Deck 7: Central Europeans - People of the Former Soviet Union - and Scandinavians

Question 1

Although Gypsies originally come from a variety of countries, they all speak the same dialect.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Lutefisk is made from dried, salted cod, which is soaked in a lye solution before cooking.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Approximately how many Germans immigrated to America between 1820 and 1900?

A) ​1 million
B) ​3 million
C) ​5 million
D) ​7 million
E) ​9 million

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Which country's immigrants suffered from the Chernobyl nuclear power accident of 1979?​

A) ​Russia
B) ​Czech Republic
C) ​Poland
D) ​Austria
E) ​Ukraine

Question 5

The Pennsylvania Dutch still form a cohesive ethnic community of German descendants.

Question 6

The largest ethnic group, which includes one in every six Americans, is from what country?​

A) Czech Republic​
B) ​Germany
C) ​Russia
D) ​Poland
E) ​Austria

Question 7

Based on the 2011 census, how many Polish Americans reside in the United States?​

A) 3 million​
B) ​5 million
C) ​7 million
D) ​9 million
E) ​11 million

Question 8

Prior to 1910, Austrians and ________ were counted together as a single group in the census data.

A) Russians​
B) ​Poles
C) ​Hungarians
D) ​Amish
E) ​Central Europeans

Question 9

The climate of central Europe is harsh and cold and the land is not particularly fertile.

Question 10

According to a 2011 census, approximately how many Czechs live in America?​

A) 1.5 million​
B) ​730,000
C) ​660,000
D) ​1 million
E) 877,000​

Question 11

Most Swiss immigrants were multilingual and easily assimilated into the U.S.culture.

Question 12

What country sold Alaska to the United States in 1867?​

A) ​Germany
B) ​Russia
C) ​Hungary
D) ​Austria
E) ​Switzerland

Question 13

Russian families were traditionally smaller than those in the U.S.but after immigration the family size increases.

Question 14

Swedish meatballs are traditionally served in a red, tomato-based sauce.

Question 15

How many Americans of German heritage are in the United States today according to the 2010 census?​

A) ​12 million
B) ​25 million
C) ​32 million
D) ​47 million
E) ​52 million

Question 16

The Pennsylvania Dutch are descendants of people from which country?​

A) Denmark​
B) ​Germany
C) ​Holland
D) ​Latvia
E) ​Belarus

Question 17

When Russians first began immigrating to the United States, they settled in the state of​

A) Pennsylvania.
B) ​Texas.
C) ​Michigan.
D) ​Alaska.
E) ​New York.

Question 18

Zakuski, meaning "small bites," is still part of Russian dinners today.

Question 19

Central European foods have become common in the American diet.

Question 20

Dumplings are common in Germany and in Czechoslovakia but not in Russia.

Question 21

What is the name of the German festival that is celebrated in the fall and characterized by enjoying polka bands, beer, and sausages?​

A) Royal Wedding Festival​
B) ​Oktoberfest
C) ​Butter Festival
D) ​Easter
E) ​Lederhosen

Question 22

What is the name of the beer created by the Germans that is now described as American-style beer?​

A) pilsner​
B) ​stout
C) ​lager
D) ​bock
E) ​porter

Question 23

The Czechs are known for which beer that is bitter tasting but light in color and body?​

A) pilsner​
B) ​weissbier
C) ​bock
D) ​lager
E) ​mead

Question 24

Which immigrants consume "ghost vomit" as a home remedy?​

A) Gypsies​
B) ​Austrians
C) ​Slovaks
D) ​Czechs
E) ​Russians

Question 25

Most Polish immigrants were of what religion?​

A) Protestant​
B) ​Catholic
C) ​Jewish
D) ​Amish
E) ​Mormon

Question 26

Which immigrants maintain their health through marimé, a system of purity and pollution that may be related to Asian Indian beliefs?​

A) Gypsies​
B) ​Poles
C) ​Armenians
D) ​Lithuanians
E) ​Siberian Russians

Question 27

What is the name of the religious Russian festival that precedes the 40 days of Lent?​

A) Royal Wedding Festival​
B) ​Skoalfest
C) ​Butter Festival
D) ​Navigrad Festival
E) ​Wigilijny

Question 28

First- and second-generation Hungarian Americans encouraged their children to enter what profession?​

A) mining​
B) ​medicine
C) ​farming
D) ​engineering
E) ​sales

Question 29

The Amish are a sect of​

A) Lutherans.
B) ​Anglicans.
C) ​Mormons.
D) ​Mennonites.
E) ​Episcopalians.

Question 30

Russian elder women who whisper charms and sprinkle water with magic powers are called​

A) curanderos.
B) ​marime.
C) ​Braucherei.
D) ​faith healers.
E) ​znakarki.

Question 31

What is the name of the Polish food that consists of stuffed dumplings filled with meat, liver, bacon, potatoes, or fruit?​

A) pierogi​
B) ​kotlety
C) ​kulebiaka
D) ​shnitzel
E) ​Maultaschen

Question 32

What country is reputed to be the home of apple strudel?​

A) Russia​
B) ​Poland
C) ​Austria
D) ​Hungary
E) ​Switzerland

Question 33

What immigrants travel in small multi-family groups called kumpania?​

A) Germans​
B) ​Czechs
C) ​Gypsies
D) ​Hungarians
E) ​Jewish

Question 34

Which wurst is not one of the four basic wursts found in Germany?​

A) Rohwurst​
B) ​Knockwurst
C) ​Bratwurst
D) ​Frankwurst
E) ​Bruhwurst

Question 35

Which of the following are both types of German beer?​

A) Lager and kvass​
B) ​Lager and märzenbier
C) ​Marzen and aquavit
D) ​Aquavit and sköll
E) ​Weissbier and Abendbrot

Question 36

The largest influx of Ukrainian immigrants occurred in the 1870s in which state?​

A) Pennsylvania​
B) ​Texas
C) ​California
D) ​Michigan
E) ​Ohio

Question 37

In Russia an array of appetizers, which may range from two simple dishes to an entire table spread with countless hors d'oeuvres, is called​

A) mohnkuchen.
B) ​zakuski.
C) ​borscht.
D) abendbrot.
E) ​mahdzoon

Question 38

What is the national dish of Switzerland?​

A) marinated beef roast​
B) ​veal
C) ​boiled dumplings
D) ​fondue
E) ​strudel

Question 39

What religious group was derived from the Anabaptist movement, which advocated baptism and church membership for adult believers only?​

A) Baptist​
B) ​Mennonite
C) ​Quaker
D) ​Protestant
E) ​Lutheran

Question 40

Seventy-three percent of the population of Switzerland speaks what language?​

A) Swiss American​
B) ​Swiss German
C) ​Swiss Italian
D) ​Swiss French
E) ​Swiss Hungarian

Question 41

Regional variations in cuisine among central Europeans are minor with the exception of what country?​

A) Austria​
B) ​Armenia
C) ​Hungary
D) ​Switzerland
E) ​Czech Rebublic

Question 42

What is the dried, salted cod soaked in lye and then boiled that is customary in Norway?​

A) lutefisk​
B) ​klenjner
C) ​rommegrot
D) ​glogg
E) ​kjøttkaker

Question 43

Matching
a.Germany
b.Russia
c.Hungary
d. Poland
Knödel

Question 44

How many different ways do the Czechs prepare carp during Christmastime?​

A) one​
B) ​six
C) ​three
D) ​seven
E) ​four

Question 45

Matching
a.Germany
b.Russia
c.Hungary
d. Poland
Chicken Kiev​

Question 46

How many meals a day do Gypsies customarily eat?​

A) 6​
B) ​4
C) ​3
D) ​2
E) ​5

Question 47

Matching
a.Germany
b.Russia
c.Hungary
d. Poland
Gulyás

Question 48

What is a favorite bread in Germany and Switzerland that is sometimes sliced to make sandwiches?​

A) spatzle​
B) ​cornmeal bread
C) ​soft pretzels
D) ​wheat bread
E) ​rye bread

Question 49

What is the open-faced sandwich traditionally served in Denmark, with a name that means "buttered bread," called?​

A) smörgåsbord​
B) ​øllebrød
C) ​smørrebrød
D) ​flatbrød
E) ​danske

Question 50

Which secular Scandinavian holiday features maypoles, bonfires, and feasting on June 24?​

A) June Day​
B) ​Advent Day
C) ​St. Lucia's Day
D) ​Midsummer's Day
E) ​St. Ansgar Day

Question 51

Matching
a.Germany
b.Russia
c.Hungary
d. Poland
Sauerbraten

Question 52

In conversation, Germans are ________, which means that they prefer to deal with one topic at a time.

A) monocentered​
B) ​monotargeted
C) ​monolinguistic
D) ​monochromatic
E) ​monochronistic

Question 53

Matching
a.Germany
b.Russia
c.Hungary
d. Poland
Kielbasa

Question 54

Soup made from beets called borscht is a popular meal in​

A) Russia.
B) the Czech Republic.
C) ​Finland.
D) ​Poland.
E) ​Armenia.

Question 55

What is one health practice in Sweden that has been widely adopted in the U.S?​

A) cupping​
B) ​bloodletting
C) ​aromatherapy
D) ​massage
E) ​reflexology

Question 56

What is a core food of the Scandinavian diet?​

A) fish​
B) ​fruit
C) ​berries
D) ​aquavit
E) ​beer

Question 57

What percentage of men in Finland are estimated to be overweight or obese?​

A) 20%​
B) ​30%
C) ​50%
D) ​60%
E) ​70%

Question 58

In Scandinavia, when a large variety of hot and cold dishes are laid out for the diner to serve him- or herself, this is known as a​

A) buffet.
B) ​tablebred.
C) ​smorgasbord.
D) ​feast.
E) ​zakuski.

Question 59

Which of these countries is not Scandinavian?​

A) Germany​
B) ​Norway
C) ​Denmark
D) ​Finland
E) ​Iceland

Question 60

What is something that Scandinavians are likely to avoid talking about?​

A) family​
B) ​politics
C) ​religion
D) ​money
E) ​illness

Question 61

What are two of the Scandinavian cooking and food processing methods that reflect traditional food preservation methods?

Question 62

Briefly describe three waves of immigration from Russia to the U.S.

Question 63

How did the political relations between the FSU and the U.S.affect Russian acculturation?

Question 64

What is the name for the traditional spirituality of the Gypsies, and what does it suggest about associations between Gypsies and non-Gypsies?

Question 65

What are some of the historical influences on Armenian cuisine, and how do these influences relate to Armenia's history and geography?