Question 1

The popularity of Bollywood films is based primarily on their music and dance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In Western societies,mythology is:

Accepted Answer

A)  universally rejected. 
B)  still appealing, as indicated by the popularity of the characters in the Star Wars movies and the work of Joseph Campbell. 
C)  no longer seriously studied, even though it is quite popular in reading material for most people. 
D)  used as the primary source for all movies and television. 
E)  quite popular, both in and outside of the church 
A)  universally rejected. 
B)  still appealing, as indicated by the popularity of the characters in the Star Wars movies and the work of Joseph Campbell. 
C)  no longer seriously studied, even though it is quite popular in reading material for most people. 
D)  used as the primary source for all movies and television. 
E)  quite popular, both in and outside of the church

Question 3

Which of the following is not true about Liberation Theater?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is based on the philosophies of Franz Boas. 
B)  It is designed to focus on the involvement of the audience. 
C)  It is used for social change. 
D)  It started in the 1960s. 
E)  It focuses specifically on issues of social justice. 
A)  It is based on the philosophies of Franz Boas. 
B)  It is designed to focus on the involvement of the audience. 
C)  It is used for social change. 
D)  It started in the 1960s. 
E)  It focuses specifically on issues of social justice.

Question 4

The film Atanajurat: The Fast Runner (2002):

Accepted Answer

A)  is a remake of Robert Flaherty's documentary Nanook of the North. 
B)  portrays modern life in Nunavut in the 21ˢᵗ century. 
C)  is a film based on a traditional Inuit myth. 
D)  was filmed by a Hollywood film crew. 
E)  is a detailed documentary of everyday life among the Inuit. 
A)  is a remake of Robert Flaherty's documentary Nanook of the North. 
B)  portrays modern life in Nunavut in the 21ˢᵗ century. 
C)  is a film based on a traditional Inuit myth. 
D)  was filmed by a Hollywood film crew. 
E)  is a detailed documentary of everyday life among the Inuit.

Question 5

How might dance perform a political function within a society?

Accepted Answer

It can express political value

Question 6

What negative impact can art have for the artist and the viewer?

Accepted Answer

If the process is not successf

Question 7

Myths are important to anthropologists because:

Accepted Answer

A)  they are historically factual. 
B)  they represent the human search for significance, meaning and truth. 
C)  they are used to attack a society's social order. 
D)  they are totally non-religious. 
E)  they are religious in nature and reveal a great deal about a society's belief system. 
A)  they are historically factual. 
B)  they represent the human search for significance, meaning and truth. 
C)  they are used to attack a society's social order. 
D)  they are totally non-religious. 
E)  they are religious in nature and reveal a great deal about a society's belief system.

Question 8

Anthropologists consider the term "primitive":

Accepted Answer

A)  to refer to the art of the more backward non-Western societies. 
B)  misleading, because it connotes inferiority and evolutionary sequencing. 
C)  to only refer to non-permanent forms of art. 
D)  to only refer to the non-material art forms of societies that are organized as bands, tribes, or chiefdoms. 
E)  incorrect because all cultures are absolutely equal and cannot be compared to each other. 
A)  to refer to the art of the more backward non-Western societies. 
B)  misleading, because it connotes inferiority and evolutionary sequencing. 
C)  to only refer to non-permanent forms of art. 
D)  to only refer to the non-material art forms of societies that are organized as bands, tribes, or chiefdoms. 
E)  incorrect because all cultures are absolutely equal and cannot be compared to each other.

Question 9

Capoeira is a form of dance that originated in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Argentina. 
B)  Brazil. 
C)  Cuba. 
D)  Mexico. 
E)  Portugal. 
A)  Argentina. 
B)  Brazil. 
C)  Cuba. 
D)  Mexico. 
E)  Portugal.

Question 10

An important difference between folktales and written art forms is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  folktales have a single, unchanging structure. 
B)  folktales are found only in non-Western societies. 
C)  there is a significant artistry involved in the oral telling of the tales. 
D)  folktales are much older than any written art form. 
E)  folktales are not considered to be true. 
A)  folktales have a single, unchanging structure. 
B)  folktales are found only in non-Western societies. 
C)  there is a significant artistry involved in the oral telling of the tales. 
D)  folktales are much older than any written art form. 
E)  folktales are not considered to be true.

Question 11

Myths are:

Accepted Answer

A)  found only in food collecting societies. 
B)  designed to explain such issues as where we came from and why we are here. 
C)  always untrue. 
D)  not found in Western, industrialized societies. 
E)  based purely on historical fact. 
A)  found only in food collecting societies. 
B)  designed to explain such issues as where we came from and why we are here. 
C)  always untrue. 
D)  not found in Western, industrialized societies. 
E)  based purely on historical fact.

Question 12

In more complex societies,state governments:

Accepted Answer

A)  deliberately use art to ensure freedom of expression. 
B)  always carefully control art to prevent social agitation. 
C)  frequently repress artistic forms that criticize national symbols. 
D)  sponsor art for the sake of instilling obedience and maintaining the status quo. 
E)  subsidize the production of art as a way of calming the social classes. 
A)  deliberately use art to ensure freedom of expression. 
B)  always carefully control art to prevent social agitation. 
C)  frequently repress artistic forms that criticize national symbols. 
D)  sponsor art for the sake of instilling obedience and maintaining the status quo. 
E)  subsidize the production of art as a way of calming the social classes.

Question 13

Humor tends to be culture-specific.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

An Inuit artist carving ivory:

Accepted Answer

A)  is producing a craft and not art. 
B)  mostly works for commissions. 
C)  is involved in a total act of will, which transforms the ivory into whatever he wants to create. 
D)  sees his activity as a liberation of whatever form is already in a piece of ivory. 
E)  believes that this piece of art will be a perfect sacrifice to the ancestors. 
A)  is producing a craft and not art. 
B)  mostly works for commissions. 
C)  is involved in a total act of will, which transforms the ivory into whatever he wants to create. 
D)  sees his activity as a liberation of whatever form is already in a piece of ivory. 
E)  believes that this piece of art will be a perfect sacrifice to the ancestors.

Question 15

The term "primitive," as long as it is explained within context,is considered acceptable by anthropologists for describing cultures and artistic processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In what ways do films from Hollywood (U.S.A.)differ from films made in Bollywood (India)?

Accepted Answer

Hollywood (U.S.A.) and Bollywood (India)

Question 17

Liberation theater is a product of society and religion and was the precursor in the development of liberation theology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following statements is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Art in complex societies most often becomes associated with the elite. 
B)  Aesthetic standards in small-scale societies tend to be less well-defined. 
C)  Art tends to be more democratic in small-scale societies, where everyone has equal access to it. 
D)  Art in small-scale societies tends to be highly portable. 
E)  Art in small-scale societies is associated with the lower classes. 
A)  Art in complex societies most often becomes associated with the elite. 
B)  Aesthetic standards in small-scale societies tend to be less well-defined. 
C)  Art tends to be more democratic in small-scale societies, where everyone has equal access to it. 
D)  Art in small-scale societies tends to be highly portable. 
E)  Art in small-scale societies is associated with the lower classes.

Question 19

All ethnomusicologists are interested in:

Accepted Answer

A)  the search for musical universals. 
B)  focusing on the enormous musical diversity that exists. 
C)  studying music in its cultural context. 
D)  re-creating music through self-made instruments. 
E)  performing music live for different cultural audiences. 
A)  the search for musical universals. 
B)  focusing on the enormous musical diversity that exists. 
C)  studying music in its cultural context. 
D)  re-creating music through self-made instruments. 
E)  performing music live for different cultural audiences.

Question 20

U.S.baseball players have not been very successful at playing in Japan because:

Accepted Answer

A)  they try too hard to overpower the ball. 
B)  they fail to understand the Japanese concept of wa. 
C)  they are inferior players. 
D)  they do not have the cultural knowledge to behave in Japan. 
E)  they do not speak Japanese and cannot enjoy jokes and humor there. 
A)  they try too hard to overpower the ball. 
B)  they fail to understand the Japanese concept of wa. 
C)  they are inferior players. 
D)  they do not have the cultural knowledge to behave in Japan. 
E)  they do not speak Japanese and cannot enjoy jokes and humor there.

The popularity of Bollywood films is based primarily on their music and dance.

In Western societies,mythology is:

Which of the following is not true about Liberation Theater?

The film Atanajurat: The Fast Runner (2002):

How might dance perform a political function within a society?

What negative impact can art have for the artist and the viewer?

Myths are important to anthropologists because:

Anthropologists consider the term "primitive":

Capoeira is a form of dance that originated in:

An important difference between folktales and written art forms is that:

Myths are:

In more complex societies,state governments:

Humor tends to be culture-specific.

An Inuit artist carving ivory:

The term "primitive," as long as it is explained within context,is considered acceptable by anthropologists for describing cultures and artistic processes.

In what ways do films from Hollywood (U.S.A.)differ from films made in Bollywood (India)?

Liberation theater is a product of society and religion and was the precursor in the development of liberation theology.

Which of the following statements is false?

All ethnomusicologists are interested in:

U.S.baseball players have not been very successful at playing in Japan because:

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

The popularity of Bollywood films is based primarily on their music and dance.

In Western societies,mythology is:

Which of the following is not true about Liberation Theater?

The film Atanajurat: The Fast Runner (2002):

How might dance perform a political function within a society?

What negative impact can art have for the artist and the viewer?

Myths are important to anthropologists because:

Anthropologists consider the term "primitive":

Capoeira is a form of dance that originated in:

An important difference between folktales and written art forms is that:

Myths are:

In more complex societies,state governments:

Humor tends to be culture-specific.

An Inuit artist carving ivory:

The term "primitive," as long as it is explained within context,is considered acceptable by anthropologists for describing cultures and artistic processes.

In what ways do films from Hollywood (U.S.A.)differ from films made in Bollywood (India)?

Liberation theater is a product of society and religion and was the precursor in the development of liberation theology.

Which of the following statements is false?

All ethnomusicologists are interested in:

U.S.baseball players have not been very successful at playing in Japan because:

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