Religions and Languages Quiz

Which of the following is considered an ethnic religion?

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Islam

What term describes a religion that seeks to appeal to all people globally?

• Ethnic religion

• Universalizing religion

• Isolate

• Secularized

Which religion is known for its belief in one God and is one of the oldest monotheistic religions?

• Sikhism

• Islam

• Judaism

• Hinduism

What is the term for a group of languages that share a common origin within several thousand years?

• Language family

• Language branch

• Language group

• Isolate

How can oral and written language affect a culture?

• By creating new languages

• By identifying and differentiating a culture

• By eliminating cultural differences

• By making cultures identical

What do language and culture both do in relation to our ways of life?

• They only reflect our ways of life

• They only shape our ways of life

• They reflect and shape our ways of life

• They have no impact on our ways of life

What happens to language as the needs of a culture change?

• Language remains the same

• Language becomes extinct

• Language changes as well

• Language becomes more complex

Why is studying the diffusion of languages important for geographers?

• It helps them create new languages

• It helps them describe human movement and development

• It helps them eliminate language barriers

• It helps them unify different cultures

What is a language family?

• A group of languages that share a common ancestral language from before written history

• A single language spoken by a large population

• A language that is not assigned to any family

• A dialect used in a specific region

Which language family has the most speakers according to Ethnologue?

• Sino-Tibetan

• Indo-European

• Afro-Asiatic

• Austronesian