1. Culture Unit Practice Multiple Choice Questions

2. 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

3. 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

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

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

6. 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

7. 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

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

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

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

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

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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

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

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

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

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

22. 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

23. 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

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

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

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

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

28. 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.

29. 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.

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

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

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

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

34. 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

35. 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

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

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

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

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

40. 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.

41. 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.

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

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

44. 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

45. 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

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

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

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

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

50. 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.

51. 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.