Not all languages have a system a literary tradition or ____________.
a. meaning or word
b. written communication
c. group languages
d. language origin
B
In which of the following is a country's official language used?
a. road signs
b. money
c. stamps
d. laws
e. new reports
f. all of the above
F
The most spoken language in the world is Mandarin which is part of the _______ and has a writing style that includes ideograms instead of letters.
a. Sino-Tibetan
b. Indo-European
c. Indo-Australian
d. European-Indo
A
More than 1,000 distinct languages exist in Africa due to ____________________.
a. colonization by European countries
b. self-idolization
c. minimal interaction for c. thousand of years among many African Cultural groups
d. Popularity of illiteracy throug
C
English is part of the ______ Germanic group of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European language family
a. west
b. east
c. south
d. north
A
The four most widely used Romance language are Spanish, Portuguese, French and __________________.
a. Italian
b. English
c. Mandarin
d. Kimsee
A
Modern English evolved primarily from the languages spoken by the ____________,___________, and the ___________.
a. Celtic, Spanish, and French
b. Latin, Roman, and Indian
c. Angles, Jutes, and Saxons
d. Moldovans, Romans, and Angles
C
Since all members of the Indo-European language families are related, they all share a common origin called____________.
a. Nomadic Warrior
b. Indian
c. Linguists do not know where the language originated or how it diffused
d. Turkey
C
What is a dialect?
a. variation in vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation within a language
b. languages that branch out from a common origin
c. French spelling strategies
d. the process by which a language diffuses
A
In what three ways to British and American English differ?
a. usage, meaning, and pronunciation
b. pronunciation, context, origin
c. vocabulary, spelling, and pronunciation
d. They are both exactly the same
C
What are creolized languages?
a. languages that have a mixture of Romance Language and the native language of a colony
b. languages that have a mixture of Indo-European Language and the native language of a colony
c. languages that have a mixture of Frenc
A
What is the British Received Pronunciation?
a. A book read to young children to influence them to adopt a smooth British accent as adults
b. A dictionary that instructs one on the proper way to pronounce various words in the English Language
c. the standa
C
What problem frequently occurs in Multilingual states?
a. the people refuse to participate in a global economy
b. mass confusion prevails and people often suffer from mental disorders
c. speakers of different languages compete for resources of state but r
C
English is a ________ because it is a language used for international communication and people who do not speak English need to learn it in order to fully participate in a global economy.
a. Ebonics
b. Pidgin Language
c. International phenomenon
d. Lingua
D
Spanglish is a mixture of Spanish and English, just as Denglish is a mixture of ______ and English.
a. French
b. German
c. Italian
d. Mandarin
B
What language will probably replace English as the most-frequently used online language in 2020?
a. Spanish
b. French
c. Mandarin
d. Japanese
C
A universalizing religion appeals to people in _____________
a. broad range of locations
b. in a specific location
c. in Tibet
A
Out of branches, denominations, and sects which one is usually the largest?
a. Branches
b. Denominations
c. Sects
A
How does an animistic view the world differently than someone of a monotheistic religion?
a. They believe in the power of the people
b. They believe in the spiritual properties of plants, stones, and physical phenomena
c. They believe that eternal peace i
B
What is Confucianism based on?
a. the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama
b. the live and death of Muhammad
c. ethical norms in South America
d. ethical norms of behavior in daily life such as following traditions, fulfilling obligations, and treating others
D
Siddhartha Gautama who founded Buddhism grew-up as the son of a __________ in present day Nepal
a. Merchant
b. Grocer
c. Farmer
d. Wealthy Lord
D
Jesus who founded Christianity was raised by Mary and Joseph as __________.
a. Buddhist
b. Hindi
c. Jew
d. Christian
C
Paul of Tarsus was a Christian missionary who traveled extensively through the ___________ Empire
a. Roman
b. Greek
c. Indian
d. Ottoman
A
Why do ethnic religions not diffuse as well as universalizing religions?
a. they lack the financial means necessary
b. they do not believe that foreigners have the right to practice their religion
c. their gods tell them not to spread their religion
d. th
D
In the Buddhist faith, Pagodas are typically tall, many-sided towers arranged in a series of tiers, balconies, and slanting roofs and usually contain ____________.
a. gathering places for worship
b. magnificent party rooms
c. relics of Buddha's body or cl
C
Cosmogony refers to a religion's' conception of the relationship between ______ and ______.
a. God and Humans
b. Plants and Animals
c. Live and Death
d. Humans and Nature
D
Hindus prefer to ___________ their dead because it frees the body from the soul for departure to the afterworld.
a. Cremation
b. Bury
c. Set out to sea
d. Place in the forest
A
Islam does not have formal religious hierarchy or formal _______ organization.
a. Governmental
b. Political
c. Territorial
d. spiritual
C
The __________ believed that they had been called by Allah to purge Afghanistan of sine and make the country a pure Islamic state.
a. Jews
b. Taliban
c. Dallah Lmanas
d. Christians
B
What is the communist's opinion about religion?
a. It can help control people
b. It is a potential threat to the success of country
c. It is the most important aspect of a culture
d. It should be universalized throughout the world
B
3. These three religions often have conflict about territory ownership in Jerusalem.
a. Islam, Judaism, Christianity
b. Islam, Hinduism, Christianity
c. Judaism, Islam, Buddhism
d. Islam, Christianity, Sikhism
A
In Jerusalem, the Muslim holy structures sit on top of the holy ________ structures
a. Christian
b. Jewish
c. Hindu
d. Buddhist
B
What is ethnicity?
a. identity with a group who share similar lifestyles
b. identity with a group who share similar political beliefs
c. identity with a group who share similar religious beliefs
d. identity with a group sharing cultural traditions of a ho
D
Racism is the belief that race is the ___________ ___________ of human traits and capacities and that racial differences produce an inherent superiority of a particular race.
a. primary determinant
b. secondary determinant
c. not a determinant
d. primary
A
Ethnic Clustering on the Urban Scale shows that African American and Hispanics now comprise the ___________ in urban areas.
a. minority
b. majority
c. secondary
d. primary
B
Ethnic Clustering on the Regional scale shows that ethnic groups in the U.S. display ___________ ___________.
a. regional concentrations
b. ethnic preferences
c. regional organization
d. political unity
A
The Triangular slave trade exchanged goods, slaves, and diseases between Africa, Europe, and ________.
a. the Caribbean Islands
b. Italy
c. India
d. France
A
After the civil war ended, many previous slaves became sharecroppers. What is a sharecropper?
a. one who works fields rented from a landowner and pays rent by turning over a share of the crops to the landowner
b. one who shares a field with another family
A
Apartheid is a legal system that separates different _____________ into different geographic areas.
a. Clans
b. Races
c. Family
d. Cultures
B
Blockbusting was a ________ ________ scam that convinced white homeowners living near a black area to sell their houses at low prices to avoid property value decline as blacks moved into their neighborhood.
a. national identity
b. barber shop
c. governmen
D
Nationality is identity with a group of people who share _________ attachments and loyalty to a particular country.
a. legal
b. political
c. social
d. emotional
A
Countries often foster nationality through which of the following means?
a. promoting the country's flag
b. promoting the country' song
c. promoting symbols of the country
d. all of the above
D
A multinational state has multiple __________.
a. languages
b. principle ethnicities
c. religions
d. economies
B
Muslims have long fought with ____________ over control for territoy in South Asia.
a. Kurds
b. Jews
c. Hindus
d. Buddhists
C
Ethnic Cleansing occurs when ______________.
a. two politicals disagree
b. when civil war breaks out
c. a more powerful group removes all members of another ethnic group to create more territory and less opposition for the more powerful group
d. people be
C
Balkanization is a process by which a state breaks down through conflicts among ________.
a. Religions
b. Political preferences
c. cultures
d. ethnicities
D
Ethnic cleansing and Genocide in Rwanda occurred when the __________ practiced genocide against the __________.
a. Tutsis, Hutus
b. Hutus, Tutsis
c. Hutus, Genos
d. Genos, Tutsis
B
Many ethnicities around the worlds seek self-determination or the right for ethnicities to ____________________.
a. exist
b. govern themselves
c. get along with others
d. universalize globally
B