Chapter 6-7 And Wiki Quiz

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1.

Identify and explain 5 terms you learned from the wiki. (Be brief - limit 200 chars per term.)
2.

A change over time in the pronunciation of a set of sounds in a language; e.g. the change of p to v to f sound in pater, vater, and father
- A.
  
  Sound shift
- B.
  
  Toponym
- C.
  
  Lingua franca
- D.
  
  Language divergence
3.

The variant of a language that a country’s political and intellectual elite seek to promote as the norm for use in schools, government, and media
- A.
  
  Pidgin language
- B.
  
  Dialect
- C.
  
  National language
- D.
  
  Standard language
4.

Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Ukranian, Slovenian, Serbo-Croatian, and Bulgarian
- A.
  
  Germanic languages
- B.
  
  Slavic languages
- C.
  
  Romance languages
- D.
  
  Indo-European language family
5.

Countries in which more than one language is spoken.
- A.
  
  Mutual intelligibility
- B.
  
  Multilingual states
- C.
  
  Germanic languages
- D.
  
  Language divergence
6.

Place name
- A.
  
  Multilingual state
- B.
  
  Dialect
- C.
  
  Toponym
- D.
  
  Isogloss
7.

A common language used among speakers of different language for the purpose of trade or commerce.
- A.
  
  Lingua franca
- B.
  
  Creole
- C.
  
  Isogloss
- D.
  
  Pidgin language
8.

Branch that split from Roman Catholicism; remains strong in Eastern Europe and Russia.
- A.
  
  Universalizing religion
- B.
  
  Protestantism
- C.
  
  Islam
- D.
  
  Eastern Orthodox
9.

One of the branches of Islam, the majority of followers are located in Iran.
- A.
  
  Daoism
- B.
  
  Shi'a
- C.
  
  Diaspora
- D.
  
  Intrafaith boundary
10.

Religious fundamentalism carried to the point of violence.
- A.
  
  Secularism
- B.
  
  Caste system
- C.
  
  Genocide
- D.
  
  Religious extremism
11.

Voluntary travel by an adherent to a sacred site to pay respects or participate in a ritual at the site.
- A.
  
  Hajj
- B.
  
  Pilgrimage
- C.
  
  Diaspora
- D.
  
  Zionism
12.

A belief system that espouses the idea that there is one true religion that is universal in scope: adherents often believed their religion represents universal truths that are spread through evangelism and missionary work.
- A.
  
  Universalizing religion
- B.
  
  Animism
- C.
  
  Religious extremism
- D.
  
  Ethnic religion
13.

A term describing forceful or voluntary dispersal of a people from their homeland to a new place. Originally applied to the Jews, but now used for other population dispersals.
- A.
  
  Animism
- B.
  
  Confucianism
- C.
  
  Diaspora
- D.
  
  Intrafaith boundaries
14.

The former Soviet Union adopted _______________ as its official religious policy.
- A.
  
  Orthodox Christianity
- B.
  
  Secular separation of church and state
- C.
  
  Atheism
- D.
  
  An official state Protestant church
15.

Official languages such as Spanish and Quechuan in Peru or English and Pilipino in the Philippines reflect
- A.
  
  Linguistic divergence
- B.
  
  The country's history
- C.
  
  Creolization
- D.
  
  A movement toward monolingualism
16.

The naming of sports stadiums and other facilities for corporations (e.g. Petco Park, FedEx Field, Coors Field, Reliant Stadium) is an example of
- A.
  
  Memorial toponyms
- B.
  
  Post-modern toponyms
- C.
  
  Commodification
- D.
  
  Deep reconstruction
17.

Two Russian scholars have established the core of what they believe is a pre-Proto-Indo-European language named
- A.
  
  Nostratic
- B.
  
  Anatolian
- C.
  
  Etruscan
- D.
  
  Austronesian
- E.
  
  Serbo-romansch
18.

Islam is predominate in northern ___________, while traditional religions are predominate in the south.
- A.
  
  Iraq
- B.
  
  Sudan
- C.
  
  Malaysia
- D.
  
  Egypt
19.

Zoroastrianism is similar to Islam and Christianity in that it is
- A.
  
  A world religion
- B.
  
  Monotheistic
- C.
  
  A missionary religion
- D.
  
  Polytheistic
20.

The Yellow River is to Chinese Philosophy as the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are to _____________
- A.
  
  Christianity
- B.
  
  Hinduism
- C.
  
  Confucianism
- D.
  
  Buddhism
21.

In the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, the government in 1991 proclaimed that a condition for a judge to be appointed to the country's Islamic courts would be to wear
- A.
  
  A turban
- B.
  
  Sandals
- C.
  
  A veil
- D.
  
  A beard