Question 1

Ethnographic fieldwork is never done in Western societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

is the pioneering American anthropologist who did work among the Zuni and founded the Women's Anthropological Society in 1885.

Accepted Answer

A) Margaret Mead 
B) Ruth Benedict 
C) Martha Knack 
D) Margaret Lyneis 
E) Matilda Cox Stevenson 
A) Margaret Mead 
B) Ruth Benedict 
C) Martha Knack 
D) Margaret Lyneis 
E) Matilda Cox Stevenson

Question 3

Anthropology is the:

Accepted Answer

A) study of Western culture primarily through the analysis of its folklore. 
B) study of humankind everywhere,throughout time. 
C) study of nonhuman primates through an analysis of their myth and folklore. 
D) study of the species Homo sapiens by analyzing its cultural but not its biological dimensions. 
E) analysis of humankind from the subjective perspective of one group. 
A) study of Western culture primarily through the analysis of its folklore. 
B) study of humankind everywhere,throughout time. 
C) study of nonhuman primates through an analysis of their myth and folklore. 
D) study of the species Homo sapiens by analyzing its cultural but not its biological dimensions. 
E) analysis of humankind from the subjective perspective of one group.

Question 4

How does the perception of organ transplantation differ between the U.S.and Japan?

Accepted Answer

A) It is performed more frequently in Japan because they have developed a more efficient harvesting system. 
B) It is rarely performed in Japan because they do not believe in a mind-body split. 
C) It is performed more frequently in the U.S.because there is no belief in a mind-body split. 
D) It is rarely performed in the U.S.because the cultural system does not endorse the idea of anonymous "gifts." 
E) The perception of organ transplantation does not differ significantly between the U.S.and Japan. 
A) It is performed more frequently in Japan because they have developed a more efficient harvesting system. 
B) It is rarely performed in Japan because they do not believe in a mind-body split. 
C) It is performed more frequently in the U.S.because there is no belief in a mind-body split. 
D) It is rarely performed in the U.S.because the cultural system does not endorse the idea of anonymous "gifts." 
E) The perception of organ transplantation does not differ significantly between the U.S.and Japan.

Question 5

An archaeologist studies material remains and environmental data to understand:

Accepted Answer

A) geological time periods. 
B) fossils and the process of preservation. 
C) human culture. 
D) adaptation and the formation of future species. 
E) how oil is formed from ancient plants. 
A) geological time periods. 
B) fossils and the process of preservation. 
C) human culture. 
D) adaptation and the formation of future species. 
E) how oil is formed from ancient plants.

Question 6

A position that is a closely examined and critically checked explanation of observed reality is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) attractive hunch. 
B) dogma. 
C) doctrine. 
D) indisputable opinion. 
E) theory. 
A) attractive hunch. 
B) dogma. 
C) doctrine. 
D) indisputable opinion. 
E) theory.

Question 7

Technological innovations contributed to the development of anthropology in that it enabled people to travel to remote parts of the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Cross-cultural studies show that in many non-Western cultures mother-infant "co-sleeping" is the rule.Which of the following is not a benefit of mother-infant co-sleeping?

Accepted Answer

A) Infants nurse more often 
B) Infants receive more stimuli 
C) Infants are less susceptible to sudden infant death syndrome 
D) Mother gets at least as much sleep as mothers who do not sleep with infants 
E) Infant begins to adapt to separation of space and individual identity 
A) Infants nurse more often 
B) Infants receive more stimuli 
C) Infants are less susceptible to sudden infant death syndrome 
D) Mother gets at least as much sleep as mothers who do not sleep with infants 
E) Infant begins to adapt to separation of space and individual identity

Question 9

One way that culture is preserved and shared is by language.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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 anthropologist has to consider obligations to three sets of people:

Accepted Answer

A) the anthropologist's family,government,and people studied. 
B) the people who funded the study,the anthropologist's government,and the people who were studied. 
C) the profession of anthropology,other anthropologists who have studied the community,and the community studied. 
D) the anthropologist's students,parents,and the people studied. 
E) the profession of anthropology,the people who funded the study,and the people studied. 
A) the anthropologist's family,government,and people studied. 
B) the people who funded the study,the anthropologist's government,and the people who were studied. 
C) the profession of anthropology,other anthropologists who have studied the community,and the community studied. 
D) the anthropologist's students,parents,and the people studied. 
E) the profession of anthropology,the people who funded the study,and the people studied.

Question 12

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 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following research projects would not belong to the province of linguistic anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A) Learning about a culture by finding out which objects or events are associated with a large vocabulary 
B) Reconstructing the evolution of the big toe to find out at what time humans began to walk upright 
C) Comparing languages to see which ones can be traced back to a single unifying language 
D) Describing how,in a particular language,sounds are combined to form words and how words are combined to form sentences 
E) Studying the development and use of profanity in middle-school conversation 
A) Learning about a culture by finding out which objects or events are associated with a large vocabulary 
B) Reconstructing the evolution of the big toe to find out at what time humans began to walk upright 
C) Comparing languages to see which ones can be traced back to a single unifying language 
D) Describing how,in a particular language,sounds are combined to form words and how words are combined to form sentences 
E) Studying the development and use of profanity in middle-school conversation

Question 15

Which of the following is not goal of science?

Accepted Answer

A) To discover the universal principles that govern the workings of the visible world 
B) To develop explanations of the world that are testable and correctable 
C) To eliminate the need to use the imagination 
D) To seek patterns in the data 
E) To use an empirical approach 
A) To discover the universal principles that govern the workings of the visible world 
B) To develop explanations of the world that are testable and correctable 
C) To eliminate the need to use the imagination 
D) To seek patterns in the data 
E) To use an empirical approach

Question 16

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 17

A "culture-bound" theory is a:

Accepted Answer

A) prediction that is bound to be fulfilled in a particular culture. 
B) theory developed by a cultural anthropologist rather than a physical anthropologist. 
C) theory developed by a sociologist rather than a cultural anthropologist. 
D) theory based on assumptions common to a particular culture rather than deriving from comparisons of many different cultures. 
E) theory based on comparison of cultures and not tied to a single cultural worldview. 
A) prediction that is bound to be fulfilled in a particular culture. 
B) theory developed by a cultural anthropologist rather than a physical anthropologist. 
C) theory developed by a sociologist rather than a cultural anthropologist. 
D) theory based on assumptions common to a particular culture rather than deriving from comparisons of many different cultures. 
E) theory based on comparison of cultures and not tied to a single cultural worldview.

Question 18

Clyde Snow is an anthropologist who:

Accepted Answer

A) studied the Zapotec of Mexico. 
B) went to Truk and studied drinking behavior. 
C) used forensic evidence to investigate "disappearances" in Argentina. 
D) advised the U.S.government about how to implement the New Deal. 
E) found out that a questionnaire administered to rural Peruvians wasn't accurate in what it implied about their behavior. 
A) studied the Zapotec of Mexico. 
B) went to Truk and studied drinking behavior. 
C) used forensic evidence to investigate "disappearances" in Argentina. 
D) advised the U.S.government about how to implement the New Deal. 
E) found out that a questionnaire administered to rural Peruvians wasn't accurate in what it implied about their behavior.

Question 19

Material and skeletal remains help archaeologists reconstruct the cultural context of human life in the past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

was a pioneer in using anthropology as an instrument to combat racism.

Accepted Answer

A) Franz Boas 
B) Matilda Coxe Stevenson 
C) William Haviland 
D) Stephen Jay Gould 
E) Suzanne Leclerc-Madlala 
A) Franz Boas 
B) Matilda Coxe Stevenson 
C) William Haviland 
D) Stephen Jay Gould 
E) Suzanne Leclerc-Madlala

Ethnographic fieldwork is never done in Western societies.

is the pioneering American anthropologist who did work among the Zuni and founded the Women's Anthropological Society in 1885.

Anthropology is the:

How does the perception of organ transplantation differ between the U.S.and Japan?

An archaeologist studies material remains and environmental data to understand:

A position that is a closely examined and critically checked explanation of observed reality is called a(n):

Technological innovations contributed to the development of anthropology in that it enabled people to travel to remote parts of the world.

Cross-cultural studies show that in many non-Western cultures mother-infant "co-sleeping" is the rule.Which of the following is not a benefit of mother-infant co-sleeping?

One way that culture is preserved and shared is by language.

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

The anthropologist has to consider obligations to three sets of people:

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

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

Which of the following research projects would not belong to the province of linguistic anthropology?

Which of the following is not goal of science?

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?

A "culture-bound" theory is a:

Clyde Snow is an anthropologist who:

Material and skeletal remains help archaeologists reconstruct the cultural context of human life in the past.

was a pioneer in using anthropology as an instrument to combat racism.

Characteristics-Of-Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, methods, and Theories

Becoming Human: the Origin and Diversity of Our Species

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 Class

Politics Power War and Peace

Spirituality, religion, and Shamanism

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Exam 1: The-Essence-Of-Anthropology

Ethnographic fieldwork is never done in Western societies.

is the pioneering American anthropologist who did work among the Zuni and founded the Women's Anthropological Society in 1885.

Anthropology is the:

How does the perception of organ transplantation differ between the U.S.and Japan?

An archaeologist studies material remains and environmental data to understand:

A position that is a closely examined and critically checked explanation of observed reality is called a(n):

Technological innovations contributed to the development of anthropology in that it enabled people to travel to remote parts of the world.

Cross-cultural studies show that in many non-Western cultures mother-infant "co-sleeping" is the rule.Which of the following is not a benefit of mother-infant co-sleeping?

One way that culture is preserved and shared is by language.

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

The anthropologist has to consider obligations to three sets of people:

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

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

Which of the following research projects would not belong to the province of linguistic anthropology?

Which of the following is not goal of science?

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?

A "culture-bound" theory is a:

Clyde Snow is an anthropologist who:

Material and skeletal remains help archaeologists reconstruct the cultural context of human life in the past.

was a pioneer in using anthropology as an instrument to combat racism.

Characteristics-Of-Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, methods, and Theories

Becoming Human: the Origin and Diversity of Our Species

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 Class

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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