Cultural Anthropology

Introduction to Cultural Anthropology – Week 2 Quiz

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Social groups that score low on intelligence tests generally have (Points : 1) low socioeconomic statuses.
experience in mainstream culture.

equal opportunities as other groups.

the same culture as test authors.

Question 2. 2. Membership in an ethnic group is best described as ____. (Points : 1)

fixed

unchanging

contextual

singular

Question 3. 3. A recent example of a society built on the principle of racial segregation is (Points : 1)

Japan.

India.

France.

South Africa.

Question 4. 4. Which of the following is a relationship between slavery and racism? (Points : 1)

Racism preceded slavery and functioned to make it easier for slavery to be adopted.

Racism became a dominant part of social life at the same time as slavery.

Slavery could not have existed without racism.

Racism became the dominant rationale after the first generation of slaves.

Question 5. 5. Racialism, the belief that there are a specific number of naturally distinct human races, arose among Europeans in which of the following ways? (Points : 1)

When long-distance trading first exposed Europeans to people whose observable biological traits differed noticeably from their own.

When European scientists finally collected enough evidence to identify what the natural human races are.

When racism came into question.

When genetic differences among groups were finally able to be identified.

Question 6. 6. Which of the following is true of intimate distance in the United States? (Points : 1)

It is occurs only in private situations, not in public.

Its meaning is influenced by other nonverbal communication, such as staring impersonally.

It is the distance from about one-half feet to four feet.

It has an instinctive symbolic meaning in all cultures.

Question 7. 7. How do signs differ from symbols? (Points : 1)

Signs are kinds of symbols.

Symbols are kinds of signs.

Signs and symbols have nothing in common.

Signs require little conscious effort to interpret.

Question 8. 8. Which of the following is true of proxemics? (Points : 1)

It is the study of unconscious nonverbal gestures.

Its meanings are the same in all cultures.

It is the study of the use of distances to communicate meaning.

It does not express feelings.

Question 9. 9. Which of the following is true of African American Vernacular English? (Points : 1)

It is a dialect of English.

It is fundamentally different from Standard English.

It differs from most languages in the absence of a “to be” verb.

It does not employ double negatives.

Question 10. 10. In the U.S., Irish male immigrants used to be perceived as (Points : 1)

violent.

hard-working.

intelligent.

moral.

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Social groups with the lowest intelligence arise from low socioeconomic status. They have experience in mainstream culture and fight for equal opportunity across the cultural diversified society. Social group scores low…………..

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