Question 1

Most anthropologists feel comfortable moving with "suits."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Factories in developing countries take precautions to protect their environments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Most of the labor cost in processing tuna is from:

Accepted Answer

A)  slicing off the meat 
B)  putting it into the cans 
C)  labeling the cans 
D)  cooking the meat 
E)  keeping everything clean 
A)  slicing off the meat 
B)  putting it into the cans 
C)  labeling the cans 
D)  cooking the meat 
E)  keeping everything clean

Question 4

In China, the Communist state promotes class struggle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Icelandic Constitution grants equal employment rights to all citizens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The union structure of Israel is effective in representing Arab and Druze women workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The experience of Iceland shows that it really is possible to create wealth out of nothing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In China, business people and capitalists belong to the Communist Party.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

List three systems young rural Chinese women are caught up in:

Accepted Answer

socialist state
glob

Question 10

Arab and Druze women workers in the Israeli garment industry are subservient and fatalistic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Mexico needs to continually drive down living standards and wages to pay the interest on its debts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Working people in the global system make the decisions that are important in their lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Neoliberal economic polices led to the destruction of the Icelandic economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

When Icelanders found out that neoliberals were wrong, they changed their government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Between 1987 and 1998 Mexican workers had to work nearly four times as much to buy the same amount of food and other goods for their families.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In China, your birth place is important for your personal identity

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The factories in the special zones in Mexico were like the Enclosure Acts in England because they:

Accepted Answer

A)  forced people out of their household economies 
B)  forced people to work in factories 
C)  forced people to work for low wages 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  forced people out of their household economies 
B)  forced people to work in factories 
C)  forced people to work for low wages 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 18

The tragedy of the commons is important because it shows:

Accepted Answer

A)  people can't manage their own resources 
B)  why everything should be private property 
C)  why faith is important in economic life 
D)  that economics is wrong 
E)  that economists don't know about sheep management 
A)  people can't manage their own resources 
B)  why everything should be private property 
C)  why faith is important in economic life 
D)  that economics is wrong 
E)  that economists don't know about sheep management

Question 19

All of the jobs that left the U.S. to go to Mexico benefitted Mexican workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

After the Mexican peso was devalued, the value of Mexican workers' were wages suddenly worth 1/100 what they had been.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Most anthropologists feel comfortable moving with "suits."

Factories in developing countries take precautions to protect their environments.

Most of the labor cost in processing tuna is from:

In China, the Communist state promotes class struggle.

The Icelandic Constitution grants equal employment rights to all citizens.

The union structure of Israel is effective in representing Arab and Druze women workers.

The experience of Iceland shows that it really is possible to create wealth out of nothing.

In China, business people and capitalists belong to the Communist Party.

List three systems young rural Chinese women are caught up in:

Arab and Druze women workers in the Israeli garment industry are subservient and fatalistic.

Mexico needs to continually drive down living standards and wages to pay the interest on its debts.

Working people in the global system make the decisions that are important in their lives.

Neoliberal economic polices led to the destruction of the Icelandic economy.

When Icelanders found out that neoliberals were wrong, they changed their government.

Between 1987 and 1998 Mexican workers had to work nearly four times as much to buy the same amount of food and other goods for their families.

In China, your birth place is important for your personal identity

The factories in the special zones in Mexico were like the Enclosure Acts in England because they:

The tragedy of the commons is important because it shows:

All of the jobs that left the U.S. to go to Mexico benefitted Mexican workers.

After the Mexican peso was devalued, the value of Mexican workers' were wages suddenly worth 1/100 what they had been.

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

Anthropology Goes to Work

The End Is Near

Filters

Exam 13: Connecting the People to the System

Most anthropologists feel comfortable moving with "suits."

Factories in developing countries take precautions to protect their environments.

Most of the labor cost in processing tuna is from:

In China, the Communist state promotes class struggle.

The Icelandic Constitution grants equal employment rights to all citizens.

The union structure of Israel is effective in representing Arab and Druze women workers.

The experience of Iceland shows that it really is possible to create wealth out of nothing.

In China, business people and capitalists belong to the Communist Party.

List three systems young rural Chinese women are caught up in:

Arab and Druze women workers in the Israeli garment industry are subservient and fatalistic.

Mexico needs to continually drive down living standards and wages to pay the interest on its debts.

Working people in the global system make the decisions that are important in their lives.

Neoliberal economic polices led to the destruction of the Icelandic economy.

When Icelanders found out that neoliberals were wrong, they changed their government.

Between 1987 and 1998 Mexican workers had to work nearly four times as much to buy the same amount of food and other goods for their families.

In China, your birth place is important for your personal identity

The factories in the special zones in Mexico were like the Enclosure Acts in England because they:

The tragedy of the commons is important because it shows:

All of the jobs that left the U.S. to go to Mexico benefitted Mexican workers.

After the Mexican peso was devalued, the value of Mexican workers' were wages suddenly worth 1/100 what they had been.

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

Anthropology Goes to Work

The End Is Near

Filters