
1. The following quotation of Clifford Geertz is defining the concept of _________: "By it he means play in which the stakes are so high that it is, from his utilitarian standpoint, irrational for men to engage in it at all."
~ The following quotation is defining the concept of deep play: "By it he means play in which the stakes are so high that it is, from his utilitarian standpoint, irrational for men to engage in it at all."
@ The following quotation is defining the concept of deep play: "By it he means play in which the stakes are so high that it is, from his utilitarian standpoint, irrational for men to engage in it at all."
a. thick description
b. semiotics
*c. deep play
d. game theory

2. "They [roosters] are bathed in the same ceremonial preparation of tepid water, medicinal herbs, flowers, and onions in which infants are bathed, and for a prize cock just about as often." This quotation illustrates
~ This quotation illustrates the importance that cocks played in the lives of Balinese men.
@ This quotation illustrates the importance that cocks played in the lives of Balinese men.
a. the symbolism of roosters indicating animal savagery.
*b. the importance that cocks played in the lives of Balinese men.
c. an application of thick description.
d. the betting system resembling a social hierarchy.

3. Why are cockfights an example of deep play?
~ Cockfights are an example of deep play because men's positions within the social hierarchy are at stake. Bets indicate social status, ritualized warfare, and alliances.
@ Cockfights are an example of deep play because men's positions within the social hierarchy are at stake. Bets indicate social status, ritualized warfare, and alliances.
*a. Men's positions within the social hierarchy are at stake. 
b. The fights always ended with the loss of rooster life.
c. Heavy amounts of money were being wagered in center bets.
d. Those involved could possibly be injured.

4. Thick description is
~ Thick description is a method of analysis that attempts to describe all possible cultural meanings of an act or event. Clifford Geertz pioneered this method and uses it throughout this text.
@ Thick description is a method of analysis that attempts to describe all possible cultural meanings of an act or event. Clifford Geertz pioneered this method and uses it throughout this text.
a. a method of analysis that attempts to describe the particular actions of an act or event.
b. a category of anthropology that attempts to study the physical development of the human body.
c. a strategy used by structuralists to better understand culture by viewing it as an imaginary narrative.
*d. a method of analysis that attempts to describe all possible cultural meanings of an act or event.

5. Which of the following examples of roosters symbolically representing "The Powers of Darkness" is NOT included in the text?
~ The text mentions that the human owner of the winning cock will sometimes cook and eat the losing rooster. It does not mention roosters being permitted to eat other roosters.
@ The text mentions that the human owner of the winning cock will sometimes cook and eat the losing rooster. It does not mention roosters being permitted to eat other roosters.
a. Cock fights occurring on the "The Day of Silence (Njepi)."
b. The owner of the winning cock taking the carcass of the loser home to eat.
*c. Permitting winning roosters to eat the losing rooster.
d. Cockfights as a blood sacrifice to higher powers.

6. Clifford Geertz argues that Balinese men _____.
~ Clifford Geertz argues that Balinese men live vicariously through their cocks.
@ Clifford Geertz argues that Balinese men live vicariously through their cocks.
a. use betting on cocks as a perfect representation of the Balinese economy.
*b. live vicariously through their cocks.
c. have no emotional connection with their roosters.
d. would never dare to eat rooster.

7. Why are Balinese men willing to gamble high amounts on center bets in cockfights?
~ Balinese men are willing to gamble high amounts on center bets in cockfights because Balinese individuals are reinscribing their social status with high bets. The betting system in place is symbolic of a social hierarchy.
@ Balinese men are willing to gamble high amounts on center bets in cockfights because Balinese individuals are reinscribing their social status with high bets. The betting system in place is symbolic of a social hierarchy.
a. Proceeds from the bets trickle down throughout Bali's economic infrastructure.
*b. Balinese men are reinscribing their social status with high bets.
c. Only the most wealthy of Balinese individuals are even permitted to bet on cockfights.
d. Cockfighting is the primary source of Balinese entertainment.

8. Which of the following quotations best illustrates Geertz's use of thick description in "Deep Play: Notes from the Balinese Cockfight"?
~ "Sabung, the word for cock (and the one which appears in inscriptions as early as A.D. 922), is used metaphorically to mean 'hero,' 'warrior,' 'champion,' 'man of parts,' 'political candidate,' 'bachelor,' 'dandy,' 'lady-killer,' or 'tough guy.'"
@ "Sabung, the word for cock (and the one which appears in inscriptions as early as A.D. 922), is used metaphorically to mean 'hero,' 'warrior,' 'champion,' 'man of parts,' 'political candidate,' 'bachelor,' 'dandy,' 'lady-killer,' or 'tough guy.'"
a. "...As much of America surfaces in a ball park, on a golf links, at a race track, or around a poker table, much of Bali surfaces in a cock ring."
b. "Cockfights (tetadjen; sabungan) are held in a ring about fifty feet square. Usually they begin toward late afternoon and run three or four hours until sunset. About nine or ten separate matches (sehet) comprise a program."
c. "But whatever the level at which one operates, and however intricately, the guiding principle is the same: societies, like lives, contain their own interpretations. One has only to learn how to gain access to them."
*d. "Sabung, the word for cock (and the one which appears in inscriptions as early as A.D. 922), is used metaphorically to mean 'hero,' 'warrior,' 'champion,' 'man of parts,' 'political candidate,' 'bachelor,' 'dandy,' 'lady-killer,' or 'tough guy.'"

9. Which of the following would be an example of thick description of finger-snapping?
~ Thick description places a gesture, event, or ritual in its cultural context to illustrate its multiple, culturally-embedded meanings. Only the answer in which the woman employs finger-snapping ironically to depict it as a class-related activity is "thick" in this way.
@ Thick description places a gesture, event, or ritual in its cultural context to illustrate its multiple, culturally-embedded meanings. Only the answer in which the woman employs finger-snapping ironically to depict it as a class-related activity is "thick" in this way.
a. A girl presses her thumb and middle finger past one another to create an audible pop.
b. A girl snaps her fingers to keep time with music.
c. A girl snaps her fingers to draw someone else's attention to a boy who is snapping his fingers to keep time with music.
*d. A woman snaps her fingers while simultaneously raising her eyebrows, indicating social disapproval of finger-snapping as a lower-class gesture, while nodding her head toward the girl who has just snapped her fingers to call her friend's attention to the boy (who continues to snap his fingers in time with his music obliviously).

10. Which of the following best describes a "semiotic concept of culture"? 
~ A "semiotic concept of culture" views culture as a set of symbols that derive from human experience of the world and in turn inform how individuals interact with and understand the world.
@ A "semiotic concept of culture" views culture as a set of symbols that derive from human experience of the world and in turn inform how individuals interact with and understand the world.
a. Viewing culture as the product of material conditions such as industrialization or the invention of the printing press.
b. Viewing culture as networks of meaning that humans construct in order to justify power relationships.
*c. Viewing culture as a set of symbols that derive from human experience of the world and in turn inform how individuals interact with and understand the world.
d. Viewing culture as networks of meaning that humans construct in order to build group relationships and establish social order.