Anthropology 102 - Human Ways of Life » Spring 2021 » Topic 3 Quiz Ethnography

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Question #1
Fieldwork anthropology is best conducted via the scientific method and experimental design testing.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #2
This type of fieldwork method may include playing basketball, cooking, dining, or having coffee with informants.
A.   Culture shock
B.   Participant observation
C.   Interviewing
D.   Honeymoon phase
Question #3
Fieldwork involves:,,,,
A.   Testing lab samples
B.   learning the local language
C.   becoming involved in people’s lives
D.   spending a significant amount of time in the field
Question #4
Cultural anthropologists do research primarily by:
A.   building trusting relationships with people over a long period of time
B.   gathering data to produce mathematical models
C.   focusing on just one aspect of people’s lives
D.   building trusting relationships with people over a long period of time, gathering data to produce mathematical models and focusing on just one aspect of people’s lives
E.   none of the above
Question #5
Interpretive anthropology emphasizes an approach that focuses on learning cultural symbols as a way to gain insight into how people make sense of the world around them.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #6
Bronislaw Malinowski was one of the first anthropologists to propose the key method of armchair anthropology.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #7
According to the American Anthropological Association statement on Ethics, sometimes dissemination of research information may pose significant risks and, therefore, preventing dissemination may sometimes be the most ethical decision
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #8
Which of the following is a ethical guideline proposed by the American Anthropological Association (AAA)?,,,,,,
A.   Make your results accessible
B.   Do no harm
C.   Protect and preserve your records
D.   Pay informants in cash, whenever possible
E.   Be honest about your work
Question #9
Anthropologists of the 1800s are referred to as “fieldwork anthropologists” because they never traveled abroad and they gathered data from other people’s reports.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #10
Ellen Isaacs argues that it is not enough to simply ask people how they use technology but you also have to observe them in their "natural habitat".
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #11
An anthropologist is studying witchcraft. While many people in the town have tried witchcraft at home, none are experts in the practice except one woman: Lupe. The anthropologist befriends Lupe and learns a great deal about witchcraft from her. This is an example of:
A.   Ethnocentrism
B.   Key informant
C.   Culture shock
D.   None of the above
Question #12
According to the American Anthropological Association statement on Ethics, anthropologists' obligations to their research participants should be the primary concern when there are competing interests in the research (such as funders, employers, etc).
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #13
According to the American Anthropological Association statement on Ethics, anthropologists should protect their research participants by withholding information from them about the study.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #14
Anthropologists gather source information from individuals, who we call
A.   Gossips
B.   Spies
C.   Informants, Spies and Gossips
D.   Informants

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