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AP HUG - Chapter 4 Test Review

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

In recent decades, popular customs have most frequently originated in:

a)

formerly communist countries

b)

countries with large rural populations

c)

less developed countries

d)

more developed countries

2.

Material culture includes with which three essential items?

a)

Food, Shelter, Clothing

b)

Shelter, Car, Education

c)

Food, Shelter, Car

d)

Clothing, Education, Car

3.

We can deduce from the examples of popular music, fashionable clothing, and electronic applications around us that the rapid diffusion of popular culture...

a)

conserves natural resources

b)

discourages people in different places to adopt different customs

c)

depends on modern communication systems

d)

always occurs at the expense of folk culture

4.

Baseball's increasing global popularity may be attributed to...

a)

relocation diffusion

b)

syncretism

c)

hierarchical diffusion

d)

contagious diffusion

5.

What one eats is revealing of one's...

a)

economic standing

b)

socioeconomic status and age group

c)

social, educational level, and religious memberships

d)

social, religious, and ethnic memberships

6.

A taboo against pork is a characteristic of...

a)

Judaism and Buddhism

b)

Judaism and Islam

c)

Christianity and Buddhism

d)

Islam and Hinduism

7.

Jeans provide a good example of material culture that is adopted by a number of different societies. They are also an example of...

a)

white-collar culture

b)

punk culture

c)

popular culture

d)

folk culture

8.

Pioneer farmers settling the grasslands of the American West often built houses of sod, while early settlers of the eastern forest built wooden structures like log cabins. This suggests that building materials...

a)

are chosen because of the diffusion of popular culture

b)

are commonly imported over long distances because of local folk culture

c)

are a uniform feature of folk culture

d)

are strongly influenced by local resources

9.

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

a)

it is a form of folk culture responsible for the globalization of modern music

b)

hip hop music is played in many Islamic countries

c)

some lyrics can't be transmitted over the radio and television

d)

artists may be widely popular yet still make local references in their song lyrics

10.

Before reaching other parts of _______ and, eventually, marginalized urban areas throughout the country, Hip Hop music originated in the late 1970s in the South Bronx.

a)

Baltimore

b)

Boston

c)

New York City

d)

Chicago

11.

Folk songs are more likely than popular songs to...

a)

be written by specialists for commercial distribution

b)

feature instruments and styles of performance associated with dance clubs

c)

tell a story about life-cycle events, work, or natural disasters

d)

tell a story about life-cycle events, work, or natural disasters

12.

The body of customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits that constitute a group's distinct traditions would best describe a specific population's...

a)

folklore

b)

culture

c)

religious organization

d)

education system

13.

Americans' preferences for beverages and snacks...

a)

do not vary from one region of the country to another

b)

do not vary according to religious differences

c)

are primarily dependent on income differences

d)

vary according to what is produced locally

14.

In contrast to folk culture, popular culture is typical of large and...

a)

groups living in isolated rural areas

b)

groups that have little interaction with other groups

c)

heterogeneous groups

d)

homogeneous groups

15.

Which aspect of the local environment is the least important for wine production?

a)

proximity to cities

b)

topography

c)

climate

d)

soil types

16.

The ______ is an important source area for U.S. folk houses types.

a)

Northeast

b)

Upper New York highland

c)

Middle Atlantic

d)

Southwest

17.

One of the primary effects of the modern communications on social customs has been to...

a)

have little effect on the diffusion of social customs

b)

stimulate the diffusion of folk cultures around the world

c)

increase the similarity of social customs s in different locations

d)

preserve folk cultures, by increasing awareness of their uniqueness

18.

Diffusion of popular customs can adversely impact environmental quality in two ways:

a)

diversity of products and depletion of change

b)

increased diversity and increased demand

c)

depletion of scarce resources and pollution

d)

reducing demand for foreign products and promoting local crafts

19.

Popular culture and folk culture can both result in significant environmental challenges. Which of the following are outgrowths of diffusion of culture?

a)

water source degradation

b)

reduced consumption of animal products

c)

deforestation

d)

extinction of animal species

e)

demand for raw materials

20.

The organization "Freedom of the Net" measures...

a)

the purchasing power of 16-25 year olds in the U.S.

b)

the level of Internet and digital freedom across 65 countries

c)

the ability of U.S. military personnel to use social media while on duty

d)

the use of technology in classrooms

21.

Marriage dowries in India reflect...

a)

that most families value female children more

b)

a popular fad

c)

the value of women as mothers and wives

d)

that some families value male children more

22.

_________ has been the most important mechanism by which popular culture has rapidly diffused across the globe.

a)

Television

b)

Radio technology

c)

Mass migrations

d)

Word of mouth

23.

Some features of U.S. material culture such as gas stations, supermarkets, and motels...

a)

provide diversity on the U.S. landscape

b)

promote a uniform landscape

24.

Given recent trends in communications, in the next five years the number of television programs viewed over the Internet might be expected to...

a)

increase dramatically

b)

decrease dramatically

c)

remain the same

25.

OpenNet Initiative has identified several types of American-produced media for censorship in other countries including....

a)

social content (related to sexuality, gambling, and other socially sensitive topics)

b)

security content (related to border disputes, separatist movements, and militant groups

c)

environmental content (related to pollution and environmental degradation)

d)

opposition to current government

e)

material related to human rights, freedom of expression, minority rights and religious movements

26.

The global diffusion of popular culture may threaten folk culture by...

a)

threatening local environments through the diffusion of information by technology

b)

being more responsive to the diversity of local environments

c)

serving as a catalyst for the advancement of folk culture

d)

being less responsive to the diversity of local environments

27.

One significant impact of popular culture is to...

a)

diffuse at the expense of globalization

b)

promote the diffusion of popular culture

c)

modify the physical environment

d)

create a more varied and less uniform landscape

28.

The three countries that are most aggressive in their punishments for using Internet are...

a)

Iraq, Japan, Syria

b)

Cuba, Russia, China

c)

Iran, Syria, China

d)

Russia, Venezuela, Vietnam

29.

Many less developed countries fear the loss of folk culture because...

a)

popular culture devalues women

b)

Western perspectives may become more dominant

c)

Western clothing styles are less comfortable

d)

they want to avoid political disputes