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Question #1
Which of the following is not part of the definition of culture?
A.   Beliefs
B.   Language
C.   Behavior
D.   Globalization
Question #2
Which of the following is an example of nonmaterial culture?
A.   A building
B.   A fashion magazine
C.   Table manners
D.   A painting
Question #3
Material culture consists of
A.   laws, customs, and ideas.
B.   objects created in a given culture.
C.   ideas about what is right and wrong.
D.   ideas and beliefs of a group of people.
Question #4
Norms, values, laws, and customs are all examples of _____ culture.
A.   high
B.   nonmaterial
C.   material
D.   nontraditional
Question #5
Which of the following is an example of nonmaterial culture?
A.   Artwork
B.   Media
C.   Ideas
D.   Cars
Question #6
Regardless of where it is found in the world, culture is
A.   questioned by those who take part in it.
B.   the same everywhere at all times.
C.   shared by those who are a part of it.
D.   largely genetically determined.
Question #7
A(n) _____ is something that stands for something else, or anything to which people give meaning.
A.   culture
B.   society
C.   symbol
D.   identity
Question #8
Which of the following is true about the meanings associated with symbols?
A.   They depend on the culture in which they appear.
B.   They are inherent in the symbol itself.
C.   They are always the same, regardless of the context in which they exist.
D.   They have no influence on human behavior.
Question #9
Which of the following is true about cultural change?
A.   Culture changes as people adapt in different time periods and to different environments.
B.   While culture changes from place to place, in each place it stays virtually the same.
C.   Culture changes only after extreme situations change.
D.   Culture changes over time but not across places.
Question #10
Culture is best described as
A.   unitary.
B.   singular.
C.   multifaceted.
D.   monolithic.
Question #11
As an element of culture, language is important because
A.   it enables a person to become a part of society.
B.   it enables us to learn social skills.
C.   All of these choices are true.
D.   it permits the formation of culture
Question #12
Why are norms such an important element of culture?
A.   Norms are absolutely essential for social interaction because norms are the way that people communicate with each other.
B.   Because they convey so much important information, people cannot survive without norms.
C.   Norms are the basis for the formal education system and are thus essential for creating competent individuals.
D.   Norms are the social expectations for behavior; without norms, society would be chaotic.
Question #13
Folkways are
A.   often upheld through laws that bring serious repercussions.
B.   strict norms that control moral and ethical behavior.
C.   norms that provide strict codes of behavior.
D.   the ordinary customs of different group cultures.
Question #14
As a means of social control, to enforce norms, sanctions
A.   are always negative.
B.   are always positive.
C.   are not very effective.
D.   may be mild or severe.
Question #15
People generally follow norms for behavior because they
A.   fear serious punishment for violations.
B.   are physically forced to do so.
C.   have learned and internalized the common expectations for behavior.
D.   have thought about all their actions and act in the way they find most efficient.

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