Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic field technique of the ethnographer?

Accepted Answer

A)  working with informants 
B)  structured interviewing 
C)  random sampling 
D)  the genealogical method 
E)  life histories 
A)  working with informants 
B)  structured interviewing 
C)  random sampling 
D)  the genealogical method 
E)  life histories

Question 2

Paleopathology is the study of

Accepted Answer

A)  disease and injury in skeletons from archaeological sites. 
B)  ancient environments using samples of ancient pollen. 
C)  hominin evolution and human life as revealed by the fossil record. 
D)  the biological and geological processes by which dead animals become fossils. 
E)  the evolution of linguistic communication through ancient speech sounds and texts. 
A)  disease and injury in skeletons from archaeological sites. 
B)  ancient environments using samples of ancient pollen. 
C)  hominin evolution and human life as revealed by the fossil record. 
D)  the biological and geological processes by which dead animals become fossils. 
E)  the evolution of linguistic communication through ancient speech sounds and texts.

Question 3

Classical archaeologists focus on archaeological sites that are threatened by development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Molecular anthropology studies evolutionary links using genetic analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Despite the increasing popularity of team research among anthropologists, the best ethnographies are always the product of individual work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Taphonomy is the science that examines the ways in which sediments accumulate in layers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In survey research, what is sampling?

Accepted Answer

A)  a form of participant observation 
B)  a collection reflecting the emic perspective 
C)  the collection of a study group from a larger population 
D)  the interviewing of a small number of key cultural consultants 
E)  the collection of life histories of every member in a community 
A)  a form of participant observation 
B)  a collection reflecting the emic perspective 
C)  the collection of a study group from a larger population 
D)  the interviewing of a small number of key cultural consultants 
E)  the collection of life histories of every member in a community

Question 8

Systematic survey refers to the archaeological technique of systematically digging through the cultural and natural stratigraphy of an archaeological site.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The etic perspective refers to a nonscientific perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In the field, ethnographers strive to establish rapport: a good, friendly working relationship, based on personal contact,

Accepted Answer

A)  that is necessary in conducting any valuable research in the social sciences, not just anthropology. 
B)  as well as on payment, based on local standards, for people's time spent with the researcher. 
C)  that if done properly ensures the ethnographer's ability to conduct detached, unbiased research. 
D)  achieved in large part by engaging in participant observation. 
E)  and if that fails, the next option is to pay people so they will talk about their culture. 
A)  that is necessary in conducting any valuable research in the social sciences, not just anthropology. 
B)  as well as on payment, based on local standards, for people's time spent with the researcher. 
C)  that if done properly ensures the ethnographer's ability to conduct detached, unbiased research. 
D)  achieved in large part by engaging in participant observation. 
E)  and if that fails, the next option is to pay people so they will talk about their culture.

Question 11

Colonial archaeologists study pre-Columbian cultures of the Americas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Really good key cultural consultants will actually end up recording most of the data needed to write an ethnography.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Archaeological anthropologists excavate sites to gain a better understanding of the regional patterning of the molecular record.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following research methods is a distinctive strategy within anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A)  working with skilled respondents 
B)  the biological perspective 
C)  the evolutionary perspective 
D)  its practice of cross-cultural comparison 
E)  ethnography 
A)  working with skilled respondents 
B)  the biological perspective 
C)  the evolutionary perspective 
D)  its practice of cross-cultural comparison 
E)  ethnography

Question 15

The research technique that uses diagrams and symbols to record kin connections is called

Accepted Answer

A)  kin-based interviewing. 
B)  DNA testing. 
C)  genealogical participant observation. 
D)  the genealogical method. 
E)  interpretive anthropology. 
A)  kin-based interviewing. 
B)  DNA testing. 
C)  genealogical participant observation. 
D)  the genealogical method. 
E)  interpretive anthropology.

Question 16

Reflecting today's world, in which people, images, and information move about as never before, fieldwork must be more flexible and done on a larger scale. The result of such fieldwork is often an ethnography that

Accepted Answer

A)  is more traditional, negating anthropologists' concerns about defending their field's roots. 
B)  becomes less useful and valuable to understanding culture. 
C)  is increasingly multisited and multitimed, integrating analyses of external organizations and forces to understand local phenomena. 
D)  requires researchers to stay at the same site for more than three years. 
E)  challenges anthropologists concerned with salvaging isolated and untouched cultures around the world. 
A)  is more traditional, negating anthropologists' concerns about defending their field's roots. 
B)  becomes less useful and valuable to understanding culture. 
C)  is increasingly multisited and multitimed, integrating analyses of external organizations and forces to understand local phenomena. 
D)  requires researchers to stay at the same site for more than three years. 
E)  challenges anthropologists concerned with salvaging isolated and untouched cultures around the world.

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT one of the kinds of archaeology discussed in this chapter?

Accepted Answer

A)  historic archaeology 
B)  classical archaeology 
C)  linguistic archaeology 
D)  colonial archaeology 
E)  underwater archaeology 
A)  historic archaeology 
B)  classical archaeology 
C)  linguistic archaeology 
D)  colonial archaeology 
E)  underwater archaeology

Question 18

The emic perspective focuses on local explanations of criteria and significance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What are both carbon-14 and potassium-argon dating techniques based on?

Accepted Answer

A)  reversals of magnetic fields 
B)  relative as opposed to absolute dating 
C)  stratigraphic associations 
D)  accumulations of mineral salts 
E)  radioactive decay 
A)  reversals of magnetic fields 
B)  relative as opposed to absolute dating 
C)  stratigraphic associations 
D)  accumulations of mineral salts 
E)  radioactive decay

Question 20

Traditional ethnographic research focused on the single community or culture, which was treated as more or less isolated and unique in time and space; however,

Accepted Answer

A)  this is no longer true, nor has it ever really been true, a fact that renders classic ethnographies historical curiosities and not serious academic works. 
B)  all such single communities have already been studied, so anthropologists have very limited project choices. 
C)  there has been a shift within the discipline against the concept of culture and toward the individual as the only true, reliable unit of analysis. 
D)  the American Anthropological Association still requires its members to strive toward research focused on one single community. 
E)  there has been a shift within the discipline toward recognition of ongoing and inescapable flows of people, technology, images, and information. 
A)  this is no longer true, nor has it ever really been true, a fact that renders classic ethnographies historical curiosities and not serious academic works. 
B)  all such single communities have already been studied, so anthropologists have very limited project choices. 
C)  there has been a shift within the discipline against the concept of culture and toward the individual as the only true, reliable unit of analysis. 
D)  the American Anthropological Association still requires its members to strive toward research focused on one single community. 
E)  there has been a shift within the discipline toward recognition of ongoing and inescapable flows of people, technology, images, and information.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic field technique of the ethnographer?

Paleopathology is the study of

Classical archaeologists focus on archaeological sites that are threatened by development.

Molecular anthropology studies evolutionary links using genetic analysis.

Despite the increasing popularity of team research among anthropologists, the best ethnographies are always the product of individual work.

Taphonomy is the science that examines the ways in which sediments accumulate in layers.

In survey research, what is sampling?

Systematic survey refers to the archaeological technique of systematically digging through the cultural and natural stratigraphy of an archaeological site.

The etic perspective refers to a nonscientific perspective.

In the field, ethnographers strive to establish rapport: a good, friendly working relationship, based on personal contact,

Colonial archaeologists study pre-Columbian cultures of the Americas.

Really good key cultural consultants will actually end up recording most of the data needed to write an ethnography.

Archaeological anthropologists excavate sites to gain a better understanding of the regional patterning of the molecular record.

Which of the following research methods is a distinctive strategy within anthropology?

The research technique that uses diagrams and symbols to record kin connections is called

Reflecting today's world, in which people, images, and information move about as never before, fieldwork must be more flexible and done on a larger scale. The result of such fieldwork is often an ethnography that

Which of the following is NOT one of the kinds of archaeology discussed in this chapter?

The emic perspective focuses on local explanations of criteria and significance.

What are both carbon-14 and potassium-argon dating techniques based on?

Traditional ethnographic research focused on the single community or culture, which was treated as more or less isolated and unique in time and space; however,

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System, Colonialism, and Inequality

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

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Exam 3: Doing Anthropology

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic field technique of the ethnographer?

Paleopathology is the study of

Classical archaeologists focus on archaeological sites that are threatened by development.

Molecular anthropology studies evolutionary links using genetic analysis.

Despite the increasing popularity of team research among anthropologists, the best ethnographies are always the product of individual work.

Taphonomy is the science that examines the ways in which sediments accumulate in layers.

In survey research, what is sampling?

Systematic survey refers to the archaeological technique of systematically digging through the cultural and natural stratigraphy of an archaeological site.

The etic perspective refers to a nonscientific perspective.

In the field, ethnographers strive to establish rapport: a good, friendly working relationship, based on personal contact,

Colonial archaeologists study pre-Columbian cultures of the Americas.

Really good key cultural consultants will actually end up recording most of the data needed to write an ethnography.

Archaeological anthropologists excavate sites to gain a better understanding of the regional patterning of the molecular record.

Which of the following research methods is a distinctive strategy within anthropology?

The research technique that uses diagrams and symbols to record kin connections is called

Reflecting today's world, in which people, images, and information move about as never before, fieldwork must be more flexible and done on a larger scale. The result of such fieldwork is often an ethnography that

Which of the following is NOT one of the kinds of archaeology discussed in this chapter?

The emic perspective focuses on local explanations of criteria and significance.

What are both carbon-14 and potassium-argon dating techniques based on?

Traditional ethnographic research focused on the single community or culture, which was treated as more or less isolated and unique in time and space; however,

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System, Colonialism, and Inequality

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters