Question 1

According to Patten in "Malawi Versus the World Bank," when the president of Malawi reinstituted the subsidized fertilizer program the

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A)  IMF withdrew its financial assistance from Malawi. 
B)  World Bank changed its policy concerning government subsidies. 
C)  U.S. wholeheartedly supported his actions. 
D)  maize yields grew substantially enough for Malawi to begin exporting again. 
A)  IMF withdrew its financial assistance from Malawi. 
B)  World Bank changed its policy concerning government subsidies. 
C)  U.S. wholeheartedly supported his actions. 
D)  maize yields grew substantially enough for Malawi to begin exporting again. D

Question 2

According to Patten in "Malawi Versus the World Bank," the effect of the World Bank loans on the people of Malawi was to

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A)  stimulate the growth of tourism and local manufacturing. 
B)  raise agricultural production. 
C)  lower the amount of maize produced. 
D)  increase the individual wealth of the farmers of Malawi. 
A)  stimulate the growth of tourism and local manufacturing. 
B)  raise agricultural production. 
C)  lower the amount of maize produced. 
D)  increase the individual wealth of the farmers of Malawi. C

Question 3

One of the more successful gender identities in a coal mine is the tomboy,defined as a
Women who

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A)  departs very far from the conventional notions of femininity and acts in a more masculine manner. 
B)  purposely emphasizes her femininity at the expense of forming friendships with guys. 
C)  departs from the conventional notions of femininity, does not mind getting dirty, and does not get worked up about things. 
D)  strictly adheres to societally accepted gender roles. 
A)  departs very far from the conventional notions of femininity and acts in a more masculine manner. 
B)  purposely emphasizes her femininity at the expense of forming friendships with guys. 
C)  departs from the conventional notions of femininity, does not mind getting dirty, and does not get worked up about things. 
D)  strictly adheres to societally accepted gender roles. C

Question 4

In "Reciprocity and the Power of Giving," Cronk notes that three of the following are good examples of reciprocal gift giving.Which one is not?

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A)  shoes bought at a local mall 
B)  concessions made between U.S. and Russian negotiators during peace negotiations a few years ago 
C)  shell necklaces and arm bands traded in ritual fashion in the Trobriand Island exchange system called the kula 
D)  "swapping" reported by Carol Stack by African Americans living in a place in Illinois called the flats 
A)  shoes bought at a local mall 
B)  concessions made between U.S. and Russian negotiators during peace negotiations a few years ago 
C)  shell necklaces and arm bands traded in ritual fashion in the Trobriand Island exchange system called the kula 
D)  "swapping" reported by Carol Stack by African Americans living in a place in Illinois called the flats

Question 5

Gift giving among family members at Christmas is an example of

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A)  barter. 
B)  market exchange. 
C)  reciprocal exchange. 
D)  redistributive exchange. 
A)  barter. 
B)  market exchange. 
C)  reciprocal exchange. 
D)  redistributive exchange.

Question 6

In "Reciprocity and the Power of Giving," Cronk,citing work by sociologist Warren Hagstrom,argues that __________ represent gifts in a system of reciprocal exchange.

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A)  citations in academic articles 
B)  business lunches 
C)  alcoholic drinks 
D)  blankets, coppers, and arm shells 
A)  citations in academic articles 
B)  business lunches 
C)  alcoholic drinks 
D)  blankets, coppers, and arm shells

Question 7

Melissa,one of the subjects of Jessica Smith Rolston's essay "Women in the Mine," identifies herself as a

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A)  tomboy. 
B)  bitch. 
C)  lady. 
D)  girly girl. 
A)  tomboy. 
B)  bitch. 
C)  lady. 
D)  girly girl.

Question 8

According to Cronk in "Reciprocity and the Power of Giving," the Mount Hagen tribes of New Guinea use a gift giving system called "moka" to gain prestige and

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A)  guarantee security. 
B)  establish new relationships. 
C)  build trust. 
D)  shame rivals. 
A)  guarantee security. 
B)  establish new relationships. 
C)  build trust. 
D)  shame rivals.

Question 9

Some acts of reciprocal gift giving may not always be benevolent,as in the case of

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A)  swapping. 
B)  authors' citations in academic works. 
C)  potlatching. 
D)  scientific contributions. 
A)  swapping. 
B)  authors' citations in academic works. 
C)  potlatching. 
D)  scientific contributions.

Question 10

According to Bourgois in "Poverty at Work: Office Work and the Crack Alternative," the New York City economy

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A)  has lost tens of thousands of jobs since 1963. 
B)  is dominated by manufacturing jobs requiring unskilled labor. 
C)  has the same number of jobs that it did in 1963 but more of these are located in offices. 
D)  has gained more jobs in the service sector. 
A)  has lost tens of thousands of jobs since 1963. 
B)  is dominated by manufacturing jobs requiring unskilled labor. 
C)  has the same number of jobs that it did in 1963 but more of these are located in offices. 
D)  has gained more jobs in the service sector.

Question 11

According to Bourgois in "Poverty at Work: Office Work and the Crack Alternative," his informant,Primo,

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A)  never held a job in New York's office environment. 
B)  left a job in a service company office primarily because of the low pay it offered. 
C)  had to quit his job because of repetitive stress syndrome. 
D)  failed at his office job because he could not alter his street identity and mimic 	professional office culture. 
A)  never held a job in New York's office environment. 
B)  left a job in a service company office primarily because of the low pay it offered. 
C)  had to quit his job because of repetitive stress syndrome. 
D)  failed at his office job because he could not alter his street identity and mimic 	professional office culture.

Question 12

Women who work in the coal mines in the Powder River Basin

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A)  typically only hold positions in administration and management. 
B)  operate all of the heavy equipment used to extract the coal. 
C)  work in all departments except as frontline supervisors in charge of crews. 
D)  work mostly as mechanics. 
A)  typically only hold positions in administration and management. 
B)  operate all of the heavy equipment used to extract the coal. 
C)  work in all departments except as frontline supervisors in charge of crews. 
D)  work mostly as mechanics.

Question 13

Of the many stereotypical personas active in the coal mining industry,__________ comprise
Only a minority of the workforce.

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A)  ultra macho men 
B)  bitches 
C)  ladies 
D)  tomboys 
A)  ultra macho men 
B)  bitches 
C)  ladies 
D)  tomboys

Question 14

According to Patten in "Malawi Versus the World Bank," officials of the World Bank thought that __________ were the reason why Malawi experienced a balance of payments problem in the 1980s.

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A)  government corruption 
B)  lack of a manufacturing sector in the economy 
C)  fertilizer subsidies 
D)  military expenditures 
A)  government corruption 
B)  lack of a manufacturing sector in the economy 
C)  fertilizer subsidies 
D)  military expenditures

Question 15

According to Patten in "Malawi Versus the World Bank," the main crop of subsistence farmers in Malawi is

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A)  cassava. 
B)  wheat. 
C)  sorghum. 
D)  maize. 
A)  cassava. 
B)  wheat. 
C)  sorghum. 
D)  maize.

Question 16

According to Bourgois in "Poverty at Work: Office Work and the Crack Alternative," as reported in the 1990 census,

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A)  78.4 percent of the women living in New York's Spanish Harlem received public assistance. 
B)  48.3 percent of men living in Spanish Harlem were "officially employed." 
C)  more than half the Puerto Rican men living in Spanish Harlem sell crack cocaine. 
D)  42.4 percent of Puerto Rican men living in Spanish Harlem have fathered children with women to whom they are not married. 
A)  78.4 percent of the women living in New York's Spanish Harlem received public assistance. 
B)  48.3 percent of men living in Spanish Harlem were "officially employed." 
C)  more than half the Puerto Rican men living in Spanish Harlem sell crack cocaine. 
D)  42.4 percent of Puerto Rican men living in Spanish Harlem have fathered children with women to whom they are not married.

Question 17

According to Patten in "Malawi Versus the World Bank," Malawians responded to the lower maize yields that occurred when fertilizer was no longer subsidized by

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A)  skipping meals. 
B)  eating nsima three times a day. 
C)  using a government voucher to purchase food. 
D)  emigrating to other African countries. 
A)  skipping meals. 
B)  eating nsima three times a day. 
C)  using a government voucher to purchase food. 
D)  emigrating to other African countries.

Question 18

According to Bourgois in "Poverty at Work: Office Work and the Crack Alternative," second generation Puerto Rican men failed at entry-level service sector jobs because

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A)  they were discriminated against by Anglo supervisors. 
B)  they tried to unionize their places of employment. 
C)  most dealt drugs at their workplace. 
D)  the way they looked and walked often frightened middle-class Anglos on the job. 
A)  they were discriminated against by Anglo supervisors. 
B)  they tried to unionize their places of employment. 
C)  most dealt drugs at their workplace. 
D)  the way they looked and walked often frightened middle-class Anglos on the job.

Question 19

Rank in the coal pits correlates to

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A)  a worker's gender. 
B)  an individual's age. 
C)  number of years working in the mine. 
D)  hierarchy of the machines used to expose the coal. 
A)  a worker's gender. 
B)  an individual's age. 
C)  number of years working in the mine. 
D)  hierarchy of the machines used to expose the coal.

Question 20

The first phase of the coal mining reclamation process is

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A)  blasting the large horizontal seam of coal in the ground. 
B)  removing and storing the delicate layer of topsoil. 
C)  picking up, moving, and dropping the overburden into an already excavated mine. 
D)  removing the coal from the ground with draglines, shovels, and haul trucks. 
A)  blasting the large horizontal seam of coal in the ground. 
B)  removing and storing the delicate layer of topsoil. 
C)  picking up, moving, and dropping the overburden into an already excavated mine. 
D)  removing the coal from the ground with draglines, shovels, and haul trucks.

According to Patten in "Malawi Versus the World Bank," when the president of Malawi reinstituted the subsidized fertilizer program the

According to Patten in "Malawi Versus the World Bank," the effect of the World Bank loans on the people of Malawi was to

One of the more successful gender identities in a coal mine is the tomboy,defined as a Women who

In "Reciprocity and the Power of Giving," Cronk notes that three of the following are good examples of reciprocal gift giving.Which one is not?

Gift giving among family members at Christmas is an example of

In "Reciprocity and the Power of Giving," Cronk,citing work by sociologist Warren Hagstrom,argues that __________ represent gifts in a system of reciprocal exchange.

Melissa,one of the subjects of Jessica Smith Rolston's essay "Women in the Mine," identifies herself as a

According to Cronk in "Reciprocity and the Power of Giving," the Mount Hagen tribes of New Guinea use a gift giving system called "moka" to gain prestige and

Some acts of reciprocal gift giving may not always be benevolent,as in the case of

According to Bourgois in "Poverty at Work: Office Work and the Crack Alternative," the New York City economy

According to Bourgois in "Poverty at Work: Office Work and the Crack Alternative," his informant,Primo,

Women who work in the coal mines in the Powder River Basin

Of the many stereotypical personas active in the coal mining industry,__________ comprise Only a minority of the workforce.

According to Patten in "Malawi Versus the World Bank," officials of the World Bank thought that __________ were the reason why Malawi experienced a balance of payments problem in the 1980s.

According to Patten in "Malawi Versus the World Bank," the main crop of subsistence farmers in Malawi is

According to Bourgois in "Poverty at Work: Office Work and the Crack Alternative," as reported in the 1990 census,

According to Patten in "Malawi Versus the World Bank," Malawians responded to the lower maize yields that occurred when fertilizer was no longer subsidized by

According to Bourgois in "Poverty at Work: Office Work and the Crack Alternative," second generation Puerto Rican men failed at entry-level service sector jobs because

Rank in the coal pits correlates to

The first phase of the coal mining reclamation process is

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According to Patten in "Malawi Versus the World Bank," when the president of Malawi reinstituted the subsidized fertilizer program the

According to Patten in "Malawi Versus the World Bank," the effect of the World Bank loans on the people of Malawi was to

One of the more successful gender identities in a coal mine is the tomboy,defined as a Women who

In "Reciprocity and the Power of Giving," Cronk notes that three of the following are good examples of reciprocal gift giving.Which one is not?

Gift giving among family members at Christmas is an example of

In "Reciprocity and the Power of Giving," Cronk,citing work by sociologist Warren Hagstrom,argues that __________ represent gifts in a system of reciprocal exchange.

Melissa,one of the subjects of Jessica Smith Rolston's essay "Women in the Mine," identifies herself as a

According to Cronk in "Reciprocity and the Power of Giving," the Mount Hagen tribes of New Guinea use a gift giving system called "moka" to gain prestige and

Some acts of reciprocal gift giving may not always be benevolent,as in the case of

According to Bourgois in "Poverty at Work: Office Work and the Crack Alternative," the New York City economy

According to Bourgois in "Poverty at Work: Office Work and the Crack Alternative," his informant,Primo,

Women who work in the coal mines in the Powder River Basin

Of the many stereotypical personas active in the coal mining industry,__________ comprise Only a minority of the workforce.

According to Patten in "Malawi Versus the World Bank," officials of the World Bank thought that __________ were the reason why Malawi experienced a balance of payments problem in the 1980s.

According to Patten in "Malawi Versus the World Bank," the main crop of subsistence farmers in Malawi is

According to Bourgois in "Poverty at Work: Office Work and the Crack Alternative," as reported in the 1990 census,

According to Patten in "Malawi Versus the World Bank," Malawians responded to the lower maize yields that occurred when fertilizer was no longer subsidized by

According to Bourgois in "Poverty at Work: Office Work and the Crack Alternative," second generation Puerto Rican men failed at entry-level service sector jobs because

Rank in the coal pits correlates to

The first phase of the coal mining reclamation process is

Culture and Ethnography

Language and Communication

Ecology and Subsistence

Kinship and Family

Roles and Inequality

Law and Politics

Religion, magic, and Worldview

Globalization

Using and Doing Anthropology

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