Culture Unit Practice Multiple Choice Questions

Popular culture is practiced 1. Only where folk culture is absent 2. By large heterogeneous groups 3. By individuals only 4. Only in the more developed countries 5. At specific places

Popular culture is practiced 1. Only where folk culture is absent 2. By large heterogeneous groups 3. By individuals only 4. Only in the more developed countries 5. At specific places

Folk culture is most likely to spread by 1. Hierarchical diffusion 2. Contagious diffusion 3. Stimulus diffusion 4. Copycat diffusion 5. Relocation diffusion

Folk culture is most likely to spread by 1. Hierarchical diffusion 2. Contagious diffusion 3. Stimulus diffusion 4. Copycat diffusion 5. Relocation diffusion

Modern communications methods have _________ of social customs. 1. Slowed the dissemination 2. Had little effect on the spread 3. Increased the global uniformity 4. Led to the fragmentation 5. None of these

Modern communications methods have _________ of social customs. 1. Slowed the dissemination 2. Had little effect on the spread 3. Increased the global uniformity 4. Led to the fragmentation 5. None of these

Seeking out a regional culture to revive it is known as: 1. gentrification. 2. globalization. 3. neolocalism. 4. assimilation. 5. appropriation.

Seeking out a regional culture to revive it is known as: 1. gentrification. 2. globalization. 3. neolocalism. 4. assimilation. 5. appropriation.

Hog production is lowest in 1. North Africa 2. Europe 3. South America 4. East Asia 5. North America

Hog production is lowest in 1. North Africa 2. Europe 3. South America 4. East Asia 5. North America

This is the process by which a less dominant culture adopts the traits of a more dominant culture so completely that the two cultures become indistinguishable. 1. Cultural assimilation 2. Acculturation 3. Syncretism 4. Migrant diffusion 5. Transculturation

This is the process by which a less dominant culture adopts the traits of a more dominant culture so completely that the two cultures become indistinguishable. 1. Cultural assimilation 2. Acculturation 3. Syncretism 4. Migrant diffusion 5. Transculturation

Similar restaurants, gas stations, and stores throughout the United States 1. Illustrate how popular culture can create a uniform landscape 2. Show how folk culture can diffuse 3. Are a prime example of globalization 4. Increase cultural awareness 5. None of these

Similar restaurants, gas stations, and stores throughout the United States 1. Illustrate how popular culture can create a uniform landscape 2. Show how folk culture can diffuse 3. Are a prime example of globalization 4. Increase cultural awareness 5. None of these

Which of the following will encompass the largest number of speakers? 1. Language family 2. Language branch 3. Individual language 4. Dialect 5. Language group

Which of the following will encompass the largest number of speakers? 1. Language family 2. Language branch 3. Individual language 4. Dialect 5. Language group

Which of the following is not a Romance language? 1. Portuguese 2. Italian 3. Spanish 4. German 5. French

Which of the following is not a Romance language? 1. Portuguese 2. Italian 3. Spanish 4. German 5. French

The second-most commonly spoken language in South America is 1. Portuguese 2. Spanish 3. French 4. English 5. Chinese

The second-most commonly spoken language in South America is 1. Portuguese 2. Spanish 3. French 4. English 5. Chinese

A creolized language is a local language mixed with 1. Another local language 2. At least 20% slang 3. The language of a colonial power 4. English 5. French

A creolized language is a local language mixed with 1. Another local language 2. At least 20% slang 3. The language of a colonial power 4. English 5. French

The predominant lingua franca today is 1. Swahili 2. Pidgin 3. Creole 4. French 5. English

The predominant lingua franca today is 1. Swahili 2. Pidgin 3. Creole 4. French 5. English

_________ is the native language of the largest number of people. 1. Hindi 2. English 3. Spanish 4. Mandarin 5. Russian

_________ is the native language of the largest number of people. 1. Hindi 2. English 3. Spanish 4. Mandarin 5. Russian

The use of French as an official language of Senegal demonstrates the: 1. amount of power the French wield over the world. 2. desire to adopt all the official languages of the United Nations. 3. concept of lingua franca. 4. work of French Catholic missionaries. 5. its history as a French colony.

The use of French as an official language of Senegal demonstrates the: 1. amount of power the French wield over the world. 2. desire to adopt all the official languages of the United Nations. 3. concept of lingua franca. 4. work of French Catholic missionaries. 5. its history as a French colony.

Which of the following is not a universalizing religion? 1. Buddhism 2. Christianity 3. Judaism 4. Islam 5. Sikhism

Which of the following is not a universalizing religion? 1. Buddhism 2. Christianity 3. Judaism 4. Islam 5. Sikhism

Roman Catholicism predominates in 1. Northern Europe 2. East Asia 3. Canada 4. South America 5. Australia

Roman Catholicism predominates in 1. Northern Europe 2. East Asia 3. Canada 4. South America 5. Australia

Which of the following is not one of the five pillars of Islam? 1. Accept Allah as the one God 2. Donate to charities 3. Fast during the month of Ramadan 4. Make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem 5. Pray five times daily

Which of the following is not one of the five pillars of Islam? 1. Accept Allah as the one God 2. Donate to charities 3. Fast during the month of Ramadan 4. Make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem 5. Pray five times daily

In which region are ethnic religions most widely practiced? 1. Asia 2. South America 3. North America 4. North Africa 5. Europe

In which region are ethnic religions most widely practiced? 1. Asia 2. South America 3. North America 4. North Africa 5. Europe

_________ typically favors cremation over burial. 1. Islam 2. Judaism 3. Taoism 4. Christianity 5. Hinduism

_________ typically favors cremation over burial. 1. Islam 2. Judaism 3. Taoism 4. Christianity 5. Hinduism

Islamic architecture does not include: 1. art depicting the life of the prophet. 2. minarets. 3. geometric ornamentation. 4. calligraphic ornamentation. 5. adoption of Roman methods of design.

Islamic architecture does not include: 1. art depicting the life of the prophet. 2. minarets. 3. geometric ornamentation. 4. calligraphic ornamentation. 5. adoption of Roman methods of design.

An example of an intra-faith boundary conflict is: 1. Nigeria 2. United States 3. Former Yugoslavia 4. Israel-Palestine 5. Northern Ireland

An example of an intra-faith boundary conflict is: 1. Nigeria 2. United States 3. Former Yugoslavia 4. Israel-Palestine 5. Northern Ireland

Which three religions have holy places in Jerusalem? 1. Sikhism, Islam, Judaism 2. Islam, Christianity, Hinduism 3. Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism 4. Islam, Christianity, Judaism 5. Jainism, Christianity, Judaism

Which three religions have holy places in Jerusalem? 1. Sikhism, Islam, Judaism 2. Islam, Christianity, Hinduism 3. Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism 4. Islam, Christianity, Judaism 5. Jainism, Christianity, Judaism

African Americans are primarily concentrated in the 1. West 2. South 3. Northeast 4. Southwest 5. Midwest

African Americans are primarily concentrated in the 1. West 2. South 3. Northeast 4. Southwest 5. Midwest

Hispanic Americans are primarily concentrated in the 1. West 2. South 3. Northeast 4. Southwest 5. Midwest

Hispanic Americans are primarily concentrated in the 1. West 2. South 3. Northeast 4. Southwest 5. Midwest

When popular culture is reproduced by people in the context of their local culture it is known as: 1. global homogenization. 2. reterritorialization. 3. commodification. 4. appropriation. 5. assimiliation.

When popular culture is reproduced by people in the context of their local culture it is known as: 1. global homogenization. 2. reterritorialization. 3. commodification. 4. appropriation. 5. assimiliation.