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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhere can you find most of the Amish in the United States?UtahTennesseeMinnesotaPennsylvania
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is true of popular culture?It is practiced among one group in the world.It is practiced less than folk cultureIt spreads primarily by relocation diffusionIt diffuses quickly to other places
- 3. Multiple ChoiceCultural Landscape can be defined as...types of art, music,dance, and theater in one place.the ways people see different culturethe forms superimposed on the physical environmenta geographic region dedicated to cultural activites
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThe world's 3 major monotheistic religions originated from...East AsiaSouthwest AsiaEastern EuropeAfrica
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is an example of an ethnic religion?IslamMormonsimBuddhismJudaism
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe term "cultural diffusion" refers to themodification of Earth's surfacebehavioral traits within a groupspread of an idea or innovationassimilation of a minority
- 7. Multiple ChoiceAssimilation can be defined aswhen one becomes more like the dominant culture.when a person refuses to learn the dominant culturewhen a culture is practice all over the worldwhen a culture is similar to another culture
- 8. Multiple Choice
When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the trunk of the tree represents
dialects
language groups
language families
creolized languages
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why is English the most widely spoken language in Canada and the U.S.?
The Norman Conquest
Viking Explorations of the New World
British Colonialism
The Internet
- 10. Multiple Choice
What branch of the Indo-European language family does English belong to?
Germanic
Romance
Slavic
Indo-Iranian
- 11. Multiple Choice
What language family is French a member of?
Sino-Tibetan
Austronesian
Indo-European
Altaic
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT a Romance language?
Italian
Portuguese
Romanian
Greek
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is NOT a factor in the creation of different dialects?
pronunciation
spelling
vocabulary
contagious diffusion
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is the second largest language family?
Indo-European
Afro-Asiatic
Sino-Tibetan
Austronesian
- 15. Multiple Choice
As opposed to other languages that are phonetic, Chinese _____________ are not.
isolines
videograms
logograms
letters
- 16. Multiple Choice
This chart is evidence that English is a
pidgin language
official language
dialect
lingua franca
- 17. Multiple Choice
French Creole is a ____________ that combined two simplified languages to form a lingua franca.
pidgin language
official language
logograms
isolated language
- 18. Multiple Choice
Which of the following was an extinct language but has since been revived?
Greek
Gothic
Hebrew
Gaelic
- 19. Multiple Choice
Why is the extinction of languages a problem?
it isn't; it would be better if everyone spoke English
It isn't, it would be better if everyone spoke Chinese
It is better if you can't understand what some people say
When a language dies, part of the culture dies with it
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not an accurate combination of language and religion?
Germanic/Protestant
Romance/Orthodox Catholic
Arabic/Islam
Hebrew/Judaism
- 21. Multiple Choice
A ________ is a place name that reveals what is important to people and what the land is like.
logogram
lingua franca
official language
toponym
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhat is monotheism?The belief or worship of more than one god.The belief of the existence of only one god.The belief that objects or natural events have a discrete spirit and conscious life.The belief that an aspect of a living being starts a new life in a different physical body/form after death.
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhat is a major symbol in Christianity?Star of DavidEight spoked wheelMoon with StarCross, fish, martyr
- 24. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the names of the two religions who have a taboo against pork?Judaism and IslamIslam and HinduismJudaism and BuddhismBuddhism and Hinduism
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat is polytheism?The belief or worship of more than one god.The belief of the existence of only one god.The belief that objects or natural events have a discrete spirit and conscious life.The belief that an aspect of a living being starts a new life in a different physical body/form after death.
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat is animism?The belief that objects or natural events have a discrete spirit and conscious life.The belief of the existence of only one god.The belief or worship of more than one god.The belief that an aspect of a living being starts a new life in a different physical body/form after death.
- 27. Multiple ChoiceName 3 monotheistic religions:-Judaism
-Christianity
-Islam-Hinduism
-Taoism
-Shintoism - 28. Multiple ChoiceAt what hearth did Buddhism originate from?MeccaJerusalemNepalIsrael
- 29. Multiple ChoiceWhat country has a majority of Jews?IsraelMeccaNepalIndia
- 30. Multiple ChoiceIn which of the following countries are inhabitants subject to Sharia law?VenezuelaEthiopiaTurkeySaudi Arabia
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhich religion believed in the Eightfold Path?LegalismHinduismJainismBuddhism
- 32. Multiple ChoiceAbout 80% of India's people follow this religion.HinduismBuddhismConfucianismShintoism
- 33. Multiple ChoiceAllah is the god for which religion?ShintoismBuddhismIslamConfucianism
- 34. Multiple ChoiceThis statue represents the founder of what religion?ChristianityBuddhismHinduismIslam
- 35. Multiple ChoiceGovernments influenced by religion is called...MonarchyDemocracyTheocracyDespoitism
- 36. Multiple ChoiceWhat type of building is this?Jewish synagogueIslamic mosqueCatholic cathedralBuddhist temple
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following region is an ethnic religion?JudaismChristianityIslamSikhism
- 38. Multiple ChoiceA social decline in religious adherence is referred to as:partisanshipfundamentalismsyncretismsecularism
- 39. Multiple ChoiceThe three major monotheistic religions are ____, ____, and ____.Hinduism, Buddhism, and SikhismIslam, Hinduism, ChristianityJudaism, Christianity, and IslamCatholicism, Buddhism, and Sikhism
- 40. Multiple ChoiceHebrews look to the ________ to read about their history and connection to God.BibleKoranTorahUpanishads
- 41. Multiple ChoiceThis structure is most likely associated withIslamChristianityBuddhismHinduism
- 42. Multiple ChoiceThis map shows the spread ofIslamChristianityBuddhismHinduism
- 43. Multiple ChoiceThe purposeful travel to a religious site to pay respects or participate in rituals?pilgrimagesikhismritesacrament
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