Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Hutterite colonies in Western Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  The colonies are stratified,based on age. 
B)  The colonies are stratified based on gender. 
C)  The colonies are polygamous,with most men having more than one wife. 
D)  Young people are baptized in their early to mid-twenties. 
A)  The colonies are stratified,based on age. 
B)  The colonies are stratified based on gender. 
C)  The colonies are polygamous,with most men having more than one wife. 
D)  Young people are baptized in their early to mid-twenties. C

Question 2

Polygyny is defined as the marriage of one man to more than one woman.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Why is the notion of adaptation such a critical aspect of all human culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  because we use adaptation to create new technology to better control our destiny 
B)  because our adaptation as primates has only involved culture 
C)  because every culture must subsist within,and adapt to,an ecosystem that can support life in some sustainable manner 
D)  because every culture must actively alter an ecosystem to support life in some sustainable manner 
A)  because we use adaptation to create new technology to better control our destiny 
B)  because our adaptation as primates has only involved culture 
C)  because every culture must subsist within,and adapt to,an ecosystem that can support life in some sustainable manner 
D)  because every culture must actively alter an ecosystem to support life in some sustainable manner C

Question 4

What is one of the main factors that causes gender inequality for Portuguese immigrant women to increase?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are not recognized as legal adults under Portuguese law. 
B)  They lack valued work skills and therefore get classified as familial dependents of their husbands when applying for immigration. 
C)  They have been targeted by the sex trade,immigration scams,and unqualified male immigration consultants in the U.K.and Canada. 
D)  Portuguese culture is matriarchal in nature. 
A)  They are not recognized as legal adults under Portuguese law. 
B)  They lack valued work skills and therefore get classified as familial dependents of their husbands when applying for immigration. 
C)  They have been targeted by the sex trade,immigration scams,and unqualified male immigration consultants in the U.K.and Canada. 
D)  Portuguese culture is matriarchal in nature.

Question 5

What are you guilty of if you say,"My people's way of life is superior to your people's way of life"?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural relativism 
B)  racism 
C)  ethnocentrism 
D)  egocentrism 
A)  cultural relativism 
B)  racism 
C)  ethnocentrism 
D)  egocentrism

Question 6

Using specific examples from the text assess the value of anthropology and the work of two anthropologists in promoting cultural tolerance in Canada.

Accepted Answer

Anthropology plays a crucial role in pro

Question 7

How did applied anthropologist George Esber help the Tonto Apache and the architect designing new housing for them?

Accepted Answer

A)  He showed them how to make simple mud bricks. 
B)  Using observation and interviews,he obtained data that revealed how their social patterns of behaviour required certain design requirements. 
C)  He arranged for the tribe to apply for federal funding. 
D)  Through careful observation,he determined the design that would meet their social needs. 
A)  He showed them how to make simple mud bricks. 
B)  Using observation and interviews,he obtained data that revealed how their social patterns of behaviour required certain design requirements. 
C)  He arranged for the tribe to apply for federal funding. 
D)  Through careful observation,he determined the design that would meet their social needs.

Question 8

Which of the following is included in Edward B.Tylor's 1871 definition of culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  human genetic variation 
B)  knowledge,belief,and morals 
C)  inherited characteristics 
D)  history,magic and legends 
A)  human genetic variation 
B)  knowledge,belief,and morals 
C)  inherited characteristics 
D)  history,magic and legends

Question 9

"Canada is a cultural mosaic." Which statement best reflects what that means?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canadian society is homogeneous. 
B)  Canadian society is brittle. 
C)  Canadian society is distinct. 
D)  Canadian society is pluralistic. 
A)  Canadian society is homogeneous. 
B)  Canadian society is brittle. 
C)  Canadian society is distinct. 
D)  Canadian society is pluralistic.

Question 10

Pastoral nomadic peoples of sub-Saharan Africa are a source of annoyance to postcolonial governments in the region because they are difficult to control.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Cross-cultural studies show that homicide rates mostly decline after the death penalty is abolished.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Anthropologists in the field are unlikely to experience culture shock because they are taught the strategies to avoid it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Gender discrimination is entrenched in Canada's immigration policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

When Annette Weiner began fieldwork in the Trobriand Islands,what did she have to do to understand the cultural meanings of Trobriand society?

Accepted Answer

A)  let go of her own assumptions about the meanings of work,family,and power 
B)  recall everything she knew about how the people of Papua New Guinea behaved 
C)  discard everything she had learned from reading the works of Malinowski 
D)  go through the rituals of womanhood and become initiated along with local women 
A)  let go of her own assumptions about the meanings of work,family,and power 
B)  recall everything she knew about how the people of Papua New Guinea behaved 
C)  discard everything she had learned from reading the works of Malinowski 
D)  go through the rituals of womanhood and become initiated along with local women

Question 15

Which of the following conditions led to the practice of polygyny among the Kapauku Papuans of New Guinea?

Accepted Answer

A)  There was a surplus of adult women. 
B)  There was a surplus of adult men. 
C)  The rules of war permitted the killing of women but not men. 
D)  Sexual promiscuity was frequent. 
A)  There was a surplus of adult women. 
B)  There was a surplus of adult men. 
C)  The rules of war permitted the killing of women but not men. 
D)  Sexual promiscuity was frequent.

Question 16

What is a typical characteristic of most people who share the same culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  They depend on one another for survival. 
B)  They can interpret and predict one another's actions. 
C)  They inhabit the same territory. 
D)  They behave in an identical manner. 
A)  They depend on one another for survival. 
B)  They can interpret and predict one another's actions. 
C)  They inhabit the same territory. 
D)  They behave in an identical manner.

Question 17

Provide some examples from cultural anthropology to support the statement,"What is adaptive in one context may be seriously maladaptive in another."

Accepted Answer

One example from cultural anthropology t

Question 18

Why do anthropologists study Aztec human sacrifice?

Accepted Answer

A)  to more easily condemn it as a barbaric practice 
B)  to understand how it reassured the people that their society was functioning properly 
C)  to argue that human sacrifice is acceptable in certain circumstances 
D)  to differentiate it from the death penalty as applied in other countries today 
A)  to more easily condemn it as a barbaric practice 
B)  to understand how it reassured the people that their society was functioning properly 
C)  to argue that human sacrifice is acceptable in certain circumstances 
D)  to differentiate it from the death penalty as applied in other countries today

Question 19

Some people in Western cultures hope to eliminate practices such as polygyny in other cultures.If they took a course in cultural anthropology,they might realize that culture is an integrated and interrelated whole.What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  People of the same ethnic groups get along well together. 
B)  Subcultural variation cannot be tolerated. 
C)  Altering one aspect of a culture can have consequences for other aspects of the culture. 
D)  Indigenous people's cultures do not change internally. 
A)  People of the same ethnic groups get along well together. 
B)  Subcultural variation cannot be tolerated. 
C)  Altering one aspect of a culture can have consequences for other aspects of the culture. 
D)  Indigenous people's cultures do not change internally.

Question 20

To what extent is Canada a pluralistic/multicultural society? What problems are associated with pluralism? How can these problems be resolved?

Accepted Answer

Canada is widely recognized as a plurali

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Hutterite colonies in Western Canada?

Polygyny is defined as the marriage of one man to more than one woman.

Why is the notion of adaptation such a critical aspect of all human culture?

What is one of the main factors that causes gender inequality for Portuguese immigrant women to increase?

What are you guilty of if you say,"My people's way of life is superior to your people's way of life"?

Using specific examples from the text assess the value of anthropology and the work of two anthropologists in promoting cultural tolerance in Canada.

How did applied anthropologist George Esber help the Tonto Apache and the architect designing new housing for them?

Which of the following is included in Edward B.Tylor's 1871 definition of culture?

"Canada is a cultural mosaic." Which statement best reflects what that means?

Pastoral nomadic peoples of sub-Saharan Africa are a source of annoyance to postcolonial governments in the region because they are difficult to control.

Cross-cultural studies show that homicide rates mostly decline after the death penalty is abolished.

Anthropologists in the field are unlikely to experience culture shock because they are taught the strategies to avoid it.

Gender discrimination is entrenched in Canada's immigration policy.

When Annette Weiner began fieldwork in the Trobriand Islands,what did she have to do to understand the cultural meanings of Trobriand society?

Which of the following conditions led to the practice of polygyny among the Kapauku Papuans of New Guinea?

What is a typical characteristic of most people who share the same culture?

Provide some examples from cultural anthropology to support the statement,"What is adaptive in one context may be seriously maladaptive in another."

Why do anthropologists study Aztec human sacrifice?

Some people in Western cultures hope to eliminate practices such as polygyny in other cultures.If they took a course in cultural anthropology,they might realize that culture is an integrated and interrelated whole.What does this mean?

To what extent is Canada a pluralistic/multicultural society? What problems are associated with pluralism? How can these problems be resolved?

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The Beginnings of Human Culture

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Making a Living

Economic Systems

Sex and Marriage

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Kinship and Descent

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Political Organization and the Maintenance of Order

Religion and the Supernatural

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Cultural Change and the Future of Humanity

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Exam 2: The Nature of Culture

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Hutterite colonies in Western Canada?

Polygyny is defined as the marriage of one man to more than one woman.

Why is the notion of adaptation such a critical aspect of all human culture?

What is one of the main factors that causes gender inequality for Portuguese immigrant women to increase?

What are you guilty of if you say,"My people's way of life is superior to your people's way of life"?

Using specific examples from the text assess the value of anthropology and the work of two anthropologists in promoting cultural tolerance in Canada.

How did applied anthropologist George Esber help the Tonto Apache and the architect designing new housing for them?

Which of the following is included in Edward B.Tylor's 1871 definition of culture?

"Canada is a cultural mosaic." Which statement best reflects what that means?

Pastoral nomadic peoples of sub-Saharan Africa are a source of annoyance to postcolonial governments in the region because they are difficult to control.

Cross-cultural studies show that homicide rates mostly decline after the death penalty is abolished.

Anthropologists in the field are unlikely to experience culture shock because they are taught the strategies to avoid it.

Gender discrimination is entrenched in Canada's immigration policy.

When Annette Weiner began fieldwork in the Trobriand Islands,what did she have to do to understand the cultural meanings of Trobriand society?

Which of the following conditions led to the practice of polygyny among the Kapauku Papuans of New Guinea?

What is a typical characteristic of most people who share the same culture?

Provide some examples from cultural anthropology to support the statement,"What is adaptive in one context may be seriously maladaptive in another."

Why do anthropologists study Aztec human sacrifice?

Some people in Western cultures hope to eliminate practices such as polygyny in other cultures.If they took a course in cultural anthropology,they might realize that culture is an integrated and interrelated whole.What does this mean?

To what extent is Canada a pluralistic/multicultural society? What problems are associated with pluralism? How can these problems be resolved?

The Nature of Anthropology

The Beginnings of Human Culture

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Economic Systems

Sex and Marriage

Family and Household

Kinship and Descent

Social Stratification and Groupings

Political Organization and the Maintenance of Order

Religion and the Supernatural

The Arts

Anthropology at Work

Cultural Change and the Future of Humanity

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