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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the gradual acquisition of the characteristics and norms of a culture or group by a person?
Enculturation
Ethnocentrism
Cultural relativism
Diffusion
- 2. Multiple Choice
What is a group of people living together in a community?
Civilization
Culture
Society
Subculture
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which of the following statements is NOT true of culture?
Culture is learned
Culture is shared
Culture is always the same
Culture is based on symbols
- 4. Multiple Choice
What is a thing that represents or stands for something else?
Abstract
Material
Sign
Symbol
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of social situational learning?
A child who falls down looks around to see the reactions of people around her
A child touches a hot burner on the stove and learns to avoid hot things
A child learns how to say the Pledge of Allegiance during kindergarten
A child learns how to dribble a basketball from an older sibling
- 6. Multiple Choice
What is the culture that people believe SHOULD exist?
Abstract culture
Ideal culture
Material culture
Real culture
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the actual behaviors that are observable?
Abstract culture
Ideal culture
Material culture
Real culture
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the movement of culture through marriage, trade, war, migration, diplomacy, etc?
Diffusion
Distribution
Movement
Dispersal
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is a system of government in which rule is determined by religious authority?
Democracy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Theocracy
- 10. Multiple Choice
What is a learned set of ideals, values, & standards of behavior that is constantly changing and ensures the continued well-being of a group of people?
Anthropology
Culture
Ethnic group
Society
- 11. Multiple Choice
What is a group within a larger culture with beliefs, interests, or practices that set it apart from the larger culture?
Ethnic group
Religions
Society
Subculture
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is the study of the distribution and interaction of physical and human features of the earth?
Anthropology
Geography
Geology
History
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is the study of human societies, cultures, and evolution?
Anthropology
Geography
History
Sociology
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is the study and interpretation of the past to understand the present?
Anthropology
Geography
History
Sociology
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which element of culture is the cornerstone of culture?
Economics
Language
Religion
Social organization
- 16. Multiple Choice
What is a means of communication that can be spoken, written, or non-verbal?
Arts & literature
Government
Language
Social organization
- 17. Multiple Choice
What is the basic unit of social organization in every society?
Family
Social class
Religious sect
Society
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a way that social hierarchy is determined?
Wealth
Family lineage
Religion
Height
- 19. Multiple Choice
What is a couple & their dependent children?
Nuclear family
Extended family
Matrilineal family
Patrilineal family
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is a family that includes grandparents, aunts, uncles, and/or cousins living in a household?
Nuclear family
Extended family
Matriarchy
Patriarchy
- 21. Multiple Choice
What are the beliefs & patterns of behavior by which humans deal with important problems that can't be solved with existing technology?
Arts & literature
Government
Language
Religion
- 22. Multiple Choice
What is the belief that there are spirits everywhere in nature?
Animism
Atheism
Monotheism
Polytheism
- 23. Multiple Choice
What is the belief in more than one god?
Animism
Atheism
Monotheism
Polytheism
- 24. Multiple Choice
What is the belief in only one God?
Animism
Atheism
Monotheism
Polytheism
- 25. Multiple Choice
What is the manner in which a society uses and distributes limited resources to meet their wants & needs?
Economics
Government
Religion
Social organization
- 26. Multiple Choice
What is a type of economy in which a group of people produce everything they need to survive?
Traditional economy
Command economy
Market economy
Mixed economy
- 27. Multiple Choice
What is a type of economy in which the government makes all economic decisions?
Traditional economy
Command economy
Market economy
Mixed economy
- 28. Multiple Choice
What is a type of economy in which businesses make economic decisions based on the demand of individuals?
Traditional economy
Command economy
Market economy
Mixed economy
- 29. Multiple Choice
What type of economy in which individuals make some decisions and the government makes some decisions?
Traditional economy
Command economy
Market economy
Mixed economy
- 30. Multiple Choice
What is the way in which power is used to coordinate and regulate behavior to meet common needs?
Arts & literature
Economic system
Government
Custom & traditiosn
- 31. Multiple Choice
What is a form of government in which power is passed down through heredity?
Theocracy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Republic
- 32. Multiple Choice
What is a type of government in which a small group of people control the government?
Theocracy
Monarchy
Oligarchy
Democracy
- 33. Multiple Choice
What type of government is ruled by a single individual through force?
Theocracy
Monarchy
Dictatorship
Republic
- 34. Multiple Choice
What type of government is based entirely on the will of the citizens?
Monarchy
Dictatorship
Theocracy
Direct democracy
- 35. Multiple Choice
What is the type of state in which power is held by the people who elect representatives to make decisions for them?
Direct democracy
Monarchy
Republic
Dictatorship
- 36. Multiple Choice
Which element of cultures reflects the priorities and values of a society through products of the imagination?
Customs & traditions
Economics
Arts & literature
Social organization
- 37. Multiple Choice
What is a practice followed by people of a particular group or region?
Religion
Custom
Traditions
Value
- 38. Multiple Choice
What is a set of customs that influences the present?
History
Tradition
Value
Norm
- 39. Multiple Choice
What are the principles or standards of behavior that a society views as essential?
Morals
Core values
Ethics
Traditions
- 40. Multiple Choice
What is something that is usual, typical, or standard in a culture?
Value
Morals
Ethics
Norm
- 41. Multiple Choice
Which statement BEST describes the family as a key feature of social organization?
The family teachers each new generation a cultures' beliefs.
In today's world, nuclear families are replacing extended families.
Through family, children learn the arts and literature of their culture.
In most cultures, families choose the government leaders.
- 42. Multiple Choice
Religion helps strengthen a society by
teaching basic values people accept.
collecting taxes to support the government.
encouraging monotheism & polytheism.
preventing the occurence of cultural change.
- 43. Multiple Choice
The rate of cultural change has increased in the past century largely because of
new technology.
climate change.
rise in racism.
spread of monotheism.
- 44. Multiple Choice
The term "ethnocentrism" can best be defined as the
idea that the Earth is the center of the universe.
goal of making all cultures equal.
judging other cultures by the standards of one's own culture.
belief that one racial group is superior to another.
- 45. Multiple Choice
In France, a person drinks coffee imported from Brazil, works at a computer made in Japan, and uses gasoline from Saudi Arabia in a German automobile. This situation illustrates the concept of
nationalism.
scarcity.
interdependence.
citizenship
- 46. Multiple Choice
The main purpose of ANY economic system is to
produce & distribute goods & services.
provide for equal distribution of wealth among the people.
provide equal opportunity for individual prosperity.
ensure members of a society have adequate resources.
- 47. Multiple Choice
Which best defines the term "culture"?
the interaction of peoples
the total learned heritage of a people
the acceptance of the values & customs of another ethnic group
the adaptation of of the customs & values of a more advanced group.
- 48. Multiple Choice
The study of the art, music, and literature of a nation helps us better understand the nation's
economic progress.
political development.
cultural values.
technological advancement.
- 49. Multiple Choice
The major difference between a nuclear family & an extended family is the
authority of parents.
number of generations living together.
way children learn about their culture.
degree of social mobility.
- 50. Multiple Choice
In a market economy, the key economic decisions are made by
the government.
the oldest members of a society.
religious leaders.
individuals.
- 51. Multiple Choice
Modern technology has affected global society by
increasing the speed and extent of cultural diffusion.
reducing the effects of cultural change.
reinforcing traditional values and customs.
preventing the spread of democractic principles to developing nations.
- 52. Multiple Choice
An example of cultural diffusion is the
spread of popular music.
invention of language.
importance of religion in a culture.
destruction of the rainforests.
- 53. Multiple Choice
"The lenses through which any nation looks at life are not the ones that other nations use." Which idea best reflects the meaning of this statement?
Smaller nations tend to accept the values of larger nations.
Cultural values differ among members of a national group.
Public opinion is of little importance in world affairs.
Most nations are self-centered in their view of the world.
- 54. Multiple Choice
Which aspect of culture is most directly affected by the physical geography of an area?
religion
language
food
music
- 55. Multiple Choice
The study of culture primarily involves
learning why various peoples live as they do.
understanding the technology of modern machinery.
analyzing the personalities of children in the family.
observing the physical environment of people.
- 56. Multiple Choice
"We live in a time when knowledge of world affiars is no longer simply nice to have or a luxury. It is essential to a nation's well-being." This quotation is based on a recognition of the crucial role in today's world of
ethnocentrism
nationalism
interdependence
modernization
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