Question 1

Which of the following organizations is an example of "soft power"?

Accepted Answer

A) Coast Guard 
B) Shell Energy 
C) Cable News Network 
D) Walmart 
E) US Army 
A) Coast Guard 
B) Shell Energy 
C) Cable News Network 
D) Walmart 
E) US Army

Question 2

Worldwide,about 1 billion people live in what would be classified as "slums."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The military is an example of soft power when it is not activated in warfare.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The change from subsistence farming to cash crops leads to economic improvement in the countries that make this change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Multiculturalism is a public policy for managing cultural diversity in a multi-ethnic society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

So great is the power of global corporations that they increasingly hamper the wishes of governments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Global corporations were rare before the latter half of the 20th century.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The change from subsistence farming to cash crops:

Accepted Answer

A) enables farmers to enlarge their holdings and feed their families more effectively. 
B) results in the relocation of subsistence farmers to urban areas or to lands ecologically unfit for farming. 
C) leads to the decline of multinational corporations. 
D) supports cultural pluralism. 
E) leads to revitalization. 
A) enables farmers to enlarge their holdings and feed their families more effectively. 
B) results in the relocation of subsistence farmers to urban areas or to lands ecologically unfit for farming. 
C) leads to the decline of multinational corporations. 
D) supports cultural pluralism. 
E) leads to revitalization.

Question 9

The primary role of anthropologists in addressing the challenges of globalization is to document the native peoples who are disappearing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The term refers to the public policy for managing cultural diversity in a multi-ethnic society.This policy stresses mutual respect and tolerance for cultural differences within a country's borders.

Accepted Answer

A) multiculturalism 
B) anti-ethnocentrism 
C) international ecumenism 
D) nationalization 
E) ethnonationalism 
A) multiculturalism 
B) anti-ethnocentrism 
C) international ecumenism 
D) nationalization 
E) ethnonationalism

Question 11

Social media is a type of "soft power."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The world is clearly moving toward a single global culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Global warming will cause a rise in diseases mostly in the more temperate areas of the globe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Experts predict that global warming will result in higher levels of structural violence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

As the world's dominant super power,the U.S.is responsible for about one-third of the world's military arms spending.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The revenues of Exxon Mobil are about the same as the GDP of:

Accepted Answer

A) Pakistan 
B) Denmark 
C) Kenya 
D) Thailand 
E) Kuwait 
A) Pakistan 
B) Denmark 
C) Kenya 
D) Thailand 
E) Kuwait

Question 17

Coercive power that is backed up by economic and military force is called:

Accepted Answer

A) structural violence. 
B) imposed force. 
C) coercion. 
D) hard power. 
E) soft power. 
A) structural violence. 
B) imposed force. 
C) coercion. 
D) hard power. 
E) soft power.

Question 18

What is the "Gini Index"?

Accepted Answer

A) An index that measures the cost and profit of the largest megacorporations in the world; this index calculates the value and cost of each corporation. 
B) An income inequality index that measures how much disparity in income exists within a country. 
C) An index which calculates how much pollution is expelled per person within a country. 
D) A way of measuring global caloric output and distribution of food as a way of predicting malnutrition and obesity worldwide. 
E) An index that is used by the United Nations as a way of evaluating the political situation in each country; those with higher numbers on the index are more prone to human rights abuses. 
A) An index that measures the cost and profit of the largest megacorporations in the world; this index calculates the value and cost of each corporation. 
B) An income inequality index that measures how much disparity in income exists within a country. 
C) An index which calculates how much pollution is expelled per person within a country. 
D) A way of measuring global caloric output and distribution of food as a way of predicting malnutrition and obesity worldwide. 
E) An index that is used by the United Nations as a way of evaluating the political situation in each country; those with higher numbers on the index are more prone to human rights abuses.

Question 19

Of the nearly $1.78 trillion spent on arms worldwide,the United States is responsible for spending what percentage?

Accepted Answer

A) 21 
B) 34 
C) 51 
D) 63 
E) 96 
A) 21 
B) 34 
C) 51 
D) 63 
E) 96

Question 20

All of the following are research topics and work that anthropologist S.Ann Dunham focused on while in Indonesia and Pakistan except:

Accepted Answer

A) interest in handicraft industry. 
B) development of small rural businesses. 
C) critique of modernization theory. 
D) pastoral subsistence in the rural areas. 
E) study of rural women in Indonesia. 
A) interest in handicraft industry. 
B) development of small rural businesses. 
C) critique of modernization theory. 
D) pastoral subsistence in the rural areas. 
E) study of rural women in Indonesia.

Which of the following organizations is an example of "soft power"?

Worldwide,about 1 billion people live in what would be classified as "slums."

The military is an example of soft power when it is not activated in warfare.

The change from subsistence farming to cash crops leads to economic improvement in the countries that make this change.

Multiculturalism is a public policy for managing cultural diversity in a multi-ethnic society.

So great is the power of global corporations that they increasingly hamper the wishes of governments.

Global corporations were rare before the latter half of the 20th century.

The change from subsistence farming to cash crops:

The primary role of anthropologists in addressing the challenges of globalization is to document the native peoples who are disappearing.

The term refers to the public policy for managing cultural diversity in a multi-ethnic society.This policy stresses mutual respect and tolerance for cultural differences within a country's borders.

Social media is a type of "soft power."

The world is clearly moving toward a single global culture.

Global warming will cause a rise in diseases mostly in the more temperate areas of the globe.

Experts predict that global warming will result in higher levels of structural violence.

As the world's dominant super power,the U.S.is responsible for about one-third of the world's military arms spending.

The revenues of Exxon Mobil are about the same as the GDP of:

Coercive power that is backed up by economic and military force is called:

What is the "Gini Index"?

Of the nearly $1.78 trillion spent on arms worldwide,the United States is responsible for spending what percentage?

All of the following are research topics and work that anthropologist S.Ann Dunham focused on while in Indonesia and Pakistan except:

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

Which of the following organizations is an example of "soft power"?

Worldwide,about 1 billion people live in what would be classified as "slums."

The military is an example of soft power when it is not activated in warfare.

The change from subsistence farming to cash crops leads to economic improvement in the countries that make this change.

Multiculturalism is a public policy for managing cultural diversity in a multi-ethnic society.

So great is the power of global corporations that they increasingly hamper the wishes of governments.

Global corporations were rare before the latter half of the 20th century.

The change from subsistence farming to cash crops:

The primary role of anthropologists in addressing the challenges of globalization is to document the native peoples who are disappearing.

The term refers to the public policy for managing cultural diversity in a multi-ethnic society.This policy stresses mutual respect and tolerance for cultural differences within a country's borders.

Social media is a type of "soft power."

The world is clearly moving toward a single global culture.

Global warming will cause a rise in diseases mostly in the more temperate areas of the globe.

Experts predict that global warming will result in higher levels of structural violence.

As the world's dominant super power,the U.S.is responsible for about one-third of the world's military arms spending.

The revenues of Exxon Mobil are about the same as the GDP of:

Coercive power that is backed up by economic and military force is called:

What is the "Gini Index"?

Of the nearly $1.78 trillion spent on arms worldwide,the United States is responsible for spending what percentage?

All of the following are research topics and work that anthropologist S.Ann Dunham focused on while in Indonesia and Pakistan except:

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