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MAKE SURE TO PUT YOUR NAME ON THE EXAMDO NOT CHANGE THE FORMAT OF THE EXAM ANTHROPOLOGY 1000EXAM 1NAME:____________________________________________________________________PART I: Each answer is worth 3 points.1) From the article, Body Ritual of the Nacirema, who are the Nacirema?a) An extinct people b) Americansc) Native Americans d) A fictional culture2) Which of these did NOT use the Swastika?a) The University of Alabamab) The Raiellensc) The U.S Armyd) The Boy Scouts3) From the article, The Cultural Construction of The American Diet, what is the reason for the high status of meat?a) The costb) Its taste c) Eating meat represents our cannibalistic instinctsd) Eating meat represents control over the natural world4) Which of these is a critical method in doing contemporary fieldwork?a) Ethnocentrismb) Reflexivityc) Participant Observationd) Genetics5) Using skills to improve the lives of the people Anthropologists work with:a) Applied Anthropologyb) Ethnographyc) Participant Observationd) Biological Anthropology6) Subfield of Anthropology which studies the fossil remains of the earliest humans:a) Archaeologyb) Paleontologyc) Paleoanthropologyd) Cultural Anthropology7) From the article, High Population Density…, where was the first evidence of abstract thinking found?a) Australiab) Europec) Africad) North America8) In doing fieldwork or writing ethnographies the first responsibility of the anthropologist is to whom?a) Scienceb) The people who fund their researchc) The safety of the anthropologistd) The people they are trying to study and learn from9) From the film, what is the myth in our society? a) That all humans are equalb) That race is not importantc) By nature, we are competitive, individualistic and selfishd) By nature we are all the same10) From the article, Body Ritual of the Nacirema, what is the focus of their economic system?a) Hunting and Gatheringb) The appearance and health of the human bodyc) Religiond) The author doesn’t tell us11) From the article, Cultural Differences, where are the Tswana from?a) Australiab) Africac) North Americad) South-east Asia12) What do we mean when we say all cultures are dynamic?a) All cultures changeb) All cultures are differentc) All cultures except “yours” are not “normal”d) All cultures except “yours” are difficult to understand13) From the article, How are Humans Unique? What is the best way to get humans to cooperate?a) Give them economic incentivesb) Place them under a strong leaderc) Identify an enemyd) Give them no other choice14) Why is it important to understand culture shock?a) Because it is not natural for people to feel this wayb) Because it makes us homesickc) Because it can lead to ethnocentrismd) Because it is one of our cultural universals15) From the article, Why Our Stories Matter, where might we find the answer which has long puzzled evolutionarybiologists?a) Among hunter-gatherersb) In species which predate humanityc) In religiond) In contemporary societies16) From the article, How Are Humans Unique, if group mindedness is the cause of so much strife and suffering what is the solution?a) More Independent thoughtb) Find new ways to define the groupc) Cultural Relativismd) Allow fewer people to make decisions17) What is the great paradox of culture?a) All cultures changeb) We need cultures to fulfill our basic needsc) Cultures do not really exist even though we pretend they dod) While cultures limit us it is only through culture that we become truly human18) From the article, High Population Density, what does our successful innovation depend on?a) How connected we areb) Our level of technologyc) The size of a cultures populationd) How smart we are19) Asking why you believe what you believe is which?a) Cultural Relativismb) Ethnocentrismc) Dominant Discoursed) Reflexivity20) Why are all human beings ethnocentric?a) Because we don’t study Anthropologyb) Because of the power of enculturationc) Because not all cultures are equally civilizedd) Because of culture shockPART II: Each answer is worth 6 points.1) List three ways that we are enculturated:_____________________________________________________________________________________________2) List three kinds of cultures that might use the Stars and Bars:3) List the two main categories of symbols:4) List three reasons why the study of culture is both fascinating and frustrating:5) Give an example of each of these kinds of sanctions:External:________________________________________________________________________________Internal:_______________________________________________________________________________PARTIII: Each answer is worth 10 points. Please answer ONE of the following.1) From the article, The Cultural Construction of the American Diet, discuss how symbolism affects our diet. BE SPECIFIC. USE EXAMPLES FROM THE ARTICLE.2) Explain why social networks and culture based on cooperation became essential to our survival in our early evolution.3) What is Fieldwork? What is the REAL meaning of Fieldwork? In doing fieldwork the primary responsibility of the Fieldworker is always to whom? Why?4) Discuss the three kinds of cultures which use the Stars and


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