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Unit 4-7 Test Review
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Review for Culture, Language, Religion, and Ethnicity
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The process when a group forcibly removes another group is called?
migrational push factors.
war.
racism.
ethnic cleansing.
2
Folk customs usually originate from...
the availability of more leisure time.
familiar events in daily life.
the application of industrial technology.
a famous historical event.
3
Comparing ethnicity and race reveals?
race is a better indicator of what someone is like than ethnicity.
ethnicity is part of a person's cultural identity but race is not.
they are very similar concepts.
it is possible not to have an ethnicity but everyone belongs to a race.
4
English has achieved unprecedented acceptance globally due to?
the role of colonialism and imperialism.
the rise of popular culture and the decline of folk culture.
its role as the common language of a global economy and culture.
the diffusion of religion
5
The world's largest ethnic religion is?
Hinduism.
Shintoism.
Confucianism.
Daoism.
6
The most numerous ethnicity in the United States is?
American Indians and Alaska Natives.
Latinos/Hispanics.
African Americans.
Asian Americans.
7
The most widely spoken language in Brazil is?
Creole.
Spanish.
French.
Portuguese.
8
Dialects developed within England primarily because?
the Viking invaders did not remain long in England.
different Germanic invaders settled in different regions.
the Normans invaded from the south.
British Received Pronunciation became the standard dialect.
9
Which of the following is not an element of cultural diversity?
ethnicity
language
religion
race
10
A literary tradition is?
a form of a language used for official government business.
a form of a language spoken in a particular area.
the written form of a language.
a collection of languages related to each other.
11
Racism is belief in...
the biological classification of people.
inferiority of other groups because of racial identity.
all of the above
superiority of some groups because of racial identity.
12
Jeans provide a good example of material culture that is adopted by a number of different societies. This refers to what
Punk culture
Popular culture
Western culture
Folk culture
13
An examination of the distribution of ethnicity in the U.S. reveals?
different ethnicities cluster in different U.S. regions.
ethnic neighborhoods contain a heterogenous mix of ethnicities.
ethnicities are clustered in urban areas.
A and B
14
In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is typical of what?
groups that have little interaction with other groups.
large heterogeneous groups.
groups living in isolated rural areas.
small homogeneous groups.
15
Muslims are clustered in?
the Middle East.
Sub-Saharan Africa.
South America
Eastern Europe.
16
A relatively small group that has broken away from an established church is a?
denomination.
sect.
branch.
dialect.
17
Folk songs are distinguished from popular songs because they?
can be understood only by one group.
are only transmitted orally.
are never changed from one generation to the next.
tell a story about daily activities.
18
Almost 90 percent of people in the Western Hemisphere claim adherence to?
Protestantism.
Roman Catholicism.
Christianity.
Eastern Orthodoxy.
19
Native Americans and Alaska Natives together make up what percentage of the total United States population?
3%
1%
2%
5%
20
Ethnic identity for descendants of European immigrants is primarily preserved through?
religion and food.
schools and education.
language.
neighborhoods and locations.
21
Popular customs most frequently originate in?
less developed countries.
former communist countries.
countries with large rural populations
more developed countries.
22
Latinos and Hispanics are clustered in what areas of the United States?
Northeast, cities
Southwest, Southeast
West, Southwest
cities
23
The use of a horse and buggy by the Amish in the United States is an example of a?
popular culture.
taboo.
habit.
folk culture.
24
A group of languages that share a common origin but have since evolved into individual languages is a?
language family.
dialect.
language branch.
language group
25
African Americans are clustered in what area of the United States?
Southeast
Plains states
Pacific Northwest
Southwest
26
The world's largest universalizing religion is?
Hinduism.
Buddhism.
Christianity.
Islam.
27
The two most important languages in South America are?
English and Spanish.
Portuguese and Spanish.
Dutch and English.
French and Spanish.
28
A universalizing religion...
has celebrations based on seasonal changes.
appeals to people living in a wide variety of locations.
is rarely transmitted through missionaries.
is based on the physical characteristics of a particular location on Earth.
29
The most widely spoken Indo-European language is?
Bengali.
Hindi.
English.
Spanish.
30
In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is more likely to vary...
both from place to place and from time to time.
from time to time at a given place.
from place to place at a given time.
neither from place to place nor from time to time.
31
Religion is a particularly good example of the tension between globalization and local diversity because?
all religions are in competition to convert as many people as possible.
religion represents core cultural values and beliefs that may conflict with
migrants leave their religion behind when they migrate to a new area.
many people follow more than one religion.
32
Roman Catholics are clustered in the U.S. southwest primarily because of migration of?
Protestants to the north.
Roman Catholics from Latin America.
Roman Catholics from Ireland.
Roman Catholics from the northeast United States.
33
Asian Americans are clustered in what area of the United States?
Plains states
Southwest
West
Northeast
34
A group of languages that share a common ancestor before recorded history is a?
language family.
language group.
language branch.
dialect.
35
English is the most important language in North America primarily because of?
official government policy.
the diffusion of English colonies.
the global dominance of the United States.
the Norman conquest.
36
In contrast to popular culture, folk cultures are more likely to vary...
from time to time at a given place.
neither from place to place nor from time to time.
from place to place at a given time.
both from place to place and from time to time.
37
Which is a branch of Christianity?
Druze
Eastern Orthodox
Theravadist
Shiite
38
Adherents of which religion are also likely to believe in other religions simultaneously?
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
Judaism
39
Which best describes the distribution of ethnicities in the United States?
concentration in cities
all of the above
regional concentrations
concentrations within cities
40
Folk cultures are spread primarily by?
contagious diffusion.
hierarchical diffusion.
relocation diffusion.
stimulus diffusion.
41
The frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of a group of people is called what?
custom
popular culture
taboo
habit
42
A form of a language spoken in a local area is a?
language branch.
dialect.
language group
language family.
