Mirror for Humanity by Kottack Quiz #13 C. Milner-Rose

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1 Mirror for Humanity by Kottack Quiz #13 C. Milner-Rose Chapter 13: Anthropology s Role in a Globalizing World Multiple Choice Questions 1. What term refers to changes that result when groups come into continuous firsthand contact? A. Acculturation B. Hegemony C. Enculturation D. Diaspora E. Colonialism 2. The deliberate physical extinction of a group is known as A. ethnocide. B. genocide. C. indigenocide. D. cultural imperialism. E. acculturation. 3. Westernization has most often been described as a form of what kind of cultural change? A. Exodus B. Postmodernism C. Acculturation D. Enculturation E. Migration 4. Which of the following is not true of postmodernism? A. It originally described a style and movement in architecture. B. It rejects rules, geometric order, and austerity. C. It has a clear and functional design or structure. D. It draws on a diversity of styles from different times and places. E. It extends value well beyond classic, elite, and Western cultural forms. 5. What is the term for our contemporary world in flux, with people on the move, in which established canons, categories, distinctions, and boundaries are breaking down? A. Postmodernity B. Indigenization C. Diaspora D. Hegemony E. Globalization 1

2 6. Given the mobility of people today, anthropologists increasingly are shifting their attention from local communities to A. texts. B. hegemonies. C. postsocialist societies. D. public transcripts. E. diasporas. 7. Which of the following statements about television is true? A. Studies show that people accept its messages at face value, without much reinterpretation. B. It can enhance national cultural identity by diffusing the cultures of countries within their own borders. C. American programming is much more popular than local television shows around the world. D. It is more popular in urban than in rural areas. E. It has little effect on culture. 8. What term refers to the blurring and breakdown of established canons (rules, standards), categories, distinctions, and boundaries? A. Chaos B. Entropy C. Postmodern D. Agoraphobia E. Diaspora 9. What term refers to the rapid spread or advance of one culture at the expense of others, or its imposition on other cultures? A. Diasporation B. Symbolic domination C. Cultural imperialism D. Conquest E. Colonialism 10. Globalization as fact A. is based on the theory of neoliberalism. B. began after the fall of the Soviet Union. C. is the spread and connectedness of production, communication, and technologies across the world. D. includes efforts to create a global free market for goods and services. E. refers to a society s set of environment practices and perceptions. 11. What is knowledge capitalism? A. The increase of ecological and technical risks that has occurred with globalization. B. A description of climate change that acknowledges it is more than increasing temperatures. 2

3 C. The process of multinational companies increasingly influencing national policies. D. The commercial value of generating new ideas and converting them into products and services that consumers want. E. The notion of being native to, or formed in, the place where found. 12. Which is the term that many scientists prefer instead of global warming to describe changes in the environment? A. Deforestation B. Climate change C. Diaspora D. Arctic melting E. Global temperature change 13. What does Kottak say is the greatest obstacle to slowing climate change? A. Curbing population growth B. Providing enough food C. Ensuring that each culture is considered in any plan to halt climate change D. Stopping deforestation E. Meeting energy needs 14. What is the area of anthropology that focuses on how cultural beliefs and practices helped human populations adapt to their environments? A. Ethnobotanical anthropology B. Applied anthropology C. Conservation anthropology D. Ecological anthropology E. Paleoecology 15. What is a priority issue to the Malagasy, the people of Madagascar? A. Human poverty B. Lemur extinction C. Deforestation D. Getting local television programming that reflects their culture E. Lemur interference at airports 16. Which of the following reasons for changing behavior would be most likely to convince an indigenous people to help prevent deforestation? A. Saving global biodiversity B. Slowing global warming C. It is good for the globe D. Preventing erosion in farmland E. Helping the government secure a place in the European Union 17. Native Australians relate to the movie Rambo because A. the film is set in Australia. 3

4 B. native Australians see tribal ties and kin links between Rambo and the prisoners he was rescuing. C. native Australians have always wanted to fight in a war. D. the movie portrays aspects of the Australian Dreamtime. E. native Australians love American films. 18. What group has worked within the United Nations to support indigenous rights? A. Working Group on Indigenous Populations B. International Union for Indigenous Rights C. Supporters of Indigenous Peoples of Postsoviet Countries D. Intergovernmental Panel on Indigenous Rights E. United States Corps of Engineers 19. In what area of public policy is autochthony most likely to play a role? A. Urban planning B. Mass media C. Finance D. Health care reform E. Immigration policies 20. Which of the following does not describe indigenous identities? A. They emerge through a specific process. B. They are fixed. C. They are ways of being someone or something in particular times and places. D. They are potentially plural. E. They can be fluid or competing. 21. Why does the village of Newtok in Alaska need to be moved? A. The village is mobile because the residents are mobile foragers. B. United States corporations want to develop the land. C. It is sinking, flooding, and eroding due to climate change. D. It has become a tourist location and the residents are tired of strangers in their village. E. The residents have destroyed the land through intensive agriculture techniques. 22. What are the causes of the problems in Newtok, Alaska? A. Global warming and deforestation B. Extinction of local animal and plant species C. Deforestation and intensive agriculture D. Climate change and reconciling local culture with outside world expectations E. Oil exploitation and local culture 23. Why have many Arembepeiros begun to resent their own local Saint Francis festival? A. It does not receive the regional support that Carnival draws. B. It has become an outsider s event, drawing thousands of tourists. C. It does not get national television time. D. Other Brazilians look down on it as a backward festival. 4

5 E. It celebrates the Portuguese discovery of Brazil. 24. What does it mean for people to live multilocally? A. Migrants maintain ties with their native lands through phoning, ing, visiting, sending money, and watching ethnic TV. B. Individuals from warm climates move north to work during the summer, but move home in the winter. C. The indigenous people of a colonized country maintain their own customs while assimilating to the dominant culture. D. Families split and live in two different countries to gain the benefits of both. E. Offspring live in multiple countries. 25. What is the natural phenomenon that keeps the Earth s surface warm? A. Atmosphere B. Global warming C. Ocean currents D. Hothouse effect E. Greenhouse effect 5