Humanities 125 - American Social Values » Spring 2021 » Quiz on What is culture

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Question #1
MTV’s widely-watched TV series The Jersey Shore is an example of _____, while the obscure works of playwright Sam Shepard are an example of ______.
A.   Popular culture; high culture
B.   High culture; popular culture
C.   High culture; low culture
D.   Jersey culture; low culture
Question #2
Many Americans pay for haircuts, trips to the dentist, or transportation on the metro and bus systems. These actions support the notion of capitalism, an example of _____.
A.   A cultural universal
B.   The counterculture
C.   Non-material culture
D.   Material culture
Question #3
Elise travels across Thailand with her friends and, to her surprise, finds the country quite unlike the United States. “I hate the food,” she tells her family at home. “I hate the language, I hate the weird customs and awful music. America is clearly the best place to be.” This is an example of _______.
A.   Xenocentrism
B.   Ethnocentrism
C.   Moral relativism
D.   Paradigms
Question #4
In 1999, Sean Fanning, John Fanning, and Sean Parker invented Napster, a global, free-of-charge, peer-to-peer music sharing program. Prior to Napster, no such program existed. The three men created _____.
A.   A discovery
B.   A culture lag
C.   A cultural universal
D.   An innovation
Question #5
Which of the following is an example of cultural relativism?
A.   Helena putting aside her vegetarianism to eat meals with the local tribe she is studying.
B.   Andy marrying a woman who does not practice his religion, though his parents disprove.
C.   Ingrid becoming upset over the course language used in the Australian Outback.
D.   Joseph protesting the Running of the Bulls while visiting Pamplona.
Question #6
The term values can be defined as:
A.   The tenets or convictions that people hold to be true.
B.   Scripture found within the Bible.
C.   A culture’s standard for discerning what’s good and just in society.
D.   Federal laws and regulations.
Question #7
What is one difference between a more and a folkway?
A.   Mores are constructed based on norms; folkways are not.
B.   Mores may carry serious consequences if violated; folkways do not.
C.   Mores encourage social rebellion; folkways do not.
D.   Mores are legally acceptable to violate; folkways are not.
Question #8
What group defines themselves through a rejection of the mainstream:
A.   Hippies
B.   Beatniks
C.   Hepcats
D.   Hipsters
Question #9
The term language can be defined as:
A.   Gestures, signs, objects, signals, and words that help people understand the world.
B.   Communication grounded in ideals, norms, and values.
C.   A symbolic system through which people communicate and through which culture is transmitted.
D.   The exchange of gestures and signals for the purpose of reaching a consensus.
Question #10
Which of the following is NOT an example of a formal norm within the United States?
A.   Crossing streets on cross-walks
B.   Making eye contact while speaking
C.   Paying taxes
D.   Driving on the right hand side of the road

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