Question 1

Symbols allow people to make sense of their surroundings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Culture is a source of human freedom because

Accepted Answer

A) culture does not guide behavior. 
B) all culture changes very quickly. 
C) as cultural creatures, humans make and remake the world for themselves. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) culture does not guide behavior. 
B) all culture changes very quickly. 
C) as cultural creatures, humans make and remake the world for themselves. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 3

Wrong-doing, such as an adult forcing a child to engage in sexual activity, is an example of violating cultural

Accepted Answer

A) mores. 
B) symbols. 
C) folkways. 
D) control. 
A) mores. 
B) symbols. 
C) folkways. 
D) control.

Question 4

The United States 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 5

Culture refers to the values, beliefs, behavior, and material things that form a way of life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What difference is found in cultural values when comparing low-income nations and high-income nations? Explain this pattern.

Accepted Answer

The main difference in cultural values b

Question 7

Most people in the United States share the value that everyone should not only have equality of opportunity, but also equality in all aspects of social standing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is the term for the application of cultural knowledge to the task of living in an environment?

Accepted Answer

A) real culture 
B) ideal culture 
C) cultural transmission 
D) technology 
A) real culture 
B) ideal culture 
C) cultural transmission 
D) technology

Question 9

Cultural change is set in motion in three general ways.What are they?

Accepted Answer

A) invention, discovery, and diffusion 
B) invasion, invention, and experiment 
C) immigration, imagination, and innovation 
D) adaptation, integration, and immigration 
A) invention, discovery, and diffusion 
B) invasion, invention, and experiment 
C) immigration, imagination, and innovation 
D) adaptation, integration, and immigration

Question 10

The chapter opening story of the diversity initiative at Charles Schwab & Co.shows us that

Accepted Answer

A) various minorities respond to the same advertising in exactly the same way. 
B) Asian American immigrants prefer English to their native language when they are doing business. 
C) learning more about cultural diversity can help a company boost sales. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) various minorities respond to the same advertising in exactly the same way. 
B) Asian American immigrants prefer English to their native language when they are doing business. 
C) learning more about cultural diversity can help a company boost sales. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 11

Which of the following statements about technology is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Nations with more advanced technology are always superior to nations with less advanced technology. 
B) Advanced technology improves life in some ways, but it also threatens life in other ways. 
C) Access to technology is evenly distributed across any society's population. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) Nations with more advanced technology are always superior to nations with less advanced technology. 
B) Advanced technology improves life in some ways, but it also threatens life in other ways. 
C) Access to technology is evenly distributed across any society's population. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 12

If you were to attend a New York Ballet performance, you would be experiencing

Accepted Answer

A) high culture. 
B) popular culture. 
C) cultural transmission. 
D) virtual culture. 
A) high culture. 
B) popular culture. 
C) cultural transmission. 
D) virtual culture.

Question 13

For at least 12,000 years, humans have used culture as a strategy for survival.
REMEMBER;

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

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 15

Most people participate in numerous subcultures without necessarily becoming very committed to any of them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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 17

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 18

Standards by which people who share culture define what is desirable, good, and beautiful are called

Accepted Answer

A) folkways. 
B) norms. 
C) mores. 
D) values. 
A) folkways. 
B) norms. 
C) mores. 
D) values.

Question 19

How do cultural values differ in low-income nations and in high-income nations? What reasons can you provide for this difference?

Accepted Answer

Cultural values in low-income nations an

Question 20

Low-income countries have cultures that value which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) economic survival 
B) equal standing for women and men 
C) self-expression 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) economic survival 
B) equal standing for women and men 
C) self-expression 
D) All of these are correct.

Exam 3: Culture

Symbols allow people to make sense of their surroundings.

Culture is a source of human freedom because

Wrong-doing, such as an adult forcing a child to engage in sexual activity, is an example of violating cultural

The United States is the most _______ of all countries.

Culture refers to the values, beliefs, behavior, and material things that form a way of life.

What difference is found in cultural values when comparing low-income nations and high-income nations? Explain this pattern.

Most people in the United States share the value that everyone should not only have equality of opportunity, but also equality in all aspects of social standing.

What is the term for the application of cultural knowledge to the task of living in an environment?

Cultural change is set in motion in three general ways.What are they?

The chapter opening story of the diversity initiative at Charles Schwab & Co.shows us that

Which of the following statements about technology is true?

If you were to attend a New York Ballet performance, you would be experiencing

For at least 12,000 years, humans have used culture as a strategy for survival. REMEMBER;

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

Most people participate in numerous subcultures without necessarily becoming very committed to any of them.

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

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

Standards by which people who share culture define what is desirable, good, and beautiful are called

How do cultural values differ in low-income nations and in high-income nations? What reasons can you provide for this difference?

Low-income countries have cultures that value which of the following?

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