Practice Quiz

FSOT: 500 Test Prep Study Questions - Question List

Select how would you like to study

Study Mode Free Daily Question Test Mode
121. A Foreign Service Officer (FSO) attempting to help a foreign citizen is struggling with a language barrier. The most effective way the FSO might facilitate communication is to
  1. pantomime the problem and related questions
  2. speak very loudly, breaking words into distinct syllables
  3. express frustration with the situation
  4. break the conversation down into small bits, using short sentences and simple questions
See answer
122. Because many countries contain multiple cultures within their boundaries, a Foreign Service Officer should avoid treating the term "culture" as a synonym for:
  1. co-culture
  2. ethnic group
  3. nation
  4. race
See answer
123. The U.S. embassy in Lapatria has recently experienced rapid staff turnover. Which of the following actions would be most helpful in ensuring that the newly reordered staff functions most effectively?
  1. Establish a working group comprising the entire staff that will focus on a particular policy or administrative task
  2. Establish clear and measurable goals for the new staff members
  3. Where possible, engage the staff through democratic participation in the decision-making process
  4. Promote the creation of a working culture unique to the Lapatrian Embassy that does not conflict with the culture or with policies dictated by the State Department.
See answer
124. A Foreign Service Officer establishing rules for conduct in an embassy office will want to consider "cultural relativism," which holds that
  1. incorporating moral beliefs is intrinsic to groups and individuals in a culture
  2. host-community individuals should adapt to American ideals
  3. universal norms exist that are applicable to all cultures
  4. separate rules must be created for each culture
See answer
125. When drafting a memo to a host country vendor about a service problem, a Foreign Service Officer will want to
  1. describe the problems at the embassy very generally
  2. use numerous modifiers to describe the problems
  3. employ simple sentence structure and vocabulary
  4. mention all issues in a single sentence using passive voice
See answer

Select how would you like to study

Study Mode Free Daily Question Test Mode