Question 1

Much of the modern warfare technology actually dehumanizes its subjects and targets.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following was dismantled little by little in the People's Republic of China after the 1980s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Kinship lineages 
B)  Collective property 
C)   Centralized government 
D)  Public education 
A)  Kinship lineages 
B)  Collective property 
C)   Centralized government 
D)  Public education

Question 3

Counter-hegemonic ideas are rare in state societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Modern nation-states first emerged in the:

Accepted Answer

A)   18th century. 
B)   14th century. 
C)   20th century. 
D)   16th century. 
A)   18th century. 
B)   14th century. 
C)   20th century. 
D)   16th century.

Question 5

Carolyn Nordstrom's study of "shadow networks" creating informal wartime economics based on the trade of weapons, drugs, and illicit gems was in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Botswana. 
B)  Angola. 
C)   India. 
D)  Syria. 
A)  Botswana. 
B)  Angola. 
C)   India. 
D)  Syria.

Question 6

Define multiculturalism and give an example.

Accepted Answer

It is an endorsement or celebr

Question 7

Which of the following statements about minority groups is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  States never use violence as a way to create national identity, although violence sometimes erupts between minority groups. 
B)  Weaker states have greater tendency to resort to violent tactics to prevent minority groups from obtaining power. 
C)   Stronger states tend to use more violent techniques and strategies to maintain supremacy over minority groups. 
D)  States foster violence in their populations as a way of maintaining firm military control internally and externally. 
A)  States never use violence as a way to create national identity, although violence sometimes erupts between minority groups. 
B)  Weaker states have greater tendency to resort to violent tactics to prevent minority groups from obtaining power. 
C)   Stronger states tend to use more violent techniques and strategies to maintain supremacy over minority groups. 
D)  States foster violence in their populations as a way of maintaining firm military control internally and externally.

Question 8

Which ethnic group is dominant in China today?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mandarins 
B)  Han 
C)  Uighurs 
D)  Tibetans 
A)  Mandarins 
B)  Han 
C)  Uighurs 
D)  Tibetans

Question 9

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A)  State efforts to control the media are uniform and complete. 
B)  A state can manage its citizens' impressions of the state by controlling the media. 
C)   Even in "freedom of the press" states, there is routinely some control of the media. 
D)  Most media in industrial states are owned by the wealthy class. 
A)  State efforts to control the media are uniform and complete. 
B)  A state can manage its citizens' impressions of the state by controlling the media. 
C)   Even in "freedom of the press" states, there is routinely some control of the media. 
D)  Most media in industrial states are owned by the wealthy class.

Question 10

States use public schools to create a sense of national culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Define neo-liberalism. With which type of state is it most associated?

Accepted Answer

It is associated with capitali

Question 12

Neo-liberalism includes all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  eradication of all self-interest. 
B)  de-regulation of trade. 
C)   upholding the value of individual rights. 
D)  open market and economic competition. 
A)  eradication of all self-interest. 
B)  de-regulation of trade. 
C)   upholding the value of individual rights. 
D)  open market and economic competition.

Question 13

Eric Hobsbawn argued that a national culture is associated with each of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  focuses on a completely imagined history unconnected to ethnicity. 
B)  tends to downplay the importance of minorities. 
C)   tends to encourage feelings of national nostalgia. 
D)  evokes sentiments of pride in the citizenry. 
A)  focuses on a completely imagined history unconnected to ethnicity. 
B)  tends to downplay the importance of minorities. 
C)   tends to encourage feelings of national nostalgia. 
D)  evokes sentiments of pride in the citizenry.

Question 14

​What is a state? Define this and give an example.

Accepted Answer

​A state is a territorially de

Question 15

Which of the following most represents a counter-hegemonic idea in a capitalist state?

Accepted Answer

A)  Health care advocacy for the poor 
B)  Demand for schooling in rural areas 
C)   Demand for private property in a socialist state 
D)  Urban life for migrants from rural areas 
A)  Health care advocacy for the poor 
B)  Demand for schooling in rural areas 
C)   Demand for private property in a socialist state 
D)  Urban life for migrants from rural areas

Question 16

Each of the following is a common way that the state controls its population except:

Accepted Answer

A)  creation of national identity. 
B)  land redistribution. 
C)   abolition of private property. 
D)  dismantling the nuclear family. 
A)  creation of national identity. 
B)  land redistribution. 
C)   abolition of private property. 
D)  dismantling the nuclear family.

Question 17

Which of the following is not a common form of property within capitalist states?

Accepted Answer

A)  Private 
B)  State-owned 
C)   Common 
D)  Cooperative 
A)  Private 
B)  State-owned 
C)   Common 
D)  Cooperative

Question 18

The unique quality of a socialist state is:

Accepted Answer

A)  abolition of private property. 
B)  militarization of the citizenry. 
C)   creation of a centralized bureaucracy. 
D)  retraction of employment opportunities. 
A)  abolition of private property. 
B)  militarization of the citizenry. 
C)   creation of a centralized bureaucracy. 
D)  retraction of employment opportunities.

Question 19

In Guatemala, indigenous customary law has been included in the state legal system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In Indonesia, citizenship is all based on land ownership.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Much of the modern warfare technology actually dehumanizes its subjects and targets.

Which of the following was dismantled little by little in the People's Republic of China after the 1980s?

Counter-hegemonic ideas are rare in state societies.

Modern nation-states first emerged in the:

Carolyn Nordstrom's study of "shadow networks" creating informal wartime economics based on the trade of weapons, drugs, and illicit gems was in:

Define multiculturalism and give an example.

Which of the following statements about minority groups is correct?

Which ethnic group is dominant in China today?

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

States use public schools to create a sense of national culture.

Define neo-liberalism. With which type of state is it most associated?

Neo-liberalism includes all of the following except:

Eric Hobsbawn argued that a national culture is associated with each of the following except:

What is a state? Define this and give an example.

Which of the following most represents a counter-hegemonic idea in a capitalist state?

Each of the following is a common way that the state controls its population except:

Which of the following is not a common form of property within capitalist states?

The unique quality of a socialist state is:

In Guatemala, indigenous customary law has been included in the state legal system.

In Indonesia, citizenship is all based on land ownership.

Culture Fieldwork and American Anthropology

Social Groups Stratification and Power

Households and Economies

Kin and Families Forms of Relatedness

Marriage and Residence Practices

Gender Identities

Sexuality and Sexual Identities

Race and Ethnicity

Language and Musical Expression

Religion and Belief Systems

Technologies and Culture Change

Colonialism Modernity and Development

Migration and Borderlands in the Global ERA

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Exam 13: Polities States and Nation States

Much of the modern warfare technology actually dehumanizes its subjects and targets.

Which of the following was dismantled little by little in the People's Republic of China after the 1980s?

Counter-hegemonic ideas are rare in state societies.

Modern nation-states first emerged in the:

Carolyn Nordstrom's study of "shadow networks" creating informal wartime economics based on the trade of weapons, drugs, and illicit gems was in:

Define multiculturalism and give an example.

Which of the following statements about minority groups is correct?

Which ethnic group is dominant in China today?

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

States use public schools to create a sense of national culture.

Define neo-liberalism. With which type of state is it most associated?

Neo-liberalism includes all of the following except:

Eric Hobsbawn argued that a national culture is associated with each of the following except:

​What is a state? Define this and give an example.

Which of the following most represents a counter-hegemonic idea in a capitalist state?

Each of the following is a common way that the state controls its population except:

Which of the following is not a common form of property within capitalist states?

The unique quality of a socialist state is:

In Guatemala, indigenous customary law has been included in the state legal system.

In Indonesia, citizenship is all based on land ownership.

Culture Fieldwork and American Anthropology

Social Groups Stratification and Power

Households and Economies

Kin and Families Forms of Relatedness

Marriage and Residence Practices

Gender Identities

Sexuality and Sexual Identities

Race and Ethnicity

Language and Musical Expression

Religion and Belief Systems

Technologies and Culture Change

Colonialism Modernity and Development

Migration and Borderlands in the Global ERA

Filters

What is a state? Define this and give an example.