Understanding Culture 1st Quarter (Periodical)
45 Questions
0 Views

Choose a study mode

Play Quiz
Study Flashcards
Spaced Repetition
Chat to Lesson

Podcast

Play an AI-generated podcast conversation about this lesson

Questions and Answers

Which factor contributes to cultural diversity among different regions in the Philippines?

  • The economy of the people
  • The geographical setting (correct)
  • The kind of clothes worn by the residents
  • The needs of the people

What is enculturation?

  • The learning of how to keep your culture while interacting with other cultures
  • The process of adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture
  • The absence of prior knowledge about a culture
  • The gradual acquisition of the characteristics and norms of a culture or group by a person (correct)

What is acculturation?

  • The absence of prior knowledge about a culture
  • The learning of how to keep your culture while interacting with other cultures
  • The process of adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture (correct)
  • The gradual acquisition of the characteristics and norms of a culture or group by a person

What determines the kind of profession commonly pursued by the inhabitants?

<p>Their environment (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines the clothes people wear?

<p>The climate they have (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a factor that contributes to cultural diversity in the Philippines?

<p>Language (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary determinant of the clothes people wear?

<p>Climate (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which tool is NOT mentioned as being possessed by inhabitants in the mountainous area?

<p>Fishing net (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of enculturation?

<p>To acquire characteristics and norms of a culture (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of acculturation?

<p>To adapt to or borrow traits from another culture (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a factor that contributes to cultural diversity in the Philippines?

<p>Language (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary determinant of the clothes people wear?

<p>Climate (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which tool is NOT mentioned as being possessed by inhabitants in the mountainous area?

<p>Axe (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of enculturation?

<p>To acquire characteristics and norms of a culture (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of acculturation?

<p>To adapt to or borrow traits from another culture (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which ancient civilization invented cuneiform writing?

<p>Sumerians (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What material was commonly used for writing in cuneiform?

<p>Clay (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the writing system used by the Akkadians?

<p>Cuneiform (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is cultural relativism?

<p>The understanding of a culture based on its own values and practices (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is ethnocentrism?

<p>The belief in the superiority of one's own culture (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which ancient civilization invented cuneiform writing?

<p>Sumerian (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for evaluating other people from one's own perspective and judging them based on one's own cultural values and standards?

<p>Ethnocentrism (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the opposite of cultural relativism?

<p>Ethnocentrism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of cultural relativism?

<p>To understand and appreciate different cultures on their own terms (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary determinant of the clothes people wear?

<p>Climate (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which ancient civilization invented cuneiform writing?

<p>Sumerians (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the opposite of cultural relativism?

<p>Ethnocentrism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary determinant of the clothes people wear?

<p>Climate (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What determines the kind of profession commonly pursued by the inhabitants?

<p>Geographical location (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What material was commonly used for writing in cuneiform?

<p>Clay (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the key characteristics of Filipino culture mentioned in the text?

<p>Strong family ties (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the Filipino value of 'hiya' refer to?

<p>Sense of shame (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one possible reason for feeling 'hiya' in Filipino culture?

<p>Fear of being ridiculed (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe expressing gratitude in Filipino culture?

<p>Utang na loob (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one possible negative consequence of close family ties in Filipino culture?

<p>Nepotism in the government (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of Filipino culture mentioned in the text?

<p>Preference for extended family ties (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one possible negative consequence of close family ties in Filipino culture?

<p>Proliferation of nepotism in the government (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the Filipino value of 'hiya' primarily concerned with?

<p>Acting in accordance with social norms (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe the act of paying off indebtedness to government workers in the Philippines?

<p>Grease money (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of 'utang na loob' in Filipino culture?

<p>To express gratitude (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one possible negative consequence of the Filipino value of 'hiya'?

<p>It can cause individuals to prioritize others' opinions over their own (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one possible reason for the prevalence of nepotism in the Filipino government?

<p>Filipino close family ties (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of the Filipino value of 'utang na loob'?

<p>To express gratitude (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the saying 'blood is thicker than water' in Filipino culture?

<p>It emphasizes the importance of family loyalty (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one possible consequence of the Filipino value of close family ties?

<p>The proliferation of nepotism (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

More Like This

Use Quizgecko on...
Browser
Browser