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Anthropology 1000: General Anthropology
Lesson 8 Assessment
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34 questions, 40 points total
A. Multiple-choice: Choose the one
best
answer.
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16 questions, 1 point each, 16 points total
1.
How is
mana
best
defined?
A.
so
meone’s mother
B.
the tools of magic
C.
a supernatural impersonal force
D.
the priesthood
E.
All of the above.
2.
Who is considered the founder of the anthropology of religion?
A.
Anthony F. C. Wallace
B.
Bronislaw Malinowski
C.
Edward Burnett Tylor
D.
Alexander Moore
E.
None of the above.
3.
Which of the following is the intense community spirit that develops from
experiencing rites of passage together?
A.
communitas
B.
incorporation
C.
separation
D.
liminality
E.
mana
4.
Which of the following are
not
examples of expressive culture?
A.
quilts
B.
harvesting corn
C.
lullabies
D.
Christmas
E.
Hip Hop
Anthropology 1000: General Anthropology
Lesson 8 Assessment
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5.
Marie keeps a small doll that resembles her on her desk.
Before handing in any term
paper or taking any of her final exams, she places a small paper with the letter
A
written on it in the doll’s hands.
She believes
that this will help her get an
A
on the
test or exam.
This is an example of which of the following?
A.
imitative magic
B.
mana
C.
syncretic magic
D.
divinism
E.
animism
6.
What is the term that describes something set apart as sacred and off-limits to
ordinary people?
A.
anima
B.
mana
C.
magic
D.
taboo
E.
totems
7.
What are the formal, stylized, repetitive and stereotypical behaviors performed at
special places as set times?
A.
effervescence
B.
rituals
C.
magic
D.
liturgical orders
E.
communitas
8.
What is the difference between priests and shamans?
A.
Shamans are full-time religious specialists, priests practice part-time.
B.
Shamans exist in societies with agricultural trade, priests do not.
C.
Priests are found in foraging societies, where shamans are not.
D.
Shamans are both medical and spiritual leaders, priests are solely spiritual
leaders.
E.
None of the above.
9.
Which of the following describes fundamentalists or fundamentalism?
A.
Fundamentalism only exists in the Muslim religion.
B.
Fundamentalism does not exist in Christianity.
C.
Most fundamentalists do not believe Western culture is corrupted.
D.
All practices of fundamentalism exist exclusively in the Middle East.
E.
Some fundamentalists are
born again
and others engage in
jihad
.
Anthropology 1000: General Anthropology
Lesson 8 Assessment
Keycode: 2464
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10.
Which of the following are
not
possible during the liminal phase of the rite of
passage?
A.
Sexual taboos are intensified.
B.
Social distinctions are forgotten.
C.
A community of equals is formed.
D.
No change in lifestyle or actions occurs.
E.
Sexual excess is encouraged.
11.
What is the anthropological term for the view that the values and standards of
cultures differ and deserve respect?
A.
ethnocentrism
B.
cultural relativism
C.
participant observation
D.
international culture
E.
cultural transmission
12.
Why do the Kalabari of southern Nigeria carve wooden sculptures?
A.
for aesthetic reasons
B.
to exchange as bride wealth
C.
to exchange as a dowry
D.
to serve as houses for spirits
E.
as a form of cultural survival against their Soviet colonizers
13.
Which of the following statements about Tiv artists is
not
true?
A.
They often work in public spaces.
B.
It is common for an artist to complete a piece of art started by another artist.
C.
Tiv artists always work individually.
D.
They often incorporate comments from critics while creating a piece of art.
E.
The Tiv do not recognize the same kind of connection between individuals and
their art as Americans recognize.
14.
Which of the following statements about ethnomusicality is
not
true?
A.
It views music as a way to explore culture.
B.
It involves the firsthand study of particular forms of music.
C.
It unites the study of music and culture.
D.
It is the comparative study of sounds unintentionally produced by humans.
E.
It studies how globalization influences the musical traditions of different
cultures.
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Anthropology 1000: General Anthropology
Lesson 8 Assessment
Keycode: 2464
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15.
What is the primary belief of animism?
A.
all living things possess souls or spirits
B.
humans come back as animals after they die
C.
belief in spiritual beings
D.
dreams of animals
E.
None of the above.
16.
What is the basic belief of monotheism?
A.
People can only marry one person.
B.
Each person has their own god.
C.
There is one god for humans, and another god for nonhumans.
D.
There is a single god.
E.
There is a different single god for each culture.
B. True/false
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4 questions, 1 point each, 4 points total
17.
Totemism uses nature as a model for society.
A.
True
B.
False
18.
Folk art refers to the art, music and lore of older people.
A.
True
B.
False
19.
Art appreciation is genetically transmitted.
A.
True
B.
False
20.
Knowledge about sports comes from the media, where football symbolizes and
simplifies certain key aspects of American life and values, one of which is
individualism.
A.
True
B.
False
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Lesson 8 Assessment
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C. Matching
terms
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6 terms, 1 point each, 6 points total
21.
animism
A.
Inuit
B.
mana
C.
tarot cards
D.
food collectors
E.
Hinduism
F.
Christianity
G.
taboo
22.
animatism
23.
polytheism
24.
monotheism
25.
divination
26.
atheism
D. Short answer
Make four generalizations about artistic and aesthetic expression cross-culturally.
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4 items, 2 points each, 8 points total
27.
28.
29.
30.
Give examples of three different genres of artistic expression.
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3 items, 1 points each, 3 points total
31.
32.
33.
Anthropology 1000: General Anthropology
Lesson 8 Assessment
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How might cuisine or food preparation be considered an
art
?
(Hint: recall the lesson
commentary definition of art.) Answer in terms of definition.
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1 items, 3 points each, 3 points total
34.
END OF LESSON 8 ASSESSMENT.
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