Question 1

Findings of finely shaped bones dating from more than 100,000 years ago in South Africa's Blombos Cave suggest that

Accepted Answer

A) anatomically modern humans were good toolmakers but terrible artists. 
B) australopithecines had the ability of symbolic thought. 
C) scientists need to be careful with tampered evidence about the emergence of culture. 
D) anatomically modern humans had the ability, as early as 100,000 years ago, of symbolic thought. 
E) bones were used for their functional, not aesthetic, value. 
A) anatomically modern humans were good toolmakers but terrible artists. 
B) australopithecines had the ability of symbolic thought. 
C) scientists need to be careful with tampered evidence about the emergence of culture. 
D) anatomically modern humans had the ability, as early as 100,000 years ago, of symbolic thought. 
E) bones were used for their functional, not aesthetic, value.

Question 2

During his work among the Tiv, Bohannan found that critics played a key role in the creative process for the production of works of art.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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 4

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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 6

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 7

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 8

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

Findings of finely shaped bones dating from more than 100,000 years ago in South Africa's Blombos Cave suggest that

During his work among the Tiv, Bohannan found that critics played a key role in the creative process for the production of works of art.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Applying 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 13: Arts, Media, and Sports

Findings of finely shaped bones dating from more than 100,000 years ago in South Africa's Blombos Cave suggest that

During his work among the Tiv, Bohannan found that critics played a key role in the creative process for the production of works of art.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Applying 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