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Many Brazilians are of German or Italian ancestry.

• True

• False

Virtually all of Brazil’s Native Americans still live in the Amazon rainforest.

• True

• False

The majority of Brazilians live in rural areas, mainly on plantations, farms, or in small towns.

• True

• False

Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion in Brazil.

• True

• False

Most Brazilian adults are high school graduates.

• True

• False

Which statement about Brazil’s population is correct?

• Mixed race marriages are more acceptable in Brazil than in many other countries.

• Very few Brazilians have European ancestry.

• Almost 80% of Brazilians have mixed racial ancestry.

• The largest mixed race group in Brazil is of African in native American descent.

Where would you most likely encounter a favela or shantytown?

• In a small rural town

• On the edge of a city

• On a plantation

• In the rainforest

Which side of attitudes would Brazilians call the Brazilian way?

• Controlling, scheming, calculating

• Rude, distant, impolite

• Efficient, fast, energetic

• Friendly, easy-going, laid-back

How are rural life and urban life in Brazil similar?

• Most rural and urban dwellers live middle-class lives.

• Poor people in rural and urban areas usually own their own homes.

• The royal and urban poor eat similar foods.

• Nearly all rural and urban dwellers own automobiles.

What was one major consequence of the construction of the Transamazonica highway?

• Increase destruction of the Amazon rainforest

• Widespread emigration out of Brazil

• De-Emphasis on agriculture and mining

• The collapse of Brazil’s logging industry