Multicultural Foods Study Guide Questions
Course Introduction
Multicultural Foods explores the diverse culinary traditions and eating habits found across different cultures around the world. This course examines the social, historical, and geographical influences that shape cuisines, as well as how food connects to identity, heritage, and globalization. Students will investigate ingredient usage, cooking techniques, meal customs, and the significance of food in cultural rituals and celebrations. Through hands-on experiences, discussions, and research, the course encourages appreciation and understanding of global foodways while considering issues such as sustainability, migration, and cultural exchange.
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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) 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
Q2) Garam masala is a distinct flavor principle associated with which ethnicity?
A) Brazilian
B) Chinese
C) French
D) Asian Indian
E) Puerto Rican
Answer: D
Q3) Traditional food choices are among the last factors to change in the process of acculturation.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Traditional Health Beliefs and Practices
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Q1) The biomedical model holds that there are three levels of possible causes of disease.List these levels and give an example of each.
Answer: In biomedical culture, three causes of disease are identified: (1)immediate causes, such as bacterial or viral infection, toxins, tumors, or physical injury; (2)underlying causes, including smoking, high cholesterol levels, glucose intolerance, or nutritional deficiencies; and (3)ultimate causes, such as hereditary predisposition, environmental stresses, obesity, or other factors.
Q2) Invoking supernatural forces, or ________, is a frequent social cause of sickness.
A) astrology
B) conjury
C) disharmony
D) bad air
E) fate
Answer: B
Q3) Fate determines what happens
A)Majority American value
B)Other cultural groups
Answer: B
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Chapter 3: Intercultural Communication
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Q1) High-context cultures are seldom found among homogeneous populations.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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) What do anthropologists speculate that the handshake, the hug, and the bow with hands pressed together all originated to demonstrate?
A) that a person was not carrying a weapon
B) that a person was friendly
C) that a person was not friendly
D) that a person was happy to see someone
E) that a person was following the cultural rules
Answer: A
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Chapter 4: Food and Religion
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Q1) Buddhism is based on what other religion?
A) Islam
B) Hinduism
C) Taoism
D) Judaism
E) Christianity
Q2) Around the world, more people follow Christianity than any other single religion.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Discuss briefly the similarities of Protestantism and Buddhism.
Q4) in 2010, approximately how many Seventh-Day Adventists lived in the U.S.?
A) 500 thousand
B) one million
C) 14 million
D) 100 thousand
E) 18 million
Q5) Judaism is the second largest religious group in the world.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 5: Native Americans
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Q1) What is the main ingredient in the Cherokee kanuche soup?
A) cream
B) corn
C) hickory nuts
D) gooseberries
E) acorns
Q2) What was the staple food source of the Plains Indians?
A) bison
B) horses
C) acorns
D) corn
E) salmon
Q3) Briefly discuss why sharing food is an important aspect in most Native American societies today.
Q4) The average Native American life expectancy is approximately 4.2 years greater when compared to the U.S.population.
A)True
B)False
Q5) 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 Britain and Ireland, most people take a break in the afternoon and have a pot of tea.When this is accompanied by a substantial meal, what is it called?
A) late tea
B) high tea
C) heavy tea
D) afternoon tea
E) provincial tea
Q2) As of the 2013 census, approximately how many people identified themselves as Scottish or having Scotch Irish heritage?
A) 5 million
B) 20 million
C) 11 million
D) 8 million
E) 34 million
Q3) British meat dishes may include flavorful types of chutney that originated from India..
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) Swedish meatballs are traditionally served in a red, tomato-based sauce.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The Amish are a sect of
A) Lutherans.
B) Anglicans.
C) Mormons.
D) Mennonites.
E) Episcopalians.
Q3) 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
Q4) Most Swiss immigrants were multilingual and easily assimilated into the U.S.culture.
A)True
B)False
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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) What is the name of the condition that is caused by eating excessive amounts of rich foods, sweet foods, or red-colored foods?
A) low blood
B) red blood
C) bad blood
D) thin blood
E) high blood
Q2) Recent immigrants from sub-Saharan regions of Africa are most likely to adhere to which faith?
A) Hinduism
B) Roman Catholic
C) Protestant
D) Islam
E) Santeria
Q3) Which of the following is <b>not</b>a staple food crop in Africa?
A) cassava
B) millet
C) peanuts
D) rye
E) plantains
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Chapter 9: Mexicans and Central Americans
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Q1) One unique Central American immigrant population in the U.S.consists of black Caribs from the eastern, coastal areas of Belize and Honduras.What term describes this population?
A) Honduran
B) Pan-Latino
C) Mayan
D) Garifuna
E) Mestizos
Q2) During acculturation, changes in the meal patterns of Mexican Americans are most likely to include
A) changes in meal preparation techniques.
B) less snacking.
C) increases in fruit and vegetable intake.
D) less dietary fat.
E) increases in use of canned food.
Q3) Attitudes towards traditional health care in Mexico are blended from what influences?
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) What is ceviche?
A) a method of barbequing in Peru
B) dried strips of llama meat
C) a method of preparing fish
D) a milk beverage made with plantains
E) an elaborate coastal clambake
Q2) The Caribbean staple cassava has two varieties: manioc and _____.
A) taro
B) yuca
C) malanga
D) Pawpaw
E) zumos
Q3) Poulet rôti à la créole (a regional specialty)
A)Puerto Rico
B)Haiti
C)Argentina
D)Brazil
E)Peru and Ecuador
Q4) Explain how the hot and cold system of health and diet is practiced by Puerto Ricans.How might this affect pregnancy outcomes?
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Chapter 11: East Asians
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Q1) Many Japanese etiquette rules are similar to those of the Chinese except in Japan the rice bowl is not held as close to the mouth.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What Chinese dumpling consists of small, steamed bundles made with wontons and filled with bits of shrimp, crab, and vegetables?
A) sui mai
B) bok choy
C) rangoon
D) gai choy
E) fuyu
Q3) In Korea, a therapeutic use of food follows a classification system known as
A) um and yang.
B) yin and yang.
C) yadu nal and yang.
D) um and yadu nal.
E) ayurvedic.
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Chapter 12: Southeast Asians and Pacific Islanders
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Q1) What type of sauce is typical in Southeast Asia?
A) soy sauce
B) fermented fish sauce
C) aioli
D) sweet and sour sauce
E) tangy red sauce
Q2) Which of the following is <b>not</b> a key starch source in the South Pacific diet?
A) breadfruit
B) soursop
C) taro root
D) cassava
E) yams
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 principles included in Filipino cooking?
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Chapter 13: People of the Balkans and the Middle East
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Q1) Meat dish sliced off of a rotisserie
A)Souvlaki
B)Yiachni
C)Moussaka
D)Tahini
E)Ful medames
Q2) Cooked pureed chickpeas are the base for what Middle Eastern dip?
A) tabouli
B) falafel
C) pilav
D) hummus
E) dolma
Q3) What is the term for a leavened Arabic flat bread?
A) phyllo
B) tabouli
C) pita
D) roti
E) chapatti
Q4) 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) What percentage of Pakistani Americans hold a college degree?
A) 56
B) 12
C) 62
D) 28
E) 40
Q2) With 85% of the population as adherents, it is the major religion in India
A)Hinduism
B)Islam
C)Buddhism
D)Jainism
E)Sikhism
Q3) What is bread called in northern India?
A) ghee
B) kofta
C) roti
D) kheer
E) korma
Q4) Explain the impact of feast days on the diets of the poor in India.
Q5) Describe the major variations in how vegetarianism is practiced in India today.
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Chapter 15: Regional Americans
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Q1) California is known as "America's breadbasket."
A)True
B)False
Q2) What state is known for its whiskey being aged in charred oak barrels?
A) Ohio
B) Louisiana
C) Kentucky
D) Delaware
E) Maryland
Q3) What vegetable popular in Arizona is a relative of the ground cherry and looks like a green tomato?
A) jicama
B) ancho
C) flan
D) tomatillo
E) taro
Q4) When hard apple cider is distilled, this is known as applejack or apple brandy.
A)True
B)False
Q5) What factors are associated with the development of a regional cuisine?
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