Online Quizzes

Question 1

The expression of emotions through bodily complaints (like headaches) is known as

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somatization

Question 2

When no single ethnic group is the majority

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cultural plurality

Question 3

When different groups (cultural, ethnic, age, socioeconomic) experience significant differences in the incidence of chronic diseases such as diabetes it is known as a

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disparity

Question 4

food selection is primarily motivated by

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taste

Question 5

Diversity within each cultural group due to racial, regional, or economic diversions as well as differing rates of acculturation to the majority culture is known as

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interethnic variation

Question 6

The health of immigrants to the US is initially ___ than the US born populations according to some researchers

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better

Question 7

An example of an associative incorporation of food is

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walnuts to improve the brain

Question 8

Healing therapies that involve the application of physical forces or devices include all of the following

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• Chiropractic
• Coining
• Moxibustion
• Biofeedback

Question 9

Culturally congruent can includes all of the following modes of effective care

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• Cultural care preservation
• Cultural care accommodation
• Cultural care repatterining
• (not cultural care aversion)

Question 10

As people become acculturated, which habits are likely to be the last to change?

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food habits

Question 11

The elements that define a meal include all of the following except

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• Who prepares the meal
• Foods appropriate for the meal or situation
• Portion size
• (not whether foods are fresh or preserved)

Question 12

Different cultures define illness differently, which are considered a cause for illness by some culture in the world

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• personal actions
• natural causes
• inappropriate social interactions
• supernatural or magical causes

Question 13

Botanical remedies include all of the following therapeutic parts of the plant

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• flower
• stem
• seeds
• root

Question 14

Spiritual healers are found in many different cultures. All of the following are healers

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• traiteurs
• shamans
• curanderos
• neng

Question 15

Cultures use different therapies to cure illness. A holistic medical framework would suggest treatments that

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keeping the person in harmony, or in balance with the universe is most important

Question 16

After the destruction of the Temple of Solomon in Jerusalem, by the Romans in 70 C.E. ________ did not exist again as a country until 1948.

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Isreal

Question 17

Conversational ________ can be defined as the affective and physical cues a speaker uses to indicate meaning, such as tone of voice, facial expression, posture and gestures.

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Context

Question 18

In the Eastern Orthodox Church leavened bread is used for communion, the clergy are allowed to_________ before entering the priesthood and the authority of the Pope is not recognized.

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marry

Question 19

In the year 300 C.E., there were two centers of Christianity, one in Rome and the other in___________

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Constantinople

Question 20

Low context cultures tend to be __________ meaning that they are interested in completing one thing before progressing to the next.

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Monochronistic

Question 21

Many cultures consider the head to be ______, and an absent - minded pat or playful cuff to the chin by an outsider, may be exceptionally offensive.

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Sacred

Question 22

Muslims are advised not to eat more than ___________of their capacity and sharing of food is recommended.

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2/3

Question 23

Organized massacres practiced by the Russians against the Jews before WWII, were known as _______________.

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Pogroms

Question 24

Siddhartha Gautama founded the religion known as _________ in India, in the 6th Century B.C..

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Buddhism

Question 25

The man primarily responsible for the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century was an Augustinian Monk named__________.

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Martin Luther

Question 26

The theology taught by the Protestant reformation leader, in the 16th century, removed the mystical function of the ____________ and encouraged everyone to read the Bible and interpret the scriptures

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Priests

Question 27

Verbal messages are most useful for communicating content, while nonverbal messages usually convey information about _______

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Relationships

Question 28

When Asians and Latinos avoid eye contact, it is a sign of ________

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Respect

Question 29

When speaking with someone who is not a native English-speaker, using phrases that suggest a mental picture, such as run that by me or easy as pie are _________ to comprehension.

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Barriers