Question 1

What does a prevalence of asymmetrical design suggest about a society's structure?

Accepted Answer

A)  difference and social stratification 
B)  free access to most property 
C)  crowding and population pressures 
D)  few authority figures 
A)  difference and social stratification 
B)  free access to most property 
C)  crowding and population pressures 
D)  few authority figures

Question 2

Which of the following is found by anthropologists to be a common reason for body decoration?

Accepted Answer

A)  marker of social position 
B)  economic gain 
C)  to remember important items 
D)  camouflage 
A)  marker of social position 
B)  economic gain 
C)  to remember important items 
D)  camouflage

Question 3

What did Alex Cohen find closely associated with folk stories involving unprovoked aggression?

Accepted Answer

A)  unpredictable food shortages 
B)  social instability 
C)  a system of social inequality 
D)  chronic food shortages 
A)  unpredictable food shortages 
B)  social instability 
C)  a system of social inequality 
D)  chronic food shortages

Question 4

As a prominent example of how culture contact affects artistic change,the Navajo,currently famous for their wool rugs,only began weaving when __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  they migrated to the Southwest and obtained the technology from the Hopi 
B)  they took classes on rug-making in reservation schools 
C)  a prophet revealed the technology to them in a vision quest 
D)  the technology was introduced to them by the Spanish 
A)  they migrated to the Southwest and obtained the technology from the Hopi 
B)  they took classes on rug-making in reservation schools 
C)  a prophet revealed the technology to them in a vision quest 
D)  the technology was introduced to them by the Spanish

Question 5

Why do most societies not have a word for art?

Accepted Answer

A)  Art is often an integral part of religious, social, and political life. 
B)  Art is such a broad concept, including music, visual arts, and folklore, that there is no need for a general term. 
C)  Most societies consider art to be in the domain of only the very elite, and therefore do not need a common word for it. 
D)  Art is a relatively unique phenomenon, found only in Western civilization. 
A)  Art is often an integral part of religious, social, and political life. 
B)  Art is such a broad concept, including music, visual arts, and folklore, that there is no need for a general term. 
C)  Most societies consider art to be in the domain of only the very elite, and therefore do not need a common word for it. 
D)  Art is a relatively unique phenomenon, found only in Western civilization.

Question 6

Explain what patterns you would examine when attempting to determine whether a piece of visual art was made by an egalitarian or a stratified society.

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Anthropologists maintain that there is more to art than an attempt to express oneself. What other feature is characteristic of art?

Accepted Answer

A)  It holds cultural meaning. 
B)  It marks the social status of the maker. 
C)  It is expensive to own and display. 
D)  It shows mastery of a skill. 
A)  It holds cultural meaning. 
B)  It marks the social status of the maker. 
C)  It is expensive to own and display. 
D)  It shows mastery of a skill.

Question 8

Which of the following is a shared artistic value in American culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  coordinating colors in one's home 
B)  dancing at the office 
C)  decorating one's car 
D)  wearing a mask to protect one's identity 
A)  coordinating colors in one's home 
B)  dancing at the office 
C)  decorating one's car 
D)  wearing a mask to protect one's identity

Question 9

Which of the following features would you be most likely to find in the art of egalitarian societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  unused space 
B)  unlike elements 
C)  asymmetrical design 
D)  framed figures 
A)  unused space 
B)  unlike elements 
C)  asymmetrical design 
D)  framed figures

Question 10

The way a society __________ is sometimes apparent in its choice and use of artistic materials.

Accepted Answer

A)  views its environment 
B)  raises its children 
C)  plans for the future 
D)  divides its labor 
A)  views its environment 
B)  raises its children 
C)  plans for the future 
D)  divides its labor

Question 11

What aspect of childrearing did Barbara Ayres find correlated with the type of musical rhythms a society produces?

Accepted Answer

A)  how babies are carried 
B)  where babies sleep 
C)  how long babies are breast-fed 
D)  methods of correcting behavior 
A)  how babies are carried 
B)  where babies sleep 
C)  how long babies are breast-fed 
D)  methods of correcting behavior

Question 12

How has the art of the Shoshone-Bannock people changed over the last 100 years?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has become more complex as social stratification has increased. 
B)  It has changed from a male domain to one dominated by women. 
C)  Nearly all of the traditional patterns have been replaced with Westernized ones. 
D)  They have borrowed motifs from disparate Native American groups, making a wholly new style. 
A)  It has become more complex as social stratification has increased. 
B)  It has changed from a male domain to one dominated by women. 
C)  Nearly all of the traditional patterns have been replaced with Westernized ones. 
D)  They have borrowed motifs from disparate Native American groups, making a wholly new style.

Question 13

Singing is most likely to involve soloists in which type of society?

Accepted Answer

A)  an elaborately stratified society 
B)  a ranked society 
C)  a society with a leader who gained his position through demonstration of his abilities 
D)  a society where captives in war are treated differently from others in the village 
A)  an elaborately stratified society 
B)  a ranked society 
C)  a society with a leader who gained his position through demonstration of his abilities 
D)  a society where captives in war are treated differently from others in the village

Question 14

Some psychological anthropologists suggest that art __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  expresses the typical feelings, anxieties, and experiences of people in a culture 
B)  like economy, is tied to the possibilities and constraints in a particular environment 
C)  is a process of translating dreams into material forms that can be manipulated 
D)  is just for decoration and not related to other psychological processes 
A)  expresses the typical feelings, anxieties, and experiences of people in a culture 
B)  like economy, is tied to the possibilities and constraints in a particular environment 
C)  is a process of translating dreams into material forms that can be manipulated 
D)  is just for decoration and not related to other psychological processes

Question 15

Who proposed that hero myths resemble initiation rituals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Joseph Campbell 
B)  Edward Tylor 
C)  Claude Lévi-Strauss 
D)  Sigmund Freud 
A)  Joseph Campbell 
B)  Edward Tylor 
C)  Claude Lévi-Strauss 
D)  Sigmund Freud

Question 16

Preserving ancient rock art is an example of what type of anthropological work?

Accepted Answer

A)  applied anthropology 
B)  ethnology 
C)  biological anthropology 
D)  ethnohistory 
A)  applied anthropology 
B)  ethnology 
C)  biological anthropology 
D)  ethnohistory

Question 17

Which of the following is a universal theme of folklore?

Accepted Answer

A)  sibling rivalry 
B)  getting rich 
C)  being lost 
D)  death and rebirth 
A)  sibling rivalry 
B)  getting rich 
C)  being lost 
D)  death and rebirth

Question 18

In a cross-cultural study of 3,500 folk songs from around the world,Alan Lomax found that songs with more words and clearer enunciation were associated with __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  complex societies, since they depend more on transmitting complex verbal information 
B)  tribal groups, because they have such intricate lineages to pass on through song 
C)  hunter-gatherer bands, since they have more free time and sing more songs 
D)  chiefdoms, since "big men" must be good oral communicators 
A)  complex societies, since they depend more on transmitting complex verbal information 
B)  tribal groups, because they have such intricate lineages to pass on through song 
C)  hunter-gatherer bands, since they have more free time and sing more songs 
D)  chiefdoms, since "big men" must be good oral communicators

Question 19

Which of the following is a common cultural idea about art in our own society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anything useful is not art. 
B)  Art has monetary value. 
C)  Only trained individuals can be artists. 
D)  Men are more talented artists than women. 
A)  Anything useful is not art. 
B)  Art has monetary value. 
C)  Only trained individuals can be artists. 
D)  Men are more talented artists than women.

Question 20

How did many Native American groups supplement their incomes after being placed on reservations?

Accepted Answer

A)  They sold arts and crafts. 
B)  They became storytellers. 
C)  They taught their language to Westerners. 
D)  They sold off their land. 
A)  They sold arts and crafts. 
B)  They became storytellers. 
C)  They taught their language to Westerners. 
D)  They sold off their land.

What does a prevalence of asymmetrical design suggest about a society's structure?

Which of the following is found by anthropologists to be a common reason for body decoration?

What did Alex Cohen find closely associated with folk stories involving unprovoked aggression?

As a prominent example of how culture contact affects artistic change,the Navajo,currently famous for their wool rugs,only began weaving when __________.

Why do most societies not have a word for art?

Explain what patterns you would examine when attempting to determine whether a piece of visual art was made by an egalitarian or a stratified society.

Anthropologists maintain that there is more to art than an attempt to express oneself. What other feature is characteristic of art?

Which of the following is a shared artistic value in American culture?

Which of the following features would you be most likely to find in the art of egalitarian societies?

The way a society __________ is sometimes apparent in its choice and use of artistic materials.

What aspect of childrearing did Barbara Ayres find correlated with the type of musical rhythms a society produces?

How has the art of the Shoshone-Bannock people changed over the last 100 years?

Singing is most likely to involve soloists in which type of society?

Some psychological anthropologists suggest that art __________.

Who proposed that hero myths resemble initiation rituals?

Preserving ancient rock art is an example of what type of anthropological work?

Which of the following is a universal theme of folklore?

In a cross-cultural study of 3,500 folk songs from around the world,Alan Lomax found that songs with more words and clearer enunciation were associated with __________.

Which of the following is a common cultural idea about art in our own society?

How did many Native American groups supplement their incomes after being placed on reservations?

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Exam 17: The Arts

What does a prevalence of asymmetrical design suggest about a society's structure?

Which of the following is found by anthropologists to be a common reason for body decoration?

What did Alex Cohen find closely associated with folk stories involving unprovoked aggression?

As a prominent example of how culture contact affects artistic change,the Navajo,currently famous for their wool rugs,only began weaving when __________.

Why do most societies not have a word for art?

Explain what patterns you would examine when attempting to determine whether a piece of visual art was made by an egalitarian or a stratified society.

Anthropologists maintain that there is more to art than an attempt to express oneself. What other feature is characteristic of art?

Which of the following is a shared artistic value in American culture?

Which of the following features would you be most likely to find in the art of egalitarian societies?

The way a society __________ is sometimes apparent in its choice and use of artistic materials.

What aspect of childrearing did Barbara Ayres find correlated with the type of musical rhythms a society produces?

How has the art of the Shoshone-Bannock people changed over the last 100 years?

Singing is most likely to involve soloists in which type of society?

Some psychological anthropologists suggest that art __________.

Who proposed that hero myths resemble initiation rituals?

Preserving ancient rock art is an example of what type of anthropological work?

Which of the following is a universal theme of folklore?

In a cross-cultural study of 3,500 folk songs from around the world,Alan Lomax found that songs with more words and clearer enunciation were associated with __________.

Which of the following is a common cultural idea about art in our own society?

How did many Native American groups supplement their incomes after being placed on reservations?

What Is Anthropology?

Research Methods in Anthropology

Genetics and Evolution

Human Variation and Adaptation

Primates: Past and Present

The First Hominins and the Emergence of Homo

The Emergence of Homo sapiens and the Upper Paleolithic World

Food Production and the Rise of States

Culture and Culture Change

Communication and Language

Economics

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

Sex and Gender

Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

Religion and Magic

Global Problems

Practicing and Applying Anthropology

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