Test Bank For Food and Culture 6th Edition by Pamela Goyan Kittler

Chapter 1: Food and Culture

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the fastest-growing ethnic group in the U.S.?
2. Latinos
3. Chinese
4. Asians
5. African American

2. Which of the following is a definition of culture?
3. The beliefs, attitudes, values, and practices of a community of individuals
4. The regional geography versus the local foods
5. The ability to choose fine wines and enjoyment of opera
6. Is determined by the country in which a person was born
7. All of the above

3. The multiplicity of ways in which humans use food is termed
4. food habits.
5. food culture.
6. food ways.
7. all of the above

4. The need for humans to experiment with food choices but at the same time be conservative is called:
5. the omnivore’s paradox.
6. assimilation.
7. the American paradox.
8. ethnocentrism.

5. The process of handing down the manners and understandings in common to a culture from one generation to the next would be a good definition for
6. bicultural.
7. assimilation.
8. enculturation.
9. acculturation.
10. intra-ethnic variation.

6. Children learn food preferences from valued or trusted others. Who has the least long-lasting influence?
7. Teachers
8. Peers
9. Older siblings
10. Parents