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Culture Unit Review

Total questions: 76

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____________________ is the beliefs, values, practices, behaviors, and technologies shared by a society and passed from one generation to another

a)

Culture

b)

Society

c)

Language

d)

Religion

2.

The individual parts of culture are known as _____________________.

a)

Artifacts

b)

Culture traits

c)

Aspects

d)

Culture features

3.

________________ are the physical objects of a culture.

a)

Mentifacts

b)

Artifacts

c)

Sociofacts

4.

Your cell phone, the clothes you wear, and the food you eat are examples of ________________.

a)

Artifacts

b)

Mentifacts

c)

Sociofacts

5.

Non-material aspects of culture are known as __________________________.

a)

Artifacts

b)

Mentifacts

c)

Sociofacts

6.

Your values, beliefs, language, and behaviors are examples of ______________________.

a)

Artifacts

b)

Mentifacts

c)

Sociofacts

7.

The social structures, organizations, and institutions that influence behavior are known as _________________.

a)

Artifacts

b)

Mentifacts

c)

Sociofacts

8.

Families, governments, education systems, and religious groups are examples of ______________________.

a)

Artifacts

b)

Mentifacts

c)

Sociofacts

9.

The process of cultural traits spreading from one place to another is known as _____________________________.

a)

Culture spread

b)

Hearth

c)

Diffusion

d)

Migration

10.

The point where a cultural trait originated is known as a _______________________.

a)

Hearth

b)

Origin point

c)

Diffusion

d)

Inventor

11.

What are the two main types of diffusion?

a)

Relocation and Expansion

b)

Migration and Expansion

c)

Relocation and Contagious

d)

Migration and contagious

12.

The type of diffusion where people move to a new area and take their culture with them is known as ______________________.

a)

Relocation

b)

Expansion

c)

Contagious

d)

Hierarchical

13.

Which of the following is NOT a type of expansion diffusion?

a)

Relocation

b)

Contagious

c)

Hierarchical

d)

Stimulus

14.

What type of diffusion is when cultural traits originate with a person or place of power and spreads to others from there

a)

Relocation

b)

Contagious

c)

Hierarchical

d)

Stimulus

15.

Fashion starting with major brands at fashion shows in major cities is an example of what type of diffusion?

a)

Relocation

b)

Contagious

c)

Hierarchical

d)

Stimulus

16.

Most people speaking English in the United States because the original colonists were mostly from England is an example of what type of diffusion?

a)

Relocation

b)

Stimulus

c)

Contagious

d)

Hierarchical

17.

________________ diffusion is when there is rapid, widespread diffusion of a cultural trait throughout the population.

a)

Relocation

b)

Stimulus

c)

Contagious

d)

Hierarchical

18.

When TikToks, memes, etc go viral, that is an example of _____________________ diffusion.

a)

Relocation

b)

Stimulus

c)

Contagious

d)

Hierarchical

19.

___________________ diffusion is when an idea diffuses from its cultural hearth outward, but the original idea is changed by the new adopters.

a)

Relocation

b)

Stimulus

c)

Contagious

d)

Hierarchical

20.

When McDonalds spreads around the world but changes the menu in each new place, that is an example of __________________ diffusion.

a)

Relocation

b)

Contagious

c)

Stimulus

d)

Hierarchical

21.

What type of culture is traditionally practiced primarily by small, homogenous groups living in relative isolation from other groups?

a)

Folk culture

b)

Local culture

c)

Pop culture

d)

Indigenous culture

22.

The Amish are an example of what type of culture?

a)

Folk culture

b)

Local culture

c)

Pop culture

d)

Indigenous culture

23.

What type of culture is the culture of a particular place that sees itself as separate and unique from other places?

a)

Folk culture

b)

Local culture

c)

Pop culture

d)

Indigenous culture

24.

What type of culture is the culture of original inhabitants of a territory, distinct from the dominant national culture?

a)

Folk culture

b)

Local culture

c)

Pop culture

d)

Indigenous culture

25.

The Navajo are an example of what type of culture?

a)

Folk culture

b)

Local culture

c)

Pop culture

d)

Indigenous culture

26.

What type of culture is found in large, heterogeneous societies that share certain habits despite differences in personal characteristics?

a)

Folk culture

b)

Local culture

c)

Pop culture

d)

Indigenous culture

27.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of pop culture?

a)

Pop culture is often global

b)

The people who practice pop culture are diverse

c)

Pop culture is located only in certain areas

d)

Pop culture is often spread through the media, like internet and TV

28.

True or False: There are over 7,000 different languages spoken in the world.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

What language has the most native speakers?

a)

English

b)

Mandarin Chinese

c)

Spanish

d)

French

30.

What language has the most speakers overall?

a)

English

b)

Mandarin Chinese

c)

Spanish

d)

French

31.

The largest grouping of related languages is known as a ___________________________.

a)

Language Family

b)

Language Group

c)

Language Branch

d)

Dialect

32.

What language family is English a part of?

a)

Indo-European

b)

Germanic

c)

Sino-Tibetan

d)

Anglo-Saxon

33.

What language family is the largest?

a)

Indo-European

b)

Germanic

c)

Sino-Tibetan

d)

Anglo-Saxon

34.

Language families are divided into smaller groups known as _______________________.

a)

Language Families

b)

Branches

c)

Groups

d)

Dialects

35.

Language branches are divided into separate language ________________.

a)

Families

b)

Groups

c)

Dialects

d)

Accents

36.

A variation of standard language distinguished by pronunciation, speaking speed, word choice, and spelling is known as a _______________.

a)

Language Group

b)

Dialect

c)

Accent

d)

Language Branch

37.

Where is the hearth of English?

a)

British Isles (England)

b)

United States

c)

France

d)

Canada

38.

What branch of the Indo-European family is English a part of?

a)

Indo-European

b)

Germanic

c)

Romantic

d)

English

39.

What language group is English a part of?

a)

Indo-European

b)

West Germanic

c)

British

d)

American

40.

Which of the following events created the ancestor to English?

a)

Germanic invasion of the British Isles

b)

Norman invasion of the British Isles

c)

British colonization

d)

Nordic invasions of the British Isles

41.

Which of the following events added Nordic words like skull and Thursday to Old English?

a)

Germanic invasion of the British Isles

b)

Norman invasion of the British Isles

c)

British colonization

d)

Nordic invasions of the British Isles

42.

Which of the following events added French words to Old English to create Middle English?

a)

Germanic invasion of the British Isles

b)

Norman invasion of the British Isles

c)

British colonization

d)

Nordic invasions of the British Isles

43.

The Catholic Church added what language to English?

a)

Latin

b)

Greek

c)

French

d)

Spanish

44.

True or False: As the British colonized places around the world, they borrowed words from the colonized peoples.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

How many people in the world speak English today?

a)

1.5 billion

b)

300 million

c)

5 billion

d)

750 million

46.

A language mutually understood and commonly used in trade and business by people who speak different native languages is known as a ____________________.

a)

Lingua franca

b)

Language family

c)

Dialect

d)

Language group

47.

A religion that has multiple gods is a _________________ religion.

a)

Polytheistic

b)

Monotheistic

c)

Ethnic

d)

Universalizing

48.

A religion that has one god is a ________________ religion.

a)

Polytheistic

b)

Monotheistic

c)

Ethnic

d)

Universalizing

49.

A religion that is open to all and will actively seek converts to join their religion is a ________________ religion.

a)

Polytheistic

b)

Monotheistic

c)

Ethnic

d)

Universalizing

50.

A religion that is where members are born into it and does not try to convert others is a(n) ________________ religion.

a)

Polytheistic

b)

Monotheistic

c)

Ethnic

d)

Universalizing

51.

Which of the following religions is an ethnic religion?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Judaism

d)

Buddhism

52.

True or False: Islam is an ethnic religion.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

True or False: Hinduism is an ethnic religion.

a)

True

b)

False

54.

Which of the following religions is polytheistic?

a)

Christianity

b)

Buddhism

c)

Islam

d)

Hinduism

55.

The hearth of Hinduism is located in ______________________.

a)

India

b)

Israel

c)

China

d)

Saudi Arabia

56.

Muslims follow a set of rules called the

a)

Five Pillars

b)

The Eightfold Path

c)

The Torah

d)

Scripture

57.
What is the place of worship of Judaism?
a)
Synagogue
b)
Church
c)
Mosque
58.
Who is the founder of Christianity?
a)
Abraham
b)
Mohammed
c)
Jesus
59.

The founder of Islam is

a)

Jesus

b)

Mohammed

c)

Abraham

d)

Washington

60.

What is the place of worship for Islam

a)

synagogue

b)

church

c)

mosque

d)

park

61.

Who is the founder of Judaism?

a)

Mohammed

b)

Jesus

c)

Abraham

d)

Washington

62.
Who is the founder of Buddhism?
a)
Jesus Christ
b)
Siddhartha Gautama
c)
Muhammad 
d)
Abraham
63.
Which one of these Religions was NOT founded in the Middle East?
a)
Islam
b)
Judaism
c)
Buddhism
d)
Christianity
64.
What is the largest religion in the world?
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
65.

A monotheistic religion. Believers believe in the teachings of Jesus and the Bible.

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Buddhism

66.
What do Christianity, Judaism, and Islam have in common? 
a)
They are all monotheistic.
b)
They all believe that Jesus was the Son of God.
c)
They are all based on the same holy book.
d)
They are all separated into three main branches.
67.

What religion has its hearth in Saudi Arabia?

a)

Islam

b)

Hinduism

c)

Judaism

d)

Bhuddism

68.
What religion is the most predominant in the Middle East and North Africa?
a)
Christianity
b)
Islam
c)
Hinduism
d)
Buddhism
69.

Which of the following religions originated in Israel?

a)

Islam

b)

Buddhism

c)

Hinduism

d)

Judaism

70.

Where did Buddhism originate?

a)

India

b)

Israel

c)

Saudi Arabia

d)

China

71.
What group believes the United Nations should not have created Israel?
a)
ISIS
b)
Israelis
c)
Al Qaeda
d)
Palestinians
72.

Which organization created Israel?

a)

The United States

b)

Palestinians

c)

The European Union

d)

The United Nations

73.

What religion are the Israelis?

a)

Christian

b)

Muslim

c)

Jewish

d)

Buddhist

74.

What religion are the Palestinians?

a)

Muslim

b)

Christian

c)

Jewish

d)

Buddhist

75.

Which of the following is NOT a major sticking point between the Israelis and the Palestinians?

a)

Wall

b)

Settlements

c)

Terrorism

d)

Access to Oil

76.

Which group controls the West Bank?

a)

Israelis

b)

Palestinians

c)

Armenians

d)

Kurds