Key Concepts: Enculturation, Acculturation, Diffusion – MCQs

1. What is enculturation?
(A) Adopting another culture’s traits
(B) Learning one’s own culture
(C) Spreading cultural traits across societies
(D) Losing cultural identity

2. What best defines acculturation?
(A) Total cultural replacement
(B) Cultural isolation
(C) Cultural exchange between groups
(D) Internal cultural learning

3. Diffusion in anthropology refers to:
(A) Internal cultural conflicts
(B) Movement of people across borders
(C) Spread of cultural traits from one group to another
(D) Decline of cultural traditions

4. The process of learning cultural norms from birth is known as:
(A) Enculturation
(B) Assimilation
(C) Integration
(D) Diffusion

5. Which of the following is an example of stimulus diffusion?
(A) Adoption of sushi worldwide
(B) Global use of smartphones
(C) McDonald’s adapting local menus
(D) Learning a second language

6. The long-term result of acculturation may be:
(A) Enculturation
(B) Cultural extinction
(C) Assimilation
(D) Cultural diffusion

7. Cultural traits moving through trade is an example of:
(A) Enculturation
(B) Innovation
(C) Diffusion
(D) Acculturation

8. Which process is most associated with immigrants adjusting to a new culture?
(A) Enculturation
(B) Acculturation
(C) Invention
(D) Isolation

9. The transmission of cultural knowledge within a society across generations is called:
(A) Acculturation
(B) Cultural diffusion
(C) Enculturation
(D) Domestication

10. Direct borrowing of cultural practices is a form of:
(A) Enculturation
(B) Acculturation
(C) Direct diffusion
(D) Invention