Deck 13: Expressive Culture

Question 1

The concept of the garden as enclosed within four walls is most associated with which religion?

A)Christianity
B)Hinduism
C)Buddhism
D)Islam
E)none of the above: none of the major religions offers insights about gardens.

Answer 1

Islam

Question 2

Gers, or yerts, are associated with which mode of livelihood?

A)industrialism/digital economy
B)horticulture
C)pastoralism
D)agriculture
E)foraging

Answer 2

pastoralism

Question 3

Traditional theater in India is often revised and used as street theater with the purpose of __________.

A)increasing people's interest in a dying art form
B)increasing revenues by expanding the audience
C)raising awareness of social problems such as dowry abuse
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

Answer 3

raising awareness of social problems such as dowry abuse

Question 4

A __________ garden includes specimens from many cultures.

A)botanical museum
B)globalized
C)microcultural
D)multicultural
E)heterotopic

Question 5

A study of Japanese interior decoration __________.

A)used home decorating magazines as a major source of data
B)found no class differences in patterns of adoption of Western styles
C)demonstrated that nearly 100 percent of the population now has nuclear households and are designing their homes with no regard for parents-in-laws
D)discovered that "traditional" values are being maintained within the home with little Western influence
E)found very few differences between middle class American style preferences and those in Japan

Question 6

Esthetics __________.

A)may vary among different individuals within a culture
B)are a set of standards defining what is art
C)differ widely cross-culturally in what they include
D)exist in all cultures
E)all of the above

Question 7

A prominent interpretation offered by cultural anthropologists about games and sports sees them as

A)best analyzed from a biological perspective
B)the clearest examples of human agency
C)"survivals" from the hominin heritage of humans
D)more important in non-state societies than in state-level societies
E)"microcosms" of society

Question 8

John Chernoff's research on drumming in Ghana revealed __________.

A)fieldwork is more than gathering data.
B)how the role of the ethnographer affects the research.
C)how creativity is related to society.
D)how Ghanaian family life is connected to music.
E)all of the above.

Question 9

Cultural anthropologists who study art focus on __________.

A)ethno-esthetics
B)the meaning of art to the people of the culture
C)the artist
D)the process of making art
E)all of the above

Question 10

The anthropology of tourism has focused mainly on __________.

A)how tourism has affected the health of both tourists and people in the destination areas
B)the impact of Western tourism on indigenous peoples
C)the role of international tourism in the world economy
D)resistance movements of indigenous peoples against mass tourism on their land
E)the impact of tourists on the quality of the environment in the United States and Canada

Question 11

Souvenirs sold as "Israeli" in an upscale tourist shop in Israel are actually made __________.

A)by local Arabs
B)by local Christians
C)in factories in China
D)in factories in Egypt
E)in factories in Turkey

Question 12

Among the Temiar of Malaysia, economic and musical roles are __________.

A)dominated by older women
B)dominated by older men
C)completely unrelated to each other
D)dominated by young men
E)balanced and complementary between men and women

Question 13

An example of a form of theater is ???__________.

A)maskit
B)kathakali
C)heterotopia
D)tatami
E)all of the above

Question 14

After the British introduction of cricket to Trobriand Islands, local changes to the game involved __________.

A)insertion of Christian prayers during the game due to the missionaries' influence
B)making sure there were equal numbers of male and female players
C)abandoning the white clothing of the British game
D)playing Western rock music between batting rounds
E)making it even more "British" by serving British-style "tea" following the game

Question 15

A comparison of how baseball is played in the United States and Japan revealed the importance of __________ in Japan.

A)a higher level of competitiveness between teams
B)a high level of competitiveness between players
C)ikat
D)wa
E)waanyi

Question 16

Men's wrestling in India __________.

A)allows a freer, more indulgent lifestyle for the wrestlers than what is typical
B)has experienced revitalization due to the interest in it by international tourists
C)requires a high level of spirituality and self-control
D)is a dying tradition
E)none of the above: men's wrestling does not exist in India because of people's unwillingness to touch strangers

Question 17

Country music in Brazil __________.

A)draws heavily on United States country music
B)is usually performed by a pair of men who are brothers or resemble each other
C)emphasizes themes about the past
D)critiques American-driven globalization
E)all of the above

Question 18

The origin of the cultural heritage of the Gullah people of South Carolina is in __________.

A)West and Central Africa
B)South Africa
C)North Africa
D)East Africa
E)the Caribbean

Question 19

The cross-cultural study of music is referred to as __________.

A)ethnoesthetics
B)epidemiology
C)ethnography
D)ethnomusicology
E)emics

Question 20

The current style in which cricket is played in the Trobriands is the result of __________.

A)syncretism
B)local adaptation and change
C)colonialism
D)all of the above
E)none of the above

Question 21

An important aspect of the "Hawai'ian Renaissance" is the __________.

A)increased interest in the hula in Hawai'i
B)increased commercial development in the islands
C)increased popularity of the hula in the mainland United States
D)more people in the mainland U.S. wanting to learn to play the ukulele
E)increased interest tourists from the mainland U.S. in going to Hawai'i

Question 22

Art may serve as a form of social control as well as a form of social protest.

Question 23

Gullah men are largely responsible for "sewing" sweetgrass baskets.

Question 24

__________ is the heritage site in South India recently declared off-limits for regular use by local people.

A)Cernea
B)Hampi
C)Maasailand
D)Wa
E)Waanyi

Question 25

The definition of art used by anthropologists is broader than that used by art historians.

Question 26

Charleston, South Carolina, was the center of the largest trans-Atlantic slave market in the British Empire during the early eighteenth century.

Question 27

In Michael Cernea's strategy for Cultural Heritage Preservation, written for the World Bank, he urges __________.

A)a passive approach of non-interference
B)generating capital from tourism to cultural heritage sites
C)a "do no harm" approach
D)cataloging and storing artifacts so that they will not be damaged in their natural environments
E)that material cultural heritage not be used for financial gain

Question 28

Going to a Turkish-style bath may involve both pleasure and pain.

Question 29

Kathakali is an Indonesian musical tradition that requires the equal participation of men and women.

Question 30

Compared to art historians, anthropologists who study art are more likely to focus on ethno-esthetics.

Question 31

Most anthropologists argue that art in museums should be presented with little or no supplemental information because such "context" is inherently biased.

Question 32

Games can both reflect and reinforce cultural values.

Question 33

Russia is now demanding back many objects from the Ukraine that have been housed in Ukrainian museums since the Soviet era.

Question 34

Analysis reveals that Indian wrestlers are a lot like Hindu holy men in their discipline and diets.

Question 35

The most serious internal security issue of Turkey is the __________.

A)predominance of the Muslim religion
B)widespread acceptance of Western cultural elements
C)Kurdish quest for greater cultural autonomy and rights
D)decentralized political system established after the break-up of the Ottoman Empire
E)lack of an official state religion

Question 36

International tourism has had little effect on indigenous arts around the world.

Question 37

Making and selling sweetgrass baskets is an important part of the Gullah economy.

Question 38

Guanacaste National Park in Costa Rica is a positive example of a project that involves participation by local people.

Question 39

The rising popularity of __________ is evidence of Turkey's growing cosmopolitanism.

A)soccer
B)politics
C)McDonald's
D)belly dancing
E)water puppetry

Question 40

Sports, cross-culturally, are universally associated with religion.

Question 41

According to the constitution, the official state religion of Turkey is Islam.

Question 42

Jack Goody's comparative study of flowers in art revealed a relative absence of flowers in the art of __________.

Question 43

A feature of the architecture of class differences in home decorations, housing quality, centralized town planning, grid-style streets, monuments, and temples are all features of settled __________peoples.

Question 44

The importance of the Japanese concept of "wa" affects how the American game of __________ is played in Japan.

Question 45

The ethnic group whose work has been appropriated and invisibilized by the Maskit shops was the __________.

Question 46

The Waanyi Women's History Project sought to preserve indigenous Australian women's culture in order to display it to tourists.

Question 47

Explain the concept of ethno-esthetics and discuss key principles of ethno-esthetics in West African wood carving.

Question 48

Ruins of an ancient city are an example of material cultural heritage.

Question 49

Theater, dance, and music are found in many cultures and are examples of __________.

Question 50

In Turkey, belly dancing is influence by Roma dancing traditions.

Question 51

The "dive bomb" is related to a variety of performance called ________.

Question 52

Magic, spells for winning, ritual treatment of ball and bat, songs, dances, costumes, and feasting are all features that the Trobrianders have introduced into the British game of __________.

Question 53

Colonial museums typically provided little context, labeling or explanations to help explain the __________ displayed.

Question 54

Common characteristics of __________ are described as unnecessary, unproductive, has rules, and may include chance or tension.

Question 55

Tatami, mats, shoji, sliding doors, fusuma, and sliding wall panels are all features of traditional __________ domestic interior design.

Question 56

Bullfighting is an example of a __________.

Question 57

Domestic architecture emphasizes transportability, portability, and movability in __________.

Question 58

The concept of __________ culture encompasses art, leisure and play.

Question 59

An example of "putting people first" in cultural heritage preservation discussed in the textbook is __________.

Question 60

Residents were forcibly displaced from the Hampi World Heritage Site because of perceived danger to the preservation of the structures.

Question 61

Describe the historical context of the Gullah people, key elements of their culture and current situation, and the challenges they face.

Question 62

How and why do anthropologists study the artist? What are some findings about artists that anthropological research has provided?

Question 63

What are important questions in research related to gender and expressive culture? Discuss one example of anthropological research on gender in art/expressive culture/performance.

Question 64

What is ethnomusicology and describe an example of it.

Question 65

Define heterotopia and give an example of it in terms of art/expressive culture.

Question 66

Discuss two examples of how architecture, interior design, and/or museum displays are related to power relations, either in the public or private domain.

Question 67

Discuss a finding from the anthropological study of tourism.

Question 68

How does housing differ between mobile groups and settled peoples?

Question 69

What are key features of Kathakali and how is it being used in new contexts today?

Question 70

What does blood sport refer to and what is one example of it?

Question 71

Discuss three examples of change in expressive culture that anthropologists have documented. What are key features of change and were these changes related to globalization?

Question 72

What are two major factors that create change in art/expressive culture? Illustrate each of these with an in-depth example. What are the similarities or differences in the change

Question 73

Provide two examples from the textbook of how Western influence has transformed art/expressive culture in a non-Western context.

Question 74

Name a game that anthropologists have studied and discuss one of the findings.