Question 1

Why is it incomplete to simply call anthropology "the study of humans"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many other disciplines also study humans. 
B)  The focus of anthropology is on pre-human creatures. 
C)  Anthropologists study only certain aspects of human life. 
D)  Anthropologists study all species of mammals. 
A)  Many other disciplines also study humans. 
B)  The focus of anthropology is on pre-human creatures. 
C)  Anthropologists study only certain aspects of human life. 
D)  Anthropologists study all species of mammals.

Question 2

Unlike other linguists,anthropological linguists are primarily interested in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  unwritten languages 
B)  the ways in which language is related to beliefs and behaviors 
C)  the way language is used in different social contexts 
D)  the historical connections of different languages to each other 
A)  unwritten languages 
B)  the ways in which language is related to beliefs and behaviors 
C)  the way language is used in different social contexts 
D)  the historical connections of different languages to each other

Question 3

How did anthropology help disprove assumptions by American educators in the 1960s that African American schoolchildren rarely drank milk because they were poor and uneducated?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anthropological research has shown that many ethnic groups in different parts of the world, including Asians, Arabs, Jews, and African Americans, avoid fresh milk because they cannot digest it. 
B)  Anthropologists established that milk was intentionally being withheld from black students as a form of institutionalized racism. 
C)  Researchers established that African Americans can afford milk but do not like the taste of it. 
D)  Anthropologists demonstrated that all ethnic groups who do not drink fresh milk are poor and uneducated, not just African Americans. 
A)  Anthropological research has shown that many ethnic groups in different parts of the world, including Asians, Arabs, Jews, and African Americans, avoid fresh milk because they cannot digest it. 
B)  Anthropologists established that milk was intentionally being withheld from black students as a form of institutionalized racism. 
C)  Researchers established that African Americans can afford milk but do not like the taste of it. 
D)  Anthropologists demonstrated that all ethnic groups who do not drink fresh milk are poor and uneducated, not just African Americans.

Question 4

What drives anthropologists to choose such a broad subject of study?

Accepted Answer

A)  They believe that any generalization about humans should be applicable across time and space. 
B)  A key tenet within anthropology is that there is a fundamental base to all human culture. 
C)  Many anthropologists believe that other disciplines lack scientific rigor. 
D)  Anthropology attracts people who have difficulty narrowing their research focus. 
A)  They believe that any generalization about humans should be applicable across time and space. 
B)  A key tenet within anthropology is that there is a fundamental base to all human culture. 
C)  Many anthropologists believe that other disciplines lack scientific rigor. 
D)  Anthropology attracts people who have difficulty narrowing their research focus.

Question 5

Anthropology is sometimes called the "umbrella discipline" because it can encompass so many diverse areas of study. Explain what topics fall under the scope of anthropology,and why.

Accepted Answer

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Question 6

Anthropology is a comparatively young discipline. It was only in the late __________ that anthropologists began to go to live with people in faraway places.

Accepted Answer

A)  1800s 
B)  1700s 
C)  1600s 
D)  1900s 
A)  1800s 
B)  1700s 
C)  1600s 
D)  1900s

Question 7

A cultural anthropologist who spends a year or so living with,talking to,and observing people whose customs he or she is studying is known as a(n)__________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnographer 
B)  archaeologist 
C)  ethnohistorian 
D)  linguistic anthropologist 
A)  ethnographer 
B)  archaeologist 
C)  ethnohistorian 
D)  linguistic anthropologist

Question 8

The __________ is interested in what people speak about and how they interact conversationally.

Accepted Answer

A)  sociolinguist 
B)  anthropological linguist 
C)  historical linguist 
D)  ethnologist 
A)  sociolinguist 
B)  anthropological linguist 
C)  historical linguist 
D)  ethnologist

Question 9

The anthropological curiosity is primarily interested in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  typical characteristics of a cultural group 
B)  abnormal characteristics within a group 
C)  differences in individual behavior 
D)  behavioral changes over time 
A)  typical characteristics of a cultural group 
B)  abnormal characteristics within a group 
C)  differences in individual behavior 
D)  behavioral changes over time

Question 10

What is culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  the customary ways that a particular population or society thinks and behaves 
B)  the religion, language, and values of a population 
C)  advanced knowledge of literature and fine arts 
D)  traditional beliefs that have been unchanged over generations 
A)  the customary ways that a particular population or society thinks and behaves 
B)  the religion, language, and values of a population 
C)  advanced knowledge of literature and fine arts 
D)  traditional beliefs that have been unchanged over generations

Question 11

Prosimians,monkeys,apes,and humans are all members of the order __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Primates 
B)  humans 
C)  Homo sapiens 
D)  mammals 
A)  Primates 
B)  humans 
C)  Homo sapiens 
D)  mammals

Question 12

Which subdiscipline is now frequently referred to as simply "cultural anthropology"?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnology 
B)  ethnohistory 
C)  anthropological linguistics 
D)  archaeology 
A)  ethnology 
B)  ethnohistory 
C)  anthropological linguistics 
D)  archaeology

Question 13

Anthropology helps us realize that people are physically and culturally adapted to their particular __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  environment 
B)  lifestyle 
C)  religion 
D)  language 
A)  environment 
B)  lifestyle 
C)  religion 
D)  language

Question 14

How does specialization affect an anthropologist's connection to other disciplines?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most anthropologists have some overlap with other disciplines that share their research. 
B)  Specialization isolates anthropologists from other disciplines. 
C)  There is very little specialization in anthropology, so communication with other disciplines is frequent. 
D)  Anthropologists can become so specialized they become a part of another discipline altogether. 
A)  Most anthropologists have some overlap with other disciplines that share their research. 
B)  Specialization isolates anthropologists from other disciplines. 
C)  There is very little specialization in anthropology, so communication with other disciplines is frequent. 
D)  Anthropologists can become so specialized they become a part of another discipline altogether.

Question 15

In what way has anthropological research changed over the years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anthropologists now have more specialized areas of research. 
B)  Modern anthropologists are no longer trained with a holistic approach. 
C)  Anthropologists only work in academic settings today. 
D)  Anthropologists are now only interested in non-Western cultures. 
A)  Anthropologists now have more specialized areas of research. 
B)  Modern anthropologists are no longer trained with a holistic approach. 
C)  Anthropologists only work in academic settings today. 
D)  Anthropologists are now only interested in non-Western cultures.

Question 16

What is the difference between a paleontologist and a paleoanthropologist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paleontologists study many different types of animals, while paleoanthropologists focus on humans and their relatives. 
B)  Paleontologists work in the lab, while paleoanthropologists work in the field. 
C)  Paleontologists study humans, while paleoanthropologists study dinosaurs. 
D)  Paleontologists study archaeological and biological remains, while paleoanthropologists focus on only skeletal remains. 
A)  Paleontologists study many different types of animals, while paleoanthropologists focus on humans and their relatives. 
B)  Paleontologists work in the lab, while paleoanthropologists work in the field. 
C)  Paleontologists study humans, while paleoanthropologists study dinosaurs. 
D)  Paleontologists study archaeological and biological remains, while paleoanthropologists focus on only skeletal remains.

Question 17

Which of the following illustrates one way anthropology helps to alleviate cultural misunderstandings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Understanding differences in body language across cultures helps with communication. 
B)  Anthropologists insist that you learn at least one other language. 
C)  Anthropology teaches that all behaviors are acceptable. 
D)  Anthropology encourages everyone to do a cross-cultural immersion course in college. 
A)  Understanding differences in body language across cultures helps with communication. 
B)  Anthropologists insist that you learn at least one other language. 
C)  Anthropology teaches that all behaviors are acceptable. 
D)  Anthropology encourages everyone to do a cross-cultural immersion course in college.

Question 18

Compared to anthropologists of previous years,an anthropologist today is more likely to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  specialize in one certain topic or area 
B)  investigate many different aspects of life of the people studied 
C)  study a geographically more distant society 
D)  do fieldwork alone 
A)  specialize in one certain topic or area 
B)  investigate many different aspects of life of the people studied 
C)  study a geographically more distant society 
D)  do fieldwork alone

Question 19

How do we know that all living people belong to the species Homo sapiens?

Accepted Answer

A)  People from all populations can successfully interbreed. 
B)  All modern humans have the same blood type. 
C)  Humans from around the world look pretty much the same. 
D)  Historical documents can trace ancestry back to the origin of our species. 
A)  People from all populations can successfully interbreed. 
B)  All modern humans have the same blood type. 
C)  Humans from around the world look pretty much the same. 
D)  Historical documents can trace ancestry back to the origin of our species.

Question 20

What is the primary purpose of an ethnologist's fieldwork?

Accepted Answer

A)  It provides the data needed to describe the typical behavior and thought of a group of people. 
B)  It allows researchers to become more sympathetic to their research subjects' concerns. 
C)  Fieldwork is a training period to prepare ethnologists for jobs as professors. 
D)  It is a rite of passage for anthropologists, as it is a traditional component of anthropological work. 
A)  It provides the data needed to describe the typical behavior and thought of a group of people. 
B)  It allows researchers to become more sympathetic to their research subjects' concerns. 
C)  Fieldwork is a training period to prepare ethnologists for jobs as professors. 
D)  It is a rite of passage for anthropologists, as it is a traditional component of anthropological work.

Why is it incomplete to simply call anthropology "the study of humans"?

Unlike other linguists,anthropological linguists are primarily interested in __________.

How did anthropology help disprove assumptions by American educators in the 1960s that African American schoolchildren rarely drank milk because they were poor and uneducated?

What drives anthropologists to choose such a broad subject of study?

Anthropology is sometimes called the "umbrella discipline" because it can encompass so many diverse areas of study. Explain what topics fall under the scope of anthropology,and why.

Anthropology is a comparatively young discipline. It was only in the late __________ that anthropologists began to go to live with people in faraway places.

A cultural anthropologist who spends a year or so living with,talking to,and observing people whose customs he or she is studying is known as a(n)__________.

The __________ is interested in what people speak about and how they interact conversationally.

The anthropological curiosity is primarily interested in __________.

What is culture?

Prosimians,monkeys,apes,and humans are all members of the order __________.

Which subdiscipline is now frequently referred to as simply "cultural anthropology"?

Anthropology helps us realize that people are physically and culturally adapted to their particular __________.

How does specialization affect an anthropologist's connection to other disciplines?

In what way has anthropological research changed over the years?

What is the difference between a paleontologist and a paleoanthropologist?

Which of the following illustrates one way anthropology helps to alleviate cultural misunderstandings?

Compared to anthropologists of previous years,an anthropologist today is more likely to __________.

How do we know that all living people belong to the species Homo sapiens?

What is the primary purpose of an ethnologist's fieldwork?

Research Methods in Anthropology

Genetics and Evolution

Human Variation and Adaptation

Primates: Past and Present

The First Hominins and the Emergence of Homo

The Emergence of Homo sapiens and the Upper Paleolithic World

Food Production and the Rise of States

Culture and Culture Change

Communication and Language

Economics

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

Sex and Gender

Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

Religion and Magic

The Arts

Global Problems

Practicing and Applying Anthropology

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Exam 1: What Is Anthropology?

Why is it incomplete to simply call anthropology "the study of humans"?

Unlike other linguists,anthropological linguists are primarily interested in __________.

How did anthropology help disprove assumptions by American educators in the 1960s that African American schoolchildren rarely drank milk because they were poor and uneducated?

What drives anthropologists to choose such a broad subject of study?

Anthropology is sometimes called the "umbrella discipline" because it can encompass so many diverse areas of study. Explain what topics fall under the scope of anthropology,and why.

Anthropology is a comparatively young discipline. It was only in the late __________ that anthropologists began to go to live with people in faraway places.

A cultural anthropologist who spends a year or so living with,talking to,and observing people whose customs he or she is studying is known as a(n)__________.

The __________ is interested in what people speak about and how they interact conversationally.

The anthropological curiosity is primarily interested in __________.

What is culture?

Prosimians,monkeys,apes,and humans are all members of the order __________.

Which subdiscipline is now frequently referred to as simply "cultural anthropology"?

Anthropology helps us realize that people are physically and culturally adapted to their particular __________.

How does specialization affect an anthropologist's connection to other disciplines?

In what way has anthropological research changed over the years?

What is the difference between a paleontologist and a paleoanthropologist?

Which of the following illustrates one way anthropology helps to alleviate cultural misunderstandings?

Compared to anthropologists of previous years,an anthropologist today is more likely to __________.

How do we know that all living people belong to the species Homo sapiens?

What is the primary purpose of an ethnologist's fieldwork?

Research Methods in Anthropology

Genetics and Evolution

Human Variation and Adaptation

Primates: Past and Present

The First Hominins and the Emergence of Homo

The Emergence of Homo sapiens and the Upper Paleolithic World

Food Production and the Rise of States

Culture and Culture Change

Communication and Language

Economics

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

Sex and Gender

Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

Religion and Magic

The Arts

Global Problems

Practicing and Applying Anthropology

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