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TEST PAPER
CROSSING CULTURES
1. Read the sentences below and decide which word A, B, C or D best fits each space.

1. The common accent associated with people living in London is..............
a. unmarked RP b. Cockney c. Estuary English d. marked RP
2. The process of handing over political power from central government to a local authority is
called...............
a. referendum b. devolution c. devotion d. ceilidh
3. The national poet of Scotland is..........
a. Robert Burns b. William Shakespeare c. Dylan Thomas d. John Knox
4. The process of going out and finding out what people really think and do is called............
a. interview b. simulation c. ethnography d. transcription
5. The annual Welsh festival of music, art, literature and language is called...............
a. Eisteddfod b. Edinburgh Festival c. Bonfire Night d. Halloween
6. The concept of..................refers to someone who is trying to blend in with the dominant culture.
a. outsider b. insider c. unifying d. passing
7. The fact of belonging to a particular race is called...................
a. social group b. ethnic minority c. ethnicity d. community
8. .............is a Scottish social occasion with music and dancing.
a. The Beaker folk b. Ceilidh c. The Edinburgh Festival d. St Andrews
9. The Scottish people are a.............race with a lot of Viking hereditary traits.
a. Celtic b. Roman c. Gaelic d. British
10. ...............usually involve negative views of other cultures.
a. Myths b. Symbols c. Icons d. Stereotypes


2. Write your definition of culture below:










Give an example of Romanian culture and briefly explain your choice:
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3. Culture is sometimes compared to an iceberg, some of which is visible, but much of which is
difficult to see, or invisible.
Look at the list of components of national culture, and place each one in the two categories:
A: things which you can recognise quite easily.
B: things which you recognise only when you are familiar with a culture.

democracy arts literature institutions social organisation and class
greetings physical gestures music dancing treatment of outsiders
values and beliefs feelings group norms dress language assumptions
rules and norms behaviour food celebrations

A
B
4. Imagine you went to London to study for a year. Would it be easy to pass? Why/why not? What is
the price of passing? What would this experience teach you once you are back at home?