Question 1

What interesting cultural substitution is in the Marcos Zapata painting of The Last Supper (ca.1710-1773)?

Accepted Answer

A) Instead of wine,the disciples are drinking beer. 
B) The men are dressed in ponchos and wearing Andean hats. 
C) Instead of sitting at a table,they are eating on the floor. 
D) Instead of eating sheep,they are eating guinea pig. 
E) Jesus is an Andean woman instead of a Jewish man. 
A) Instead of wine,the disciples are drinking beer. 
B) The men are dressed in ponchos and wearing Andean hats. 
C) Instead of sitting at a table,they are eating on the floor. 
D) Instead of eating sheep,they are eating guinea pig. 
E) Jesus is an Andean woman instead of a Jewish man.

Question 2

In a literate society,the function of legends has been largely taken over by:

Accepted Answer

A) psychology. 
B) anthropology. 
C) sociology. 
D) history. 
E) political science. 
A) psychology. 
B) anthropology. 
C) sociology. 
D) history. 
E) political science.

Question 3

Explain how class and status have come to define the once working-class art form of tattooing.

Accepted Answer

Tattooing, once considered a working-cla

Question 4

Explain the relationship of art to globalization and cultural survival.

Accepted Answer

The relationship of art to globalization

Question 5

Provide examples from any part of the world that support the notion that there is a link between art and cultural survival.

Accepted Answer

One example of the link between art and

Question 6

What are the major types of verbal arts studied by anthropologists?

Accepted Answer

Anthropologists study various forms of v

Question 7

What is peyote art,and where is it found?

Accepted Answer

Peyote art refers to the creative expres

Question 8

What different approaches do anthropologists use in order to study art?

Accepted Answer

Anthropologists study art through variou

Question 9

Americans are familiar with the story of Cinderella.Similar stories may be found throughout the world: a poor, beautiful girl,downtrodden by her stepmother,receives supernatural aid to win the hand of a noble prince who is searching for a bride.Although the circumstances differ (the girl may be a rural peasant or a servant in a great house,the supernatural helper may be a fairy godmother or a goldfish,the prince may belong to European feudalism or the Aztec empire),all the stories exhibit the same basic:

Accepted Answer

A) motif. 
B) tonality. 
C) legend. 
D) mythological structure. 
E) epic. 
A) motif. 
B) tonality. 
C) legend. 
D) mythological structure. 
E) epic.

Question 10

Rarely has a culture been reported to lack any kind of music.Bone flutes and whistles have been found by archaeologists that date back approximately how many years ago?

Accepted Answer

A) 10,000 
B) 33,000 
C) 42,000 
D) 57,000 
E) 100,000 
A) 10,000 
B) 33,000 
C) 42,000 
D) 57,000 
E) 100,000

Question 11

All of the following are functions of art except:

Accepted Answer

A) art is a tremendous asset for the few societies that have it. 
B) art can be used to change people's perceptions. 
C) art is employed to express political themes. 
D) art displays social status and spiritual identity. 
E) art offers insights into a culture's worldview. 
A) art is a tremendous asset for the few societies that have it. 
B) art can be used to change people's perceptions. 
C) art is employed to express political themes. 
D) art displays social status and spiritual identity. 
E) art offers insights into a culture's worldview.

Question 12

In all cultures,the words of songs constitute a type of poetry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

As one organizing factor in music,whether regular of irregular,rhythm may be more important than tonality.Explain why this is so.

Accepted Answer

Rhythm is often considered more importan

Question 14

If the animal figures on a Haida totem are highly stylized and represent only the most basic forms of animals,then the totem would be considered as:

Accepted Answer

A) representational. 
B) abstract. 
C) narrative. 
D) symbolic. 
E) performative. 
A) representational. 
B) abstract. 
C) narrative. 
D) symbolic. 
E) performative.

Question 15

Peyote buttons contain a psychotropic substance identified as a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) acid base inhibitor. 
B) acid. 
C) alkaloid. 
D) barbiturate. 
E) phosphate. 
A) acid base inhibitor. 
B) acid. 
C) alkaloid. 
D) barbiturate. 
E) phosphate.

Question 16

During the first stage of trance:

Accepted Answer

A) the shamans dance and invite others to participate. 
B) individuals experience iconic images and feel as if they are one with the deity. 
C) the individual does not initially experience an altered state. 
D) the nervous system generates patterns of dots,zigzags,curves,and lines. 
E) the individual begins to make sense of abstract forms based on cultural knowledge. 
A) the shamans dance and invite others to participate. 
B) individuals experience iconic images and feel as if they are one with the deity. 
C) the individual does not initially experience an altered state. 
D) the nervous system generates patterns of dots,zigzags,curves,and lines. 
E) the individual begins to make sense of abstract forms based on cultural knowledge.

Question 17

An art form that has developed recently is tattooing.It involves the puncturing and coloring of human skin with symbolic designs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The word "folklore" is used today to distinguish between folk art and fine art.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is typically found in preliterate societies with a form of state political organization,serving to transmit and preserve a culture's legal and political precedents and practices?

Accepted Answer

A) Epics 
B) Legends 
C) Myths 
D) Tales 
E) Sagas 
A) Epics 
B) Legends 
C) Myths 
D) Tales 
E) Sagas

Question 20

The interpretive approach indicates that shamanism has played a significant historical role in the rock art throughout eastern and northern Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 24: The Arts

What interesting cultural substitution is in the Marcos Zapata painting of The Last Supper (ca.1710-1773)?

In a literate society,the function of legends has been largely taken over by:

Explain how class and status have come to define the once working-class art form of tattooing.

Explain the relationship of art to globalization and cultural survival.

Provide examples from any part of the world that support the notion that there is a link between art and cultural survival.

What are the major types of verbal arts studied by anthropologists?

What is peyote art,and where is it found?

What different approaches do anthropologists use in order to study art?

Rarely has a culture been reported to lack any kind of music.Bone flutes and whistles have been found by archaeologists that date back approximately how many years ago?

All of the following are functions of art except:

In all cultures,the words of songs constitute a type of poetry.

As one organizing factor in music,whether regular of irregular,rhythm may be more important than tonality.Explain why this is so.

If the animal figures on a Haida totem are highly stylized and represent only the most basic forms of animals,then the totem would be considered as:

Peyote buttons contain a psychotropic substance identified as a(n):

During the first stage of trance:

An art form that has developed recently is tattooing.It involves the puncturing and coloring of human skin with symbolic designs.

The word "folklore" is used today to distinguish between folk art and fine art.

Which of the following is typically found in preliterate societies with a form of state political organization,serving to transmit and preserve a culture's legal and political precedents and practices?

The interpretive approach indicates that shamanism has played a significant historical role in the rock art throughout eastern and northern Africa.

The Essence of Anthropology

Biology, Genetics, and Evolution

Living Primates

Primate Behavior

Field Methods in Archaeology and Paleoanthropology

From First Primates to First Bipeds

Origins of the Genus Homo

The Global Expansion of Homo Sapiens and Their Technology

The Neolithic Revolution: the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity: Race and Racism

Human Adaptation to a Changing World

Characteristics of Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, Methods, and Theories

Language and Communication

Social Identity, Personality, and Gender

Patterns of Subsistence

Economic Systems

Sex, Marriage, and Family

Kinship and Descent

Grouping by Gender, Age, Common Interest, and Social Status

Politics, Power, War, and Peace

Spirituality, Religion, and Shamanism

Processes of Cultural Change

Global Challenges, Local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology

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