Question 1

The skipper effect is real in Iceland as long as people think it is real.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

We understand culture in terms of political economy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

You can change realities with effort.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In Iceland, individual skippers make a major difference in a boat's catch.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

People always organize things in scales of more to less.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Members of industrial unions didn't see themselves as being any closer to management or union people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Meritocratic individualism is an ideology of American:

Accepted Answer

A)  working people 
B)  upper class 
C)  middle class 
D)  aristocrats 
E)  ruling class 
A)  working people 
B)  upper class 
C)  middle class 
D)  aristocrats 
E)  ruling class

Question 8

In the U.S. management will usually help enforce union contracts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

There has always been a market for fish in Iceland.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Even if they are suppressed, markets are always available to organize economic systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In the prisoner's dilemma, you can be sure that the other person will:

Accepted Answer

A)  really want to help you, but not know how to 
B)  not care much about helping you at all 
C)  not want to confess, but do it to help herself 
D)  really want to confess, but not do it 
E)  it's not possible to decide 
A)  really want to help you, but not know how to 
B)  not care much about helping you at all 
C)  not want to confess, but do it to help herself 
D)  really want to confess, but not do it 
E)  it's not possible to decide

Question 12

Newman argues that where working people blame faulty systems, middle class people blame:

Accepted Answer

A)  management 
B)  workers 
C)  government 
D)  immigrants 
E)  themselves 
A)  management 
B)  workers 
C)  government 
D)  immigrants 
E)  themselves

Question 13

A triads test is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  test the power of Chinese gangs known as Triads 
B)  to learn about the Trilateral Commission 
C)  to learn about musical chords 
D)  find out how people think about similarities 
E)  to see if bad things really come in threes 
A)  test the power of Chinese gangs known as Triads 
B)  to learn about the Trilateral Commission 
C)  to learn about musical chords 
D)  find out how people think about similarities 
E)  to see if bad things really come in threes

Question 14

In Iceland the skipper effect is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a neurological disorder that causes people to not walk normally 
B)  a speech impediment that causes people to leave out words 
C)  a skill people can develop so they can skim flat rocks or shells across the surface of water at least four times in a single skip 
D)  the contribution of the skipper to the catch of a fishing boat 
E)  the amount your grade goes down because you didn't attend all classes 
A)  a neurological disorder that causes people to not walk normally 
B)  a speech impediment that causes people to leave out words 
C)  a skill people can develop so they can skim flat rocks or shells across the surface of water at least four times in a single skip 
D)  the contribution of the skipper to the catch of a fishing boat 
E)  the amount your grade goes down because you didn't attend all classes

Question 15

When we identify problems in systems, we have to:

Accepted Answer

A)  find and identify the person who is at fault 
B)  understand how the system works 
C)  get legislation passed to correct the problem 
D)  get laws enforced so the problem won't be so bad 
E)  be sure to understand the intentions of everyone involved 
A)  find and identify the person who is at fault 
B)  understand how the system works 
C)  get legislation passed to correct the problem 
D)  get laws enforced so the problem won't be so bad 
E)  be sure to understand the intentions of everyone involved

Question 16

Catching a lot of fish didn't make an Icelandic boat foreman a good foreman.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

List two factors that determine the success of Icelandic fishing boats:

Accepted Answer

size
how m

Question 18

Icelanders never thought there was any skipper effect.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Reciprocity can't work in hierarchic systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Icelanders never broke the law to any great extent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The skipper effect is real in Iceland as long as people think it is real.

We understand culture in terms of political economy.

You can change realities with effort.

In Iceland, individual skippers make a major difference in a boat's catch.

People always organize things in scales of more to less.

Members of industrial unions didn't see themselves as being any closer to management or union people.

Meritocratic individualism is an ideology of American:

In the U.S. management will usually help enforce union contracts.

There has always been a market for fish in Iceland.

Even if they are suppressed, markets are always available to organize economic systems.

In the prisoner's dilemma, you can be sure that the other person will:

Newman argues that where working people blame faulty systems, middle class people blame:

A triads test is to:

In Iceland the skipper effect is:

When we identify problems in systems, we have to:

Catching a lot of fish didn't make an Icelandic boat foreman a good foreman.

List two factors that determine the success of Icelandic fishing boats:

Icelanders never thought there was any skipper effect.

Reciprocity can't work in hierarchic systems.

Icelanders never broke the law to any great extent.

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

Class

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 9: Political Economy

The skipper effect is real in Iceland as long as people think it is real.

We understand culture in terms of political economy.

You can change realities with effort.

In Iceland, individual skippers make a major difference in a boat's catch.

People always organize things in scales of more to less.

Members of industrial unions didn't see themselves as being any closer to management or union people.

Meritocratic individualism is an ideology of American:

In the U.S. management will usually help enforce union contracts.

There has always been a market for fish in Iceland.

Even if they are suppressed, markets are always available to organize economic systems.

In the prisoner's dilemma, you can be sure that the other person will:

Newman argues that where working people blame faulty systems, middle class people blame:

A triads test is to:

In Iceland the skipper effect is:

When we identify problems in systems, we have to:

Catching a lot of fish didn't make an Icelandic boat foreman a good foreman.

List two factors that determine the success of Icelandic fishing boats:

Icelanders never thought there was any skipper effect.

Reciprocity can't work in hierarchic systems.

Icelanders never broke the law to any great extent.

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

Class

Back to the Land

Global Processes, Local Systems

Connecting the People to the System

Anthropology Goes to Work

The End Is Near

Filters