Question 1

List two types of lineages:

Accepted Answer

matrilinea

Question 2

People are polymorphic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Exposure of people to intense sunlight:

Accepted Answer

A)  is associated with skin cancer 
B)  breaks down folate and causes birth defects 
C)  affects people with light skin more 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  is associated with skin cancer 
B)  breaks down folate and causes birth defects 
C)  affects people with light skin more 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 4

The important questions about race are biological.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The American system cannot be changed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The differences between two members of any group are greater than the differences between any one of them and any member of another group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Biologically, a race is a part of a species:

Accepted Answer

A)  that is treated differently from others 
B)  that is darker or lighter than others 
C)  that behaves differently from others 
D)  that doesn't breed much with other parts of the species 
E)  that has less power than other parts 
A)  that is treated differently from others 
B)  that is darker or lighter than others 
C)  that behaves differently from others 
D)  that doesn't breed much with other parts of the species 
E)  that has less power than other parts

Question 8

In the United States, class is not very important today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Biologically, humans are divided into four main races.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Biologically, humans are divided into two main races.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Humans are pretty much like gorillas except for:

Accepted Answer

A)  the pelvis 
B)  language 
C)  culture 
D)  dominance 
E)  all of the above 
A)  the pelvis 
B)  language 
C)  culture 
D)  dominance 
E)  all of the above

Question 12

Really nice people can do racist things.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Attribution of differences of performance to race is racist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The most important thing about human innovations is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the market 
B)  the ability to patent them 
C)  corporations 
D)  laws to protect new inventions 
E)  all of the above
F) none of the above 
A)  the market 
B)  the ability to patent them 
C)  corporations 
D)  laws to protect new inventions 
E)  all of the above
F) none of the above

Question 15

Victorian English people started circumcising male children:

Accepted Answer

A)  because it's more natural 
B)  because it's clean 
C)  to increase sexual pleasure 
D)  to prevent masturbation 
E)  because their religion demanded it 
A)  because it's more natural 
B)  because it's clean 
C)  to increase sexual pleasure 
D)  to prevent masturbation 
E)  because their religion demanded it

Question 16

Explain how the idea of race as a biological fact is used as a political weapon of oppression.

Accepted Answer

The idea of race as a biological fact ha

Question 17

Tibetans do not equate sex with marriage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In a matrilineal lineage the most important male relative of any boy is:

Accepted Answer

A)  the father 
B)  the grandfather 
C)  the mother's brother 
D)  the chieftain 
E)  the older brother 
A)  the father 
B)  the grandfather 
C)  the mother's brother 
D)  the chieftain 
E)  the older brother

Question 19

Biologically, there are no human races.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A lineage is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a group of relatives 
B)  all the people descended from a single male 
C)  all the people descended from a single female 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  a group of relatives 
B)  all the people descended from a single male 
C)  all the people descended from a single female 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

List two types of lineages:

People are polymorphic.

Exposure of people to intense sunlight:

The important questions about race are biological.

The American system cannot be changed.

The differences between two members of any group are greater than the differences between any one of them and any member of another group.

Biologically, a race is a part of a species:

In the United States, class is not very important today.

Biologically, humans are divided into four main races.

Biologically, humans are divided into two main races.

Humans are pretty much like gorillas except for:

Really nice people can do racist things.

Attribution of differences of performance to race is racist.

The most important thing about human innovations is:

Victorian English people started circumcising male children:

Explain how the idea of race as a biological fact is used as a political weapon of oppression.

Tibetans do not equate sex with marriage.

In a matrilineal lineage the most important male relative of any boy is:

Biologically, there are no human races.

A lineage is:

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Exam 2: Human Variation: Race and Gender

List two types of lineages:

People are polymorphic.

Exposure of people to intense sunlight:

The important questions about race are biological.

The American system cannot be changed.

The differences between two members of any group are greater than the differences between any one of them and any member of another group.

Biologically, a race is a part of a species:

In the United States, class is not very important today.

Biologically, humans are divided into four main races.

Biologically, humans are divided into two main races.

Humans are pretty much like gorillas except for:

Really nice people can do racist things.

Attribution of differences of performance to race is racist.

The most important thing about human innovations is:

Victorian English people started circumcising male children:

Explain how the idea of race as a biological fact is used as a political weapon of oppression.

Tibetans do not equate sex with marriage.

In a matrilineal lineage the most important male relative of any boy is:

Biologically, there are no human races.

A lineage is:

Science Basics

From Inside and Out

An Anthropological Approach to Economics

Political Systems

Stratification Without a State: Medieval Iceland

How States Work

The Anthropology of Religion

Political Economy

Class

Back to the Land

Global Processes, Local Systems

Connecting the People to the System

Anthropology Goes to Work

The End Is Near

Filters