Quiz Questions Mod 1 - Orientation Flashcards
True or False?
According to Professor Brown in the video “Reflective Writing,” writing is hard because it cannot be taught.
False
According to Professor Brown’s “Reflective Writing” video, what is reflective writing? Choose the 3 best answers.
Group of answer choices
It is a tool that can support our writing progress.
It asks writers to actively think (and write) about their writing processes.
It modestly increases our chances of improvement as writers.
It tends to be most effective when used during the invention phase of writing projects.
It can help us flesh out why we did what we did when we wrote a particular text.
It is a tool that can support our writing progress.
It asks writers to actively think (and write) about their writing processes.
It can help us flesh out why we did what we did when we wrote a particular text.
Complete the following sentence from the “Reflective Writing” by writing one word in the box below. Remember to watch your spelling and use only lowercase letters.
Reflective writing is writing about ____.
writing
Choose all true statements about food in culture and writing.
Group of answer choices
Much of human wisdom surrounding food lives within families and is passed on from person to person.
Food is political because it is necessary for human survival, though sadly, access to it is not universal or guaranteed.
Activities surrounding food acquisition, production, and consumption are highly social and political.
Writers write about food, something that is universal to all of us, as a way to tap into important social and political issues.
Much of human wisdom surrounding food lives within families and is passed on from person to person.
Food is political because it is necessary for human survival, though sadly, access to it is not universal or guaranteed.
Activities surrounding food acquisition, production, and consumption are highly social and political.
Writers write about food, something that is universal to all of us, as a way to tap into important social and political issues.
Which of the following statements about Michelle Zauner’s article “Crying in H Mart” are true? Choose the 3 best answers.
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Zauner’s mom taught her to cook Korean food.
Zauner’s mother and aunt both died of cancer.
The Korean word “dolsot” refers to a traditional stone pot.
Zauner stated that her mother was her “access point for [her] Korean heritage.”
For Zauner’s birthday, her mother would make ox-bone soup, a traditional dish for celebrating one’s mother.
Zauner’s mother and aunt both died of cancer.
The Korean word “dolsot” refers to a traditional stone pot.
Zauner stated that her mother was her “access point for [her] Korean heritage.”
In the article “The Authenticity Trap of Mexican Food in America,” which Mexican food does author Minerva Orduño Rincon point out as the “pinnacle of Mexican culinary achievement,” according to American armchair anthropologists? Choose the best answer.
enchiladas
tacos
cheeseburgers
handmade tortillas
handmade tortillas
Complete the following quote from Minerva Oduño Rincon’s article, “The Authenticity Trap of Mexican Food in America” by writing one word in the box below.
Remember to watch your spelling and use all lowercase letters.
“When foodie gentrification occurs, the food is spoken of only in terms of ____, rather than in terms of flavor.”
stereotypes
Choose the best answer to complete the following statement.
According to Dr. Alison Alkon in her Ted Talk “Food as Radical Empathy,” the consumer food movement of today celebrates food produced on a small scale by family farmers without the use of pesticides. While it has told us many things about the ills of the industrial food system, this movement has told us very little about ____, which is integral to every aspect of the food system.
Group of answer choices
racism
overconsumption
GMO production
labor laws
racism
In her Ted Talk about gastrodiplomacy, Leah Selim discusses the concept of “food homesickness,” which is common among people who’ve moved to a foreign country and is part of the larger process of acculturation.
Place the four stages of acculturation in order. Choose the correct answers from the dropdown menus.
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Stage 1
[ Choose ]
Stage 2
[ Choose ]
Stage 3
[ Choose ]
Stage 4
[ Choose ]
Stage 1
Honeymoon Stage
Stage 2
Hostility/Conflict Stage
Stage 3
Adjustment Stage
Stage 4
Home Stage
Which of the following statements about gastrodiplomacy are true? Choose the 3 best answers.
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Gastrodiplomacy is a means to communicate culture and identity through food.
Global Kitchen, which hosts immigrant-led cooking classes, is not a platform for gastrodiplomacy, because it is not government funded.
There is a growing trend today among governments and middle power countries to fund gastrodiplomacy programs.
Gastrodiplomacy is a tool to introduce the cuisine of a country to a foreign audience in order to foster awareness for the country itself.
Gastrodiplomacy is a means to communicate culture and identity through food.
There is a growing trend today among governments and middle power countries to fund gastrodiplomacy programs.
Gastrodiplomacy is a tool to introduce the cuisine of a country to a foreign audience in order to foster awareness for the country itself.
