Question 1

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this chapter as a way of defining art?

Accepted Answer

A)  Art is something that attracts your attention, catches your eye, and directs your thoughts. 
B)  Art is the quality, production, expression, or realm of what is beautiful or of more than ordinary significance. 
C)  Art is the class of objects subject to aesthetic criteria. 
D)  Art expresses culture through which a person or persons can express themselves creatively in the visual arts, literature, music, and theater arts. 
E)  Art is in a cultural sphere separate from politics and religion. 
A)  Art is something that attracts your attention, catches your eye, and directs your thoughts. 
B)  Art is the quality, production, expression, or realm of what is beautiful or of more than ordinary significance. 
C)  Art is the class of objects subject to aesthetic criteria. 
D)  Art expresses culture through which a person or persons can express themselves creatively in the visual arts, literature, music, and theater arts. 
E)  Art is in a cultural sphere separate from politics and religion. E

Question 2

The increasing role of the media in our lives is responsible for the deterioration of our artistic sensibilities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

In many non-Western societies, how are traditional manifestations of expressive culture transmitted?

Accepted Answer

A)  through formal state-run schools for the arts 
B)  by chance 
C)  in families 
D)  through the nonproductive members of society 
E)  only by fully initiated adults 
A)  through formal state-run schools for the arts 
B)  by chance 
C)  in families 
D)  through the nonproductive members of society 
E)  only by fully initiated adults C

Question 4

Because music is a cultural universal and musical abilities seem to run in families,

Accepted Answer

A)  everybody, regardless of culture, loves to dance. 
B)  it is possible to use musical abilities as a biological marker for human races. 
C)  it has been suggested that music is a concept of a social fiction. 
D)  anthropologists should investigate the connection between music and formerly misunderstood kinship arrangements. 
E)  it has been suggested that the predisposition for music may have a genetic basis. 
A)  everybody, regardless of culture, loves to dance. 
B)  it is possible to use musical abilities as a biological marker for human races. 
C)  it has been suggested that music is a concept of a social fiction. 
D)  anthropologists should investigate the connection between music and formerly misunderstood kinship arrangements. 
E)  it has been suggested that the predisposition for music may have a genetic basis.

Question 5

How do the media affect Americans and Brazilians differently? How do the media play a role in the discrepancy between the amount of Olympic medals won by the United States and Brazil?

Accepted Answer

The media can affect Americans and Brazi

Question 6

Expressive culture refers to the components of a culture that are expressed publicly, as opposed to the private aspects of culture that are hidden from anthropologists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Music is one of the most social kinds of artistic expression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

All art is objectively beautiful.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In states, how is art typically defined?

Accepted Answer

A)  If something is mass produced, it cannot be art. 
B)  State societies rely heavily on critics, judges, and experts to make these decisions. 
C)  Only things intentionally created as art can be called art. 
D)  Only artists create art. 
E)  If it is expensive, it is art. 
A)  If something is mass produced, it cannot be art. 
B)  State societies rely heavily on critics, judges, and experts to make these decisions. 
C)  Only things intentionally created as art can be called art. 
D)  Only artists create art. 
E)  If it is expensive, it is art.

Question 10

What is the term for the study of the music of the world and of music as an aspect of culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  acoustic anthropology 
B)  harmonic anthropology 
C)  tonal anthropology 
D)  ethnomusicology 
E)  sociomusicology 
A)  acoustic anthropology 
B)  harmonic anthropology 
C)  tonal anthropology 
D)  ethnomusicology 
E)  sociomusicology

Question 11

Susan Montague and Robert Morais (1981) argue that Americans appreciate football because it presents a miniaturized and simplified version of modern organizations. These researchers

Accepted Answer

A)  suggest that football, with its territorial incursion and violence, is popular because Americans are violent people. 
B)  link football's values, particularly teamwork, to those associated with business. 
C)  argue that football allows spectators to vicariously realize their own hostile and aggressive tendencies. 
D)  suggest that football is a peculiarly American pastime because of our wartime history. 
E)  argue that football should be regulated the same way we regulate corporations. 
A)  suggest that football, with its territorial incursion and violence, is popular because Americans are violent people. 
B)  link football's values, particularly teamwork, to those associated with business. 
C)  argue that football allows spectators to vicariously realize their own hostile and aggressive tendencies. 
D)  suggest that football is a peculiarly American pastime because of our wartime history. 
E)  argue that football should be regulated the same way we regulate corporations.

Question 12

What kind of evidence led scientists studying remains at South Africa's Blombos Cave to suggest that they had found proof of symbolic thought dated to more than 70,000 years ago?

Accepted Answer

A)  The tools found were specialized for different purposes. 
B)  Among the bone tools they found were some that were not just sharp but also symmetrical and polished, characteristics that do not add functional value to the tool. 
C)  Like Upper Paleolithic cave paintings in Europe, the art in Blombos Cave exhibited graphic representations on its walls. 
D)  What looks like rudimentary pedestals were found that may have been used to exhibit artistic objects. 
E)  Among the smaller objects found were earrings and necklaces. 
A)  The tools found were specialized for different purposes. 
B)  Among the bone tools they found were some that were not just sharp but also symmetrical and polished, characteristics that do not add functional value to the tool. 
C)  Like Upper Paleolithic cave paintings in Europe, the art in Blombos Cave exhibited graphic representations on its walls. 
D)  What looks like rudimentary pedestals were found that may have been used to exhibit artistic objects. 
E)  Among the smaller objects found were earrings and necklaces.

Question 13

In an example of how definitions of art change through time and space, this chapter describes how French impressionism, currently widely esteemed as exceptional art, was initially

Accepted Answer

A)  celebrated as one of the great innovations of 19th-century painting. 
B)  based on abstract sand paintings from French colonies in West Africa. 
C)  considered a throwback to "old school" painting styles. 
D)  ignored for lacking any originality. 
E)  criticized for being too sketchy and spontaneous to be considered art. 
A)  celebrated as one of the great innovations of 19th-century painting. 
B)  based on abstract sand paintings from French colonies in West Africa. 
C)  considered a throwback to "old school" painting styles. 
D)  ignored for lacking any originality. 
E)  criticized for being too sketchy and spontaneous to be considered art.

Question 14

Because appreciation of the arts is acquired through enculturation, what one finds aesthetically pleasing depends in part on one's cultural background.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In Western societies, artistic and craft specialization is based on kin groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In non-Western societies, artists tend to be iconoclastic and antisocial.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In modern states, there tends to be much more uniformity in the culture's artistic standards compared to in less stratified societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true regarding the relationship between art and religion?

Accepted Answer

A)  All non-Western art is produced anonymously for religious purposes. 
B)  In all societies, art is produced for religious purposes as well as its aesthetic value. 
C)  All of the greatest accomplishments in Western art have been commissioned by formal religions. 
D)  Since nonstate societies lack permanent buildings dedicated to art (museums) or religion (temples, churches), there is no link between art and religion in these societies. 
E)  Western art is divorced from religion. 
A)  All non-Western art is produced anonymously for religious purposes. 
B)  In all societies, art is produced for religious purposes as well as its aesthetic value. 
C)  All of the greatest accomplishments in Western art have been commissioned by formal religions. 
D)  Since nonstate societies lack permanent buildings dedicated to art (museums) or religion (temples, churches), there is no link between art and religion in these societies. 
E)  Western art is divorced from religion.

Question 19

In states, all artwork can be clearly attributed to a specific artist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following statements about individual artists in non-Western societies is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  They tend to be iconoclastic and antisocial. 
B)  They are more likely to be part of the cultural mainstream than Western artists, because social approval and acceptance is more important in non-Western societies. 
C)  They are all trained in formal, state-controlled schools for the arts. 
D)  They are nonexistent. 
E)  They are just copying Western art forms. 
A)  They tend to be iconoclastic and antisocial. 
B)  They are more likely to be part of the cultural mainstream than Western artists, because social approval and acceptance is more important in non-Western societies. 
C)  They are all trained in formal, state-controlled schools for the arts. 
D)  They are nonexistent. 
E)  They are just copying Western art forms.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this chapter as a way of defining art?

The increasing role of the media in our lives is responsible for the deterioration of our artistic sensibilities.

In many non-Western societies, how are traditional manifestations of expressive culture transmitted?

Because music is a cultural universal and musical abilities seem to run in families,

How do the media affect Americans and Brazilians differently? How do the media play a role in the discrepancy between the amount of Olympic medals won by the United States and Brazil?

Expressive culture refers to the components of a culture that are expressed publicly, as opposed to the private aspects of culture that are hidden from anthropologists.

Music is one of the most social kinds of artistic expression.

All art is objectively beautiful.

In states, how is art typically defined?

What is the term for the study of the music of the world and of music as an aspect of culture?

Susan Montague and Robert Morais (1981) argue that Americans appreciate football because it presents a miniaturized and simplified version of modern organizations. These researchers

What kind of evidence led scientists studying remains at South Africa's Blombos Cave to suggest that they had found proof of symbolic thought dated to more than 70,000 years ago?

In an example of how definitions of art change through time and space, this chapter describes how French impressionism, currently widely esteemed as exceptional art, was initially

Because appreciation of the arts is acquired through enculturation, what one finds aesthetically pleasing depends in part on one's cultural background.

In Western societies, artistic and craft specialization is based on kin groups.

In non-Western societies, artists tend to be iconoclastic and antisocial.

In modern states, there tends to be much more uniformity in the culture's artistic standards compared to in less stratified societies.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the relationship between art and religion?

In states, all artwork can be clearly attributed to a specific artist.

Which of the following statements about individual artists in non-Western societies is true?

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Exam 13: Arts, Media, and Sports

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in this chapter as a way of defining art?

The increasing role of the media in our lives is responsible for the deterioration of our artistic sensibilities.

In many non-Western societies, how are traditional manifestations of expressive culture transmitted?

Because music is a cultural universal and musical abilities seem to run in families,

How do the media affect Americans and Brazilians differently? How do the media play a role in the discrepancy between the amount of Olympic medals won by the United States and Brazil?

Expressive culture refers to the components of a culture that are expressed publicly, as opposed to the private aspects of culture that are hidden from anthropologists.

Music is one of the most social kinds of artistic expression.

All art is objectively beautiful.

In states, how is art typically defined?

What is the term for the study of the music of the world and of music as an aspect of culture?

Susan Montague and Robert Morais (1981) argue that Americans appreciate football because it presents a miniaturized and simplified version of modern organizations. These researchers

What kind of evidence led scientists studying remains at South Africa's Blombos Cave to suggest that they had found proof of symbolic thought dated to more than 70,000 years ago?

In an example of how definitions of art change through time and space, this chapter describes how French impressionism, currently widely esteemed as exceptional art, was initially

Because appreciation of the arts is acquired through enculturation, what one finds aesthetically pleasing depends in part on one's cultural background.

In Western societies, artistic and craft specialization is based on kin groups.

In non-Western societies, artists tend to be iconoclastic and antisocial.

In modern states, there tends to be much more uniformity in the culture's artistic standards compared to in less stratified societies.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the relationship between art and religion?

In states, all artwork can be clearly attributed to a specific artist.

Which of the following statements about individual artists in non-Western societies is true?

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Applying Anthropology

Language and Communication

Ethnicity and Race

Making a Living

Political Systems

Gender

Families, Kinship, and Descent

Marriage

Religion

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters