Question 1

Myths are untrue narratives that result from ignorance of history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Where did the "classic" kecak monkey dance originate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Romania 
B)  India 
C)  Japan 
D)  Bali 
E)  Ethiopia 
A)  Romania 
B)  India 
C)  Japan 
D)  Bali 
E)  Ethiopia D

Question 3

The Yanomamo myths of creation:

Accepted Answer

A)  are rooted in the Biblical story of Adam and Eve. 
B)  stress the importance of social order. 
C)  explain how men and women were created. 
D)  explain that men were created by women. 
E)  provide a genealogy for all people to use. 
A)  are rooted in the Biblical story of Adam and Eve. 
B)  stress the importance of social order. 
C)  explain how men and women were created. 
D)  explain that men were created by women. 
E)  provide a genealogy for all people to use. C

Question 4

Discuss how art serves as a source of both social integration and social control.

Accepted Answer

Art serves as a source of social integra

Question 5

Define a folktale (legend).Give an example.

Accepted Answer

These are verbal art forms tha

Question 6

What does it mean to say that art should be representational?

Accepted Answer

A)  It should demonstrate a certain level of technical skill. 
B)  It should clearly produce an emotional response. 
C)  It should make a symbolic statement about what is being portrayed. 
D)  It should represent a transformed image of something that exists in nature. 
E)  It should be have a defined meaning attached. 
A)  It should demonstrate a certain level of technical skill. 
B)  It should clearly produce an emotional response. 
C)  It should make a symbolic statement about what is being portrayed. 
D)  It should represent a transformed image of something that exists in nature. 
E)  It should be have a defined meaning attached.

Question 7

What are vigango and with what culture are they associated?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are traditional weavings from Chile 
B)  They are traditional dances from Sweden. 
C)  They are traditional folktale told in Germany. 
D)  They are a traditional form of music from India. 
E)  They are traditional wooden statues from Kenya. 
A)  They are traditional weavings from Chile 
B)  They are traditional dances from Sweden. 
C)  They are traditional folktale told in Germany. 
D)  They are a traditional form of music from India. 
E)  They are traditional wooden statues from Kenya.

Question 8

Which of the following is not one of the multiple functions of dance?

Accepted Answer

A)  It may be performed simultaneously. 
B)  It can express political values and attitudes. 
C)  It is unique and is not associated with other communicative forms of art. 
D)  It varies widely from society to society in performance value. 
E)  It is supported substantially by governments in some state societies. 
A)  It may be performed simultaneously. 
B)  It can express political values and attitudes. 
C)  It is unique and is not associated with other communicative forms of art. 
D)  It varies widely from society to society in performance value. 
E)  It is supported substantially by governments in some state societies.

Question 9

In complex societies:

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A)  art forms and aesthetic knowledge are uniformly spread across all classes. 
B)  only members of the upper class have the time, money, and knowledge to be able to produce art objects. 
C)  aesthetic critics responsible for establishing artistic standards are invariably members of the upper classes or are employed by them. 
D)  art is more democratic and all people have relatively equal access to it. 
E)  the term "primitive" is used to denote art that is produced by the lower classes. 
A)  art forms and aesthetic knowledge are uniformly spread across all classes. 
B)  only members of the upper class have the time, money, and knowledge to be able to produce art objects. 
C)  aesthetic critics responsible for establishing artistic standards are invariably members of the upper classes or are employed by them. 
D)  art is more democratic and all people have relatively equal access to it. 
E)  the term "primitive" is used to denote art that is produced by the lower classes.

Question 10

Alan Lomax's cross-cultural research on music found:

Accepted Answer

A)  almost no similarities from one society to another. 
B)  some broad correlations between various aspects of music and a culture's level of subsistence. 
C)  that music in egalitarian, small-scale societies was essentially similar to music in complex, industrialized societies. 
D)  that music in small-scale societies had nonrepetitious texts. 
E)  that music cross-culturally involves precise articulation. 
A)  almost no similarities from one society to another. 
B)  some broad correlations between various aspects of music and a culture's level of subsistence. 
C)  that music in egalitarian, small-scale societies was essentially similar to music in complex, industrialized societies. 
D)  that music in small-scale societies had nonrepetitious texts. 
E)  that music cross-culturally involves precise articulation.

Question 11

What are the characteristics of the art process in state societies? What does socioeconomic class have to do with art in complex societies?

Accepted Answer

The art process in state societies is of

Question 12

Painting,carving,weaving,and sculpting are all classified as:

Accepted Answer

A)  fine art. 
B)  plastic art. 
C)  material art. 
D)  representational art. 
E)  physical art. 
A)  fine art. 
B)  plastic art. 
C)  material art. 
D)  representational art. 
E)  physical art.

Question 13

Consider the process involved in liberation theater.How could an art form that requires response from the audience be used for both positive and negative social impact? Think of an example in your own life where you felt either required or compelled to respond to a piece or process of art (or perhaps compelled to produce art).

Accepted Answer

Liberation theater is a form of performa

Question 14

What are the four major concerns of ethnomusicology?

Accepted Answer

They include ideas about music

Question 15

What one actually hears when listening to music from another culture is influenced by one's own culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Discuss a number of different examples of how art can make a political statement.

Accepted Answer

Art has been used throughout history as

Question 17

What is the major impact of globalization on art forms?

Accepted Answer

Pure art forms are becoming in

Question 18

Which of the following art forms has undergone the most dramatic changes in the last four decades?

Accepted Answer

A)  painting 
B)  sculpting 
C)  glass-making 
D)  dance 
E)  architecture 
A)  painting 
B)  sculpting 
C)  glass-making 
D)  dance 
E)  architecture

Question 19

Folktales are mostly spiritual and have no particular basis in history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Folktales:

Accepted Answer

A)  do not have a plot and character development. 
B)  can be analyzed in terms of plot, character development, and structure. 
C)  are generally the recognized works of a specific author. 
D)  play little or no role in socialization. 
E)  are associated exclusively with small-scale societies. 
A)  do not have a plot and character development. 
B)  can be analyzed in terms of plot, character development, and structure. 
C)  are generally the recognized works of a specific author. 
D)  play little or no role in socialization. 
E)  are associated exclusively with small-scale societies.

Myths are untrue narratives that result from ignorance of history.

Where did the "classic" kecak monkey dance originate?

The Yanomamo myths of creation:

Discuss how art serves as a source of both social integration and social control.

Define a folktale (legend).Give an example.

What does it mean to say that art should be representational?

What are vigango and with what culture are they associated?

Which of the following is not one of the multiple functions of dance?

In complex societies:

Alan Lomax's cross-cultural research on music found:

What are the characteristics of the art process in state societies? What does socioeconomic class have to do with art in complex societies?

Painting,carving,weaving,and sculpting are all classified as:

What are the four major concerns of ethnomusicology?

What one actually hears when listening to music from another culture is influenced by one's own culture.

Discuss a number of different examples of how art can make a political statement.

What is the major impact of globalization on art forms?

Which of the following art forms has undergone the most dramatic changes in the last four decades?

Folktales are mostly spiritual and have no particular basis in history.

Folktales:

What is Anthropology?

The Concept of Culture

Applied Anthropology

The Growth of Anthropological Theory

Methods in Cultural Anthropology

Language and Communication

Subsistence Patterns

Economics

Marriage and the Family

Kinship and Descent

Sex and Gender

Social Stratification

Political Organization and Social Control

Supernatural Beliefs

The Modern World Order, Global Challenges, and the Role of Applied Anthropology

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Exam 15: Art

Myths are untrue narratives that result from ignorance of history.

Where did the "classic" kecak monkey dance originate?

The Yanomamo myths of creation:

Discuss how art serves as a source of both social integration and social control.

Define a folktale (legend).Give an example.

What does it mean to say that art should be representational?

What are vigango and with what culture are they associated?

Which of the following is not one of the multiple functions of dance?

In complex societies:

Alan Lomax's cross-cultural research on music found:

What are the characteristics of the art process in state societies? What does socioeconomic class have to do with art in complex societies?

Painting,carving,weaving,and sculpting are all classified as:

What are the four major concerns of ethnomusicology?

What one actually hears when listening to music from another culture is influenced by one's own culture.

Discuss a number of different examples of how art can make a political statement.

What is the major impact of globalization on art forms?

Which of the following art forms has undergone the most dramatic changes in the last four decades?

Folktales are mostly spiritual and have no particular basis in history.

Folktales:

What is Anthropology?

The Concept of Culture

Applied Anthropology

The Growth of Anthropological Theory

Methods in Cultural Anthropology

Language and Communication

Subsistence Patterns

Economics

Marriage and the Family

Kinship and Descent

Sex and Gender

Social Stratification

Political Organization and Social Control

Supernatural Beliefs

The Modern World Order, Global Challenges, and the Role of Applied Anthropology

Filters