Chapter 6 and 7 Review

Question 1

Geomancers, those who know the desires of the spirits of ancestors, are associated with

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feng-shui

Question 2

From 1960-1980 the changing ethnic composition of SouthCentral Los Angeles is best described as

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more diverse

Question 3

The founder of Buddhism, was perhaps the first prominent Indian religious leader to

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speak out against the Hindu caste system

Question 4

The most widely used Indo-European language today is

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English

Question 5

The concentration of religions in Switzerland is related to __________ boundaries.

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canton

Question 6

The teachings of Lao-Tsu form the tenants of

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Taoism

Question 7

The crucial element in language is

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vocalization

Question 8

A geographic boundary within which a particular linguiuistc feature occurs is called

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an isogloss

Question 9

Tibetan Buddhism is of the ___________ type.

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Lamaism

Question 10

______ of internet content is in English.

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68%

Question 11

The Jews of Central Europe are known as

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Ashkenazim

Question 12

Buddhism has its source in

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India

Question 13

Which of the following pairs of languages are not mutually intelligible?

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German and Dutch

Question 14

Under Chinese communist rule (1949-present) Confucianism has

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been banned and surpressed

Question 15

Dialects are most often marked by actual differences in

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vocabulary

Question 16

The French government has _________ to protect French language and culture.

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all of these

Question 17

Buddhism thrives in all of the areas listed below except

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India

Question 18

Hinduism did at one time spread by relocation diffusion as a result of

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transportation of Indian workers during the colonial period

Question 19

There are ____ principal language families of the world.

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20

Question 20

In technically advanced societies there is likely to be

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a standard language

Questions 20