ANTHROPOLOGY 101 011 FALL 2002 STUDY GUIDE CHAPTER 16 THE ARTS 1 In the text art refers to a works of universally recognized beauty b anything creative c the application of skill that meets a culturally defined standard of beauty 2 An important function of art in all societies is that it a permits the expression of social norms b promotes social solidarity by symbolically conveying values and emotions c provides opportunities for talented members of the community 3 An investigation of the role of art in contemporary hunting societies suggest that Ice Age Art a is at least 5 ooo years old b depicted agricultural practices c can be interpreted as part of hunting rituals 4 The importance of originality in their art would be most necessary for a a European painter b an African maker of drums c an Inuit carving a toy for his child 5 The role of the artist as specialist a exists in all societies b is more characteristic of stratified societies than non stratified societies c is generally absent in societies where technology is important 6 The trickster tales such as Brier Rabbit stories of the American South may be seen as a no more than tales that have no significance b a product of a specific folklore c a thinly veiled protest against oppression and domination 7 Art in tribal societies a does not require a high degree of originality b is anonymously created c all of the above 8 Cockfighting in Bali a was introduced by the Europeans b reflects Balinese social stratification c is a sport favored by men 9 The Balinese cockfight is called deep play because a it has many layers of rules and movements b it has symbolic meaning c it s players can very easily go into high debt 10 An example of deep play in the United States is a lacrosse b bowling c football 11 The Inuit do mot have a word for art This reveals that a art is not an important component of Inuit Culture b Inuit art is traditionally embedded in making objects for other purposes c contemporary art of the Inuit was introduced by the Canadians as a way to increase tourism 12 A creative process in which improvisation is more highly valued than originality is characteristic of a African Music b Navajo singing c Balinese dance 13 For a Western collector one of the characteristics of primitive art is that it is a made collectively b anonymous c made as art for art s sake 14 Marie Martinez of the San Idefonso Pueblo in the United States is an example of a tribal concept of art imposed on Western culture b the functional uses of tribal art c an artist created in a traditional culture by the impact of Western art collectors 15 Where religion and art are integrated in a cultural tradition a the artist is likely to have high status in the society b art is more likely to be individually made and signed c art is likely to be more conservative in style 16 Calligraphy is an important art form in Islam because a letter writing is important in traditional Islamic culture b the Koran prohibits the depiction of human form c the Koran is a written document 17 All of the following are examples of how the arts express social hierarchy except a the totem poles of the Northwest Coast native Americans b Luba memory boards c prehistoric cave paintings of Europe 18 Anthropologist Franz Boas called the seeing eye an organ of tradition This means that a people see what they want to see b great art can be easily recognized no matter what their cultural tradition c people view art from their own cultural perspective 19 Based on the chapter opening photograph as essential aspect of Mayan art is a poetry b sculpture c dance 20 Orientalism refers to a 19th century studies of the middle east b a term used to cover the middle and near east c a fantasy view of the middle east as the European other 21 A common subject of Orientalist paintings as viewed in the text is a women and children in domestic scenes b flower gardens c women in the harem 22 An important source of resistance to the Spanish view of the Conquest in Latin America can be found in a Mariachi music of Mexico b contemporary folkloric performances c Colonial church art 23 As the example of the Toraja of Indonesia demonstrates in many indigenious cultures art has now become a important for tourists b a commodity c separated from cultural identity 25 Torajan tau tau or wooden effigies of nobles carved in connection with mortuary ritual have a been frequently stolen or bought for Western art collector s market b created the indigenous status of artist where it never previously existed c are not traditional but are a fake cultural product developed for the Western tourist market True False 26 Sports can be considered an art form because they involve the application of human skill to behavior beyond the merely practical 27 Ice Age art was an important part of ritual in prehistoric state societies 28 Art for art s sake is a value that exists in all societies 29 African artists emphasize the content of the art and its function in community life 30 Orientalists paintings usually depicted women as great temptations hidden behind a veil or in a harem 31 Totem poles of Native American groups use the art to communicate elements of social structure in their community 32 The Luba depict Kings by anvil shaped metal pins because Kings are remembered by their elaborate hairstyles that need to be pinned up 33 Members of the United States do not make a distinction between the artist and the craftworker 34 Art is generally an individual private affair in traditional societies 35 Specific traditional artistic symbols are often associated with particular emotions
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