Nutr 301 Final Exam
Hispanics represent what percentage of the U.S. population?
17%
How many meals a day do gypsie customarily eat?
2
According to the U.S. Census figures from 2009. What percentage of the population in the United States is of Native American heritage?
2%
HOw does the incidence of type 2 diabetes among Native Americans (especially those in the Plains andSouthwest) compare to that of the general population?
2-4 times as great
What was the typical traditional meal pattern of Native Americans in the Southwest and the Pacific Northwest?
2meals per day
In conservative Pakistani American homes, girls may be pulled out of school at what a grade to prevent mixing with boys?
7th
A tandoor is
A cylindrical clay oven
A majority of American values that all people should have equal access to health care, and this sentiment is shared by almost all cultures worldwide
False
Nearly all British immigrants to America were catholic
False
True or false: animals eat, humans feed
False
Urbanization of a population is associated with maintence of traditional food habits
False
Which aspect of their life in Cambodia has I️t been most difficult for Cambodian Americans to retain in the United States?
Family structure
In Native American culture, health reflects a person's relationship to nature, broadly defined as the
Family, the community, and the environment
The term that desires eating more food in a single event/sitting than is typically consumed on a daily basis for religious or other pediatric events is called
Feasting
What type of cause is typical in Southeast Asia?
Fermented fish sauce
In what culture is direct eye contact an expression of sexual interest or aggression?
Filipino
Peripheral foods are defined as
Foods consumed occasionally
The Cajuns of Louisiana are exceeded from
French Canadian immigrants
Creole cuisine is a combination of which of the following cuisines?
French, Spanish, African, English, and Native American
Moroccan food reflects Berber cooking. The Berbers are
From the Maghreb region
The largest ethnic group, which includes one in every six Americans, is from what country?
Germany
Which of these countries is not Scandinavian?
Germany
On what day do Roman Catholics traditionally fast?
Good Friday
What term best describes the Native American approach to life?
Harmony
In France, what general categories can be used to decribe the two types of cuisine?
Haute and Provincial
What are the three practices used to produce balance in Filipino culture?
Heating, protection, and flushing
What religion do nearly 85% of Indians follow?
Hinduism
What is the Greek herbal cure for a sore throat?
Honey and lemon
The "H" in CRASH means to demonstrate what?
Humility
Cooked puréed chickpeas are the abuse for what Middle Eastern dip?
Hummus
In biomedical culture, three causes of disease are identified:
Immediate causes, underlying causes, adn ultimate causes
Culture-bound syndromes are
Individualized folk illnesses that are surly difficult to treat if not actually considered an illness
Parts of what country are known as the "spice islands"?
Indonesia
What plant with mild amphetamine-like properties is used in Pakistan?
Khat
What southeast asian group identifies 32 spirits that oversee the 32 organs fo the body?
Laotians
What is the proper term used to describe people's originally from Mexico?
Latino
Among the Native American nations of the northeast, who was traditionally served first at a meal?
Men
The Amish are a sect of
Mennonites
What state is the leading producer of catfish in the nation?
Mississippi
What type of sauce sometimes includes unsweetened chocolate?
Mole sauce
Nearly all Somalis are what religion?
Muslim
In what type of medicine is the body aided to heal itself through non-invasive natural treatments?
Naturopathic medicine
Which state is often called the "garden basket" of New York due to its numerous commercial crops?
New Jersey
The first Greek Orthodox Church in the U.S. was founded in 1864 in which city?
New Orleans
Laverbread is made from laver and what other ingredient before I️t is fried?
Oatmeal
What is the name of the German Festival that is celebrated in the fall and characterized by enjoying polka bands, beer, and sausages?
Oktoberfest
In Mexico, an illness is almost always perceived as being due to what?
Outside forces
In many cultures all over the world, other than the U.S., being (blank) is considered a protective factor that is indicative of health as well as an attribute of beauty and wealth
Overwight
What is commonly chewed at the end of the meal in India to aid digestion and freshen the breath?
Paan
Which ethnicity emphasizes that fulfilling social obligations is essential to health, and that animosity and conflict with family or village members can result in illness?
Pacific Islanders
What type of candies do some blacks believe are helpful in diabetes?
Peppermint
The Greek term for family honor is
Philotomo
What is the name of the polish food that consists of stuffed dumplings filled with meat, liver, bacon, potatoes, or fruit?
Pierogi
What is the term for a leavened Arabic flat bread?
Pita
Multitaskers could be classified as
Polychronistic
Immigrants that came to the U.S. from the Madeira and Azore Islands are from what country?
Portugal
Which of the following is a hot condition, which may be relieved with cold foods?
Pregnancy
What religious affiliation is identified by the highest percentage fo the population in the U.S.?
Protestantism
Who are the people who cultivated own, beans, Chile peppers, and squash in the West prior to European contact?
Pueblo
The halal dietary laws are included in what religious scripture?
Qu'ran
When counseling Native AMericans, which of the following is good advice?
Recognize the diversity within Native American groups and understand the local culture
What is the term used to describe American home style food prepared with local ingredients?
Regional fare
For southeast Asians, which of the following factors promotes health and helps prevent illness?
Respect for one's ancestors
Which method is considered a culturally sensitive approach to collecting health-related information and a reliable method of assessment?
Respondent-driven interview
What religion has the highest membership in both Italy and Spain?
Roman catholic
What country sold Alaska to the United States in 1867?
Russia
Which of the following is not a staple food crop in Africa?
Rye
Among Italian Americans, one traditional custom is to serve seven (blank) dishes on Christmas eve
Seafood
PLantations in the south were generally
Self-sufficeint operations providing cash crops and household food products
Dr. John Kellogg developed the breakfast cereal as a result of what dietary practices of what religious sect?
Seventh Day Adventist
According to the Seventh-day adventists, what results from violating the laws of heath?
Sickness
In Scandinavia, when a large variety of hot and cold dishes are laid out for the diner to serve him or himself, this is known as a
Smorgasbord
What is the term coined in the 1960s associated with fresh meats and vegetables made form scratch and thoroughly cooked?
Soul food
Which of the following is not a key starch source in the South Pacific diet?
Soursop
What European country has heavily influences the Philippines because I️t once controlled its islands?
Spain
Which European country is the largest producer of olives in the world?
Spain
Most southeast Asians, while belonging to one of many religions, also may believe in
Spirits and ghosts
What food is favored by the Pennsylvania Dutch and is actually called Mennonite pod peas?
Sugar peas
Barbecue in what state involves using two sauces, the mop and the sauce on the side?
Texas
Which phrase is the best definition of culture?
The beliefs, attitudes, values, and practices of a community of individuals
Which part of the body is most sacred to many cultures and should not be touched?
The head
Who supervises the use of home remedies in the home?
The mother or the grandmother
The need for humans to experiment conservatively with food choices is called
The omnivores paradox
When meeting a person for the first time, the only data that speakers usually have to work with come from
Their own cultural norms
Israelis immigrants are often concerned that their culture values will be lost if their children become acculturated, and that their children may become
Too competitive
What is the flat bread of Mexico called?
Tortillas
Health is defined as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
True
In western religious traditions, health is determined mostly correct conduct
True
MArdi GRAS is celebrated in France just before the start of the Lenten season
True
The ultimate stage for the provider to reach in becoming skilled at cross-cultural communications is
Unconscious competence
The cuisines of East Africa consist primarily of which type of fare?
Vegetarian foods
The fast of Ramadan is broken with what food combination?
Water and dates
New England desserts
We're usually fruitbased, like pies and rolypolys
Traditional indigenous Native American foods include:
Wild rice
Te made from what shrub is thought to cure stomachache among black people?
Yellowroot
On fasting days, Muslims are allowed which of the following while the sun is up?
Exercise
High uncertainty cultures tend to
Exhibit a lack of trust/discomfort in the unknown or different
Religion and medicine were closely linked in Pacific Islander culture. Many traditional practices were dropped due to
Adoption of nonnative faiths
When Russians first began immigrating to the United States, they settled in the state of
Alaska
Which of the following is one of the five pillars of Islam?
Almsgiving
Northeastern states share
An early history of interactions with Native American societies
What is the fastest growing tonic group n the United Sates?
Asains
What country is reputed to be the home of apple strudel?
Austria
The ancient Asian Indian system of healing is called
Ayurvedic medicine
What translation technique requires that instructions are repeated back to the clinicaian?
Back interpretation
The influence of traditional African healing practices is evident in the idea that ill health is due to
Bad luck
The first black Christian church founded in the 1770s in South CArolina was what denomination?
Baptist
What are the meat strips dried adn preserved over smoke in South Africa called?
Biltong
What was the staple food source of the Plains Indians?
Bison
What sort of natural prescription would an African healer use as a cure for the evil eye?
Bleeding
According to kosher standards, which food is not permitted?
Blood from any animal
A meal is not a meal unless the traditional staple prepared in the traditional manner is served. Which of the following would make a meal a meal in southern India?
Boiled rice
Of the following castes, which were generally vegetarians?
Brahmans
What is the caste associated with the priest profession in India?
Brahmans
Which of the following is the highest of the Indian castes?
Brahmans
Many of the mainstreamAmerican world views, such as family structure and view of food and health, are typical of the
British
Which of the following is the specific term used for a person of Mexican descent, born in America, as well as those who immigrated from Mexico and became U.S. citizens?
Chicago
Members of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) try to adhere to restricting consumption of
Coffee, tea, alcohol, and other stimulants
The dessert dulce de leche is made from what type of milk
Condensed milk
What food is of significance in many healing ceremonies?
Corn
What act defines dietary supplements as separate from food and drugs?
DSHEA
What is the Hindu term for dried beans, peas, and lentils, which come hulled, skinned, whole, and split?
Dal
The largest concentration of Muslims is located in what American city?
Detroit
The religion of most Greeks is
Eastern Orthodox
Foods can be categorized as "edible" versus "inedible". In this classification, a Hindu vegetarian would consider chicen
Edible by humans, but not by me
How were immigrants from the Middle East identified in U.S. records until 1900?
Egyptian
Cultural membership or social identity is defined by
Ethnicity
Which characteristics symbolizes the "tip of the iceberg" in the iceberg analogy of communication?
Ethnicity/nationality, age, gender
If an individual has narrow beliefs that all cultures other than his/her own eat "weird" food, his/her views are
Ethnocentric
What is mal de ojo, the condition with supernatural origins that children are especially vulnerable to?
Evil eye