Foodways and Traditions
Midterm Exam
Course Introduction
This course explores the cultural, historical, and social dimensions of food practices and culinary traditions across diverse societies. Students will examine how food reflects and shapes identity, community, and power relationships, while also analyzing the movement of ingredients, dishes, and techniques around the world. Through interdisciplinary readings, case studies, and hands-on activities, the course investigates how rituals, beliefs, migration, and globalization influence what people eat, why they eat it, and the meanings attached to various foodways, emphasizing both continuity and change in food traditions over time.
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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) Among the elements that differ regarding a meal are
A) order of meal courses.
B) number of green items.
C) whether it is protein-rich.
D) whether it is kid-friendly.
E) what type of fats are used.
Answer: A
Q2) Delocalization of food production and consumption connections
A)Globalization
B)Modernization
C)Urbanization
D)Migration
E)Enculturation
Answer: C
Q3) The fastest and largest growing ethnic groups in America in 2007 were from Asia, but more recently Latin Americans became the fastest growing race or ethnic group.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 2: Traditional Health Beliefs and Practices
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Q1) What are three health habits that nearly all cultures identify as health preserving?
A) exercise, family, and spirituality
B) alcohol consumption, preventative care, and dressing warmly
C) rest, relaxation, and recreation
D) a good diet, sufficient rest, and cleanliness
E) a low-fat diet, rigorous exercise, and family time
Answer: D
Q2) Majority American values emphasize ________ and control over fate.
A) formality
B) individuality
C) hierarchy or status
D) spiritualism
E) idealism
Answer: B
Q3) The view of an individual's relationship to fate is seldom related to the perception of time.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Intercultural Communication
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Q1) Power distance in low-context cultures where individuality is respected is A) important.
B) a term that means that patients have all of the power.
C) small.
D) the physical distance that should be maintained between the individuals for cultural comfort.
E) defined by the needs of the patient.
Answer: C
Q2) Communication in high-context cultures is analogous to what expression?
A) Look before you leap.
B) A picture is worth a thousand words.
C) Easy as pie.
D) Read between the lines.
E) We dodged a bullet.
Answer: D
Q3) Low-context cultures tend to be polychronistic.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 4: Food and Religion
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Q1) Approximately how many Muslims live in the U.S.?
A) one million
B) 500 thousand
C) 29 million
D) 2.9 million
E) 290 thousand
Q2) Worldwide, what religion is followed by the most people?
A) Hinduism
B) Judaism
C) Islam
D) Christianity
E) Zoroastrianism
Q3) What is the traditional bread served during the Sabbath in Judaism?
A) challah
B) matzah
C) knishes
D) marble Rye
E) blintzes
Q4) Elaborate on how the foods associated with Rosh Hashanah reflect wishes for the New Year.
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Chapter 5: Native Americans
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Q1) By the late 19th century, forced migrations and diminishing land resources resulted in most Native Americans living on federal reservations.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Regular seasonal migration of salmon created a constant and reliable protein source for which of the following groups?
A) Pueblo
B) Iroquois
C) Zuni
D) Kwakiutl
E) Navajo
Q3) What are the pads of the prickly pear cactus called?
A) tunas
B) nopales
C) piñon
D) pulp
E) pozole
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) In the 1600s, who first added sugar to the bitter chocolate beverage native to Mexico?
A) French
B) British
C) Spanish
D) Portuguese
E) Italians
Q2) What foods do Italians consider to be "heavy" foods?
A) pasta and cheese
B) pasta and red meat
C) baked and fried foods
D) fried foods and red meat
E) baked foods and red meat
Q3) What are the main features of the diet typical of northern Europeans that today are typical of the American diet in general?
Q4) The British family structure reflects the majority family structure of Americans today.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Central Europeans - People of the Former Soviet
Union - and Scandinavians
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Q1) Zakuski, meaning "small bites," is still part of Russian dinners today.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Russian elder women who whisper charms and sprinkle water with magic powers are called
A) curanderos.
B) marime.
C) Braucherei.
D) faith healers.
E) znakarki.
Q3) Most Polish immigrants were of what religion?
A) Protestant
B) Catholic
C) Jewish
D) Amish
E) Mormon
Q4) Dumplings are common in Germany and in Czechoslovakia but not in Russia.
A)True
B)False
Q5) Briefly describe three waves of immigration from Russia to the U.S.
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Chapter 8: Africans
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Q1) In Africa, illness would never be viewed as being a punishment from God.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Some African Americans believe that "worriation" results in what disease?
A) syphilis
B) asthma
C) hypertension
D) diabetes
E) anemia
Q3) What are meat strips dried and preserved over smoke in South Africa called?
A) biltong
B) bobotie
C) chutney
D) atjar
E) bredie
Q4) What changes in lifestyle were seen when blacks moved from the rural south to the urban north in the 1900s?
Q5) Gumbo is a vegetarian dish with greens and the liquid in which they cook.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 9: Mexicans and Central Americans
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Q1) Corn
A)Present in the Americas before the Spanish arrived
B)Brought to Mexico and Central America by the Spanish
Q2) In the U.S., after immigration, one difference in family structure that is seen between the traditional Mexican family and the Mexican American family is that
A) fewer women work in the U.S.
B) men are not the head of household in an intact family.
C) children are no longer a major priority.
D) more women work outside of the home.
E) families are even larger.
Q3) Approximately how many varieties of chile peppers are found in the tropical region of Mexico?
A) 50
B) 90
C) 200
D) 25
E) 15
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) Which of the following is a blend of indigenous and African belief systems founded in the Bahia region of Brazil?
A) Roman Catholic
B) Voodoo
C) Candomblé
D) Marimé
E) Romaniya
Q2) What is the favorite meat in Puerto Rico, especially when served roasted and adobo style?
A) chicken
B) fish
C) pork
D) beef
E) goat
Q3) South American families typically prefer to immigrate to the U.S.together as a group.
A)True
B)False
Q4) What are some of the other cultures that have influenced the cuisine of the Caribbean Islands?
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Chapter 11: East Asians
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Q1) What is the traditional approach to natural cures in Korea?
A) shingyonghaeyak
B) hanyak
C) hwabyung
D) ki
E) han
Q2) What dish, along with rice, is almost always served at breakfast in Korea?
A) eggs
B) tofu
C) soup
D) noodles
E) fruit
Q3) What is the foundation of the Korean diet?
A) soy
B) fish
C) rice
D) meat
E) noodles
Q4) Give one example of a counseling strategy to use when working with a client of Japanese descent to encourage compliance without implying criticism.
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Chapter 12: Southeast Asians and Pacific Islanders
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Q1) What Southeast Asian group identifies 32 spirits that oversee the 32 organs of the body?
A) Cambodians
B) Hmong
C) Laotians
D) Filipinos
E) Samoans
Q2) Most Southeast Asians, while belonging to one of many religions, also may believe in
A) spirits and ghosts.
B) spirit possession.
C) cannibalism of enemies.
D) diviners.
E) power healers.
Q3) What is the typical communication style of someone from the Pacific Islands? If the client feels the counselor is being judgmental, how might this affect communication?
Q4) Describe the traditional view of health in the Philippines.How is health maintained?
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) When eating at a home in the Middle East, the guest should always accept the offer of food; to refuse would be an insult.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What is the specialty butter cookie popular with Greeks?
A) kourabiedes
B) avgolemono
C) tarama
D) lokum
E) baladi
Q3) What are the sweet, stuffed pancakes eaten by Middle Eastern Jews called?
A) kataif
B) sabikh
C) falafel
D) tahini
E) bureks
Q4) In Greece, traditionally eggs are dyed many colors to celebrate Easter.
A)True
B)False
Q5) How do beliefs in the "will of God" or tagdir affect Iranian health care?
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Chapter 14: South Asians
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Q1) India as a civilization began approximately ________ years ago.
A) 4000
B) 3000
C) 2000
D) 1000
E) 5000
Q2) What is a whole lamb or chicken skewered on a small pole thatis inserted into the dirt besidea large fire in Pakistan, called?
A) sajji
B) phitta
C) maltash
D) karahi
E) kurutz
Q3) Pakistan received its independence from India in what year?
A) 1876
B) 1910
C) 1947
D) 1962
E) 1859
Q4) Explain the impact of feast days on the diets of the poor in India.
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Chapter 15: Regional Americans
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Q1) Native Americans taught the colonists in New England how to use corn in puddings and breads.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What part of the United States has a lower percentage of persons under age 15 and a higher percentage over age 65 compared to national averages?
A) Northeast
B) West
C) South
D) Midwest
E) Northwest
Q3) Who are the peoples who cultivated corn, beans, chile peppers, and squash in the West prior to European contact?
A) Pueblo
B) Incas
C) Spanish
D) Navajo
E) Inuit
Q4) What factors are associated with the development of a regional cuisine?
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