This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > Interdisciplinary > Cultural Studies > Cultural Studies – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Cultural Studies Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Match the following a) Cultural Materialism-1) Greenboltt b) Cultural Poetics-2) Homi Bhabha c) Hybridity-3) Raymond Williams A) A-2, b-3, c-1. B) A-1, b-3, c-2. C) A-1, b-3, c-2. D) A-3, b-1, c-2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A-3, b-1, c-2. 2. One of the Berom's occupations is: A) Hunting. B) Pottery. C) Masking. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hunting. 3. Faiyum's farming practices came from other cultures from A) Northern Europe. B) Southeast Africa. C) Mediterranean area. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mediterranean area. 4. Who were the members of the New Left Movement? A) A) Stuart Hall, E.P.Thompson, Raymond Williams, Perry Anderson, Raphael Samuel. B) B) Stuart Hall, Louis Althusser, Raymond Williams, Mathew Arnold. C) C) Raymond Williams, Edward Said, Stuart Hall, E.P.Thomson. D) D )Stuart Hall, Raymond Williams, Raphael Samuel, Terry Eagleton. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) Stuart Hall, E.P.Thompson, Raymond Williams, Perry Anderson, Raphael Samuel. 5. What is the final stage of setting mutual understanding across cultures? A) Reconcile the cultural differences. B) Appreciate the cultural differences. C) Find common ground through recognition. D) Increase awareness of culture differences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reconcile the cultural differences. 6. How many continents are in the world? A) 7. B) 5. C) 6. D) 0. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 7. 7. Gained Independence in A) January 1734. B) August 31, 1962. C) September 1962. D) March 1935. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) August 31, 1962. 8. Archaeologists believed that there was no higher or lower class in the Banpo society because ..... A) Most graves had similar "grave goods.". B) Graves had gold and some had silver. C) Clans were buried together. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Most graves had similar "grave goods.". 9. Gen. T. Theophilus is from the ..... A) Berom. B) Chamba. C) Plateau. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chamba. 10. A Companion to Cultural Studies is by ..... A) Keats. B) JAne Austen. C) Kate Millet. D) Toby Miller. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kate Millet. 11. In order to overcome the not-invented-here syndrome, we need to ..... so everyone can focus on the results A) Help the group develop a shared understanding of what needs to happen. B) Sit down and talk about what happened. C) Build a platform to discuss the term not-invented-here. D) Clarify the meaning of Not-invented-here. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Help the group develop a shared understanding of what needs to happen. 12. Chamba are from ..... state. A) Plateau. B) Anambra. C) Adamawa. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adamawa. 13. According to Hofstede's 6-D model, there are six dimensions of difference between national cultures. Which of the following is not one of the dimensions Hofstede studied? A) High v/s Low Power Distance. B) High v/s Low Uncertainty Avoidance. C) High v/s Low Masculinity. D) High v/s Low Context Cultures. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) High v/s Low Context Cultures. 14. When archaeologists found horned bulls' heads mounted on walls, it was a sign that ..... A) People in Catalhoyuk practice farming. B) People in Catalhoyuk practice religion. C) People in Catalhoyuk practice hunting. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) People in Catalhoyuk practice religion. 15. Who has coined the word ' Culturalism'? A) Richard Johnson. B) Raymond Williams. C) Mathew Arnold. D) Stuart Hall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Richard Johnson. 16. How many Australian Citizens are born overseas? A) 1 in 7. B) 1 in 10. C) 1 in 4. D) 1 in 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1 in 4. 17. Who is known as the Cyber Feminist? A) Donna Haraway. B) Simone de Beauvoir. C) Gayatri Spivak. D) Elaine Showalter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Donna Haraway. 18. In a high Power Distance your boss/managers should . . . A) Direct and guide employees. B) Expect employees to use initiative and work independently. C) Have a very McGregor Theory Y approach. D) Have a wide span of control. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Direct and guide employees. 19. In what kind of building is located "Miniature Wonderland" ? A) New flat. B) Shopping mall. C) Philharmonie. D) Old granarie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Old granarie. 20. Which of the dimensions Hofstede used to define differences between national cultures based on the degree to which members of a culture are encouraged to innovate more than the other cultures? A) Masculinity. B) Uncertainty Avoidance. C) Power Distance. D) Indulgence Uncertainty Avoidance (UA)-This focuses on the level of tolerance for uncertainty and ambiguity within the society. High UA-the culture has low tolerance towards ambiguity and prefers rules and regulations and control. Low UA-the culture has less concern about the ambiguity and uncertainty. It prefers more risk taking and accept changes quicker. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Uncertainty Avoidance. 21. This cultural hearth was known as one of the world's oldest settlements. A) Mesoamerica:Oaxaca. B) China:Banpo. C) North Africa:Faiyum. D) Southwest Asia:Catalhoyuk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Southwest Asia:Catalhoyuk. 22. How many monuments of Indian cultural & natural heritage are included in the UNESCO world heritage site list? A) 32. B) 30. C) 29. D) 31. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 32. 23. The king Fahd library is in ..... A) A-Damam. B) B-Jeddah. C) C-Riyadh. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C-Riyadh. 24. According to Hofstede, national cultures such as Mexico, Malaysia, and Philippines, in which culture are people more accepting of the traditional societal structure? A) High Masculinity. B) High Power Distance. C) Low Long-Term Orientation. D) Low Uncertainty Avoidance Power distance is the degree to which people in a society or an organization accept inequality and social/power structures. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High Power Distance. 25. Who has used the term 'Cultural Hegemony'? A) Raymond Williams. B) Antonio Gramci. C) Homi Bhabha. D) Richard Johnson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antonio Gramci. 26. The belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group: A) Cultural diversity. B) Acculturation. C) Ethnocentric. D) Ethnicity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethnocentric. 27. The way people eat in their country such as with forks, chopsticks or fingers is an example of a (an) A) Ethnic group. B) Cultural diffusion. C) Culture region. D) Element of culture. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Element of culture. 28. One of the delicacies of the Chamba tribe is ..... A) Acha. B) Madra. C) Rizgah. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Madra. 29. Which is true for a Collectivist society? A) People don't feel responsible for the actions of others. B) People are expected to look after themselves. C) People like collecting things. D) People have a strong sense of loyalty to their country. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) People have a strong sense of loyalty to their country. 30. The view of things in which one's own group is the center of everything and all others are scaled and rated with reference to it. A) Multiculturalism. B) Cultural relativism. C) Ethnocentrism. D) Xenocentrism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ethnocentrism. 31. A place where new ideas and technology spread to surrounding areas best describes ..... A) Cultural diffusion. B) Culture. C) Cultural hearth. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cultural hearth. 32. How has technology impacted cultural diffusion today? A) Trading is more challenging with the different languages and cultures. B) Innovations such as the airplane, and engine have allowed for trade to increase. C) There are not any impacts from technology. D) Europe has monopolized the computer industry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Innovations such as the airplane, and engine have allowed for trade to increase. 33. Which is NOT a culture trait? A) Artistic Expression. B) Religion. C) Education. D) Beliefs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Education. 34. Define 'Multicultural'. A) A word to describe society of people from different cultures and races where all the cultures are respected. B) A society of people from different cultures and races that merge into a homogeneous (all the same) society. C) Negative judgement in society for individuals that have unique cultural customs. D) A person from a foreign country who may stay and work in a county for their personal safety. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A word to describe society of people from different cultures and races where all the cultures are respected. 35. Introducing Cultural Studies is by ..... A) Ziauddin Sardar. B) Stuart Hall. C) Lacan. D) Freud. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ziauddin Sardar. 36. Chamba is between ..... and Nigeria. A) Cameroon. B) China. C) Congo. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cameroon. 37. In which year Siddhraj Jaysingh built the Sahastralinga Lake? A) 1145 A.D. B) 1140 A.D. C) 1142 A.D. D) 1104 A.D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 1140 A.D. 38. ETHNICITY REFERS TO A) WHAT PEOPLE SHARE-COMMON CULTURAL TRAITS SUCH AS LANGUAGE, RELIGION AND DRESS. B) WHERE PEOPLE LIVE. C) WHERE PEOPLE WORK. D) WHERE PEOPLE WERE BORN. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) WHAT PEOPLE SHARE-COMMON CULTURAL TRAITS SUCH AS LANGUAGE, RELIGION AND DRESS. 39. Which of the following statements does not show ethnocentrism? A) Using chopsticks at every meal is a waste of time. You should just use a fork. B) Some cultures will eat with their hands. C) Why does their food smell so bad?. D) I can not believe that they eat insects. That is so gross. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Some cultures will eat with their hands. 40. The term ..... is often used interchangeably with the concept of "multiculturalism." A) Cultural Diversity. B) Cultural Change. C) Societal Diverse. D) Societal Change. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cultural Diversity. 41. Which of the below is NOT an importance of Cultural Diversity within the Workplace? A) It improves Employee Engagement. B) It helps with Business Reputation. C) Helps to ensure uniqueness. D) It creates problem for the workplace. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It creates problem for the workplace. 42. If a culture is changed by finding something that already exists in nature and applying it to a need in the society, that change is called: A) Discovery. B) Diffusion. C) Invention. D) Pluralism. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Discovery. 43. ..... tribe is from Plateau State. A) Chamba. B) Angas. C) Berom. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Berom. 44. This Hofstede dimension deals with society's acceptance of leadership A) Uncertainty Avoidance. B) Power Distance. C) Masculine vs Feminine. D) Individual vs. Collective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Power Distance. 45. Which of the following pradkashina is having great importance in India? A) Shetrunjya Pradakshina. B) Both A & C. C) Narmada Pradakshina. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both A & C. 46. The not-invented-here syndrome occurs when a person or group ..... new ideas from culturally different persons or groups inside the organization A) Resists. B) Agrees with. C) Adapts. D) Accepts. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resists. 47. The following describes culture except? A) Universal. B) Customary Beliefs. C) Materials traits of a racial, religious or social group. D) Societal Norms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Universal. 48. Language, religion, government, and entertainment are A) Elements of culture. B) Characteristics of globalization. C) What makes up an ethnic group. D) Elements that make a society level. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elements of culture. 49. If a society has many cultures (like the U.S.A. and Canada), we say that it is ..... A) A divided society. B) A bad society. C) A different society. D) A multicultural society. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A multicultural society. 50. How many different ancestries/cultures are there within Australia? A) 112. B) 231. C) 270. D) 166. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 270. 51. How many key stages in reaching mutual understanding when negotiating? A) 3. B) 2. C) 4. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 52. Groups of people that share a cultural background such as the same religion, language, and ancestry is the definition of ..... ? A) Language. B) Ethnic Group. C) Culture. D) Society. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ethnic Group. 53. The style or design of a structure or building is the definition of ..... ? A) Economics. B) Art. C) Architecture. D) Religion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Architecture. 54. The smallest province in Canada is ..... A) Ontario. B) Prince Edward Island. C) Nova Scotia. D) British Columbia. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prince Edward Island. 55. The process of spreading new knowledge or skills to other cultures is the definition of ..... ? A) Culture. B) Multiculturalism. C) Society. D) Cultural Diffusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cultural Diffusion. 56. Which is not a type of step well? A) Nanda. B) Bhadra. C) Tada. D) Vijaya. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tada. 57. The practice of passing down history and traditions from one generation to the next by word of mouth is called A) Work day. B) Folk songs. C) Oral traditions. D) Festival. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oral traditions. 58. Banpo left behind unique A) Drawings. B) Clay figures. C) Pottery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pottery. 59. When we label some individuals into a pre-defined image, this is called a ..... A) Stereotype. B) Prejudice. C) Discrimination. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stereotype. 60. These are examples of intangible cultural heritage EXCEPT ..... . A) Folk songs. B) Values. C) Oral history. 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