Question 1

What is xenophobia?

Accepted Answer

A) Fear of anything strange or foreign 
B) Belief that all cultures are of value 
C) Fear of change 
D) Reluctance to live a multicultural society 
E) Inability to learn a foreign language 
A) Fear of anything strange or foreign 
B) Belief that all cultures are of value 
C) Fear of change 
D) Reluctance to live a multicultural society 
E) Inability to learn a foreign language A

Question 2

Where do the PCBs found in Inuit breast milk originate?

Accepted Answer

A) Africa and Asia 
B) Asia,Europe,and Australia 
C) Europe,Asia,and Africa 
D) North and South America 
E) North America,Europe,and Asia 
A) Africa and Asia 
B) Asia,Europe,and Australia 
C) Europe,Asia,and Africa 
D) North and South America 
E) North America,Europe,and Asia E

Question 3

In the United States,there are different ethnic groups within its borders (in addition to hundreds of federally recognized American Indians).

Accepted Answer

A) 1,118 
B) 406 
C) 237 
D) 120 
E) 76 
A) 1,118 
B) 406 
C) 237 
D) 120 
E) 76 D

Question 4

The Gini Index is used by the United Nations as a way of calculating income disparity throughout the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

President Barack Obama's mother worked extensively in Kenya and South Africa as an anthropologist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The use of propaganda as a way of exerting influence over others is what type of structural power?

Accepted Answer

A) Hard power 
B) Soft power 
C) Symbolic power 
D) Mercantile power 
E) Coercion 
A) Hard power 
B) Soft power 
C) Symbolic power 
D) Mercantile power 
E) Coercion

Question 7

The Probo Koala dumped toxic waste in that caused more than 40,000 locals to get sick.

Accepted Answer

A) Nigeria 
B) Cöte d'Ivoire 
C) Bolivia 
D) Zambia 
E) India 
A) Nigeria 
B) Cöte d'Ivoire 
C) Bolivia 
D) Zambia 
E) India

Question 8

During the most recent economic recession,remittances to non-Western countries have increased as migrants have left in search of work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In which urban area do we currently find some of the largest numbers of urban poor?

Accepted Answer

A) London,England 
B) Nairobi,Kenya 
C) Paris,France 
D) Los Angeles,California 
E) Lagos,Nigeria 
A) London,England 
B) Nairobi,Kenya 
C) Paris,France 
D) Los Angeles,California 
E) Lagos,Nigeria

Question 10

In 2007,after many years of campaigning in the international media,political lobbying,and diplomatic pressure,the United Nations General Assembly passed the:

Accepted Answer

A) Declaration of the Independence of Indigenous Nations. 
B) Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. 
C) Constitution for the Relief of Structural Violence. 
D) Bill of Rights of Indigenous Peoples. 
E) Independence Treaty of Indigenous Nations and Their Ancestors. 
A) Declaration of the Independence of Indigenous Nations. 
B) Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. 
C) Constitution for the Relief of Structural Violence. 
D) Bill of Rights of Indigenous Peoples. 
E) Independence Treaty of Indigenous Nations and Their Ancestors.

Question 11

According to the World Health Organization,more than 2 billion people in the world who are 18 and older are now overweight.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Power that organizes and orchestrates the systemic interaction within and among societies is called:

Accepted Answer

A) symbolic power. 
B) structural power. 
C) hard power. 
D) soft power. 
E) structural violence. 
A) symbolic power. 
B) structural power. 
C) hard power. 
D) soft power. 
E) structural violence.

Question 13

Anthropologist S.Ann Dunham was the mother of which U.S.president?

Accepted Answer

A) George Bush 
B) Barack Obama 
C) Ronald Reagan 
D) Dwight Eisenhower 
E) Bill Clinton 
A) George Bush 
B) Barack Obama 
C) Ronald Reagan 
D) Dwight Eisenhower 
E) Bill Clinton

Question 14

To help resolve problems of global structural violence,which of the following values and cultural motivations would not be needed?

Accepted Answer

A) A xenophobic policy that would work to help countries seal their national borders and begin to work to improve the lives of their citizenry only. 
B) A worldview that sees humanity as part of the natural world,rather than superior to it. 
C) A sense of social responsibility that recognizes that no individual,people,or state has the right to expropriate resources at the expense of others. 
D) An awareness of how important supportive ties are for individuals,such as seen in kinship or other associations in the world's traditional societies. 
E) A sense of value for the natural resources that humans have harnessed for millennia in order to survive. 
A) A xenophobic policy that would work to help countries seal their national borders and begin to work to improve the lives of their citizenry only. 
B) A worldview that sees humanity as part of the natural world,rather than superior to it. 
C) A sense of social responsibility that recognizes that no individual,people,or state has the right to expropriate resources at the expense of others. 
D) An awareness of how important supportive ties are for individuals,such as seen in kinship or other associations in the world's traditional societies. 
E) A sense of value for the natural resources that humans have harnessed for millennia in order to survive.

Question 15

The one thing that all pluralistic states,past and present,irrespective of other differences among them,share is a tendency:

Accepted Answer

A) to grow beyond their capacity to maintain their society. 
B) to fragment. 
C) to stagnate. 
D) toward the development of a dictatorship. 
E) toward the development of a democracy. 
A) to grow beyond their capacity to maintain their society. 
B) to fragment. 
C) to stagnate. 
D) toward the development of a dictatorship. 
E) toward the development of a democracy.

Question 16

On the Gini Index,which country rates currently at the highest level of disparity?

Accepted Answer

A) Sweden 
B) United States 
C) South Africa 
D) Egypt 
E) Senegal 
A) Sweden 
B) United States 
C) South Africa 
D) Egypt 
E) Senegal

Question 17

The demand by "developed" countries for such items as coffee,tea,chocolate,bananas,and beef has led to:

Accepted Answer

A) pushing subsistence farmers off their land to make way for huge farms and ranches that specialize in cash crops. 
B) an increase in food supplies in "underdeveloped" nations. 
C) a return of urban workers to the land where work is now available for them. 
D) a decrease in the use of pesticides,herbicides,and artificial fertilizers. 
E) a narrowing of the economic gap between rich and poor in world society today. 
A) pushing subsistence farmers off their land to make way for huge farms and ranches that specialize in cash crops. 
B) an increase in food supplies in "underdeveloped" nations. 
C) a return of urban workers to the land where work is now available for them. 
D) a decrease in the use of pesticides,herbicides,and artificial fertilizers. 
E) a narrowing of the economic gap between rich and poor in world society today.

Question 18

Of all the world's states,is one of the very few where pluralism really has worked out to the satisfaction of all parties to the arrangement.

Accepted Answer

A) the United States 
B) Canada 
C) Switzerland 
D) France 
E) Australia 
A) the United States 
B) Canada 
C) Switzerland 
D) France 
E) Australia

Question 19

In their work of meeting the challenges of globalization in human communities,anthropologists are ,meaning they take into account many interacting factors to understand the functioning of a complex whole.

Accepted Answer

A) evolutionary 
B) relativistic 
C) holistic 
D) cross-cultural 
E) ethnocentric 
A) evolutionary 
B) relativistic 
C) holistic 
D) cross-cultural 
E) ethnocentric

Question 20

Almost 7% of the world's population lives outside its country of birth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is xenophobia?

Where do the PCBs found in Inuit breast milk originate?

In the United States,there are different ethnic groups within its borders (in addition to hundreds of federally recognized American Indians).

The Gini Index is used by the United Nations as a way of calculating income disparity throughout the world.

President Barack Obama's mother worked extensively in Kenya and South Africa as an anthropologist.

The use of propaganda as a way of exerting influence over others is what type of structural power?

The Probo Koala dumped toxic waste in that caused more than 40,000 locals to get sick.

During the most recent economic recession,remittances to non-Western countries have increased as migrants have left in search of work.

In which urban area do we currently find some of the largest numbers of urban poor?

In 2007,after many years of campaigning in the international media,political lobbying,and diplomatic pressure,the United Nations General Assembly passed the:

According to the World Health Organization,more than 2 billion people in the world who are 18 and older are now overweight.

Power that organizes and orchestrates the systemic interaction within and among societies is called:

Anthropologist S.Ann Dunham was the mother of which U.S.president?

To help resolve problems of global structural violence,which of the following values and cultural motivations would not be needed?

The one thing that all pluralistic states,past and present,irrespective of other differences among them,share is a tendency:

On the Gini Index,which country rates currently at the highest level of disparity?

The demand by "developed" countries for such items as coffee,tea,chocolate,bananas,and beef has led to:

Of all the world's states,is one of the very few where pluralism really has worked out to the satisfaction of all parties to the arrangement.

In their work of meeting the challenges of globalization in human communities,anthropologists are ,meaning they take into account many interacting factors to understand the functioning of a complex whole.

Almost 7% of the world's population lives outside its country of birth.

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

Economic-Systems

Sex-Marriage-And-Family

Kinship-And-Descent

Grouping by Gender, age, common Interest, and Class

Politics Power War and Peace

Spirituality, religion, and Shamanism

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Exam 16: Global Challenges, local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology

What is xenophobia?

Where do the PCBs found in Inuit breast milk originate?

In the United States,there are different ethnic groups within its borders (in addition to hundreds of federally recognized American Indians).

The Gini Index is used by the United Nations as a way of calculating income disparity throughout the world.

President Barack Obama's mother worked extensively in Kenya and South Africa as an anthropologist.

The use of propaganda as a way of exerting influence over others is what type of structural power?

The Probo Koala dumped toxic waste in that caused more than 40,000 locals to get sick.

During the most recent economic recession,remittances to non-Western countries have increased as migrants have left in search of work.

In which urban area do we currently find some of the largest numbers of urban poor?

In 2007,after many years of campaigning in the international media,political lobbying,and diplomatic pressure,the United Nations General Assembly passed the:

According to the World Health Organization,more than 2 billion people in the world who are 18 and older are now overweight.

Power that organizes and orchestrates the systemic interaction within and among societies is called:

Anthropologist S.Ann Dunham was the mother of which U.S.president?

To help resolve problems of global structural violence,which of the following values and cultural motivations would not be needed?

The one thing that all pluralistic states,past and present,irrespective of other differences among them,share is a tendency:

On the Gini Index,which country rates currently at the highest level of disparity?

The demand by "developed" countries for such items as coffee,tea,chocolate,bananas,and beef has led to:

Of all the world's states,is one of the very few where pluralism really has worked out to the satisfaction of all parties to the arrangement.

In their work of meeting the challenges of globalization in human communities,anthropologists are ,meaning they take into account many interacting factors to understand the functioning of a complex whole.

Almost 7% of the world's population lives outside its country of birth.

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

Economic-Systems

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

Filters