Cultural Traits Quiz

What does culture comprise according to the text?

• Only the shared practices and technologies

• Shared practices, technologies, attitudes, and behaviors

• Only the attitudes and behaviors

• Food preferences and land use only

Which of the following is NOT listed as a cultural trait in the text?

• Architecture

• Religion

• Food preferences

• Land use

What are mentifacts as mentioned in the context of cultural traits?

• Physical objects created by a culture

• Invisible attributes of a culture

• Beliefs and values of a culture

• Technologies used by a culture

According to the text, what distinguishes cultural relativism from ethnocentrism?

• Cultural relativism involves the technology used by a culture

• Ethnocentrism is about the shared practices of a culture

• Cultural relativism and ethnocentrism are attitudes towards cultural difference

• There is no distinction mentioned between cultural relativism and ethnocentrism

What term is used to describe the ways in which a society behaves and organizes institutions?

• Mentifacts

• Sociofacts

• Artifacts

• Biofacts

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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of culture under the category of sociofacts?

• Family

• Government

• Toys

• School/Education

Mentifacts of a culture include all of the following EXCEPT:

• Religious Beliefs

• Language

• Food Preferences & Taboos

• Architecture

What defines a local or traditional culture according to the text?

• Large, diverse groups of people in urban settings

• Small, homogenous groups of people in rural areas

• Populations with rapid changes and adaptations

• Groups with a wide variety of religious practices

Which of the following materials is commonly used in the architecture of Local/Traditional Culture?

• Glass

• Wood

• Steel

• Cement

What is a defining characteristic of Global/Popular Culture?

• Stability

• Homogeneity

• Quick to change

• Isolation