Encountering the Other

According to the author, how would an early family-tribe discover there were other people in the world?

• By wandering place to place

• By reading about them

• By dreaming about them

• By stories shared by elders

What way of treating people began with the idea that any stranger might have been sent by the gods?

• Suspicion

• Hospitality

• Cooperation

• Worship

According to the author, why have Europeans throughout history usually left their own continent to visit others?

• To learn something

• To escape something

• To gain something

• To provide something

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CCSS.RI.9-10.6

Based on the text, what is one major difference between family-tribes and today's communities?

• In the past, there were multiple religions. Today, people are in one of five major religions.

• In the past, people were related to one another. Today, people come from diverse cultures and backgrounds.

• In the past, people encountered people from different groups. Today, people mainly see the same people.

• In the past, there were centers where people gathered. Today, people only meet online.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

According to Malinowski, what was the big obstacle that prevents cultures from learning about one another?

• People don't travel.

• It is difficult to learn another culture.

• People won't teach others.

• Cultures are all basically the same.

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CCSS.RI.9-10.6

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According to the text, what is a general assumption people have made historically?

• People believe other cultures are better than their own.

• People believe others want to steal their culture.

• People want their cultures to grow and change.

• People believe their own culture is the best.

What did Malinowski do to try to learn about another culture?

• He moved into the Elder's home.

• He wrote letters and took pictures of another culture.

• He set up a tent in the middle of a local village.

• He went to lectures and watched movies.

According to the article, which of the following is true about historical groups?

• People explored new lands to learn about new cultures.

• People tried to prevent outsiders from joining their culture.

• People built towers to invite outsiders to find them.

• People wanted to share cultural experiences with outsiders.

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Which of the following did the author not list as an option when encountering the Other?

• Start a war

• Initiate a trade

• Build a wall

• Enter a dialogue

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According to the article, how did the Chinese view the Outsider?

• As birds who brought messages from the outside.

• As gods who blessed people who opened their homes.

• As devil's spawn who had no place among them.

• As walls who prevented them from exploring.

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