GED210 Unit 4 Exam Introduction to
Cultural Anthropology
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Multiple Choice Questions (Enter
your answers on the enclosed answer sheet)
1.
The term “second world” is used to refer to:
a.
modern, industrialized nation-states
b.
what used to be called the soviet union and other communist countries
c.
undeveloped, nonindustrialized countries
d.
traditional, pre-state societies affected by contact with the modern world
2.
Since the 1960s, the Ju/’Hoansi San have become:
a.
increasingly independent and isolated from the modern world
b.
middle class citizens of the nation of South Africa
c.
increasingly dependent upon government assistance
d.
one of the few indigenous societies to become financially independent
3.
The introduction of a cash economy has disrupted traditional Ju/’Hoansi
patterns of:
a.
egalitarianism and reciprocity
b.
food storage and redistribution
c.
centralized decision-making
d.
rapid population growth
4.
Resettlement of Mbuti Pygmies on plantations outside the rainforest by the
government of zaire has resulted in their:
a.
participation in the national political process
b.
contribution to the economy through taxation
c.
increased success at agricultural production
d.
declining health
5.
The Ju/’Hoansi or San Foragers inhabit the modern nations of:
a.
South Africa, Namibia, and Botswana
b.
Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda
c.
Uganda, Kenya, and Tanzania
d.
Venezuela and Brazil
6.
Conflict between the Iroquois and other indigenous tribal groups in the 1600s
was not due to:
a.
the introduction of guns and ammunition by the French
b.
dependence on European goods
c.
depletion of beavers and other fur-bearing animals vital to trade
d.
ancient traditions of blood revenge and glory on the warpath
7.
The displacement of Native Americans from their tribal lands in the U.S. in
order to make the land available to white settlers was:
a.
accompanied mostly by outlaws and hired guns
b.
a formal policy of the United States government
c.
a myth invented by radical Indian activists
d.
undertaken mostly by foreign immigrants
8.
An example of cultural assimilation is:
a.
the popularity of Chinese restaurants
b.
interracial dating
c.
english as a second language
d.
minority quotas for college enrollments
9.
An example of biological assimilation is:
a.
school segregation
b.
interethnic marriage
c.
ethnic cleansing
d.
immigration quotas
10.
The systematic attempt to kill and totally eliminate a particular ethnic group
is:
a.
apartheid
b.
fratricide
c.
ethnocide
d.
genocide
11.
Which of the following is not a pattern of ethnic interaction?
a.
segregation
b.
ethnic cleansing
c.
fratricide
d.
genocide
12.
An ethnic group may be distinguished by all but one of the following criteria:
a.
language
b.
religion
c.
biology
d.
shared historical past
13.
The famous American anthropologist ___________ subjected scientific racist
beliefs to rigoroustesting and evaluation; he found that there are no superior
or inferior races.
a.
Johann Blumenbach
b.
Joseph Arthur de Gobineau
c.
Carolus Linnaeus
d.
Franz Boas
14.
The one-child policy in china has been:
a.
effective at reducing the birthrate
b.
useless at reversing trends of runaway population growth
c.
most accepted in agricultural areas
d.
accepted without protest by both urban and rural populations
15.
Between 1980 and 1990, the annual growth rate in china fell from ________ to
1.4 Percent.
a.
5.3
b.
4.4
c.
2.0
d.
2.4
16.
Which of the following countries is likely to have the lowest per capita energy
consumption?
a.
Sudan
b.
Japan
c.
Mexico
d.
Canada
17.
Because of human activities and growth, it is estimated that at least one
species becomes extinct every day. In fact, biologist E.O. Wilson thinks, with
the expansion of industrialism, mechanized agriculture and deforestation, as
many as one-fourth of the world’s plant families will become extinct by the end
of the next century. The loss of this ___________ is a major concern for many
individuals since we, as humans, are dependent upon these living organisms for
our own survival (for food and medicinal applications).
a.
biodiversity
b.
doubling time
c.
green space
d.
greenhouse
18.
In the 1970s, a group of scientists known as the Club of Rome got together to
assess global
trends
and predict the future of the world and the people in it. Using a neo-malthusian
perspective and computer models, they predicted:
a.
there will be an infinite supply of natural resources for hundreds of years to
come because biotechnology will make land more productive, and humans will
invent new ways of doing things
b.
the world, as we know it, will end abruptly in 2048 because of the greenhouse
effect, coupled with a nuclear winter
c.
current global trends in population growth, energy consumption, and
environmental pollution will exhaust the world’s natural resources within the
next 100 years
d.
biodiversity will increase, slowly smothering the world and all its occupants
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