Culture: Behavior, Beliefs, and Values Quiz

What is culture?

• A shared set of traditions, belief systems, and behaviors

• A type of food

• A type of clothing

• A type of animal

What are macro-cultures?

• The smallest cultures in a society

• The most powerful or widely practiced cultures in a society

• Cultures that only exist in certain regions

• Cultures that are not influenced by history or religion

What are micro-cultures also known as?

• Ultra-cultures

• Mega-cultures

• Super-cultures

• Subcultures

What is a schema?

• A traditional belief system

• A type of food dish

• A type of cultural dance

• A cognitive shortcut to organize and interpret information

What does a dog symbolize in U.S. culture?

• Loyalty

• Independence

• Mystery

• Deception

What is worldview?

• A specific type of dance

• A type of clothing

• The sum of beliefs and values used to define and interpret the world

• A type of food dish

What is the purpose of cultural competence according to General David H. Petraeus?

• To promote cultural isolation

• To create conflict between cultures

• To help build stable political, social, and economic institutions

• To ignore the ethnic groups and tribes

What is the Air Force Cross-Cultural Competence (3C) Model focused on?

• Cultural relativism

• Culture-specific education

• Culture-general knowledge

• Ethnocentrism

What are the three inter-related enabling factors in the 3C Model?

• Science, technology, engineering

• History, geography, economics

• Culture, religion, politics

• Knowledge, motivation, learning approaches

What does the iceberg theory of culture represent?

• The hidden aspects of culture

• The visible aspects of culture

• The aspects of culture that are not easily understood without exploration

• The musical aspects of culture