Question 1

Consider the impact that the media have on your daily life. From what sources do you have access to popular culture? Which are your favorites, and why?

Accepted Answer

The media has a significant impact on my daily life, as it shapes my understanding of current events, entertainment, and popular culture. I have access to popular culture through various sources such as television, social media, streaming platforms, and online news websites. My favorite sources for popular culture are social media and streaming platforms like Netflix and Spotify.

I enjoy social media because it allows me to stay updated on the latest trends, news, and entertainment. I can easily discover new music, movies, and TV shows through platforms like Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok. Additionally, I can connect with friends and share my own interests and experiences.

Streaming platforms like Netflix and Spotify are also favorites of mine because they provide a wide range of content that caters to my interests. I can watch popular TV shows and movies, as well as discover new and diverse content. Similarly, Spotify allows me to explore different genres of music and discover new artists.

Overall, these sources of popular culture are my favorites because they offer convenience, variety, and the ability to personalize my media consumption. They allow me to stay connected with the latest trends and entertainment, making them an integral part of my daily life.

Question 2

There is more collective production and performance of art in non-Western societies than in Western, industrialized states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The oldest known musical instrument, the "Divje babe flute," dates back to more than 43,000 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

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.

Question 5

Which of the following does NOT influence artistic expression?

Accepted Answer

A)  patronage and sponsorship 
B)  advice and criticism from judges and experts 
C)  etic categories of utilitarian and nonutilitarian elements of society 
D)  public opinion 
E)  the desire of artists to express themselves 
A)  patronage and sponsorship 
B)  advice and criticism from judges and experts 
C)  etic categories of utilitarian and nonutilitarian elements of society 
D)  public opinion 
E)  the desire of artists to express themselves

Question 6

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 7

________ is synonymous with the arts.

Accepted Answer

A)  Social creativity 
B)  Aesthetics 
C)  Myth 
D)  Expressive culture 
E)  Performance 
A)  Social creativity 
B)  Aesthetics 
C)  Myth 
D)  Expressive culture 
E)  Performance

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

To what extent can art be isolated from the person who created it? Be sure to include cross-cultural examples to support your answer.

Accepted Answer

Art cannot be completely isolated from t

Question 10

In nonindustrial societies, artists

Accepted Answer

A)  tend to be full-time specialists. 
B)  tend to be part-time specialists. 
C)  do not exist. 
D)  are relegated to the hidden transcript of the social contract. 
E)  tend to display their work exclusively in galleries. 
A)  tend to be full-time specialists. 
B)  tend to be part-time specialists. 
C)  do not exist. 
D)  are relegated to the hidden transcript of the social contract. 
E)  tend to display their work exclusively in galleries.

Question 11

What kind of society has buildings dedicated to the arts?

Accepted Answer

A)  band 
B)  tribe 
C)  chiefdoms 
D)  segmentary lineage 
E)  state 
A)  band 
B)  tribe 
C)  chiefdoms 
D)  segmentary lineage 
E)  state

Question 12

For the women of Planinica, a Muslim village in prewar Bosnia, singing signaled

Accepted Answer

A)  a series of transitions between life stages. 
B)  the arrival of spring. 
C)  that the artisans of the neighboring village were in town to sell their goods. 
D)  different things to different women. 
E)  the arrival of soldiers who had finished their military service. 
A)  a series of transitions between life stages. 
B)  the arrival of spring. 
C)  that the artisans of the neighboring village were in town to sell their goods. 
D)  different things to different women. 
E)  the arrival of soldiers who had finished their military service.

Question 13

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 14

U.S. popular culture has moved from a preoccupation with class differences to a tendency to deny or ignore their existence. The narratives we see on screen and in print today often present homogenized upper-middle-class lifestyles in which social diversity is minimized and the economic underpinnings of class are ignored.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Appreciation for the arts must be learned, it being part of the process of

Accepted Answer

A)  aesthetic tuning. 
B)  biological adaptation. 
C)  imitation. 
D)  cultural evolution. 
E)  enculturation. 
A)  aesthetic tuning. 
B)  biological adaptation. 
C)  imitation. 
D)  cultural evolution. 
E)  enculturation.

Question 16

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In the United States, there is a sharp distinction between what is considered art and what is not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The techniques that anthropologists have used to analyze myth and folktales can be extended to two popular films in American culture, The Wizard of Oz and Star Wars. Which of the following is NOT an example of such an analysis, revealing the similarities between the two films?

Accepted Answer

A)  Star Wars is a systematic structural transformation of The Wizard of Oz. 
B)  In both movies, fairy-tale heroes are often accompanied on their adventures by secondary characters who personify the virtues needed for a successful quest. 
C)  Both films focus on the child's relationship with the parent of the same sex, dividing that parent into three parts. 
D)  Both heroes use magic to accomplish their goals. 
E)  Confirming Lévi-Strauss's analysis of myths around the world, these movies have many secondary cultural references that only cultured audiences are able to perceive and appreciate. 
A)  Star Wars is a systematic structural transformation of The Wizard of Oz. 
B)  In both movies, fairy-tale heroes are often accompanied on their adventures by secondary characters who personify the virtues needed for a successful quest. 
C)  Both films focus on the child's relationship with the parent of the same sex, dividing that parent into three parts. 
D)  Both heroes use magic to accomplish their goals. 
E)  Confirming Lévi-Strauss's analysis of myths around the world, these movies have many secondary cultural references that only cultured audiences are able to perceive and appreciate.

Question 19

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 20

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

Exam 22: Arts, Media, and Sports

Consider the impact that the media have on your daily life. From what sources do you have access to popular culture? Which are your favorites, and why?

There is more collective production and performance of art in non-Western societies than in Western, industrialized states.

The oldest known musical instrument, the "Divje babe flute," dates back to more than 43,000 years ago.

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

Which of the following does NOT influence artistic expression?

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

________ is synonymous with the arts.

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

To what extent can art be isolated from the person who created it? Be sure to include cross-cultural examples to support your answer.

In nonindustrial societies, artists

What kind of society has buildings dedicated to the arts?

For the women of Planinica, a Muslim village in prewar Bosnia, singing signaled

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

Appreciation for the arts must be learned, it being part of the process of

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

In the United States, there is a sharp distinction between what is considered art and what is not.

The techniques that anthropologists have used to analyze myth and folktales can be extended to two popular films in American culture, The Wizard of Oz and Star Wars. Which of the following is NOT an example of such an analysis, revealing the similarities between the two films?

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

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

What Is Anthropology

Culture

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Evolution and Genetics

Human Variation and Adaptation

The Primates

Early Hominins

Archaic Homo

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The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Language and Communication

Ethnicity and Race

Making a Living

Political Systems

Gender

Families, Kinship, and Descent

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