Folk songs are more likely than popular songs to

Tell a story about life-cycle events, work, or natural disasters

Cultural diffusion is

The spread of culture traits from one group to another

Most English-speaking countries around the world speak British English because

British colonized many areas around the world

The trend of globalization has threatened

Folk culture more than popular culture

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1
Which of the following is the best example of folk food?
McDonald’s French fries in Germany
Pizza in the United States
Blowfish in Japan
KFC in China
2
Folk songs are more likely than popular songs to
Be considered examples of culture
Tell a story about life-cycle events, work, or natural disasters
Feature instruments and styles of performance associated with dance clubs
Be transmitted in written form
3
Which of the following is NOT a Germanic language?
Portuguese
English
Dutch
German
4
A religion that dates back to Abraham and the belief that they are God's chosen people.
Judaism
Buddhism
Islam
Christianity
5
Which of the following is the best example of pop culture?
Nike Tennis Shoes
An Indian Saree
Japanese Kimono
Scottish Kilt
6
A religion that began with a prophet Muhammad
Hinduism
Judaism
Buddhism
Islam
7
The language family encompassing the languages of the People’s Republic of China is
Indo-European
Mandarin
Sino-Tibetan
Indo-Iranian
8
Religion that believes Jesus is the son of God.
Judaism
Islam
Hinduism
Christianity
9
All of the following are Latin-based Romance languages except
Spanish
Portuguese
French
English
10
The two largest language families in the world are
Indo-Iranian and Balto-Slavic
Sino-Tibetan and Indo-European
Afro-Asiatic and Sino-Tibetan
Balto-Slavic and Sino-Tibetan
11
Cultural diffusion is
The idea that your own culture is superior to others
None of the above
The spread of culture traits from one group to another
The innovation of a cultural trait
12
A group of related languages
Language relations
Language families
Language friends
Language groups
13
Which statement about culture is true?
ALL of the Answers
Cultures are dynamic and always changing
Culture is the traditions and beliefs of a group of people
Culture is learned behavior that is passed from one generation to the next
14
A religion which is centered around trying to achieve Nirvana
Islam
Buddhism
Judism
Hinduism
15
The area of origin of a culture is called
Cultural environment
Cultural homeland
Culture hearth
Cultural landscape
16
Globally, today’s predominant lingua franca is
Pidgin
Swahili
English
French
17
Folk cultures are spread primarily by
Stimulus diffusion
Contagious diffusion
Hierarchical diffusion
Relocation diffusion
18
Most English-speaking countries around the world speak British English because
British colonized many areas around the world
American English is considered vulgar by most educated people
American English is not considered to be a form of pooper English
Most people do not like Americans, so they refuse to copy them
19
A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom is a
Popular culture
Folk cuture
Taboo
Habit
20
In recent decades, popular customs have most frequently originated in
More developed countries
Countries with large rural populations
Formerly communist countries
Less developed countries
21
Both the Angles and the Normans contributed to the development of the English language because they
Spoke ancient English languages
Spoke languages derived from Latin
Diffused English around the world
Invaded England
22
The trend of globalization has threatened
Folk culture more than popular culture
Popular culture and folk culture relatively equally
The folk customs of only a few isolated communities
Folk culture, but only in the largest cities on each continent
23
A polytheistic religion that whose cultural hearth is India
Christianity
Islam
Buddhism
Hinduism
24
When languages are depicted as leaves on trees, the trunks of the trees represent
Language families
Possible prehistoric super-families
Dialects
Language groups

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