3.1-3.8 Kaplan

Which language is considered the most commonly spoken language in the world?

• a. Spanish

• b. English

• c. Mandarin Chinese

• d. Hindi

• e. Arabic

What are the boundaries between different religions known as?

• a. Enclave boundaries

• b. Exclave boundaries

• c. Interfaith boundaries

• d. Ethnolinguistic boundaries

• e. Hierarchical boundaries

Which cultural landscape component comprises tangible human creations on the landscape?

• a. Natural landscape

• b. Cultural landscape

• c. Built environment

• d. Adaptive strategy

• e. Syncretism

In which architectural style would you expect to find pagodas?

• a. Churches

• b. Synagogues

• c. Mosques

• d. Temples

• e. None of the above

Which religion is associated with non-materialism and transcending the cycles of life and death?

• a. Sikhism

• b. Buddhism

• c. Jainism

• d. Hinduism

• e. Confucianism

What is a universalizing (proselytic) religion?

• a. A religion associated with a particular ethnic group

• b. A religion based on atheism

• c. A religion that attempts to reach a global scale and appeal to all people

• d. A religion with multiple gods

• e. A religion based on animism

Which religion is characterized as the world's oldest religion, with three primary deities-Brahma, Shiva, and Vishnu?

• a. Christianity

• b. Islam

• c. Hinduism

• d. Buddhism

• e. Sikhism

What is the process by which a language is not spoken anymore and eventually dies out?

• a. Language extinction

• b. Language diffusion

• c. Language assimilation

• d. Language preservation

• e. Language isolation

In cultural diffusion, what term is used when people move and bring their culture with them?

• a. Contagious diffusion

• b. Hierarchical diffusion

• c. Stimulus diffusion

• d. Relocation diffusion

• e. Assimilation

What characterizes folk culture in terms of its practitioners and diffusion?

• a. Large, heterogeneous populations, diffusion through mass communication

• b. Small, homogeneous populations, diffusion through oral tradition

• c. Small, heterogeneous populations, diffusion through mass communication

• d. Large, homogeneous populations, diffusion through migration

• e. None of the above