Question 1

To what does the term jati refer?

Accepted Answer

A)  a social rank based on marital, economic, and ritual relations 
B)  the traditional village or homeland of an Indian peasant 
C)  a category within a system of "scheduled tribes" 
D)  the practice of burning a wife at the funeral of a prominent man 
A)  a social rank based on marital, economic, and ritual relations 
B)  the traditional village or homeland of an Indian peasant 
C)  a category within a system of "scheduled tribes" 
D)  the practice of burning a wife at the funeral of a prominent man

Question 2

Which of the following was one of Mahatma Gandhi's greatest achievements?

Accepted Answer

A)  orchestrating effective campaigns of armed resistance 
B)  convincing the rural peasant class to participate in nationalistic movements 
C)  persuading the British to strengthen colonial rule 
D)  increasing Indian consumption of Western consumer goods 
A)  orchestrating effective campaigns of armed resistance 
B)  convincing the rural peasant class to participate in nationalistic movements 
C)  persuading the British to strengthen colonial rule 
D)  increasing Indian consumption of Western consumer goods

Question 3

Compare and contrast how two Asian societies attempted to withdraw from the global economy. Why and how did they attempt to do so? What were the outcomes? What factors, other than economic ones, influenced these attempts?

Accepted Answer

One example of an Asian society that att

Question 4

Mohandas Gandhi was the leader of an unsuccessful, violent rebellion against the Dutch colonial rule in Indochina.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Anthropologists have little insight to offer in situations of large-scale ethnic conflict since all fieldwork is conducted on the level of the village.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Discuss the effects that independent control of petroleum production has had on the demography and culture of the Middle East. Have all countries in the region been affected equally? How have oil revenues influenced the politics of the region?

Accepted Answer

The independent control of petroleum pro

Question 7

Muhammad, the last prophet of Islam, was born in 570 A.D. in what city?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jerusalem 
B)  Babylon 
C)  Cairo 
D)  Mecca 
A)  Jerusalem 
B)  Babylon 
C)  Cairo 
D)  Mecca

Question 8

Historically, Afghanistan was a buffer zone between the Russian and British empires.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The vast majority of people in the Middle East live in oil-rich countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In the nineteenth century, the British gained access to China through the introduction of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  railroads 
B)  horses 
C)  democracy 
D)  opium 
A)  railroads 
B)  horses 
C)  democracy 
D)  opium

Question 11

In his research on suicide bombing, Scott Atran found that the individuals who vow to commit acts of violence __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are among the most educated in their communities 
B)  have no families of their own 
C)  suffer from feelings of deprivation 
D)  are less charismatic than other leaders 
A)  are among the most educated in their communities 
B)  have no families of their own 
C)  suffer from feelings of deprivation 
D)  are less charismatic than other leaders

Question 12

Norman Chance, the first anthropologist to do fieldwork in China in the 1970s after a long period during which ethnography was prohibited, concentrated on the economic life of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a bicycle factory in Shanghai 
B)  a mining cooperative in southern China 
C)  nomadic herdsmen near the border with Nepal 
D)  an agricultural commune near Beijing 
A)  a bicycle factory in Shanghai 
B)  a mining cooperative in southern China 
C)  nomadic herdsmen near the border with Nepal 
D)  an agricultural commune near Beijing

Question 13

The __________ are an ethnic minority that resides in several countries in the Middle East, including Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria.

Accepted Answer

A)  Kurds 
B)  Tamils 
C)  Hutus 
D)  Sikhs 
A)  Kurds 
B)  Tamils 
C)  Hutus 
D)  Sikhs

Question 14

One country in Asia that escaped colonization was Thailand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Traditionally, a Muslim woman has the same rights to divorce as a man.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is the basis of financial cooperatives that have formed in Borneo?

Accepted Answer

A)  gotong royong, mutual aid and assistance 
B)  the Dutch East Indies Company 
C)  arisan, a traditional savings and credit association 
D)  the Bank Rakyat Indonesia, The Indonesian People's Bank 
A)  gotong royong, mutual aid and assistance 
B)  the Dutch East Indies Company 
C)  arisan, a traditional savings and credit association 
D)  the Bank Rakyat Indonesia, The Indonesian People's Bank

Question 17

The Philippines were directly colonized first by __________, then by the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  Iran 
B)  Nigeria 
C)  India 
D)  Spain 
A)  Iran 
B)  Nigeria 
C)  India 
D)  Spain

Question 18

Communist policies in China viewed the traditional patriarchal family as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a major source of inequality 
B)  a model for nation building 
C)  an important aspect of cultural heritage 
D)  the only thing that separated China from the West 
A)  a major source of inequality 
B)  a model for nation building 
C)  an important aspect of cultural heritage 
D)  the only thing that separated China from the West

Question 19

Currently, the Indian caste system has become __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  obsolete in traditional communities 
B)  extinct in all but large urban communities 
C)  a factor in India's national politics 
D)  a source of national pride 
A)  obsolete in traditional communities 
B)  extinct in all but large urban communities 
C)  a factor in India's national politics 
D)  a source of national pride

Question 20

Between the 1920s and the 1950s, Egyptian peasants found themselves __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  producing cotton on a larger and larger scale 
B)  drawn into the industrial workforce 
C)  forced to abandon agricultural towns like Kafr El-Elow 
D)  having to deal with declining agricultural productivity 
A)  producing cotton on a larger and larger scale 
B)  drawn into the industrial workforce 
C)  forced to abandon agricultural towns like Kafr El-Elow 
D)  having to deal with declining agricultural productivity

To what does the term jati refer?

Which of the following was one of Mahatma Gandhi's greatest achievements?

Compare and contrast how two Asian societies attempted to withdraw from the global economy. Why and how did they attempt to do so? What were the outcomes? What factors, other than economic ones, influenced these attempts?

Mohandas Gandhi was the leader of an unsuccessful, violent rebellion against the Dutch colonial rule in Indochina.

Anthropologists have little insight to offer in situations of large-scale ethnic conflict since all fieldwork is conducted on the level of the village.

Discuss the effects that independent control of petroleum production has had on the demography and culture of the Middle East. Have all countries in the region been affected equally? How have oil revenues influenced the politics of the region?

Muhammad, the last prophet of Islam, was born in 570 A.D. in what city?

Historically, Afghanistan was a buffer zone between the Russian and British empires.

The vast majority of people in the Middle East live in oil-rich countries.

In the nineteenth century, the British gained access to China through the introduction of __________.

In his research on suicide bombing, Scott Atran found that the individuals who vow to commit acts of violence __________.

Norman Chance, the first anthropologist to do fieldwork in China in the 1970s after a long period during which ethnography was prohibited, concentrated on the economic life of __________.

The __________ are an ethnic minority that resides in several countries in the Middle East, including Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria.

One country in Asia that escaped colonization was Thailand.

Traditionally, a Muslim woman has the same rights to divorce as a man.

Which of the following is the basis of financial cooperatives that have formed in Borneo?

The Philippines were directly colonized first by __________, then by the United States.

Communist policies in China viewed the traditional patriarchal family as __________.

Currently, the Indian caste system has become __________.

Between the 1920s and the 1950s, Egyptian peasants found themselves __________.

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To what does the term jati refer?

Which of the following was one of Mahatma Gandhi's greatest achievements?

Compare and contrast how two Asian societies attempted to withdraw from the global economy. Why and how did they attempt to do so? What were the outcomes? What factors, other than economic ones, influenced these attempts?

Mohandas Gandhi was the leader of an unsuccessful, violent rebellion against the Dutch colonial rule in Indochina.

Anthropologists have little insight to offer in situations of large-scale ethnic conflict since all fieldwork is conducted on the level of the village.

Discuss the effects that independent control of petroleum production has had on the demography and culture of the Middle East. Have all countries in the region been affected equally? How have oil revenues influenced the politics of the region?

Muhammad, the last prophet of Islam, was born in 570 A.D. in what city?

Historically, Afghanistan was a buffer zone between the Russian and British empires.

The vast majority of people in the Middle East live in oil-rich countries.

In the nineteenth century, the British gained access to China through the introduction of __________.

In his research on suicide bombing, Scott Atran found that the individuals who vow to commit acts of violence __________.

Norman Chance, the first anthropologist to do fieldwork in China in the 1970s after a long period during which ethnography was prohibited, concentrated on the economic life of __________.

The __________ are an ethnic minority that resides in several countries in the Middle East, including Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria.

One country in Asia that escaped colonization was Thailand.

Traditionally, a Muslim woman has the same rights to divorce as a man.

Which of the following is the basis of financial cooperatives that have formed in Borneo?

The Philippines were directly colonized first by __________, then by the United States.

Communist policies in China viewed the traditional patriarchal family as __________.

Currently, the Indian caste system has become __________.

Between the 1920s and the 1950s, Egyptian peasants found themselves __________.

Introduction to Anthropology

Human Evolution

Culture

Psychological and Cognitive Anthropology

Language

Anthropological Explanations

Analyzing Sociocultural Systems

Environment, Subsistence, and Demography

Technology and Economies

Social Structure, The Family, Gender, and Age

Politics, Warfare, and Law

Religion and Aesthetics

Globalization, Culture, and Indigenous Societies

Globalization in Latin America,Africa, and the Caribbean

Ethnicity

Contemporary Global Trends

Applied Anthropology

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