WorksheetsWeek 2 Assessment practice
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What government organization is responsible for counting the population in the United States every ten years?
a)
Federal Bureau of Investigation
b)
Central Intelligence Agency
c)
Census Bureau
d)
Department of Education
2.
What is the primary reason why cultural diffusion occurs more easily today than in the past?
a)
Political boundaries are less porous and people can travel easily
b)
Countries have stricter immigration laws
c)
People are more interested in other cultures
d)
There are fewer languages spoken worldwide
3.
According to the text, which region has 993 different languages but but only 0.8 percent of the world's population speaks them?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
The Americas
d)
Africa
4.
Why could two people from different countries still share the same cultural identity?
a)
They have the same government
b)
They belong to the same ethnic group with shared values and traditions
c)
They both speak English as a second language
d)
They like the same sport teams
5.
Japan demonstrates cultural diffusion by adopting holidays from the United States. What holiday did Japan start celebrating like we do in the U.S.?
a)
Thanksgiving
b)
Halloween
c)
Memorial Day
d)
Easter
6.
Based on the text, what is the most likely reason why many Vietnamese people spoke French after World War II?
a)
Vietnam was a French colony
b)
French tourists visited Vietnam frequently
c)
French was easier to learn than Vietnamese
d)
Vietnamese schools only taught French
7.
What does the popularity of Tikka Masala in Britain best illustrate?
a)
Indian restaurants are more profitable
b)
British people don't like their own food
c)
Britain has no national dishes
d)
Britain is displaying a good example of Cultural Diffusion.
8.
Why is seed-saving important to Navdanya's mission of sustainability?
a)
It reduces the need for water
b)
It creates new types of vegetables
c)
It makes plants grow faster
d)
It helps farmers avoid paying a lot of money to buy seeds every year.
9.
What can you infer about Dr. Vandana Shiva's childhood influences on her later work?
a)
Her parents worked for large corporations
b)
She always wanted to be a physicist
c)
She grew up in a city environment
d)
Her parents' farming and environmental conservation work shaped her values
10.
What does the example of California's sourdough bread reveal about regional food identity?
a)
Foods can become important to a region when brought in from other cultures.
b)
Regional foods are always indigenous to that area
c)
State foods must be created in that state
d)
California invented sourdough bread
11.
Why might the U.S. not be a fair example of national cuisine compared to other countries?
a)
American food is not popular
b)
America is made up of many cultures that shared their foods.
c)
Americans don't like to cook any longer
d)
The U.S. is too large to worry about making new food.
12.
Based on the information about world languages, what region of the world has the both the most languages and the most speakers?
a)
Europe
b)
Asia
c)
Americas
d)
Africa
13.
What does the quinceañera tradition celebrate
a)
Jewish boys becoming a man
b)
A 15 year old Latin American girl entering womanhood.
c)
The beginning of the winter season.
d)
The start of wedding season
14.
How many seed banks does Navdanya have spread around India?
a)
67
b)
45
c)
65
d)
76
15.
How does the text define sustainability in relation to Dr. Shiva's work?
a)
Using only some technology available
b)
Growing only one type of crop
c)
Making as much money as possible from farming
d)
Using methods that protect soil for future use and produce a good crop.
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