Directions: Write or choose the best answer to the following questions.  Leave nothing
blank.

1.  (T or F) The word “anthropology” comes from Latin.

False

2.  Why might anthropologists study non-human primates?

For insight into human primates, since we share much of our genome with, for example,
chimpanzees.

3.  Which of the following might interest an archaeologist?
                                         A. Seeds.          C. Tools.           E. All of these.
                                                   B. Skeletal remains.    D. Contemporary peoples. F. A, B and C.

E, All of these.

4.  (T of F) In the United States, linguistic anthropology begins with the study of African
languages.

False.  It begins with the study of Native American languages.

5.  Cultural anthropology is--by definition--subjective.  Why might that be an advantage?

That subjectivity allows anthropologists to achieve rapport with informants.

6.  What country first introduced large-scale cattle ranching to the U.S.?
                          A. Canada     C. Japan  E. None of these.
                     B. Indonesia.      D. Great Britain

D., Great Britain

7.  (T of F) The original meaning of the word tabu is “something that is prohibited”.

False.  The meaning is “to be marked off thoroughly.”

8.  Why might eating steak tartare (raw meat) give you an advantage in a business meeting?

Breaking taboos can also give one power.  In this case, it can make the diner appear aggressive,
strong and dominant.

9.  Why was the U.S. Army worried about the Ghost Dance?

They were worried that it might foment revolt among Native Americans.

10.  (T or F) Everyone in the world is simultaneously caught up in processes of modernization
and modernity.

True.  Everyone is!

11.  Which of following periods is one of isolationism for Japan?
                     A. Tokugawa.       C. Heian.
                B. Meiji      D. Chi’ing

A. Tokugawa.  After this, Japan (during the Edo period) opens up to the West.

12.  Which of the following world religions has had the biggest influence on funerary practice in
Japan?
                     A. Christianity    C. Buddhism
                     B. Zoroastrianism  D. Islam

C.  Buddhism.

13.  After the “separation” phase of the rite of passage, what comes next?

Liminality or transition.

14.  What color hats do most Nikkeijin at Yusumi Motors wear?

Yellow

15.  Why did Roth’s Nikkeijin informants sometimes refer to him as a “mestizo”?

Because his mother is Japanese.

16.  Why does Japan need guestworkers?
 A. No one can figure out how to operate a press.
 B. Japan’s population isn’t large enough.
 C. Japanese people love to entertain guests.
 D. None of these.
 E. All of these.

D, None of these.

17.  Besides Brazil, what’s another country with “guestworkers” in Japan?
 

South Korea, China, Malaysia and several others.

18.  After 4-5 years, what typically happens to Nikkeijin workers?

They adjust to life in Japan and plan to stay for a longer period.

19.  (T or F) Mediating institutions can drive people apart just as easily as bring them together.

True.

20.  Who should visit an employee after a workplace accident?
                                              A. Coworkers       C. Factory lawyers.      E. The workplace accident fairy.
                                         B. Management D. Geisha.               F. A and B

F.   I’m sorry children: the workplace accident fairy doesn’t exist.

21.  In a social drama, what happens if reintegration is impossible?

There’s schism--society breaks apart at its central cleavages.
 
22.  What’s one possible interpretation of the mudyi tree in the Ndembu puberty ritual?

The tree could symbolize the community of women, the strength of the patrilineal line or the
competition between women, particularly between mother and daughter.

23.  What’s one function of the Hamamatsu kite festival?
 A. Mediates between death and life.
 B. Symbolizes the tension between hunting and agriculture.
 C. Reinforces obedience through a “ritual of rebellion.”
 D. None of these.

D.  None of these.

24.  (T or F) Since the late 1970s, the Japanese government has followed a policy of
“internationalization.”

True.

25.  What were two classes taught at the Brazilian Cultural Center?

There were lots: Japanese, English, Dance, flower-pressing, karaoke, guitar.

26.  How did Luis pay for the Cultural Center’s expenses?
                                              A) By charging students exorbitant fees.    C) By selling cosmetics.
                                              B) By relying on his family’s wealth.       D) By cooking up some meth.

C--By selling cosmetics and long-distance service.

27.  How is knowledge of Luo medicine transmitted to the “next generation” of healer?

Grandmother to grandson by way of example.

28.  When did the United States government adopt a “five race” standard for its census?
                     A) 1950s C) 1970s  E) 1990s
                     B) 1960s D) 1980s  F) Last year

C--During the Nixon years.

29.  What’s an example of the sorts of homework “blue-collar” schoolchildren were assigned in
New Jersey elementary schools in the 1970s?

“Color in the states.”

30.  Where does Cricket originally come from?

Great Britain.

31.  (T or F) Women didn’t have to work before all of the men went to fight in World War II.

False.

32.  What’s an example of a “culture-bound illness”?

“Chira.”

33.  What is the goal of Trobriand cricket?
 A) To score the most runs.
 B) To make the most goals.
 C) To eat the most hotdogs.
 D) To earn the most prestige.

D--It’s part of the kayasa prestige competition.

34.  How did the Paiute shamans Wowovka and Wodziwob discover the Ghost Dance?

They had visions.

35.  What’s on the front cover of Joy Hendry’s book?

Don’t you know?

36.  (T or F) Hamamatsu kites have slivers of glass embedded in their lines.

False--They don’t.

BONUS (2 points): What’s a “structural-functionalist” interpretation of the U.S. “war on
terrorism”?