Question 1

In southern Africa some 75% of AIDS victims are women.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What are the three primary messages of the RACE Project?

Accepted Answer

The primary messages are race

Question 3

Which of the following statements about child sex workers in New York City did Richard Curtis find to be true?

Accepted Answer

A) They often blamed their parents for their living situations and need to leave their homes. 
B) Many youths were attracted to the sex trade by the media glamour surrounding it on television. 
C) Girls were found to be far more solitary and disconnected than boys. 
D) Almost all of the youths entered the sex trade after being propositioned by a stranger on the street who turned out to be a pimp. 
E) Almost 75% of the youths were homeless. 
A) They often blamed their parents for their living situations and need to leave their homes. 
B) Many youths were attracted to the sex trade by the media glamour surrounding it on television. 
C) Girls were found to be far more solitary and disconnected than boys. 
D) Almost all of the youths entered the sex trade after being propositioned by a stranger on the street who turned out to be a pimp. 
E) Almost 75% of the youths were homeless.

Question 4

What is the importance of the African Burial Ground National Monument?

Accepted Answer

It provided physical evidence

Question 5

Unlike anthropologists,art critics in the early 20th century felt that:

Accepted Answer

A) indigenous art did not qualify as art under any circumstances. 
B) all art was indigenous art and should be recognized as "primitive." 
C) art had universal intrinsic artistic qualities. 
D) art had no intrinsic value. 
E) art was highly related to its cultural context. 
A) indigenous art did not qualify as art under any circumstances. 
B) all art was indigenous art and should be recognized as "primitive." 
C) art had universal intrinsic artistic qualities. 
D) art had no intrinsic value. 
E) art was highly related to its cultural context.

Question 6

Which of the following is not an accurate description of the ways that the Qur'an is used by a nongovernmental women's group in Kazakhstan?

Accepted Answer

A) It is used to support domestic violence as a way of disciplining women. 
B) It is used as a basis for counseling and mediation in cases of domestic violence. 
C) It used as a way to empower women to have some autonomous aspects of their lives. 
D) It is used to define and stabilize gender roles in the society. 
E) It is used to help women focus on a commitment to their families. 
A) It is used to support domestic violence as a way of disciplining women. 
B) It is used as a basis for counseling and mediation in cases of domestic violence. 
C) It used as a way to empower women to have some autonomous aspects of their lives. 
D) It is used to define and stabilize gender roles in the society. 
E) It is used to help women focus on a commitment to their families.

Question 7

Forensic anthropologists worked to help identify victims of September 11th,2001.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following best defines "race" in anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A) the sorting of people by physical differences 
B) the categorization of people based upon physical capacities 
C) the division of people into groups based upon essential biological differences 
D) the separation of people into separate breeding pools 
E) the grouping of people based upon intelligence capacities 
A) the sorting of people by physical differences 
B) the categorization of people based upon physical capacities 
C) the division of people into groups based upon essential biological differences 
D) the separation of people into separate breeding pools 
E) the grouping of people based upon intelligence capacities

Question 9

What do we call anthropology that communicates with nonanthropological audiences in order to have an impact on critical contemporary issues?

Accepted Answer

A) Critical anthropology 
B) Public anthropology 
C) Native anthropology 
D) Social anthropology 
E) Grassroots anthropology 
A) Critical anthropology 
B) Public anthropology 
C) Native anthropology 
D) Social anthropology 
E) Grassroots anthropology

Question 10

This chapter included many examples of types of applied anthropology and ethnographic study that contributed to changes among a group of people.Choose one of the examples and discuss the types of contribution that occurred as a result of the anthropological perspective.

Accepted Answer

One example of applied anthropology and

Question 11

Medical anthropology draws upon which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) cultural anthropology 
B) linguistic anthropology 
C) social anthropology 
D) biological anthropology 
E) All of these choices are correct. 
A) cultural anthropology 
B) linguistic anthropology 
C) social anthropology 
D) biological anthropology 
E) All of these choices are correct.

Question 12

Anthropology routinely contributes all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) analyses of human events and solutions to human problems. 
B) information about the dynamic elements of social organization. 
C) ways to become advocates for other cultures. 
D) a means to determine which culture is more favorable for an area. 
E) help for governments who wish to implement more sensitive policy for indigenous cultures. 
A) analyses of human events and solutions to human problems. 
B) information about the dynamic elements of social organization. 
C) ways to become advocates for other cultures. 
D) a means to determine which culture is more favorable for an area. 
E) help for governments who wish to implement more sensitive policy for indigenous cultures.

Question 13

Why did the African-American community in Hyde Park not receive any type of compensation or settlement for the damages caused by environmental pollution of local factories?

Accepted Answer

A) They did not have lawyers who were capable of representing them. 
B) They were not told about the lawsuit or settlement. 
C) The lawsuit failed and there were not damages paid. 
D) The white residents of Hyde Park took all of the settlement money. 
E) The court costs were so high that there was no money left after the settlement. 
A) They did not have lawyers who were capable of representing them. 
B) They were not told about the lawsuit or settlement. 
C) The lawsuit failed and there were not damages paid. 
D) The white residents of Hyde Park took all of the settlement money. 
E) The court costs were so high that there was no money left after the settlement.

Question 14

What is the relationship between biology and culture?

Accepted Answer

A) They are responsive to each other and flexible and adaptable. 
B) Culture is a biological imperative and is attached to our genes. 
C) Human biology cannot be activated without culture. 
D) Biology and culture are both fixed and determined at birth. 
E) Although culture is very important,it does not have any biological effect. 
A) They are responsive to each other and flexible and adaptable. 
B) Culture is a biological imperative and is attached to our genes. 
C) Human biology cannot be activated without culture. 
D) Biology and culture are both fixed and determined at birth. 
E) Although culture is very important,it does not have any biological effect.

Question 15

All of the following are ways that the anthropological perspective is best incorporated into museum exhibits on indigenous art except by:

Accepted Answer

A) telling the official historical account of Native American history. 
B) collaborating with indigenous peoples on exhibits of their art. 
C) framing the exhibit with narratives that frame (and explain)the exhibit. 
D) labeling objects to emphasize ethnographic context. 
E) respecting sacred objects that are included within the exhibit. 
A) telling the official historical account of Native American history. 
B) collaborating with indigenous peoples on exhibits of their art. 
C) framing the exhibit with narratives that frame (and explain)the exhibit. 
D) labeling objects to emphasize ethnographic context. 
E) respecting sacred objects that are included within the exhibit.

In southern Africa some 75% of AIDS victims are women.

What are the three primary messages of the RACE Project?

Which of the following statements about child sex workers in New York City did Richard Curtis find to be true?

What is the importance of the African Burial Ground National Monument?

Unlike anthropologists,art critics in the early 20th century felt that:

Which of the following is not an accurate description of the ways that the Qur'an is used by a nongovernmental women's group in Kazakhstan?

Forensic anthropologists worked to help identify victims of September 11th,2001.

Which of the following best defines "race" in anthropology?

What do we call anthropology that communicates with nonanthropological audiences in order to have an impact on critical contemporary issues?

This chapter included many examples of types of applied anthropology and ethnographic study that contributed to changes among a group of people.Choose one of the examples and discuss the types of contribution that occurred as a result of the anthropological perspective.

Medical anthropology draws upon which of the following?

Anthropology routinely contributes all of the following except:

Why did the African-American community in Hyde Park not receive any type of compensation or settlement for the damages caused by environmental pollution of local factories?

What is the relationship between biology and culture?

All of the following are ways that the anthropological perspective is best incorporated into museum exhibits on indigenous art except by:

What Is Anthropology and Why Should I Care

Culture Counts

Doing Cultural Anthropology

Communication

Making a Living

Economics

Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Sex and Gender

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Religion

Power, Conquest, and a World System

Globalization and Change

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Exam 14: Anthropology Makes a Difference

In southern Africa some 75% of AIDS victims are women.

What are the three primary messages of the RACE Project?

Which of the following statements about child sex workers in New York City did Richard Curtis find to be true?

What is the importance of the African Burial Ground National Monument?

Unlike anthropologists,art critics in the early 20th century felt that:

Which of the following is not an accurate description of the ways that the Qur'an is used by a nongovernmental women's group in Kazakhstan?

Forensic anthropologists worked to help identify victims of September 11th,2001.

Which of the following best defines "race" in anthropology?

What do we call anthropology that communicates with nonanthropological audiences in order to have an impact on critical contemporary issues?

This chapter included many examples of types of applied anthropology and ethnographic study that contributed to changes among a group of people.Choose one of the examples and discuss the types of contribution that occurred as a result of the anthropological perspective.

Medical anthropology draws upon which of the following?

Anthropology routinely contributes all of the following except:

Why did the African-American community in Hyde Park not receive any type of compensation or settlement for the damages caused by environmental pollution of local factories?

What is the relationship between biology and culture?

All of the following are ways that the anthropological perspective is best incorporated into museum exhibits on indigenous art except by:

What Is Anthropology and Why Should I Care

Culture Counts

Doing Cultural Anthropology

Communication

Making a Living

Economics

Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Sex and Gender

Political Organization

Stratification: Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Caste

Religion

Power, Conquest, and a World System

Globalization and Change

Filters