Question 1

Anthropologists have an interest in sports because,as the media's illustrations of U.S.football suggest,

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A)  sports can symbolize certain key aspects of the culture in which they are highly popular. 
B)  sports are a rare aspect of culture that is influenced by culture but not vice versa. 
C)  sports allow for easy cross-cultural comparison, because in the international arena the way sports are practiced is the same. 
D)  they give insight into unfamiliar cultural dynamics that have nothing to do with the general culture. 
E)  they exemplify how the media determine single-handedly which sports are popular and which are not. 
A)  sports can symbolize certain key aspects of the culture in which they are highly popular. 
B)  sports are a rare aspect of culture that is influenced by culture but not vice versa. 
C)  sports allow for easy cross-cultural comparison, because in the international arena the way sports are practiced is the same. 
D)  they give insight into unfamiliar cultural dynamics that have nothing to do with the general culture. 
E)  they exemplify how the media determine single-handedly which sports are popular and which are not. A

Question 2

Any media-borne image or message can be analyzed in terms of its nature,including its symbolism and its effects.It can also be analyzed as a text,which refers to

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A)  literary works and other print media. 
B)  anything produced by mass media having commercial value. 
C)  anything that can be read or processed, interpreted, and assigned meaning by anyone exposed to it. 
D)  anything that can be read but whose interpretation is determined by the producer of the text. 
E)  our capacity to codify information. 
A)  literary works and other print media. 
B)  anything produced by mass media having commercial value. 
C)  anything that can be read or processed, interpreted, and assigned meaning by anyone exposed to it. 
D)  anything that can be read but whose interpretation is determined by the producer of the text. 
E)  our capacity to codify information. C

Question 3

"Readers" of a text make their own interpretations and derive their own feelings from it."Readers" of media messages constantly produce their own meanings.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

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

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Art can often lead to an intense emotional release,also referred to as

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A)  hypercommunication. 
B)  catharsis. 
C)  exalted symbolism. 
D)  humor. 
E)  intensive aesthetics. 
A)  hypercommunication. 
B)  catharsis. 
C)  exalted symbolism. 
D)  humor. 
E)  intensive aesthetics.

Question 6

Appreciating art involves an aesthetic appreciation of form as well as feeling.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Cultural values,social forces,and the media influence international sports success.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

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

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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 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

All of the following are examples of a Western ethnocentric view of art in the non-Western world EXCEPT that

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A)  all non-Western art is produced for religious purposes. 
B)  all non-Western art is anonymously produced by the culture. 
C)  non-Westerners cannot appreciate Western art, because they are not cultured enough. 
D)  non-Western artists simply follow tradition; they do not exercise their creativity or break from the norm. 
E)  non-Western sculpture is not always art. 
A)  all non-Western art is produced for religious purposes. 
B)  all non-Western art is anonymously produced by the culture. 
C)  non-Westerners cannot appreciate Western art, because they are not cultured enough. 
D)  non-Western artists simply follow tradition; they do not exercise their creativity or break from the norm. 
E)  non-Western sculpture is not always art.

Question 11

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 would NOT be a part of such an analysis revealing the similarities between the two films?

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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 12

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

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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

This chapter describes how sports and the media reflect culture,and offers among its illustrations a cross-cultural comparison that explores why some countries but not others enjoy international success in sports.Describe the two contrasting cases.Are any of the conclusions surprising? Why or why not?

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The two contrasting cases described in t

Question 14

In Western societies,the standards for artistic completeness and mastery are maintained in large part by critics,specialists,and experts.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In his study of Navajo music,McAllester found that it reflected the overall culture in all of the following ways EXCEPT

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A)  a general Navajo belief in the right way to sing a song. 
B)  a general Navajo stress on proper form applied to music. 
C)  a general Navajo stress on individualism extended to music. 
D)  a general Navajo liberalism extended to music. 
E)  a general distaste among the Navajo for foreign music. 
A)  a general Navajo belief in the right way to sing a song. 
B)  a general Navajo stress on proper form applied to music. 
C)  a general Navajo stress on individualism extended to music. 
D)  a general Navajo liberalism extended to music. 
E)  a general distaste among the Navajo for foreign music.

Question 16

Folk art,music,and lore refer to the

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A)  unrefined manifestations of human creativity produced by illiterate societies. 
B)  expressive cultures of ordinary people. 
C)  forms of artistic expression found in the New World prior to the arrival of Columbus. 
D)  forms of artistic expression that exist independently of any given cultural system. 
E)  manifestations of human creativity that siblings exchange with their progenitors. 
A)  unrefined manifestations of human creativity produced by illiterate societies. 
B)  expressive cultures of ordinary people. 
C)  forms of artistic expression found in the New World prior to the arrival of Columbus. 
D)  forms of artistic expression that exist independently of any given cultural system. 
E)  manifestations of human creativity that siblings exchange with their progenitors.

Question 17

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

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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.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

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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 20

Winning in team sports is more highly prized as a cultural value in Brazil than in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 22: Arts, Media, and Sports

Anthropologists have an interest in sports because,as the media's illustrations of U.S.football suggest,

Any media-borne image or message can be analyzed in terms of its nature,including its symbolism and its effects.It can also be analyzed as a text,which refers to

"Readers" of a text make their own interpretations and derive their own feelings from it."Readers" of media messages constantly produce their own meanings.

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

Art can often lead to an intense emotional release,also referred to as

Appreciating art involves an aesthetic appreciation of form as well as feeling.

Cultural values,social forces,and the media influence international sports success.

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

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

All of the following are examples of a Western ethnocentric view of art in the non-Western world EXCEPT that

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 would NOT be a part of such an analysis revealing the similarities between the two films?

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

In Western societies,the standards for artistic completeness and mastery are maintained in large part by critics,specialists,and experts.

In his study of Navajo music,McAllester found that it reflected the overall culture in all of the following ways EXCEPT

Folk art,music,and lore refer to the

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

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

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

Winning in team sports is more highly prized as a cultural value in Brazil than in the United States.

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