Question 1

Why were the Acadians of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia expelled by the British government?

Accepted Answer

A)  They refused to pay taxes. 
B)  They refused to sign an oath of allegiance to the Crown. 
C)  They refused to return to France. 
D)  They refused to cede their land to the British colonists. 
A)  They refused to pay taxes. 
B)  They refused to sign an oath of allegiance to the Crown. 
C)  They refused to return to France. 
D)  They refused to cede their land to the British colonists.

Question 2

Identify and discuss three of the "daunting challenges" faced by both female and male immigrants after their arrival in Canada.

Accepted Answer

One daunting challenge faced by both fem

Question 3

What is the main reason for family stress among Pakistani families who have newly immigrated to Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  joblessness and underemployment 
B)  lack of housing and access to familiar foods 
C)  cultural clashes with Canadian-born children 
D)  lack of places of worship 
A)  joblessness and underemployment 
B)  lack of housing and access to familiar foods 
C)  cultural clashes with Canadian-born children 
D)  lack of places of worship

Question 4

The most important symbolic aspect of culture is language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A proposal to allow sharia law in Ontario was rejected.What was the main objection that led to its rejection?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sharia law is practiced in Iran and has no legal status in Canada. 
B)  Many women feared that imposition of sharia law would threaten the equality of Muslim women. 
C)  Sharia law was not understood by Ontario's Muslims. 
D)  Sharia law was likely to exclude men in divorce and child custody cases. 
A)  Sharia law is practiced in Iran and has no legal status in Canada. 
B)  Many women feared that imposition of sharia law would threaten the equality of Muslim women. 
C)  Sharia law was not understood by Ontario's Muslims. 
D)  Sharia law was likely to exclude men in divorce and child custody cases.

Question 6

Human sacrifice may be perceived as a negative aspect of Aztec culture.What are the most rational reasons for its continuation?

Accepted Answer

A)  It pleased the gods and contributed to the maintenance of the cosmic order. 
B)  It acted as a deterrent to disobedience and as a motivation to pay tribute (taxes). 
C)  It guaranteed the victim's entry into heaven and afterlife rewards. 
D)  It ensured the safety and positive status of the victim's family. 
A)  It pleased the gods and contributed to the maintenance of the cosmic order. 
B)  It acted as a deterrent to disobedience and as a motivation to pay tribute (taxes). 
C)  It guaranteed the victim's entry into heaven and afterlife rewards. 
D)  It ensured the safety and positive status of the victim's family.

Question 7

Attendance at residential schools for First Nations children was voluntary and a matter of choice by their parents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is the greatest threat to Acadian solidarity and cultural integrity in 21st-century Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  economic problems stemming from loss of fertile land 
B)  the loss of the Acadian language 
C)  discrimination from lighter-skinned Canadians 
D)  intermarriage with non-Acadians 
A)  economic problems stemming from loss of fertile land 
B)  the loss of the Acadian language 
C)  discrimination from lighter-skinned Canadians 
D)  intermarriage with non-Acadians

Question 9

Each culture in the world is unique,and all cultures display striking similarities to each other in fulfilling the needs of their members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The greatest threat to Acadian solidarity and cultural integrity in the 21st century stems from serious economic problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is the reason why the Hutterites are tolerated by Canadian society?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are completely assimilated. 
B)  They have no significant contact with other Canadians. 
C)  They have no economic power. 
D)  They are descended from light-skinned Europeans. 
A)  They are completely assimilated. 
B)  They have no significant contact with other Canadians. 
C)  They have no economic power. 
D)  They are descended from light-skinned Europeans.

Question 12

Culture includes abstract values,beliefs,and perceptions of the world that lie behind people's behaviour.Which of the following options best corresponds to the understanding of culture we get from chapter two of the textbook?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is passed on biologically,learned through language,and its parts function as an integrated whole. 
B)  It is shared,learned through language,and provides permanent fixed modes of belief and behaviour. 
C)  It is shared,learned through language,and its parts function as an integrated whole. 
D)  It is shared,learned through language,and it is organized on the basis of many subcultures. 
A)  It is passed on biologically,learned through language,and its parts function as an integrated whole. 
B)  It is shared,learned through language,and provides permanent fixed modes of belief and behaviour. 
C)  It is shared,learned through language,and its parts function as an integrated whole. 
D)  It is shared,learned through language,and it is organized on the basis of many subcultures.

Question 13

Which of the following problems would NOT be generated by extreme ethnocentrism?

Accepted Answer

A)  reluctance to question the customs and beliefs of our own society 
B)  jealousy on the part of people who are not members of one's own society 
C)  prejudice and racism 
D)  ethnic conflict 
A)  reluctance to question the customs and beliefs of our own society 
B)  jealousy on the part of people who are not members of one's own society 
C)  prejudice and racism 
D)  ethnic conflict

Question 14

What conclusion did Annette Weiner come to in her study of the role and status of men in the Trobriand Islands?

Accepted Answer

A)  Trobriand men had no important role in procreation. 
B)  Trobriand men were dependent on women's activities to enhance their status. 
C)  Trobriand husbands must fight to the death with their brothers-in-law in defence of honour. 
D)  Trobriand men do not have satisfactory marital relationships with their wives. 
A)  Trobriand men had no important role in procreation. 
B)  Trobriand men were dependent on women's activities to enhance their status. 
C)  Trobriand husbands must fight to the death with their brothers-in-law in defence of honour. 
D)  Trobriand men do not have satisfactory marital relationships with their wives.

Question 15

Providing restitution to Chinese immigrants to Canada who had to pay a head tax was promoted by Heritage Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which term refers to powerful indicators that identify individuals as belonging to a particular ethnic group and that set them apart from other ethnic groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  patriotic symbols 
B)  ethnic boundary markers 
C)  ethnic labels 
D)  customary heritage signals 
A)  patriotic symbols 
B)  ethnic boundary markers 
C)  ethnic labels 
D)  customary heritage signals

Question 17

Identify and describe the function of at least three ethnic boundary markers.Give specific examples.

Accepted Answer

Ethnic boundary markers are symbols, pra

Question 18

Which characteristic of Hutterites is an example of a subcultural variation?

Accepted Answer

A)  They dress distinctively,hold common beliefs,and live in self-sufficient,closed communities. 
B)  They do not share the Canadian values of thrift,hard work,independence,and close family ties. 
C)  They do not pay taxes and own little communal property. 
D)  They are totally removed from all social,economic,and educational aspects of Canadian society. 
A)  They dress distinctively,hold common beliefs,and live in self-sufficient,closed communities. 
B)  They do not share the Canadian values of thrift,hard work,independence,and close family ties. 
C)  They do not pay taxes and own little communal property. 
D)  They are totally removed from all social,economic,and educational aspects of Canadian society.

Question 19

What custom does marriage require among the Kapauku Papuans of New Guinea?

Accepted Answer

A)  The bride's family must pay a man to marry their daughter. 
B)  The bride must be captured from an enemy tribe. 
C)  The groom must pay a bride price. 
D)  Several brothers must agree to marry the same woman. 
A)  The bride's family must pay a man to marry their daughter. 
B)  The bride must be captured from an enemy tribe. 
C)  The groom must pay a bride price. 
D)  Several brothers must agree to marry the same woman.

Question 20

Both contemporary Islam and Christianity are religions that contain many elements of popular culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Why were the Acadians of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia expelled by the British government?

Identify and discuss three of the "daunting challenges" faced by both female and male immigrants after their arrival in Canada.

What is the main reason for family stress among Pakistani families who have newly immigrated to Canada?

The most important symbolic aspect of culture is language.

A proposal to allow sharia law in Ontario was rejected.What was the main objection that led to its rejection?

Human sacrifice may be perceived as a negative aspect of Aztec culture.What are the most rational reasons for its continuation?

Attendance at residential schools for First Nations children was voluntary and a matter of choice by their parents.

What is the greatest threat to Acadian solidarity and cultural integrity in 21st-century Canada?

Each culture in the world is unique,and all cultures display striking similarities to each other in fulfilling the needs of their members.

The greatest threat to Acadian solidarity and cultural integrity in the 21st century stems from serious economic problems.

What is the reason why the Hutterites are tolerated by Canadian society?

Culture includes abstract values,beliefs,and perceptions of the world that lie behind people's behaviour.Which of the following options best corresponds to the understanding of culture we get from chapter two of the textbook?

Which of the following problems would NOT be generated by extreme ethnocentrism?

What conclusion did Annette Weiner come to in her study of the role and status of men in the Trobriand Islands?

Providing restitution to Chinese immigrants to Canada who had to pay a head tax was promoted by Heritage Canada.

Which term refers to powerful indicators that identify individuals as belonging to a particular ethnic group and that set them apart from other ethnic groups?

Identify and describe the function of at least three ethnic boundary markers.Give specific examples.

Which characteristic of Hutterites is an example of a subcultural variation?

What custom does marriage require among the Kapauku Papuans of New Guinea?

Both contemporary Islam and Christianity are religions that contain many elements of popular culture.

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Exam 2: The Nature of Culture

Why were the Acadians of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia expelled by the British government?

Identify and discuss three of the "daunting challenges" faced by both female and male immigrants after their arrival in Canada.

What is the main reason for family stress among Pakistani families who have newly immigrated to Canada?

The most important symbolic aspect of culture is language.

A proposal to allow sharia law in Ontario was rejected.What was the main objection that led to its rejection?

Human sacrifice may be perceived as a negative aspect of Aztec culture.What are the most rational reasons for its continuation?

Attendance at residential schools for First Nations children was voluntary and a matter of choice by their parents.

What is the greatest threat to Acadian solidarity and cultural integrity in 21st-century Canada?

Each culture in the world is unique,and all cultures display striking similarities to each other in fulfilling the needs of their members.

The greatest threat to Acadian solidarity and cultural integrity in the 21st century stems from serious economic problems.

What is the reason why the Hutterites are tolerated by Canadian society?

Culture includes abstract values,beliefs,and perceptions of the world that lie behind people's behaviour.Which of the following options best corresponds to the understanding of culture we get from chapter two of the textbook?

Which of the following problems would NOT be generated by extreme ethnocentrism?

What conclusion did Annette Weiner come to in her study of the role and status of men in the Trobriand Islands?

Providing restitution to Chinese immigrants to Canada who had to pay a head tax was promoted by Heritage Canada.

Which term refers to powerful indicators that identify individuals as belonging to a particular ethnic group and that set them apart from other ethnic groups?

Identify and describe the function of at least three ethnic boundary markers.Give specific examples.

Which characteristic of Hutterites is an example of a subcultural variation?

What custom does marriage require among the Kapauku Papuans of New Guinea?

Both contemporary Islam and Christianity are religions that contain many elements of popular culture.

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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