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Diversité et identité culturelle dans le monde anglophone
Axe culturel 1 — Identités et échanges : construction des identités, métissage culturel et appartenance dans le monde anglophone (programme de Terminale LVA)
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Niveau facile — 12 questions
What does 'cultural identity' refer to?
- A. A person's nationality only
- B. The set of references (language, traditions, values) by which a person or group identifies
- C. A government policy on immigration
- D. A synonym for citizenship
Réponse
B. The set of references (language, traditions, values) by which a person or group identifies — Cultural identity is the set of cultural references by which an individual or group recognises itself.
What does 'belonging' mean?
- A. Owning property
- B. The feeling of being part of a group or place
- C. A legal document
- D. A type of discrimination
Réponse
B. The feeling of being part of a group or place — Belonging = the sense of being a member of a community or attached to a place.
What is a 'diaspora'?
- A. A type of disease
- B. A community dispersed away from its homeland but keeping a link with it
- C. A religious ceremony
- D. A government in exile
Réponse
B. A community dispersed away from its homeland but keeping a link with it — A diaspora is a population that has spread from its original homeland while maintaining cultural ties to it.
What does 'heritage' mean?
- A. A modern trend
- B. Cultural patrimony passed down through generations
- C. A type of passport
- D. A foreign language
Réponse
B. Cultural patrimony passed down through generations — Heritage = the cultural traditions, values and patrimony inherited from previous generations.
Which expression means 'se fondre dans la masse'?
- A. To stand out
- B. To blend in
- C. To embrace
- D. To belong to
Réponse
B. To blend in — To blend in = se fondre dans la masse, ne pas se faire remarquer.
Who are the 'Indigenous peoples' of Australia?
- A. The British settlers
- B. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- C. Recent immigrants
- D. The Māori
Réponse
B. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples — The Indigenous peoples of Australia are the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
What does 'otherness' mean?
- A. Friendship
- B. The quality of being perceived as different or 'the other'
- C. Equality
- D. Citizenship
Réponse
B. The quality of being perceived as different or 'the other' — Otherness (altérité) refers to the condition of being seen as fundamentally different from a dominant group.
What does 'roots' refer to in the context of identity?
- A. A person's hairstyle
- B. A person's origins and ancestry
- C. A type of music
- D. A migration route
Réponse
B. A person's origins and ancestry — Roots = a person's origins, ancestry and cultural background.
Which word describes a 'double identité'?
- A. Single identity
- B. Dual identity
- C. False identity
- D. Lost identity
Réponse
B. Dual identity — Dual identity = the experience of belonging to two cultures at once.
Which country famously describes itself as a 'cultural mosaic'?
- A. The United States
- B. Canada
- C. Ireland
- D. Nigeria
Réponse
B. Canada — Canada uses the 'mosaic' metaphor, valuing the coexistence of distinct cultures, unlike the US 'melting pot'.
What does 'to embrace a culture' mean?
- A. To reject it
- B. To adopt and welcome it
- C. To hide it
- D. To translate it
Réponse
B. To adopt and welcome it — To embrace = to adopt and wholeheartedly accept a culture or identity.
What is the opposite of 'to blend in'?
- A. To belong
- B. To stand out
- C. To assimilate
- D. To migrate
Réponse
B. To stand out — To stand out (se démarquer) is the opposite of to blend in (se fondre dans la masse).
Niveau moyen — 12 questions
Who theorised the concept of 'hybridity' in postcolonial studies?
- A. Edward Said
- B. Homi K. Bhabha
- C. Chimamanda Adichie
- D. Paul Gilroy
Réponse
B. Homi K. Bhabha — Homi K. Bhabha theorised hybridity as the blending of cultures producing a new, in-between identity.
What distinction does Paul Gilroy draw with 'roots' and 'routes'?
- A. Between plants and roads
- B. Between origins (roots) and journeys/movements (routes) that shape identity
- C. Between rich and poor identities
- D. Between rural and urban life
Réponse
B. Between origins (roots) and journeys/movements (routes) that shape identity — Gilroy stresses that identity is built both by where we come from (roots) and by the journeys we make (routes).
What were the 'Stolen Generations'?
- A. Irish famine migrants
- B. Aboriginal children forcibly removed from their families to be assimilated (1910-1970)
- C. A generation of British colonisers
- D. Māori warriors
Réponse
B. Aboriginal children forcibly removed from their families to be assimilated (1910-1970) — The Stolen Generations were Aboriginal children taken from their families under Australian assimilation policies.
What is 'code-switching'?
- A. Writing computer programs
- B. Switching between languages, accents or registers depending on the social context
- C. Changing one's nationality
- D. A secret diplomatic code
Réponse
B. Switching between languages, accents or registers depending on the social context — Code-switching is the practice of alternating between languages or registers, often used by people with multiple identities.
Which sentence uses 'used to' correctly for a past habit?
- A. I am used to speak French.
- B. We used to speak Punjabi at home.
- C. She use to live abroad.
- D. They are used to spoke English.
Réponse
B. We used to speak Punjabi at home. — Used to + base verb expresses a past habit: 'We used to speak Punjabi at home.'
What does 'cultural appropriation' mean?
- A. Learning a foreign language
- B. Borrowing elements of a minority culture by a dominant one without respect or acknowledgement
- C. Government funding for the arts
- D. Cultural exchange between equals
Réponse
B. Borrowing elements of a minority culture by a dominant one without respect or acknowledgement — Cultural appropriation is the unacknowledged or disrespectful adoption of a minority culture's elements by a dominant group.
Which sentence correctly expresses an unreal present condition?
- A. If I would be you, I would travel.
- B. If I was rich, I will help.
- C. If I were you, I would explore my heritage.
- D. If I am you, I would explore.
Réponse
C. If I were you, I would explore my heritage. — Unreal present: 'If + preterit (were) → would + base verb'. 'If I were you, I would…'
What is the difference between 'used to + V' and 'be used to + V-ing'?
- A. They are identical
- B. 'Used to + V' = past habit; 'be used to + V-ing' = being accustomed to something
- C. 'Used to' is future; 'be used to' is past
- D. Both express obligation
Réponse
B. 'Used to + V' = past habit; 'be used to + V-ing' = being accustomed to something — 'I used to live abroad' (past habit) vs 'I am used to living abroad' (I am accustomed to it).
Which of these is a correct, respectful term for Canada's Indigenous peoples?
- A. Natives
- B. First Nations
- C. Tribes
- D. Settlers
Réponse
B. First Nations — 'First Nations' is the appropriate term for many Indigenous peoples of Canada.
Why is the loss of a language a threat to cultural identity?
- A. Because languages are expensive to teach
- B. Because a language carries a unique vision of the world, memory and traditions
- C. Because it reduces tourism
- D. It is not a threat at all
Réponse
B. Because a language carries a unique vision of the world, memory and traditions — A language transmits a community's worldview, memory and traditions; its loss endangers the whole culture.
What does the phrase 'between two worlds' describe?
- A. Space travel
- B. The experience of children of migrants torn between their parents' culture and the host culture
- C. International trade
- D. A geography lesson
Réponse
B. The experience of children of migrants torn between their parents' culture and the host culture — 'Between two worlds' captures the identity tension felt by second-generation migrants.
Which dish is often cited as an example of British cultural mixing?
- A. Fish and chips
- B. Chicken tikka masala
- C. Roast beef
- D. Shepherd's pie
Réponse
B. Chicken tikka masala — Chicken tikka masala, created by South Asian cooks in Britain, symbolises culinary and cultural hybridity.
Niveau difficile — 12 questions
Which statement best defines 'hybridity' as a postcolonial concept?
- A. The complete assimilation of migrants
- B. A 'third space' where cultures meet and produce new, mixed identities rather than pure or fixed ones
- C. The rejection of all foreign influence
- D. A biological theory of race
Réponse
B. A 'third space' where cultures meet and produce new, mixed identities rather than pure or fixed ones — Bhabha's hybridity describes a 'third space' of cultural negotiation producing new, in-between identities.
How does Adichie's 'single story' concept relate to cultural identity?
- A. It celebrates having one strong identity
- B. It warns that reducing a people to one narrative creates incomplete, stereotyped identities
- C. It encourages telling only positive stories
- D. It is about novel-writing techniques
Réponse
B. It warns that reducing a people to one narrative creates incomplete, stereotyped identities — The 'single story' shows how a one-sided narrative flattens diverse identities into stereotypes.
What does the term 'translated man', used by Salman Rushdie, suggest about diasporic writers?
- A. They only write translations
- B. They are carried across cultures and languages, gaining something in the passage
- C. They have lost their identity entirely
- D. They reject their homeland
Réponse
B. They are carried across cultures and languages, gaining something in the passage — Rushdie sees the migrant writer as 'translated' — moved between cultures, where something is gained, not only lost.
Why might 'colour-blindness' (ignoring race entirely) be criticised in identity debates?
- A. Because it is illegal
- B. Because ignoring difference can erase distinct identities and mask persistent inequalities
- C. Because it celebrates diversity too much
- D. Because it only applies to art
Réponse
B. Because ignoring difference can erase distinct identities and mask persistent inequalities — Critics argue that ignoring cultural difference can render minority identities invisible and conceal structural inequalities.
What does a 'land acknowledgement' do?
- A. Transfers land ownership
- B. Publicly recognises that one is on traditional Indigenous territory
- C. Bans construction
- D. Grants citizenship
Réponse
B. Publicly recognises that one is on traditional Indigenous territory — A land acknowledgement is a statement recognising the Indigenous peoples whose land one occupies.
How did the 2008 National Apology contribute to Indigenous identity in Australia?
- A. It granted financial reparations to everyone
- B. It officially recognised the harm of assimilation and validated Aboriginal cultural identity, advancing reconciliation
- C. It ended all forms of discrimination immediately
- D. It was rejected by Parliament
Réponse
B. It officially recognised the harm of assimilation and validated Aboriginal cultural identity, advancing reconciliation — The Apology recognised colonial wrongs and supported reconciliation and the recovery of Indigenous identity.
Which sentence correctly uses the past perfect in an unreal condition?
- A. If I would have stayed, I would feel rooted.
- B. If I had stayed in Ireland, I would have learned Gaelic.
- C. If I stayed there, I would have learned.
- D. If I have stayed, I will learn.
Réponse
B. If I had stayed in Ireland, I would have learned Gaelic. — Unreal past: 'If + past perfect (had stayed) → would have + past participle (learned)'.
What is the main idea behind 'cultural revival' movements?
- A. Reviving extinct animals
- B. Reconstructing and revitalising a community's language, art and traditions
- C. Promoting tourism
- D. Replacing one culture with another
Réponse
B. Reconstructing and revitalising a community's language, art and traditions — Cultural revival refers to the active revitalisation of a community's language, art and traditions (e.g. te reo Māori).
Why is the metaphor of the 'mosaic' (Canada) different from the 'melting pot' (US)?
- A. They mean exactly the same thing
- B. The mosaic keeps cultures distinct side by side, while the melting pot suggests they blend into one
- C. The mosaic rejects immigration
- D. The melting pot is older
Réponse
B. The mosaic keeps cultures distinct side by side, while the melting pot suggests they blend into one — The mosaic values distinct coexisting cultures, whereas the melting pot implies fusion into a single national culture.
Which writer explores dual identity in multicultural London?
- A. Ernest Hemingway
- B. Zadie Smith
- C. Jane Austen
- D. Mark Twain
Réponse
B. Zadie Smith — Zadie Smith (e.g. White Teeth) explores hybrid and dual identities in multicultural London.
What does 'fusion' culture (e.g. reggae, hip-hop) reveal about diasporic identity?
- A. That cultures never mix
- B. That diasporic communities create new, hybrid art forms blending heritage and new influences
- C. That diasporas reject their origins
- D. That music has no link to identity
Réponse
B. That diasporic communities create new, hybrid art forms blending heritage and new influences — Reggae and hip-hop emerged from diasporic communities and became hybrid languages of identity and pride.
Which best captures the idea that identity is 'a construction rather than a given'?
- A. Identity is fixed at birth and never changes
- B. Identity is built over time through encounters, choices and contexts
- C. Identity is purely biological
- D. Identity depends only on nationality
Réponse
B. Identity is built over time through encounters, choices and contexts — Constructivist views hold that identity is shaped dynamically by experience, encounters and social context.
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