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Which of this is not one of the four fields of Anthropology?
Culture is...
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Culture is...
traditions
unchanging
subject to human modification and transformation.
Subject to differentiation and critique.
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Which of this is not one of the four fields of Anthropology?
Linguistic Anthropology
Archeological Anthropology
Historical Anthropology
Socio-cultural Anthropology
3
Lumpovanje is...
The physical separation of two ethnic groups.
A gypsy bar
The creation of a fantasy world
The creation of an ethnic divide
4
Cultural Materialism is a theory created by...
Evans-Pritchard
Bourdieu
Harris
Geertz
5
What is environmental anthropology?
Study of the environment
Study of the environment's effects on language
Study of human effects on the environment
Study of the relationship between humans and the environment
6
According to Harrison, sometimes ethnic groups perceive conflict because...
They have similar practices.
They have different beliefs and practices.
They have opposite beliefs and practices.
They have claims or aspirations to the same identities.
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mana in Polynesia is an example of....
Animism
Totemism
Animatism
Totematism
8
A mystical relationship between humans and animals or other natural phenomena is...
Totematism
Totemism
Animism
Animatism
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Which of these is not ethnography?
Quantitative Interviews
Participant Observation
Qualitative Interviews
Audio/visual recording
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The socialization of the self is mediated by...
Social groups
Others
Decisions
Reflection
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Which of these is not done by religion?
Protect
Coping
Validate
Explain
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According to Levy-Bruhl, is it possible to evaluate other cultures?
No because there is no objective reality.
Yes, because each culture can be evaluated scientifically.
No because cultures are too diverse.
Yes, on the basis of logic. There is an objective reality.
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Within structuralism, objects gain their significance from their location...
outside of structures
within multiple structures
in contrast to structures
within binary opposition systems
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What is gender?
The significance of anatomical parts
Cultural and symbolic meanings of man or woman
A theory created by Levi-Strauss
What is natural and universal (Biological differences)
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According to Geertz, religion is...
A system of symbols that model religion
A series of defined patterns
Undefinable
A belief in spiritual beings.
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Cultural Determinism means...
Culture is unable to be determined
Nothing has intrinsic value beyond its environmental value
Nothing has an intrinsic value beyond its cultural values
Culture determines the value of the environment
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What is anthropology?
The study of cultures
The study of ants
The study of differences
The study of humankind
18
What is Ethnocentrism?
Evaluating a culture with only one criteria
Evaluating a culture with criteria from the culture
Evaluating a culture with multiple criteria
Evaluating a culture with criteria from beyond the culture
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What is the most common technique in ethnography?
Quantitative surveys
Interviews
Data collection
Participant Observation
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According to Geertz, the study of culture is not experimental science but rather is...
analytical
interpretive
observational
behavioural
21
Thick Description principally of:
Observation, detailed description, analysis
Detailed description, interpretation, analysis
Observation, interpretation, analysis
Observation, detailed description, interpretation
22
A belief in in-dwelling spirits is called...
Animatism
Animism
Totemism
Totematism
23
Orientalism is...
A bias toward Eastern cultures
A judgment of Eastern cultures
A dichotomy between the 'West' and the 'East'
A false dichotomy between the ‘West’ and the ‘East’.
24
What is socio-cultural anthropology?
The comparative study of human differences.
The study of exotic cultures
The study of social values and interpretations
The study of sameness
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Which of these is not a practical pre-requisite to understanding a culture?
A focused ontology
Language
Observation
Imagination
26
Stage 3 of Van Gennep's ritual structure is...
Separation
Reincorporation
Preparation
Liminality
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Which one of these is not one of the "Three C's of the Anthropological Approach"?
Comparison
Context
Culture
Communication
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The task of anthropology is to...
Evaluate cultures.
Understand cultures.
Differentiate cultures.
Compare cultures.
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What are two main culprits of greenhouse gas emissions?
Milk and Meat
Wine and cheese
Wine and Meat
Milk and cheese
30
Who are obstinate others?
People who other in-group members
People who are attempting to merge with other ethnic groups
People who stubbornly persevere in their otherness
People who other outsiders
31
The presence of specific objective criteria such as endogamy, shared culture, language is....
Subjectivism
Functionalism
Objectivism
Structuralism
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Which of these is not a type of cannibalism?
Indo-cannibalism
Endo-Cannibalism
Survival Cannibalism
Exo-Cannibalism
33
What is in vitro meat?
Animal product grown from spam
Animal product from a still-living animal
Animal product that has never been part of a live animal
An animal's uterus
34
According to Barth...
Boundaries do not exist
Some boundaries exist between ethnic groups.
Boundaries exist despite a flow of personnel across them.
Boundaries exist because of a flow of personnel across them.
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The process of selfhood is...
Unclear
Unique
Finite
Dialectical
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Environmental determinism means:
Culture does not impact the environment
The environment does not impact culture.
The environment is determined by culture
Culture is determined by the environment
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What is the definition of cultural relativism?
Cultures can only be understood in their own terms
Cultures can be understood in relation to other cultures
Cultures are relatively different
Cultures are relatively similar
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What is communitas?
A state where all members of a community are equal
Community
A state where all members of a community are inverted.
Communal gatherings
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Thick description as an Anthropological method was proposed by...
Winch
Evans-Pritchard
Levy-Bruhl
Geertz
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Cultural materialism...
Scientifically rationalizes deplorable practices.
Cannot account for phenomena that are maladaptive.
Includes giant data sets
does not rationalize a function for the group as a whole
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What is the definition of an ethnic group?
A group of people from the same location
A group of people who practice a similar culture.
A group of people who share beliefs about the world.
A group of people who share a descent, language and culture.
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According to Radcliffe-Brown, society must be seen as:
Disfunctional
Unable to function on its own separate of other societies
A small piece of a large system
An integrated whole
43
According to Judith Butler...
Gender is something one does
Gender is not a performance
Gender is something one is
There is no agency in gender performance
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What is cultural defense?
Culture should be privileged by law
An action illegal in one context may be permissible in other
All cultures are similar.
Defending actions as cultural.
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The characteristic feature of the liminal stage in ritual...
Inversion
In-betweenness
Uncertainty
Threshhold
46
What cultural practice destabilizes the link between biology and culture?
Nuer Ghost Marriage
Online dating
Endocannibalism
Eating Pork
47
Objectivism/Subjectivism is...
A group characterized by one primary feature
A group characterized by the absence of features
A group characterized by the idea of features
A group characterized by certain features
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The standard position within anthropology follows which theorist?
Levy-Bruhl
Winch
Sheper-Hughes
Evans-Pritchard
49
Which of these are cultural constructs (according to
Collier and Yanagisako)?
Neither sex nor gender
Both sex and gender
Sex
Gender
50
The radical position within anthropology follows which theorist?
Evans-Pritchard
Levy-Bruhl
Winch
Scheper-Hughes
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What is one weakness of cultural defense?
It presents people as lacking the capacity to change.
It focuses too much on culture.
It focuses too little on cultural difference.
It focuses too much on tradition.
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According to Winch, is it possible to evaluate other cultures?
No. Reality only reveals itself through language.
No. Culture is an outcome of received knowledge.
Yes, we can use logic to identify non-logical beliefs.
Yes, on the basis of logic. There is an objective reality.
53
Stage 1 of Van Gennep's ritual structure is...
Liminality
Separation
Reincorporation
Preparation
54
According to Rock et al., a box of Kraft Dinner...
"Tastes" different in a food-secure or food-insecure house.
"Tastes" different on occasion
"Tastes" wrong without milk
Always "tastes" the same
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What is the definition of endo-cannibalism?
Consuming flesh of a rival kin group
Consuming flesh as a method of survival
Consuming flesh of a member of the kin group
Organ Trafficking
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What is central to religion?
Ritual
Scripture
Hierarchy
Language
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Which of these is not a quality of an ethnic group?
Situational
Hierarchical
Relational
modern
58
Sociology is concerned with modernity while anthropology is (more) concerned with:
Tradition
Order
Globalisation
The West
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The theory of structuralism was created by...
Marvin Harris
Bourdieu
E.E. Evans-Pritchard
Claude Levi-Strauss
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How long does the liminal stage last?
There is no set time period, but liminality must dissolve
1 day
Up to 33 years
It could last forever
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According to Evans-Pritchard, is it appropriate to evaluate other cultures?
No. Beliefs are outcomes of received knowledge.
Yes. We can logically regard beliefs as inferior to our own.
Yes, on the basis of logic. There is one objective reality.
No. Reality only reveals itself through language.
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Functionalist theory argues that...
Societies function according to global pressures
Societies can not function smoothly.
Societies should be looked at in isolation
Societies should be looked at with other societies.
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According to Tylor, religion is...
A system of symbols that models religion
A belief in spiritual beings
Undefinable
A series of definable patterns
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Other takes place at which levels (choose all that apply)...
Othering within the self
Othering the self
Internal Othering
External othering
65
According to Kristeva...
Killing Muslims occurs because individuals convert to Islam
Killing Muslims is an act of the ego
Killing Muslims is not related to othering
Killing Muslims is a symbolic act of ego repression.
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In cultural materialism, The central ecological factors shaping social structure and culture...
Needs for Protein and Regulation of Population
Lack of climate change and regulation of population
Ritual and Regulation of Population
Needs for Protein and Ritual
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Biological determinism means...
Gender is biologically determined
Sex and gender are coterminous
Sex is biologically determined
Neither are biologically determined
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Geertz calls the process of interpretation...
Description
Thick Description
Thin Description
Curvy Description
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Edward Said created which theory...
Structuralism
Functionalism
Cultural Materialism
Orientalism
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Subjectivism is...
What makes an ethnic group is subjective
Ethnic groups are subjectively formed
What makes an ethnic group is self-categorisation
What makes an ethnic group is outside categorisation
