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The Elements of Culture

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many more English speakers would be needed to equal the number of Mandarin Chinese speakers?

a)

600 million

b)

487 million

c)

563 million

d)

532 million

2.

What is the fourth most commonly spoken language?

a)

Spanish

b)

Bengali

c)

Hindi

d)

Portuguese

3.

The two languages that are essentially equal in numbers of speakers are A. English and Spanish. B. Bengali and Hindi. C. Portuguese and Russian. D. German and Chinese (Wu).

a)

English and Spanish

b)

Bengali and Hindi.

c)

Portuguese and Russian.

d)

German and Chinese (Wu).

4.

How many people speak English?

a)

322

b)

3,022

c)

3, 000,022

d)

322,000,000

5.

What is culture?

a)

A way of life

b)

People moving from one place to another

c)

Eating a certain food

6.

Which best describes role as a cultural trait?

a)

How we communicate with each other.

b)

Your religious beliefs or values.

c)

How people in our families and society interact and live with each other.

7.

Which best describes language as a cultural trait?

a)

The type of technology we have.

b)

How people communicate with each other.

c)

Your values or what is important to you.

8.

Which best describes belief system as a cultural trait?

a)

The way we communicate with others.

b)

How we interact with people in our society.

c)

The things you believe in. Your values and religious beliefs.

9.

Which best describes clothing as a cultural trait?

a)

How people dress, including hairstyles and accessories.

b)

Your creativity and self-expression.

c)

Tools that make life easier.

10.

Which best describes food as a cultural trait?

a)

Things you eat, when and how you eat, or where/how you get your food.

b)

Customs, holidays, and celebrations.

c)

The ways that people communicate with each other and with their culture.

11.

Which best describes traditions as a cultural trait?

a)

The types of food you eat and where you get it.

b)

Tools that make life easier.

c)

Customs, holidays, celebrations, or activities your family does every year.

12.

Which cultural trait matches the picture?

a)

Role

b)

Belief System

c)

Language

13.

Which cultural trait matches the picture?

a)

Food

b)

Technology

c)

Arts

14.

What does polytheistic mean?

a)

belief in one god

b)

belief in more than one god

c)

belief in one prophet

d)

belief in multiple prophets

15.

What does monotheistic mean?

a)

Belief in one prophet

b)

Belief in one god

c)

Belief in two or more gods

d)

Belief in two or more prophets

16.

Which religions are monotheistic?

a)

Sikhism, Hinduism and Christianity

b)

Judaism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Hinduism

c)

Christianity, Hinduism and Judaism

d)

Judaism, Islam, Christianity

17.

The founder of Islam was...

a)

Muhammad

b)

Jesus

c)

Abraham

d)

Ghandi

18.

What is the name of the holy book of Islam?

a)

Qur'an

b)

Bible

c)

Guru

d)

Sanksrit

19.

"Sikh" means "seeker of knowledge"

a)

True

b)

False

20.
Who is the founder of Christianity?
a)
Jesus Christ
b)
Mohommed
c)
Gandhi
d)
Martin Luther King Jr.
21.
The Bible is the holy book for which religion?
a)
Judaism
b)
Christianity
c)
Islam
d)
Hinduism
22.

What is the Holy Book of Judaism called?

a)

Torah

b)

Bible

c)

Quran

d)

Ten Commandments

23.
Cultural diffusion is best described as...
a)
sharing music from one culture to another
b)
Cultural margarine
c)
the spreading of religion
d)
the spreading of ideas, languages, and traditions from one culture to another
24.
Music and dance are not considered a part of culture.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Culture will never be able to change.
a)
True
b)
False
26.
The —Process of accepting, borrowing, and exchanging ideas is known as what? 
a)
Acculturation
b)
Cultural Diffusion 
c)
Cultural Landscape 
d)
Culture
27.

This is ...

a)

Canada

b)

The USA

c)

The UK

d)

Hong Kong

28.
preppy girls
a)
language
b)
government
c)
economy
d)
social groups
29.

There are nearly 2,000 languages spoken in Africa

a)

Family

b)

Language

c)

Recreation

30.

One Direction was a popular boy band in the 2010's

a)

Cultural Expression

b)

Family

c)

Language

31.

Which of the following are culture traits? Click all that apply.

a)

Clothing

b)

Food

c)

Video Games

d)

Habits

e)

Values

32.

Which one is NOT a means of cultural diffusion?

a)

Trade

b)

War

c)

Social Media

d)

Government

33.

Check each of the following that are examples of Artistic Expression.

a)

Dancing

b)

Architecture

c)

Poetry

d)

Video gaming

34.

Which of the following is an example of cultural diffusion?

a)

Burger King expands into China

b)

High School football teams dance the Haka before games

c)

The Christian religion spread from Israel all the way to America

d)

All of these are examples of cultural diffusion

35.

True or False: Immigration can cause cultural diffusion.

a)

True

b)

False

36.

What is identity?

a)

Who you are

b)

Your sense of belonging

c)

The nation you are a part of

d)

All of the above

37.

Why does identity matter?

a)

It helps you stay away from some people

b)

It helps you feel a sense of belonging

c)

It means that you wear certain clothes

d)

It It helps you figure out who to hang out with

38.

A person who lives in New York goes to a restaurant and enjoys some Mexican food and Mariachi music. This is an example of —

a)

religion

b)

trade

c)

geography

d)

cultural diffusion

39.

The people of Japan playing baseball is an example of —

a)

global interdependence

b)

culture traits

c)

cultural diffusion

d)

globalization

40.

Sally lives in Texas. For her birthday this year, she will have a piñata and her favorite food, sushi. This is an example of —

a)

a culture trait

b)

cultural diffusion

c)

culture region

d)

global interdependence