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

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