Question 1

The presentation of local art on the global scale may provide not only a means of economic activity but also a venue to do what?

Accepted Answer

A)  assert local cultural identity in the face of rapid change 
B)  lead to local art being considered a new form of high art 
C)  have an impact on social dynamics within the producers' communities 
D)  help the local cultures become connected to the Internet 
A)  assert local cultural identity in the face of rapid change 
B)  lead to local art being considered a new form of high art 
C)  have an impact on social dynamics within the producers' communities 
D)  help the local cultures become connected to the Internet

Question 2

As discussed in the text, where is the art known as "wood" and "mud" primarily produced?

Accepted Answer

A)  South Africa 
B)  West Africa 
C)  Eastern Africa 
D)  Central America 
A)  South Africa 
B)  West Africa 
C)  Eastern Africa 
D)  Central America

Question 3

Which population made up the majority of the 40 million people who read National Geographic at its peak?

Accepted Answer

A)  anthropologists and their students 
B)  people over the age of forty-five 
C)  students at elite high schools 
D)  the middle class 
A)  anthropologists and their students 
B)  people over the age of forty-five 
C)  students at elite high schools 
D)  the middle class

Question 4

What does the complexity of cave art suggest?

Accepted Answer

A)  The paintings may have been used in storytelling or for record keeping. 
B)  Early humans did not yet have advanced cognitive skills needed to create true art. 
C)  Early humans had limited knowledge of the technology required to create art. 
D)  The type of paint used for painting was simple watercolors. 
A)  The paintings may have been used in storytelling or for record keeping. 
B)  Early humans did not yet have advanced cognitive skills needed to create true art. 
C)  Early humans had limited knowledge of the technology required to create art. 
D)  The type of paint used for painting was simple watercolors.

Question 5

Consider the global trade of West African "wood" and "mud" artwork. Are these objects "authentic"? Refer to examples from Steiner and Stoller's ethnographies in your answer.

Accepted Answer

Students' answers will vary, b

Question 6

Following the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center, many institutions felt that art might offer a way to foster understanding between different cultures. What was the surprising discovery made by anthropologist Jessica Winegar about such efforts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Incidents of violence against Muslims increased. 
B)  Muslim artists were welcomed into the world of high art. 
C)  They reinforced stereotypes and existing dichotomies. 
D)  Incidents of violence against Muslims decreased. 
A)  Incidents of violence against Muslims increased. 
B)  Muslim artists were welcomed into the world of high art. 
C)  They reinforced stereotypes and existing dichotomies. 
D)  Incidents of violence against Muslims decreased.

Question 7

Early anthropologists played an important role in the acquisition of art that came from Oceania, Africa, and Latin America. What was it referred to at that time?

Accepted Answer

A)  high 
B)  native 
C)  primitive 
D)  ethnographic 
A)  high 
B)  native 
C)  primitive 
D)  ethnographic

Question 8

What, in addition to adding to the festive air, do the songs used in a rara performance accomplish for the local culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  They critique local political conditions. 
B)  They give the performers a chance to improve their abilities. 
C)  They allow local subcultures a chance to express themselves openly. 
D)  They help the musicians become popular on the Internet. 
A)  They critique local political conditions. 
B)  They give the performers a chance to improve their abilities. 
C)  They allow local subcultures a chance to express themselves openly. 
D)  They help the musicians become popular on the Internet.

Question 9

What is accomplished through the use of vulgar, sexual language and profanity in the Betiz songs played at rara festivals?

Accepted Answer

A)  They encourage people to be more sexual. 
B)  They are a form of popular laughter in the face of daily conditions. 
C)  They challenge the Church's message against birth control. 
D)  They offer local populations a chance to dress provocatively. 
A)  They encourage people to be more sexual. 
B)  They are a form of popular laughter in the face of daily conditions. 
C)  They challenge the Church's message against birth control. 
D)  They offer local populations a chance to dress provocatively.

Question 10

What is the term used to describe a viewer's perception of an object's antiquity, uniqueness, and originality within a local culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  aesthetics 
B)  popularity 
C)  authenticity 
D)  value 
A)  aesthetics 
B)  popularity 
C)  authenticity 
D)  value

Question 11

What do anthropologists emphasize in definitions of art?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is solely the domain of elites. 
B)  It is created only by professional artists. 
C)  It is a product of individual rather than community production. 
D)  It is shaped by the viewer's perception as well as the artistic intent. 
A)  It is solely the domain of elites. 
B)  It is created only by professional artists. 
C)  It is a product of individual rather than community production. 
D)  It is shaped by the viewer's perception as well as the artistic intent.

Question 12

According to the text, what is one of the reasons for the production of rara festivals?

Accepted Answer

A)  to develop a dynamic economy, where locals make money by selling tourist art 
B)  to support locals' desire to become involved in the global art market through dance and song 
C)  to facilitate protests about historical social inequality and political repression 
D)  to let go of daily stress and have a party 
A)  to develop a dynamic economy, where locals make money by selling tourist art 
B)  to support locals' desire to become involved in the global art market through dance and song 
C)  to facilitate protests about historical social inequality and political repression 
D)  to let go of daily stress and have a party

Question 13

What does the anthropological approach to world art attempt to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  advocate the display of art from different cultures without specifying its original context 
B)  attempt to understand the development and meaning of local art forms while preserving their specific cultural contexts 
C)  emphasize evolutionary framing and evaluation 
D)  deemphasize the focus on the movement of art beyond local or national borders 
A)  advocate the display of art from different cultures without specifying its original context 
B)  attempt to understand the development and meaning of local art forms while preserving their specific cultural contexts 
C)  emphasize evolutionary framing and evaluation 
D)  deemphasize the focus on the movement of art beyond local or national borders

Question 14

What is the central focus of research by visual anthropologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  the production, circulation, and consumption of visual images 
B)  understanding how social relationships are mediated by art 
C)  ways that Internet images reflect social hierarchies 
D)  examining the relationships between popular, tourist, and high art 
A)  the production, circulation, and consumption of visual images 
B)  understanding how social relationships are mediated by art 
C)  ways that Internet images reflect social hierarchies 
D)  examining the relationships between popular, tourist, and high art

Question 15

What does the analysis of European Paleolithic cave art indicate?

Accepted Answer

A)  These designs were painted by one individual. 
B)  There were no burials associated with the paintings. 
C)  The paintings depicted an equal number of humans and animals. 
D)  The paintings were modified over a 20,000-year period. 
A)  These designs were painted by one individual. 
B)  There were no burials associated with the paintings. 
C)  The paintings depicted an equal number of humans and animals. 
D)  The paintings were modified over a 20,000-year period.

Question 16

What was one of the unique production methods used in the film Leviathan as discussed in the text?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is in black and white. 
B)  It has no musical soundtrack. 
C)  None of the actors are famous. 
D)  It is shot entirely using extreme sports cameras. 
A)  It is in black and white. 
B)  It has no musical soundtrack. 
C)  None of the actors are famous. 
D)  It is shot entirely using extreme sports cameras.

Question 17

Summarize Catherine Lutz and Jane Collins's study of National Geographic's photographic gaze. What is the effect of National Geographic's cultural lens? Then make a short list of visual media you encounter throughout the day-social media, news, television shows, websites, and advertising, for example-and list some clues that you think intentionally or unintentionally express the worldviews of the media owners, editors, designers, videographers, or others who made that media.

Accepted Answer

Students should be able to explain that

Question 18

Filmmakers Chris Boebel and Christine Walley document the devastating impact of globalization and the loss of industry in what country?

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  India 
C)  United States 
D)  Haiti 
A)  China 
B)  India 
C)  United States 
D)  Haiti

Question 19

What term does Arjun Appadurai use to refer to the global cultural flows of media and visual images that enable linkages and communication across boundaries?

Accepted Answer

A)  critical transformation 
B)  media worlds 
C)  social media 
D)  global mediascape 
A)  critical transformation 
B)  media worlds 
C)  social media 
D)  global mediascape

Question 20

What is indigenous media?

Accepted Answer

A)  videos made about indigenous peoples 
B)  use of the media by those who have experienced significant disruption at a local level 
C)  films that are unusually clever in delivering a powerful message 
D)  the type of media used by Native Americans 
A)  videos made about indigenous peoples 
B)  use of the media by those who have experienced significant disruption at a local level 
C)  films that are unusually clever in delivering a powerful message 
D)  the type of media used by Native Americans

The presentation of local art on the global scale may provide not only a means of economic activity but also a venue to do what?

As discussed in the text, where is the art known as "wood" and "mud" primarily produced?

Which population made up the majority of the 40 million people who read National Geographic at its peak?

What does the complexity of cave art suggest?

Consider the global trade of West African "wood" and "mud" artwork. Are these objects "authentic"? Refer to examples from Steiner and Stoller's ethnographies in your answer.

Following the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center, many institutions felt that art might offer a way to foster understanding between different cultures. What was the surprising discovery made by anthropologist Jessica Winegar about such efforts?

Early anthropologists played an important role in the acquisition of art that came from Oceania, Africa, and Latin America. What was it referred to at that time?

What, in addition to adding to the festive air, do the songs used in a rara performance accomplish for the local culture?

What is accomplished through the use of vulgar, sexual language and profanity in the Betiz songs played at rara festivals?

What is the term used to describe a viewer's perception of an object's antiquity, uniqueness, and originality within a local culture?

What do anthropologists emphasize in definitions of art?

According to the text, what is one of the reasons for the production of rara festivals?

What does the anthropological approach to world art attempt to do?

What is the central focus of research by visual anthropologists?

What does the analysis of European Paleolithic cave art indicate?

What was one of the unique production methods used in the film Leviathan as discussed in the text?

Filmmakers Chris Boebel and Christine Walley document the devastating impact of globalization and the loss of industry in what country?

What term does Arjun Appadurai use to refer to the global cultural flows of media and visual images that enable linkages and communication across boundaries?

What is indigenous media?

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The presentation of local art on the global scale may provide not only a means of economic activity but also a venue to do what?

As discussed in the text, where is the art known as "wood" and "mud" primarily produced?

Which population made up the majority of the 40 million people who read National Geographic at its peak?

What does the complexity of cave art suggest?

Consider the global trade of West African "wood" and "mud" artwork. Are these objects "authentic"? Refer to examples from Steiner and Stoller's ethnographies in your answer.

Following the September 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center, many institutions felt that art might offer a way to foster understanding between different cultures. What was the surprising discovery made by anthropologist Jessica Winegar about such efforts?

Early anthropologists played an important role in the acquisition of art that came from Oceania, Africa, and Latin America. What was it referred to at that time?

What, in addition to adding to the festive air, do the songs used in a rara performance accomplish for the local culture?

What is accomplished through the use of vulgar, sexual language and profanity in the Betiz songs played at rara festivals?

What is the term used to describe a viewer's perception of an object's antiquity, uniqueness, and originality within a local culture?

What do anthropologists emphasize in definitions of art?

According to the text, what is one of the reasons for the production of rara festivals?

What does the anthropological approach to world art attempt to do?

What is the central focus of research by visual anthropologists?

What does the analysis of European Paleolithic cave art indicate?

What was one of the unique production methods used in the film Leviathan as discussed in the text?

Filmmakers Chris Boebel and Christine Walley document the devastating impact of globalization and the loss of industry in what country?

What term does Arjun Appadurai use to refer to the global cultural flows of media and visual images that enable linkages and communication across boundaries?

What is indigenous media?

Anthropology in a Global Age

Culture

Fieldwork and Ethnography

Language

Human Origins

Race and Racism

Ethnicity and Nationalism

Gender

Sexuality

Kinship, Family, and Marriage

Class and Inequality

The Global Economy

Migration

Politics and Power

Religion

Health, Illness, and the Body

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