Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a type of representation that visual anthropologists study?

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A)  theatrical performances 
B)  museum displays 
C)  mass media 
D)  television 
E)  rock music 
A)  theatrical performances 
B)  museum displays 
C)  mass media 
D)  television 
E)  rock music

Question 2

According to the text, rara festivals are closely founded in:

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A)  a dynamic economy, where locals make money by selling tourist art. 
B)  locals' desire to become involved in the global art market through dance and song. 
C)  protests about historic social inequality and political repression. 
D)  an evangelical movement, which has inspired new forms of praise. 
E)  attempts by transgendered individuals' public performance of their identities. 
A)  a dynamic economy, where locals make money by selling tourist art. 
B)  locals' desire to become involved in the global art market through dance and song. 
C)  protests about historic social inequality and political repression. 
D)  an evangelical movement, which has inspired new forms of praise. 
E)  attempts by transgendered individuals' public performance of their identities.

Question 3

Analysis of European Paleolithic cave art indicates that:

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A)  the designs were painted by the same group of individuals. 
B)  there were no burials associated with the paintings. 
C)  the paintings depicted an equal number of humans and animals. 
D)  there is no indication of ritual or symbolic meaning. 
E)  the paintings were modified over a 20,000-year period. 
A)  the designs were painted by the same group of individuals. 
B)  there were no burials associated with the paintings. 
C)  the paintings depicted an equal number of humans and animals. 
D)  there is no indication of ritual or symbolic meaning. 
E)  the paintings were modified over a 20,000-year period.

Question 4

Steiner's research among the wood carvers of Abidjan indicates that the ________ is pivotal in determining the monetary value of art.

Accepted Answer

A)  artists' formal training 
B)  buyers' perception of an object's authenticity 
C)  length of time required to produce it 
D)  combination of colors (e.g., black and yellow are preferred) 
E)  exchange rate on the euro at the time of purchase 
A)  artists' formal training 
B)  buyers' perception of an object's authenticity 
C)  length of time required to produce it 
D)  combination of colors (e.g., black and yellow are preferred) 
E)  exchange rate on the euro at the time of purchase

Question 5

One result of the attention focused on Morrinho has been:

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A)  that art students received scholarships to study at a university in Madrid. 
B)  that the number of Internet users in Paris increased dramatically. 
C)  opportunities for the creators to re-create it at an arts festival in London. 
D)  new guidelines in regulations about television broadcasts for children. 
E)  the revision of immigration policies to the United States. 
A)  that art students received scholarships to study at a university in Madrid. 
B)  that the number of Internet users in Paris increased dramatically. 
C)  opportunities for the creators to re-create it at an arts festival in London. 
D)  new guidelines in regulations about television broadcasts for children. 
E)  the revision of immigration policies to the United States.

Question 6

Summarize Catherine Lutz and Jane Collins' 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 7

The author writes that the marketing of art created by the Pintupi of Western Australia:

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A)  involves stressing that the art shows native ingenuity in the twenty-first century. 
B)  stresses the authenticity of these designs through their link to the Dreaming. 
C)  informs tourists that this culture will disappear if foreigners don't purchase the art. 
D)  appeals to eco-friendly consumers by stressing the use of trees from sustainable forests. 
E)  has created considerable differences of wealth within the Pintupi community. 
A)  involves stressing that the art shows native ingenuity in the twenty-first century. 
B)  stresses the authenticity of these designs through their link to the Dreaming. 
C)  informs tourists that this culture will disappear if foreigners don't purchase the art. 
D)  appeals to eco-friendly consumers by stressing the use of trees from sustainable forests. 
E)  has created considerable differences of wealth within the Pintupi community.

Question 8

The anthropological approach to art:

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A)  advocates displaying art from different cultures without specifying its original context. 
B)  attempts to understand the development and meaning of local art forms within their
Unique and complex cultural contexts. 
C)  emphasizes evolutionary framing and evaluation. 
D)  has not focused on the movement of art beyond local or national borders. 
E)  has tended to reproduce stereotypes and hierarchies within the art world. 
A)  advocates displaying art from different cultures without specifying its original context. 
B)  attempts to understand the development and meaning of local art forms within their
Unique and complex cultural contexts. 
C)  emphasizes evolutionary framing and evaluation. 
D)  has not focused on the movement of art beyond local or national borders. 
E)  has tended to reproduce stereotypes and hierarchies within the art world.

Question 9

Tom Boellstorff described Second Life as a community because:

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A)  participants have developed a unique culture and set of beliefs. 
B)  the community has clearly stated ultimate goals. 
C)  participants were able to tell him how the community began and would end. 
D)  most participants spent considerable amounts of time together when they were not online. 
E)  all of the participants speak English as their first language. 
A)  participants have developed a unique culture and set of beliefs. 
B)  the community has clearly stated ultimate goals. 
C)  participants were able to tell him how the community began and would end. 
D)  most participants spent considerable amounts of time together when they were not online. 
E)  all of the participants speak English as their first language.

Question 10

Ethnomusicologists would be most likely to study:

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A)  portraits in National Geographic. 
B)  communication through social media. 
C)  the use of playground rhymes by U.S. rap artists. 
D)  the marketing of oceanic arts. 
E)  identity formation among Latin American wood carvers. 
A)  portraits in National Geographic. 
B)  communication through social media. 
C)  the use of playground rhymes by U.S. rap artists. 
D)  the marketing of oceanic arts. 
E)  identity formation among Latin American wood carvers.

Question 11

Ethnographic studies indicate that art produced by local peoples presented on the global scale:

Accepted Answer

A)  can help the local producers establish a visible ethnic identity. 
B)  never attains the same economic value as high art. 
C)  has little impact on social dynamics within the producers' communities. 
D)  appeals only to hippies and members of the so-called counterculture. 
E)  has become so popular that most artists now cut out the middlemen. 
A)  can help the local producers establish a visible ethnic identity. 
B)  never attains the same economic value as high art. 
C)  has little impact on social dynamics within the producers' communities. 
D)  appeals only to hippies and members of the so-called counterculture. 
E)  has become so popular that most artists now cut out the middlemen.

Question 12

In the late twentieth century, ________ emerged as a dominant form of global communication.

Accepted Answer

A)  telephones 
B)  the Internet 
C)  books 
D)  letters 
E)  newspapers 
A)  telephones 
B)  the Internet 
C)  books 
D)  letters 
E)  newspapers

Question 13

Cooking and building, fashion and oratory, decorating and dressing, and sewing and play all represent ________ through which artists and audience communicate.

Accepted Answer

A)  sculpture 
B)  media 
C)  songs 
D)  games 
E)  programs 
A)  sculpture 
B)  media 
C)  songs 
D)  games 
E)  programs

Question 14

The importance of "provenance"-or the origins of a piece of "fine art" or an antique-has long been a critical component of its value for buyers. The text discusses a similar type of evaluation that occurs depending on the perceived "authenticity" of so-called primitive art. Using the specific example of the art produced by the Pintupi, explain how what is essentially an "invented" way of producing art is marketed as a reflection of the Pintupi's "traditional" culture. Having done that, explain how this "invented tradition" has helped to establish the Pintupi's identity on national and global levels.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary. A successful answer s

Question 15

Analyze Sunaina Maira's ethnography Desis in the House. Who are desis? What conflicts of ethnicity, gender, and authenticity do they navigate? What if anything can we learn about the experiences of second-generation immigrants from the case study of desi culture?

Accepted Answer

Students should know that Maira uses the

Question 16

Different cultures have different visions of the meaning and value of art. Provide the author's definition of "art," and use this as a starting point for explaining why Western art became the standard for galleries and museums. Distinguish between Western and so-called primitive art, and explain the role anthropologists played in raising awareness of the latter. Highlight both the positive contributions attributed to and criticisms of anthropologists relative to notions of "ethnocentrism" and the "universal gaze." Provide two examples to discuss how and why "primitive" or "ethnic" art has become a collector's item.

Accepted Answer

Students should discuss that ethnocentri

Question 17

Anthropologists find that in addition to its aesthetic value, art also serves often as a:

Accepted Answer

A)  form of political protest. 
B)  critique of economic inequality. 
C)  means of establishing identity. 
D)  way of performing gender. 
E)  all of the above 
A)  form of political protest. 
B)  critique of economic inequality. 
C)  means of establishing identity. 
D)  way of performing gender. 
E)  all of the above

Question 18

Consider the global trade of West African "wood" and "mud" artwork. Are these objects "authentic"?

Accepted Answer

Students' answers will vary, b

Question 19

The participants in the Black Light Project with whom Aimee Cox worked were:

Accepted Answer

A)  homeless. 
B)  handicapped. 
C)  avatars. 
D)  socialites. 
E)  poets. 
A)  homeless. 
B)  handicapped. 
C)  avatars. 
D)  socialites. 
E)  poets.

Question 20

The assertion that human beings have an intrinsic way of determining what is beautiful is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the universal gaze. 
B)  authenticity. 
C)  cultural relativity. 
D)  visual anthropology. 
A)  the universal gaze. 
B)  authenticity. 
C)  cultural relativity. 
D)  visual anthropology.

Which of the following is NOT a type of representation that visual anthropologists study?

According to the text, rara festivals are closely founded in:

Analysis of European Paleolithic cave art indicates that:

Steiner's research among the wood carvers of Abidjan indicates that the ________ is pivotal in determining the monetary value of art.

One result of the attention focused on Morrinho has been:

The author writes that the marketing of art created by the Pintupi of Western Australia:

The anthropological approach to art:

Tom Boellstorff described Second Life as a community because:

Ethnomusicologists would be most likely to study:

Ethnographic studies indicate that art produced by local peoples presented on the global scale:

In the late twentieth century, ________ emerged as a dominant form of global communication.

Cooking and building, fashion and oratory, decorating and dressing, and sewing and play all represent ________ through which artists and audience communicate.

Analyze Sunaina Maira's ethnography Desis in the House. Who are desis? What conflicts of ethnicity, gender, and authenticity do they navigate? What if anything can we learn about the experiences of second-generation immigrants from the case study of desi culture?

Anthropologists find that in addition to its aesthetic value, art also serves often as a:

Consider the global trade of West African "wood" and "mud" artwork. Are these objects "authentic"?

The participants in the Black Light Project with whom Aimee Cox worked were:

The assertion that human beings have an intrinsic way of determining what is beautiful is known as:

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Exam 17: Art and Media

Which of the following is NOT a type of representation that visual anthropologists study?

According to the text, rara festivals are closely founded in:

Analysis of European Paleolithic cave art indicates that:

Steiner's research among the wood carvers of Abidjan indicates that the ________ is pivotal in determining the monetary value of art.

One result of the attention focused on Morrinho has been:

The author writes that the marketing of art created by the Pintupi of Western Australia:

The anthropological approach to art:

Tom Boellstorff described Second Life as a community because:

Ethnomusicologists would be most likely to study:

Ethnographic studies indicate that art produced by local peoples presented on the global scale:

In the late twentieth century, ________ emerged as a dominant form of global communication.

Cooking and building, fashion and oratory, decorating and dressing, and sewing and play all represent ________ through which artists and audience communicate.

Analyze Sunaina Maira's ethnography Desis in the House. Who are desis? What conflicts of ethnicity, gender, and authenticity do they navigate? What if anything can we learn about the experiences of second-generation immigrants from the case study of desi culture?

Anthropologists find that in addition to its aesthetic value, art also serves often as a:

Consider the global trade of West African "wood" and "mud" artwork. Are these objects "authentic"?

The participants in the Black Light Project with whom Aimee Cox worked were:

The assertion that human beings have an intrinsic way of determining what is beautiful is known as:

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