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.   High culture; low culture
B.   Jersey culture; low culture
C.   High culture; popular culture
D.   Popular culture; high 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.   Material culture
B.   Non-material culture
C.   A cultural universal
D.   The counterculture
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.   Ethnocentrism
B.   Xenocentrism
C.   Paradigms
D.   Moral relativism
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.   An innovation
B.   A discovery
C.   A culture lag
D.   A cultural universal
Question #5
Which of the following is an example of cultural relativism?
A.   Joseph protesting the Running of the Bulls while visiting Pamplona.
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.   Helena putting aside her vegetarianism to eat meals with the local tribe she is studying.
Question #6
The term values can be defined as:
A.   Scripture found within the Bible.
B.   Federal laws and regulations.
C.   A culture’s standard for discerning what’s good and just in society.
D.   The tenets or convictions that people hold to be true.
Question #7
What is one difference between a more and a folkway?
A.   Mores are legally acceptable to violate; folkways are not.
B.   Mores are constructed based on norms; folkways are not.
C.   Mores encourage social rebellion; folkways do not.
D.   Mores may carry serious consequences if violated; folkways do not.
Question #8
What group defines themselves through a rejection of the mainstream:
A.   Hippies
B.   Hipsters
C.   Hepcats
D.   Beatniks
Question #9
The term language can be defined as:
A.   The exchange of gestures and signals for the purpose of reaching a consensus.
B.   Gestures, signs, objects, signals, and words that help people understand the world.
C.   Communication grounded in ideals, norms, and values.
D.   A symbolic system through which people communicate and through which culture is transmitted.
Question #10
Which of the following is NOT an example of a formal norm within the United States?
A.   Paying taxes
B.   Crossing streets on cross-walks
C.   Driving on the right hand side of the road
D.   Making eye contact while speaking

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