Question 1

Archaeologists discovered evidence of ________ in South Africa's Blombos Cave.

Accepted Answer

A)  paintbrushes 
B)  carved bison bones 
C)  cave paintings of giraffes 
D)  red and yellow ochre 
E)  woven baskets 
A)  paintbrushes 
B)  carved bison bones 
C)  cave paintings of giraffes 
D)  red and yellow ochre 
E)  woven baskets D

Question 2

The research of visual anthropologists focuses on:

Accepted Answer

A)  the production, circulation, and consumption of visual images. 
B)  understanding social relationships in the photographic community. 
C)  ways that musical lyrics reflect social hierarchies. 
D)  distinguishing between popular and high art. 
E)  identifying ways that literacy rates increase if textbooks are illustrated. 
A)  the production, circulation, and consumption of visual images. 
B)  understanding social relationships in the photographic community. 
C)  ways that musical lyrics reflect social hierarchies. 
D)  distinguishing between popular and high art. 
E)  identifying ways that literacy rates increase if textbooks are illustrated. A

Question 3

According to the text, desi men's performance of an "authentic" Indian marriageable identity:

Accepted Answer

A)  does not conflict with their performance at dance clubs because they consult with their elders about expectations. 
B)  includes adopting the look, dress, and language of U.S.-based "gangstas." 
C)  includes consulting a marriage broker because all of these marriages are arranged. 
D)  includes working toward a career that will support a wife and family. 
E)  includes trying to blend into mainstream U.S. culture. 
A)  does not conflict with their performance at dance clubs because they consult with their elders about expectations. 
B)  includes adopting the look, dress, and language of U.S.-based "gangstas." 
C)  includes consulting a marriage broker because all of these marriages are arranged. 
D)  includes working toward a career that will support a wife and family. 
E)  includes trying to blend into mainstream U.S. culture. D

Question 4

The author discusses that in addition to its aesthetic content, people also use artistic expression to express a wide range of emotions and sentiments, including frustration with the status quo. Define the term popular art, and explain why the rara festivals in Haiti are an example of this form of expression. Describe who participates in a rara performance and provide two specific examples of how these performances allow the participants to express their religious beliefs and frustration with social and political inequality in Haiti.

Accepted Answer

Popular art is creative expression and c

Question 5

Cross-cultural research leads anthropologists to argue that appreciation of art is acquired through:

Accepted Answer

A)  social media. 
B)  genetics. 
C)  the enculturation process. 
D)  fieldwork. 
E)  authenticity. 
A)  social media. 
B)  genetics. 
C)  the enculturation process. 
D)  fieldwork. 
E)  authenticity.

Question 6

Because anthropologist Tom Boellstorff describes Second Life as populated by people who interact, create intimate relationships, and develop a unique culture and sets of beliefs, it can be likened to Benedict Anderson's notion of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a global mediascape. 
B)  the virtual environment. 
C)  an imagined community. 
D)  an ethnologue. 
E)  social media. 
A)  a global mediascape. 
B)  the virtual environment. 
C)  an imagined community. 
D)  an ethnologue. 
E)  social media.

Question 7

Evaluate this statement: "As people become frustrated with the lack of intimacy provided by electronic technologies, this form of communication will become less important in coming decades." Is it true or false? Use examples from the text to support your conclusion.

Accepted Answer

Students should recognize that this stat

Question 8

Immanuel Kant and Georg Hegel argued that humans' determination of beauty is determined by:

Accepted Answer

A)  culture. 
B)  nature. 
C)  minimalism. 
D)  priests. 
E)  their age and sex. 
A)  culture. 
B)  nature. 
C)  minimalism. 
D)  priests. 
E)  their age and sex.

Question 9

Lutz and Collins concluded after their investigation of National Geographic photos that the magazine provides readers a view of all the following messages, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  in essential ways, the world that seems so diverse is actually quite familiar. 
B)  many regions are suffering conflict along gender, race, and economic lines. 
C)  fundamentally, all is well with the world. 
D)  the United States plays a benevolent role in world events. 
E)  despite differences in appearance, peoples of the world are more alike than different. 
A)  in essential ways, the world that seems so diverse is actually quite familiar. 
B)  many regions are suffering conflict along gender, race, and economic lines. 
C)  fundamentally, all is well with the world. 
D)  the United States plays a benevolent role in world events. 
E)  despite differences in appearance, peoples of the world are more alike than different.

Question 10

Early anthropologists played an important role in the acquisition of so-called ________ art that came from Oceania, Africa, and Latin America.

Accepted Answer

A)  high 
B)  Western 
C)  primitive 
D)  ethnographic 
E)  aesthetic 
A)  high 
B)  Western 
C)  primitive 
D)  ethnographic 
E)  aesthetic

Question 11

The author states that immigrants to ________ recognized him because of media he has participated in while visiting their village in rural China.

Accepted Answer

A)  Shanghai 
B)  New York City 
C)  London 
D)  Rio de Janeiro 
E)  Toronto 
A)  Shanghai 
B)  New York City 
C)  London 
D)  Rio de Janeiro 
E)  Toronto

Question 12

Arjun Appadurai calls the global cultural flows of media and visual images that enable linkages and communication across boundaries a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  critical transformation. 
B)  virtual hologram. 
C)  lingering avatar. 
D)  global mediascape. 
E)  imagined community. 
A)  critical transformation. 
B)  virtual hologram. 
C)  lingering avatar. 
D)  global mediascape. 
E)  imagined community.

Question 13

The acrylic dot paintings produced by Western Australian aborigines:

Accepted Answer

A)  are based on designs in fine art that gallery owners bring them. 
B)  were first invented in the 1970s. 
C)  are sold exclusively as tourist art to visitors to the region. 
D)  have no connection to traditional religious beliefs. 
E)  have done little to improve the local economy. 
A)  are based on designs in fine art that gallery owners bring them. 
B)  were first invented in the 1970s. 
C)  are sold exclusively as tourist art to visitors to the region. 
D)  have no connection to traditional religious beliefs. 
E)  have done little to improve the local economy.

Question 14

As discussed in this text, Globalization has meant greater economic overlap and communications between different nations. Anthropological studies of art traced the production and sale of art created in once-remote locations to galleries and shops on the other side of the world. When did so-called ethnic art become more popular? Using two specific examples discussed for Africa, explain how art produced in one part of the world is distributed and consumed in the United States or Europe. Who are the two primary types of buyers-and discuss three categories of individuals most directly involved in selling the works of art abroad?

Accepted Answer

Students should discuss that ethnic art

Question 15

In addition to intensifying the worldwide movement of people, money, data, goods, and services, ________ has transformed the flow of images and sounds through new media technologies.

Accepted Answer

A)  visualization 
B)  socialization 
C)  globalization 
D)  migration 
E)  mediation 
A)  visualization 
B)  socialization 
C)  globalization 
D)  migration 
E)  mediation

Question 16

The author discusses the importance of art found in caves inhabited by humans in the Paleolithic era for understanding the lifestyles of early humans. Summarize the important finds in Africa and Europe to explain how archaeological excavations of the painters' studio found in the cave have shone new light on our knowledge and understanding of the technologies developed by early humans, including when humans created art. Use two additional examples from southern Europe to discuss ways that evidence from the Paleolithic era has expanded our understanding of the social life and religious beliefs of "cavemen" and the way that human cultures have developed, including when we see evidence of widespread production of art.

Accepted Answer

Students should identify Blombos Cave in

Question 17

According to the text, desis attempt to define their identity through:

Accepted Answer

A)  music, dance, and fashion that blends U.S. and Indian cultural heritage. 
B)  acrylic painting that draws on a perceived connection to Paleolithic New Guinea art. 
C)  taking cooking courses based on recipes of earlier generations who emigrated from Africa. 
D)  elaborate stage shows that blend hip-hop music and Jamaican Rasta costumes. 
E)  reconstruction of gender role ideals in which women dance dressed as men. 
A)  music, dance, and fashion that blends U.S. and Indian cultural heritage. 
B)  acrylic painting that draws on a perceived connection to Paleolithic New Guinea art. 
C)  taking cooking courses based on recipes of earlier generations who emigrated from Africa. 
D)  elaborate stage shows that blend hip-hop music and Jamaican Rasta costumes. 
E)  reconstruction of gender role ideals in which women dance dressed as men.

Question 18

The majority of the 40 million people who read National Geographic at its peak were:

Accepted Answer

A)  anthropologists and their students. 
B)  black or Latino professionals. 
C)  subscribers to the journal. 
D)  white and middle class. 
E)  over the age of forty-five. 
A)  anthropologists and their students. 
B)  black or Latino professionals. 
C)  subscribers to the journal. 
D)  white and middle class. 
E)  over the age of forty-five.

Question 19

________ compose the fourth-largest population of Asian Americans in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  Chinese Americans 
B)  Korean Americans 
C)  Japanese Americans 
D)  Vietnamese Americans 
E)  Indian Americans 
A)  Chinese Americans 
B)  Korean Americans 
C)  Japanese Americans 
D)  Vietnamese Americans 
E)  Indian Americans

Question 20

________ are virtual characters created to inhabit alternate worlds.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mediascapes 
B)  Avatars 
C)  Oralities 
D)  Surrogates 
E)  Socialites 
A)  Mediascapes 
B)  Avatars 
C)  Oralities 
D)  Surrogates 
E)  Socialites

Archaeologists discovered evidence of ________ in South Africa's Blombos Cave.

The research of visual anthropologists focuses on:

According to the text, desi men's performance of an "authentic" Indian marriageable identity:

Cross-cultural research leads anthropologists to argue that appreciation of art is acquired through:

Because anthropologist Tom Boellstorff describes Second Life as populated by people who interact, create intimate relationships, and develop a unique culture and sets of beliefs, it can be likened to Benedict Anderson's notion of:

Evaluate this statement: "As people become frustrated with the lack of intimacy provided by electronic technologies, this form of communication will become less important in coming decades." Is it true or false? Use examples from the text to support your conclusion.

Immanuel Kant and Georg Hegel argued that humans' determination of beauty is determined by:

Lutz and Collins concluded after their investigation of National Geographic photos that the magazine provides readers a view of all the following messages, EXCEPT:

Early anthropologists played an important role in the acquisition of so-called ________ art that came from Oceania, Africa, and Latin America.

The author states that immigrants to ________ recognized him because of media he has participated in while visiting their village in rural China.

Arjun Appadurai calls the global cultural flows of media and visual images that enable linkages and communication across boundaries a(n):

The acrylic dot paintings produced by Western Australian aborigines:

In addition to intensifying the worldwide movement of people, money, data, goods, and services, ________ has transformed the flow of images and sounds through new media technologies.

According to the text, desis attempt to define their identity through:

The majority of the 40 million people who read National Geographic at its peak were:

________ compose the fourth-largest population of Asian Americans in the United States.

________ are virtual characters created to inhabit alternate worlds.

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Exam 17: Art and Media

Archaeologists discovered evidence of ________ in South Africa's Blombos Cave.

The research of visual anthropologists focuses on:

According to the text, desi men's performance of an "authentic" Indian marriageable identity:

Cross-cultural research leads anthropologists to argue that appreciation of art is acquired through:

Because anthropologist Tom Boellstorff describes Second Life as populated by people who interact, create intimate relationships, and develop a unique culture and sets of beliefs, it can be likened to Benedict Anderson's notion of:

Evaluate this statement: "As people become frustrated with the lack of intimacy provided by electronic technologies, this form of communication will become less important in coming decades." Is it true or false? Use examples from the text to support your conclusion.

Immanuel Kant and Georg Hegel argued that humans' determination of beauty is determined by:

Lutz and Collins concluded after their investigation of National Geographic photos that the magazine provides readers a view of all the following messages, EXCEPT:

Early anthropologists played an important role in the acquisition of so-called ________ art that came from Oceania, Africa, and Latin America.

The author states that immigrants to ________ recognized him because of media he has participated in while visiting their village in rural China.

Arjun Appadurai calls the global cultural flows of media and visual images that enable linkages and communication across boundaries a(n):

The acrylic dot paintings produced by Western Australian aborigines:

In addition to intensifying the worldwide movement of people, money, data, goods, and services, ________ has transformed the flow of images and sounds through new media technologies.

According to the text, desis attempt to define their identity through:

The majority of the 40 million people who read National Geographic at its peak were:

________ compose the fourth-largest population of Asian Americans in the United States.

________ are virtual characters created to inhabit alternate worlds.

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 and Illness

Filters