Question 1

What does the author predict for the field of development anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A)  It will shrink as people develop their own capacity. 
B)  It will remain roughly stable over the next number of years. 
C)  It will have to become corporatized to survive. 
D)  It will continue to grow as development projects are increasingly undertaken in the developing world. 
A)  It will shrink as people develop their own capacity. 
B)  It will remain roughly stable over the next number of years. 
C)  It will have to become corporatized to survive. 
D)  It will continue to grow as development projects are increasingly undertaken in the developing world.

Question 2

The Anthropologist's World article,"Sustainable Archaeology:What Is the Future for Our Past?" discusses the problem with storage and research of archaeological artifacts.Why was it necessary to develop better database referencing and storage systems for archaeological artifacts?

Accepted Answer

A)  because academics,applied archaeologists,First Nations,and the public had little access to Ontario's archaeological heritage collections 
B)  because artifacts were often simply reburied or destroyed if they were not of interest to the excavator 
C)  because First Nations demanded that Ontario provide better access to their heritage 
D)  because museums wanted to enhance their collections by centralizing all academic and consulting archaeologists' artifacts on their shelves 
A)  because academics,applied archaeologists,First Nations,and the public had little access to Ontario's archaeological heritage collections 
B)  because artifacts were often simply reburied or destroyed if they were not of interest to the excavator 
C)  because First Nations demanded that Ontario provide better access to their heritage 
D)  because museums wanted to enhance their collections by centralizing all academic and consulting archaeologists' artifacts on their shelves

Question 3

The Nestlé baby formula controversy is an example of how applied anthropology was used to help enhance corporate profits at the expense of poor people in the developing world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In the article,"A Tale of Two First Nations:Traditional Knowledge in Today's Business World," Rodney Nelson discusses the application of traditional Aboriginal knowledge to modern business models.Can his approach,which involves social development,be reconciled with the goals of capitalism? Do you think this would work outside of Aboriginal communities?

Accepted Answer

Rodney Nelson's approach of applying tra

Question 5

Ruth Benedict worked for the U.S.government studying German and Japanese customs,behaviour,and character to help support the war effort during World War II.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Despite having good intentions,when Henry Schoolcraft was asked to report on the state of American Indians,his advice to the government was biased by his cultural assumptions.What was the culturally destructive policy that he proposed?

Accepted Answer

A)  He advised that sterilization programs be implemented to reduce Native populations. 
B)  He advocated government schools,Christian schools,and imposing a shift to agriculture. 
C)  He advocated that all Aboriginals be relocated to camps in urban areas. 
D)  He advised that a policy of crossbreeding be implemented to help civilize Natives. 
A)  He advised that sterilization programs be implemented to reduce Native populations. 
B)  He advocated government schools,Christian schools,and imposing a shift to agriculture. 
C)  He advocated that all Aboriginals be relocated to camps in urban areas. 
D)  He advised that a policy of crossbreeding be implemented to help civilize Natives.

Question 7

Which movement linked to applied medical anthropology helps citizens in defending against environmental threats to community health and well-being?

Accepted Answer

A)  environmental justice 
B)  environmentalism 
C)  ethno-environmentalism 
D)  Environment Canada 
A)  environmental justice 
B)  environmentalism 
C)  ethno-environmentalism 
D)  Environment Canada

Question 8

Anthropologist Anne Erwin did research within the Canadian military.What did her research focus on?

Accepted Answer

A)  the role of females in combat 
B)  the role of females in positions of command 
C)  how soldiers build their identities through sharing stories of battlefield experience with peers 
D)  how soldiers try to rationalize and minimize their responsibility for killing other humans 
A)  the role of females in combat 
B)  the role of females in positions of command 
C)  how soldiers build their identities through sharing stories of battlefield experience with peers 
D)  how soldiers try to rationalize and minimize their responsibility for killing other humans

Question 9

George Mercer Dawson was a 19th-century Canadian anthropologist who worked as part of a team surveying Canada's West Coast.What organization did Dawson belong to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canadian Ethnological Society 
B)  British Columbia Resource Department 
C)  Geological Survey of Canada 
D)  Department of Indian Affairs 
A)  Canadian Ethnological Society 
B)  British Columbia Resource Department 
C)  Geological Survey of Canada 
D)  Department of Indian Affairs

Question 10

Will the fields of academic anthropology and applied anthropology both thrive in the future? Provide some examples of how anthropology might change in years to come.

Accepted Answer

It is likely that both the fields of aca

Question 11

Dr.Clyde Snow distinguished himself through his work with the Argentine government.What did he do in Argentina?

Accepted Answer

A)  He helped eliminate poverty in the slums by helping to redesign social welfare policy. 
B)  He helped to identify the remains of 9,000 "disappeared ones" eliminated during the previous military rule. 
C)  He helped the police solve a string of serial murders committed in Buenos Aries over a 10-year period. 
D)  He helped recover and preserve several frozen mummies from an archaeological site. 
A)  He helped eliminate poverty in the slums by helping to redesign social welfare policy. 
B)  He helped to identify the remains of 9,000 "disappeared ones" eliminated during the previous military rule. 
C)  He helped the police solve a string of serial murders committed in Buenos Aries over a 10-year period. 
D)  He helped recover and preserve several frozen mummies from an archaeological site.

Question 12

In a future world of ongoing poverty,disasters,development,and globalization,we can expect applied anthropology to continue to grow as well.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Applied anthropologists who use ethnography must adhere to a strict code of ethics to protect the populations that are the subjects of their research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What knowledge did anthropologists like Margaret Mead and Clyde Kluckholm have an understanding of that contributed to the war effort?

Accepted Answer

A)  culturally grounded behaviour patterns 
B)  secret codes based on foreign-language structures 
C)  Hitler's racist plans to exterminate the Jews 
D)  how the Americans could gain the assistance of Pacific Islanders against the Japanese 
A)  culturally grounded behaviour patterns 
B)  secret codes based on foreign-language structures 
C)  Hitler's racist plans to exterminate the Jews 
D)  how the Americans could gain the assistance of Pacific Islanders against the Japanese

Question 15

The goals of business are not really compatible with the traditional knowledge of First Nations peoples.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following disciplines involves anthropologists who are interested in preserving,displaying,maintaining,and understanding artifacts?

Accepted Answer

A)  museum curation or museology 
B)  curatorial archaeology 
C)  ethnological preservation 
D)  culturology 
A)  museum curation or museology 
B)  curatorial archaeology 
C)  ethnological preservation 
D)  culturology

Question 17

How does the author see the future of anthropology in relation to Aboriginal people in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anthropologists need to forge closer academic ties with Aboriginal people. 
B)  More Aboriginal people themselves need to be trained and employed in all fields of anthropology. 
C)  Anthropologists should occupy jobs in government bureaucracies to administer Aboriginal people. 
D)  Anthropologists must convince Aboriginal people that they work in their best interest. 
A)  Anthropologists need to forge closer academic ties with Aboriginal people. 
B)  More Aboriginal people themselves need to be trained and employed in all fields of anthropology. 
C)  Anthropologists should occupy jobs in government bureaucracies to administer Aboriginal people. 
D)  Anthropologists must convince Aboriginal people that they work in their best interest.

Question 18

How is the field of salvage archaeology or cultural resource management related to business and development in Canada? What are some of the ethical concerns that might be a problem in the field of cultural resource management?

Accepted Answer

The field of salvage archaeology and cul

Question 19

Anthropologists were intentionally excluded from participating in the treaty-making process that was undertaken between the American government and Native American Indians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Why would applied anthropologists be helpful in conducting a detailed study of disability and access in postsecondary institutions?

Accepted Answer

A)  because of the "tribal" nature of students with disabilities 
B)  because as participant-observers they can experience disability firsthand 
C)  because they could conduct surveys to ask students and service providers about specific challenges facing the disabled students and analyze these problems 
D)  because they would not rely on surveys and statistics as other social scientists might 
A)  because of the "tribal" nature of students with disabilities 
B)  because as participant-observers they can experience disability firsthand 
C)  because they could conduct surveys to ask students and service providers about specific challenges facing the disabled students and analyze these problems 
D)  because they would not rely on surveys and statistics as other social scientists might

What does the author predict for the field of development anthropology?

The Anthropologist's World article,"Sustainable Archaeology:What Is the Future for Our Past?" discusses the problem with storage and research of archaeological artifacts.Why was it necessary to develop better database referencing and storage systems for archaeological artifacts?

The Nestlé baby formula controversy is an example of how applied anthropology was used to help enhance corporate profits at the expense of poor people in the developing world.

Ruth Benedict worked for the U.S.government studying German and Japanese customs,behaviour,and character to help support the war effort during World War II.

Despite having good intentions,when Henry Schoolcraft was asked to report on the state of American Indians,his advice to the government was biased by his cultural assumptions.What was the culturally destructive policy that he proposed?

Which movement linked to applied medical anthropology helps citizens in defending against environmental threats to community health and well-being?

Anthropologist Anne Erwin did research within the Canadian military.What did her research focus on?

George Mercer Dawson was a 19th-century Canadian anthropologist who worked as part of a team surveying Canada's West Coast.What organization did Dawson belong to?

Will the fields of academic anthropology and applied anthropology both thrive in the future? Provide some examples of how anthropology might change in years to come.

Dr.Clyde Snow distinguished himself through his work with the Argentine government.What did he do in Argentina?

In a future world of ongoing poverty,disasters,development,and globalization,we can expect applied anthropology to continue to grow as well.

Applied anthropologists who use ethnography must adhere to a strict code of ethics to protect the populations that are the subjects of their research.

What knowledge did anthropologists like Margaret Mead and Clyde Kluckholm have an understanding of that contributed to the war effort?

The goals of business are not really compatible with the traditional knowledge of First Nations peoples.

Which of the following disciplines involves anthropologists who are interested in preserving,displaying,maintaining,and understanding artifacts?

How does the author see the future of anthropology in relation to Aboriginal people in Canada?

How is the field of salvage archaeology or cultural resource management related to business and development in Canada? What are some of the ethical concerns that might be a problem in the field of cultural resource management?

Anthropologists were intentionally excluded from participating in the treaty-making process that was undertaken between the American government and Native American Indians.

Why would applied anthropologists be helpful in conducting a detailed study of disability and access in postsecondary institutions?

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

The Arts

Cultural Change and the Future of Humanity

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Exam 14: Anthropology at Work

What does the author predict for the field of development anthropology?

The Anthropologist's World article,"Sustainable Archaeology:What Is the Future for Our Past?" discusses the problem with storage and research of archaeological artifacts.Why was it necessary to develop better database referencing and storage systems for archaeological artifacts?

The Nestlé baby formula controversy is an example of how applied anthropology was used to help enhance corporate profits at the expense of poor people in the developing world.

Ruth Benedict worked for the U.S.government studying German and Japanese customs,behaviour,and character to help support the war effort during World War II.

Despite having good intentions,when Henry Schoolcraft was asked to report on the state of American Indians,his advice to the government was biased by his cultural assumptions.What was the culturally destructive policy that he proposed?

Which movement linked to applied medical anthropology helps citizens in defending against environmental threats to community health and well-being?

Anthropologist Anne Erwin did research within the Canadian military.What did her research focus on?

George Mercer Dawson was a 19th-century Canadian anthropologist who worked as part of a team surveying Canada's West Coast.What organization did Dawson belong to?

Will the fields of academic anthropology and applied anthropology both thrive in the future? Provide some examples of how anthropology might change in years to come.

Dr.Clyde Snow distinguished himself through his work with the Argentine government.What did he do in Argentina?

In a future world of ongoing poverty,disasters,development,and globalization,we can expect applied anthropology to continue to grow as well.

Applied anthropologists who use ethnography must adhere to a strict code of ethics to protect the populations that are the subjects of their research.

What knowledge did anthropologists like Margaret Mead and Clyde Kluckholm have an understanding of that contributed to the war effort?

The goals of business are not really compatible with the traditional knowledge of First Nations peoples.

Which of the following disciplines involves anthropologists who are interested in preserving,displaying,maintaining,and understanding artifacts?

How does the author see the future of anthropology in relation to Aboriginal people in Canada?

How is the field of salvage archaeology or cultural resource management related to business and development in Canada? What are some of the ethical concerns that might be a problem in the field of cultural resource management?

Anthropologists were intentionally excluded from participating in the treaty-making process that was undertaken between the American government and Native American Indians.

Why would applied anthropologists be helpful in conducting a detailed study of disability and access in postsecondary institutions?

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

The Arts

Cultural Change and the Future of Humanity

Filters