Question 1

Which field of anthropology is devoted to solving crimes,helping to locate mass graves,and identifying victims of war and state-sponsored brutality?

Accepted Answer

A)  forensic anthropology 
B)  archaeology 
C)  biological anthropology 
D)  ethnology

Question 2

In societies with occupational specialization,__________ may be asked to convey messages or requests for healing to higher powers.

Accepted Answer

A)  priests 
B)  shamans 
C)  physicians 
D)  sorcerers

Question 3

How is environmental anthropology a response to existing environmental policies?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is increasing recognition that environmental policies imposed from the top down are unlikely to work. 
B)  There are few environmental policies in the developing world, so anthropologists are needed to apply Western policies to new communities. 
C)  Existing environmental policies are culturally discriminatory, and anthropologists are involved to reduce this bias. 
D)  There is evidence that environmental change is more likely to be successful if it is initiated by an outsider.

Question 4

Because of U.S.federal laws on historic preservation,which of these is a likely place to find CRM archaeologists at work?

Accepted Answer

A)  highway construction projects 
B)  coal mine operations 
C)  development of a shopping center 
D)  preparing farmland for planting

Question 5

Which of these is an example of a subjective stressor that could contribute to depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  feeling like you should have a higher-status job 
B)  not having health insurance 
C)  poor overall health and nutrition 
D)  a family history of depression

Question 6

What specialized research method could Murray-as an anthropologist-bring to the Haiti reforestation evaluation?

Accepted Answer

A)  participant observation 
B)  translation 
C)  interviews 
D)  focal groups

Question 7

How has General Motors been impacted by its efforts to improve its organizational culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has improved substantially over many objective measures since beginning its research. 
B)  The research was ineffective, and organizational culture and business output remain about the same. 
C)  It implemented the changes suggested by anthropologists, but has suffered poor business outcomes ever since. 
D)  It has seen moderate improvements, but there is no way to know if this was related to the change in its organizational culture.

Question 8

Why have the Kayapo been so successful in gaining international attention for their interests?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have been able to present themselves as guardians of the rain forest. 
B)  They are far more assimilated into Western culture than other indigenous groups. 
C)  They have a large and ethnically diverse population. 
D)  They are able to communicate in Spanish and English, unlike other Amazonian groups.

Question 9

Imagine that you are an anthropologist hired to liaise between a tungsten mining operation (which provides materials for cell phones)and the local people in the Congo basin.Discuss the ethical considerations of your involvement in this situation.To whom are you most responsible?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Which of the following situations is least likely to put the anthropologist into an ethical dilemma?

Accepted Answer

A)  being invited to work on a project initiated by the affected party 
B)  getting involved with a change program after problems have arisen 
C)  being approached by a company after a decision has already been made 
D)  being assigned to a task force with which the anthropologist fundamentally disagrees

Question 11

In their study of Maya ethnomedicine,Elois Ann Berlin and Brent Berlin have shown that __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  their remedies have properties not that different from biomedical treatments 
B)  their treatment of disease is based entirely on the concept of balance 
C)  Western treatments fail to work in the Maya culture and environment 
D)  Maya women have among the most comprehensive knowledge of medicinal plants

Question 12

Which of the following statements is true regarding implementing planned change in a community?

Accepted Answer

A)  The benefits of programs are often obvious, but figuring out how to bring about the change is more difficult. 
B)  It is often obvious how to bring about change, but determining what type of change is needed is more difficult. 
C)  The local people are generally far more involved in implementing change than anthropologists or other interest groups. 
D)  Anthropologists and other interest groups are generally far more involved in implementing change than the local people.

Question 13

Which of the following was one of the strategies used by Gerald Murray's successful reforestation project in Haiti?

Accepted Answer

A)  providing tree species that could be interspersed with other crops 
B)  giving farmers seedlings for big, slow-to-mature tree species 
C)  having farmers plant seedlings in a large communal lot 
D)  telling farmers that the government owned the trees

Question 14

Distinguish between medicine's biomedical paradigm and medical anthropology's emphasis on a biocultural synthesis.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Which illness is thought of as a "culture-bound syndrome"?

Accepted Answer

A)  anorexia nervosa 
B)  diabetes mellitus 
C)  depression 
D)  hypertension

Exam 19: Practicing and Applying Anthropology