Question 1

Which of the following is NOT discussed 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 is the creative expression of culture through the visual arts, literature, music, theater arts, and other methods. 
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 is the creative expression of culture through the visual arts, literature, music, theater arts, and other methods. 
E)  Art is in a cultural sphere separate from politics and religion.

Question 2

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)  Art is produced for religious purposes as well as for 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)  Art is produced for religious purposes as well as for 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 3

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 4

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 5

President Eisenhower etched a lasting image of tennis as a Republican sport,despite the fact that Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama also play the game.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

Discuss why it is so difficult to come up with a universally applicable definition for art.

Accepted Answer

There are several reasons why it is diff

Question 8

Brazilians' inherent sociability helps account for the explosive growth of online social network use in their country.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

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

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

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

President Eisenhower etched a lasting image of tennis as a Republican sport,despite the fact that Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama also play the game.

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.

Discuss why it is so difficult to come up with a universally applicable definition for art.

Brazilians' inherent sociability helps account for the explosive growth of online social network use in their country.

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Applying Anthropology

Doing Archaeology and Biological Anthropology

Evolution and Genetics

Human Variation and Adaptation

The Primates

Early Hominins

Archaic Homo

The Origin and Spread of Modern Humans

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

Marriage

Religion

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

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Exam 22: Arts, Media, and Sports

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

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

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

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

President Eisenhower etched a lasting image of tennis as a Republican sport,despite the fact that Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama also play the game.

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.

Discuss why it is so difficult to come up with a universally applicable definition for art.

Brazilians' inherent sociability helps account for the explosive growth of online social network use in their country.

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Applying Anthropology

Doing Archaeology and Biological Anthropology

Evolution and Genetics

Human Variation and Adaptation

The Primates

Early Hominins

Archaic Homo

The Origin and Spread of Modern Humans

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

Marriage

Religion

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters