Question 1

What do the Sundarbans campaign in Bangladesh and the Fossil Free movement at Swarthmore College have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both engaged in teach-ins and student-led demonstrations. 
B)  Both groups marched over 100 miles to protest fossil fuel-powered plants. 
C)  Both are examples of people taking action to halt and reverse climate change and global warming. 
D)  Both groups cause their university to divest in fossil fuels. 
A)  Both engaged in teach-ins and student-led demonstrations. 
B)  Both groups marched over 100 miles to protest fossil fuel-powered plants. 
C)  Both are examples of people taking action to halt and reverse climate change and global warming. 
D)  Both groups cause their university to divest in fossil fuels.

Question 2

Earlier anthropological analysis considered small-scale human groups in comparative isolation. Anthropologists now understand that in all bands, tribes, and chiefdoms must function how?

Accepted Answer

A)  as autonomous groups 
B)  solely with the permission of the state government 
C)  as distinctly homogenous societies 
D)  within the influence of the state 
A)  as autonomous groups 
B)  solely with the permission of the state government 
C)  as distinctly homogenous societies 
D)  within the influence of the state

Question 3

Civil society organizations have become important actors on the world stage. Discuss what they are, where they came from, and how they work.

Accepted Answer

As international financial organizations

Question 4

Anthropologist Marc Edelman's study of rural peasants in Costa Rica as they responded to the economic and political upheavals brought about by civil war and increased debt demonstrate what aspect of human response to the state?

Accepted Answer

A)  cooperation 
B)  agency 
C)  initiative 
D)  drive 
A)  cooperation 
B)  agency 
C)  initiative 
D)  drive

Question 5

What do anthropologists call a small, kinship-based group of foragers who move over a particular territory?

Accepted Answer

A)  group 
B)  band 
C)  tribe 
D)  chiefdom 
A)  group 
B)  band 
C)  tribe 
D)  chiefdom

Question 6

To resist the power of state institutions, some societies use different systems to settle issues that might normally go to the state court system. What are these systems known as?

Accepted Answer

A)  alternative legal structures 
B)  independent courts systems 
C)  common law structures 
D)  customary laws 
A)  alternative legal structures 
B)  independent courts systems 
C)  common law structures 
D)  customary laws

Question 7

What can be accurately said about most states today?

Accepted Answer

A)  They emerged during society's transition to an egalitarian lifeway. 
B)  Most states began as hunter-gatherer societies. 
C)  They all exist because of the tendency toward warfare. 
D)  They did not exist prior to World War II. 
A)  They emerged during society's transition to an egalitarian lifeway. 
B)  Most states began as hunter-gatherer societies. 
C)  They all exist because of the tendency toward warfare. 
D)  They did not exist prior to World War II.

Question 8

According to Service's typology, a transitional form between the simpler political structures of tribes and the more complex political structures of states is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)  band. 
B)  chiefdom. 
C)  tribe. 
D)  ethnic group. 
A)  band. 
B)  chiefdom. 
C)  tribe. 
D)  ethnic group.

Question 9

Modern states play a central role in shaping what happens in every part of the world today. Discuss the aspects of the state that make it the dominant form of political organization in the world today.

Accepted Answer

States are autonomous regional political

Question 10

Catherine Lutz warns that, if left unchecked, militarization:

Accepted Answer

A)  can shape other cultural institutions to its own ends. 
B)  may eliminate civil society. 
C)  will encourage the production of bullets, bombs, tanks, planes, and missiles. 
D)  will make organizing civil society for war an uncontested process. 
A)  can shape other cultural institutions to its own ends. 
B)  may eliminate civil society. 
C)  will encourage the production of bullets, bombs, tanks, planes, and missiles. 
D)  will make organizing civil society for war an uncontested process.

Question 11

The political structure of modern countries includes a central government that exercises complete political, military, and economic control of its territory. Modern countries are considered what kind of organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  tribe 
B)  state 
C)  band 
D)  chiefdom 
A)  tribe 
B)  state 
C)  band 
D)  chiefdom

Question 12

Many nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have been powerful voices against the exercise of state power. These organizations can be seen as exercising what particular form of response to the state?

Accepted Answer

A)  hegemony 
B)  agency 
C)  political will 
D)  local advocacy 
A)  hegemony 
B)  agency 
C)  political will 
D)  local advocacy

Question 13

In 1871, hundreds of small monarchies were united to form the nation-state of Germany. After defeat in World War I, Germany's government was known as the Weimar Republic until the Nazis came to power in 1933. With the defeat of Nazi Germany, the country was divided into East and West during the cold war, and finally reunited when the Soviet Union collapsed. Germany has existed in many forms, demonstrating what characteristic of states?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most were formed before World War I. 
B)  They are uniquely constructed and constantly reshaped. 
C)  They are only a collection of symbols. 
D)  They remain the same over time. 
A)  Most were formed before World War I. 
B)  They are uniquely constructed and constantly reshaped. 
C)  They are only a collection of symbols. 
D)  They remain the same over time.

Question 14

A group of people within the domain of a state creates their own organization in an effort to challenge inequities and assert their political rights to resources and recognition within their state. What is this type of formal organization called?

Accepted Answer

A)  a sovereignty group 
B)  international aid society 
C)  military 
D)  civil society organization 
A)  a sovereignty group 
B)  international aid society 
C)  military 
D)  civil society organization

Question 15

What is one of the arguments given to support the idea that humans are naturally violent?

Accepted Answer

A)  Violence and war are a cultural institution. 
B)  Violence is something we all learn as children. 
C)  Violence only appeared after the development of the state. 
D)  Violence is found genetically engrained in all primates. 
A)  Violence and war are a cultural institution. 
B)  Violence is something we all learn as children. 
C)  Violence only appeared after the development of the state. 
D)  Violence is found genetically engrained in all primates.

Question 16

What is agency? Give two examples of people or groups that have exerted their agency.

Accepted Answer

The concept of agency refers to the abil

Question 17

The modern Western state emerged in the sixteenth century and expanded through colonization and globalization. Which of the following are true about the modern state?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has relatively porous borders and loose administration. 
B)  It does not have centralized administrative, communications, or military infrastructures. 
C)  It shares resources and territory with other states. 
D)  It seeks to establish a monopoly on the legitimate use of force within a territory. 
A)  It has relatively porous borders and loose administration. 
B)  It does not have centralized administrative, communications, or military infrastructures. 
C)  It shares resources and territory with other states. 
D)  It seeks to establish a monopoly on the legitimate use of force within a territory.

Question 18

The origin, construction, and organization of states are frequently the focus of which branch of anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A)  social historians 
B)  linguistic anthropologists 
C)  political anthropologists 
D)  cultural anthropologists 
A)  social historians 
B)  linguistic anthropologists 
C)  political anthropologists 
D)  cultural anthropologists

Question 19

Why does the author say that the image of the state as fixed, cohesive, and coherent is an illusion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because states are constantly reshaped by new leaders and legislation and through its interactions. 
B)  Because members of a state do not have a shared history, identity, or a shared sense of destiny. 
C)  States are an illusion because the modern world is mainly composed ofchiefdoms. 
D)  Because each state is temporary and will be replaced with a new one. 
A)  Because states are constantly reshaped by new leaders and legislation and through its interactions. 
B)  Because members of a state do not have a shared history, identity, or a shared sense of destiny. 
C)  States are an illusion because the modern world is mainly composed ofchiefdoms. 
D)  Because each state is temporary and will be replaced with a new one.

Question 20

What strategy did hunter-gatherer communities develop to enhance cooperation, generosity, and the sharing of resources?

Accepted Answer

A)  compatibility 
B)  hegemony 
C)  egalitarianism 
D)  hierarchy 
A)  compatibility 
B)  hegemony 
C)  egalitarianism 
D)  hierarchy

What do the Sundarbans campaign in Bangladesh and the Fossil Free movement at Swarthmore College have in common?

Earlier anthropological analysis considered small-scale human groups in comparative isolation. Anthropologists now understand that in all bands, tribes, and chiefdoms must function how?

Civil society organizations have become important actors on the world stage. Discuss what they are, where they came from, and how they work.

Anthropologist Marc Edelman's study of rural peasants in Costa Rica as they responded to the economic and political upheavals brought about by civil war and increased debt demonstrate what aspect of human response to the state?

What do anthropologists call a small, kinship-based group of foragers who move over a particular territory?

To resist the power of state institutions, some societies use different systems to settle issues that might normally go to the state court system. What are these systems known as?

What can be accurately said about most states today?

According to Service's typology, a transitional form between the simpler political structures of tribes and the more complex political structures of states is a(n):

Modern states play a central role in shaping what happens in every part of the world today. Discuss the aspects of the state that make it the dominant form of political organization in the world today.

Catherine Lutz warns that, if left unchecked, militarization:

The political structure of modern countries includes a central government that exercises complete political, military, and economic control of its territory. Modern countries are considered what kind of organization?

Many nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have been powerful voices against the exercise of state power. These organizations can be seen as exercising what particular form of response to the state?

A group of people within the domain of a state creates their own organization in an effort to challenge inequities and assert their political rights to resources and recognition within their state. What is this type of formal organization called?

What is one of the arguments given to support the idea that humans are naturally violent?

What is agency? Give two examples of people or groups that have exerted their agency.

The modern Western state emerged in the sixteenth century and expanded through colonization and globalization. Which of the following are true about the modern state?

The origin, construction, and organization of states are frequently the focus of which branch of anthropology?

Why does the author say that the image of the state as fixed, cohesive, and coherent is an illusion?

What strategy did hunter-gatherer communities develop to enhance cooperation, generosity, and the sharing of resources?

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Exam 12: Politics and Power

What do the Sundarbans campaign in Bangladesh and the Fossil Free movement at Swarthmore College have in common?

Earlier anthropological analysis considered small-scale human groups in comparative isolation. Anthropologists now understand that in all bands, tribes, and chiefdoms must function how?

Civil society organizations have become important actors on the world stage. Discuss what they are, where they came from, and how they work.

Anthropologist Marc Edelman's study of rural peasants in Costa Rica as they responded to the economic and political upheavals brought about by civil war and increased debt demonstrate what aspect of human response to the state?

What do anthropologists call a small, kinship-based group of foragers who move over a particular territory?

To resist the power of state institutions, some societies use different systems to settle issues that might normally go to the state court system. What are these systems known as?

What can be accurately said about most states today?

According to Service's typology, a transitional form between the simpler political structures of tribes and the more complex political structures of states is a(n):

Modern states play a central role in shaping what happens in every part of the world today. Discuss the aspects of the state that make it the dominant form of political organization in the world today.

Catherine Lutz warns that, if left unchecked, militarization:

The political structure of modern countries includes a central government that exercises complete political, military, and economic control of its territory. Modern countries are considered what kind of organization?

Many nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have been powerful voices against the exercise of state power. These organizations can be seen as exercising what particular form of response to the state?

A group of people within the domain of a state creates their own organization in an effort to challenge inequities and assert their political rights to resources and recognition within their state. What is this type of formal organization called?

What is one of the arguments given to support the idea that humans are naturally violent?

What is agency? Give two examples of people or groups that have exerted their agency.

The modern Western state emerged in the sixteenth century and expanded through colonization and globalization. Which of the following are true about the modern state?

The origin, construction, and organization of states are frequently the focus of which branch of anthropology?

Why does the author say that the image of the state as fixed, cohesive, and coherent is an illusion?

What strategy did hunter-gatherer communities develop to enhance cooperation, generosity, and the sharing of resources?

Anthropology in a Global Age

Culture

Fieldwork and Ethnography

Language

Race and Racism

Ethnicity and Nationalism

Gender

Sexuality

Kinship, Family, and Marriage

Class and Inequality

The Global Economy

Religion

Health, Illness, and the Body

Art and Media

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