Question 1

When discussing anthropological research,Francisco Aguilera states that:

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A)  Anthropologists often have difficulty incorporating their beliefs into the corporate world.
B)  Anthropologists do not use their participant-observer methodology outside of work conducted in the field.
C)  Disciplines in the social sciences have little to offer corporate businesses.
D)  Anthropologists are more apt at talking about culture than people from other disciplines.
E)  Anthropologists have better analytical skills than people from other disciplines.F) B) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 2

There are many people in the United States who resist capitalism.Some common ways they do so are:

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A)  Joining unions.
B)  Telecommuting.
C)  Becoming college professors.
D)  Starting their own small companies.
E)  Garage sales,hunting,and gardening.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 3

Because formal government is not present in the kula trading groups:

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A)  It is important that relations between partners remain friendly to reinforce the close ties of the participants.
B)  Disorder often disrupts the stability of the trade networks.
C)  Some groups are able to achieve economic dominance over others.
D)  Participants are able to trade without fear of government laws and prohibitions.
E)  It is often difficult for trading networks to remain stable and maintain reciprocal relationships.F) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 4

In agricultural societies,the principal form of resources is:

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A)  Capital.
B)  Trade.
C)  Labor.
D)  Livestock.
E)  Status.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

Name three distinctions between a household and a firm.

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Question 6

What are the two most critical resources for pastoralists?

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Question 7

Land in horticultural societies is:

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A)  Owned by individuals.
B)  Owned by chiefs or headmen.
C)  Owned by men but worked by women.
D)  Communally owned by kin groups.
E)  Not owned by anyone.F) B) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

What is meant by the term "new product ethnography"?

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Question 9

The objective of negative reciprocity is to gain material advantage without having to give anything in return.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 10

There are three types of reciprocity: generalized,neutral,and balanced.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Since they can be used in gardening,the key items exchanged in the Kula trade have great economic value.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Belize has long been affected by global economic forces.Recently,however,two contradictory trends have developed in Belize cuisine.What are these?

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One trend is that increasing numbers of Belizeans have migrated to the U.S.and developed their own national Belize cuisine here.Some of these people have returned to Belize and opened national Belizean restaurants there.The second trend is increasing numbers of tourists have pushed Belizeans to open more international restaurants that cater to the needs of this very different group.

Question 13

The potlatch is an example of negative reciprocity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Generalized reciprocity is the dominant form of exchange in:

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A)  Foraging societies.
B)  Pastoral societies.
C)  Chiefdoms.
D)  Peasant agricultural societies.
E)  State societies.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 15

Anthropology provides various techniques that can be useful in our market economy today.Choose two qualities of anthropology that you think would be particularly helpful to business and discuss the advantages each would bring to the corporate world.Provide examples.

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Question 16

Name three leveling mechanisms that exist in the Chiapas district of Mexico.

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Question 17

A leveling mechanism is a practice or form of social organization that evens out wealth in a society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The idea of private ownership of land tends to develop in societies where:

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A)  Material and labor investment in land becomes substantial.
B)  Land is freely available to all.
C)  Population is declining.
D)  Technology is not widespread.
E)  Men hunt and women gather.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E) A

Question 19

What are the three components of economics?

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Question 20

Which of the following might a chief at a potlatch be likely to do?

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A)  Ask God for forgiveness of his sins.
B)  Brag about his wealth and power.
C)  Praise the wealth and power of the people he has invited.
D)  Demand that his followers worship him.
E)  Demand that those whom he invited give him gifts.F) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

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