Leslie Marmon Silko particularly admired Yellow Woman for
A. her courage and sensuality
B. her devotion to her family
C. her wisdom and creative imagination
D. her beauty
E. her ability to communicate with animals and even plants
ANSWER: 

Because it is clearly important to know and understand what motivates the decision-makers in modern nation-states, Anthropologists (like Francis Hsu, cited in your text) suggest we think in terms of which of the following concepts?
A. national character
B. core values
C. modal personalities
D. cultural configuration
E. stereotypes
ANSWER: 

The personality social scientists identify as typical of a society, as indicated by the central tendency on a bell-shaped curve of possible personality traits (a "frequency distribution"), is called:
A. a core value
B. a nuclear personality
C. a pattern of affect (or feeling)
D. a modal personality
E. a stereotype
ANSWER: 

________________ is the process by which culture is passed from one generation to the next, and by which individuals become members of their society.
A. Assimilation
B. Enculturation
C. Acculturation
D. Adaptation
E. Accommodation
ANSWER: 

According to Francis Hsu, the anthropologist cited in your text, the central core value which most consistently characterizes and motivates most Euro-Americans is
A. cooperation for the good of the group
B. generosity in sharing, as part of a deep sense of justice and fair play
C. rugged individualism, a preference for 'going it alone'..and reaping the rewards of one's own efforts
D. development of the self, rather than accumulation of things
E. dependence on others for one's sense of self
ANSWER: 

An ethnic psychosis refers to
A. an insane or psychotic episode experienced by a person from a culture other than your own.
B. a progressive disease that strikes anthropologists when they spend longer than twelve months in the field.
C. a form of insanity or psychosis characterized by symptoms peculiar to a particular cultural group.
D. a universal form of mental illness.
E. a biologically based disease that resembles schizophrenia (or multiple personality disorder).
ANSWER: 

In Western countries, "our" ethnic psychosis of choice is a psychological disorder which occurs primarily among young women in which a preoccupation with thinness results in a refusal to eat. This one is called
A. running amok
B. anorexia nervosa
C. latah (from drinking too many lattes?)
D. couch-potato-itis
E. pibloktoq
ANSWER: 

Today in Native American societies, the preferred term to describe an individual who falls between the categories of "man" and "woman" is
A. berdache
B. gay
C. passive homosexual
D. two-spirit
E. effeminate
ANSWER: 

Which of the following child-rearing practices were characteristic of the Ju'hoansi (also known as Kung)in their traditional food-foraging lifestyle?
A. Because men and women do very different and separate tasks, boys and girls are separated at an early age so each can begin learning the correct gender-appropriate work roles as soon as they are physically able.
B. Because men are frequently away on hunting trips, children hardly ever see or interact with their fathers. This fosters a kind of social distance that is often intimidating for the children.
C. Because young children are raised almost exclusively by their mothers and aunts, boys have a particular difficulty in having to renounce the female influences as they learn to take on the male personas expected of them.
D. In the effort to encourage self-reliance, infants are weaned early from nursing, and are often left on their own in camp, while both parents are out working.
E. None of the above would be accurate descriptions of the traditional food-foraging Ju'hoansi child rearing practices.
ANSWER: 

In the Pakistani Punjab village described in 'Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief', the villagers consider which of the following to be the primary drives and desires which motivate men?
A. 'wine, women, and song', a sense that life is ' a gift' to be celebrated and enjoyed.
B. 'women, wealth, and land', a sense that possession of these three is the mark of a successful life.
C. 'winning, wealth, and worship', a sense that one must combine piety and agressiveness to achieve a successful life.
D. 'poverty, piety, and poetry', a sense that the true riches which mark a life as successful are of the spirit, not of the material world.
ANSWER: 

According to the article, "Yellow Woman and a Beauty of the Spirit", which of the following would have been LEAST likely to happen in (or least characteristic of) traditional "old days" Laguna culture?
A. a married woman having a lover
B. a man dressing as a woman
C. a woman getting pregnant before her marriage
D. a clear distinction being made between men's work and women's work
E. a man doing basket-making or weaving
ANSWER: 

Why do the daycare centers, into which working mothers in the United States place their children, often not work to the children's benefit as much as a traditional culture's extended family child care does?
A. Most daycare center workers are uneducated, and lack social skills, so are poor role models for the children in their care.
B. Most daycare center workers don't really care about other people's children.
C. Most day care workers come from out of town, and have long tiring commutes...naptime becomes more for their benefit than the children's.
D. Low pay guarantees a high rate of personnel turnover at daycare centers, so the children get little sense of continuity as they try to learn how the world works and who they are.
E. Little chance for promotion keeps the morale of daycare workers low, and fosters a negativism which gets passed on to the children.
ANSWER: 

As discussed in your text, part of developing a sense of self-awareness includes learning about one's "behavioral environment". This includes
A. the process of learning how to act appropriately in the many social settings in which one lives
B. the culturally defined categories of things that exist in the world one grows up in
C. a spatial orientation that provides, both literally and culturally, a map of the world that one moves through in a lifetime
D. the moral codes, core values and cultural premises that guide people's behavior in the cultural groups one lives in and among
E. all of the above are considered to be part of a person's behavioral environment
ANSWER: 

Which of the following best illustrates the concept of an "ascribed" status?
A. Yanomamo
B. volunteer on a fund drive
C. student at L.C.C.
D. wife
E. logger
ANSWER: 

In the article, Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief, how did the author finally estabish his right to be a full person and member of the village community?
A. by being willing to take the villager's teasing and criticism without getting angry.
B. by teaching English to the young children of the village, thus demonstrating that he did have some intelligence.
C. by being able to demonstrate that he must be a member of one of the main kinship groups in the village.
D. by setting up a medical service and taking on an identity as a doctor.
E. by helping villagers in some court cases and land disputes. thus taking on an identity as a lawyer.
ANSWER: 

In the article by Leslie Marmon Silko, who is "Yellow Woman"?
A. her favorite aunt (mother's sister)
B. her grandmother Lily's "Indian name"
C. the Mother Creator in Laguna religious belief
D. herself - the name Leslie goes by in the pueblo
E. her favorite character in her people's "old stories"
ANSWER: 

'STATUS', AS USED IN ANTHROPOLOGY, REFERS TO:
A. A HIGH PLACE IN A SOCIAL HIERARCHY
B. A SET OF BEHAVIORS EXPECTED OF YOU IN A SPECIFIC SOCIAL SITUATION
C. A CULTURALLY DEFINED POSITION ASSOCIATED WITH A. PARTICULAR SOCIAL STRUCTURE
D. A PERSON WHO TAKES ON A. PARTICULAR JOB, SUCH AS THAT OF PRESIDENT OF U.S.A.
E. A SYMBOL OF SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC SUCCESS
ANSWER: 

In the article, 'Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief', how did the Punjabi villagers indicate their unwillingness to recognize the author as occupying the status of 'full person'?
A. They would not allow him to wear their kind of traditional dress.
B. They spoke to him in a manner appropriate for talking to children, which is insulting when directed at adults.
C. They refused to address him or refer to him by his name.
D. They insisted on using the most formal forms of their language when they talked to him, thus expressing the social distance they perceived between themselves and Richard.
ANSWER: 

_________________ refers to child-rearing practices that foster compliance in the performance of assigned tasks and reliance on the domestic group.
A. Independence training
B. Assertiveness training
C. Passivity training
D. Domesticity training
E. Dependence training
ANSWER: 

According to the discussion in your text, the process of developing "self-awareness" is best defined as:
A. the ability to assume roles
B. the ability to define oneself as an object (or being?), to react to oneself, and to evaluate oneself in relation to the rest of the environments one is in.
C. the process by which one learns to discriminate right from wrong
D. the awareness that one has lived a previous life, and is starting another round
E. the learning of the language of one's group, which enables a child to have names for things and people in the local universe
ANSWER: 

A famous study undertaken of the national character of the Japanese during World War II is important to students and social scientists today, because
A. it illustrates the problem of generalizing from minimal evidence to explain complex social phenomena
B. it demonstrates the continued effect of Japanese controlling child-rearing practices on the development of the Japanese national character
C. it demonstrates the usefulness and validity of national character studies as guides to the decision-makers of today
D. it explains how come the Japanese are so successful in business today
E. it demonstrates the effectiveness of dependence training in motivating people to sacrifice themselves for a common goal
ANSWER: 

According to your text, which of the following societal practices enables one to "become the owner of oneself and capacities"?
A. a strong and clear moral system
B. independence training
C. any form of religion
D. dependence training
E. adherence to the letter fo the law.
ANSWER: 

"Status", as used in Anthropology, refers to:
A. a high place in a social hierarchy
B. a set of behaviors expected of you in a specific social situation
C. a culturally defined position in a particular social structure
D. a person who takes on a particular job, such as that of president of U.S.A.
E. a symbol of social or economic success
ANSWER: 

In the article, 'Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief', during the first weeks of the author's stay in the Punjabi village, how did the villagers indicate that they had not yet granted him the status of 'full person'
A. They housed him at the edge of the village, both literally and symbolically, keeping him at a distance.
B. They refused to speak to him in their own language, insisting that he always use an interpreter.
C. They refused to allow him to watch any of their religious rituals.
D. They refused to call him by his name, referring to him always as 'the Englishman.'
E. They refused to let him into their own homes, insisting that he conduct all his interviews in public.
ANSWER: 

Richard Kurin, the author of 'Doctor. Lawyer, Indian Chief', had trouble finding and then being accepted into a Punjabi village because , in villagers eyes, he occupied which of the following statuses?
A. status of elite city-dweller
B. status of spy
C. status of fool, ignorant dolt.
D. status of shameless infidel.
E. Richard was perceived at one time or another as occupying all of these 'non-belonging' statuses.
ANSWER: 

Which of the following is generally considered to be an "achieved" status?
A. sister
B. 7-year-old
C. !Kung or Ju/'hoansi of the Kalahari of South Africa
D. son
E. none of the above would be regarded as primarily an achieved status
ANSWER: 

As discussed in the Original Study in chapter 16/5, which of the following would be a cultural premise or core value of many traditional Native American cultures?
A. Every thing in the universe has a spirit that was given by the Great Spirit, and is therefore to be valued and considered sacred.
B. How one is born in this life is seen as a reward or punishment for how well and morally one has lived one's previous life.
C. The Great Spirit created a clearly orderly and predictable universe, with " a place for everything..." and little room for in-betweens or ambiguities, leading to a low tolerance for "oddities" among most tribes.
D. The Great Spirit's central role in the universe is to put all its beings "to the test", to see who will be worthy of a happy afterlife.
E. The "sins of the parents are visited" upon their children, meaning that it is parents moral failures that cause difficulties or "abnormalities" in their children
ANSWER: 

An example of an "ascribed" status would be:
A. Ph.D.
B. bishop
C. high school drop-out
D. middle child in a family
E. president, Ramblers Motorcycle Club
ANSWER: 

THE CULTURALLY DEFINED POSITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH A PARTICULAR SOCIAL STRUCTURE ARE CALLED:
A. ROLES
B. STATUSES
C. RANKS
D. SOCIAL SITUATIONS
E. SOCIAL GROUPS
ANSWER: 

During World War II, social scientists interested in exploring the idea that basic personality traits are shared by most members of a society carried out a series of studies of
A. core values
B. national character
C. modal personality
D. dependence training
E. stereotypes
ANSWER: 

An example of an "achieved status" is:
A. daughter
B. building custodian
C. child
D. female
E. none of the above
ANSWER: 

To what does the title of the original study called "The Blessed Curse" refer?
A. To the author's time of reaching puberty, when her menstrual cycles started (the "curse"), which nonetheless was valued because it meant she would be able to bear children (the "blessing")
B. To the period of adolescence as typically experienced by many North American teenagers...AND their parents! ...clearly a time of "mixed blessings" for all.
C. To the author's status as an intersexed person, which meant she would never be able to have children...which could be seen as both a curse and a blessing
D. To the opposite reactions this intersex child received from her Christian parents and her Cherokee grandmother
E. To the practice of female "circumcision", which in many cultures is considered necessary for a girl to be able to marry and have children, yet which causes much physical and emotional trauma
ANSWER: 

In traditional ("old days") Laguna Pueblo culture, women were most admired for which of the following attributes?
A. their physical beauty or elegance
B. their gracefulness of movement, especially as dancers in the sacred ceremonies
C. their strength and sturdiness
D. their gentleness and steadiness of temperament
E. their skill and artistry in the valued crafts of basketry, weaving and other handwork
ANSWER: 

In the article, 'Doctor, Lawyer, Indian Chief', what was the status that first granted the author some measure of respect on the part of the villagers?
A. the status of 'nice person', genuinely trying to learn village customs.
B. the status of 'teacher' someone who really did have some useful knowledge and skills.
C. the status of 'doctor', someone who could cure all ailments.
D. the status of 'missionary', a man of religious faith and devotion.
E. the status of 'honest person', someone who was willing to confess that he had come to spy on them.
ANSWER: 

Childrearing in much of modern North America tends to emphasize and encourage which of the following personality traits?
A. Taking responsibility for oneself and one's own outcomes.
B. Seeing oneself as in competition with others for attention and rewards.
C. Having a relatively low sense of involvement in or support of family or other groups: a "look out for #1" approach.
D. A willingness to take risks of non-conforming or occasionally speaking out, even in situations where 'going along' would better one's chances of success.
E. All of the above are included in the development of a characteristic 'modal personality' range in North America.
ANSWER: 

Because of the high value placed on individualism, children in the United States tend to develop self-awareness noticeably earlier than children in foraging cultures, such as the Ju/'hoansi (the !Kung).
A. True
B. False 
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