the 21 st Century”?

• Warfare is unfortunate for everyone involved but sometimes necessary.

• Warfare is the inevitable result of people’s lack of control over their

  greed.

• Warfare comes about any time people view the Other as subhuman or not

  human at all.

• Warfare comes about any time people view the Other as subhuman or not

  human at all.

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According to “Encountering the Other: The Challenge for the 21 st Century,”

what is the main way that the world of the future will differ from the world of

the past and present?

• People will encounter a new type of Other.

• Differences between people will disappear.

• People will demand more freedom.

• There will be more chaos.

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If people disapprove of totalitarian governments, which of the following must

be true?

• People resent having rulers who inherit their positions.

• People object to rulers who exercise complete control.

• People despise governments that can’t maintain order.

• People despise governments that can’t maintain order.

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If people are talking about ideologies, which of the following questions are

they most likely discussing?

• Which is the faster animal: the cheetah or the jaguar?

• Where are the most beautiful beaches in the world found?

• What is the difference between “organic” and “all natural” products?

• How do two presidential candidates differ in their goals for the country?

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“Encountering the Other: The Challenge for the 21 st Century” makes the claim

that humans have had problems learning how to coexist peacefully with those

who differ from them. Which of the following quotations best expresses that

claim?

• The encounter with the Other, with other people, has always been a

  universal and fundamental experience for our species.

• That same choice that our ancestors faced thousands of years ago faces us

  today as well, with undiminished intensity … How should we act toward

  Others?

• People thus had three choices when they encountered the Other: They

  could choose war, they could build a wall around themselves, or they

  could enter into dialogue.

• [A] weakness … appears to a differing degree in all cultures: the fact that

  cultures have difficulty understanding other cultures.

In “Encountering the Other: The Challenge for the 21 st Century,” what does the

author recommend when dealing with the Other in the changing world that lies

ahead?

• being cautious in all interactions

• blending our culture with other cultures

• fighting courageously in defense of our values

• trying to communicate with those who are different from ourselves

• trading our uniqueness for the benefits of globalization

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