Question 1

The thrifty genotype characterized humans until about:

Accepted Answer

A)  50 years ago 
B)  500 years ago 
C)  6,000 years ago 
D)  8,000 years ago 
A)  50 years ago 
B)  500 years ago 
C)  6,000 years ago 
D)  8,000 years ago

Question 2

It is stated in your text that Blumenbach introduced hierarchies in human groups with notions of superiority (the idea being, 'this race is better than that race'). How are these notions still embedded in common, everyday usage of racial identities, either in the U.S. or abroad?

Accepted Answer

The notions of racial superiority introd

Question 3

Lactase retention and lactose tolerance are associated with what percent of adults of northern European descent?

Accepted Answer

A)  less than 50% 
B)  over 80% 
C)  more than 90% 
D)  less than 20% 
A)  less than 50% 
B)  over 80% 
C)  more than 90% 
D)  less than 20%

Question 4

What is the thrifty genotype?

Accepted Answer

A)  a genotype that is associated directly with dairying people 
B)  a genotype that makes all people obese 
C)  a genotype that allows people to work longer at food production tasks 
D)  a genotype that permits the efficient storage of fat for times of food scarcity 
A)  a genotype that is associated directly with dairying people 
B)  a genotype that makes all people obese 
C)  a genotype that allows people to work longer at food production tasks 
D)  a genotype that permits the efficient storage of fat for times of food scarcity

Question 5

Which individual, as president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, did the most to combat racism in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Franz Boas 
B)  Carolus Linnaeus 
C)  Ashley Montagu 
D)  Samuel Morton 
A)  Franz Boas 
B)  Carolus Linnaeus 
C)  Ashley Montagu 
D)  Samuel Morton

Question 6

While tragic, the Nazi holocaust is not unique in human history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

All of the following are problems associated with twin studies except:

Accepted Answer

A)  failure to use adopted children in studies 
B)  failure to make sure that the twins were raised separately 
C)  biased subjective studies 
D)  inadequate sample sizes 
A)  failure to use adopted children in studies 
B)  failure to make sure that the twins were raised separately 
C)  biased subjective studies 
D)  inadequate sample sizes

Question 8

In which book do we find the argument that the various American "races" have differing degrees of intelligence based on immutable genetic factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Man's Most Dangerous Myth 
B)  The Bell Curve 
C)  On the Origin of Species 
D)  Race and Progress 
A)  Man's Most Dangerous Myth 
B)  The Bell Curve 
C)  On the Origin of Species 
D)  Race and Progress

Question 9

Why has racism played a significant role in many previously European colonies, such as Haiti?

Accepted Answer

Because of the colonial association of l

Question 10

Which of the following is highest in naturally-occurring Vitamin D?

Accepted Answer

A)  corn 
B)  lettuce 
C)  sunflower oil 
D)  cod liver oil 
A)  corn 
B)  lettuce 
C)  sunflower oil 
D)  cod liver oil

Question 11

How does the use of United States Census Bureau racial categories affect health within the United States population?

Accepted Answer

Health differences and risks b

Question 12

The fingerprint pattern of "loops" is associated primarily with:

Accepted Answer

A)  sub-Saharan Africans 
B)  central Europeans 
C)  people of Mongolia 
D)  Australian aborigines 
A)  sub-Saharan Africans 
B)  central Europeans 
C)  people of Mongolia 
D)  Australian aborigines

Question 13

Which of the following is an enzyme found in the small intestine that enables the digestion of milk sugar?

Accepted Answer

A)  lactose 
B)  lactase 
C)  mestase 
D)  lactame 
A)  lactose 
B)  lactase 
C)  mestase 
D)  lactame

Question 14

In the United States, as in most industrial and postindustrial countries since World War II, IQ scores have risen an average of:

Accepted Answer

A)  45 points 
B)  15 points 
C)  10 points 
D)  25 points 
A)  45 points 
B)  15 points 
C)  10 points 
D)  25 points

Question 15

All of the following are true about race except:

Accepted Answer

A)  race exists as a social and political category that promotes inequality in some societies 
B)  biological evidence demonstrates unequivocally that separate human races do not exist 
C)  scientists disagree on the number of biological human races that exist 
D)  gene flow throughout evolutionary history has maintained humans as a single species 
A)  race exists as a social and political category that promotes inequality in some societies 
B)  biological evidence demonstrates unequivocally that separate human races do not exist 
C)  scientists disagree on the number of biological human races that exist 
D)  gene flow throughout evolutionary history has maintained humans as a single species

Question 16

In _______________, a race is defined as a subspecies, or a population of species differing geographically, morphologically, or genetically from other populations of the same species.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In _______________, a race is defined as...

Question 17

_______________ is a program of extermination of one group by another.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________ is a program of extermination of...

Question 18

Until 800,000 years ago, humans were exclusively creatures of the tropics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The book, On the Natural Variety of Mankind, formally proposes a notion of:

Accepted Answer

A)  race as a social myth 
B)  human racial adaptation 
C)  relative human equality 
D)  a hierarchy of human types 
A)  race as a social myth 
B)  human racial adaptation 
C)  relative human equality 
D)  a hierarchy of human types

Question 20

Approximately how many people died in the Nazi Holocaust?

Accepted Answer

A)  11 million 
B)  26 million 
C)  9 million 
D)  3 million 
A)  11 million 
B)  26 million 
C)  9 million 
D)  3 million

The thrifty genotype characterized humans until about:

It is stated in your text that Blumenbach introduced hierarchies in human groups with notions of superiority (the idea being, 'this race is better than that race'). How are these notions still embedded in common, everyday usage of racial identities, either in the U.S. or abroad?

Lactase retention and lactose tolerance are associated with what percent of adults of northern European descent?

What is the thrifty genotype?

Which individual, as president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, did the most to combat racism in the United States?

While tragic, the Nazi holocaust is not unique in human history.

All of the following are problems associated with twin studies except:

In which book do we find the argument that the various American "races" have differing degrees of intelligence based on immutable genetic factors?

Why has racism played a significant role in many previously European colonies, such as Haiti?

Which of the following is highest in naturally-occurring Vitamin D?

How does the use of United States Census Bureau racial categories affect health within the United States population?

The fingerprint pattern of "loops" is associated primarily with:

Which of the following is an enzyme found in the small intestine that enables the digestion of milk sugar?

In the United States, as in most industrial and postindustrial countries since World War II, IQ scores have risen an average of:

All of the following are true about race except:

In _______________, a race is defined as a subspecies, or a population of species differing geographically, morphologically, or genetically from other populations of the same species.

_______________ is a program of extermination of one group by another.

Until 800,000 years ago, humans were exclusively creatures of the tropics.

The book, On the Natural Variety of Mankind, formally proposes a notion of:

Approximately how many people died in the Nazi Holocaust?

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Exam 7: Modern Human Diversity: Race and Racism

The thrifty genotype characterized humans until about:

It is stated in your text that Blumenbach introduced hierarchies in human groups with notions of superiority (the idea being, 'this race is better than that race'). How are these notions still embedded in common, everyday usage of racial identities, either in the U.S. or abroad?

Lactase retention and lactose tolerance are associated with what percent of adults of northern European descent?

What is the thrifty genotype?

Which individual, as president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, did the most to combat racism in the United States?

While tragic, the Nazi holocaust is not unique in human history.

All of the following are problems associated with twin studies except:

In which book do we find the argument that the various American "races" have differing degrees of intelligence based on immutable genetic factors?

Why has racism played a significant role in many previously European colonies, such as Haiti?

Which of the following is highest in naturally-occurring Vitamin D?

How does the use of United States Census Bureau racial categories affect health within the United States population?

The fingerprint pattern of "loops" is associated primarily with:

Which of the following is an enzyme found in the small intestine that enables the digestion of milk sugar?

In the United States, as in most industrial and postindustrial countries since World War II, IQ scores have risen an average of:

All of the following are true about race except:

In _______________, a race is defined as a subspecies, or a population of species differing geographically, morphologically, or genetically from other populations of the same species.

_______________ is a program of extermination of one group by another.

Until 800,000 years ago, humans were exclusively creatures of the tropics.

The book, On the Natural Variety of Mankind, formally proposes a notion of:

Approximately how many people died in the Nazi Holocaust?

The Essence of Anthropology

Biology and Evolution

Living Primates

Human Evolution

The Neolithic Revolution: The Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

The Characteristics of Culture

Language and Communication

Social Identity, Personality, and Gender

Subsistence and Exchange

Sex, Marriage, and Family

Kinship and Other Methods of Grouping

Politics, Power, and Violence

Spirituality, Religion, and the Supernatural

Global Changes and the Role of Anthropology

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