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Question #1
Anthropology
A.   The ousider's perspective of a culture
B.   The insider's perspective of a culture
C.   The approach that considers all interconnected parts of a cultural system.
D.   The study of humanity.
Question #2
Holism
A.   Fieldwork approach that is backbone of anthropological research.
B.   The approach that considers all interconnected parts of a cultural system.
C.   To make the strange familiar and the familiar strange.
D.   A description of cultural practices or cultural groups.
Question #3
Etic
A.   A cultural practice that contradicts the people's own culturally-specific logic.
B.   The ousider's perspective of a culture
C.   The insider's perspective of a culture
D.   the process of learning your own culture.
Question #4
Emic
A.   The ousider's perspective of a culture
B.   The insider's perspective of a culture
C.   The exploitation of peoples by a foreign power.
D.   The concept that one can only understand another culture in terms of the own culturall-specific logic.
Question #5
Ethnography
A.   The approach that considers all interconnected parts of a cultural system.
B.   A description of cultural practices or cultural groups.
C.   The study of humanity.
D.   Comparing another culture/cultural practice againts your own culturally-specific logic.
Question #6
Participant Observation
A.   The concept that one can only understand another culture in terms of the own culturall-specific logic.
B.   To make the strange familiar and the familiar strange.
C.   The exploitation of peoples by a foreign power.
D.   Fieldwork approach that is backbone of anthropological research.
Question #7
Mundane Imponderabilia
A.   To make the strange familiar and the familiar strange.
B.   The concept that one can only understand another culture in terms of the own culturall-specific logic.
C.   Comparing another culture/cultural practice againts your own culturally-specific logic.
D.   The exploitation of peoples by a foreign power.
Question #8
Colonialism
A.   The exploitation of peoples by a foreign power.
B.   A cultural practice that contradicts the people's own culturally-specific logic.
C.   the process of learning your own culture.
D.   Comparing another culture/cultural practice againts your own culturally-specific logic.
Question #9
Cultural Relativism
A.   The study of humanity.
B.   The concept that one can only understand another culture in terms of the own culturall-specific logic.
C.   The approach that considers all interconnected parts of a cultural system.
D.   The ousider's perspective of a culture
Question #10
Ethnocentrism
A.   The study of humanity.
B.   Comparing another culture/cultural practice againts your own culturally-specific logic.
C.   A cultural practice that contradicts the people's own culturally-specific logic.
D.   the process of learning your own culture.
Question #11
Maladaptation
A.   The ousider's perspective of a culture
B.   A cultural practice that contradicts the people's own culturally-specific logic.
C.   The study of humanity.
D.   The approach that considers all interconnected parts of a cultural system.
Question #12
Enculturation
A.   A description of cultural practices or cultural groups.
B.   the process of learning your own culture.
C.   Fieldwork approach that is backbone of anthropological research.
D.   The approach that considers all interconnected parts of a cultural system.
Question #13
Which of the following is not an essential part of participant observation?
A.   Get off the armchair to try local cuisine
B.   Stay for an extended period of time
C.   Learn the local language
D.   Explore the mundane imponderabilia
Question #14
Under the reign of colonial governments, anthropologists were given ____________ in order to conduct their research.
A.   funding and access to field sites
B.   scientific tools and apparel
C.   religious training and vaccines
D.   unlimited freedom and academic autonomy
Question #15
It is not academically productive to exclusively compare another people’s cultural practices against your own cultural practices; this is called “ethnocentrism.”             
A.   True
B.   False
Question #16
Does Azande witchcraft exist?
A.   Yes, in terms of their own understanding.
B.   Yes, and it is evil and dangerous.
C.   No, magic isn't real.
D.   No, but American witchcraft is real.
Question #17
Match the social scientist to its notable work/arguments. Bronislaw Malinowski
A.   "Sick Societies;" Maladapations
B.   "The Mind of Primitive Man;" Cultural Relativism
C.   "Argonauts of the Western Pacific;" Partcipant Observation
D.   "Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic Among the Azande;" Azande Witchcraft
Question #18
Match the social scientist to its notable work/arguments. Franz Boas
A.   "Sick Societies;" Maladapations
B.   "The Mind of Primitive Man;" Cultural Relativism
C.   "Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic Among the Azande;" Azande Witchcraft
D.   "Argonauts of the Western Pacific;" Partcipant Observation
Question #19
Match the social scientist to its notable work/arguments. Sir Edward Evans-Pritchard
A.   "The Mind of Primitive Man;" Cultural Relativism
B.   "Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic Among the Azande;" Azande Witchcraft
C.   "Argonauts of the Western Pacific;" Partcipant Observation
D.   "Sick Societies;" Maladapations
Question #20
Match the social scientist to its notable work/arguments. Robert Edgerton
A.   "Sick Societies;" Maladapations
B.   "The Mind of Primitive Man;" Cultural Relativism
C.   "Argonauts of the Western Pacific;" Partcipant Observation
D.   "Witchcraft, Oracles and Magic Among the Azande;" Azande Witchcraft

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