Culture Quiz

What is the overall way of life or lifestyle of a particular people or society called?

• Culture

• Society

• Customs

• Folkways

Which characteristic of culture indicates that it is not innate but learned through socialization?

• Culture is dynamic

• Culture is learned

• Culture is adaptable

• Culture is shared

What does it mean when we say culture is dynamic?

• Culture is universal

• Culture remains unchanged

• Culture is static

• Culture evolves over time

Which of the following is a function of culture?

• It creates economic systems

• It lays the ground rules for norms

• It eliminates social classes

• It promotes isolation

What are customs?

• Economic practices

• Legal regulations

• Shared behavior patterns

• Individual preferences

What term describes the differences among people due to their racial or ethnic backgrounds?

• Cultural diversity

• Cultural integration

• Cultural retention

• Cultural assimilation

What is cultural integration?

• The adoption of foreign customs

• The formation of a new multicultural society

• The merging of cultures into one

• The preservation of a single culture

What does cultural retention refer to?

• The blending of multiple cultures

• The act of maintaining a specific culture

• The commercialization of cultural elements

• The act of adopting new cultures

What is acculturation?

• The complete adoption of another culture

• The process of retaining one's own culture while adopting another

• The rejection of all foreign influences

• The merging of cultures into a single identity

What does cultural assimilation involve?

• The commercialization of cultural elements

• The preservation of traditional practices

• The strong influence and merging of cultures

• Maintaining distinct cultural identities