Question 1

Economic behavior can be analyzed in purely economic terms without ignoring crucial noneconomic considerations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In 2011,more than 1 billion people were employed by the tourist industry worldwide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

From an economist's point of view,"market exchange" is defined by:

Accepted Answer

A) the purchase of goods in a marketplace. 
B) the buying and selling of goods and services whose value is determined by supply and demand. 
C) the role of middlemen who bring buyers and sellers together. 
D) face-to-face bargaining for goods and/or services. 
E) the role of large multinational corporations,using a formal stock exchange. 
A) the purchase of goods in a marketplace. 
B) the buying and selling of goods and services whose value is determined by supply and demand. 
C) the role of middlemen who bring buyers and sellers together. 
D) face-to-face bargaining for goods and/or services. 
E) the role of large multinational corporations,using a formal stock exchange.

Question 4

The use of money for exchange has been traced back as far as 5,000 years ago in Mesopotamia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following items is exchanged in the Trobriands during death rituals?

Accepted Answer

A) Cotton skirts 
B) Banana leaf bundles 
C) Wheat sheaves 
D) Money 
E) Sweet potatoes mounds 
A) Cotton skirts 
B) Banana leaf bundles 
C) Wheat sheaves 
D) Money 
E) Sweet potatoes mounds

Question 6

A typical Ju/'hoansi band requires about how many square miles of land?

Accepted Answer

A) 750 
B) 500 
C) 250 
D) 100 
E) 50 
A) 750 
B) 500 
C) 250 
D) 100 
E) 50

Question 7

In which society are we most likely to find exploitative child labor conditions?

Accepted Answer

A) Foraging 
B) Horticultural 
C) Agricultural 
D) Pastoral 
E) Industrial 
A) Foraging 
B) Horticultural 
C) Agricultural 
D) Pastoral 
E) Industrial

Question 8

Cooperative work groups are found:

Accepted Answer

A) in all societies worldwide. 
B) only in illiterate,nonindustrial societies. 
C) only in extended households with married parents,children,and grandparents. 
D) only in horticultural societies. 
E) in agricultural societies,although there are special times where it occurs in industrial societies. 
A) in all societies worldwide. 
B) only in illiterate,nonindustrial societies. 
C) only in extended households with married parents,children,and grandparents. 
D) only in horticultural societies. 
E) in agricultural societies,although there are special times where it occurs in industrial societies.

Question 9

"Buyer beware!" is the philosophy many North American business people use.What type of reciprocal exchange does this philosophy imply?

Accepted Answer

A) Balanced 
B) Negative 
C) Generalized 
D) Ambiguous 
E) Deceptive 
A) Balanced 
B) Negative 
C) Generalized 
D) Ambiguous 
E) Deceptive

Question 10

The display of wealth for social prestige is called:

Accepted Answer

A) a leveling mechanism. 
B) conspicuous consumption. 
C) redistribution. 
D) balanced reciprocity. 
E) barter. 
A) a leveling mechanism. 
B) conspicuous consumption. 
C) redistribution. 
D) balanced reciprocity. 
E) barter.

Question 11

Anthropologists focus on culture as a way of explaining economic behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In most societies,the basic unit of the cooperation is the:

Accepted Answer

A) village. 
B) household. 
C) state. 
D) religious group. 
E) division of labor by gender. 
A) village. 
B) household. 
C) state. 
D) religious group. 
E) division of labor by gender.

Question 13

The Inca Empire featured a highly efficient redistributive system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A division of labor by gender is found only in foraging and horticultural societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Amanda Stronza is involved in doing applied anthropology among the Trobriands,where she studies aspects of women's work and task specialization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

A customary practice such as hosting a birthday party is an example of negative reciprocity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Among food foragers,tools may be given or loaned to others in exchange for the products gained from their use.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which tool would you not expect to find among horticulturalists?

Accepted Answer

A) Digging stick 
B) Carrying containers 
C) Axe 
D) Plow 
E) Hoe 
A) Digging stick 
B) Carrying containers 
C) Axe 
D) Plow 
E) Hoe

Question 19

Rosita Worl is a Native American anthropologist who now works to encourage traditional communities to enter the global market and put aside their less profit-oriented economic ventures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Economic behavior can be analyzed in purely economic terms without ignoring crucial noneconomic considerations.

In 2011,more than 1 billion people were employed by the tourist industry worldwide.

From an economist's point of view,"market exchange" is defined by:

The use of money for exchange has been traced back as far as 5,000 years ago in Mesopotamia.

Which of the following items is exchanged in the Trobriands during death rituals?

A typical Ju/'hoansi band requires about how many square miles of land?

In which society are we most likely to find exploitative child labor conditions?

Cooperative work groups are found:

"Buyer beware!" is the philosophy many North American business people use.What type of reciprocal exchange does this philosophy imply?

The display of wealth for social prestige is called:

Anthropologists focus on culture as a way of explaining economic behavior.

In most societies,the basic unit of the cooperation is the:

The Inca Empire featured a highly efficient redistributive system.

A division of labor by gender is found only in foraging and horticultural societies.

Amanda Stronza is involved in doing applied anthropology among the Trobriands,where she studies aspects of women's work and task specialization.

A customary practice such as hosting a birthday party is an example of negative reciprocity.

Among food foragers,tools may be given or loaned to others in exchange for the products gained from their use.

Which tool would you not expect to find among horticulturalists?

Rosita Worl is a Native American anthropologist who now works to encourage traditional communities to enter the global market and put aside their less profit-oriented economic ventures.

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Exam 8: Economic-Systems

Economic behavior can be analyzed in purely economic terms without ignoring crucial noneconomic considerations.

In 2011,more than 1 billion people were employed by the tourist industry worldwide.

From an economist's point of view,"market exchange" is defined by:

The use of money for exchange has been traced back as far as 5,000 years ago in Mesopotamia.

Which of the following items is exchanged in the Trobriands during death rituals?

A typical Ju/'hoansi band requires about how many square miles of land?

In which society are we most likely to find exploitative child labor conditions?

Cooperative work groups are found:

"Buyer beware!" is the philosophy many North American business people use.What type of reciprocal exchange does this philosophy imply?

The display of wealth for social prestige is called:

Anthropologists focus on culture as a way of explaining economic behavior.

In most societies,the basic unit of the cooperation is the:

The Inca Empire featured a highly efficient redistributive system.

A division of labor by gender is found only in foraging and horticultural societies.

Amanda Stronza is involved in doing applied anthropology among the Trobriands,where she studies aspects of women's work and task specialization.

A customary practice such as hosting a birthday party is an example of negative reciprocity.

Among food foragers,tools may be given or loaned to others in exchange for the products gained from their use.

Which tool would you not expect to find among horticulturalists?

Rosita Worl is a Native American anthropologist who now works to encourage traditional communities to enter the global market and put aside their less profit-oriented economic ventures.

The-Essence-Of-Anthropology

Characteristics-Of-Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, methods, and Theories

Becoming Human: the Origin and Diversity of Our Species

Language-And-Communication

Social Identity, personality, and Gender

Patterns-Of-Subsistence

Sex-Marriage-And-Family

Kinship-And-Descent

Grouping by Gender, age, common Interest, and Class

Politics Power War and Peace

Spirituality, religion, and Shamanism

The-Arts

Processes of Cultural Change

Global Challenges, local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology

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