Cultural habits
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Adjectives to describe cultural aspects - Quiz

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1. In Japan, people greet each other by bowing. Age matters, so greet the _____ people first.
   1. ?  oldest
   2. ?  beautiful
   3. ?  good
2. Italy has two main dishes, pasta and, of course, pizza. Both are _____ all over the world.
   1. ?  unusual
   2. ?  new
   3. ?  famous
3. Origami is an old _____ tradition.
   1. ?  comfortable
   2. ?  Japanese
   3. ?  dirty
4. During Day of the Dead festivities, people drink a mix of _____ chocolate, cinnamon, brown sugar and corn masa called atole.
   1. ?  bad
   2. ?  dark
   3. ?  French
5. For western cultures, noisily consuming food is considered _____. However in Japan, making slurping sounds when eating noodles is a way of indicating that you're really enjoying them.
   1. ?  rude
   2. ?  good
   3. ?  short
6. In Ecuador, it is _____ that two male family members greet with a kiss, especially between father and son.
   1. ?  normal
   2. ?  unimportant
   3. ?  boring
7. A very old Greek tradition in weddings is to spit on the happy couple. This culture practice is a kind of _____ luck that it used to protect them from any evil spirits on their big day.
   1. ?  bad
   2. ?  good
   3. ?  awful
8. In U.S., the tipping culture is considered as an incentive for waiters and waitresses to provide _____ service.
   1. ?  better
   2. ?  bad
   3. ?  terrible
9. In Nicaragua, it is _____ to point with the lips instead of the thumb or index finger like the majority of the world.
   1. ?  elegant
   2. ?  wonderful
   3. ?  common
10. It's incredible, but in Indonesia, it is ______ the tradition of polygamy (the practice of one man taking multiple wives).
    1. ?  invalid
    2. ?  legal
    3. ?  funny

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