ANTH13SP2005TESTTwo

ANTH 13 EXAM II on April 14, 2005.


1 Ethnocentrism is defined as the belief that:
one's own way of life is desirable and superior to others.
ethnic-marketing as practiced by large retail shops is not nice.
the view that each ethnic group has is the global one.
none-of-the-above.
2 Anthropologists who do research in "culture and personality" are generally interested in:
modal personality.
basic personality structure.
cultural character.
all-of-the-above.
3 The Guidebook pointed out that Aboriginal Australia was divided into some_______ tribes, each associated with a separate area.
30
300
3000
30,000
4 It was pointed out in lecture one day that Rage Against The Dying Of The Night was written by:
Gregory Bateson.
Ruth Benedict
Arthur C. Clarke
None-of-the-above.
5 Weatherford (in S&M) believes that whereas the 20th century was the age of groups, the 21st century may well be ruled by:
violence.
terrorism.
ecological disaster.
ethnicity.
6 The Guidebook (and video) pointed out that the Bushmen are the original people of:
Egypt.
Libya.
southern Africa.
Saudi Arabia.
7 The Guidebook (and video) pointed out that in traditional times, the Netsilik had their holy men, or:
priests.
Hudson Bay Merchants.
shamans.
all-of-the-above.
8 The phrase "Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindness" came from:
The Going International videos.
The Fiddler on the Roof video snippet.
The Spradley & McCurdy reader.
Mark Twain (also known by his real name: Samuel Clemens).
9 _______ is defined as an impersonal supernatural force inherent in nature and in people, somewhat like the concept of 'luck' in American culture.
Religion.
Philosophy
Mana
Cosmology.
10 In the video First Contact, the indigenous inhabitants thought the Leahy Brothers were:
anthropologists.
evil people to be avoided.
collectors of flora and fauna.
dead ancestors or ghosts.
11 Wari Iamo is an anthropologist who did field work in California.
TRUE
FALSE
12 Margaret Nead was the only female anthropologists ever to work in Mealnesia.
TRUE
FALSE
13 A form of anxiety that results from an inability to predict the beehavior of others or act appropriately in cross-cultural situations is known as "culture shock."
TRUE
FALSE
14 The Guidebook pointed out that the province known as Irian Jaya (on New Guinea) is the only province where there has been no political movements and no armed rebelions.
TRUE
FALSE
15 In writing about "Easter Island" (S&M), Jared Diamond concluded that their civilization declined because of attacks (and warfare) from other islanders.
TRUE
FALSE
16 Anthropologists point out that reciprocity constitute(s) an important exchange system in every society.
TRUE
FALSE
17 Freed & Freed (S&M), write about Sita, being possessed by Taraka (a friend who committed suicide), and they conclude that Sita’s ghost increased her anxiety but caused her to lose support of her family.
TRUE
FALSE
18 According to Urbanowicz, the most important cultural phenomena to affect "us" has been "9/11."
TRUE
FALSE
19 In writing about Brazil (S&M) Scheper-Hughes pointed out that "infant death becomes routine in an environment in which death is anticipated and bets are hedged."
TRUE
FALSE
20 The nation of Japan has a population approximately the same size as the population of the united States of America.
TRUE
FALSE