Quiz – Universal Gestures Decoded

Question 1 of 6

1. Question

Who studied facial expressions in 1872 and found emotions like joy and surprise appear similarly worldwide?

Darwin

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Matsumoto

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Mehrabian

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Hall

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Question 2 of 6

2. Question

According to the capsule, what makes a gesture universal?

It is rooted in shared human biology and emotional responses

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It is taught in every school

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It is invented by each culture

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It only exists in Western countries

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Question 3 of 6

3. Question

What happens to our eyebrows when we are surprised, per the capsule?

They shoot up involuntarily

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They stay perfectly still

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They lower and furrow

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They disappear

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Question 4 of 6

4. Question

What did Ekman and Friesen confirm about core emotions?

They have recognizable facial signatures across cultures

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They differ completely by country

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They cannot be observed

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They are always faked

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Question 5 of 6

5. Question

Match each person in the multicultural meeting to their behavior in the capsule.

Sort elements

Leans forward with open palms, showing engagement
Maintains steady eye contact, signaling respect
Eyebrows shoot up involuntarily

Client from Brazil

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Colleague from Germany

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A surprised person

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Question 6 of 6

6. Question

Complete in one word: universal gestures are rooted in our shared human ___.

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