Question 1

Which of the following cultural elements did early European settlers in the Americas NOT borrow from indigenous peoples?

Accepted Answer

A)  chocolate 
B)  tobacco 
C)  potatoes 
D)  shamanism 
A)  chocolate 
B)  tobacco 
C)  potatoes 
D)  shamanism

Question 2

What has the impact of multinational corporations been on women and on the division of labour?

Accepted Answer

The impact of multinational corporations

Question 3

Which of the following is least likely to experience rebellion or revolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  bands and tribal societies 
B)  industrial capitalist democracies 
C)  communist dictatorships 
D)  monarchies 
A)  bands and tribal societies 
B)  industrial capitalist democracies 
C)  communist dictatorships 
D)  monarchies

Question 4

The Inuit make up 70 percent of the 25,000 people who inhabit the 1.9 million square kilometres of eastern Arctic land.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following terms means "the division of single traditional roles (which serves several functions)into two or more roles (each with a single specialized function)"?

Accepted Answer

A)  millenarianization 
B)  structural differentiation 
C)  multi-functional assembly 
D)  industrialization 
A)  millenarianization 
B)  structural differentiation 
C)  multi-functional assembly 
D)  industrialization

Question 6

Which statement best characterizes Edward Hedican's view on anthropologists working with First Nations peoples?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anthropologists should convince First Nations people to embrace changes proposed for their benefit by non-governmental development organizations. 
B)  Anthropologists should direct First Nations people towards modernization and industrial progress. 
C)  Anthropologists should seek greater involvement of Aboriginals in defining the objectives and directions of applied research. 
D)  Anthropologists should work with the federal government to ensure that it make positives changes in the lives of First Nations people. 
A)  Anthropologists should convince First Nations people to embrace changes proposed for their benefit by non-governmental development organizations. 
B)  Anthropologists should direct First Nations people towards modernization and industrial progress. 
C)  Anthropologists should seek greater involvement of Aboriginals in defining the objectives and directions of applied research. 
D)  Anthropologists should work with the federal government to ensure that it make positives changes in the lives of First Nations people.

Question 7

Galileo was praised by his church and his society when he stated that the earth revolved around the sun.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Holistic and evolutionary perspectives in anthropology have no relevance to whether or not anthropologists are able to develop predictive models.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In which areas of the world is pollution a bigger problem because of differences in how chemicals are regulated worldwide?

Accepted Answer

A)  poor countries 
B)  industrialized countries 
C)  Arctic countries 
D)  ocean areas 
A)  poor countries 
B)  industrialized countries 
C)  Arctic countries 
D)  ocean areas

Question 10

What is one of the negative consequences of ethnocentrism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnocentricism can be taken as a right to manipulate other cultures with impunity. 
B)  Ethnocentrism confers a sense of pride in,and loyalty to,one's own cultural traditions. 
C)  Ethnocentrism provides a sense that one is living the right kind of life. 
D)  Ethnocentrism contributes to a sense of personal worth. 
A)  Ethnocentricism can be taken as a right to manipulate other cultures with impunity. 
B)  Ethnocentrism confers a sense of pride in,and loyalty to,one's own cultural traditions. 
C)  Ethnocentrism provides a sense that one is living the right kind of life. 
D)  Ethnocentrism contributes to a sense of personal worth.

Question 11

The use of the term "genocide" has become more widespread.During the Columbian quincentenary in 1992,it was often used by both popular and academic writers to refer to the impact of Europeans on the Native peoples of the New World.Compare that encounter with other events to which the term "genocide" is applied (e.g. ,the Holocaust during World War II)? Does the conscious intention to eradicate a population always justify the use of the term "genocide"?

Accepted Answer

The use of the term "genocide" has indee

Question 12

Which of the following distinguishes acculturation from other forms of cultural change?

Accepted Answer

A)  With acculturation,politically equal cultures freely borrow ideas from each another. 
B)  With acculturation,one culture is the primary technology provider,while the other culture is the primary borrower of technology. 
C)  With acculturation,two groups borrow ideas,but not technology,from each other. 
D)  With acculturation,there is always a difference in wealth and power between cultures. 
A)  With acculturation,politically equal cultures freely borrow ideas from each another. 
B)  With acculturation,one culture is the primary technology provider,while the other culture is the primary borrower of technology. 
C)  With acculturation,two groups borrow ideas,but not technology,from each other. 
D)  With acculturation,there is always a difference in wealth and power between cultures.

Question 13

All modernizing societies undergo the stages of technological development in a fixed sequence:agricultural development,industrialization,and urbanization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In Brazil,what percentage of Yanomami land has been expropriated or unconstitutionally taken?

Accepted Answer

A)  70 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  30 percent 
D)  10 percent 
A)  70 percent 
B)  50 percent 
C)  30 percent 
D)  10 percent

Question 15

Anthropologists have only recently become involved in Aboriginal rights issues in Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The religious missionary is a common agent of change in many nonindustrial societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which statement about the Cold War that existed from 1945 to 1990 is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It was led by the United States and the Soviet Bloc. 
B)  It contributed to serious political instability throughout the Western world. 
C)  It caused France and Germany to withdraw their support from the United States. 
D)  It encouraged the imperialist ambitions of both superpowers. 
A)  It was led by the United States and the Soviet Bloc. 
B)  It contributed to serious political instability throughout the Western world. 
C)  It caused France and Germany to withdraw their support from the United States. 
D)  It encouraged the imperialist ambitions of both superpowers.

Question 18

Birthrates are generally higher in poor countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Innovation is defined as massive change that comes about with intensive firsthand contact.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Anthropologists have now accumulated over 100 years of cross-cultural research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following cultural elements did early European settlers in the Americas NOT borrow from indigenous peoples?

What has the impact of multinational corporations been on women and on the division of labour?

Which of the following is least likely to experience rebellion or revolution?

The Inuit make up 70 percent of the 25,000 people who inhabit the 1.9 million square kilometres of eastern Arctic land.

Which of the following terms means "the division of single traditional roles (which serves several functions)into two or more roles (each with a single specialized function)"?

Which statement best characterizes Edward Hedican's view on anthropologists working with First Nations peoples?

Galileo was praised by his church and his society when he stated that the earth revolved around the sun.

Holistic and evolutionary perspectives in anthropology have no relevance to whether or not anthropologists are able to develop predictive models.

In which areas of the world is pollution a bigger problem because of differences in how chemicals are regulated worldwide?

What is one of the negative consequences of ethnocentrism?

Which of the following distinguishes acculturation from other forms of cultural change?

All modernizing societies undergo the stages of technological development in a fixed sequence:agricultural development,industrialization,and urbanization.

In Brazil,what percentage of Yanomami land has been expropriated or unconstitutionally taken?

Anthropologists have only recently become involved in Aboriginal rights issues in Canada.

The religious missionary is a common agent of change in many nonindustrial societies.

Which statement about the Cold War that existed from 1945 to 1990 is true?

Birthrates are generally higher in poor countries.

Innovation is defined as massive change that comes about with intensive firsthand contact.

Anthropologists have now accumulated over 100 years of cross-cultural research.

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

Anthropology at Work

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Exam 15: Cultural Change and the Future of Humanity

Which of the following cultural elements did early European settlers in the Americas NOT borrow from indigenous peoples?

What has the impact of multinational corporations been on women and on the division of labour?

Which of the following is least likely to experience rebellion or revolution?

The Inuit make up 70 percent of the 25,000 people who inhabit the 1.9 million square kilometres of eastern Arctic land.

Which of the following terms means "the division of single traditional roles (which serves several functions)into two or more roles (each with a single specialized function)"?

Which statement best characterizes Edward Hedican's view on anthropologists working with First Nations peoples?

Galileo was praised by his church and his society when he stated that the earth revolved around the sun.

Holistic and evolutionary perspectives in anthropology have no relevance to whether or not anthropologists are able to develop predictive models.

In which areas of the world is pollution a bigger problem because of differences in how chemicals are regulated worldwide?

What is one of the negative consequences of ethnocentrism?

Which of the following distinguishes acculturation from other forms of cultural change?

All modernizing societies undergo the stages of technological development in a fixed sequence:agricultural development,industrialization,and urbanization.

In Brazil,what percentage of Yanomami land has been expropriated or unconstitutionally taken?

Anthropologists have only recently become involved in Aboriginal rights issues in Canada.

The religious missionary is a common agent of change in many nonindustrial societies.

Which statement about the Cold War that existed from 1945 to 1990 is true?

Birthrates are generally higher in poor countries.

Innovation is defined as massive change that comes about with intensive firsthand contact.

Anthropologists have now accumulated over 100 years of cross-cultural research.

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

Anthropology at Work

Filters