Question 1

What term refers to the study of the processes that affect the remains of dead animals?

Accepted Answer

A)  necrology 
B)  taphonomy 
C)  degradation 
D)  osteology 
E)  autopsy 
A)  necrology 
B)  taphonomy 
C)  degradation 
D)  osteology 
E)  autopsy

Question 2

What kind of dating technique is fluorine absorption analysis?

Accepted Answer

A)  radiometric 
B)  radioactive 
C)  relative 
D)  chronologic 
E)  absolute 
A)  radiometric 
B)  radioactive 
C)  relative 
D)  chronologic 
E)  absolute

Question 3

Informed consent refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  people's agreement to take part in research after they have been fully informed about its purpose, nature, funding, procedures, and potential impact on them. 
B)  U.S. anthropologists' signed commitment to the American Anthropological Association that they will abide by the organization's laws and regulations. 
C)  a coercive agreement between anthropologists and study participants that characterized much of the dubious and unethical research practices of the past. 
D)  a signed contract between anthropologists and their academic institutions regarding the potential monetary value of the data they will collect in the field and how they will safeguard that data. 
E)  a host country's leaders' agreement that the specified research is to be carried out. 
A)  people's agreement to take part in research after they have been fully informed about its purpose, nature, funding, procedures, and potential impact on them. 
B)  U.S. anthropologists' signed commitment to the American Anthropological Association that they will abide by the organization's laws and regulations. 
C)  a coercive agreement between anthropologists and study participants that characterized much of the dubious and unethical research practices of the past. 
D)  a signed contract between anthropologists and their academic institutions regarding the potential monetary value of the data they will collect in the field and how they will safeguard that data. 
E)  a host country's leaders' agreement that the specified research is to be carried out.

Question 4

An anthropologist has just arrived at a new field site and feels overwhelmed with a creepy, profound feeling of alienation, of being without some of the most ordinary, trivial (and therefore basic) cues of his culture of origin. What term best describes what he is experiencing?

Accepted Answer

A)  agency paralysis 
B)  synchrony 
C)  configurationalism 
D)  culture shock 
E)  diachrony 
A)  agency paralysis 
B)  synchrony 
C)  configurationalism 
D)  culture shock 
E)  diachrony

Question 5

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) gives ownership of Native American remains to living Native Americans. Under this act,

Accepted Answer

A)  any contemporary Native American tribe is considered to be culturally affiliated with all Native American remains or artifacts. 
B)  museums must destroy any remains they do not repatriate to living Native Americans. 
C)  DNA analysis of all human skeletal remains is prohibited. 
D)  museums must return all materials to Native American tribes and are not allowed to keep any Native American skeletal remains. 
E)  museums are required to return remains and artifacts to any tribe that requests them and can prove a "cultural affiliation" to the remains. 
A)  any contemporary Native American tribe is considered to be culturally affiliated with all Native American remains or artifacts. 
B)  museums must destroy any remains they do not repatriate to living Native Americans. 
C)  DNA analysis of all human skeletal remains is prohibited. 
D)  museums must return all materials to Native American tribes and are not allowed to keep any Native American skeletal remains. 
E)  museums are required to return remains and artifacts to any tribe that requests them and can prove a "cultural affiliation" to the remains.

Question 6

Electron spin resonance is used to date organic material from archaeological sites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Ethnography is increasingly multitimed and multisited, the result of a shift toward a recognition of the ongoing and inescapable flows of people, technology, images, and information that characterizes much of the world today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What did Bronislaw Malinowski mean when he referred to everyday cultural patterns as "the imponderabilia of native life and of typical behavior"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Everyday cultural patterns are full of senseless cultural "noise," and it is the anthropologist's job to get at the truly valuable behaviors that distinguish one culture from another. 
B)  Everyday cultural patterns are important but so numerous that their detailed description should not be included in the main body of an ethnographic study. 
C)  Everyday cultural patterns of native life can best be studied by asking key informants to explain them. 
D)  Features of culture such as distinctive smells, noises people make, how they cover their mouths when they eat, and how they gaze at each other are so fundamental that natives take them for granted but are there for the ethnographer to describe and make sense of. 
E)  Features of everyday culture are, at first, imponderable, but as the ethnographer builds rapport, their logic and functional value in society become clear. 
A)  Everyday cultural patterns are full of senseless cultural "noise," and it is the anthropologist's job to get at the truly valuable behaviors that distinguish one culture from another. 
B)  Everyday cultural patterns are important but so numerous that their detailed description should not be included in the main body of an ethnographic study. 
C)  Everyday cultural patterns of native life can best be studied by asking key informants to explain them. 
D)  Features of culture such as distinctive smells, noises people make, how they cover their mouths when they eat, and how they gaze at each other are so fundamental that natives take them for granted but are there for the ethnographer to describe and make sense of. 
E)  Features of everyday culture are, at first, imponderable, but as the ethnographer builds rapport, their logic and functional value in society become clear.

Question 9

The American Anthropological Association's Code of Ethics

Accepted Answer

A)  is the result of a UN resolution designed to ensure that human rights are respected in the field of U.S. anthropology. 
B)  is applicable only to research being conducted in the United States. 
C)  is too broad for most anthropologists to find it useful. 
D)  applies differently to the different types of anthropology. 
E)  is designed to ensure that all anthropologists are aware of their obligations to the field of anthropology, the host communities that allow them to conduct their research, and society in general. 
A)  is the result of a UN resolution designed to ensure that human rights are respected in the field of U.S. anthropology. 
B)  is applicable only to research being conducted in the United States. 
C)  is too broad for most anthropologists to find it useful. 
D)  applies differently to the different types of anthropology. 
E)  is designed to ensure that all anthropologists are aware of their obligations to the field of anthropology, the host communities that allow them to conduct their research, and society in general.

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT an example of participant observation?

Accepted Answer

A)  buying a shroud for a village ancestor 
B)  helping out at harvest time 
C)  administering interviews according to an interview schedule over the phone 
D)  engaging in informal chit-chat 
E)  dancing at a ceremony 
A)  buying a shroud for a village ancestor 
B)  helping out at harvest time 
C)  administering interviews according to an interview schedule over the phone 
D)  engaging in informal chit-chat 
E)  dancing at a ceremony

Question 11

Which of the following statements about paleoanthropologists is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  They often work in another country (in the case of U.S. paleoanthropologists) and are required by the American Anthropological Association's Code of Ethics to establish truly collaborative relations with colleagues in that country. 
B)  They often work in a team with archaeologists. 
C)  They study human evolution through the fossil record. 
D)  They do not have to worry about ethical and legal concerns, because they are dealing with the remains of dead humans. 
E)  They try to infer the relation between the physical and cultural features of the remains they are examining. 
A)  They often work in another country (in the case of U.S. paleoanthropologists) and are required by the American Anthropological Association's Code of Ethics to establish truly collaborative relations with colleagues in that country. 
B)  They often work in a team with archaeologists. 
C)  They study human evolution through the fossil record. 
D)  They do not have to worry about ethical and legal concerns, because they are dealing with the remains of dead humans. 
E)  They try to infer the relation between the physical and cultural features of the remains they are examining.

Question 12

Survey research studies a small sample of a larger population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Despite the variety of research techniques the ethnographer may utilize in the field, in the best studies the hallmark of ethnography remains

Accepted Answer

A)  entering the community and getting to know its people. 
B)  gathering large quantities of data on a limited budget. 
C)  defining the local culture in such a way as to highlight what makes the particular culture so unlike any other. 
D)  collaborating with the community to construct a cohesive image of local culture. 
E)  providing detailed descriptions of "the imponderabilia of native life and of typical behavior." 
A)  entering the community and getting to know its people. 
B)  gathering large quantities of data on a limited budget. 
C)  defining the local culture in such a way as to highlight what makes the particular culture so unlike any other. 
D)  collaborating with the community to construct a cohesive image of local culture. 
E)  providing detailed descriptions of "the imponderabilia of native life and of typical behavior."

Question 14

Molecular anthropology

Accepted Answer

A)  uses genetic analysis of a DNA sequence to assess evolutionary links. 
B)  is the specialty of the most important member of an archaeological excavation project. 
C)  studies early hominins through fossil remains. 
D)  uses microscopic phytolithic analysis to study molecular evolution. 
E)  uses archaeological survey techniques to gather its data. 
A)  uses genetic analysis of a DNA sequence to assess evolutionary links. 
B)  is the specialty of the most important member of an archaeological excavation project. 
C)  studies early hominins through fossil remains. 
D)  uses microscopic phytolithic analysis to study molecular evolution. 
E)  uses archaeological survey techniques to gather its data.

Question 15

What is the term for an expert on a particular aspect of native life?

Accepted Answer

A)  biased informant 
B)  etic informant 
C)  representative sample 
D)  life-history approach specialist 
E)  key cultural consultant 
A)  biased informant 
B)  etic informant 
C)  representative sample 
D)  life-history approach specialist 
E)  key cultural consultant

Question 16

Experimental archaeologists try to replicate ancient techniques under controlled conditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Survey research is usually conducted through intensive personal contact with the study subjects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The most reliable evidence in studying the past is that which is visible to the naked eye. Anything microscopic is too small to be considered reliable.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What term refers to the study of the processes that affect the remains of dead animals?

What kind of dating technique is fluorine absorption analysis?

Informed consent refers to

An anthropologist has just arrived at a new field site and feels overwhelmed with a creepy, profound feeling of alienation, of being without some of the most ordinary, trivial (and therefore basic) cues of his culture of origin. What term best describes what he is experiencing?

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) gives ownership of Native American remains to living Native Americans. Under this act,

Electron spin resonance is used to date organic material from archaeological sites.

Ethnography is increasingly multitimed and multisited, the result of a shift toward a recognition of the ongoing and inescapable flows of people, technology, images, and information that characterizes much of the world today.

What did Bronislaw Malinowski mean when he referred to everyday cultural patterns as "the imponderabilia of native life and of typical behavior"?

The American Anthropological Association's Code of Ethics

Which of the following is NOT an example of participant observation?

Which of the following statements about paleoanthropologists is FALSE?

Survey research studies a small sample of a larger population.

Despite the variety of research techniques the ethnographer may utilize in the field, in the best studies the hallmark of ethnography remains

Molecular anthropology

What is the term for an expert on a particular aspect of native life?

Experimental archaeologists try to replicate ancient techniques under controlled conditions.

Survey research is usually conducted through intensive personal contact with the study subjects.

The most reliable evidence in studying the past is that which is visible to the naked eye. Anything microscopic is too small to be considered reliable.

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

What term refers to the study of the processes that affect the remains of dead animals?

What kind of dating technique is fluorine absorption analysis?

Informed consent refers to

An anthropologist has just arrived at a new field site and feels overwhelmed with a creepy, profound feeling of alienation, of being without some of the most ordinary, trivial (and therefore basic) cues of his culture of origin. What term best describes what he is experiencing?

The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) gives ownership of Native American remains to living Native Americans. Under this act,

Electron spin resonance is used to date organic material from archaeological sites.

Ethnography is increasingly multitimed and multisited, the result of a shift toward a recognition of the ongoing and inescapable flows of people, technology, images, and information that characterizes much of the world today.

What did Bronislaw Malinowski mean when he referred to everyday cultural patterns as "the imponderabilia of native life and of typical behavior"?

The American Anthropological Association's Code of Ethics

Which of the following is NOT an example of participant observation?

Which of the following statements about paleoanthropologists is FALSE?

Survey research studies a small sample of a larger population.

Despite the variety of research techniques the ethnographer may utilize in the field, in the best studies the hallmark of ethnography remains

Molecular anthropology

What is the term for an expert on a particular aspect of native life?

Experimental archaeologists try to replicate ancient techniques under controlled conditions.

Survey research is usually conducted through intensive personal contact with the study subjects.

The most reliable evidence in studying the past is that which is visible to the naked eye. Anything microscopic is too small to be considered reliable.

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