Reading Quiz: Nacirema
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QUESTION 1
1. In his Horace Miner's article, he critiques the people of which society? (In case you haven't caught on yet, spell "Nacirema" backwards in the blank below.)
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QUESTION 2
1. A latipso is a . . . (Make sure to add the "h").
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QUESTION 3
1. What American attitude is Miner satirizing in this article?
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Miner satirizes cultural relativity, or the belief that all values and cultural practices are equally valid. |
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Miner satirizes American superiority, or the belief that Americans are more civilized and scientific than "primitive" peoples. |
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Miner is satirizing anti-American pluralists who deny America's cultural and scientific superiority. |
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Miner's article is straightforward and contains no satire. |
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QUESTION 4
1. How does Miner achieve his satire?
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By showing that anti-American Communists are inherently superstitious and unscientific. |
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By showing that Americans are more advanced and technologically sophisticated than other primitive cultures. |
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By showing that Americans are just as superstitious and illogical as any supposedly "primitive" society. |
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What satire? There wasn't any! |
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