Check out the following cultural literacy quiz questions:

Use this question to learn about individualism-collectivism value patterns. Can you identify the value pattern reflected in each answer?

1. You have two hours to prepare for an examination for one class and an oral report that you and several fellow students will present in another class. The exam score is your own; the oral report earns a group grade. Both are worth 25 percent of your grade in each class. In the two hours, you can only do one well. Which would you choose?

    Study hard for the exam—it reflects your individual achievement.
    Prepare for the group report—don’t let down your team members.

4. In my cultural or ethnic community, conflict is viewed as
    positive.
    negative.

5. At school in my cultural or ethnic community,
    challenges are welcome.
    routines are welcome.

How does your cultural community view the roles of males and females? Complete each sentence by choosing the phrase which best reflects your cultural community’s tendencies.

6. In my cultural or ethnic community, those who are expected to take initiative are
    both genders.
    only males.

7. In my cultural or ethnic community, the most critical aspect in school is
    social adjustment.
    academic performance.

Use this question to learn about the “being,” “doing,” and “being-in-doing” value orientations. Can you identify which answers reflect a “being,” a “doing,” and a “being-in-becoming” value orientation?

8. Which of the following options sounds most like your own value preference?
    I feel useless if I am not doing something constructive every day.
    I prefer to enjoy life with my full five senses present in each waking moment.
    Developing an inner understanding of who I am is more important than any other tangible accomplishment.