How ideas, practices, or beliefs are spread

Which of the following forces contribute to language diffusion?

Religious, Transportation, Political, Economic

Which of the following variables does the World Economic Forum use to measure gender equality?

Education, Health, Economic Opportunities, Political Empowerment

What is happening to the world's 7,000 languages?

They are going extinct every two weeks

What is sanctification?

When a religious place becomes sacred

Where an idea, practice, or belief originated

A person who follows a religion

Which of the following definitions describes a universalizing religion?

A religion that looks for converts

A minimum, like the number of female legislators

What is a sacred space?

Space that has special religious significance

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1
According to the World Economic Form, how many countries have closed the gender gap?
Zero
190
100
25
2
What is diffusion?
How ideas, practices, or beliefs are spread
How ideas, practices, or beliefs are unique
Where ideas, practices, or beliefs originated
Who came up with ideas, practices, or beliefs
3
Which of the following forces contribute to language diffusion?
Religious
Transportation
Political
Economic
4
Which of the following variables does the World Economic Forum use to measure gender equality?
Education
Health
Economic Opportunities
Political Empowerment
5
What is happening to the world's 7,000 languages?
They are creating new languages
They are being outlawed
They are all being taught worldwide
They are going extinct every two weeks
6
Race has more to do with one's physical appearance, while ethnicity has more to do with one's..
Birthplace
Family
Education
Identity
7
What is sanctification?
Why a person becomes a religious leader
When a religious place becomes sacred
Where a person becomes a saint
Who gets to follow a certain religion
8
What is a hearth?
Where an idea, practice, or belief originated
Who came up with ideas, practices, or beliefs
How ideas, practices, or beliefs are spread
How ideas, practices, or beliefs are unique
9
What is an adherent?
A person with a gender
A person who follows a religion
A person of a particular race
A person who speaks a language
10
Which of the following definitions describes a universalizing religion?
A religion that you have to be born into
A religion present in every country
A religion that looks for converts
A religion somewhere in the universe
11
What is a quota?
A hearth, like Britain for the language of English
A pilgrimage, like Mecca for Muslims
A minimum, like the number of female legislators
A physical trait, like dark or light skin
12
What is a variety of a language characterized by distinctive vocabulary or pronunciation?
Extinct Language
Dominant Language
Dialect
Endangered Language
13
What is the intolerance of people perceived to be inherently or genetically inferior?
Ageism
Sexism
Racism
Linguistic Discrimination
14
How many gods do polytheistic religions believe in?
Zero
Two
One
Many
15
What is a sacred space?
Any space where one can pray
Space where many religions are allowed
Space where one religion is dominant
Space that has special religious significance

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