Question 1

Nearly 10% of all people in the world get by on less than $1.90 per day.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The more divergent cultural traditions are,the more difficult it is for pluralism to be successful.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

There are just under 200 formally admitted members of the U.N.today,but there are approximately national groups that consider themselves distinct because of birth and cultural and territorial heritage.

Accepted Answer

A) 200 
B) 500 
C) 1,000 
D) 5,000 
E) 10,000 
A) 200 
B) 500 
C) 1,000 
D) 5,000 
E) 10,000

Question 4

Xenophobia tends to occur during very specific situations.Which of the following is least likely to cause xenophobia?

Accepted Answer

A) Scarcity of resources 
B) Unemployment 
C) Prosperity 
D) Social insecurity 
E) Rising inflation 
A) Scarcity of resources 
B) Unemployment 
C) Prosperity 
D) Social insecurity 
E) Rising inflation

Question 5

The current world population is around how many billion?

Accepted Answer

A) 2 
B) 4.5 
C) 7.5 
D) 10 
E) 12 
A) 2 
B) 4.5 
C) 7.5 
D) 10 
E) 12

Question 6

Global warming is thought to be primarily caused by:

Accepted Answer

A) climate shifts. 
B) tilting of the Earth. 
C) loss of ozone. 
D) burning fields. 
E) burning fossil fuels. 
A) climate shifts. 
B) tilting of the Earth. 
C) loss of ozone. 
D) burning fields. 
E) burning fossil fuels.

Question 7

Multiculturalism involves all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) it is based on mutual respect and tolerance for cultural differences. 
B) it accepts the rights of others to express their views. 
C) it endorses the reciprocal responsibility of all citizens to accept the rights of others. 
D) it asserts the value of different cultures coexisting within a single country. 
E) it exists without ethnocentrism or discrimination. 
A) it is based on mutual respect and tolerance for cultural differences. 
B) it accepts the rights of others to express their views. 
C) it endorses the reciprocal responsibility of all citizens to accept the rights of others. 
D) it asserts the value of different cultures coexisting within a single country. 
E) it exists without ethnocentrism or discrimination.

Question 8

If a farmer leaves his land behind and comes to the city to seek work,this is classified as which type of migration?

Accepted Answer

A) External 
B) Internal 
C) Interstate 
D) Civil 
E) National 
A) External 
B) Internal 
C) Interstate 
D) Civil 
E) National

Question 9

When over 200,000 people were injured or killed as a result of gas being released from a Union Carbide plant in Bhopal,India,the cause was attributed to a number of factors: the company saving money by not installing safety devices,the political arrangements that enable Union Carbide to build a plant in India,the people living in the vicinity of the plant being too poor to live in safer locations,etc.Thus,the people were victims of:

Accepted Answer

A) structural violence. 
B) soft power. 
C) apartheid. 
D) multiculturalism. 
E) xenophobia. 
A) structural violence. 
B) soft power. 
C) apartheid. 
D) multiculturalism. 
E) xenophobia.

Question 10

Many people see the worldwide spread of fast food giants as a sign of:

Accepted Answer

A) excellent economic growth in third-world countries. 
B) a coming epidemic of worldwide obesity. 
C) homogeneous global culture. 
D) a growth in cultural misunderstandings. 
E) worldwide cheap food availability. 
A) excellent economic growth in third-world countries. 
B) a coming epidemic of worldwide obesity. 
C) homogeneous global culture. 
D) a growth in cultural misunderstandings. 
E) worldwide cheap food availability.

Question 11

One of the consequences of the development of global culture has been:

Accepted Answer

A) the disappearance of differences between people. 
B) reduction in the possibility of war. 
C) a resurgence of separatist movements. 
D) the replacement of traditional cultures by more adaptive,modern cultures. 
E) reduction in the number of anthropologists. 
A) the disappearance of differences between people. 
B) reduction in the possibility of war. 
C) a resurgence of separatist movements. 
D) the replacement of traditional cultures by more adaptive,modern cultures. 
E) reduction in the number of anthropologists.

Question 12

Applied anthropologist Paul Farmer is associated with all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) he formed the medical group Partners in Health in Haiti. 
B) he established a clinic in Haiti to help deal with infectious disease. 
C) he focused his health work in Haiti on AIDS and tuberculosis. 
D) he works also in Jamaica to treat refugees from war-torn areas of Central America. 
E) he maintains an active practice in infectious diseases in the United States. 
A) he formed the medical group Partners in Health in Haiti. 
B) he established a clinic in Haiti to help deal with infectious disease. 
C) he focused his health work in Haiti on AIDS and tuberculosis. 
D) he works also in Jamaica to treat refugees from war-torn areas of Central America. 
E) he maintains an active practice in infectious diseases in the United States.

Question 13

PCB contamination in breast milk is nowhere higher than among the:

Accepted Answer

A) Australian aborigines. 
B) Apache. 
C) Yanomamo. 
D) Inuit. 
E) Navajo. 
A) Australian aborigines. 
B) Apache. 
C) Yanomamo. 
D) Inuit. 
E) Navajo.

Question 14

Pluralistic societies have a tendency to fragment along the lines of which type of differences?

Accepted Answer

A) Culinary 
B) Linguistic 
C) Institutional 
D) Kinship 
E) Economic 
A) Culinary 
B) Linguistic 
C) Institutional 
D) Kinship 
E) Economic

Question 15

All of the following statements about megacorporations are correct except:

Accepted Answer

A) many of them generate more money than whole countries. 
B) they are often subject to open records and must disclose many internal affairs. 
C) they are the products of the technological revolution. 
D) they are such large businesses that they can often ignore and change the plans of government where they operate. 
E) they are controlled by wealthy capitalists. 
A) many of them generate more money than whole countries. 
B) they are often subject to open records and must disclose many internal affairs. 
C) they are the products of the technological revolution. 
D) they are such large businesses that they can often ignore and change the plans of government where they operate. 
E) they are controlled by wealthy capitalists.

Question 16

Historical evidence supports the idea that a global culture will eliminate conflict.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In their search for cheap labor,global corporations have tended to favor for low-skilled assembly jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) immigrants 
B) women 
C) men 
D) robots 
E) children 
A) immigrants 
B) women 
C) men 
D) robots 
E) children

Question 18

What percentage of the world's population lives on nearly $1.90 a day?

Accepted Answer

A) 23% 
B) 7% 
C) 10% 
D) 50% 
E) 2% 
A) 23% 
B) 7% 
C) 10% 
D) 50% 
E) 2%

Question 19

Which of the following statements best describes changes during the past five centuries?

Accepted Answer

A) This period has been marked by the reduction of human diversity to a single species. 
B) During this time,humans have first faced cultural change and diversity. 
C) This has been a period of radical culture change. 
D) Humans have migrated from African into Europe during this period. 
E) Humans have evolved during this time into bipedal walkers. 
A) This period has been marked by the reduction of human diversity to a single species. 
B) During this time,humans have first faced cultural change and diversity. 
C) This has been a period of radical culture change. 
D) Humans have migrated from African into Europe during this period. 
E) Humans have evolved during this time into bipedal walkers.

Question 20

Over the past 5,000 years,political units have:

Accepted Answer

A) grown steadily smaller in size. 
B) grown steadily larger in size and fewer in number. 
C) eliminated multinational corporations. 
D) promoted individual freedoms. 
E) eliminated slavery. 
A) grown steadily smaller in size. 
B) grown steadily larger in size and fewer in number. 
C) eliminated multinational corporations. 
D) promoted individual freedoms. 
E) eliminated slavery.

Nearly 10% of all people in the world get by on less than $1.90 per day.

The more divergent cultural traditions are,the more difficult it is for pluralism to be successful.

There are just under 200 formally admitted members of the U.N.today,but there are approximately national groups that consider themselves distinct because of birth and cultural and territorial heritage.

Xenophobia tends to occur during very specific situations.Which of the following is least likely to cause xenophobia?

The current world population is around how many billion?

Global warming is thought to be primarily caused by:

Multiculturalism involves all of the following except:

If a farmer leaves his land behind and comes to the city to seek work,this is classified as which type of migration?

Many people see the worldwide spread of fast food giants as a sign of:

One of the consequences of the development of global culture has been:

Applied anthropologist Paul Farmer is associated with all of the following except:

PCB contamination in breast milk is nowhere higher than among the:

Pluralistic societies have a tendency to fragment along the lines of which type of differences?

All of the following statements about megacorporations are correct except:

Historical evidence supports the idea that a global culture will eliminate conflict.

In their search for cheap labor,global corporations have tended to favor for low-skilled assembly jobs.

What percentage of the world's population lives on nearly $1.90 a day?

Which of the following statements best describes changes during the past five centuries?

Over the past 5,000 years,political units have:

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

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

Nearly 10% of all people in the world get by on less than $1.90 per day.

The more divergent cultural traditions are,the more difficult it is for pluralism to be successful.

There are just under 200 formally admitted members of the U.N.today,but there are approximately national groups that consider themselves distinct because of birth and cultural and territorial heritage.

Xenophobia tends to occur during very specific situations.Which of the following is least likely to cause xenophobia?

The current world population is around how many billion?

Global warming is thought to be primarily caused by:

Multiculturalism involves all of the following except:

If a farmer leaves his land behind and comes to the city to seek work,this is classified as which type of migration?

Many people see the worldwide spread of fast food giants as a sign of:

One of the consequences of the development of global culture has been:

Applied anthropologist Paul Farmer is associated with all of the following except:

PCB contamination in breast milk is nowhere higher than among the:

Pluralistic societies have a tendency to fragment along the lines of which type of differences?

All of the following statements about megacorporations are correct except:

Historical evidence supports the idea that a global culture will eliminate conflict.

In their search for cheap labor,global corporations have tended to favor for low-skilled assembly jobs.

What percentage of the world's population lives on nearly $1.90 a day?

Which of the following statements best describes changes during the past five centuries?

Over the past 5,000 years,political units have:

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