Question 1

What are the basic tenets of the Rastafari religious ideology in Jamaica?

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Question 2

What are the origins of Carnaval in Latin America?

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Question 3

One of the outcomes of the popularity of telenovelas has been:

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A)  a decrease in political corruption and crime 
B)  the intensification of a pan-Hispanic/Latino identity 
C)  an increase in development programs in Latin America 
D)  higher standards of morality in Latin America 
A)  a decrease in political corruption and crime 
B)  the intensification of a pan-Hispanic/Latino identity 
C)  an increase in development programs in Latin America 
D)  higher standards of morality in Latin America

Question 4

Why are telenovelas so popular? Use as many examples as you can to show thsignificance of telenovelas in Latin American popular culture.

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Question 5

Person-to-person provocations during Carnaval are called:

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A)  blocos 
B)  entrudos 
C)  brigas 
D)  morenadas 
A)  blocos 
B)  entrudos 
C)  brigas 
D)  morenadas

Question 6

The quinceañera feast drains all social and economic resources from the poorefamilies in Latin America.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Explain how Carnaval is a ritual of inversion.

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Question 8

Telenovelas, as a genre, date from the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Quinceañera is important for all of the following reasons except:

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A)  it helps people distinguish themselves from the social group 
B)  it creates an opportunity for family reunions 
C)  it creates lasting social ties 
D)  it allows a chance for celebration 
A)  it helps people distinguish themselves from the social group 
B)  it creates an opportunity for family reunions 
C)  it creates lasting social ties 
D)  it allows a chance for celebration

Question 10

Lunfardo expressions have their origins in

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A)  Italian and Spanish 
B)  Spanish and Portuguese 
C)  French and Spanish 
D)  Spanish and Yoruba 
A)  Italian and Spanish 
B)  Spanish and Portuguese 
C)  French and Spanish 
D)  Spanish and Yoruba

Question 11

The Argentine tango was developed as a technical dance in the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In Bolivia the Diablada at Carnaval is associated with agriculturalists.

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A) True 
 B)False

What are the basic tenets of the Rastafari religious ideology in Jamaica?

What are the origins of Carnaval in Latin America?

One of the outcomes of the popularity of telenovelas has been:

Why are telenovelas so popular? Use as many examples as you can to show thsignificance of telenovelas in Latin American popular culture.

Person-to-person provocations during Carnaval are called:

The quinceañera feast drains all social and economic resources from the poorefamilies in Latin America.

Explain how Carnaval is a ritual of inversion.

Telenovelas, as a genre, date from the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Quinceañera is important for all of the following reasons except:

Lunfardo expressions have their origins in

The Argentine tango was developed as a technical dance in the United States.

In Bolivia the Diablada at Carnaval is associated with agriculturalists.

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Exam 11: Manifestations of Popular Culture

What are the basic tenets of the Rastafari religious ideology in Jamaica?

What are the origins of Carnaval in Latin America?

One of the outcomes of the popularity of telenovelas has been:

Why are telenovelas so popular? Use as many examples as you can to show thsignificance of telenovelas in Latin American popular culture.

Person-to-person provocations during Carnaval are called:

The quinceañera feast drains all social and economic resources from the poorefamilies in Latin America.

Explain how Carnaval is a ritual of inversion.

Telenovelas, as a genre, date from the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Quinceañera is important for all of the following reasons except:

Lunfardo expressions have their origins in

The Argentine tango was developed as a technical dance in the United States.

In Bolivia the Diablada at Carnaval is associated with agriculturalists.

Anthropology, Latin America, and the Caribbean

Introducing Latin America and the Caribbean

Society and Culture Before the Europeans

Conquest, Colonialism, and Resistance

Cultural Politics of Race and Ethnicity

Cultural Constructions of Gender and Sexuality

Religion and Everyday Life

Striving for Health and Coping with Illness

Food, Cuisine, and Cultural Expression

Perspectives in Globalization

Violence, Memory, and Striving for a Just World

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