Question 1

Which of the following statements concerning the Basques is not true?

Accepted Answer

A) They speak a dialect of Spanish. 
B) They live in the Pyrenees region, along the Spanish-French border. 
C) Basque culture was systematically repressed during the Franco dictatorship. 
D) The Basque group ETA seeks full independence from Spain. 
E) Some 50,000 Basques now live in the United States. 
A) They speak a dialect of Spanish. 
B) They live in the Pyrenees region, along the Spanish-French border. 
C) Basque culture was systematically repressed during the Franco dictatorship. 
D) The Basque group ETA seeks full independence from Spain. 
E) Some 50,000 Basques now live in the United States.

Question 2

Racial categories in Brazil are flexible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Multiculturalism is the opposite of assimilationism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What is identity shifting? What are the differences between identities that may be situationally negotiated and those that cannot? Give specific examples of both.

Accepted Answer

Identity shifting refers to the process

Question 5

Many "imagined communities" were created by colonialism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Segregation in the southern United States under the "Jim Crow laws" and apartheid in South Africa are examples of

Accepted Answer

A) situational discrimination 
B) genocide 
C) assimilation 
D) de jure discrimination 
E) de facto discrimination 
A) situational discrimination 
B) genocide 
C) assimilation 
D) de jure discrimination 
E) de facto discrimination

Question 7

What is discrimination? Explain the differences between de facto and de jure discrimination, and give examples of each.

Accepted Answer

Discrimination refers to the unjust or p

Question 8

In what sense are nationalities "imagined communities"?

Accepted Answer

A) Modern nationalities are imagined because all were created by colonial governments. 
B) Despite their shared feeling of comradeship, most members of a nationality will never meet; they only imagine that they participate in the group. 
C) Nationalities do not exist in real terms; they are merely fictional constructs of the ruling intelligentsia. 
D) Nationalities are comprised of many different ethnic groups and subcultures, and therefore may disintegrate at any moment. 
E) The members of a nationality constantly compare their society to an idealized, quasi-historical past. 
A) Modern nationalities are imagined because all were created by colonial governments. 
B) Despite their shared feeling of comradeship, most members of a nationality will never meet; they only imagine that they participate in the group. 
C) Nationalities do not exist in real terms; they are merely fictional constructs of the ruling intelligentsia. 
D) Nationalities are comprised of many different ethnic groups and subcultures, and therefore may disintegrate at any moment. 
E) The members of a nationality constantly compare their society to an idealized, quasi-historical past.

Question 9

The burakumin constitute an isolated breeding population that is genetically distinct from the majority Japanese population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What effects did colonialism and colonial nation-building have on "imagined communities" (e.g., ethnic groups, nationalities)? Illustrate your answer with specific examples.

Accepted Answer

Colonialism and colonial nation-building

Question 11

People may occupy many different social statuses during their lives, or even during the course of a day.What term refers to a person's ability to emphasize different identities in different social contexts?

Accepted Answer

A) Ethnic identity 
B) Racial substitution 
C) Situational negotiation of identity 
D) Discourse analysis 
E) Rotating core personality traits 
A) Ethnic identity 
B) Racial substitution 
C) Situational negotiation of identity 
D) Discourse analysis 
E) Rotating core personality traits

Question 12

Instead of asking about race, what does the Canadian census form ask about?

Accepted Answer

A) Ethnicity 
B) Visible minorities 
C) Multiculturalism 
D) Cultural diffusion 
E) Genotype 
A) Ethnicity 
B) Visible minorities 
C) Multiculturalism 
D) Cultural diffusion 
E) Genotype

Question 13

Only bilingual people engage in identity shifting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In Brazil, a person's phenotype and racial label may change due to environmental factors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Racial categories in Japan are more rigid than those in Brazil.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is hypodescent? Does it exist in every human society?

Accepted Answer

Hypodescent, also known as the "one-drop

Question 17

The hypodescent rule is found in most Western industrialized nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Lack of interaction between coexisting ethnic groups helps to ensure stability in a plural society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The anti-Basque campaign waged during the Franco dictatorship in Spain is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) forced assimilation. 
B) cultural relativism. 
C) status ascription. 
D) multiculturalism. 
E) an imagined community. 
A) forced assimilation. 
B) cultural relativism. 
C) status ascription. 
D) multiculturalism. 
E) an imagined community.

Question 20

Nation-state refers to an ethnic group that is not politically autonomous.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following statements concerning the Basques is not true?

Racial categories in Brazil are flexible.

Multiculturalism is the opposite of assimilationism.

What is identity shifting? What are the differences between identities that may be situationally negotiated and those that cannot? Give specific examples of both.

Many "imagined communities" were created by colonialism.

Segregation in the southern United States under the "Jim Crow laws" and apartheid in South Africa are examples of

What is discrimination? Explain the differences between de facto and de jure discrimination, and give examples of each.

In what sense are nationalities "imagined communities"?

The burakumin constitute an isolated breeding population that is genetically distinct from the majority Japanese population.

What effects did colonialism and colonial nation-building have on "imagined communities" (e.g., ethnic groups, nationalities)? Illustrate your answer with specific examples.

People may occupy many different social statuses during their lives, or even during the course of a day.What term refers to a person's ability to emphasize different identities in different social contexts?

Instead of asking about race, what does the Canadian census form ask about?

Only bilingual people engage in identity shifting.

In Brazil, a person's phenotype and racial label may change due to environmental factors.

Racial categories in Japan are more rigid than those in Brazil.

What is hypodescent? Does it exist in every human society?

The hypodescent rule is found in most Western industrialized nations.

Lack of interaction between coexisting ethnic groups helps to ensure stability in a plural society.

The anti-Basque campaign waged during the Franco dictatorship in Spain is an example of

Nation-state refers to an ethnic group that is not politically autonomous.

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

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Exam 11: Applying Anthropology

Which of the following statements concerning the Basques is not true?

Racial categories in Brazil are flexible.

Multiculturalism is the opposite of assimilationism.

What is identity shifting? What are the differences between identities that may be situationally negotiated and those that cannot? Give specific examples of both.

Many "imagined communities" were created by colonialism.

Segregation in the southern United States under the "Jim Crow laws" and apartheid in South Africa are examples of

What is discrimination? Explain the differences between de facto and de jure discrimination, and give examples of each.

In what sense are nationalities "imagined communities"?

The burakumin constitute an isolated breeding population that is genetically distinct from the majority Japanese population.

What effects did colonialism and colonial nation-building have on "imagined communities" (e.g., ethnic groups, nationalities)? Illustrate your answer with specific examples.

People may occupy many different social statuses during their lives, or even during the course of a day.What term refers to a person's ability to emphasize different identities in different social contexts?

Instead of asking about race, what does the Canadian census form ask about?

Only bilingual people engage in identity shifting.

In Brazil, a person's phenotype and racial label may change due to environmental factors.

Racial categories in Japan are more rigid than those in Brazil.

What is hypodescent? Does it exist in every human society?

The hypodescent rule is found in most Western industrialized nations.

Lack of interaction between coexisting ethnic groups helps to ensure stability in a plural society.

The anti-Basque campaign waged during the Franco dictatorship in Spain is an example of

Nation-state refers to an ethnic group that is not politically autonomous.

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters