The three major monotheistic religions are ____, ____, and ____.

Judaism, Christianity, and Islam

Which of the following is the BEST example of a Mentifact?

Taking off work to celebrate holidays like Christmas and Easter

Multiculturalism is...

A variety of cultures within a community

a language understood by people who have different native languages.

An example of hierarchical diffusion

A celebrity adopting a new hairstyle and starting a trend

an repetitive action that eventually defines a group of people

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1
Dominant language family in the regions above
Niger - Congo
Sino - Tibetan
Latin Americano
Indo - European
2
_______ is the practice of judging another culture negatively by the standards of one’s own culture.
ethnocentrism
Cultural relativism
habit
environemental determinism
3
The area of origin of a cultural trait.
Culture Realm
Culture Home
Culture Hearth
Culture Zone
4
The three major monotheistic religions are ____, ____, and ____.
Hinduism, Buddhism, and Sikhism
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Islam, Hinduism, Christianity
Catholicism, Buddhism, and Sikhism
5
The largest universalizing religion is
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Buddhism
6
An immigrant who selectively adopts certain customs of the dominant host society in order to advance socioeconomically
acculturation
assimilation
ethnocentrism
maladaptive behavior
7
Which of the following is the BEST example of a Mentifact?
Wearing a Hijab
Taking off work to celebrate holidays like Christmas and Easter
Wearing a Hindi Necklace
Owning a copy of the book "Being the Buddha"
8
A social decline in religious adherence is referred to as:
secularism
syncretism
partisanship
fundamentalism
9
A Hindu temple located in Texas is most likely the result of which kind of diffusion?
hierarchical
contagious
relocation
expansion
10
Social hierarchy system that has existed in India and has been a part of Hinduism for thousands of years
Feudalism
Dowry system
Caste system
Imperial system
11
The ethnicity highlighted in the map above is
African Americans
Hispanic Americans
Asian Americans
Native Americans
12
Contagious Diffusion
Spreads slowly
Spreads quickly
Does not spread
Has nothing to do with spreading
13
Multiculturalism is...
A variety of animals in my house
A list of books to read
A variety of cultures within a community
A variety of vehicles within a community
14
The beliefs, customs, laws, art, and ways of living that a group of people share is...
Diffusion
Craziness
Culture
Living
15
Which of the following is a Taboo for Muslim culture?
Having your bed face south
The Number 13
Eating Meat in the morning
Eating Pork
16
A lingua franca is
official language in a region different from where the language originated.
a language understood by people who have different native languages.
an English word that has entered the French language.
an extinct language that has been revived.
17
What type of diffusion is when the idea is adopted, but changed?
Hierarchical
Contagious
Relocation
Stimulus
18
An example of hierarchical diffusion
Migrant bringing their food culture to the US
Finding out about a new song from your cousin
A celebrity adopting a new hairstyle and starting a trend
McDonald's building restaurants in India but not serving beef
19
A custom is
represented ONLY in someone's religious life
represents folk cultures throughout the world but absent in popular culture
individual actions that occur over and over
an repetitive action that eventually defines a group of people
20
Folk culture is
Slowly changing / stagnant
Homogenous
Rural
All of the above

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