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  • 1. Which three cities were initially identified as global cities by Sassen?
A) New York, London, Tokyo
B) Beijing, San Francisco, Brussels
C) Washington D.C., Singapore, Shanghai
  • 2. Who popularized the term "global city"?
A) Thomas Friedman
B) David Harvey
C) Saskia Sassen
  • 3. What is the foremost characteristic of a global city?
A) Religious significance
B) Economic power
C) Cultural tourism
  • 4. Which profession is common among Filipino workers in global cities like New York?
A) Maids or domestic helpers
B) Scientists
C) Engineers
  • 5. Which city houses the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE)?
  • 6. Singapore is a hub for regional:
A) Fishing industries
B) Religious movements
C) Television and news organizations
  • 7. Why is San Francisco considered a global city?
A) It is home to global internet companies
B) It has major religious institutions
C) It has a large military base OK
  • 8. What percent of the world's energy do cities consume?
A) 50%
B) 78%
C) 90%
  • 9. What global force can challenge religious identity and norms?
  • 10. Globalization's effect on religion is best described as:
A) Complex and conflictual
B) Cooperative and friendly
C) Mutually beneficial
  • 11. Global integration is often driven by:
A) Geographic isolation
B) Cultural division
C) Reducing transportation and communication costs
  • 12. Religion may be seen as:
A) Passive to globalization
B) A haven against globalization
C) A technological tool
  • 13. The relationship between religion and globalization is often described as:
  • 14. Approximately how many followers does Islam have?
  • 15. Which of the following religions is not listed among the top in number of followers?
A) Christianity
B) Islam
C) Atheism
  • 16. According to the text, what causes many conflicts and wars?
A) Greed, hatred, and delusion
B) Religious festivals
C) Scientific disputes
  • 17. Globalization spreads what type of lifestyle?
A) Tribal and communal
B) Secular and capitalist
C) Rural and self-sustaining
  • 18. What impact did evolving trade routes have on global history?
A) Decrease in economic interaction
B) Promotion of local governance
C) Led to colonization of Asia, Africa, Central and South America
  • 19. Social media is an example of:
  • 20. What does the term "media" refer to?
A) Communication channels for disseminating information
B) Political ideologies
C) Artworks and literature
  • 21. What kind of communities does global media help to form?
A) Rural-only groups
B) New and restructured social communities
C) Local farming guilds
  • 22. What did Marshall McLuhan mean by "the medium is the message"?
A) The message is more important than the medium
B) Only the content matters
C) The form of media shapes how the message is perceived
  • 23. Global media cultures constantly:
A) Reinforce traditional values
B) Question and challenge identity and norms
C) Promote cultural uniformity only
  • 24. One major effect of media on cultural globalization is:
A) Isolation from other cultures
B) Transmission of cultural products globally
C) Promotion of a single language
  • 25. The extensive transmission of cultural products leads to:
A) Language extinction
B) Technological regression
C) Cultural exchange
  • 26. What is a key characteristic of culture?
A) It is based only on technology
B) It includes arts, beliefs, and institutions passed down generations
C) It never changes
  • 27. Who defined media as "a means of conveying something, such as a channel of communication"?
  • 28. What does a smartphone allow users to do?
A) Only make calls
B) Keep in touch instantly with multiple people
C) Grow food
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