Question 1

Which of these sports is the most global in its extent?

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A)   football (soccer) 
B)   American football
C)   baseball
D)   golf
E)   cricketF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Discuss the role of transportation and communications in the diffusion of global popular culture.

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Question 3

Access to the Internet may be limited in some countries for all but which of the following types of content?

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A)   humorous content
B)   political content
C)   social content
D)   security content
E)   Internet tools such as email or searchingF) D) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 4

The main effect of modern communications on social customs has been to

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A)   preserve folk cultures, by increasing awareness of their uniqueness.
B)   stimulate the diffusion of folk cultures around the world.
C)   increase the similarity of social customs in different locations.
D)   have little effect on the diffusion of social customs.
E)   slow the rate of change.F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 5

The spatial distribution of soccer during the twentieth century is an example of

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A)   folk culture.
B)   habit.
C)   popular culture.
D)   taboo.
E)   relocation diffusion.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

The fastest diffusing form of widespread popular media has been

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A)   Facebook.
B)   television.
C)   the Internet.
D)   Twitter.
E)   None of these answers is correct.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

Moving from place to place,one is likely to observe folk art

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A)   of very different styles, even among nearby places.
B)   has common ties across the landscape.
C)   is independent of local environmental influences.
D)   is based only on the local religion practiced in the area.
E)   All of these answers are correct.F) None of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 8

What are some of the negative impacts of the diffusion of popular customs?

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Question 9

In contrast to folk culture,popular culture is typical of

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A)   small homogeneous groups.
B)   large heterogeneous groups.
C)   groups living in isolated rural areas.
D)   groups that have little interaction with other groups.
E)   groups of specialists.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 10

Popular music in the United States originated from

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A)   multiple, anonymous hearths.
B)   relocation diffusion.
C)   daily activities of life.
D)   Nashville, Tennessee.
E)   Tin Pan Alley, New York.F) All of the above
G) A) and E)

Question 11

The diffusion of jeans is a good example primarily of the

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A)   diffusion of popular culture.
B)   adoption of unique folk culture.
C)   impact of high income on clothing habits.
D)   opposition to globalization.
E)   synthetic textiles replacing natural fibers.F) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 12

The origin of popular music is a good example of how folk culture originates.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Popular culture is more likely to be found in MDCs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

U.S.folk housing styles demonstrate a distribution best explained by

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A)   different time periods of popularity for each style.
B)   ideal designs for different climates.
C)   locally available building materials.
D)   migration patterns.
E)   All of these choices are correct.F) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

Culture can be defined as a repetitive act that a group performs until it becomes a characteristic of a group.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Some taboos against eating pork may be partly explained because

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A)   pigs are not well-suited to hot, arid environments.
B)   pigs did not originate from those regions.
C)   pigs are filthy animals.
D)   of genetically transmitted food allergies.
E)   other meats are preferred.F) C) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 17

Popular music is written

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A)   mostly for one group in one place.
B)   only for the younger generation of a population.
C)   to appeal to a large number of people.
D)   to endure for a long period of time, forever if possible.
E)   without purpose and becomes popular by accident.F) C) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 18

Adoption of Western popular culture seldom results in the elimination of traditional folk culture.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A major factor in the diffusion of British football was the presence of British citizens in other countries.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Survival activities and leisure activities both fall under the definition of

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A)   material culture.
B)   folk culture.
C)   popular culture.
D)   the arts and recreation.
E)   the physical environment.F) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Exam 4: Folk and Popular Culture

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The origin of popular music is a good example of how folk culture originates.

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The fastest diffusing form of widespread popular media has been

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Moving from place to place,one is likely to observe folk art

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Popular culture is more likely to be found in MDCs.

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Which of these sports is the most global in its extent?

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