Question 1

Fieldwork is considered a scientific approach to understanding human societies. At the same time, however, fieldwork is considered to be what?

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A)   precise qualitative evaluation
B)   a form of exploitation
C)   an art
D)   intrusiveE) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 2

What is the significant difference between quantitative and qualitative data?

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A)   Qualitative data is more difficult to obtain.
B)   Qualitative data cannot be counted.
C)   Quantitative data is subject to the bias of the ethnographer.
D)   Quantitative data is only obtained via direct conversation.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Once arriving at a new site for ethnographic research, your curiosity leads you to spend large amounts of time walking through the small village complex where you live. What useful ethnographic information do you discover in doing this?

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A)   who the most friendly people in the area are
B)   a spatial awareness of where people live
C)   who in the village likes to sit around drinking at night
D)   how the history of the village developed over timeE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 4

What changed and expanded in the late twentieth century that has allowed anthropologists to continue research even after leaving the field?

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A)   transportation
B)   social media
C)   economics
D)   communicationsE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Imagine thousands of people, all screaming, yelling, and drinking, while a smaller group in the center area fight over the remains of a dead pig. If it were part of the research described in Horace Miner's interpretations of Nacirema culture, this might be seen as significant in anthropological terms because it:

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A)   illustrates mass ritual effectively.
B)   demonstrates the tastes of a large population toward pork consumption.
C)   helps to understand how ethnographic accounts are interpretations.
D)   affords a window into the nature of spectacle.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 6

Two different anthropologists write about the same people. The first makes detailed field notes and conducts surveys. The second does not conduct surveys, but talks to many people in the field and takes good notes. When they publish their results, the first anthropologist's book has every single detail of the research, and the second anthropologist's book has many of the raw interviews as part of the text. We might consider the second book to be polyvocal because:

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A)   it includes many voices from the people interviewed.
B)   the voices of the informants are used to describe the ethnographer's personal perspective.
C)   there is no actual survey data in the book.
D)   it uses selective accounts of the informants to tell the whole story.E) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

The Minerva Initiative offers funding to anthropologists whose work can benefit defense planning. Many in anthropology see this as a problem for the discipline. What do they find problematic?

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A)   an excess of funding sources for a narrow range of interests
B)   the "weaponizing of anthropology"
C)   the "militarization of anthropology"
D)   recruitment of anthropologists as fighting soldiersE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Sometimes anthropologists use a novel ethnographic approach, which might include a fictionalized account. The inclusion of ________ would distinguish such a work from a novel.

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A)   census data
B)   maps
C)   field notes
D)   photographsE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 9

When we utilize many anthropological studies to examine activities, trends, and patterns of power across cultures, it is called ethnology. What do we rely on to make ethnology successful?

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A)   transformation
B)   social network analysis
C)   mapping
D)   comparisonE) A) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 10

Define three fieldwork strategies anthropologists use to research their ethnographies, and describe the context in which each is used.

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Question 11

It is essential that ethnographers map communities because mapping:

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A)   allows the anthropologist to identify key informants.
B)   documents the randomness of the built environment.
C)   provides a deep immersion in the rhythms of daily life.
D)   illuminates how use of space influences social interactions.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Margaret Mead's talent for blending fieldwork with dynamic writing about gender roles provided her with the authority and opportunity to become what kind of anthropologist?

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A)   synchronic
B)   experimental
C)   gender
D)   publicE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 13

In his study of everyday "Body Rituals among the Nacirema," anthropologist Horace Miner presents us with:

Accepted Answer

A)   an argument that the Nacirema view the body as healthy and beautiful.
B)   a clear argument that the household shrine was the most important part of Nacirema life.
C)   the importance of focusing on public rituals rather than everyday mundane activities.
D)   a story that makes the very familiar seem very strange.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

The roots of today's anthropology emerged from very early accounts of travelers in previous centuries. What about these accounts helped fuel anthropological inquiry?

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A)   a desire to further the hard sciences
B)   a desire to mold the unknown world to fit anthropologists' ideas
C)   intense curiosity about the nature of other unknown lands and peoples
D)   a realization that documenting others would benefit the country in which they already livedE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 15

How did the American Anthropological Association's "do no harm" mandate come into existence?

Accepted Answer

A)   Anti-colonialist ideas spurred a debate in the 1900s.
B)   The loss of life during the Human Terrain Systems Program was made public.
C)   An increasing awareness of loss of Amazonian rain forest populations evoked a worldwide outcry.
D)   The ethical and moral lapses in the latter twentieth century led to changes in attitude about the role of the anthropologist.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Henry Lewis Morgan and Edward Burnett Tylor, two early anthropologists, had notably different approaches to anthropological research. In conducting his research, Tylor:

Accepted Answer

A)   worked from his favorite armchair.
B)   worked in the communities he was studying for years at a time.
C)   applied statistical methods to the accounts of others.
D)   had extensive conversations with travelers.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Franz Boas's attempts to document Native American cultures that were devastated by the westward expansion of settlers is called salvage ethnography. Boas's method involved:

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A)   rapid gathering of available material and key interviews.
B)   rapid assessment of local conditions and detailed interviews.
C)   observing many participants over a long period of time.
D)   collecting only material goods that were considered trash.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

Explain how ethnographers can explore global phenomena by conducting fieldwork at the local level.

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Question 19

If the decision to bomb a particular village hinges on the knowledge of culture provided by an anthropologist, what kind of dilemma does the anthropologist face in deciding how much data to collect and report?

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A)   ethical
B)   political
C)   humane
D)   academicE) B) and C)
F) C) and D)

Question 20

Explain why ethnography is considered both a science and an art.

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Henry Lewis Morgan and Edward Burnett Tylor, two early anthropologists, had notably different approaches to anthropological research. In conducting his research, Tylor:

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If the decision to bomb a particular village hinges on the knowledge of culture provided by an anthropologist, what kind of dilemma does the anthropologist face in deciding how much data to collect and report?

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Explain why ethnography is considered both a science and an art.

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Once arriving at a new site for ethnographic research, your curiosity leads you to spend large amounts of time walking through the small village complex where you live. What useful ethnographic information do you discover in doing this?

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What is the significant difference between quantitative and qualitative data?

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What changed and expanded in the late twentieth century that has allowed anthropologists to continue research even after leaving the field?

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How did the American Anthropological Association's "do no harm" mandate come into existence?

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In his study of everyday "Body Rituals among the Nacirema," anthropologist Horace Miner presents us with:

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Franz Boas's attempts to document Native American cultures that were devastated by the westward expansion of settlers is called salvage ethnography. Boas's method involved:

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The Minerva Initiative offers funding to anthropologists whose work can benefit defense planning. Many in anthropology see this as a problem for the discipline. What do they find problematic?

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It is essential that ethnographers map communities because mapping:

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When we utilize many anthropological studies to examine activities, trends, and patterns of power across cultures, it is called ethnology. What do we rely on to make ethnology successful?

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