Saint IDS210 midterm exam

1. Question : The term __________ is used to explain the way stories move and change from culture to culture.

Student Answer: diffusion

continuity

frame

legend

Points Received: 4 of 4

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Question 2. Question : Which of the following would be listed under the category of material

folklore?

Student Answer: Myths

Ballads

Secret handshake

Christmas cookies

Points Received: 4 of 4

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Question 3. Question : Which of the following is an example of a dyad?

Student Answer: Longtime friends

Musical group

Ballad

Myth

Points Received: 4 of 4

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Question 4. Question : The assumption that human society develops in a linear progression from one stage of civilization to another is a process known as __________.

Student Answer: dynamic

conservative

cultural evolution

cultural revolution

Points Received: 4 of 4

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Question 5. Question : All of the following are characteristics of legends EXCEPT:

Student Answer: verses contain couplets.

told in “folk” talk.

told as truth, sound believable.

may be based on actual persons.

Points Received: 4 of 4

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Question 6. Question : Folklore possesses both __________ (changing) features, as well as __________ (static) features that allow it to be adaptable, yet still preserve a sense of continuity.

Student Answer: random; docile

rigid; compliant

esoteric; exoteric

dynamic; conservative

Points Received: 0 of 4

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Question 7. Question : The sharing of jokes and cartoons to post at a workplace is known as __________.

Student Answer: fake lore

Xerox lore

commodification

self-identification

Points Received: 4 of 4

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Question 8. Question : __________ is the sharing of something of cultural significance from group member to group member.

Student Answer: Commodification

Nationalistic

Tradition

Liminal

Points Received: 4 of 4

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Question 9. Question : A Bar Mitzvah is what type of ritual?

Student Answer: Rite of passage

Coming-of-age

Initiation

Naming

Short answer:

Points Received: 4 of 4

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Question 10. Question : The __________ denotes the beginning and end of a ritual.

Student Answer: frame

style

chant

song

Points Received: 4 of 4

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Question 11. Question : Scholars seeking to retain the cultural history of a country by collecting and documenting its folklore are using the __________approach.

Points Received: 0 of 4

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Question 12. Question : The __________Theory draws connections between beliefs about the sun and moon to myths and mythological creatures.

Points Received: 4 of 4

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Question 13. Question : Folklorists us the term __________ to refer to anything that is regionally expressed or defined. For example, depending on where you live you may call soft drinks “pop” or “soda.”

Points Received: 4 of 4

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Question 14. Question : Explain how the Internet has changed the way groups form.

Question 15. Question : Explain the role that proximity and interaction plays in the formation of groups.

Question 16. Question : Folklore can be broken into three broad categories. Identify these categories and provide at least two examples for each one.