WorksheetsWhat is culture?
Total questions: 13
Worksheet time: 3mins
Three of the following options list expressions of what culture is.
food, holidays, tourist locations, music, and dancing
People's personalities
social norms and taboos
beliefs, values, ideals
Culture is... (Choose two)
Inherited
Innate
Learned
The Cultural Iceberg Model is composed by ...characteristics.
superficial and abstract
obvious and hidden
observable and non-observable
abstract and concrete
Culture is strictly related to a country.
TRUE
FALSE
The link between the above and below the surface of the cultural iceberg is...
cultural knowledge
generalizations
language
intercultural communication
Two external variables that can influence culture are...
Technology
Music
Climate
Military power
There is not only one right definition of culture.
TRUE
FALSE
The meaning of SPIKE in the sentence: "The word culture saw the biggest spike in look-ups on their website." is...
One of a row of pointed irons placed (as on the top of a wall) to prevent passage.
A sharp increase in the magnitude or concentration of something.
To suppress or block completely.
One of several metal projections set in the sole and heel of a shoe to improve traction.
A generalization is...
A statement formed through anecdote about a group of people.
A recycled and accepted as truth about some people.
A type of hypothesis, or guess, of what we expect to encounter when we interact with a certain culture.
Two of the main differences between generalizations and stereotypes is that a stereotype...
leaves little or no room for exceptions.
often leads to prejudice and intentional or unintentional discrimination.
is based on a finite set of observations and experiences and yet which claims to hold true for the larger set.
originates in a rational effort to categorize and to allow people to work better with others.
The expression: "People from villages often have more conservative social views than people from big cities." is a...
GENERALIZATION
STEREOTYPE
The expression: "Dutch people and Norwegians are on average very tall." is a...
GENERALIZATION
STEREOTYPE
The expression: "People from more developed countries have a better education and so they are smarter than
us." is a...
GENERALIZATION
STEREOTYPE
