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Exploring Culture: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender — Unit test Answers

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Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between culture and the environment?

A
Culture and the environment are unrelated.
B
Cultures and environments influence one another.
C
Cultures do not change environments.
D
Environments cannot influence cultures.
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Followers of Dharmic religions, such as Hinduism and Buddhism, __________.

A
share a belief in a single god (monotheism)
B
believe in a constant cycle of life and rebirth
C
follow the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama
D
share many of the holy texts of Judaism
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Which of the following belief systems are examples of Dharmic religions?

A
Christianity and Judaism
B
Christianity and Hindusim
C
Buddhism and Islam
D
Buddhism and Hinduism
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Which of the following statements best characterizes the effects and treatment of ethnicity during the past 20 years?

A
Ethnic diversity has increased as new ethnic groups have formed.
B
Ethnic identification of different groups has declined as populations have become more homogeneous.
C
Ethnicity has been a source of pride and identification as well as a source of conflict among groups of people.
D
People have been less likely to reveal their ethnicity since the advent of the Internet, because it has little meaning in online communication.
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What is the most important reason that Indo-European languages dominate the globe geographically today?

A
Europeans traded more than other peoples.
B
European colonization around the world helped spread the languages.
C
Europe is home to the largest populations in the world.
D
Indo-European languages are easier to learn than other languages.
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Why do subcultures form within a society?

A
Most citizens wish to conform to accepted norms.
B
Traditional cultures cannot always accommodate diverse beliefs and customs.
C
One culture is usually enough for all members of a society.
D
The dominant culture is the one that generally has the greatest appeal.
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Which of the following statements best describes why girls in poor, rural areas in the developing world are far less likely to complete a secondary education than boys?

A
Some societies don't value educating girls because of traditional beliefs.
B
Women are more likely to find jobs, so they don't need to attend school.
C
Boys usually achieve higher test scores on school entrance exams.
D
Many girls don't want to go to school, so they drop out at an early age.
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What is the most important reason that Christianity is so geographically widespread?

A
the emigration of Christians to non-Christian areas around the world
B
the conquest of non-Christian areas by Christian colonial powers
C
trade between Christian nations and nations of other faiths
D
the increased availability of new technology and forms of communication
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The diffusion of religion is best described as the process of __________.

A
restricting religious practices
B
spreading religious beliefs to new areas and cultures
C
blending religions to the point where all become similar
D
influencing political arenas as cultures become more advanced
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Approximately _____ different languages are spoken in Africa.

A
10
B
100
C
1,000
D
10,000
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"Matriarchal" is best defined as a __________.

A
pattern of ethnic settlements in Central Europe
B
matrix of ethnic symbols engraved in an arch
C
domination of a government or social group by females
D
collection of materials used only by a particular ethnic group
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The English language is part of which language family?

A
Alatic
B
Dravidan
C
Indo-European
D
Khoisan
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Apartheid is best described as the system used by __________.

A
Southern states in the US to separate African Americans after the Civil War
B
South Africa from 1948 to 1994 to separate races
C
Serbia in the 1990s to separate Croatians and Bosnians from the mainstream
D
Brazil and Portugal in the early 1900s to separate people who spoke Spanish and Portuguese
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Which of the following religions is practiced by the largest percentage of the world’s population?

A
Buddism
B
Christianity
C
Islam
D
Judaism
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The number of languages spoken worldwide is between __________.

A
2,000 and 3,000
B
3,000 and 4,000
C
4,000 and 5,000
D
5,000 and 6,000
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Languages are grouped into families based on __________.

A
age, compexity, and size
B
origin, sound, and words
C
history, geography, and word length
D
age, alphabet, and origin
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The changes to Boston's harbor and land area are examples of the ability of __________ to manipulate and change the __________.

A
culture . . . environment
B
environment . . . subculture
C
popular culture . . . subculture
D
architecture . . . popular culture
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English and Punjabi belong to the same language family. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

A
T
B
F
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Which of the following statements about the causes of the violence in Nigeria is false?

A
Corruption in the democratic government has created problems that have resulted in violence.
B
Despite being one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, there is an uneven distribution of wealth, high poverty rates, and high unemployment, all of which have contributed to tensions and violent actions.
C
Violence is often the result of secular issues.
D
Religious differences are the only cause of violence.
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Despite external influences, cultures don't change. Please select the best answer from the choices provided.

A
T
B
F

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