Question 1

All stratified societies have classes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Ideologies are selected parts of cultural codes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The richest 1/10 of 1% of the population in the U.S. own:

Accepted Answer

A)  5 % of the wealth 
B)  25 % of the wealth 
C)  22% of the wealth 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  5 % of the wealth 
B)  25 % of the wealth 
C)  22% of the wealth 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 4

Everyone's opinion is equally good.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The government of the U.S. may use violence against its own people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The gospel of work holds that:

Accepted Answer

A)  only the gospel works 
B)  only wealth creates wealth 
C)  only talent creates wealth 
D)  only education is worth investing in 
E)  only work creates wealth 
A)  only the gospel works 
B)  only wealth creates wealth 
C)  only talent creates wealth 
D)  only education is worth investing in 
E)  only work creates wealth

Question 7

The gospel of wealth holds that:

Accepted Answer

A)  only wealth creates wealth 
B)  the wealthy deserve what they have 
C)  the poor deserve what they have 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  only wealth creates wealth 
B)  the wealthy deserve what they have 
C)  the poor deserve what they have 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 8

In the U.S. people are working more for lower wages and fewer benefits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The idea that governments do everything badly is part of the corporate propaganda campaign.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The richest 1/10 of 1% of Americans are how many times richer than the poorest 90%?

Accepted Answer

A)  100 
B)  10 
C)  25 
D)  0 
E)  50 
A)  100 
B)  10 
C)  25 
D)  0 
E)  50

Question 11

List five anthropologists named in this chapter:

Accepted Answer

Walter Goldschmidt
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Question 12

Social capital is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the value of your social relations 
B)  a form of capital available to everyone 
C)  something money can't buy 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  the value of your social relations 
B)  a form of capital available to everyone 
C)  something money can't buy 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 13

Discuss why trading opinions is not the same as analysis and understanding and why it makes a difference.

Accepted Answer

Trading opinions are not the same as ana

Question 14

Most professors in the U.S. and in the world are members of the middle class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The most important issue for anthropology is:

Accepted Answer

A)  thought control 
B)  kinship 
C)  economics 
D)  politics 
E)  class 
A)  thought control 
B)  kinship 
C)  economics 
D)  politics 
E)  class

Question 16

What is the only commodity that can transform others into profit?

Accepted Answer

A)  labor 
B)  raw materials 
C)  politicians 
D)  money 
E)  education 
A)  labor 
B)  raw materials 
C)  politicians 
D)  money 
E)  education

Question 17

The poorest 90% of the people in the U.S. own:

Accepted Answer

A)  23% of the wealth 
B)  10% of the wealth 
C)  4% of the wealth 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  23% of the wealth 
B)  10% of the wealth 
C)  4% of the wealth 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 18

People who own their own businesses are members of the middle class.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Discuss how corporations damage communities.

Accepted Answer

Corporations can damage communities in s

Question 20

Comparative studies can tell us what governments can do well.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

All stratified societies have classes.

Ideologies are selected parts of cultural codes.

The richest 1/10 of 1% of the population in the U.S. own:

Everyone's opinion is equally good.

The government of the U.S. may use violence against its own people.

The gospel of work holds that:

The gospel of wealth holds that:

In the U.S. people are working more for lower wages and fewer benefits.

The idea that governments do everything badly is part of the corporate propaganda campaign.

The richest 1/10 of 1% of Americans are how many times richer than the poorest 90%?

List five anthropologists named in this chapter:

Social capital is:

Discuss why trading opinions is not the same as analysis and understanding and why it makes a difference.

Most professors in the U.S. and in the world are members of the middle class.

The most important issue for anthropology is:

What is the only commodity that can transform others into profit?

The poorest 90% of the people in the U.S. own:

People who own their own businesses are members of the middle class.

Discuss how corporations damage communities.

Comparative studies can tell us what governments can do well.

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

Back to the Land

Global Processes, Local Systems

Connecting the People to the System

Anthropology Goes to Work

The End Is Near

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Exam 10: Class

All stratified societies have classes.

Ideologies are selected parts of cultural codes.

The richest 1/10 of 1% of the population in the U.S. own:

Everyone's opinion is equally good.

The government of the U.S. may use violence against its own people.

The gospel of work holds that:

The gospel of wealth holds that:

In the U.S. people are working more for lower wages and fewer benefits.

The idea that governments do everything badly is part of the corporate propaganda campaign.

The richest 1/10 of 1% of Americans are how many times richer than the poorest 90%?

List five anthropologists named in this chapter:

Social capital is:

Discuss why trading opinions is not the same as analysis and understanding and why it makes a difference.

Most professors in the U.S. and in the world are members of the middle class.

The most important issue for anthropology is:

What is the only commodity that can transform others into profit?

The poorest 90% of the people in the U.S. own:

People who own their own businesses are members of the middle class.

Discuss how corporations damage communities.

Comparative studies can tell us what governments can do well.

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

Back to the Land

Global Processes, Local Systems

Connecting the People to the System

Anthropology Goes to Work

The End Is Near

Filters