Question 1

The European drive to enter the world economy of the 1500s led to a frenzied effort to procure

Accepted Answer

A)  silk. 
B)  spices. 
C)  gold. 
D)  slaves. 
A)  silk. 
B)  spices. 
C)  gold. 
D)  slaves. C

Question 2

The position that the free market and free trade rather than the state are the main mechanisms for ensuring economic growth is associated with

Accepted Answer

A)  John Keynes. 
B)  Adam Smith. 
C)  Karl Marx. 
D)  Henry Ford. 
A)  John Keynes. 
B)  Adam Smith. 
C)  Karl Marx. 
D)  Henry Ford. B

Question 3

Following the end of World War II,modernization was thought to be the path on which all nations,even former colonies,would do best.One underlying rationale that helped foster this idea was that modernization,and by extension,development,was considered to be

Accepted Answer

A)  the cheapest way to restore war-torn nations. 
B)  the natural path of economic development. 
C)  the best way to eliminate poverty. 
D)  an effective means of stemming social unrest. 
A)  the cheapest way to restore war-torn nations. 
B)  the natural path of economic development. 
C)  the best way to eliminate poverty. 
D)  an effective means of stemming social unrest. B

Question 4

Among the many strategies employed for food production,nonindustrialized societies have often depended largely on

Accepted Answer

A)  pastoralism. 
B)  swidden farming. 
C)  agriculture. 
D)  foraging. 
A)  pastoralism. 
B)  swidden farming. 
C)  agriculture. 
D)  foraging.

Question 5

In the critique of modernization,modern world systems analysis argues that the source of raw materials today is the same as it was during the height of colonial expansion,namely in those nations that are now considered to be

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A)  core. 
B)  developed. 
C)  peripheral. 
D)  impoverished. 
A)  core. 
B)  developed. 
C)  peripheral. 
D)  impoverished.

Question 6

Development is frequently considered to be a way to spur economic growth and a path toward

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A)  balanced trade. 
B)  democracy. 
C)  progress. 
D)  financial stability in the global economy. 
A)  balanced trade. 
B)  democracy. 
C)  progress. 
D)  financial stability in the global economy.

Question 7

Are structural adjustment loans as provided by organizations such as the World Bank consistent with the goals of neoliberalism?

Accepted Answer

A)  no,because organizations such as the World Bank are not promoting free trade 
B)  no,because organizations such as the World Bank are actually making poverty worse 
C)  yes,because organizations such as the World Bank are nongovernmental organizations 
D)  yes,because organizations such as the World Bank are government-controlled organizations 
A)  no,because organizations such as the World Bank are not promoting free trade 
B)  no,because organizations such as the World Bank are actually making poverty worse 
C)  yes,because organizations such as the World Bank are nongovernmental organizations 
D)  yes,because organizations such as the World Bank are government-controlled organizations

Question 8

Why are anthropologists interested in the anticolonial and independence movements? When did the majority occur? Summarize reasons for this.Identify three strategies commonly used to gain independence and how external forces often contributed to the quest for independence.

Accepted Answer

Students should answer that anthropologi

Question 9

When you lived at home growing up as a child,you may have received a small allowance-a bit of money on a somewhat regular occasion that you could use as you wished.This typically comes from a parent who is also working at a regular job to support the family.This is,in anthropological terms,a form of

Accepted Answer

A)  general reciprocity. 
B)  redistribution. 
C)  balanced reciprocity. 
D)  gifting. 
A)  general reciprocity. 
B)  redistribution. 
C)  balanced reciprocity. 
D)  gifting.

Question 10

Haiti is a significant former colony because

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A)  it was the first nation to gain independence from a colonial power. 
B)  it became the first independent former colony to be ruled by people of African descent. 
C)  it was an example of a highly profitable colony. 
D)  widespread migration from Haiti to Britain occurred after Independence. 
A)  it was the first nation to gain independence from a colonial power. 
B)  it became the first independent former colony to be ruled by people of African descent. 
C)  it was an example of a highly profitable colony. 
D)  widespread migration from Haiti to Britain occurred after Independence.

Question 11

Among other changes that occur with the transition to intensive agriculture that reflects a distinctly Marxist perspective is

Accepted Answer

A)  population sizes tend to decrease. 
B)  surpluses generated through peasant labor are transferred to a small elite. 
C)  a more egalitarian lifestyle emerges. 
D)  populations became more politically active. 
A)  population sizes tend to decrease. 
B)  surpluses generated through peasant labor are transferred to a small elite. 
C)  a more egalitarian lifestyle emerges. 
D)  populations became more politically active.

Question 12

Hunting,fishing,and gathering plants for food are all adaptive strategies for survival that were employed by ________ humans.

Accepted Answer

A)  egalitarian groups of 
B)  primitive agricultural groups of 
C)  early industrial societies of 
D)  early pre-agricultural groups of 
A)  egalitarian groups of 
B)  primitive agricultural groups of 
C)  early industrial societies of 
D)  early pre-agricultural groups of

Question 13

Foraging is defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  food production involving the domestication of animals. 
B)  food production involving some cultivation of the land. 
C)  food production involving farming. 
D)  food production based on hunting,fishing,and gathering. 
A)  food production involving the domestication of animals. 
B)  food production involving some cultivation of the land. 
C)  food production involving farming. 
D)  food production based on hunting,fishing,and gathering.

Question 14

Of the many different things that were exchanged in the Triangle Trade,the one unexpected thing was

Accepted Answer

A)  silk. 
B)  people. 
C)  disease. 
D)  gold. 
A)  silk. 
B)  people. 
C)  disease. 
D)  gold.

Question 15

According to the text,Côte d'Ivoire is a country best known for

Accepted Answer

A)  extensive tropical forests. 
B)  banana exports. 
C)  political corruption. 
D)  cocoa exports. 
A)  extensive tropical forests. 
B)  banana exports. 
C)  political corruption. 
D)  cocoa exports.

Question 16

Henry Ford is best known,perhaps,for the introduction of the assembly line and the Model T.As his manufacturing effort expanded,however,he also adopted an attitude that came to be known as Fordism and had as one of several central tenets the idea that workers should

Accepted Answer

A)  earn higher wages and work shorter hours. 
B)  earn lower wages and work shorter hours. 
C)  be drawn from a pool of immigrant labor. 
D)  be willing to tolerate the grueling work of an assembly line without complaint. 
A)  earn higher wages and work shorter hours. 
B)  earn lower wages and work shorter hours. 
C)  be drawn from a pool of immigrant labor. 
D)  be willing to tolerate the grueling work of an assembly line without complaint.

Question 17

Following the end of World War II and the development efforts made by Western nations,questions about the efficacy of the entire development model arose in part because

Accepted Answer

A)  nations that had a rich base of natural resources did not experience the expected levels of growth. 
B)  nations that had smaller populations continued to experience serious poverty. 
C)  some former colonial powers continued to exploit other countries. 
D)  the cost of restoring the war-torn nations of Europe proved far higher than originally thought. 
A)  nations that had a rich base of natural resources did not experience the expected levels of growth. 
B)  nations that had smaller populations continued to experience serious poverty. 
C)  some former colonial powers continued to exploit other countries. 
D)  the cost of restoring the war-torn nations of Europe proved far higher than originally thought.

Question 18

Why is understanding the foraging lifestyle so important to economic anthropologists? When did humans first use this adaptive strategy,and how many humans rely on this practice today? What are the primary locations where it is practiced today? Think specifically of the resources and means of obtaining them,settlement patterns,and division of labor.

Accepted Answer

Students should answer that all human be

Question 19

The Triangle Trade that emerged in the early 1500s resulted in an unprecedented level of economic,social,and military activity between Europe,Africa,and the Americas.The European effort to expand their own economic power in the Caribbean quickly proved unsustainable due to a shortage of

Accepted Answer

A)  water. 
B)  sugar. 
C)  ships. 
D)  people. 
A)  water. 
B)  sugar. 
C)  ships. 
D)  people.

Question 20

The primary difference,from an anthropological perspective,between balanced reciprocity and generalized reciprocity is

Accepted Answer

A)  generalized reciprocity occurs between those with close ties. 
B)  balanced reciprocity occurs only between immediate family members. 
C)  generalized reciprocity is a political act. 
D)  balanced reciprocity serves to keep families together. 
A)  generalized reciprocity occurs between those with close ties. 
B)  balanced reciprocity occurs only between immediate family members. 
C)  generalized reciprocity is a political act. 
D)  balanced reciprocity serves to keep families together.

The European drive to enter the world economy of the 1500s led to a frenzied effort to procure

The position that the free market and free trade rather than the state are the main mechanisms for ensuring economic growth is associated with

Following the end of World War II,modernization was thought to be the path on which all nations,even former colonies,would do best.One underlying rationale that helped foster this idea was that modernization,and by extension,development,was considered to be

Among the many strategies employed for food production,nonindustrialized societies have often depended largely on

In the critique of modernization,modern world systems analysis argues that the source of raw materials today is the same as it was during the height of colonial expansion,namely in those nations that are now considered to be

Development is frequently considered to be a way to spur economic growth and a path toward

Are structural adjustment loans as provided by organizations such as the World Bank consistent with the goals of neoliberalism?

Why are anthropologists interested in the anticolonial and independence movements? When did the majority occur? Summarize reasons for this.Identify three strategies commonly used to gain independence and how external forces often contributed to the quest for independence.

When you lived at home growing up as a child,you may have received a small allowance-a bit of money on a somewhat regular occasion that you could use as you wished.This typically comes from a parent who is also working at a regular job to support the family.This is,in anthropological terms,a form of

Haiti is a significant former colony because

Among other changes that occur with the transition to intensive agriculture that reflects a distinctly Marxist perspective is

Hunting,fishing,and gathering plants for food are all adaptive strategies for survival that were employed by ________ humans.

Foraging is defined as

Of the many different things that were exchanged in the Triangle Trade,the one unexpected thing was

According to the text,Côte d'Ivoire is a country best known for

Henry Ford is best known,perhaps,for the introduction of the assembly line and the Model T.As his manufacturing effort expanded,however,he also adopted an attitude that came to be known as Fordism and had as one of several central tenets the idea that workers should

Following the end of World War II and the development efforts made by Western nations,questions about the efficacy of the entire development model arose in part because

The Triangle Trade that emerged in the early 1500s resulted in an unprecedented level of economic,social,and military activity between Europe,Africa,and the Americas.The European effort to expand their own economic power in the Caribbean quickly proved unsustainable due to a shortage of

The primary difference,from an anthropological perspective,between balanced reciprocity and generalized reciprocity is

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The European drive to enter the world economy of the 1500s led to a frenzied effort to procure

The position that the free market and free trade rather than the state are the main mechanisms for ensuring economic growth is associated with

Following the end of World War II,modernization was thought to be the path on which all nations,even former colonies,would do best.One underlying rationale that helped foster this idea was that modernization,and by extension,development,was considered to be

Among the many strategies employed for food production,nonindustrialized societies have often depended largely on

In the critique of modernization,modern world systems analysis argues that the source of raw materials today is the same as it was during the height of colonial expansion,namely in those nations that are now considered to be

Development is frequently considered to be a way to spur economic growth and a path toward

Are structural adjustment loans as provided by organizations such as the World Bank consistent with the goals of neoliberalism?

Why are anthropologists interested in the anticolonial and independence movements? When did the majority occur? Summarize reasons for this.Identify three strategies commonly used to gain independence and how external forces often contributed to the quest for independence.

Haiti is a significant former colony because

Among other changes that occur with the transition to intensive agriculture that reflects a distinctly Marxist perspective is

Hunting,fishing,and gathering plants for food are all adaptive strategies for survival that were employed by ________ humans.

Foraging is defined as

Of the many different things that were exchanged in the Triangle Trade,the one unexpected thing was

According to the text,Côte d'Ivoire is a country best known for

Henry Ford is best known,perhaps,for the introduction of the assembly line and the Model T.As his manufacturing effort expanded,however,he also adopted an attitude that came to be known as Fordism and had as one of several central tenets the idea that workers should

Following the end of World War II and the development efforts made by Western nations,questions about the efficacy of the entire development model arose in part because

The Triangle Trade that emerged in the early 1500s resulted in an unprecedented level of economic,social,and military activity between Europe,Africa,and the Americas.The European effort to expand their own economic power in the Caribbean quickly proved unsustainable due to a shortage of

The primary difference,from an anthropological perspective,between balanced reciprocity and generalized reciprocity is

Anthropology in a Global Age

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Fieldwork and Ethnography

Language

Race and Racism

Ethnicity and Nationalism

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