Question 1

If you are scientific, you are always right.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Most anthropologists agree that a woman has a right to be circumcised if she wants to.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

If you believe in epistemological relativity, you can't be scientific.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

What are the three kinds of relativism in anthropology and why is each one important?

Accepted Answer

The three kinds of relativism in anthrop

Question 5

Discuss why it's important to be scientific in our approach to anthropology.

Accepted Answer

It is important to be scientific in our

Question 6

Holism means:

Accepted Answer

A)  being baptized 
B)  you like to dig holes 
C)  all things are connected 
D)  being a wholly owned subsidiary 
E)  you are totally awesome 
A)  being baptized 
B)  you like to dig holes 
C)  all things are connected 
D)  being a wholly owned subsidiary 
E)  you are totally awesome

Question 7

If you are scientific you can't believe in epistemological relativity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The opposite of cultural relativity is:

Accepted Answer

A)  democracy 
B)  ethnocentrism 
C)  religion 
D)  science 
E)  family values 
A)  democracy 
B)  ethnocentrism 
C)  religion 
D)  science 
E)  family values

Question 9

Linguistic anthropology is about:

Accepted Answer

A)  oral sex in different cultures 
B)  how to learn English as a second language 
C)  how language is related to culture 
D)  the story of the Tower of Babel 
E)  none of the above 
A)  oral sex in different cultures 
B)  how to learn English as a second language 
C)  how language is related to culture 
D)  the story of the Tower of Babel 
E)  none of the above

Question 10

Science is:

Accepted Answer

A)  based on beliefs just the same as religion 
B)  a collection of true facts 
C)  knows what is true and what is not 
D)  is always skeptical 
E)  accepts proof as final 
A)  based on beliefs just the same as religion 
B)  a collection of true facts 
C)  knows what is true and what is not 
D)  is always skeptical 
E)  accepts proof as final

Question 11

Anthropology is the only discipline that studies human beings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

List three kinds of relativism important to anthropology:

Accepted Answer

epistemolo

Question 13

Epistemology means:

Accepted Answer

A)  approved by the Church of England 
B)  something religious 
C)  ways of knowing 
D)  science 
E)  not being sure of anything 
A)  approved by the Church of England 
B)  something religious 
C)  ways of knowing 
D)  science 
E)  not being sure of anything

Question 14

Ethnocentrism is natural.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Biological anthropology is not concerned with culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Biological anthropology focuses on:

Accepted Answer

A)  our history as a species 
B)  what kind of animals we are 
C)  how culture shaped evolution 
D)  none of the above 
E)  all of the above 
A)  our history as a species 
B)  what kind of animals we are 
C)  how culture shaped evolution 
D)  none of the above 
E)  all of the above

Question 17

Epistemological relativity means:

Accepted Answer

A)  all churches are equally good 
B)  bishops are all related in some way 
C)  all ways of knowing are equally good 
D)  only science knows the truth 
E)  only religion knows the truth 
A)  all churches are equally good 
B)  bishops are all related in some way 
C)  all ways of knowing are equally good 
D)  only science knows the truth 
E)  only religion knows the truth

Question 18

Science means being reliable and valid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Reliability means:

Accepted Answer

A)  always showing up on time 
B)  doing what you say you will do 
C)  everyone who checks the same thing gets the same result 
D)  people usually agree 
E)  you don't have to check it again 
A)  always showing up on time 
B)  doing what you say you will do 
C)  everyone who checks the same thing gets the same result 
D)  people usually agree 
E)  you don't have to check it again

Question 20

Cultural relativity is natural.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

If you are scientific, you are always right.

Most anthropologists agree that a woman has a right to be circumcised if she wants to.

If you believe in epistemological relativity, you can't be scientific.

What are the three kinds of relativism in anthropology and why is each one important?

Discuss why it's important to be scientific in our approach to anthropology.

Holism means:

If you are scientific you can't believe in epistemological relativity.

The opposite of cultural relativity is:

Linguistic anthropology is about:

Science is:

Anthropology is the only discipline that studies human beings.

List three kinds of relativism important to anthropology:

Epistemology means:

Ethnocentrism is natural.

Biological anthropology is not concerned with culture.

Biological anthropology focuses on:

Epistemological relativity means:

Science means being reliable and valid.

Reliability means:

Cultural relativity is natural.

Human Variation: Race and Gender

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

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Exam 1: Science Basics

If you are scientific, you are always right.

Most anthropologists agree that a woman has a right to be circumcised if she wants to.

If you believe in epistemological relativity, you can't be scientific.

What are the three kinds of relativism in anthropology and why is each one important?

Discuss why it's important to be scientific in our approach to anthropology.

Holism means:

If you are scientific you can't believe in epistemological relativity.

The opposite of cultural relativity is:

Linguistic anthropology is about:

Science is:

Anthropology is the only discipline that studies human beings.

List three kinds of relativism important to anthropology:

Epistemology means:

Ethnocentrism is natural.

Biological anthropology is not concerned with culture.

Biological anthropology focuses on:

Epistemological relativity means:

Science means being reliable and valid.

Reliability means:

Cultural relativity is natural.

Human Variation: Race and Gender

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