Question 1

List some (three, four, five) government agencies that anthropologists work for

Accepted Answer

a. Center for Disease Control, CDC
b. U.S. Agency for International Development, AID
c. U.S. National Park Service
d. Department of Defense, DoD, Army, Military, Marines
e. National Marine Fisheries Service, NMFS
f. State funded universities and colleges

Question 2

Erin Holland is an example of an anthropologist who had to have a PhD to work as an applied anthropologist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Anthropologist Paul Farmer says which idea is the root of all that's wrong with the world:

Accepted Answer

A)  That all people are equal 
B)  That the rich control resources 
C)  That some lives matter less than others 
D)  That economists are usually wrong 
E)  That less is more 
A)  That all people are equal 
B)  That the rich control resources 
C)  That some lives matter less than others 
D)  That economists are usually wrong 
E)  That less is more C

Question 4

The most important thing anthropologists can contribute is:

Accepted Answer

A)  their good intentions 
B)  ethnography 
C)  appropriate economic theory 
D)  administrative skills 
E)  financial knowledge 
A)  their good intentions 
B)  ethnography 
C)  appropriate economic theory 
D)  administrative skills 
E)  financial knowledge

Question 5

Most anthropologists applaud their colleagues who have worked with the military.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Discuss some of the reasons Cuba has more physicians per person than the U.S.

Accepted Answer

There are several reasons why Cuba has m

Question 7

Any anthropologist should be able to tell other anthropologists that what they are doing is ethical or unethical.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Drugs and drug users are the chief cause of the deterioration of urban areas in the U.S.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The main goal of the health care system in the U.S. is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  make profits for corporations 
B)  ensure good health for every person who lives in the U.S. 
C)  ensure good health for U.S. citizens wherever they may be. 
D)  make sure the U.S. is a healthy place to live and work. 
E)  provide work for health care professionals. 
A)  make profits for corporations 
B)  ensure good health for every person who lives in the U.S. 
C)  ensure good health for U.S. citizens wherever they may be. 
D)  make sure the U.S. is a healthy place to live and work. 
E)  provide work for health care professionals.

Question 10

The Chicago School of economists is chiefly responsible for alleviating poverty around the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The severe economic inequalities in the U.S. have been brought to our attention by:

Accepted Answer

A)  television coverage 
B)  the government 
C)  economists 
D)  the Occupy movement 
E)  National Public Radio 
A)  television coverage 
B)  the government 
C)  economists 
D)  the Occupy movement 
E)  National Public Radio

Question 12

Any job you have in a system makes you complicit in the good or the evil that system does.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What have you learned from reading the sidebars in this chapter?

Accepted Answer

As an AI language model, I don't have ac

Question 14

For most positions in applied anthropology it is more important to be able to work alone in isolation than as a member of a team.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Poverty is one consequence of neoliberal economic policies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Anthropology has enough of its own methods and theories to solve most problems and doesn't need any from other disciplines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Discuss the importance of ethnography in applied anthropology.

Accepted Answer

Ethnography plays a crucial role in appl

Question 18

The small scale ethnographic approach is the best for all problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Providing intravenous drug users with free clean needles

Accepted Answer

A)  promotes drug use 
B)  contributes to their choice not to quit 
C)  contributes to their inability to get a job 
D)  helps prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS 
E)  can't do anyone any good 
A)  promotes drug use 
B)  contributes to their choice not to quit 
C)  contributes to their inability to get a job 
D)  helps prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS 
E)  can't do anyone any good

Question 20

The main cause of the mass killings in Chile in the 1970s was:

Accepted Answer

A)  American foreign policy 
B)  neoliberal economic theories put into practice 
C)  Pinochet 
D)  Chilean security forces 
E)  all of the above 
A)  American foreign policy 
B)  neoliberal economic theories put into practice 
C)  Pinochet 
D)  Chilean security forces 
E)  all of the above

List some (three, four, five) government agencies that anthropologists work for

Erin Holland is an example of an anthropologist who had to have a PhD to work as an applied anthropologist.

Anthropologist Paul Farmer says which idea is the root of all that's wrong with the world:

The most important thing anthropologists can contribute is:

Most anthropologists applaud their colleagues who have worked with the military.

Discuss some of the reasons Cuba has more physicians per person than the U.S.

Any anthropologist should be able to tell other anthropologists that what they are doing is ethical or unethical.

Drugs and drug users are the chief cause of the deterioration of urban areas in the U.S.

The main goal of the health care system in the U.S. is to:

The Chicago School of economists is chiefly responsible for alleviating poverty around the world.

The severe economic inequalities in the U.S. have been brought to our attention by:

Any job you have in a system makes you complicit in the good or the evil that system does.

What have you learned from reading the sidebars in this chapter?

For most positions in applied anthropology it is more important to be able to work alone in isolation than as a member of a team.

Poverty is one consequence of neoliberal economic policies.

Anthropology has enough of its own methods and theories to solve most problems and doesn't need any from other disciplines.

Discuss the importance of ethnography in applied anthropology.

The small scale ethnographic approach is the best for all problems.

Providing intravenous drug users with free clean needles

The main cause of the mass killings in Chile in the 1970s was:

Science Basics

Human Variation: Race and Gender

From Inside and Out

An Anthropological Approach to Economics

Political Systems

Stratification Without a State: Medieval Iceland

How States Work

The Anthropology of Religion

Political Economy

Class

Back to the Land

Global Processes, Local Systems

Connecting the People to the System

The End Is Near

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Exam 14: Anthropology Goes to Work

List some (three, four, five) government agencies that anthropologists work for

Erin Holland is an example of an anthropologist who had to have a PhD to work as an applied anthropologist.

Anthropologist Paul Farmer says which idea is the root of all that's wrong with the world:

The most important thing anthropologists can contribute is:

Most anthropologists applaud their colleagues who have worked with the military.

Discuss some of the reasons Cuba has more physicians per person than the U.S.

Any anthropologist should be able to tell other anthropologists that what they are doing is ethical or unethical.

Drugs and drug users are the chief cause of the deterioration of urban areas in the U.S.

The main goal of the health care system in the U.S. is to:

The Chicago School of economists is chiefly responsible for alleviating poverty around the world.

The severe economic inequalities in the U.S. have been brought to our attention by:

Any job you have in a system makes you complicit in the good or the evil that system does.

What have you learned from reading the sidebars in this chapter?

For most positions in applied anthropology it is more important to be able to work alone in isolation than as a member of a team.

Poverty is one consequence of neoliberal economic policies.

Anthropology has enough of its own methods and theories to solve most problems and doesn't need any from other disciplines.

Discuss the importance of ethnography in applied anthropology.

The small scale ethnographic approach is the best for all problems.

Providing intravenous drug users with free clean needles

The main cause of the mass killings in Chile in the 1970s was:

Science Basics

Human Variation: Race and Gender

From Inside and Out

An Anthropological Approach to Economics

Political Systems

Stratification Without a State: Medieval Iceland

How States Work

The Anthropology of Religion

Political Economy

Class

Back to the Land

Global Processes, Local Systems

Connecting the People to the System

The End Is Near

Filters