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The Contemporary World Quiz 2
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- 1. Multiple Choice
Its first appearance in the Webster's Dictionary was in the year 1961. What is it?
Glocalization
Globalization
Metaphors
Solid
- 2. Multiple Choice
It is the movement of people, things, places, and information brought by the growing porosity of global limitations.
Flows
Liquid
Solid
Globalization
- 3. Multiple Choice
Great Wall of China
man-made solid
natural solid
Solidity
Liquidity
- 4. Multiple Choice
Culture influences other culture, a phrase best described the _____
Cultural Imperialism
Media Imperialism
Homogeneity
Heterogeneity
- 5. Multiple Choice
It is a process wherein nations, corporations, etc. impose themselves in a geographic areas in order to gain profits, power, and so on.
Globalization
Glocalization
McDonaldization
McWorld
- 6. Multiple Choice
It emphasizes the fact that cultures are essentially different and are only superficially affected by global flows.
Cultural Hybridization
Cultural Differentialism
Cultural Convergence
Dynamics of Global Culture
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which is an example of an economic issue?
K to 12 program
gender inequality
deforestation
Inflation
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which picture depicts our contemporary world?
- 9. Multiple Choice
______ happens when one culture imposes itself on and tends to destroy at least parts of another culture.
Media Imperialism
Cultural Imperialism
Homogeneity
Heterogeneity
- 10. Fill in the Blank
Who proposed the theory on the clash of civilizations in 1996? *Type your answer in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS!
- 11. Fill in the Blank
"Glocalization" coined by _____ in 1992 *Type your answer in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS!
- 12. Fill in the Blank
Another key concept is _____ where global flows involve people, technology, finance, political images, and media and the disjuncture between them. *Type your answer in ALL CAPITAL LETTERS!
- 13. Multiple Choice
He was an anthropologist and who defined the five specific scapes.
Arjun Appadurai
Samuel Huntington
John Tomlinson
- 14. Multiple Choice
It is the import by non-Americans of products, images, technologies, practices, and behavior that are closely associated with America/Americans
Globalization
Homogeneity
Heterogeneity
Americanization
- 15. Multiple Choice
It is about the deep understanding of local culture to win over international audiences.
Globalization
Glocalization
Jihad
McWorld
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