<p> Chapter 4 Key Issues #1 QUIZ Folk and Popular Culture 1. Which of the following statements about culture is NOT true? a. Culture is the learned way of life of a social group b. Culture shapes human perceptions of the environment c. Culture is genetically tied and transmitted as a racial characteristic d. Culture is a temporal and spatial variable e. Culture is dynamic and changes over time 2. From highest(largest) to lowest (smallest), the most accurate representation of cultural units is: a. complex, realm, region, trait b. realm, universal, region, trait c. realm, region, complex, trait d. trait, complex, region, realm e. trait, universal, region, realm 3. The area of origin of a culture is called a. cultural homeland b. culture hearth c. cultural landscape d. culture realm e. cultural core 4. The elements of the ideological subsystem of a culture a. are the concrete material evidence of the ideas and concepts of society b. are the intangible items that give distinctive content and character to a culture c. summarize the formal organizational structure of a culture d. define the mental and educational capabilities of a culture e. are most commonly shaped by environmental factors 5. Syncretism is the process of: a. delaying the path of diffusion b. adoption of the traits of a more dominant culture c. fusing elements of different cultures into a uniquely new culture d. rigorously organizing agricultural activities e. Assimilation of a culture group into a larger dominant culture 6. Rapid diffusion of popular culture a. Depends on modern communication systems b. Evolves from the isolation of different groups c. Reflects the unique characteristics of the landscape d. Has an unknown source of origin e. Varies from place to place 7. Popular customs most frequently originate in a. Former communist countries b. More developed countries c. Countries with large rural populations d. Less developed countries e. Equally likely in all of the above 8. The visible imprint of human activity on the earth’s surface in known as: a. spatial interaction b. the attributes of the setting c. the cultural landscape d. the natural landscape e. human geography 9. Which of the following characteristics is more typical of a popular culture than a folk culture? a. It has an anonymous origin b. It is likely to be derived from physical conditions c. It diffuses slowly from its point of origin d. Communication is more limited e. It results in a more uniform landscape 10. Popular customs are more likely than folk customs to a. Rapidly diffuse through modern communication systems b. Evolve from the isolation of different groups c. Reflect the unique characteristics of the landscape d. Have an unknown source of origin e. Vary from place to place 11. Typically, popular culture a. Originates in a number of locations at the same time b. Is practiced by small homogeneous groups c. Experiences frequent changes d. Reflects the characteristics of a distinctive physical environment e. Exists in a country in Stage 1 or 2 of the Demographic Transition Model 12. In contrast to popular culture, folk cultures are more likely to vary a. Both from time to time and from place to place b. From time to time at a given place c. From place to place at a given time d. With rapid change e. Neither from place to place nor from time to time 13. Folk customs usually originate from a. A famous historical event b. The application of industrial technology c. The availability of more leisure time d. Familiar events in daily life e. Global economic exchange 14. The current distribution of soccer demonstrates that a. American football is also an example of a folk culture b. A folk custom can become part of a popular custom c. All sports are examples of folk culture d. Television has infused all sports into popular culture e. Sport is more important in less developed countries 15. Popular Culture is characterized by all of the following except a. quickly changing attributes b. homogeneous population c. urban population d. globalization e. uniform landscapes </p>