Edge APHUG 4.1-4.2 Quiz

A repetitive act performed by an individual is a

• custom
• popular culture
• habit
• taboo

The frequent repetition of an act, to the extent that it becomes characteristic of a group of people, is a

• custom
• popular culture
• habit
• taboo

Folk cultures are spread primarily by

• contagious diffusion.
• hierarchical diffusion.
• relocation diffusion.
• stimulus diffusion.

The distribution of the subjects of art in the Himalayas shows how folk cultures

• always include paintings of religious subjects.
• are influenced by distinctive vegetation, climate, and religion.
• avoid painting animate objects.
• typically paint scenes of nature but not people.

The city with the largest concentration of musicians (per capita) is

• Los Angeles
• Chicago
• New York
• Nashville

One significant impact of popular culture is to

• create a more varied and less uniform landscape.
• promote the diffusion of folk culture
• modify the physical and material environment.
• diffuse at the expense of globalization.

Folk songs are more likely than popular songs to

• tell a story about life-cycle events, work, or natural disasters.
• be considered examples of culture.
• feature instruments and styles of performance associated with dance clubs.
• be transmitted in written form.

Hip hop music demonstrates an interplay between globalization and local diversity because

• it is a form of folk culture responsible for the globalization of modern music.
• it is a part of popular culture which threatens to overwhelm local folk cultures.
• artists may be widely popular yet still make local references in their song lyrics.
• some lyrics can't be transmitted over the radio and television.

The choice of clothing in Western countries is strongly influenced by

• occupation but not level of income.
• level of income but not occupation.
• knowledge of fashion elsewhere, as well as the level of folk culture.
• occupation, income, and knowledge of fashion elsewhere.

A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom is a

• folk culture.
• habit
• taboo
• tariff