PhilPopCulture: Chapter Quiz 1

Edward Burnett Taylor is a British anthropologist who define culture as:

• That complex whole which includes examples of folk cultures related to the traditional way of life.

• That complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, law, customs, and etc.

• That complex whole which includes, narration of traditional culture, beliefs, arts, and any other related to material culture.

• That complex whole which includes material and non-material culture.

The word Culture was derived from the Latin word "cultura" which means:

• to enculturate

• to multivate

• to cultivate

• to plant

Answer explanation

The word culture was derived from the Latin word "cultura" which means to cultivate.

Which of the following statements is true about Popular culture?

• It encompasses the most immediate and contemporary aspects of our lives

• It naturally unite itself with the ways of folk culture.

• It both reflect and dissect people's life.

• It is intended to specific audience.

Which of the following statements is a definition of the word Popular?

• Something that is suited or intended for a specific audience such as children, teens, young adult and more.

• Popular means something regarded with unfavorable response, approval, or affection by people in general.

• Suited to or intended for the general masses of the people.

• Something that is unknown among the people.

James Spradley is an American anthropologist who defined culture as:

• Culture refers to all the patterns of human activity which includes beliefs, values, morals, laws, and etc.

• The acquired knowledge people use to interpret experience and generate behavior.

• Culture is the people's way of life.

• Complex whole which encompasses material and non-material culture.

Which of the following statements best describes a tastemaker?

• Any form of media that affects people way of thinking.

• People which greatly affects other people dress and eat.

• People or institution that helps frame the way people think, listen, eat, drink, dress and more.

• Any form of Mass media that shape the way people think, eat, drink, listen, dress and more.

Which of the following concept is considered to be a key ingredient to the formation of popular culture

• Migration

• Immigration

• Destabilization

• Urbanization

He is a British literary scholar known for his definition of culture as "Culture is ordinary".

• Richmond Williams

• Raymond Willis

• Raymond Williams

• Richmond Willis

The following are examples of material culture EXCEPT:

• Paintings

• Buildings

• Beliefs

• Visual art

Which of the following statements suits best with the concept/idea of Urbanization?

• Migration of any kind of species such people and animals to a certain area to live together.

• The movement of people from urban area going to rural area.

• Migration of people going to small cities and large cities.

• The movement of people from rural area to urban area.