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Unit 3: Culture Review
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Review Quiz for Unit 3: Culture and Cultural Processes
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One important consequence of cultural extinction is
decreasing population
loss of indigenous knowledge about ecosystems
increasing population
loss of genetic diversity
2
Romanian, Spanish, Italian, French, and Portuguese are all part of the same
isogloss
language family
dialect
trade language
3
Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world today primarily because of
high birthrates
contagious diffusion
cultural convergence
relocation diffusion
4
The term "caste" refers to a particular system of social stratification of which religion?
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Buddhism
5
What is most responsible for hierarchical diffusion, as opposed to contagious diffusion?
Some people need multiple contacts before they adopt
Distance decay effects
Special network links between major nodes
Proximity of the innovation to the major nodes of diffusion
6
Which of the following religions originated in India and then spread across Asia and Japan
Hinduism
Islam
Buddhism
Shintoism
7
Which of the following is true about language extinctions?
They are increasingly rare
They are unrelated to cultural imperialism
They are usually the result of genocide
There could be several thousand over the next century
8
Spain, Morocco and Pakistan share commonalities in cultural landscape due to the influence of
the British
Islam
the French
the Spanish
9
Which is the world's primary lingua franca language?
Mandarin Chinese
Spanish
English
Arabic
10
Which religion is the fastest growing of the world's five primary religions?
Judaism
Islam
Buddhism
Christianity
11
India shows the greatest diversity in which of the following cultural characteristics:
Rituals
Language
Dress
Religion
12
People in London, Melbourne, Vancouver and Mumbai all speak
official languages
different creoles
different dialects
a pidgin language
13
Which area of the US is most likely represented with this food?
New England
Chicago
Arizona
Louisiana
14
The spread of rap music from its cultural hearth to other major cities, is an example of what type of diffusion?
Relocation
Hierarchical
Contagious
Acculturation
15
This denomination of Islam believes that leaders should be descendants of the Prophet Muhamed
Sunni
Suffi
Quranism
Shia
16
The belief that one ethnic group is superior to others is an example of
genocide
ethnic conflicts
ethnocentricism
ethnic cleansing
17
The existence of Hindu communities in Guyana, Fiji and South Africa are the result of
colonial-era labor migrations
rural to urban migration
Contagious diffusion
Stimulus diffusion
18
Wooden shoes characteristic of the Dutch culture are an example of a(n)
mentifact
complex
custom
artifact
19
The Creole culture found in and around the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico is a mix of
European, Asian, and Native American
Native American and Asian
Asian, African and European
Native American, African and European
20
Religious practices, language, and dietary preferences, when combined form a
cultural trait
cultural landscape
cultural hearth
cultural complex
21
Which religion allows its adherents to follow other religions simultaneously?
Islam
Judaism
Buddhism
Christianity
22
English belongs to which branch of the Indo-European Language family?
Romanic
European
Germanic
Celtic
23
When two groups of people speak different languages interact, they make a simplified language
Creole
dialect
pidgin
lingua franca
24
If you were in Northern Minnesota which type of home would best represent traditional architecture?
Log home
Postmodern
Tudor style
Victorian
25
Which of the following is the best example of folk culture?
Producing rocking chairs using traditional means
Creating Web pages
Eating at McDonald's
Wearing blue jeans
26
Which country is most likely represented by this food?
United States
Mexico
Canada
Brazil
27
The language of the UK is broken down phonetically into Scottish, Irish, Cockney and other
languages
phonemes
lingua francas
dialects
28
A group of people with a common ethnic identity spread out over a large geographic area
diaspora
race
caste
cultural complex
29
Much of Africa's current political and economic challenges can be attributed to
the Cold War
colonialism
lack of natural resources
climate change
30
Which of the following religions is a monotheistic religion?
Judaism
Anamism
Hinduism
Shintoism
31
This home was most likely built
after WWII
in the early 1900s
in the 1930s
in the 1920s
32
Which of the following terms is NOT associated with the Hindu religion?
Vishnu
Caste System
Mecca
Shiva
33
Many cultural groups combine elements of Christianity with traditions of ancestors, this is
cultural syncretism
cultural lag
creolized religion
relocation diffusion
34
Elements of __ change rapidly over time, whereas elements of __ change very little over time
folk culture... pop culture
youth culture... elite culture
pop culture... folk culture
cultural diffusion... relocation diffusion
35
Where in the world are you most likely to see this temple?
Pakistan
India
China
Japan
36
Which of the following does NOT qualify as a Protestant denomination?
Presbyterianism
Lutheran
Catholicism
Methodism
37
What two areas are the hearths of the world's five primary religions?
Southern India and Eastern China
Eastern China and Southern Europe
Northern India and Southwest Asia
Southwest Asia and Northern Africa
38
An ethnicity is defined as
a group of people with similar physical characteristics
a group of people who share a common religion
a group of people with a common history
a group of people who share a common identity
39
Which country is most likely represented with this food?
Thailand
Japan
China
Vietnam
40
The hearth and spiritual center of Islam is at
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Jerusalem, Israel
Cairo, Egypt
Baghdad, Iraq
41
The language family spoken by most people on Earth today is
Sino-Tibetan
Indo-European
Uralic
Germanic
42
The near secession of Quebec from Canada in 1995 was based on what cultural factor?
Ethnicity
Race
Religion
Language
43
What religion is most likely represented by this image?
Shintoism
Judaism
Hinduism
Buddhism
44
This style of architecture is known as
Tudor
Second Empire
Edwardian
Victorian
45
The hearth of contemporary country music is located around what city?
Houston, Texas
New Orleans, Louisiana
Nashville, Tennessee
Dallas, Texas
46
The process by which one ethnic group becomes integrated into a larger culture is called
syncretism
assimilation
melting pot
articulation
47
Which country is most likely represented by the food pictured?
China
India
Morocco
Brazil
48
Which of the following cities is a holy place to three of the world's main religions?
Medina
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Mecca
49
This type of architecture is known as
Colonial
Victorian
Second Empire
Classical
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Iran, Saudi Arabia and the Vatican City are all examples of
monotheistic states
Theocracies
secularist states
Ethnic homelands