Ch. 6 Quiz Topics 3.1-3.4
Explore American Culture: A Quiz
Test your knowledge about cultural concepts, artifacts, and the dynamics of traditional and popular cultures in America with this engaging quiz. Enhance your understanding of cultural complexities and make connections across various themes.
- 10 thought-provoking questions
- Multiple choice and checkbox formats
- Perfect for students and enthusiasts alike
1. According to the cultural complex described in the diagram, auto ownership provides transportation but also
Represents one American cultural traits, depending on the values of the auto's owner
Provides greater likelihood that its owner will attain American values such as wealth
Helps identify the owner's cultural landscape, region, realm, and level of freedom
Comes about a as a result of possession of a particular American trait, such as wealth
Represents a set of American cultural traits, such as self-reliance and independence
2. Which of the following best demonstrates the concept of cultural hearth
The places in the world where material and nonmaterial traits emerged
An area within a city where people share a common culture distinct from the surrounding culture
The buildings, roads, and other elements built by humans
Latin America, which consists of several distinct but related cultures
The Middle East, where many culture share the religion of Islam
3. The architecture style of Saint Basil Eastern Orthodox Cathedral in Moscow, Russia, is most clearly an example of the city's cultural
Landscape
Barriers
4. A family that immigrates from China to the United States and chooses to live in an ethnic enclave is probably hoping to
Find a buffer against discrimination while they seek new opporrunities
Assimilate their family into american culture as quickly as possible
Separate itself from its Chinese culture rapidly and completely
Find more religious and language diversity than in most communities
Expose their children to people of many other cultures
5. Which of the following best describes an artifact?
The material culture consisting of tangible things, such as food and clothing
The territory in which people reside including valleys and rivers
The interaction between different groups including trading and negotiating
A way in which people organize their society such as through families and government
6. Amish residents on Lancaster, Pennsylvania, who are descendants of immigrants from Switzerland in the 1700s, live without the benefits of electricity. This choice is an example of
An adherence to traditional culture
An adaptation of popular culture
A longstanding indigenous culture
Acclimation to their new environment
A dominant national identity
7. Which pattern is most typical of folk/traditional cultures than other types of culture?
Emphasizing the value of customs
Promoting a high level of religious diversity
Establishing flexible gender roles
Welcoming in new practices from other cultures
Taking steps to transform rural areas into urban areas
8. One effect of the spread of popular culture through globalization is that
Cultural realms have become more diverse
The primary impact has been to change American culture
Traditional cultural values have spread to developing countries
Several traits have become part of the worldwide culture
Less-developed countries have adopted stricter gender roles
9. Which of the following is the BEST example of global stimulus diffusion?
McDonald's in India serving Maharajah Macs
Rock and Roll music in the U.S.
Islam spreading through the Arabian peninsula
Walmart opening in metropolitan urban cores
10. Which is an example of hierachical diffusion?
Hip-hop music spreading from the inner cities to the suburbs throughout the United States
Influenza spreading throughout South America
Buddhist ideology spreading throughout the Indian subcontinent
Monks spreading Christianity throughout Europe
The spread of ideas on the world wide web
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