Question 1

The study of music in its cultural setting is called:

Accepted Answer

A) ethnohistory. 
B) ethnomusicology. 
C) ethnography. 
D) folklore. 
E) verbal arts. 
A) ethnohistory. 
B) ethnomusicology. 
C) ethnography. 
D) folklore. 
E) verbal arts.

Question 2

The interpretive approach to rock art among the Bushmen and all over southern Africa indicates a significant influence of:

Accepted Answer

A) hierarchical classes. 
B) egalitarianism. 
C) shamanism. 
D) hunting and gathering. 
E) spiritual lineage. 
A) hierarchical classes. 
B) egalitarianism. 
C) shamanism. 
D) hunting and gathering. 
E) spiritual lineage.

Question 3

Tattoos communicate through all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) manner of execution. 
B) verbal words. 
C) style. 
D) sign-to-meaning correspondence. 
E) color. 
A) manner of execution. 
B) verbal words. 
C) style. 
D) sign-to-meaning correspondence. 
E) color.

Question 4

When ideas are promoted by artful means and dramatically staged to challenge opinions,it is called:

Accepted Answer

A) staged art. 
B) culinary art. 
C) domestic art. 
D) performance art. 
E) narrative art. 
A) staged art. 
B) culinary art. 
C) domestic art. 
D) performance art. 
E) narrative art.

Question 5

What are the three stages of trance? Explain each.

Accepted Answer

The three stages of trance are induction

Question 6

All peoples engage in artistic behavior as they use their imagination creatively to interpret,understand,and even enjoy life.The archaeological record suggests that humans have produced art for how many years?

Accepted Answer

A) 250,000 
B) 150,000 
C) 80,000 
D) 40,000 
E) 10,000 
A) 250,000 
B) 150,000 
C) 80,000 
D) 40,000 
E) 10,000

Question 7

Zale Seck is a West African artist from Senegal whose paintings express political and social themes significant in our contemporary global world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which musical system divides the octave into five nearly equidistant tones?

Accepted Answer

A) Octave 
B) Pentatonic 
C) Natural 
D) Tonal 
E) Formless 
A) Octave 
B) Pentatonic 
C) Natural 
D) Tonal 
E) Formless

Question 9

How have the Australian aborigines used art to preserve their culture?

Accepted Answer

The Australian Aborigines have used art

Question 10

In the United States,numerous examples exist of marginalized social and ethnic groups attempting to gain a larger audience and more compassion for their plight through song.Perhaps no better example exists than African Americans,who were brought to the New World as slaves.Discuss the influence their experience has had on this country's music.

Accepted Answer

The influence of African American experi

Question 11

What is art?

Accepted Answer

Art is a diverse range of human activiti

The study of music in its cultural setting is called:

The interpretive approach to rock art among the Bushmen and all over southern Africa indicates a significant influence of:

Tattoos communicate through all of the following except:

When ideas are promoted by artful means and dramatically staged to challenge opinions,it is called:

What are the three stages of trance? Explain each.

All peoples engage in artistic behavior as they use their imagination creatively to interpret,understand,and even enjoy life.The archaeological record suggests that humans have produced art for how many years?

Zale Seck is a West African artist from Senegal whose paintings express political and social themes significant in our contemporary global world.

Which musical system divides the octave into five nearly equidistant tones?

How have the Australian aborigines used art to preserve their culture?

What is art?

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

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Spirituality, Religion, and Shamanism

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Exam 24: The Arts

The study of music in its cultural setting is called:

The interpretive approach to rock art among the Bushmen and all over southern Africa indicates a significant influence of:

Tattoos communicate through all of the following except:

When ideas are promoted by artful means and dramatically staged to challenge opinions,it is called:

What are the three stages of trance? Explain each.

All peoples engage in artistic behavior as they use their imagination creatively to interpret,understand,and even enjoy life.The archaeological record suggests that humans have produced art for how many years?

Zale Seck is a West African artist from Senegal whose paintings express political and social themes significant in our contemporary global world.

Which musical system divides the octave into five nearly equidistant tones?

How have the Australian aborigines used art to preserve their culture?

What is art?

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

Filters