Question 1

Squier and Davis contributed to investigations of the Moundbuilders by:

Accepted Answer

A)  intensively and systematically surveying and recording roughly 200 mound sites. 
B)  being among the first to argue that the Native Americans had indeed built the mounds. 
C)  remaining objective, avoiding speculations, and ultimately arriving at the truth. 
D)  All of the answers are correct. 
A)  intensively and systematically surveying and recording roughly 200 mound sites. 
B)  being among the first to argue that the Native Americans had indeed built the mounds. 
C)  remaining objective, avoiding speculations, and ultimately arriving at the truth. 
D)  All of the answers are correct.

Question 2

Middle- level theory in archaeology:

Accepted Answer

A)  is a logical ordering of cultures through time, based on analysis and classification of artifact types. 
B)  links a modern culture to an ancient one. 
C)  is a logical statement linking observations on the static archaeological record to the dynamic behavior or natural processes that produced it. 
D)  links the concept of culture to artifact types. 
A)  is a logical ordering of cultures through time, based on analysis and classification of artifact types. 
B)  links a modern culture to an ancient one. 
C)  is a logical statement linking observations on the static archaeological record to the dynamic behavior or natural processes that produced it. 
D)  links the concept of culture to artifact types.

Question 3

Low-level theory begins with archaeological objects and

Accepted Answer

A)  generates irrelevant facts or data about those objects and that will not be important to later analyses. 
B)  generates relevant facts or data about those objects that will not be important to later analyses. 
C)  generates relevant facts or data bout those objects that will be important to later analyses. 
D)  does not generate facts or data. 
A)  generates irrelevant facts or data about those objects and that will not be important to later analyses. 
B)  generates relevant facts or data about those objects that will not be important to later analyses. 
C)  generates relevant facts or data bout those objects that will be important to later analyses. 
D)  does not generate facts or data.

Question 4

Few archaeologists can do every step in the process of archaeological inquiry. Which of the following is not an acceptable result of specialization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some archaeologists emphasize middle-level theory, doing experimental or ethnoarchaeological research. 
B)  Some concentrate on the pubic side, presenting research to a broader audience. 
C)  Some work with theory or critique of paradigms. 
D)  Some ignore the role that he or she plays in the overall process of archaeology. 
A)  Some archaeologists emphasize middle-level theory, doing experimental or ethnoarchaeological research. 
B)  Some concentrate on the pubic side, presenting research to a broader audience. 
C)  Some work with theory or critique of paradigms. 
D)  Some ignore the role that he or she plays in the overall process of archaeology.

Question 5

In order for a hypothesis to be scientific, it has to be testable and falsifiable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Culture is:

Accepted Answer

A)  an integrated system of beliefs, traditions, and customs that govern or influence a person's behavior. 
B)  an outdated anthropological concept that has been rejected by the majority of cultural anthropologists today. 
C)  biologically controlled behavior, rather than learned behavior. 
D)  the study of humankind. 
A)  an integrated system of beliefs, traditions, and customs that govern or influence a person's behavior. 
B)  an outdated anthropological concept that has been rejected by the majority of cultural anthropologists today. 
C)  biologically controlled behavior, rather than learned behavior. 
D)  the study of humankind.

Question 7

The symbolic nature of culture:

Accepted Answer

A)  facilitates cross-cultural communication, because all cultures use the same (or very similar) symbols to mean the same things. 
B)  can create considerable misunderstanding between people from different cultures. 
C)  is now known to be not as significant as anthropologists once believed. 
D)  is easily discernable from the archaeological record. 
A)  facilitates cross-cultural communication, because all cultures use the same (or very similar) symbols to mean the same things. 
B)  can create considerable misunderstanding between people from different cultures. 
C)  is now known to be not as significant as anthropologists once believed. 
D)  is easily discernable from the archaeological record.

Question 8

The following statement regarding the Scientific Method is false:

Accepted Answer

A)  Science is a reiterative method that begins and ends with facts that lead to a new cycle of investigation. 
B)  Science is infallible and will always deliver the right answer on the first try. 
C)  Science is self-correcting and allows for backtracking and rethinking things that others thought were over and done with. 
D)  Science does not prove a hypothesis, only suggests plausibility. 
A)  Science is a reiterative method that begins and ends with facts that lead to a new cycle of investigation. 
B)  Science is infallible and will always deliver the right answer on the first try. 
C)  Science is self-correcting and allows for backtracking and rethinking things that others thought were over and done with. 
D)  Science does not prove a hypothesis, only suggests plausibility.

Question 9

The following is a false statement regarding paradigms in anthropology:

Accepted Answer

A)  there are two basic paradigms in modern archaeology- the Processual and Postprocessual paradigm. 
B)  paradigms are a lot like culture- both are learned, shared and symbolic. 
C)  archaeologists today fall neatly into one paradigm category and have very different ways of thinking. 
D)  all archaeologists operate within a paradigm, whether they are aware of it or not. 
A)  there are two basic paradigms in modern archaeology- the Processual and Postprocessual paradigm. 
B)  paradigms are a lot like culture- both are learned, shared and symbolic. 
C)  archaeologists today fall neatly into one paradigm category and have very different ways of thinking. 
D)  all archaeologists operate within a paradigm, whether they are aware of it or not.

Question 10

Which of the following is not one of the main subfields of anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Biological anthropology 
B)  Archaeology 
C)  Cultural anthropology 
D)  Bioarchaeology 
A)  Biological anthropology 
B)  Archaeology 
C)  Cultural anthropology 
D)  Bioarchaeology

Question 11

Explaining the Kwakwak'awakw potlatch ceremony by the fact that it served useful economic purposes is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  an ideational perspective of human behavior. 
B)  an adaptive perspective of human behavior. 
C)  poorly conducted scientific research; the purpose of the ceremony was really obtaining prestige. 
D)  how the objectivity of scientists can be undermined by the culture in which they live. 
A)  an ideational perspective of human behavior. 
B)  an adaptive perspective of human behavior. 
C)  poorly conducted scientific research; the purpose of the ceremony was really obtaining prestige. 
D)  how the objectivity of scientists can be undermined by the culture in which they live.

Question 12

The level of theory that includes the observations and interpretations that emerge from hands-on archaeological field and lab work is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  low-level theory. 
B)  middle-level theory. 
C)  high-level theory. 
D)  None of the answers are correct. 
A)  low-level theory. 
B)  middle-level theory. 
C)  high-level theory. 
D)  None of the answers are correct.

Squier and Davis contributed to investigations of the Moundbuilders by:

Middle- level theory in archaeology:

Low-level theory begins with archaeological objects and

Few archaeologists can do every step in the process of archaeological inquiry. Which of the following is not an acceptable result of specialization?

In order for a hypothesis to be scientific, it has to be testable and falsifiable.

Culture is:

The symbolic nature of culture:

The following statement regarding the Scientific Method is false:

The following is a false statement regarding paradigms in anthropology:

Which of the following is not one of the main subfields of anthropology?

Explaining the Kwakwak'awakw potlatch ceremony by the fact that it served useful economic purposes is an example of:

The level of theory that includes the observations and interpretations that emerge from hands-on archaeological field and lab work is called:

Meet Some New Archaeologists

Doing Fieldwork Surveying For Archaeological Sites

Doing Fieldwork Why Archaeologists Dig Square Holes

Geoarchaeology and Site Formation Processes

Chronology Building How To Get A Date

The Dimensions Of Archaeology Time Space And Form

Taphonomy Experimental Archaeology And Ethnoarchaeology

People Plants and Animals In The Past

Bioarchaeological Approaches To The Past

Reconstructing Social And Political Systems Of The Past

The Archaeology Of The Mind

Understanding Key Transitions In World Prehistory

Historial Archaeology Insights On American History

Caring For Our Cultural Heritage

Archaeology Apos S Future

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Exam 2: The Structure Of Archaeological Inquiry

Squier and Davis contributed to investigations of the Moundbuilders by:

Middle- level theory in archaeology:

Low-level theory begins with archaeological objects and

Few archaeologists can do every step in the process of archaeological inquiry. Which of the following is not an acceptable result of specialization?

In order for a hypothesis to be scientific, it has to be testable and falsifiable.

Culture is:

The symbolic nature of culture:

The following statement regarding the Scientific Method is false:

The following is a false statement regarding paradigms in anthropology:

Which of the following is not one of the main subfields of anthropology?

Explaining the Kwakwak'awakw potlatch ceremony by the fact that it served useful economic purposes is an example of:

The level of theory that includes the observations and interpretations that emerge from hands-on archaeological field and lab work is called:

Meet Some New Archaeologists

Doing Fieldwork Surveying For Archaeological Sites

Doing Fieldwork Why Archaeologists Dig Square Holes

Geoarchaeology and Site Formation Processes

Chronology Building How To Get A Date

The Dimensions Of Archaeology Time Space And Form

Taphonomy Experimental Archaeology And Ethnoarchaeology

People Plants and Animals In The Past

Bioarchaeological Approaches To The Past

Reconstructing Social And Political Systems Of The Past

The Archaeology Of The Mind

Understanding Key Transitions In World Prehistory

Historial Archaeology Insights On American History

Caring For Our Cultural Heritage

Archaeology Apos S Future

Filters