True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or
false.
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In
North America art is often seen as a frill, while sport is seen as useful.
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2.
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Art has
no economic value for indigenous people in the contemporary world
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3.
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Artistic behaviour is as basic to human expression as language.
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4.
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The
only groups where music does not play an important role are food-foraging peoples.
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5.
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From a
people's myths, legends, and tales anthropologists may learn how they order their
universe.
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6.
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Once
made, a particular piece of art will always retain the same function over time.
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7.
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Songs,
within the restrictions musical form imposes, cannot transmit and preserve a culture's customs and
values.
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8.
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No
known culture is without some form of art, even though that art may be applied to purely utilitarian
objects.
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9.
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Much of
the world's art is created for functional rather than aesthetic purposes.
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10.
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Bach’s cantatas resembled Navajo sand paintings in that they were both intended
to be “throwaway” art created for use on particular religious occasions.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best
completes the statement or answers the question.
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For
most Westerners, the term "folklore" implies__________________________. a. | the art of ordinary people | b. | the art of the European elite | c. | the art which decorates public
buildings | d. | the art produced
in urban art schools | e. | literate narrative | | |
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The
word "myth" as used by anthropologists differs somewhat from the popular conception of the
term. As used in popular parlance, "myth" means________. a. | a scientific explanation for the origin of the
universe | b. | a widely believed
falsehood (e.g., "It's a myth that if a pregnant women eats strawberries her child will be born
with a strawberry-coloured birthmark.") | c. | a narrative that provides a rationale for religious beliefs
and practices | d. | an expression of
the world view of a people | e. | an explanatory description of an orderly
universe | | |
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The
field of ethnomusicology _________________________________. a. | is concerned with human music rather than natural
music | b. | is the study of
music in its cultural setting | c. | began in the nineteenth century with the collection of
folksongs | d. | concerns the
organization of melody, rhythm, and form in a culture's music | e. | all of the above | | |
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A
surprisingly large number of motifs in European and African tales are traceable to ancient sources
in___________. a. | India | b. | China | c. | Vietnam | d. | Cambodia | e. | Thailand | | |
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15.
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The
distinction between “folk” and “fine” art is one which
______________. a. | is essential to
understanding both forms | b. | is needed to study fine art but not folk
art | c. | is a recent
projection of the attitude of Europeans and European-derived culture onto
others. | d. | originated with
peasants, who wanted to keep their art separate from the art of city people | e. | is needed to study folk art but not fine
art | | |
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_____________ are story situations which occur in a wide range of cultures with the
same basic structure and similar plot elements. a. | tales | b. | legends | c. | myths | d. | motifs | e. | lies | | |
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Inuit
artists __________________. a. | attempt to impose their ideas on the materials they
use | b. | traditionally
produced only musical and verbal art, as few suitable media for graphic and plastic arts were
available in the Arctic | c. | never use religious themes in their
art | d. | seek to help what
is already present in their media emerge from hiding | e. | will never sell their work for fear of corrupting its
purity | | |
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The
Western Abenaki myth of Tabaldak teaches people that_______________. a. | humans must preserve their difference from other
animals | b. | humans are
descended from beings made of stone | c. | the original humans came down from the
sky | d. | humans came up
from the underworld | e. | humans, trees and animals are basically the similar
beings | | |
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Which
of the following is true of stories of a time when women ruled over men? a. | They are found mainly in societies where women actually do
dominate men. | b. | Anthropologists
have had little interest in them, because of male bias. | c. | Anthropologists have found that such societies did actually
exist in the past. | d. | They are often found in societies where there is
considerable tension between male dominance and female power. | e. | They are found only in foraging
societies. | | |
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From
which of the following can anthropologists determine a people's worldview? a. | art | b. | myths | c. | legends | d. | tales | e. | all of the above | | |
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Legends
_________________. a. | are found only in non-literate
societies | b. | are found in
non-literate and peasant societies but not in modern cities | c. | are usually obviously implausible | d. | are found only in urban locations | e. | are found in urban as well as rural
societies | | |
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“Mock weddings” on the Canadian prairies ______________. a. | are a way of entering into same-sex marriage, likely to be
abandoned when the western provinces permit gay people to have real
weddings. | b. | are seen by your
textbook as a way for heterosexual people to fantasize about being gay | c. | are a means for feminists to make fun of traditional
marriage | d. | are a way in which
people dramatize the contradictions in the roles of farm wives | e. | are a means by which the bridal industry creates interest
in its products. | | |
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___________is the creative use of the human imagination to interpret, understand, and
enjoy life. a. | Religion | b. | Art | c. | War | d. | The occult | e. | Astrology | | |
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Perhaps
the oldest means of artistic expression is___________________. a. | body decoration | b. | oil paintings | c. | metallurgy | d. | sand paintings | e. | sculpture | | |
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To the
_________ Indians of California, the art of basket making has been important for their sense of who
they are since before the coming of European settlers. a. | Penobscot | b. | Moroccan | c. | Navajo | d. | Pomo | e. | Yanomami | | |
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In
politically centralized states, the rewriting of history is a common practice. For example, the
___________ rewrote some of their history in a way to better glorify their past. a. | Inuit | b. | Aztec | c. | Nyanga | d. | Mande | e. | Navajo | | |
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The
"___________" of the Awlad 'Ali Bedouins punctuate conversations carried out while the
people perform everyday chores. a. | little myths | b. | big songs | c. | huge epics | d. | little songs | e. | humorous sayings | | |
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28.
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An
association of___________ with the supernatural power of animals has been noted among the
Ju/’hoansi a. | sand
paintings | b. | bagpipe
music | c. | rock
art | d. | rock
music | e. | potlatches | | |
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______________ was a West Coast artist who painted both the British Columbia landscape
and such features of Native culture as totem poles. a. | Emily Carr | b. | Homer Watson | c. | Michael Snow | d. | Joyce Weiland | e. | J.E.H. MacDonald | | |
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African
____________are integral elements of modern jazz, world music and folk music a. | 12 tone scales | b. | zithers | c. | polyrhythms | d. | 24 step melody lines | e. | digeridoos | | |
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