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- 1. Multiple Choice
A pilgrim to Varanasi (Benares) in India is most likely to be a
Muslim
Hindu
Jewish
Christian
- 2. Multiple Choice
What religion would be least likely to have hog farms?
Christian
Muslim
Jewish
Buddhist
- 3. Multiple Choice
A pagoda would be representative of which of the following:
Acculturation
Assimilation
Cultural trait
Syncretism
- 4. Multiple Choice
Cultural landscape is closest in meaning to which of the following?
Built environment
Physical environment
Environmental determinism
Cultural ecology
- 5. Multiple Choice
What cultural trait is a pagoda?
Religion
Language
Gender
Taboo
- 6. Multiple Choice
What would be one reason that India as an advantage over China when it comes to locations of customer consumer centers?
The Indian government’s status as a neutral state in global political affairs
The English language legacy of British colonialism in India
Chinese emigration to Southeast Asia in the 1800s and 1900s
Large amounts of mineral resources found in China used to manufacture goods for export
- 7. Multiple Choice
practice of judging another culture by the standards of one’s own culture and generates misunderstanding, ignorance and conflictEthnosuperiorismEgotismEthnocentrismHuman nature - 8. Multiple ChoiceWhy is wine production so low in Africa and the Middle East?lack of sophistication and fine diningthey can't grow grapesIslam discourages alcohol consumptionthey don't know how to make wine
- 9. Multiple ChoiceCultural traditions, such as Carnaval (Brasil, Barranquilla...), are ________________ since they are a celebration that blends elements of African, European, and Indigenous cultures.wicked awesomeexoticterrifyingsyncretic
- 10. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following best accounts for the universal appeal of blue jeans?Adoption of unique folk cultureNeed for durable clothingImpact of high income on clothing habitsDiffusion of popular culture
- 11. Multiple ChoiceMAP The geographical locations of all four cultural hearths illustrate on the map (right) were inAreas with abundant rainfallCoastal areasCold climatesRiver valleys
- 12. Multiple Choice________________ culture is conceived as small, incorporating a homogeneous population, typically rural and cohesive in cultural traits.MaterialPopularFolkEthnic
- 13. Multiple ChoiceFolk culture is most likely to spread by _____.contagious diffusionrelocation diffusionhierarchical diffusionstimulus diffusion
- 14. Multiple Choice
A polytheistic religion. India’s 1st major religion. Believed to be the first religion known to mankind.
Buddhism
Islam
Hinduism
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat religion is represented by this symbol?HinduismBuddhismJudaismIslam
- 16. Multiple ChoiceWhat religion is the most predominant in the Middle East and North Africa?ChristianityIslamHinduismBuddhism
- 17. Multiple ChoiceWhat do Buddhism and Hinduism have in common?They both focus on many different gods.They are both based on four noble truths.They both believe in the concept of nirvana.They both believe in reincarnation.
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhat religion is this symbol from?ChristianityHinduismIslamJudaism
- 19. Multiple ChoiceWho is the messiah, according to Christians?MosesMuhammadJesusAbraham
- 20. Multiple ChoiceAll Muslims who are financially capable should make the pilgrimage to Mecca once their lifetimes.ZakatHajjSalatShahadah
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThe social structure in India that prevents social mobility.Caste SystemEightfold pathHinduismVedas
- 22. Multiple Choice
The disagreement over Muhammad's successor created what two branches (sects) within Islam?
Shia/Jewish
Sunni/Shiite
Catholic/Protestant
Shinto/Zen
- 23. Multiple ChoiceThe Reformation created two branches within Christianity. The old Catholic Church remained one of them, but what was the new branch called?HinduismProtestantismJudaismZoranstrianmism
- 24. Multiple Choice
Who do Jews, Christians, and Muslims trace their roots back to?
Abraham
Muhammad
Moses
Constantine
- 25. Multiple ChoiceWhat religion is best represented by this picture?JudaismHinduismBuddhismIslam
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhat did Siddhartha Gautama found?IslamChristianityBuddismHinduism
- 27. Multiple Choice
Which language has become the world's primary lingua franca?
Mandarin
Hindi
German
English
- 28. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the largest proselytizing religion?
Hinduism
Christianity
Buddhism
Shintoism
- 29. Multiple Choice
Acculturation is a process whereby
A more dominant culture adopts most of the traits of the less dominant culture
The dominant culture completely absorbs the less dominant one
Cultural traits are equally exchanged between cultures
The less dominant culture adopts some of the traits of the more influential one
- 30. Multiple ChoiceHasidic Jews in Brooklyn, New York; Italian Americans in the North End of Boston, Massachusetts are examples of...Ethnic neighborhoodsAuthenticityCommodificationNeolocalism
- 31. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following describes neolocalism????Seeking out the regional culture and reinvigorating it in response to the uncertainty of the modern worldThe process through which something (a name, a good, an idea, or even a person) that previously was not regarded as an object to be bought, sold, or traded in the world marketThe process by which other cultures adopt customs and knowledge and use them for their own benefitincludes things a group of people construct, such as art, houses, clothing, sports, dance and foods.
- 32. Multiple ChoiceVariants of a standard language along regional or ethnic lines are called...dialectsstandard languagedialect chainslanguage family
- 33. Multiple ChoiceA language that is published, widely distributed, and purposely taught is most common in technologically advanced societies is called...Standard LanguageDialectDialect ChainCreole
- 34. Multiple ChoiceIndo European, Afro-Asiatic, Japanese and Korean, Dravidian are examples oflanguage familiessubfamiliesLanguage branchMother tongue
- 35. Multiple ChoiceRomance languages, Germanic languages, and Slavic languages are examples of...Language familiessub languagesMother TongueLanguage branch
- 36. Multiple ChoiceLingua Franca is....a language used among speakers of different languages for the purposes of trade and commerce.A language that is published, widely distributed, and purposely taught is most common in technologically advanced societieVariants of a standard language along regional or ethnic linesWhen people speak two or more languages are in contact and they combine parts of their language in a simplified structure and vocabulary
- 37. Multiple ChoiceWhat is the term for an area where people share culture traits like religion or language?Nuclear FamilyReligionCulture Region
- 38. Multiple ChoicePidgin language is...When people speak two or more languages are in contact and they combine parts of their language in a simplified structure and vocabularya language used among speakers of different languages for the purposes of trade and commerce.Variants of a standard language along regional or ethnic linesA language that is published, widely distributed, and purposely taught is most common in technologically advanced
- 39. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is the BEST example of a literary tradition?
the diffusion of television and radio broadcasts
the religious rituals and traditions of ancient European civilizations
the classification system used by Ethnologue
the historical documents and religious texts of the ancient Maya that were partly destroyed by Spanish conquest
the variety of dialects in a language used in obscure examples of spoken poetry.
- 40. Multiple Choice
A group of languages that share a common ancestor before recorded history is a
dialect
language branch
language family
language group
language root
- 41. Multiple Choice
What are the two largest language families in the world?
Indo-Iranian and Balto-Slavic
Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European
Afro-Asiatic and Sino-Tibetan
Altaic and Nilo-Saharan
Austronesian and Indo-European
- 42. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is NOT one of the four most frequently spoken branches of Indo-European?
Balto-Slavic
Celtic
Indo-Iranian
Romance
Germanic
- 43. Multiple Choice
The most widely spoken language in the world is
French
English
Spanish
Mandarin
Japanese
- 44. Multiple Choice
Which language is NOT a romance language?
Romanian
Italian
Greek
French
Spanish
- 45. Multiple Choice
Russian is part of what language branch?
Balto-Slavic
Germanic
Indo-Iranian
Romance
Altaic
- 46. Multiple Choice
A lingua franca is
an English word that has entered the French language
a language understood by people who have different native languages
an extinct language that has been revived
an official language in a region of the world different from where the language originated
a language used by French colonial administrations
- 47. Multiple Choice
A regional variation of a language including distinctive vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation of words is called a(n)
vigorous language.
isogloss.
developing language.
dialect.
official language.
- 48. Multiple Choice
An isogloss is
a form of a language spoken in a local area.
a collection of unique words.
a boundary between language regions.
a blending of two language families.
a line that separates literary traditions.
- 49. Multiple Choice
Catalan-Valencian-Balear represents a language and various dialects spoken in
Italy and the islands of Sicily and Corsica
Spain, Andorra, and the islands of Majorca and Ibiza
Greece and the islands of Ithaki and Lesbos
Morocco and Gibraltar
Switzerland and the Alsace region.
- 50. Multiple Choice
Signs in Brussels, Belgium, are bilingual with which two languages on them?
Dutch and French
French and Flemish
Flemish and German
French and German
Flemish and English
- 51. Multiple Choice
A language that was nearly extinct in British-controlled areas but which is now being revived is
Slavic
Celtic
Iranian
English
Pictish
- 52. Multiple Choice
A language that is unrelated to any other is a(n)
developing language.
scheduled language.
vulgar language.
isolated language.
endangered language.
- 53. Multiple Choice
The Icelandic language has changed less than any other Germanic language because of
Iceland's close contact with other people and activities.
migration by German tribes.
Iceland's relative isolation from other places.
the extinction of the East Germanic group.
continuous exchange with Norway and Sweden.
- 54. Multiple Choice
Hebrew is an example of
an isolated language.
an extinct language.
a revived language.
a language family.
an Altaic language.
- 55. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is an example of an ethnic religion?IslamMormonsimBuddhismJudaism
- 56. Multiple ChoiceThe second-largest language family isIndo-EuropeanAustronesianSino-TibetanDravidian
- 57. Multiple ChoiceThe survival of any language relies onthe political and military strength of its speakers.the homogenization of its dialects.the efficient "corrections" of the global free market.the spread of its speakers' material culture.
- 58. Multiple ChoiceEnglish is part of which language branch?Indo-IranianRomanceGermanicDravidian
- 59. Multiple ChoiceA creolized language isa mix of indigenous and colonial languages.a revived formerly extinct language.an isolated language family.extinct.
- 60. Multiple ChoiceThis is the oldest polytheistic religion in the world.HinduismJudaismChristianityBuddhism
- 61. Multiple ChoiceWhat Chinese school of thought teaches respect to elders and the law as the best way to maintain a peaceful society?TaoismChristianityConfucianismBuddhism
- 62. Multiple ChoiceWhere did both Hinduism and Buddhism begin?IndiaChinaSumerEgypt
- 63. Multiple ChoiceWhat does it mean when a religion does not seek converts and is usually spatially concentrated?UniversalGlobalAnimistEthnic
- 64. Multiple ChoiceArabic, which spread westward with the diffusion of Islam, is part of which of the following language families:Sino TibetanAfro-AsiaticIndo EuropeanNigher-Congo
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