Question 1

Which of the following has been used for money?

Accepted Answer

A)  honeybees 
B)  coffee beans and tea leaves 
C)  cow hides 
D)  teeth and bones 
A)  honeybees 
B)  coffee beans and tea leaves 
C)  cow hides 
D)  teeth and bones

Question 2

What is the term for a form of trade that takes place between people who may not understand each other's languages or do not trust each other?

Accepted Answer

A)  silent trade 
B)  fair trade 
C)  blind trade 
D)  asymmetrical trade 
A)  silent trade 
B)  fair trade 
C)  blind trade 
D)  asymmetrical trade

Question 3

Technology is one of the most influential driving forces behind globalization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Food producers tend to engage in more craft specialization than food foragers do.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is marine transhumance characteristic of?

Accepted Answer

A)  modern commercial fishing fleets 
B)  traditional Aboriginal migratory fishing practices 
C)  cold water fish such as cod 
D)  foreign fishers who trespass in Canadian waters 
A)  modern commercial fishing fleets 
B)  traditional Aboriginal migratory fishing practices 
C)  cold water fish such as cod 
D)  foreign fishers who trespass in Canadian waters

Question 6

Market exchange is defined as the exchange of goods through face-to-face bargaining in a marketplace.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is an example of the informal economy in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  factory outlets 
B)  garage sales 
C)  Christmas gift giving 
D)  e-commerce 
A)  factory outlets 
B)  garage sales 
C)  Christmas gift giving 
D)  e-commerce

Question 8

Which of the following is one of the reasons for silent trade?

Accepted Answer

A)  to overcome the lack of a common language 
B)  to prevent unfair exploitation of the poor 
C)  to discourage trade with neighbours during times of tensions 
D)  to foster the development of cottage industries 
A)  to overcome the lack of a common language 
B)  to prevent unfair exploitation of the poor 
C)  to discourage trade with neighbours during times of tensions 
D)  to foster the development of cottage industries

Question 9

A man in the Trobriand Islands works hard in his garden to produce yams.Which of the following demands is he satisfying?

Accepted Answer

A)  to have food for his household to eat 
B)  to gain prestige by giving yams away to his sisters' and daughters' husbands 
C)  to prove to his wife that he can work as hard as she can 
D)  to give the yams to his wife to trade for goods they don't produce themselves 
A)  to have food for his household to eat 
B)  to gain prestige by giving yams away to his sisters' and daughters' husbands 
C)  to prove to his wife that he can work as hard as she can 
D)  to give the yams to his wife to trade for goods they don't produce themselves

Question 10

Most anthropologists who work at market research and design companies are simply "doing ethnography" in new settings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Among the Ju/'hoansi,which of the following statements about women's gathering work is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  They often work alone. 
B)  They talk quietly among themselves. 
C)  They see it as a social occasion. 
D)  They lure away large predators. 
A)  They often work alone. 
B)  They talk quietly among themselves. 
C)  They see it as a social occasion. 
D)  They lure away large predators.

Question 12

Which of the following characteristics is associated with Chinese immigrants to Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chinese immigrants have been coming to Canada since the 1920s. 
B)  Chinese immigrants have brought significant entrepreneurial skills to Canada. 
C)  Chinese festivals have promoted Atlantic Canada's tourist economy. 
D)  Chinese "reverse migration" back to Hong Kong worsens recessions in Canada. 
A)  Chinese immigrants have been coming to Canada since the 1920s. 
B)  Chinese immigrants have brought significant entrepreneurial skills to Canada. 
C)  Chinese festivals have promoted Atlantic Canada's tourist economy. 
D)  Chinese "reverse migration" back to Hong Kong worsens recessions in Canada.

Question 13

The potlatch may have served to ensure that resources on the Pacific Northwest Coast were redistributed throughout the region during times of feast and famine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of conspicuous consumption?

Accepted Answer

A)  eating your lunch in front of strangers 
B)  buying fruit from a farm stand 
C)  buying sunglasses that display a designer logo 
D)  buying your mother a drink 
A)  eating your lunch in front of strangers 
B)  buying fruit from a farm stand 
C)  buying sunglasses that display a designer logo 
D)  buying your mother a drink

Question 15

Which of the following groups tends to have fewer and simpler tools?

Accepted Answer

A)  mobile food foragers and pastoralists 
B)  semi-permanent horticulturalists 
C)  sedentary agriculturalists 
D)  landless peasants 
A)  mobile food foragers and pastoralists 
B)  semi-permanent horticulturalists 
C)  sedentary agriculturalists 
D)  landless peasants

Question 16

In Naples,Italy,young girls often do housework so their mothers and older sisters can become wage-earners.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Potlatches among British Columbia's coastal First Nations people were most extravagant and elaborate before the arrival of Europeans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which term best applies to the type of reward for labour that is usually given in cultures without money as a medium of exchange?

Accepted Answer

A)  direct 
B)  insubstantial 
C)  psychological 
D)  social 
A)  direct 
B)  insubstantial 
C)  psychological 
D)  social

Question 19

In Canada,politics operates according to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  balanced reciprocity and negative reciprocity 
B)  generalized reciprocity and balanced reciprocity 
C)  negative reciprocity and generalized reciprocity 
D)  balanced reciprocity and balanced redistribution 
A)  balanced reciprocity and negative reciprocity 
B)  generalized reciprocity and balanced reciprocity 
C)  negative reciprocity and generalized reciprocity 
D)  balanced reciprocity and balanced redistribution

Question 20

Which kind of exchange of goods and services does the term reciprocity refer to?

Accepted Answer

A)  exchanges of unequal value 
B)  exchanges between persons in hierarchical relationships 
C)  exchanges to fulfill social obligations and gain prestige 
D)  exchanges to make a profit 
A)  exchanges of unequal value 
B)  exchanges between persons in hierarchical relationships 
C)  exchanges to fulfill social obligations and gain prestige 
D)  exchanges to make a profit

Which of the following has been used for money?

What is the term for a form of trade that takes place between people who may not understand each other's languages or do not trust each other?

Technology is one of the most influential driving forces behind globalization.

Food producers tend to engage in more craft specialization than food foragers do.

Which of the following is marine transhumance characteristic of?

Market exchange is defined as the exchange of goods through face-to-face bargaining in a marketplace.

Which of the following is an example of the informal economy in Canada?

Which of the following is one of the reasons for silent trade?

A man in the Trobriand Islands works hard in his garden to produce yams.Which of the following demands is he satisfying?

Most anthropologists who work at market research and design companies are simply "doing ethnography" in new settings.

Among the Ju/'hoansi,which of the following statements about women's gathering work is true?

Which of the following characteristics is associated with Chinese immigrants to Canada?

The potlatch may have served to ensure that resources on the Pacific Northwest Coast were redistributed throughout the region during times of feast and famine.

Which of the following is an example of conspicuous consumption?

Which of the following groups tends to have fewer and simpler tools?

In Naples,Italy,young girls often do housework so their mothers and older sisters can become wage-earners.

Potlatches among British Columbia's coastal First Nations people were most extravagant and elaborate before the arrival of Europeans.

Which term best applies to the type of reward for labour that is usually given in cultures without money as a medium of exchange?

In Canada,politics operates according to which of the following?

Which kind of exchange of goods and services does the term reciprocity refer to?

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Which of the following has been used for money?

What is the term for a form of trade that takes place between people who may not understand each other's languages or do not trust each other?

Technology is one of the most influential driving forces behind globalization.

Food producers tend to engage in more craft specialization than food foragers do.

Which of the following is marine transhumance characteristic of?

Market exchange is defined as the exchange of goods through face-to-face bargaining in a marketplace.

Which of the following is an example of the informal economy in Canada?

Which of the following is one of the reasons for silent trade?

A man in the Trobriand Islands works hard in his garden to produce yams.Which of the following demands is he satisfying?

Most anthropologists who work at market research and design companies are simply "doing ethnography" in new settings.

Among the Ju/'hoansi,which of the following statements about women's gathering work is true?

Which of the following characteristics is associated with Chinese immigrants to Canada?

The potlatch may have served to ensure that resources on the Pacific Northwest Coast were redistributed throughout the region during times of feast and famine.

Which of the following is an example of conspicuous consumption?

Which of the following groups tends to have fewer and simpler tools?

In Naples,Italy,young girls often do housework so their mothers and older sisters can become wage-earners.

Potlatches among British Columbia's coastal First Nations people were most extravagant and elaborate before the arrival of Europeans.

Which term best applies to the type of reward for labour that is usually given in cultures without money as a medium of exchange?

In Canada,politics operates according to which of the following?

Which kind of exchange of goods and services does the term reciprocity refer to?

The Nature of Anthropology

The Nature of Culture

The Beginnings of Human Culture

Language and Communication

Making a Living

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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