Question 1

Lisu shamans say they are the horses of their spirits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

If Nasrudin truthfully told the hangman at the city gate that he was going to be hanged, then he lied because the hangman couldn't hang him because he hadn't lied.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

According to the Lisu cultural code, medicines can help if spirits are making a person sick.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In linguistics, "aspiration" means:

Accepted Answer

A)  something you hope to do 
B)  coughing a lot 
C)  vomiting 
D)  a small puff of breath 
E)  the connection of two parts of a sentence 
A)  something you hope to do 
B)  coughing a lot 
C)  vomiting 
D)  a small puff of breath 
E)  the connection of two parts of a sentence

Question 5

FB kids are cross cousins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The reference point of a genealogical diagram is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  the first born son 
B)  the oldest sister 
C)  the mother 
D)  ego 
E)  princess 
A)  the first born son 
B)  the oldest sister 
C)  the mother 
D)  ego 
E)  princess

Question 7

In a matrilineal system who must be in your same lineage?

Accepted Answer

A)  MBS 
B)  FZD 
C)  FBS 
D)  MZD 
E)  all of the above 
A)  MBS 
B)  FZD 
C)  FBS 
D)  MZD 
E)  all of the above

Question 8

Discuss the application of the ideas of emic and etic in connection with the way anthropologists study kinship.

Accepted Answer

The concepts of emic and etic are import

Question 9

From his fieldwork on the island of Truk, Ward Goodenough concluded:

Accepted Answer

A)  that it is best for newlyweds to live with the husband's group 
B)  that it is best for newlyweds to live in new houses 
C)  that Trukese prefer to live where they can get a factory job 
D)  that the idea of residence rules is ethnocentric 
E)  that it doesn't matter where newlyweds live 
A)  that it is best for newlyweds to live with the husband's group 
B)  that it is best for newlyweds to live in new houses 
C)  that Trukese prefer to live where they can get a factory job 
D)  that the idea of residence rules is ethnocentric 
E)  that it doesn't matter where newlyweds live

Question 10

If Lisu do something to annoy another person and don't make it right, the person who was annoyed has the right to harm the person that annoyed them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The Lisu and the industrial theories of disease are identical on many points.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The things people think of as natural are really not natural but parts of their own cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Young people usually fall in love with:

Accepted Answer

A)  forbidden people 
B)  people they see in media 
C)  the people they go to school with 
D)  the people they're supposed to marry 
E)  their roommates 
A)  forbidden people 
B)  people they see in media 
C)  the people they go to school with 
D)  the people they're supposed to marry 
E)  their roommates

Question 14

Explain why the authors say anthropologists have to get outside of their own cultures and give up some of their ideas. Illustrate with the idea of individualism.

Accepted Answer

The authors argue that anthropologists n

Question 15

Europeans and Americans of European descent don't have lineages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

List three sets of ideas Lisu use to interpret data about sick people:

Accepted Answer

theory of disease
id

Question 17

Education is usually an effective way to handle environmental and social problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Lisu oracles are random.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

A genealogical diagram can be an etic grid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Ideas of anthropology may help us understand people from far away like Lisu, Trobrianders, and Trukese, but they're not very useful in the modern world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Lisu shamans say they are the horses of their spirits.

If Nasrudin truthfully told the hangman at the city gate that he was going to be hanged, then he lied because the hangman couldn't hang him because he hadn't lied.

According to the Lisu cultural code, medicines can help if spirits are making a person sick.

In linguistics, "aspiration" means:

FB kids are cross cousins.

The reference point of a genealogical diagram is called:

In a matrilineal system who must be in your same lineage?

Discuss the application of the ideas of emic and etic in connection with the way anthropologists study kinship.

From his fieldwork on the island of Truk, Ward Goodenough concluded:

If Lisu do something to annoy another person and don't make it right, the person who was annoyed has the right to harm the person that annoyed them.

The Lisu and the industrial theories of disease are identical on many points.

The things people think of as natural are really not natural but parts of their own cultures.

Young people usually fall in love with:

Explain why the authors say anthropologists have to get outside of their own cultures and give up some of their ideas. Illustrate with the idea of individualism.

Europeans and Americans of European descent don't have lineages.

List three sets of ideas Lisu use to interpret data about sick people:

Education is usually an effective way to handle environmental and social problems.

Lisu oracles are random.

A genealogical diagram can be an etic grid.

Ideas of anthropology may help us understand people from far away like Lisu, Trobrianders, and Trukese, but they're not very useful in the modern world.

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The Anthropology of Religion

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Class

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Anthropology Goes to Work

The End Is Near

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Exam 3: From Inside and Out

Lisu shamans say they are the horses of their spirits.

If Nasrudin truthfully told the hangman at the city gate that he was going to be hanged, then he lied because the hangman couldn't hang him because he hadn't lied.

According to the Lisu cultural code, medicines can help if spirits are making a person sick.

In linguistics, "aspiration" means:

FB kids are cross cousins.

The reference point of a genealogical diagram is called:

In a matrilineal system who must be in your same lineage?

Discuss the application of the ideas of emic and etic in connection with the way anthropologists study kinship.

From his fieldwork on the island of Truk, Ward Goodenough concluded:

If Lisu do something to annoy another person and don't make it right, the person who was annoyed has the right to harm the person that annoyed them.

The Lisu and the industrial theories of disease are identical on many points.

The things people think of as natural are really not natural but parts of their own cultures.

Young people usually fall in love with:

Explain why the authors say anthropologists have to get outside of their own cultures and give up some of their ideas. Illustrate with the idea of individualism.

Europeans and Americans of European descent don't have lineages.

List three sets of ideas Lisu use to interpret data about sick people:

Education is usually an effective way to handle environmental and social problems.

Lisu oracles are random.

A genealogical diagram can be an etic grid.

Ideas of anthropology may help us understand people from far away like Lisu, Trobrianders, and Trukese, but they're not very useful in the modern world.

Science Basics

Human Variation: Race and Gender

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

Anthropology Goes to Work

The End Is Near

Filters