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  • 1. Which three cities were initially identified as global cities by Sassen?
A) Washington D.C., Singapore, Shanghai
B) New York, London, Tokyo
C) Beijing, San Francisco, Brussels
  • 2. Who popularized the term "global city"?
A) Thomas Friedman
B) Saskia Sassen
C) David Harvey
  • 3. What is the foremost characteristic of a global city?
A) Economic power
B) Cultural tourism
C) Religious significance
  • 4. Which profession is common among Filipino workers in global cities like New York?
A) Engineers
B) Scientists
C) Maids or domestic helpers
  • 5. Which city houses the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE)?
  • 6. Singapore is a hub for regional:
A) Religious movements
B) Television and news organizations
C) Fishing industries
  • 7. Why is San Francisco considered a global city?
A) It has a large military base OK
B) It has major religious institutions
C) It is home to global internet companies
  • 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) Cooperative and friendly
B) Complex and conflictual
C) Mutually beneficial
  • 11. Global integration is often driven by:
A) Geographic isolation
B) Reducing transportation and communication costs
C) Cultural division
  • 12. Religion may be seen as:
A) A technological tool
B) A haven against globalization
C) Passive to globalization
  • 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) Atheism
B) Christianity
C) Islam
  • 16. According to the text, what causes many conflicts and wars?
A) Religious festivals
B) Greed, hatred, and delusion
C) Scientific disputes
  • 17. Globalization spreads what type of lifestyle?
A) Rural and self-sustaining
B) Tribal and communal
C) Secular and capitalist
  • 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) Artworks and literature
B) Communication channels for disseminating information
C) Political ideologies
  • 21. What kind of communities does global media help to form?
A) Local farming guilds
B) Rural-only groups
C) New and restructured social communities
  • 22. What did Marshall McLuhan mean by "the medium is the message"?
A) The form of media shapes how the message is perceived
B) Only the content matters
C) The message is more important than the medium
  • 23. Global media cultures constantly:
A) Reinforce traditional values
B) Promote cultural uniformity only
C) Question and challenge identity and norms
  • 24. One major effect of media on cultural globalization is:
A) Promotion of a single language
B) Transmission of cultural products globally
C) Isolation from other cultures
  • 25. The extensive transmission of cultural products leads to:
A) Technological regression
B) Language extinction
C) Cultural exchange
  • 26. What is a key characteristic of culture?
A) It includes arts, beliefs, and institutions passed down generations
B) It is based only on technology
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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