Anthropology Test 3
In chapter 3, the author tells the story of a very sick baby. Which of the following was used to cure the child
A and B
Based on what you read in the tutorial on religion, which of the following statements may be true of Hinduism
A and B Polytheistic and Monotheistic
Pohnpeian tales of monsters, giants, and magical sea creatures, turned out to be about
A giant crocodile
Who is Dr. Fritz?
A mid-twentieth century doctor who returned from the spirit world to heal others
Micronesia is best described as
A political and economic unification of islands with different cultures, languages, and ecologies
Extreme nationalism could be seen as
A secular religion
Epidemiologists are interested in learning about
All of these
Which of the following is true of the belief in the existence of ancestral spirits?
All of these
Which of the following statements is true concerning witchcraft in societies that believe in it?
All of these are true
The medical team's dependence on their own cultural lifestyle was illustrated by
An emphasis on installing water seal toilets in preparation for their arrival
The belief in nebulous and impersonal powers or forces is called
Animitism
Stories and myths serve functions in a society. For example, the story of Lord Kelekel
Answers the question "what kind of people are we?"
Betel nut is made from
Areca seed, slaked lime, and narcotic leaves
Spitting is common on the island because
B and C
Among Malaysian women who work long hours in factories and are underpaid and poorly treated, some
Become possessed by spirits and enter into madness
When she returned to Pohnpei, Ward found that drinking kava had
Been relocated from feast houses to licensed "bars"
Placebos are especially effective when
Both the patient and the doctor believe they will be effective
A poor person in Pohnpei is one who
Cannot mobilize resources of an extended family is his/her own interest
A symbol of community values and ethnic identity, a ____________ appears on the Pohnpeian insignia
Coconut serving cup
A way of looking at the world through which reality is constructed specific to a particular society or culture is
Cultural Relativism
Lassiter argues that most definitions of religion are
Culturally Ethnocentric
Which of the following are foreign introductions to Pohnpei
Disease, tobacco, alcohol
Diseases that are due mostly to environmental changes, increased population densities, and pollution that result from modernization in third world nations are referred to as
Diseases of development
According to Lassiter, the opposition between knowledge and belief is based in
Empiricism, positivism, and reason
What is the difference between gods and spirits as they are defined in the tutorial on religion?
Gods are more powerful than spirits
The author discovered that the strongest control over sexual behavior on Pohnpei is
Gossip, shame, and fear of ridicule
On the physical level, Pohnpeians note that "smoke follows the high people" because
High ranking individuals sit closer to the earth ovens at feasts
In Pohnpei, spirit anger, sorcery, family discord, and jealousy are believed to cause
Illness
Spiritism in Brazil centers on the belief that dead human spirits
Inhabit the spirit world apart from the living
The author realized that taking care of the sick and dying
Is an art that has long been practiced on the island
Kolonia was picked as one of the research areas because
It had the highest degree of modernization
Which of the following characterize susto?
It literally means fright or sudden fear
An irrational perception that one's prominent sexual body parts are withdrawing into the body and subsequently being lost is a characteristic of which of the following culture bound mental syndromes?
Koro
The prime cause of illness resulting in death in the poor countries of the tropical and subtropical regions today is
Malaria
Pohnpei is part of _____, a series of 2141 islands located _______
Micronesia/between Hawaii and the Philippines
Which of the following statements is true?
Modern medicine has at times been responsible for causing health problems
In studying Pohnpeian lanuage, the author learned that
One must consider relative age, status, and kinship when speaking
Most of the major health problems in the poorer nations are due to
Parasitic worms and microorganisms
During a funeral, women are expected to
Participate in ritualized loud expressions of grief
Pohnpeian men and women are engaged in relationships of
Power sharing
Once Sohn Alpert adopted Martha as his mother, she was expected to
Provide for him financially and follow clan taboos
In order to explain the research project to the public, the researchers launched a
Radio Broadcast
The belief in and engagement with the supernatural is what anthropologists refer to as
Religion
In the study of religion, which of the following is a patterned group practice meant to engage in the supernatural?
Ritual
Which of the following are normally characteristics of religion?
Sacred texts of religions usually set precedents for proper behavior in common situations
Marriage proposal, wedding, and mother's milk feasts all emphasize the importance of ________ relationships
Sister in law
When providing urine samples, Pohnpeian participants were known to
Substitute the urine of a high ranking individual for their own
Anthropologists had to establish trust with the community despite
Suspicion of CIA spying
Animism is
The belief in spirits
The true meaning of work and friendship is expressed as being like
The ends of canoes
Which of the following statements is true?
The general public's belief in the efficacy of both naturalistic and personalistic medical systems is at least partly based on faith rather than objective proof
"Night crawling" is best described as
The night time romantic trysts of Pohnpeian youth
Pohnpei was seen as a "natural laboratory" for studying the effects of social change on blood pressure in part because
The population was known to have low blood pressure from earlier studies
Blood pressure was described by the researchers in nonmedical terms as
The strong or weak movement of blood through the body
Martha's lodgings on her return trip to Kolonia were different from her previous housing in that
There was a phone, flush toilet, and ceiling fans
Which of the following is not true about rituals?
They are an integral part of all religions
Pohnpeians feared giving blood because
They believed that people had either white or black blood and the possible racist ramifications
Pohnpeians are said to possess an ethic of generalized reciprocity. This means that
They exchange goods without keeping track of the exact quanities
Economic planners predicted the economic base of Pohnpei would rest on
Tourism, fishing, and agriculture
High language is characterized by all of the following except
Traditional insults
A ________ is an altered state of consciousness in which an individual is in a hypnotic-like mental condition or at least profoundly absorbed
Trance
Between visits to Pohnpei, the author
Was visited by a Pohnpeian delegation to New Orleans
Which of the following statements is true concerning the shamanistic use of hallucinogenic drugs?
When such drugs are available, they are usually considered to be the easiest and fastest method of contacting the supernatural
Which of the following illustrates the way Pohnpeian society is really founded on cooperation, not hierarchy or competition?
Yam displays
The traditional Polynesian belief in the existence of "Mana" is an example of ___________
animatism
People drink kava
because of its ceremonial importance
While Christianity professes that forgiveness can only be gained by sincere penitence and inner faith, islanders believe that
forgiveness is attained via the magical properties of kava
Among islanders, individual ambition
is expressed through and for the family
Which of the following personalistic illnesses found in Mexico is connected to the perception that some people are "stronger" than others and that their strength can harm "weak" people?
mal de ojo
