Question 1

Thai culture is fundamentally egalitarian.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

List three principles states uphold by mind control and force to maintain order:

Accepted Answer

hierarchy is natural and just
property is natural
the power of law is good for everyone

Question 3

Soviet experience in Afghanistan shows that American success there is possible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Explain the process through which kinship ceases to be an important organizing principle in states.

Accepted Answer

The process through which kinship ceases

Question 5

When Thai people greet each other, they shake hands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The cost of continuity is creativity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The U.S. was founded on democracy, not force.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

All states try to persuade people their enemies are somewhere else.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The transition to capitalism in England was much more humane than the transition to communism in China.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

American schools are especially prone to thought control and propaganda.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

States invest resources to make people feel powerless.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In states, religion acts as:

Accepted Answer

A)  a means of thought control 
B)  a way to disconnect messages of the state from experience 
C)  a way to make people subservient 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  a means of thought control 
B)  a way to disconnect messages of the state from experience 
C)  a way to make people subservient 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 13

List four anthropologists mentioned in this chapter:

Accepted Answer

Charles Hockett
Marv

Question 14

Most residents of the U.S. state of Iowa are aware that parts of their state were once under martial law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Lisu people know they are all created equal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

All people are created equal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Economics is a science.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Discuss why the authors of the textbook say that choice in America is an illusion.

Accepted Answer

The authors of the textbook argue that c

Question 19

American people say they believe all people are created equal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Schools teach mainly useful knowledge.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Thai culture is fundamentally egalitarian.

List three principles states uphold by mind control and force to maintain order:

Soviet experience in Afghanistan shows that American success there is possible.

Explain the process through which kinship ceases to be an important organizing principle in states.

When Thai people greet each other, they shake hands.

The cost of continuity is creativity.

The U.S. was founded on democracy, not force.

All states try to persuade people their enemies are somewhere else.

The transition to capitalism in England was much more humane than the transition to communism in China.

American schools are especially prone to thought control and propaganda.

States invest resources to make people feel powerless.

In states, religion acts as:

List four anthropologists mentioned in this chapter:

Most residents of the U.S. state of Iowa are aware that parts of their state were once under martial law.

Lisu people know they are all created equal.

All people are created equal.

Economics is a science.

Discuss why the authors of the textbook say that choice in America is an illusion.

American people say they believe all people are created equal.

Schools teach mainly useful knowledge.

Science Basics

Human Variation: Race and Gender

From Inside and Out

An Anthropological Approach to Economics

Political Systems

Stratification Without a State: Medieval Iceland

The Anthropology of Religion

Political Economy

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 7: How States Work

Thai culture is fundamentally egalitarian.

List three principles states uphold by mind control and force to maintain order:

Soviet experience in Afghanistan shows that American success there is possible.

Explain the process through which kinship ceases to be an important organizing principle in states.

When Thai people greet each other, they shake hands.

The cost of continuity is creativity.

The U.S. was founded on democracy, not force.

All states try to persuade people their enemies are somewhere else.

The transition to capitalism in England was much more humane than the transition to communism in China.

American schools are especially prone to thought control and propaganda.

States invest resources to make people feel powerless.

In states, religion acts as:

List four anthropologists mentioned in this chapter:

Most residents of the U.S. state of Iowa are aware that parts of their state were once under martial law.

Lisu people know they are all created equal.

All people are created equal.

Economics is a science.

Discuss why the authors of the textbook say that choice in America is an illusion.

American people say they believe all people are created equal.

Schools teach mainly useful knowledge.

Science Basics

Human Variation: Race and Gender

From Inside and Out

An Anthropological Approach to Economics

Political Systems

Stratification Without a State: Medieval Iceland

The Anthropology of Religion

Political Economy

Class

Back to the Land

Global Processes, Local Systems

Connecting the People to the System

Anthropology Goes to Work

The End Is Near

Filters