Compared to popular cultures, folk cultures tend to be:

• more cosmopolitan
• more homogenous
• more diffuse
• more contagious

A dialect is best classified as which of the following:

• cultural complex
• cultural trait
• language branch
• language family

A Mormon church located in a rural area of northwestern Colorado is most likely the result of which kind of diffusion:

• expansion
• relocation
• hierarchical
• maladaptive

A highly simplified language developed between linguistically heterogenous groups for the purpose of basic intergroup communication is called:

• creole
• pidgin
• lingua franca
• standard dialect

All of the following belong to the Indo-European language family except:

• Hindi
• Bengali
• Farsi
• Mandarin

An immigrant who selectively adopts certain customs of the dominant  host society in order to advance socioeconomically, while still retaining much of his or her native customs, practices & beliefs, best illustrates the concept of:

• acculturation
• maladaptive behavior
• assimilation
• ethnocentrism

A new fashion trend originating in New York City that diffuses to Los Angeles, Paris, Tokyo before reaching rural areas of New York state would be an example of which type of diffusion:

• contagious
• hierarchical
• uniform
• relocation

Which of the following religions is most closely associated with proselytism?

• Hinduism
• Sikhism
• Islam
• Christianity

In which of the following countries are inhabitants subject to Sharia law?

• Venezuela 
• Ethiopia
• Turkey
• Saudi Arabia

The prohibition that forbids Hindus from slaughtering or consuming beef is  is an example of a(n):

• Sharia Law
• Religious Proscription
• Ethnic Conflict
• Animistic Trad