Question 1

Which of the following are broad research interests of physical anthropologists?

Accepted Answer

A) Descriptive ethnography and culture-bound theory 
B) Fingerprinting and study of hair loss 
C) Biological variation in human populations and evolution of human characteristics 
D) Primate population variation and the reconstruction of the material remains of culture 
E) The study of the origins of language and what causes language change 
A) Descriptive ethnography and culture-bound theory 
B) Fingerprinting and study of hair loss 
C) Biological variation in human populations and evolution of human characteristics 
D) Primate population variation and the reconstruction of the material remains of culture 
E) The study of the origins of language and what causes language change

Question 2

Describe cultural resource management and explain its significance to anthropology.

Accepted Answer

Cultural resource management (CRM) is th

Question 3

How do linguists contribute to our understanding of the past?

Accepted Answer

Linguists contribute to our understandin

Question 4

Recent studies have shown that the unusual degree of separation of mother and infant in Western societies has important consequences.Which of the following are not consequences of the rather long degree of mother/infant separation in Western societies?

Accepted Answer

A) Decreases in the length of infant feeding 
B) Prevention of early ovulation after childbirth 
C) Increase in physical abuse of child 
D) Increases in crying 
E) Decreases in physical stimulation 
A) Decreases in the length of infant feeding 
B) Prevention of early ovulation after childbirth 
C) Increase in physical abuse of child 
D) Increases in crying 
E) Decreases in physical stimulation

Question 5

Cultural anthropology is the study of patterns of human behavior.These standards:

Accepted Answer

A) are biologically inherited. 
B) operate only when people are unconscious. 
C) can be studied only by sociologists. 
D) focus on humans as culture producing and re-producing creatures. 
E) are inherited and are studied initially by physical anthropologists. 
A) are biologically inherited. 
B) operate only when people are unconscious. 
C) can be studied only by sociologists. 
D) focus on humans as culture producing and re-producing creatures. 
E) are inherited and are studied initially by physical anthropologists.

Question 6

Archaeologists attempt to recover information about past human cultures,some of which left no written records.Explain how they would go about that task.

Accepted Answer

Archaeologists use a variety of methods

Question 7

What does Stephen Jay Gould mean when he says,"[t]he greatest impediment to scientific innovation is usually a conceptual lock,not a factual lock"?

Accepted Answer

Stephen Jay Gould, an influential paleon

Question 8

Like other scholars who study people,anthropologists are holistic in their approach.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

As part of your job,you may study the frequency of blood types in human populations,or watch the behavior of monkeys and apes,or dig for early hominid bones in East Africa.You are a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) ethnologist. 
B) primatologist. 
C) ethnographer. 
D) physical anthropologist. 
E) cultural anthropologist. 
A) ethnologist. 
B) primatologist. 
C) ethnographer. 
D) physical anthropologist. 
E) cultural anthropologist.

Question 10

Which of the following is not one of the four branches of anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A) Archaeology 
B) Linguistics 
C) Biology 
D) Cultural anthropology 
E) Physical anthropology 
A) Archaeology 
B) Linguistics 
C) Biology 
D) Cultural anthropology 
E) Physical anthropology

Question 11

The hallmark of all anthropological fieldwork is participant observation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The shared,learned behavior of non-human apes should not be considered culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

How was a forensic anthropologist able to assist in unraveling the mysteries of the Argentinian desaparecidos?

Accepted Answer

Forensic anthropologists were able to as

Question 14

Anthropology studies the language of a culture,its philosophy,and its forms of art.In the process of doing research,ethnographers involve themselves intensively in the lives of those they study,trying to experience culture from their informants' points of view.In this sense,anthropology is:

Accepted Answer

A) scientific. 
B) humanistic. 
C) radical. 
D) conservative. 
E) systematic. 
A) scientific. 
B) humanistic. 
C) radical. 
D) conservative. 
E) systematic.

Question 15

Biological anthropology eschews work in genetics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

From skeletal remains,the forensic anthropologist cannot establish which of following?

Accepted Answer

A) Stature 
B) Race 
C) Sex 
D) Marital status 
E) Age 
A) Stature 
B) Race 
C) Sex 
D) Marital status 
E) Age

Question 17

Discuss the challenges involved in ethnographic fieldwork and its contributions to our contemporary world.

Accepted Answer

Ethnographic fieldwork involves immersin

Question 18

Physical anthropologists are only concerned with the past evolutionary development of the human animal and the biological variations with the species that occurred in the past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Create an example of an ethical issue that might confront an anthropologist,and explore how it could be resolved.

Accepted Answer

An example of an ethical issue that migh

Question 20

The hallmark of ethnographic fieldwork is:

Accepted Answer

A) participant observation. 
B) formal interviews. 
C) field notes. 
D) applied anthropology. 
E) holism. 
A) participant observation. 
B) formal interviews. 
C) field notes. 
D) applied anthropology. 
E) holism.

Exam 1: The Essence of Anthropology

Which of the following are broad research interests of physical anthropologists?

Describe cultural resource management and explain its significance to anthropology.

How do linguists contribute to our understanding of the past?

Recent studies have shown that the unusual degree of separation of mother and infant in Western societies has important consequences.Which of the following are not consequences of the rather long degree of mother/infant separation in Western societies?

Cultural anthropology is the study of patterns of human behavior.These standards:

Archaeologists attempt to recover information about past human cultures,some of which left no written records.Explain how they would go about that task.

What does Stephen Jay Gould mean when he says,"[t]he greatest impediment to scientific innovation is usually a conceptual lock,not a factual lock"?

Like other scholars who study people,anthropologists are holistic in their approach.

As part of your job,you may study the frequency of blood types in human populations,or watch the behavior of monkeys and apes,or dig for early hominid bones in East Africa.You are a(n):

Which of the following is not one of the four branches of anthropology?

The hallmark of all anthropological fieldwork is participant observation.

The shared,learned behavior of non-human apes should not be considered culture.

How was a forensic anthropologist able to assist in unraveling the mysteries of the Argentinian desaparecidos?

Anthropology studies the language of a culture,its philosophy,and its forms of art.In the process of doing research,ethnographers involve themselves intensively in the lives of those they study,trying to experience culture from their informants' points of view.In this sense,anthropology is:

Biological anthropology eschews work in genetics.

From skeletal remains,the forensic anthropologist cannot establish which of following?

Discuss the challenges involved in ethnographic fieldwork and its contributions to our contemporary world.

Physical anthropologists are only concerned with the past evolutionary development of the human animal and the biological variations with the species that occurred in the past.

Create an example of an ethical issue that might confront an anthropologist,and explore how it could be resolved.

The hallmark of ethnographic fieldwork is:

Biology, Genetics, and Evolution

Living Primates

Primate Behavior

Field Methods in Archaeology and Paleoanthropology

From First Primates to First Bipeds

Origins of the Genus Homo

The Global Expansion of Homo Sapiens and Their Technology

The Neolithic Revolution: the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity: Race and Racism

Human Adaptation to a Changing World

Characteristics of Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, Methods, and Theories

Language and Communication

Social Identity, Personality, and Gender

Patterns of Subsistence

Economic Systems

Sex, Marriage, and Family

Kinship and Descent

Grouping by Gender, Age, Common Interest, and Social Status

Politics, Power, War, and Peace

Spirituality, Religion, and Shamanism

The Arts

Processes of Cultural Change

Global Challenges, Local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology

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