Question 1

Poetry is not found among the Bedouin because they consider it un-Islamic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

How are the first museums characterized in the Anthropologist's World article on museums and anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A)  as antiquarian collections 
B)  as curiosity cabinets 
C)  as cultural collections 
D)  as archaeological displays 
A)  as antiquarian collections 
B)  as curiosity cabinets 
C)  as cultural collections 
D)  as archaeological displays

Question 3

In the world of art collection,"primitive" objects,such as masks,can command extravagant prices.As an anthropologist,how would you feel about the classification of such things as "art" to be collected,exhibited in museums,auctioned off at Sotheby's,and so on? What impact might the designation of cultural objects as "art" have on the people who make them?

Accepted Answer

As an anthropologist, I would have mixed

Question 4

Whether useful or not,what does all art express?

Accepted Answer

A)  the creative imagination and the symbolic representation of form 
B)  a fundamental human capacity for religious expression 
C)  the innate need to be impractical 
D)  economic domination of minorities by elites 
A)  the creative imagination and the symbolic representation of form 
B)  a fundamental human capacity for religious expression 
C)  the innate need to be impractical 
D)  economic domination of minorities by elites

Question 5

What do the "little songs" of the Bedouin shield individuals from?

Accepted Answer

A)  being laughed at by their family 
B)  religious scrutiny on ceremonial occasions 
C)  boasting in public 
D)  the consequences of expressing ideas and feelings that go against the moral system. 
A)  being laughed at by their family 
B)  religious scrutiny on ceremonial occasions 
C)  boasting in public 
D)  the consequences of expressing ideas and feelings that go against the moral system.

Question 6

Human appearance is a cultural construct as well as a biological creation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

According to psychological and neo-Freudian theorists,where does the pressure to become a man originate?

Accepted Answer

A)  in the need to defend oneself against castration anxieties 
B)  in the need to develop aggression in order to hunt successfully 
C)  in the need to become greater than the father 
D)  in the need to create a separate identity from the mother 
A)  in the need to defend oneself against castration anxieties 
B)  in the need to develop aggression in order to hunt successfully 
C)  in the need to become greater than the father 
D)  in the need to create a separate identity from the mother

Question 8

What do labrets symbolize?

Accepted Answer

A)  a shaman's rainmaking ability 
B)  a woman's fertility 
C)  status and manhood 
D)  a woman's fertility and maturity 
A)  a shaman's rainmaking ability 
B)  a woman's fertility 
C)  status and manhood 
D)  a woman's fertility and maturity

Question 9

From the study of people's myths,an anthropologist can learn how the people define and think about their world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

According to your text,only professional artists can be considered to be making art.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What do anthropologists hope to gain from the study of art?

Accepted Answer

A)  an understanding of the social conditions of its production,its underlying structure,and the rules that govern the production and consumption of art 
B)  an understanding of the psychological processes that underlie the creation of art in cultures with varying levels of artistic sophistication 
C)  an understanding of the evolution of art from early human times to modern urban humans 
D)  an understanding of how music,graphics,sculpture,etc. ,relate to political and religious structures 
A)  an understanding of the social conditions of its production,its underlying structure,and the rules that govern the production and consumption of art 
B)  an understanding of the psychological processes that underlie the creation of art in cultures with varying levels of artistic sophistication 
C)  an understanding of the evolution of art from early human times to modern urban humans 
D)  an understanding of how music,graphics,sculpture,etc. ,relate to political and religious structures

Question 12

The Dynamic Anthropology article,"Picturing Anthropology," discusses visual anthropology.What is one of the major problems with the use of photography across cultural boundaries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Photos may be misinterpreted and convey ethnocentrism or cultural bias,just as with written sources. 
B)  Photos may convey an informal and less academic impression than written sources. 
C)  Photos may be seen as attempts to steal the subject's spirit and create hostility. 
D)  Photos are too easily modified or doctored to be accurate representations of people. 
A)  Photos may be misinterpreted and convey ethnocentrism or cultural bias,just as with written sources. 
B)  Photos may convey an informal and less academic impression than written sources. 
C)  Photos may be seen as attempts to steal the subject's spirit and create hostility. 
D)  Photos are too easily modified or doctored to be accurate representations of people.

Question 13

How is fine art distinguished from folk art?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fine art is more finely made than folk art. 
B)  Folk art is not done by real artists. 
C)  Folk art is cheaply made and more likely to fall apart than fine art. 
D)  Fine art is more expensive than folk art. 
A)  Fine art is more finely made than folk art. 
B)  Folk art is not done by real artists. 
C)  Folk art is cheaply made and more likely to fall apart than fine art. 
D)  Fine art is more expensive than folk art.

Question 14

What is the most common location for piercing one's body?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ear cartilage 
B)  the earlobe 
C)  the nipple 
D)  the nose 
A)  the ear cartilage 
B)  the earlobe 
C)  the nipple 
D)  the nose

Question 15

Foragers such as the Kalahari Ju/'hoansi do not have instruments on which to play music.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Poetry is not found among the Bedouin because they consider it un-Islamic.

How are the first museums characterized in the Anthropologist's World article on museums and anthropology?

Whether useful or not,what does all art express?

What do the "little songs" of the Bedouin shield individuals from?

Human appearance is a cultural construct as well as a biological creation.

According to psychological and neo-Freudian theorists,where does the pressure to become a man originate?

What do labrets symbolize?

From the study of people's myths,an anthropologist can learn how the people define and think about their world.

According to your text,only professional artists can be considered to be making art.

What do anthropologists hope to gain from the study of art?

The Dynamic Anthropology article,"Picturing Anthropology," discusses visual anthropology.What is one of the major problems with the use of photography across cultural boundaries?

How is fine art distinguished from folk art?

What is the most common location for piercing one's body?

Foragers such as the Kalahari Ju/'hoansi do not have instruments on which to play music.

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Exam 13: The Arts

Poetry is not found among the Bedouin because they consider it un-Islamic.

How are the first museums characterized in the Anthropologist's World article on museums and anthropology?

Whether useful or not,what does all art express?

What do the "little songs" of the Bedouin shield individuals from?

Human appearance is a cultural construct as well as a biological creation.

According to psychological and neo-Freudian theorists,where does the pressure to become a man originate?

What do labrets symbolize?

From the study of people's myths,an anthropologist can learn how the people define and think about their world.

According to your text,only professional artists can be considered to be making art.

What do anthropologists hope to gain from the study of art?

The Dynamic Anthropology article,"Picturing Anthropology," discusses visual anthropology.What is one of the major problems with the use of photography across cultural boundaries?

How is fine art distinguished from folk art?

What is the most common location for piercing one's body?

Foragers such as the Kalahari Ju/'hoansi do not have instruments on which to play music.

The Nature of Anthropology

The Nature of Culture

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

Anthropology at Work

Cultural Change and the Future of Humanity

Filters