Peoples Of The World Final Exam

Front 1

The Hui Muslims of Xi'an, China, believe that the kinds of food one eats affect a person's essence and behavior.

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true

Front 2

The major geographic region in which cargo cults emerged after World War II is __________.

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melanesia

Front 3

__________ is a spring festival popular among Hindus.

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Holi

Front 4

The Five Pillars of Islam include profession of faith in Allah, daily prayer, fasting, contributing alms to the poor, and pilgrimage to __________.

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Mecca

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According to current anthropological thinking, religion is best defined as

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beliefs and behavior concerning supernatural beings and powers

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When a person sticks pins in a doll named "Fred" while saying magical spells aimed at harming a real person named Fred, anthropologists call this

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imitative magic.

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Religious pluralism is

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a condition in which incoming religions and local religions coexist as separate traditions.

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According to anthropologists, the religious role of shaman or shamanka

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involves a direct relationship with the supernaturals.

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The sense of belonging that develops among pilgrims from diverse backgrounds is called

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communitas

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The expression of religious beliefs in indirect statements is referred to as

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myth.

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magic

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is practiced in many contemporary situations of uncertantity

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An example of a ritual of inversion is

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Carnival.

Front 13

Handling poisonous snakes as part of worship is found in

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some Christians sects of the eastern United States.

Front 14

The Islamic Feast of the Sacrifice is an example of a

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seasonal ritual.

Front 15

Carnival is associated with which "world religion"?

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Christianity

Front 16

The Shan of Thailand believe that their tattoos

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all of the above..?

Front 17

An example of a life-cycle ritual is

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a puberty ceremony.

Front 18

According to cultural materialism, human sacrifice and cannibalism among the ancient Aztecs are best understood

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as a way the elite maintain power by providing food for the masses.

Front 19

Which of the following statements about indigenous African religions is accurate?

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They include myths about a rupture that once occurred between the creator deity and humans.

Front 20

Unlike other Chinese people, the Hui view ___________ as an impure food.

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pork

Front 21

Among the Temiar of Malaysia, both economic roles and musical roles of men and women are completely segregated from each other.

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false

Front 22

Research on tourism in the coal-mining region of Appalachian Virginia revealed the difficulty between accurately representing the people's lives and meeting tourists' expectations.

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true

Front 23

Compared to other world regions, __________ stands out by relative the absence of flowers in its art.

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africa

Front 24

__________ is an important part of Gullah culture and its industry.

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sweetgrass baskets

Front 25

Brazilian musica sertaneja draws heavily on U.S. __________ music.

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country

Front 26

In contrast to art historians, cultural anthropologists studying art focus on

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all of the above

Front 27

The game of cricket in the Trobriand Islands

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none of the above

Front 28

Urban architecture emerged with which form of political organization?

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state

Front 29

Cultural anthropologists' analysis of sports tends to interpret them as

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"microcosms" of the larger society in which they take place.

Front 30

Kathakali refers to a form of

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indian theatre

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Ethno-esthetics

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all of the above

Front 32

The "Hawai'ian Renaissance" refers to

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revitalization of a traditional dance form in Hawai'i.

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The term for the study of music within a specific culture is

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ethno-musicology.

Front 34

A form of architecture associated with pastoralism is the

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yert

Front 35

An example of change in Japanese interior design is

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all of the above

Front 36

In India, the sport of male wrestling is associated with

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self-control and spiritually-guided discipline, like yoga.

Front 37

The anthropology of tourism has mainly been concerned with

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how Western tourism affects indigenous peoples.

Front 38

The Gullah culture in South Carolina is known for all of the following except

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intricately carved gourds.

Front 39

Which of the following statements about the Waanyi Women's History Project in Northern Queensland is not accurate?

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The anthropologist consultant who collects and records narratives has the rights to publish findings when the project is completed.

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Safari tours in Africa are an example of

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cultural tourism.

Front 41

People in the armed forces are not considered migrants because they are based in one location.

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false

Front 42

The Maya in Guatemala suffered from genocide during a 36-year civil war.

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true

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Thousands of Maya refugees from the Guatemalan civil war fled to neighboring Belize.

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false

Front 44

The continuous labor migration of a person from one place to another and then back is termed __________.

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wage labor migration

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Within the Republic of Guatemala, the Maya Indians constitute about __________ percent of the country's population.

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40

Front 46

Funds that migrants send to their families back home are called __________.

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remittances

Front 47

One aspect of the argument about the migration of laborers from Haiti to the Dominican Republic to cut cane is

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whether or not the migration is undertaken voluntarily.

Front 48

A distinguishing feature of the "new immigration" is

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all of the above.

Front 49

Among Salvadoran immigrants to Long Island,

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low-wage work that other Americans are unwilling to do is mainly the kind of work that Salvadorans can get.

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The process by which immigrants help bring and settle relatives and friends is called

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chain migration.

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In migration studies, the "push-pull theory" refers to

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the attraction of migrating from rural to urban areas.

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The UN provision for the "right of return" applies to

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refugees who wish to return to their homeland.

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Asian women are the fastest growing category of

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labor migrants.

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Development-induced displacement

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all the above

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Transnational migration

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affects the migrant's sense of identity and citizenship.

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In Palermo, Italy, attitudes of local people to immigrants is best characterized as

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none of the above.

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An example of a migrant group that has faced persecution and discrimination in their home areas is the

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all of the above.

Front 58

Which of the following statements about the new immigrant groups in the United States is not accurate?

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The South Asian Indian population in the United States is one of the poorer immigrant groups.

Front 59

Asian women are the fastest-growing category of

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labor migrants.

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Since the 13th century, the _________ has been considered a basic human right.

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right of return

Front 61

International development projects always have a positive effect on human rights.

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false

Front 62

The only successful slave revolt in history occurred in Haiti.

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true

Front 63

Nunavut Province is the oldest of Canada's provinces.

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false

Front 64

The promotion of cultural heritage as a basis for development can both help to preserve a culture and damage and destroy it.

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true

Front 65

To the east, Haiti is bordered by the __________.

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dominican republic

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The last stage in the development project cycle is __________.

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project evaluation

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__________ is the attempt, through planning and intervention, to bring the benefits of modernization to countries.

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Growth-oriented

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The approach to development which emphasizes the need for socially equitable benefits is called __________.

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distributional development

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As a percentage of the world's population, indigenous peoples count for roughly

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five percent.

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A major multilateral development organization is

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all of the above.

Front 71

When reforestation projects in Haiti were failing, an anthropologist was consulted and was able to offer useful advice concerning

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the problem of sociocultural fit.

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Women's organizations for change

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have been successful in increasing women's access to credit.

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"Indigenous people's development" seeks

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rights to resources.

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The transfer of an idea or practice from one culture to another is referred to as

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diffusion.

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The approach in anthropology that seeks to make ongoing development projects more culturally suitable and sensitive is

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traditional development anthropology.

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Development anthropologists were first hired to work in which phase of the project cycle?

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project evaluation.

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The Euro-American notion about how progress comes from the application of science and technology is linked to the model of social change called

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modernization.

Front 78

The case of "snowmobiles for the Saami" revealed

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the importance of performing a social impact assessment before introducing new technology.

Front 79

Which of the following statements about Haiti is not accurate?

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The slave revolution in the 1700s was successful.

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Which of the following statements about the Society of Muslim Women in Kazakhstan is not accurate?

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SMW members have little funding but do have some professional training.