ANTH 2 - ANTH 2 FINAL EXAM. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
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Ideal culture can be
... [Show More] defined as
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a. what people believe they should do.
b. what people want to plan.
c. what people do.
d. what people actually plan.
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The correct answer is: what people believe they should do.
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Yanomamo shamans use which of the following methods to contact the spirit world?
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a. mind-altering drugs
b. prolonged and physically demanding dancing
c. dream interpretation
d. listening to rhythmic music
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The correct answer is: mind-altering drugs
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According to the author, all of the following are valid hypotheses used to explain the purposes for
cave art EXCEPT
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a. imitative magic.
b. contagious magic.
c. art for symbolic use.
d. backdrop for ceremonies.
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The correct answer is: contagious magic.
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An industrial society’s police force is an example of the legitimate use of
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a. political sanctions.
b. authority.
c. wealth.
d. power.
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Which statement best describes the difference between magic and religion?
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a. Magic deals primarily with supernatural forces, whereas religion deals primarily with
supernatural beings.
b. Magic is the belief of aboriginal populations, whereas religion is the belief of advanced
cultures.
c. Religion contains many ceremonies, whereas magic does not.
d. Religion gives people a euphoric feeling, whereas magic does not.
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The correct answer is: Magic deals primarily with supernatural forces, whereas religion deals
primarily with supernatural beings.
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This common type of kinship organization found in large food producing societies seems
to function in the same way as clans and phratries are:
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a. patrilineages.
b. sodalities.
c. moieties.
d. segmentary lineages.
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The correct answer is: segmentary lineages.
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Ethnic groups are groups of people with the same geographical point of origin and consist
of
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a. racial groups.
b. races and microcultures.
c. cultural groups.
d. subcultures and races.
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The correct answer is: cultural groups.
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Across cultures, the most preferred type of specific marriage form based on the number of
societies practicing the marriage form is
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a. monogamy.
b. polygamy.
c. polygyny.
d. polyandry.
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The correct answer is: polygyny.
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The three major components of culture are
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a. technology, learned behavior, and innovation.
b. inventive processes, learned behavior, and diffusion.
c. material objects, cognitive processes, and behaviors.
d. symbols, learned behavior, and diffusion.
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The correct answer is: material objects, cognitive processes, and behaviors.
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Sacred cattle in India are adaptive because they fulfill all of these ecological functions of
supernatural beliefs EXCEPT this one: [Show Less]