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1. Initially, the word barbarian meant:


A) a rude, wild, uncivilized person
B) different from what was Greek
C) outlandish, rude, or brutal
D) uncivilized or uncultured
2. In the 19th century, the word culture was used to mean:
A) Asian civilizations
B) barbarism
C) savagery
D) Western civilization
3. The totality of a group's thought, experiences, and patterns of behavior transmitted over
the course of generations is part of the definition of:
A) cultural identity
B) culture
C) norms
D) race
4. In Hofstede's categorization of elements of culture, a country's Independence Day
parades would be an example of:
A) hero
B) ritual
C) symbol
D) value
5. One's identification with and perceived acceptance into a group that has a shared system
of symbols and norms is a definition of:
A) cultural identity
B) culture
C) norms
D) race
6. The number 8 is considered most fortuitous in:
A) China and Hong Kong
B) Germany
C) Mexico
D) Sweden

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7. The direct observation, reporting, and evaluation of the customary behavior of a culture is
known as:
A) Co-cultural communication
B) Cultural studies approach
C) Ethnography
D) Hofstede's elements of culture
8. As evidence that social class can be the basis for a subculture or culture within a culture,
studies have shown that in child rearing middle-class parents emphasize:
A) Good manners
B) Obedience
C) Neatness
D) Self-control
9. Of the following which was the most frequently selected term in a 1995 U. S. Labor
Department survey of people not identifying as Asian-American, American Indian, Black,
Hispanic, or multiracial to determine which race and ethnic categories people preferred to
be identified?
A) Anglo
B) Caucasian
C) European-American
D) White
10. To vote on the Mori roll in New Zealand today, a person must be descended from a
Mori and:
A) be a pure-blooded Mori
B) elect to be considered Mori
C) must be able to speak Mori
D) must trace their heritage back to the 1848 census
11. A term used instead of subculture to avoid the meaning of being under or beneath and
being inferior or secondary is:
A) co-culture
B) context
C) economic group
D) ethnicity

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12. Within the territorial limits of the United States is (are):


A) only one homogeneous culture
B) only 51 at least partially sovereign governments
C) over 300 at least partially sovereign nations
D) over 1,000 at least partially sovereign nations
13. Environmentalists are an example of a:
A) culture
B) culture within a culture
C) subculture
D) subgroup
14. That hospitals segregated blood supplies is a consequence of which perspective on race?
A) biological
B) cultural
C) military
D) scientific
15. From a sociohistorical perspective, the definition of race:
A) does not vary from culture to culture
B) has not changed over time
C) is based in genetic testing
D) is socially determined through debate
16. Michael Omi's statement that You can be born one race and die another is consistent
with which perspective on race?
A) biological
B) cultural
C) scientific
D) sociohistorical
17. Labeling Jews parasites and labeling American Indians savages are examples of:
A) anxiety
B) assuming similarity instead of differences
C) cultural approach
D) language of oppression

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18. Pew Research Center data from a 2002 survey showed that generally in countries around
the world:
A) the spread of U. S. ideas is perceived as a good thing.
B) where people like U. S. technology and culture they are also pleased with the spread
of U. S. ideas and values
C) where people like U. S. technology and culture they are displeased with the spread
of U. S. ideas and values
D) U. S. music, movies, and television are universally liked
19. According to a 2007 Pew Research Center survey, which of the following countries had
75% or more agreement restricting immigration?
A) France
B) Germany
C) Japan
D) United States
20. Neuroscientist Antonio Damasio contends that our world is so complex that cultures
developed to regulate life so that we could survive.
A) True
B) False
21. While Western cultures, beginning with ancient Greece, believed that their own way of
life was superior, imperial China did not.
A) True
B) False
22. In Hofstede's categorization of elements of culture, symbols refer to the socially essential
activities within a culture.
A) True
B) False
23. Cultural identity refers to the identification with and perceived acceptance into a group
that has a shared system of symbols and means as well as norms for conduct.
A) True
B) False
24. Superstitutions are part of one's cultural identification.
A) True
B) False

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25. The objective of a cultural studies approach is an analysis of cultural patterns to develop
a grammar or theory of the rules for appropriate cultural behaviors.
A) True
B) False
26. Compared to Western European discourse style, Aboriginal people avoid direct
argumentation.
A) True
B) False
27. Social class can be the basis of a subculture.
A) True
B) False
28. According to Stavenhagen, due to globalization there are now no more than 1,000 ethnic
groups in the world today.
A) True
B) False
29. Because the Treaty of Waitangi was recorded in both Mori and in English there have
been few misunderstandings about governance and sovereignty in New Zealand.
A) True
B) False
30. One study of English and French speakers in Quebec found that interethnic
communicators limited their interaction to superficial encounters.
A) True
B) False
31. The term co-culture is used to emphasize that we are all members of multiple groups.
A) True
B) False
32. The Employment Division of Oregon v. Smith decision has been used to limit religious
expression in the United States.
A) True
B) False

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33. Subgroups are like cultures in that they provide norms that guide individuals' behaviors.
A) True
B) False
34. New research has identified a single race-defining gene.
A) True
B) False
35. Most scientists have abandoned the concept of biological race as a meaningful concept.
A) True
B) False
36. According to Michael Omi, an ethnic studies expert at UC Berkeley, you can be born
one race and die another.
A) True
B) False
37. We and they thought can lead to the language of oppression.
A) True
B) False
38. Shortly after its formation in 1945, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.
A) True
B) False
39. According to Pew Research Center 2002 data, people worldwide like U. S. technology
and ideas and values.
A) True
B) False
40. The South Korean drama Winter Sonata led to an increase in Japanese tourism to South
Korea.
A) True
B) False

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41. Putnam's research shows that in the short to medium run, immigration creates new forms
of social solidarity.
A) True
B) False
42. A subculture or a culture with another culture can be based on __________, __________,
or __________.
43. Child-rearing patterns in the United States have been shown to reflect parents'
____________.
44. A group of people of the same descent and heritage who share a common and distinctive
culture can be said to be a(n) ______________.
45. Cultural identity and ethnic identity include both ______________ with and __________
by a group that has a shared system of symbols and norms for conduct.
46. We have seen an increase in ethnic and religious conflict since the end of the
____________.
47. Discuss the implications of the change in the use of the term culture from a synonym
for Western civilization to a recognition of multiple cultures.
48. Give examples of your country's heroes, rituals, symbols, and values.
49. How can social class and ethnic identity affect communication?
50. What are the implications of the different ways of determining who is Mori?
51. Discuss the implications of the term co-culture.
52. How can all subgroups be considered deviant?

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53. Compare and contrast the following terms: race, culture, subculture, ethnicity, co-culture,
and subgroup.
54. Discuss possible reasons and consequences of changing definitions of race used in the U.
S. census.
55. Discuss the implications of changing definitions of the terms race and ethnicity.
56. Give examples of White privilege.

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