Question 1

According to the archaeological record, how old is evidence of human artistic expression?

Accepted Answer

A)  10,000 years 
B)  100,000 years 
C)  50,000 years 
D)  1 million years 
A)  10,000 years 
B)  100,000 years 
C)  50,000 years 
D)  1 million years

Question 2

What did Lutz and Collins conclude after their investigation of National Geographic photos?

Accepted Answer

A)  They depict the harsh realities of life in many different places. 
B)  They avoid images that might disrupt readers' views of the world. 
C)  They open up a broad cultural perspective that most readers would otherwise never see. 
D)  They help readers remember that peoples of the world are more alike than different. 
A)  They depict the harsh realities of life in many different places. 
B)  They avoid images that might disrupt readers' views of the world. 
C)  They open up a broad cultural perspective that most readers would otherwise never see. 
D)  They help readers remember that peoples of the world are more alike than different.

Question 3

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)  understand the development and meaning of local art forms while preserving their specific cultural contexts 
C)  emphasize evolutionary framing and evaluation based on historical context 
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)  understand the development and meaning of local art forms while preserving their specific cultural contexts 
C)  emphasize evolutionary framing and evaluation based on historical context 
D)  deemphasize the focus on the movement of art beyond local or national borders

Question 4

Define the term kinetic orality and describe the circular relationship Kyra Gaunt documented between the games black girls play and commercial hip-hop culture, especially as it pertains to the construction of gender.

Accepted Answer

Students should know that kinetic oralit

Question 5

In Steiner's research among the wood carvers of Abidjan, what characteristic is pivotal in determining the monetary value of art?

Accepted Answer

A)  artists' formal training 
B)  buyers' perceptions of an object's authenticity 
C)  length of time required to produce it 
D)  combination of colors (e.g., black and yellow are preferred) 
A)  artists' formal training 
B)  buyers' perceptions of an object's authenticity 
C)  length of time required to produce it 
D)  combination of colors (e.g., black and yellow are preferred)

Question 6

Cross-cultural research leads anthropologists to argue that appreciation of art is acquired through what social vector?

Accepted Answer

A)  social media 
B)  institutions 
C)  enculturation 
D)  schools 
A)  social media 
B)  institutions 
C)  enculturation 
D)  schools

Question 7

What does Kyra Gaunt's research into kinetic orality in U.S. playgrounds demonstrate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Young black girls tend to imitate the music and gestures of hip-hop performers. 
B)  Black male musicians created a new art form. 
C)  Kinetic orality is a unique rhyming pattern found in the south Bronx. 
D)  Young women raised in black culture learn to perform a rhythmic pattern of clapping and stomping as part of the socialization process. 
A)  Young black girls tend to imitate the music and gestures of hip-hop performers. 
B)  Black male musicians created a new art form. 
C)  Kinetic orality is a unique rhyming pattern found in the south Bronx. 
D)  Young women raised in black culture learn to perform a rhythmic pattern of clapping and stomping as part of the socialization process.

Question 8

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 9

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

Question 10

How does the author refer to the aesthetic experience?

Accepted Answer

A)  as a universal perception of what art is 
B)  the perceptions of art based on logic 
C)  scientific studies of how art is perceived 
D)  the perception of art through one's senses 
A)  as a universal perception of what art is 
B)  the perceptions of art based on logic 
C)  scientific studies of how art is perceived 
D)  the perception of art through one's senses

Question 11

What did anthropologist Faye Ginsberg mean by her use of the phrase "media worlds"?

Accepted Answer

A)  tensions that result from the collision of visual worlds 
B)  the erasure of local cultures as a result of globalized media 
C)  global cultural flows of media 
D)  tensions that result from participation in online virtual communities 
A)  tensions that result from the collision of visual worlds 
B)  the erasure of local cultures as a result of globalized media 
C)  global cultural flows of media 
D)  tensions that result from participation in online virtual communities

Question 12

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 13

What is one result of the attention focused on Morrinho?

Accepted Answer

A)  art students receiving scholarships to study at a university in Madrid 
B)  the number of Internet users in Paris increasing dramatically 
C)  an opportunity for the creators to install a replica of it at an arts festival in London 
D)  new guidelines in regulations about television broadcasts for children 
A)  art students receiving scholarships to study at a university in Madrid 
B)  the number of Internet users in Paris increasing dramatically 
C)  an opportunity for the creators to install a replica of it at an arts festival in London 
D)  new guidelines in regulations about television broadcasts for children

Question 14

From an anthropological perspective, who is eligible to create and experience art?

Accepted Answer

A)  all groups 
B)  non-Western populations 
C)  skilled performers 
D)  trained artists 
A)  all groups 
B)  non-Western populations 
C)  skilled performers 
D)  trained artists

Question 15

In Christopher Steiner's ethnography of art in Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire, who are the primary consumers of locally produced art?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arab businessmen 
B)  African farmers 
C)  Western businessmen 
D)  Western tourists 
A)  Arab businessmen 
B)  African farmers 
C)  Western businessmen 
D)  Western tourists

Question 16

What is one of the crucial aspects of the anthropological approach to understanding art?

Accepted Answer

A)  reconsidering Western art in a non-Western context 
B)  ignoring the "social life" of art as it moves beyond local borders 
C)  displaying art with detailed reference to its own indigenous, local context 
D)  supporting the ways in which museums display anthropological art 
A)  reconsidering Western art in a non-Western context 
B)  ignoring the "social life" of art as it moves beyond local borders 
C)  displaying art with detailed reference to its own indigenous, local context 
D)  supporting the ways in which museums display anthropological art

Question 17

What do anthropologists call the assertion that human beings have an intrinsic way of perceiving art that informs what people consider to be art or not art?

Accepted Answer

A)  the universal gaze 
B)  authenticity 
C)  fine art 
D)  universal art 
A)  the universal gaze 
B)  authenticity 
C)  fine art 
D)  universal art

Question 18

Jessica Winegar studied post-9/11 attempts by institutions to bridge cultural differences with media. What category was rarely featured at the exhibits designed to improve relations?

Accepted Answer

A)  historical art 
B)  female artists 
C)  male artists 
D)  music and rituals of Sufism 
A)  historical art 
B)  female artists 
C)  male artists 
D)  music and rituals of Sufism

Question 19

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 state that ethnocentric

Question 20

West African art traders often rely on a network of what?

Accepted Answer

A)  relatives who are able to provide false credentials for the artists entering the country 
B)  fictive kin who may offer a place to stay and advice 
C)  tourists who have already purchased all the pieces they want 
D)  businesspeople traveling between West Africa and the United States who are trying to earn extra money 
A)  relatives who are able to provide false credentials for the artists entering the country 
B)  fictive kin who may offer a place to stay and advice 
C)  tourists who have already purchased all the pieces they want 
D)  businesspeople traveling between West Africa and the United States who are trying to earn extra money

According to the archaeological record, how old is evidence of human artistic expression?

What did Lutz and Collins conclude after their investigation of National Geographic photos?

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

Define the term kinetic orality and describe the circular relationship Kyra Gaunt documented between the games black girls play and commercial hip-hop culture, especially as it pertains to the construction of gender.

In Steiner's research among the wood carvers of Abidjan, what characteristic is pivotal in determining the monetary value of art?

Cross-cultural research leads anthropologists to argue that appreciation of art is acquired through what social vector?

What does Kyra Gaunt's research into kinetic orality in U.S. playgrounds demonstrate?

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?

What is indigenous media?

How does the author refer to the aesthetic experience?

What did anthropologist Faye Ginsberg mean by her use of the phrase "media worlds"?

What is one result of the attention focused on Morrinho?

From an anthropological perspective, who is eligible to create and experience art?

In Christopher Steiner's ethnography of art in Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire, who are the primary consumers of locally produced art?

What is one of the crucial aspects of the anthropological approach to understanding art?

What do anthropologists call the assertion that human beings have an intrinsic way of perceiving art that informs what people consider to be art or not art?

Jessica Winegar studied post-9/11 attempts by institutions to bridge cultural differences with media. What category was rarely featured at the exhibits designed to improve relations?

West African art traders often rely on a network of what?

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Exam 15: Art and Media

According to the archaeological record, how old is evidence of human artistic expression?

What did Lutz and Collins conclude after their investigation of National Geographic photos?

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

Define the term kinetic orality and describe the circular relationship Kyra Gaunt documented between the games black girls play and commercial hip-hop culture, especially as it pertains to the construction of gender.

In Steiner's research among the wood carvers of Abidjan, what characteristic is pivotal in determining the monetary value of art?

Cross-cultural research leads anthropologists to argue that appreciation of art is acquired through what social vector?

What does Kyra Gaunt's research into kinetic orality in U.S. playgrounds demonstrate?

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?

What is indigenous media?

How does the author refer to the aesthetic experience?

What did anthropologist Faye Ginsberg mean by her use of the phrase "media worlds"?

What is one result of the attention focused on Morrinho?

From an anthropological perspective, who is eligible to create and experience art?

In Christopher Steiner's ethnography of art in Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire, who are the primary consumers of locally produced art?

What is one of the crucial aspects of the anthropological approach to understanding art?

What do anthropologists call the assertion that human beings have an intrinsic way of perceiving art that informs what people consider to be art or not art?

Jessica Winegar studied post-9/11 attempts by institutions to bridge cultural differences with media. What category was rarely featured at the exhibits designed to improve relations?

West African art traders often rely on a network of what?

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

Politics and Power

Religion

Health, Illness, and the Body

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