Question 1

What term refers to a former colony with large numbers of European colonists and sparser native populations?

Accepted Answer

A) Settler country 
B) Nonsettler country 
C) Mixed country 
D) Postimperial country 
E) Emergent country 
A) Settler country 
B) Nonsettler country 
C) Mixed country 
D) Postimperial country 
E) Emergent country

Question 2

In what kind of manufacturing system does an entrepreneur supply raw materials to workers in their homes and collect the finished products from them?

Accepted Answer

A) Capitalism 
B) Industrialism 
C) Tribute exchange 
D) Reciprocity 
E) Domestic system 
A) Capitalism 
B) Industrialism 
C) Tribute exchange 
D) Reciprocity 
E) Domestic system

Question 3

According to Marx, the bourgeoisie includes people who must sell their labor to survive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The political, social, economic, and cultural domination of a territory and its people by a foreign power for an extended period of time is known as

Accepted Answer

A) neoliberalism. 
B) an intervention philosophy. 
C) a green revolution. 
D) colonialism. 
E) socialism. 
A) neoliberalism. 
B) an intervention philosophy. 
C) a green revolution. 
D) colonialism. 
E) socialism.

Question 5

According to Marx, classes are

Accepted Answer

A) desirable, because they perform tasks necessary to the survival of society. 
B) part of the original, preindustrial social system of humans. 
C) opposed to one another on the basis of conflicting economic interests. 
D) based more on notions of prestige and morality than on actual economic differences. 
E) not important to an understanding of history. 
A) desirable, because they perform tasks necessary to the survival of society. 
B) part of the original, preindustrial social system of humans. 
C) opposed to one another on the basis of conflicting economic interests. 
D) based more on notions of prestige and morality than on actual economic differences. 
E) not important to an understanding of history.

Question 6

Continual expansion is one of the characteristic features of industrial economic systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The British notion of "the white man's burden" was similar to the French concept of mission civilisatrice in that both were ethnocentric ideologies used to justify colonialism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is the dominant intervention philosophy today?

Accepted Answer

A) Neoclassicism 
B) Neoimperialism 
C) Neosocialism 
D) Neocommunism 
E) Neoliberalism 
A) Neoclassicism 
B) Neoimperialism 
C) Neosocialism 
D) Neocommunism 
E) Neoliberalism

Question 9

Factory workers enjoyed higher wages and greatly improved living conditions as a result of the Industrial Revolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Many of the political, linguistic, and economic distinctions separating the countries of West Africa today are inventions of colonialism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What are the three positions that nations occupy in the world system?

Accepted Answer

A) Core, periphery, and semiperiphery 
B) Metropole, satellite, and semisatellite 
C) State, nation-state, and nation 
D) Wealth, power, and prestige 
E) Bourgeoisie, middle class, and proletariat 
A) Core, periphery, and semiperiphery 
B) Metropole, satellite, and semisatellite 
C) State, nation-state, and nation 
D) Wealth, power, and prestige 
E) Bourgeoisie, middle class, and proletariat

Question 12

When indigenous peoples are incorporated into modern nation-states, they usually become ethnic minorities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What term is used to refer to the study of the interactions between European nations and the societies they colonized?

Accepted Answer

A) Mission civilisatrice 
B) Neoliberalism 
C) Postcolonial 
D) Postimperial 
E) Posthegemonic 
A) Mission civilisatrice 
B) Neoliberalism 
C) Postcolonial 
D) Postimperial 
E) Posthegemonic

Question 14

The term indigenous peoples is used to refer to

Accepted Answer

A) people who live in autonomous, independent nation-states. 
B) peasants who are of the same ethnicity as the ruling elite. 
C) the original inhabitants of particular territories. 
D) any population living in a nation-state on the periphery of the world system. 
E) people who have immigrated to a new country. 
A) people who live in autonomous, independent nation-states. 
B) peasants who are of the same ethnicity as the ruling elite. 
C) the original inhabitants of particular territories. 
D) any population living in a nation-state on the periphery of the world system. 
E) people who have immigrated to a new country.

Question 15

Which of the following statements about world-system theory is not true?

Accepted Answer

A) It has been written about by Wallerstein. 
B) It stresses the existence of a global culture. 
C) It claims that a set of economic and political interconnections has characterized much of the globe since the 16th century. 
D) It focuses on links and power differentials between local peoples and international forces. 
E) It deals exclusively with non-Western, horticultural societies. 
A) It has been written about by Wallerstein. 
B) It stresses the existence of a global culture. 
C) It claims that a set of economic and political interconnections has characterized much of the globe since the 16th century. 
D) It focuses on links and power differentials between local peoples and international forces. 
E) It deals exclusively with non-Western, horticultural societies.

Question 16

Imperialism is a relatively recent phenomenon that began with the British empire.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Central to most intervention philosophies is the idea that modernization, Westernization, and industrialization will bring long-term benefits to local groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What has the company BHP Billiton done in Papua New Guinea?

Accepted Answer

A) The company increased the standard of living for the majority of the indigenous population. 
B) The company closed the mine that was not up to environmental standards. 
C) The company denied that they have made any negative environmental impacts. 
D) Their mine has caused flooding and pollution that has caused many indigenous families to move. 
E) The company began a reforestation project. 
A) The company increased the standard of living for the majority of the indigenous population. 
B) The company closed the mine that was not up to environmental standards. 
C) The company denied that they have made any negative environmental impacts. 
D) Their mine has caused flooding and pollution that has caused many indigenous families to move. 
E) The company began a reforestation project.

Question 19

Peripheral nations

Accepted Answer

A) export to the core but not the semiperiphery. 
B) lack industrialization. 
C) are isolated from the world economy. 
D) have economies that are shaped to serve the interests of the core. 
E) have little incentive to interact with nations of the core. 
A) export to the core but not the semiperiphery. 
B) lack industrialization. 
C) are isolated from the world economy. 
D) have economies that are shaped to serve the interests of the core. 
E) have little incentive to interact with nations of the core.

Question 20

What is the difference between colonialism and imperialism? What effects do they have on cultural and ethnic diversity?

Accepted Answer

Colonialism and imperialism are often us

What term refers to a former colony with large numbers of European colonists and sparser native populations?

In what kind of manufacturing system does an entrepreneur supply raw materials to workers in their homes and collect the finished products from them?

According to Marx, the bourgeoisie includes people who must sell their labor to survive.

The political, social, economic, and cultural domination of a territory and its people by a foreign power for an extended period of time is known as

According to Marx, classes are

Continual expansion is one of the characteristic features of industrial economic systems.

The British notion of "the white man's burden" was similar to the French concept of mission civilisatrice in that both were ethnocentric ideologies used to justify colonialism.

What is the dominant intervention philosophy today?

Factory workers enjoyed higher wages and greatly improved living conditions as a result of the Industrial Revolution.

Many of the political, linguistic, and economic distinctions separating the countries of West Africa today are inventions of colonialism.

What are the three positions that nations occupy in the world system?

When indigenous peoples are incorporated into modern nation-states, they usually become ethnic minorities.

What term is used to refer to the study of the interactions between European nations and the societies they colonized?

The term indigenous peoples is used to refer to

Which of the following statements about world-system theory is not true?

Imperialism is a relatively recent phenomenon that began with the British empire.

Central to most intervention philosophies is the idea that modernization, Westernization, and industrialization will bring long-term benefits to local groups.

What has the company BHP Billiton done in Papua New Guinea?

Peripheral nations

What is the difference between colonialism and imperialism? What effects do they have on cultural and ethnic diversity?

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Exam 10: Ethnicity and Race

What term refers to a former colony with large numbers of European colonists and sparser native populations?

In what kind of manufacturing system does an entrepreneur supply raw materials to workers in their homes and collect the finished products from them?

According to Marx, the bourgeoisie includes people who must sell their labor to survive.

The political, social, economic, and cultural domination of a territory and its people by a foreign power for an extended period of time is known as

According to Marx, classes are

Continual expansion is one of the characteristic features of industrial economic systems.

The British notion of "the white man's burden" was similar to the French concept of mission civilisatrice in that both were ethnocentric ideologies used to justify colonialism.

What is the dominant intervention philosophy today?

Factory workers enjoyed higher wages and greatly improved living conditions as a result of the Industrial Revolution.

Many of the political, linguistic, and economic distinctions separating the countries of West Africa today are inventions of colonialism.

What are the three positions that nations occupy in the world system?

When indigenous peoples are incorporated into modern nation-states, they usually become ethnic minorities.

What term is used to refer to the study of the interactions between European nations and the societies they colonized?

The term indigenous peoples is used to refer to

Which of the following statements about world-system theory is not true?

Imperialism is a relatively recent phenomenon that began with the British empire.

Central to most intervention philosophies is the idea that modernization, Westernization, and industrialization will bring long-term benefits to local groups.

What has the company BHP Billiton done in Papua New Guinea?

Peripheral nations

What is the difference between colonialism and imperialism? What effects do they have on cultural and ethnic diversity?

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Applying Anthropology

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters