Culture Quiz

What are the beliefs, values, practices, behaviors, and technologies shared by a society and passed down from generation to generation called?

• Economy

• Culture

• Politics

• Environment

Which of the following is NOT an important element of culture?

• Language

• Clothing

• Technology

• Holidays

Which element of culture involves the food people eat?

• Language

• Clothing

• Food

• Music

What are considered the visible objects and technologies that a culture creates?

• Artifacts

• Sociofacts

• Mentifacts

• Cultural traits

Which cultural traits are slower to change because they define the way people act and establish rules?

• Artifacts

• Sociofacts

• Mentifacts

• Surface culture

What are the central elements of a culture that reflect its shared ideas, values, knowledge, and beliefs?

• Artifacts

• Sociofacts

• Mentifacts

• Surface culture

Which of the following is an example of surface culture?

• Communication styles

• Food and language

• Attitudes towards elders

• Concepts of time

What is a quinceanera?

• A traditional celebration for a 15-year-old girl's transition to womanhood in Latino communities

• A festival celebrating the harvest season

• A ceremony marking the end of high school

• A cultural event for welcoming a newborn

What can a girl's quinceanera dress be considered?

• A mentifact

• A sociofact

• An artifact

• A relic

What does it mean when culture is described as "socially constructed"?

• It is created by individuals.

• It is created by groups of people.

• It is static and unchanging.

• It is determined by nature.