Question 1

Symbols refer to anything that carries meaning recognized by people who share culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

As a part of human culture, religion is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  material culture. 
B)  nonmaterial culture. 
C)  culture shock. 
D)  human nature. 
A)  material culture. 
B)  nonmaterial culture. 
C)  culture shock. 
D)  human nature. B

Question 3

Gestures such as "thumbs up" are used in most societies of the world to signify that something is very good.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Sociologists define a symbol as

Accepted Answer

A)  anything that carries meaning to people who share a culture. 
B)  any material cultural trait. 
C)  any gesture that conveys insult to others. 
D)  social patterns that cause culture shock. 
A)  anything that carries meaning to people who share a culture. 
B)  any material cultural trait. 
C)  any gesture that conveys insult to others. 
D)  social patterns that cause culture shock.

Question 5

Cultural transmission refers to the process of

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural patterns moving from one society to another. 
B)  using the oral tradition. 
C)  passing cultural patterns from one generation to another. 
D)  using writing to enshrine cultural patterns. 
A)  cultural patterns moving from one society to another. 
B)  using the oral tradition. 
C)  passing cultural patterns from one generation to another. 
D)  using writing to enshrine cultural patterns.

Question 6

Values are broad principles that support ____________.

Accepted Answer

A)  beliefs 
B)  norms 
C)  folkways 
D)  language 
A)  beliefs 
B)  norms 
C)  folkways 
D)  language

Question 7

About what percentage of people in Canada were born elsewhere?

Accepted Answer

A)  21 
B)  39 
C)  51 
D)  80 
A)  21 
B)  39 
C)  51 
D)  80

Question 8

The language widely spoken by people in more nations of the world than any other is

Accepted Answer

A)  Spanish. 
B)  Chinese. 
C)  English. 
D)  Hindi. 
A)  Spanish. 
B)  Chinese. 
C)  English. 
D)  Hindi.

Question 9

Describe Canada in six words or less (i.e., create a Canadian motto). Why did you choose the words you did?

Accepted Answer

Diverse, welcoming, beautiful, peaceful,

Question 10

The emergence of computer-based instant messaging shows how new symbols are being created all the time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Other than English, which is the most widely-spoken language in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  French 
B)  Ukrainian 
C)  German 
D)  Chinese 
A)  French 
B)  Ukrainian 
C)  German 
D)  Chinese

Question 12

Which of the following adds to the creation of a global culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  the flow of goods from country to country 
B)  the Winter and Summer Olympic Games 
C)  cultural appropriation in mainstream media 
D)  European colonialism 
A)  the flow of goods from country to country 
B)  the Winter and Summer Olympic Games 
C)  cultural appropriation in mainstream media 
D)  European colonialism

Question 13

Cultural transmission cannot take place unless people have a written language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Ethnocentrism refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  people taking pride in their ethnicity. 
B)  claiming that another culture is better than your own. 
C)  judging another culture using the standards of your own culture. 
D)  understanding another culture using its own standards and values. 
A)  people taking pride in their ethnicity. 
B)  claiming that another culture is better than your own. 
C)  judging another culture using the standards of your own culture. 
D)  understanding another culture using its own standards and values.

Question 15

Explain the importance of the five common components of all human culture: symbols, language, values, beliefs, and norms.

Accepted Answer

The five common components of all human

Question 16

An act of kindness, such as opening the door for an elderly man, illustrates conforming to

Accepted Answer

A)  mores. 
B)  taboos. 
C)  folkways. 
D)  proscriptive norms. 
A)  mores. 
B)  taboos. 
C)  folkways. 
D)  proscriptive norms.

Question 17

Only four Aboriginal languages spoken in Canada are not on the brink of extinction.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Values are standards that serve as broad guidelines for living.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Canada is the most _______ of all countries.

Accepted Answer

A)  multicultural 
B)  culturally uniform 
C)  slowly changing 
D)  nonmaterial 
A)  multicultural 
B)  culturally uniform 
C)  slowly changing 
D)  nonmaterial

Question 20

George Murdock pointed to many cultural universals. Which of the following is NOT an example of a cultural universal?

Accepted Answer

A)  belief in a heavenly afterlife 
B)  funeral rites 
C)  the family 
D)  telling jokes 
A)  belief in a heavenly afterlife 
B)  funeral rites 
C)  the family 
D)  telling jokes

Exam 3: Culture

Symbols refer to anything that carries meaning recognized by people who share culture.

As a part of human culture, religion is an example of

Gestures such as "thumbs up" are used in most societies of the world to signify that something is very good.

Sociologists define a symbol as

Cultural transmission refers to the process of

Values are broad principles that support ____________.

About what percentage of people in Canada were born elsewhere?

The language widely spoken by people in more nations of the world than any other is

Describe Canada in six words or less (i.e., create a Canadian motto). Why did you choose the words you did?

The emergence of computer-based instant messaging shows how new symbols are being created all the time.

Other than English, which is the most widely-spoken language in Canada?

Which of the following adds to the creation of a global culture?

Cultural transmission cannot take place unless people have a written language.

Ethnocentrism refers to

Explain the importance of the five common components of all human culture: symbols, language, values, beliefs, and norms.

An act of kindness, such as opening the door for an elderly man, illustrates conforming to

Only four Aboriginal languages spoken in Canada are not on the brink of extinction.

Values are standards that serve as broad guidelines for living.

Canada is the most _______ of all countries.

George Murdock pointed to many cultural universals. Which of the following is NOT an example of a cultural universal?

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