10 MCQs on Ruth Benedict and Patterns of Culture
10 MCQs on Ruth Benedict and Patterns of Culture
- Who is the author of Patterns of Culture?
- A. Franz Boas
- B. Margaret Mead
- C. Ruth Benedict
- D. Margaret Mead and Ruth Benedict
- Answer: C
- What is the concept of "patterns of culture"?
- A. The idea that cultures are shaped by their environment
- B. The idea that cultures are shaped by their history
- C. The idea that cultures are shaped by their values and beliefs
- D. The idea that cultures are shaped by their economic system
- Answer: C
- What is cultural relativism?
- A. The idea that there is no single "right" way to live
- B. The idea that cultures should be judged on their own terms, not by the standards of another culture
- C. The idea that cultures are constantly changing
- D. The idea that cultures are shaped by their environment
- Answer: B
- What are some of the key contributions of Ruth Benedict?
- A. She developed the concept of "patterns of culture"
- B. She argued that there is no single "right" way to live
- C. She was a strong advocate for cultural relativism
- D. All of the above
- Answer: D
- What are some of Ruth Benedict's notable works?
- A. Patterns of Culture
- B. The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
- C. Race: Science and Politics
- D. All of the above
- Answer: D
- What is the name of the school of anthropology that Ruth Benedict was a part of?
- A. The culture and personality school
- B. The structural-functionalist school
- C. The diffusionist school
- D. The historical school
- Answer: A
- What was Ruth Benedict's major field of study?
- A. Anthropology
- B. Sociology
- C. Psychology
- D. History
- Answer: A
- What was Ruth Benedict's PhD advisor?
- A. Franz Boas
- B. Margaret Mead
- C. Bronislaw Malinowski
- D. Edward Sapir
- Answer: A
- What year did Ruth Benedict die?
- A. 1941
- B. 1946
- C. 1948
- D. 1950
- Answer: C
- What is Ruth Benedict's most famous work?
- A. Patterns of Culture
- B. The Chrysanthemum and the Sword
- C. Race: Science and Politics
- D. Anthropology and the Abnormal
- Answer: A
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