1. Research on genetic material has evidenced that:
a) humans alive today have different groups from different continents as
ancestors
*b) all humans alive today share ancestry from one group in Africa
c) all humans alive today share ancestry from one group in Europe
d) the ancestry of humans cannot be studied
2. Diverse cultures developed due to:
a) migrations out of Africa
b) development of diverse social network regulators
c) development of diverse sets of beliefs
*d) all of the above
3. The totality of a group's thought, experiences, and patterns of behavior developed over
the course of generations is part of a definition of:
a) cultural identity
*b) culture
c) religion
d) race
4. One's identification with and perceived acceptance into a group that has a shared
system of
symbols, meanings, and norms is a definition of:
*a) cultural identity
b) culture
c) religion
d) race
5.In Hofstede's categorization of elements of culture, a country's Independence Day
parades
would be an example of:
a) hero
*b) ritual
c) symbol
d) value
6. Someone born and raised in Spain who works for the Swedish technology company
Ericsson at its service center in India most likely self identifies as:
*a) Spanish
b) Swedish
c) Indian
d) all of the above
7. Catalan demands for independence from Spain demonstrate that:
, a) a population large enough is self-sustaining
*b) arbitrarily-drawn political boundaries do not reflect people’s identities
c) some feelings are not open for discussion within a culture
d) thoughts and behaviors are transmitted from generation to generation
8. Number 8 is considered the most fortuitous of numbers in:
a) Mexico
b) Germany
*c) China and Hong Kong
d) Sweden
9. Considering in Japan that the “beckoning cat” figurine, with its front paw raised,
brings good luck in the home is an example of:
a) religious belief
b) the impact of class on culture
c) the impact of race on culture
*d) superstition
10. India’s caste system is an example of:
a) a class system based on relationship to the means of production
b) a class system based on economic position in society
*c) a hereditary class system
d) a society without a class system
11. The biological perspective on race:
a) shows that skin color alone does not define race
*b) led to ordering races from most primitive to most advanced
c) explains how racial categories have varied across time, between cultures
d) demonstrated that there is no single race-defining gene
12. Michael Omi's statement that “You can be born one race and die another” is
consistent with
which perspective on race?
a) biological
b) cultural
c) scientific
*d) sociohistorical
13. Indicating which race and ethnic category people preferred to be identified with, the
most frequently selected term in a 1995 U.S. Labor Department survey of people not
identifying as Asian-American, American Indian, Black, Hispanic or multiracial was:”
, a) Anglo
b) Caucasian
c) European-American
*d) White
14. To vote on the Mâori roll in New Zealand today, a person must:
a) be a “pure-blooded” Mâori
*b) trace heritage back to the 1848 census
c) be able to speak Mâori
d) elect to be considered Mâori
15. Within the territorial limits of the United States:
a) there is only one homogeneous culture
*b) 567 distinct nations exist by treaty
c) there are over 1,000 partially sovereign nations
d) there are no partially sovereign nations
16. Confucius taught that society is made up of five relationships. These include all those
below
EXCEPT which one?
a) elder brother and younger brother
b) father and son
c) husband and wife
*d) mother and daughter
17. As an example of how the definition of communication reflects cultural beliefs,
Berlo’s
model of communication stresses the importance of:
a) the channel
b) the message
c) the receiver
*d) the source
18. In 2013, the use of English for Internet content was at approximately:
a) 95%
b) 75%
*c) 55%
d) 35%
19. Google Translate provides text translations for:
a) 32 languages but not Chinese characters
*b) 57 languages including Chinese characters
c) only English and Spanish
d) only English, Spanish, and Japanese
, 20. Schmid-Isler compared Western and Chinese Internet news sites and found a
difference in
layout which is attributed too:
*a) culturally influenced perceptions of information storage and display
b) language symbol differences
c) the Internet browser used
d) values of what is considered to be socially polite
21. Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio contends that our world is so complex that cultures
developed to regulate life so that we could survive.
*a) True
b) False
22.While Western cultures, beginning with ancient Greece, believed that their own way
of life
was superior, imperial China did not.
a) True
*b) False
23. In Hofstede's categorization of elements of culture, symbols refer to the socially
essential
activities within a culture.
a) True
*b) False
24. Cultural identity refers to the identification with and perceived acceptance into a
group that
has a shared system of symbols and means as well as norms for conduct.
*a) True
a) humans alive today have different groups from different continents as
ancestors
*b) all humans alive today share ancestry from one group in Africa
c) all humans alive today share ancestry from one group in Europe
d) the ancestry of humans cannot be studied
2. Diverse cultures developed due to:
a) migrations out of Africa
b) development of diverse social network regulators
c) development of diverse sets of beliefs
*d) all of the above
3. The totality of a group's thought, experiences, and patterns of behavior developed over
the course of generations is part of a definition of:
a) cultural identity
*b) culture
c) religion
d) race
4. One's identification with and perceived acceptance into a group that has a shared
system of
symbols, meanings, and norms is a definition of:
*a) cultural identity
b) culture
c) religion
d) race
5.In Hofstede's categorization of elements of culture, a country's Independence Day
parades
would be an example of:
a) hero
*b) ritual
c) symbol
d) value
6. Someone born and raised in Spain who works for the Swedish technology company
Ericsson at its service center in India most likely self identifies as:
*a) Spanish
b) Swedish
c) Indian
d) all of the above
7. Catalan demands for independence from Spain demonstrate that:
, a) a population large enough is self-sustaining
*b) arbitrarily-drawn political boundaries do not reflect people’s identities
c) some feelings are not open for discussion within a culture
d) thoughts and behaviors are transmitted from generation to generation
8. Number 8 is considered the most fortuitous of numbers in:
a) Mexico
b) Germany
*c) China and Hong Kong
d) Sweden
9. Considering in Japan that the “beckoning cat” figurine, with its front paw raised,
brings good luck in the home is an example of:
a) religious belief
b) the impact of class on culture
c) the impact of race on culture
*d) superstition
10. India’s caste system is an example of:
a) a class system based on relationship to the means of production
b) a class system based on economic position in society
*c) a hereditary class system
d) a society without a class system
11. The biological perspective on race:
a) shows that skin color alone does not define race
*b) led to ordering races from most primitive to most advanced
c) explains how racial categories have varied across time, between cultures
d) demonstrated that there is no single race-defining gene
12. Michael Omi's statement that “You can be born one race and die another” is
consistent with
which perspective on race?
a) biological
b) cultural
c) scientific
*d) sociohistorical
13. Indicating which race and ethnic category people preferred to be identified with, the
most frequently selected term in a 1995 U.S. Labor Department survey of people not
identifying as Asian-American, American Indian, Black, Hispanic or multiracial was:”
, a) Anglo
b) Caucasian
c) European-American
*d) White
14. To vote on the Mâori roll in New Zealand today, a person must:
a) be a “pure-blooded” Mâori
*b) trace heritage back to the 1848 census
c) be able to speak Mâori
d) elect to be considered Mâori
15. Within the territorial limits of the United States:
a) there is only one homogeneous culture
*b) 567 distinct nations exist by treaty
c) there are over 1,000 partially sovereign nations
d) there are no partially sovereign nations
16. Confucius taught that society is made up of five relationships. These include all those
below
EXCEPT which one?
a) elder brother and younger brother
b) father and son
c) husband and wife
*d) mother and daughter
17. As an example of how the definition of communication reflects cultural beliefs,
Berlo’s
model of communication stresses the importance of:
a) the channel
b) the message
c) the receiver
*d) the source
18. In 2013, the use of English for Internet content was at approximately:
a) 95%
b) 75%
*c) 55%
d) 35%
19. Google Translate provides text translations for:
a) 32 languages but not Chinese characters
*b) 57 languages including Chinese characters
c) only English and Spanish
d) only English, Spanish, and Japanese
, 20. Schmid-Isler compared Western and Chinese Internet news sites and found a
difference in
layout which is attributed too:
*a) culturally influenced perceptions of information storage and display
b) language symbol differences
c) the Internet browser used
d) values of what is considered to be socially polite
21. Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio contends that our world is so complex that cultures
developed to regulate life so that we could survive.
*a) True
b) False
22.While Western cultures, beginning with ancient Greece, believed that their own way
of life
was superior, imperial China did not.
a) True
*b) False
23. In Hofstede's categorization of elements of culture, symbols refer to the socially
essential
activities within a culture.
a) True
*b) False
24. Cultural identity refers to the identification with and perceived acceptance into a
group that
has a shared system of symbols and means as well as norms for conduct.
*a) True
