11) When visiting a foreign country, you constantly compare your culture with the culture you are visiting. You come up with the conclusion that the culture you are visiting “has it all wrong.” This is an example of a. cultural relativism. b. ethnocentrism. c. culture shock. d. cultural superiority. 12) Knowing that all cultures have intrinsic worth and should not be judged based on one’s own culture-specific values and beliefs best reflects the principles of a. cultural relativism. b. ethnocentrism. c. culture shock. d. cultural superiority. 13) Which is not a stage of culture shock as proposed by Oberg? a. honeymoon b. crisis c. recovery d. readjustment 14) The experience of culture shock typically subsides once a person a. acclimatizes to the new culture. b. is able to “tune out” the new culture. c. becomes immune to the new culture. d. undergoes a conversion experience. 15) To distinguish cultures, most researchers consider this to be the key identifier of group boundaries. a. laws b. material culture c. language d. taboos 16) ___________ refer(s) to something that stands for something else, whereas _____________ is/are a system of rules and meanings that govern speech. a. Material culture; non-material culture b. Language; symbols c. Symbols; language d. Culture; language 17) What does the following statement suggest about language: “My language, to me… that’s what makes me unique, that’s what makes me Navajo, that’s what makes me who I am”? a. Language is personal. b. Language is a key identifier of culture. c. Culture is unique from language. d. Language is not important for the survival of a culture. 18) Which statement does not support the importance of language to culture? a. With the loss of language, culture strengthens. b. Language and culture are intertwined. c. When language dies, so does culture. d. Language is essential for passing along cultural myths, folk songs, legends, poetry, and systems of belief. 19) Of the nearly 7000 languages that exist in the world today, approximately _____percent are in danger of extinction within the next 100 years. a. 10 b. 25 c. 50 d. 75 20) The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis suggests that a. culture is important for how we interpret the world. b. language determines what individuals can think. c. what we are able to think, experience, and imagine is influenced by culture. d. language does not determine thought.