ANT Exam 3

16 January 2023
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It is not possible to hoard wealth obtained from the Kula Ring because
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wealth is only rendered valuable by giving it away
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The physical extermination of one people by another is called:
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genocide
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True or false? The potlatches hosted by Northwest Coast clan leaders were a form of ceremonial redistribution.
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true
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A recently discovered, 10,000-year-old mass grave near Lake Turkana in Kenya provides suggestive evidence for early
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warfare
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Full-time specialists, ascribed status, and intensive agriculture or aquaculture are among the generalized features of
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states
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What is the term for the belief that nature is animated with souls or spirits beyond those of the human body?
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animism
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Which kind of religious specialist would you expect to find in a foraging society?
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shaman
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A full-time religious practitioner who serves as an intermediary between people and supernatural beings or forces is referred to as a
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priest
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True or false? When defined broadly as belief in the existence of something bigger than yourself, religion is something that everyone has.
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true
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Polytheism is
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belief in more than one god
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The study of the relationship between language and society is called:
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sociolinguistics
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Linguists determine the phonemes of a particular language by looking for
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minimal pairs
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The use of word order to impart meaning is referred to by linguists as
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syntax
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This kind of language is actually a simplified fusion of two or more languages to facilitate communication
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Pidgin
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True or false? Australopithecine communication was probably similar to modern apes.
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true
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True or false: Anthropologists predict that world cultures are becoming so similar due to globalization that there will soon be a single homogenous global culture.
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false
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True or false: The consequences of development failures, like violence and environmental degradation, typically have a disproportionately negative effect on women and indigenous people.
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true
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In the 1960s, the traditional Saami herding economy was disrupted by the introduction of what new technology?
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snowmobiles
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True or false: The government program that introduced sisal agriculture in Brazil in the 1950s is an example of a successful development project.
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false
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McDonaldization is a term used to describe what process?
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The development of broad cultural similarities across national boundaries
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In tribal-level societies, the amount of respect or prestige attached to an individual depends on
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personal attributes, such as wisdom, leadership skill, and especially generosity
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What is the purpose of the Inuit song duel?
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to resolve disputes and maintain peace within the group
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It is not possible to hoard wealth obtained from the Kula Ring because
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wealth is only rendered valuable by giving it away
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A recently discovered, 10,000-year-old mass grave near Lake Turkana in Kenya provides suggestive evidence for early
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warfare
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Part-time specialists, acquired status, and ceremonial redistribution are among the generalized features of
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chiefdoms
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An untimely death is likely to be explained by the Azande people of the Sudan as resulting from
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witchcraft
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The ritual avoidance of certain foods prior to a baseball game is one example of what?
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taboo
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Polytheism is
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belief in more than one god
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According to George Gmelch, which aspect of baseball is likely to attract the most elaborate superstition or "magic?"
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pitching
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All of the following are considered monotheistic religions except:
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Hinduism
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The study of the relationship between language and society is called:
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sociolinguistics
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The branches of anthropological linguistics include all of the following except
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primate linguistics ===== the branches of anthropological ilnguistics are: descriptive linguistics historical linguistics sociolinguistics/ethnolinguistics
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The rules or principles of phrase and sentence-making in a language are called the:
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syntax
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True or false? Australopithecine communication was probably similar to modern apes.
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true
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Why is speech unique to humans?
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great apes do not have the anatomy to speak like humans
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Which country has the most military hard power at their disposal?
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United States
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Gerald Murray's solution to the problem of deforestation in Haiti involved:
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handing out seedlings of wood trees for Haitians to plant as a cash crop
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True or false: Anthropologists predict that world cultures are becoming so similar due to globalization that there will soon be a single homogenous global culture.
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false
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True or false: The consequences of development failures, like violence and environmental degradation, typically have a disproportionately negative effect on women and indigenous people
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true
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McDonaldization is a term used to describe what process?
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The development of broad cultural similarities across national boundaries