Cultural Studies

Cultural Studies

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What happens when a culture is isolated from other cultures?

• Changes in lifestyle occur quickly.

• Changes in lifestyle occur slowly.

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What is a culture trait?

• Items that all social organizations have.

• Hair color

• Items that are specific to a group of people.

• Eye color

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Basic human needs such as food, clothing, sports, education, festivals etc. passed down from one generation to the next.

• Customs and traditions

• Government

• Language

• Social Organizations

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Youtube is part of a globalized culture.

• True

• False

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Myths are part of an oral tradition.

• True

• False

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Myths never are about why the world is the way it is.

• True

• False

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What types of questions do myths try to answer?

• simple questions

• timeless questions

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Myths include supernatural beings who never experience human emotions.

• True

• False

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How are myths instructive?

• They teach us how to read.

• They teach us how to write.

• They teach us the result of good or bad decisions.

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Myths always have a conflict. What does that mean?

• there is some sort of disagreement or tension between characters

• there is a war between characters

• everything goes well for the characters

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Myths have events that bend or break natural laws; there is a sense of mystery or magic in the stories.

• True

• False

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Myths are so old we have no idea who wrote them

• True

• False

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What is a myth?

• a story that must have royalty in it

• stories that conclude with a moral, and normally just have animals as characters

• a traditional story about gods, ancestors, or heroes, told to explain the natural world or the customs and beliefs of a society.

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Which of the following best defines a myth?

• a story that is made up and not to be believed at all.

• a movie that involves the retelling of true events.

• a traditional story, especially one concerning the early history of a people or explaining some natural phenomenon, and typically involving supernatural beings or events.

• a story that has some supernatural elements, but does not explain a natural phenomenon.

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What is one of the purposes of a myth?

• to explain a natural occurrence or phenomenon

• to make people laugh

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What is another purpose for a myth?

• to explain the creation of the world or universe

• to tell a funny story about animals and people

• to convince people of one specific belief

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a myth is nothing more than a made up story that is not to be believed.

• true

• false

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two of the characteristics of myths generally include are aspects of nature, and gods/goddesses with supernatural abilities.

• true

• false

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myths in some form exist in many different cultures around the world.

• True

• False

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only one type of myth exists for one genre. Example...there is only one creation myth shared by all cultures.

• true

• false

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A goddess loses her magical powers and cries tears of sadness down onto the Earth. This is where rain comes from.

• myth

• not myth

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A god wakes up early and is very angry. He stomps on the ground, but his supernatural strength causes the earth to shake. This is where earthquakes come from.

• myth

• not myth

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A princess falls asleep in the woods. She wakes up and realizes she has missed her family ball.

• myth

• not myth

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Culture is a set of values, norms, and behaviors shared by a social group.

• true

• false

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Culture is learned, not instinctual or inherited.

• True

• False

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People want to accept the norms and values because they want to be controlled.

• true

• false

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Culture can vary across societies, because values and norms can change.

• true

• false

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Ethnocentrism means viewing one's own culture as superior.

• true

• false

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Language is one of the most significant cultural universals.

• true

• false

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Youtube is part of a globalized culture.

• True

• False

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How does culture spread?

• Language

• Government and economy

• War, trade, colonization and immigration

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What is a culture trait?

• Items that all social organizations have.

• Hair color

• Items that are specific to a group of people.

• Eye color

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Two important features of a culture are

• economy and climate

• language and religious beliefs

• natural resources and climate

• weather and writing

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The social unit primarily responsible for teaching the customs and traditions of a culture is

• the family

• the government

• the army

• the schools

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A group of people that share a culture is known as a

• social structure

• society

• social class

• cultural diffusion

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Language, Religion, Clothes, Architecture, Music are known as

• cultural diffusion

• cultural traits

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Which of the following is NOT a part of culture?

• History

• Weather

• Language

• Food