question archive The following questions to make sure I have the right answers Introduction to Cultural Anthropology: 12 Archaeologists believe that the first humans came to the new world from __________ a Asia b Australia c Europe d Africa 21 Which of the following is true of symbols? a They are rooted deeply in genetic structure b They are different for everyone c They cannot be easily identified d They are arbitrary but meaningful units we use to represent reality 25 Value judgments concerning homosexuality are based on: a genetics b behavior c anatomy d culture 30 If someone came up to you and said, “oh, you see everything through rose-colored glasses,” this might suggest to you that the person speaking agrees with the premises of: a Noam Chomsky’s transformational-generative grammar model b Derek Bickerton’s creole-pidgin theory c the Sapir-whorf hypothesis d the linguistic field theory 38 The existence of a “joking relationship” (one in which interaction is typified by friendly teasing) between a man and his brothers-in-law would be explained by anthropologist Radcliffe-Brown as: a a structured relationship whose function is to reduce potential hostility b evidence for cultural influences on individual personality c an example of the importance of cultural relativism in kinship roles d the basis for materialistic behavior 42 Clearly defined norms of a society that provides punishment when violated through the application of formal sanctions by a ruling authority are called: a internalized norms b ethos c laws d taboos 45 Full-time religious specialists who serve in an official capacity as the custodians of sacred knowledge are: a Shamans b Myth-holders c Priests and priestesses d Ritual retainers 50 Negative reciprocity most likely occurs between: a friends in modern, westernized societies b people of the opposite sex c people who differ in age and status d strangers and enemies 64 According to anthropologist, Robert Carneiro, the objective of many chiefs was to: a increase the extent of their territory in order to control the surplus production of surrounding communities b maintain the peace with their neighbors in order to avoid armed conflict c become full-time religious leaders and use impressive rites and rituals to prove they were gods d disencumber themselves of material possessions and incur debts of personal obligations from their followers through potlatch-like ceremonies 72 There are about three million native-born Japanese who are descendants of people who worked in the leather-tanning business These individuals, even though they are physically indistinguishable from other Japanese, have the lowest status in japan and are confined to ghetto areas They are known as: a burakumin or eta b samurai c ninja d degradus
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The following questions to make sure I have the right answers Introduction to Cultural Anthropology:
12 Archaeologists believe that the first humans came to the new world from __________
a Asia
b Australia
c Europe
d Africa
21 Which of the following is true of symbols?
a They are rooted deeply in genetic structure
b They are different for everyone
c They cannot be easily identified
d They are arbitrary but meaningful units we use to represent reality
25 Value judgments concerning homosexuality are based on:
a genetics
b behavior
c anatomy
d culture
30 If someone came up to you and said, “oh, you see everything through rose-colored glasses,” this might suggest to you that the person speaking agrees with the premises of:
a Noam Chomsky’s transformational-generative grammar model
b Derek Bickerton’s creole-pidgin theory
c the Sapir-whorf hypothesis
d the linguistic field theory
38 The existence of a “joking relationship” (one in which interaction is typified by friendly teasing) between a man and his brothers-in-law would be explained by anthropologist Radcliffe-Brown as:
a a structured relationship whose function is to reduce potential hostility
b evidence for cultural influences on individual personality
c an example of the importance of cultural relativism in kinship roles
d the basis for materialistic behavior
42 Clearly defined norms of a society that provides punishment when violated through the application of formal sanctions by a ruling authority are called:
a internalized norms
b ethos
c laws
d taboos
45 Full-time religious specialists who serve in an official capacity as the custodians of sacred knowledge are:
a Shamans
b Myth-holders
c Priests and priestesses
d Ritual retainers
50 Negative reciprocity most likely occurs between:
a friends in modern, westernized societies
b people of the opposite sex
c people who differ in age and status
d strangers and enemies
64 According to anthropologist, Robert Carneiro, the objective of many chiefs was to:
a increase the extent of their territory in order to control the surplus production of surrounding communities
b maintain the peace with their neighbors in order to avoid armed conflict
c become full-time religious leaders and use impressive rites and rituals to prove they were gods
d disencumber themselves of material possessions and incur debts of personal obligations from their followers through potlatch-like ceremonies
72 There are about three million native-born Japanese who are descendants of people who worked in the leather-tanning business These individuals, even though they are physically indistinguishable from other Japanese, have the lowest status in japan and are confined to ghetto areas They are known as:
a burakumin or eta
b samurai
c ninja
d degradus