Cultural Aspects of Food Exam Questions - 972 Verified Questions

Cultural Aspects of Food Exam Questions

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This course explores the complex relationship between culture and food, examining how beliefs, traditions, history, and social practices shape what and how people eat around the world. Students will analyze foodways from various cultural perspectives, considering topics such as ritual and religious food practices, the symbolism of food, culinary traditions, and the ways globalization and migration influence eating habits. Through readings, discussions, and case studies, learners will develop an appreciation for the diversity of human food practices and the broader cultural, ethical, and environmental contexts in which they exist.

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Food and Culture 7th Edition by Pamela Goyan Kittler

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Chapter 1: Food and Culture

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Q1) According to the consumer food choice model, what factor influences food selection?

A) Portion size

B) Well-being

C) Terroir

D) Sell by date

E) Country of origin

Answer: B

Q2) Eating walnuts to improve brain function is an example of a(n)________ of food association?

A) extrapolation

B) incorporation

C) assumption

D) evaluation

E) stereotype

Answer: B

Q3) Ethnicity has no relationship to health disparities in the United States.

A)True

B)False

Answer: False

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Chapter 2: Traditional Health Beliefs and Practices

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Q1) What type of medicine proposes that blood and lymph flow, as well as nerve function, improves through manipulation of the musculoskeletal system?

A) chiropractic

B) acupuncture

C) osteopathic

D) homeopathy

E) traditional Chinese medicine

Answer: C

Q2) For many biomedical health care providers, an illness isn't real unless it is clinically significant; emotional or social issues are the domain of other specialists.

A)True

B)False

Answer: True

Q3) The future orientation of the biomedical model expects patients to put up with a high level of pain and discomfort in the present for the future health benefit.

A)True

B)False

Answer: True

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Chapter 3: Intercultural Communication

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Q1) What characteristics represent the "tip of the iceberg" in the iceberg analogy used to describe communication?

A) religion, educational background, political affiliation

B) ethnicity (or nationality), age, gender

C) degree of assimilation, age, ethnicity (or nationality)

D) religion, gender, age

E) occupation, education, politics

Answer: B

Q2) Which immigrants have developed many methods, such as saying "maybe," to avoid a negative response?

A) Africans

B) French

C) Japanese

D) Germans

E) Native Americans

Answer: C

Q3) regard actual words as more important than how they are said.

A)Low-context cultures usually

B)High-context cultures usually

Answer: A

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Chapter 4: Food and Religion

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Q1) According to the Seventh-Day Adventists, what results from violating the laws of health?

A) sickness

B) banishment from the church

C) nothing

D) a year of confinement

E) shunning

Q2) Around the world, more people follow Christianity than any other single religion.

A)True

B)False

Q3) The dietary laws that are a part of the Islamic religion are called halal, and they are exactly the same as the Jewish kosher laws.

A)True

B)False

Q4) Kosher foods are "fit" to be eaten according to the laws of kashrut.

A)True

B)False

Q5) Discuss briefly the similarities of Protestantism and Buddhism.

Q6) Compare the meat-slaughtering laws associated with halal and kashrut.

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Chapter 5: Native Americans

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Q1) Native Americans of the southern region used _____ to thicken soups and stews, brew tea, and prepare a seasoning called filé powder.

A) sassafras

B) hickory nuts

C) spicebush

D) sumac berries

E) yerba mate

Q2) Name and describe the three transitional adaptations of members of the Ojibwa tribe that have been identified and associated with increasingly acculturated lifestyles.Is it assumed that these transitions may be typical of other native groups?

Q3) Among the Native American nations of the Northeast, who was traditionally served first at a meal?

A) men

B) women

C) children

D) elders

E) guests

Q4) Describe the therapeutic use of corn by Native Americans.

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Chapter 6: Northern and Southern Europeans

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Q1) What is the most popular and colorful social and religious event for the Portuguese in the U.S.?

A) Festa de Sennor da Pedra

B) Christmas

C) Holy Ghost (Spirit) Festival

D) Easter

E) Feast of the Most Blessed Sacrament

Q2) British pubs usually serve which type of top-fermented, amber-colored beer, strongly flavored with hops?

A) stout

B) wheat

C) lager

D) bitters

E) pale ale

Q3) Colcannon

A)An Irish Sunday supper item

B)A French lunch item

C)An Italian lunch item

D)A Basque dinner item

E)A Portuguese breakfast item

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Chapter 7: Central Europeans - People of the Former Soviet Union

- and Scandinavians

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Q1) Approximately how many Germans immigrated to America between 1820 and 1900?

A) 1 million

B) 3 million

C) 5 million

D) 7 million

E) 9 million

Q2) Based on the 2011 census, how many Polish Americans reside in the United States?

A) 3 million

B) 5 million

C) 7 million

D) 9 million

E) 11 million

Q3) How did the political relations between the FSU and the U.S.affect Russian acculturation?

Q4) Zakuski, meaning "small bites," is still part of Russian dinners today.

A)True

B)False

Q5) What are some of the historical influences on Armenian cuisine, and how do these influences relate to Armenia's history and geography?

Q6) Briefly describe three waves of immigration from Russia to the U.S. Page 9

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Chapter 8: Africans

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Q1) Gumbo is a vegetarian dish with greens and the liquid in which they cook.

A)True

B)False

Q2) Even with an increase in socioeconomic status, chitterlings remain a popular food eaten by many urban blacks.

A)True

B)False

Q3) Local food availability and surplus determined the diet of slaves in America.

A)True

B)False

Q4) Which of the following is <b>not</b>a staple food crop in Africa?

A) cassava

B) millet

C) peanuts

D) rye

E) plantains

Q5) Discuss the factors that significantly contribute to the disproportionately high incidence of diabetes mellitus among African Americans.

Q6) Define pica and describe the nutritional problems it might cause.

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Chapter 9: Mexicans and Central Americans

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Q1) The Yucatan peninsula is geographically isolated from the rest of Mexico and has its own regional cuisine.

A)True

B)False

Q2) Cornerstones of the daily diet in Central America are

A) beans and rice.

B) beans and corn.

C) corn and rice.

D) rice and chiles.

E) fruit and corn.

Q3) Which of the following is the specific term used for a person of Mexican descent, born in America, as well as those who immigrated from Mexico and became U.S.citizens?

A) Bracero

B) Chicano

C) Hispanic

D) Unauthorized migrant

E) Tejano

Q4) Briefly describe three aspects of the hot-cold system of diet and health in both Mexico and Central America.

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Chapter 10: Caribbean Islanders and South Americans

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Q1) Papa seca (will need to be rehydrated)

A)Puerto Rico

B)Haiti

C)Argentina

D)Brazil

E)Peru and Ecuador

Q2) What is the dish containing legumes most often eaten in the Caribbean called?

A) beans and rice

B) gungo

C) rice and peas

D) dal

E) cassarep

Q3) Among Caribbean immigrants, which Latino group has the lowest rate of unemployment?

A) Haitians

B) Cubans

C) Puerto Ricans

D) Dominicans

E) Jamaicans

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Chapter 11: East Asians

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Q1) Korean diets in Korea and in America tend to be high in what nutrient?

A) fats

B) carbohydrates

C) protein

D) calcium

E) amino acids

Q2) In Japan, rice mixed with rice vinegar is called

A) pu.

B) su.

C) mocha.

D) mu.

E) kasiseki.

Q3) Which of the following behaviors is characteristic of Japanese?

A) indirect conversational style with frequent pauses

B) expect direct eye contact

C) informal conversation is typical

D) touching is typical

E) confrontational with hand gestures

Q4) Name at least three of the Japanese patterns of conduct (originating in the 16th century)expected by the Issei of themselves and their descendants.

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Chapter 12: Southeast Asians and Pacific Islanders

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Q1) Cupping, flushing, and coining are traditional healing treatments that are no longer used by Southeast Asians.

A)True

B)False

Q2) What is the meaning of emptying your plate versus leaving some food at the end of a meal in Southeast Asia?

Q3) What type of dishes are commonly eaten for breakfast and lunch in Thailand?

A) soup

B) rice bowls

C) noodle

D) seafood

E) fruit

Q4) What are the three practices used to produce balance in Filipino culture?

A) heating, cooling, and flushing

B) cooling, bathing, and protection

C) protection, bathing, and clearing

D) flushing, protection, and clearing

E) heating, protection, and flushing

Q5) What are the three principles included in Filipino cooking?

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Chapter 13: People of the Balkans and the Middle East

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Q1) What is Israel's Independence Day called?

A) Yom Ha-Atzma'ut

B) Eid al-Fitr

C) Kurban Bayram

D) Krsna Slava

E) Apokreas

Q2) What home remedy used on the umbilical cords of newborns has a high lead content and can be dangerous?

A) qat

B) khella

C) foxglove

D) ko'hl

E) kuhn

Q3) In Greece, traditionally eggs are dyed many colors to celebrate Easter.

A)True

B)False

Q4) It is the southern section of the Balkan region that is known for using German-style sausages and hams.

A)True

B)False

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Chapter 14: South Asians

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Q1) What Hindu classification system is used to evaluate the relative spiritual purity of all foods?

A) jati

B) jhuta

C) holi

D) pakka

E) kaccha

Q2) Nearly 98% of all Pakistanis follow what religion?

A) Hinduism

B) Islam

C) Sikhism

D) Zoroastrianism

E) Jainism

Q3) Which of the following is <b>not</b> one of the four humors in Yunani or Unani-Tibb medicine?

A) yellow bile

B) black bile

C) red bile

D) phlegm

E) blood

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Chapter 15: Regional Americans

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Q1) What state is third, after California and Washington, in wine production?

A) New York

B) Washington

C) Oregon

D) Missouri

E) New Hampshire

Q2) What type of regional fare is described as no-frills homestead and farm food?

A) Southern

B) Midwestern

C) Coastal

D) Southwestern

E) Northeastern

Q3) What state is known for emphasizing fresh and local cuisine?

A) California

B) Arizona

C) New Mexico

D) Wyoming

E) Utah

Q4) What food purchasing behaviors are associated with higher and lower incomes in national food consumption surveys?

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