Ruth Landes Suffered Similar Criticisms for Her Portrayal of Ojibwa

question 70

Multiple Choice

Ruth Landes suffered similar criticisms for her portrayal of Ojibwa of northwestern Ontario.Her work

• A)failed to place the Ojibwa in historical context reflecting changed economic conditions after government suppression of political and religious organizations.
• B)was full of detailed ethnographic accuracy.
• C)failed to recognize the extreme individualism and atomistic behaviour of the Ojibwa.
• D)characterized the Ojibwa as leading a peaceful life.
• E)was not completed on time.

---

Definitions:

Carbon Tetrachloride

A colorless liquid with the formula CCl4, historically used as a cleaning agent, fire extinguisher, and refrigerant, now recognized as a carcinogen.

Pyridine

A basic heterocyclic organic compound with the formula C5H5N, featuring a ring structure similar to benzene but with one methine group (\(CH\)) replaced by a nitrogen atom.

Aromatic

Compounds that contain a planar ring of atoms that are stabilized by a delocalization of pi electrons according to Huckel's rule.

Antiaromatic

Antiaromatic compounds are cyclic, planar molecules that possess 4n π electrons (where n is an integer) and are destabilized due to their electronic structure, contradicting the stability seen in aromatic compounds.