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Unit 3 Culture Test Review 2024
Unit 3 Culture Test Review 2024
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Which of the following is an example of syncretism?
Indian immigrants in Englandmaintaining their own cultural enclaves
British sending native children to boarding schools to become more English
Canada having two official languages - English and French
Japanese blending Buddhist and traditional beliefs to form Shintoism
2
What language family is dominant in the Americas, Europe, Australia and parts of Asia?
Austronesian
Niger-Congo
Indo-European
Sino-Tibetan
3
All of these religions have hearths in south Asia EXCEPT
Sikhism
Buddhism
Judaism
Hinduism
4
Who is responsible for the diffusion of Christianity to the Phillipines?
Portuguese
Dutch
Spanish
French
5
Why does India have an advantage for having international call centers?
They have a higher level of education than most countries
They have a lot of immigration from nearby countries
They were part of the British Empire so many people there speak english
They have a lot of mineral resources for export
6
What religion originated in South Asia, but diffused more to east and southeast Asia?
Hinduism
Sikhism
Buddhism
Islam
7
What makes both English and Swahili examples of a lingua franca?
they are used to communicate by groups who have different native lanugages
they both formed due to mixing African and European languages
They are both considered endangered but kept alive by the internet
They both have been diffused to many regions of the world
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Which of the following is an example of a cultural landscape?
a national forest
swamp lands
ancient pyramids
a coastal bay
9
Which of the following is a correct comparison of Hinduism and Buddhism
they are both universalizing religions that have diffused from the hearth
Buddhism is universalizing while Hinduism is ethnic
Hinduism is universalizing while Buddhism is ethnic
they are both ethnic religions that have remained where they originated
10
What is the main type of diffusion for contemporary pop culture?
Hierarchical due to political leaders
Relocation due to immigration
Contagious through technology
Stimulus because the traits typically change
11
People buying clothes and shoes endorsed by professional athletes or other celebrities is an example of ___.
stimulus diffusion
expansion diffusion
relocation diffusion
hierarchical diffusion
12
What languages other than English would most likely be spoken in the southwestern U.S.?
German and Italian
Mandarin and Hindi
Spanish and Native American
Russian and Arabic
13
What term refers to the study of place names?
Toponyms
Antonyms
Pseudonyms
Acronyms
14
The mixing of European, native American, or African influences to create new cultural traits is called ____.
creolization
lingua franca
acculturation
ethnocentrism
15
Why is English the most widely spoken language in North America?
Relocation diffusion as English colonies were established by Great Britain
It diffused contagiously through Christian missionaries
It diffused hierarchically from cities to rural areas
Colonial leaders adopted it and spread it to the rest of the population
16
Why is the french language found in parts of North America, Africa and Asia?
the diffusion of language due to imperialism and colonization
the love of french food has contributed to the diffusion of language
French movies, music, and other pop culture traits have diffused
people wanting to learn french due to it being a romance language
17
Which best explains the impact of the diffusion of Christianity to the U.S.?
different immigrants groups mixed beliefs to form a single new denomination
different immigrant groups created isolated ethnic communities
different immigrant groups have resulted in diverse Christian beliefs
different immigrant groups assimilated to the dominant branch
18
What is the dominant religion of India?
Islam
Judaism
Buddhism
Hinduism
19
In the U.S., dios de los muertos would be most likely associated with which region?
The southwest due to Spanish catholicism and native beliefs
The southeast due to Caribbean and African beliefs
The west due to the Orthodox influence
The northeast due to a mixture of Anglican and native american beliefs
20
Which best describes an ethnic neighborhood?
an urban community that is undergoing economic changes
a voluntary community where people of similar origins reside
a rural community where elderly people live together
a neighborhood where immigrant groups are forced to live
21
The spread of an idea or innovation from one place to another is called ___.
relativism
acculturation
diffusion
syncretism
22
What is the belief that one's own culture is better than others?
assimilation
ethnocentrism
sterotype
prejudice
23
The world's major monotheistic religions all originated in which region?
South Asia
Western Europe
North Africa
Southwest Asia
24
Which pair are both considered ethnic religions?
Judaism and Hinduism
Buddhism and Christianity
Hinduism and Islam
Islam and Judaism
25
All of the following are ancient cultural hearths EXCEPT
Nile Valley
Southern Europe
Indus Valley
Mesopotamia
26
What would be the most useful characteristic in determining the cultural landscape of a place?
the clothes people are wearing
the prominent physical features
the ethnicity of the people
the language on street signs
27
How does the internet help create homogenous global language patterns?
many governments limit the use of the internet in their countries
Most social media users communicate only with emojis
English is the most used language on the internet
Social media often uses many different languages
28
What is true of popular culture?
it spreads mostly due to relocation diffusion
it is found in isolated, homogenous societies
it is associated with large heterogenous societies
it is more static than folk culture
29
A language that is a mix of english and African dialects is an example of
a lingua franca
a Sino-Tibetan branch
a creolized language
a language family
30
What is the dominant religion of Central and South America?
Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
Eastern Orthodoxy
Buddhism
31
Native American children learning english and other British cultural traits in boarding schools is an example of
acculturation
assimilation
syncretism
cultural relativism
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What term refers to the food preferences, housing styles, and clothing trends of a particular place?
Cultural hearth
Cultural traits
Ethnocentrism
Relativism
