Multiple Choice

Select the one answer that best completes the thought.

1		George Hunt was:
			A)	the founder of the school of thought known as structuralism
			B)	the key informant of Franz Boas in Baffinland
			C)	the inventor of anthropology
			D)	a 19th century armchair scholar
2		While doing fieldwork an anthropologist:
			A)	lives in the community being studied
			B)	participates in daily life and activities
			C)	learns the language
			D)	does all of the above
3		Individuals living in the community whom the anthropologist interviews and observes are called:
			A)	mentors
			B)	translators
			C)	informants
			D)	helpers
4		Anthropologists working in a community gathering data are:
			A)	generally aloof and standoffish so they don't form personal relations that get in the way of their scientific observations
			B)	concerned with reciprocity, that is, how they can repay their informants for their time and effort.
			C)	unconcerned with how the community views them
			D)	see themselves as teachers, there to change the ways of the community
5		One major difference between the Kwakiutl wedding and the Shriver-Schwartzenegger wedding is:
			A)	The focus in the Kwakiutl wedding is on the families of the bride and groom, while in the American wedding the focus is on the couple.
			B)	The Kwakiutl wedding brings together families of different socioeconomic statuses; the American wedding is between equals.
			C)	the American wedding is only about religion and ritual; money and consumption plays no part in the ceremony, while they are important in the Kwakiutl wedding.
			D)	there are no differences--brides and grooms are the same the world over.