Question 1

Diamond Jenness was an early Canadian anthropologist who narrowly escaped death while doing research.In which part of Canada did this happen?

Accepted Answer

A)  the outer banks of Newfoundland 
B)  the western shore of Lake Superior 
C)  the Arctic 
D)  the central plains of Alberta 
A)  the outer banks of Newfoundland 
B)  the western shore of Lake Superior 
C)  the Arctic 
D)  the central plains of Alberta

Question 2

What is the term for in-depth descriptive studies of specific cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnologies 
B)  ethnic anthologies 
C)  anthropologies 
D)  ethnographies 
A)  ethnologies 
B)  ethnic anthologies 
C)  anthropologies 
D)  ethnographies

Question 3

How did Canadian anthropologists come to use the term socio-cultural anthropology for the subdiscipline that studies culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  The term reflects Canadian anthropologists' interest in social and cultural matters. 
B)  The term was voted in by the Canadian Anthropological Society in 1918. 
C)  Some Canadian anthropologists were trained in the United States,where cultural anthropology was preferred,while others trained in England,where social anthropology was preferred. 
D)  American and British anthropologists voted to prohibit Canadian anthropologists from using the terms cultural or social anthropology. 
A)  The term reflects Canadian anthropologists' interest in social and cultural matters. 
B)  The term was voted in by the Canadian Anthropological Society in 1918. 
C)  Some Canadian anthropologists were trained in the United States,where cultural anthropology was preferred,while others trained in England,where social anthropology was preferred. 
D)  American and British anthropologists voted to prohibit Canadian anthropologists from using the terms cultural or social anthropology.

Question 4

Harry Hawthorn's study of the sociocultural reasons for tensions between Doukhobors and local residents of British Columbia is an example of applied anthropology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The routine practice in the United States and Canada of making infants sleep apart from their mothers has important consequences.What is the most important of these consequences?

Accepted Answer

A)  prolonged suppression of ovulation in the mother 
B)  increased length of the young infant's crying bouts to over three hours a day 
C)  more peaceful,less wakeful sleeps for both mother and infant 
D)  development of stronger bonds between father and infant 
A)  prolonged suppression of ovulation in the mother 
B)  increased length of the young infant's crying bouts to over three hours a day 
C)  more peaceful,less wakeful sleeps for both mother and infant 
D)  development of stronger bonds between father and infant

Question 6

Which factor contributed most to the development of anthropology as a distinct field for studying human diversity?

Accepted Answer

A)  the discovery of diverse peoples during biblical days 
B)  the rise of cultural imperialism,which promoted intellectual development in Europe 
C)  attempts during the 18th century to explain human behaviour scientifically in terms of natural laws 
D)  the application of biblical mythology to explain human diversity 
A)  the discovery of diverse peoples during biblical days 
B)  the rise of cultural imperialism,which promoted intellectual development in Europe 
C)  attempts during the 18th century to explain human behaviour scientifically in terms of natural laws 
D)  the application of biblical mythology to explain human diversity

Question 7

Which of the following tasks is an archaeologist most likely to engage in?

Accepted Answer

A)  study material remains to reconstruct past cultures 
B)  study present-day languages to reconstruct when they diverged from a parent stock 
C)  study ancient inscriptions to explain contemporary behaviour 
D)  study tool use among gorillas 
A)  study material remains to reconstruct past cultures 
B)  study present-day languages to reconstruct when they diverged from a parent stock 
C)  study ancient inscriptions to explain contemporary behaviour 
D)  study tool use among gorillas

Question 8

French-Canadian anthropologists,such as Marc-Adelard Tremblay,have worked only on projects outside of Quebec in order to avoid bias.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

European cultural tolerance in the 17th and 18th centuries was fed by colonialism and cultural imperialism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What do descriptive linguists try to describe?

Accepted Answer

A)  the patterns and structure of grammar and sentence formation in languages 
B)  how speakers use their language to relate to one another 
C)  how language changes the way people understand their surroundings 
D)  how rules of grammar evolved 
A)  the patterns and structure of grammar and sentence formation in languages 
B)  how speakers use their language to relate to one another 
C)  how language changes the way people understand their surroundings 
D)  how rules of grammar evolved

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT one of the five major fields of anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A)  archaeology 
B)  linguistic anthropology 
C)  ethnohistory 
D)  applied anthropology 
A)  archaeology 
B)  linguistic anthropology 
C)  ethnohistory 
D)  applied anthropology

Question 12

What does an archaeologist endeavour to understand by studying material remains?

Accepted Answer

A)  past cultural behaviour 
B)  the evolution of fossils 
C)  how ancient humans improved and advanced 
D)  how human society might evolve in the future 
A)  past cultural behaviour 
B)  the evolution of fossils 
C)  how ancient humans improved and advanced 
D)  how human society might evolve in the future

Question 13

Robin Ridington's new ethnographic research records oral histories of the Dane-zaa.Which of the following is true about this research?

Accepted Answer

A)  It takes a collaborative approach. 
B)  It uses a scientifically objective and nonbiased perspective. 
C)  It applies a structure to their narratives. 
D)  It is edited and corrected by the anthropologist. 
A)  It takes a collaborative approach. 
B)  It uses a scientifically objective and nonbiased perspective. 
C)  It applies a structure to their narratives. 
D)  It is edited and corrected by the anthropologist.

Question 14

Which question did Leslie Main Johnson ask when she examined indigenous knowledge with the Gitksan of northern British Columbia?

Accepted Answer

A)  How much of Gitksan knowledge of their environment has been lost? 
B)  How have the Gitksan people learned about their environment? 
C)  When Gitksan people look at their environment,what do they see? 
D)  When the Gitksan people exploit the resources in the environment,what do they do? 
A)  How much of Gitksan knowledge of their environment has been lost? 
B)  How have the Gitksan people learned about their environment? 
C)  When Gitksan people look at their environment,what do they see? 
D)  When the Gitksan people exploit the resources in the environment,what do they do?

Question 15

Participatory action research involves the groups under study being involved in the actual research and interpretation of the ethnographic data.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is one of the most fundamental principles of traditional anthropological research?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnographic research is always scientifically objective and unbiased. 
B)  Ethnographers must live closely among the people in the cultures they are studying. 
C)  While doing fieldwork,ethnographers are not influenced by their own emotions. 
D)  Anthropologists must shed their personal biases and prejudices when they engage in fieldwork. 
A)  Ethnographic research is always scientifically objective and unbiased. 
B)  Ethnographers must live closely among the people in the cultures they are studying. 
C)  While doing fieldwork,ethnographers are not influenced by their own emotions. 
D)  Anthropologists must shed their personal biases and prejudices when they engage in fieldwork.

Question 17

The members of a society who assist an ethnographer to interpret activities and behaviour in their society are known as key informants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Because their fieldwork involves participant observation,ethnographers avoid studying societies where people are engaged in warfare.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is the best description of an ethnologist?

Accepted Answer

A)  someone who studies female behaviour as it is distinguished from male behaviour 
B)  someone who studies cultures of the past to indicate cultural progression over time 
C)  someone who develops a science of culture by comparing many specific cultures 
D)  someone who studies primitive cultures 
A)  someone who studies female behaviour as it is distinguished from male behaviour 
B)  someone who studies cultures of the past to indicate cultural progression over time 
C)  someone who develops a science of culture by comparing many specific cultures 
D)  someone who studies primitive cultures

Question 20

Applied anthropologists attempt to use their expertise to solve some of the social problems facing humanity using the methods and knowledge of anthropology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Diamond Jenness was an early Canadian anthropologist who narrowly escaped death while doing research.In which part of Canada did this happen?

What is the term for in-depth descriptive studies of specific cultures?

How did Canadian anthropologists come to use the term socio-cultural anthropology for the subdiscipline that studies culture?

Harry Hawthorn's study of the sociocultural reasons for tensions between Doukhobors and local residents of British Columbia is an example of applied anthropology.

The routine practice in the United States and Canada of making infants sleep apart from their mothers has important consequences.What is the most important of these consequences?

Which factor contributed most to the development of anthropology as a distinct field for studying human diversity?

Which of the following tasks is an archaeologist most likely to engage in?

French-Canadian anthropologists,such as Marc-Adelard Tremblay,have worked only on projects outside of Quebec in order to avoid bias.

European cultural tolerance in the 17th and 18th centuries was fed by colonialism and cultural imperialism.

What do descriptive linguists try to describe?

Which of the following is NOT one of the five major fields of anthropology?

What does an archaeologist endeavour to understand by studying material remains?

Robin Ridington's new ethnographic research records oral histories of the Dane-zaa.Which of the following is true about this research?

Which question did Leslie Main Johnson ask when she examined indigenous knowledge with the Gitksan of northern British Columbia?

Participatory action research involves the groups under study being involved in the actual research and interpretation of the ethnographic data.

Which of the following is one of the most fundamental principles of traditional anthropological research?

The members of a society who assist an ethnographer to interpret activities and behaviour in their society are known as key informants.

Because their fieldwork involves participant observation,ethnographers avoid studying societies where people are engaged in warfare.

Which of the following is the best description of an ethnologist?

Applied anthropologists attempt to use their expertise to solve some of the social problems facing humanity using the methods and knowledge of anthropology.

The Nature of Culture

The Beginnings of Human Culture

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Economic Systems

Sex and Marriage

Family and Household

Kinship and Descent

Social Stratification and Groupings

Political Organization and the Maintenance of Order

Religion and the Supernatural

The Arts

Anthropology at Work

Cultural Change and the Future of Humanity

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Exam 1: The Nature of Anthropology

Diamond Jenness was an early Canadian anthropologist who narrowly escaped death while doing research.In which part of Canada did this happen?

What is the term for in-depth descriptive studies of specific cultures?

How did Canadian anthropologists come to use the term socio-cultural anthropology for the subdiscipline that studies culture?

Harry Hawthorn's study of the sociocultural reasons for tensions between Doukhobors and local residents of British Columbia is an example of applied anthropology.

The routine practice in the United States and Canada of making infants sleep apart from their mothers has important consequences.What is the most important of these consequences?

Which factor contributed most to the development of anthropology as a distinct field for studying human diversity?

Which of the following tasks is an archaeologist most likely to engage in?

French-Canadian anthropologists,such as Marc-Adelard Tremblay,have worked only on projects outside of Quebec in order to avoid bias.

European cultural tolerance in the 17th and 18th centuries was fed by colonialism and cultural imperialism.

What do descriptive linguists try to describe?

Which of the following is NOT one of the five major fields of anthropology?

What does an archaeologist endeavour to understand by studying material remains?

Robin Ridington's new ethnographic research records oral histories of the Dane-zaa.Which of the following is true about this research?

Which question did Leslie Main Johnson ask when she examined indigenous knowledge with the Gitksan of northern British Columbia?

Participatory action research involves the groups under study being involved in the actual research and interpretation of the ethnographic data.

Which of the following is one of the most fundamental principles of traditional anthropological research?

The members of a society who assist an ethnographer to interpret activities and behaviour in their society are known as key informants.

Because their fieldwork involves participant observation,ethnographers avoid studying societies where people are engaged in warfare.

Which of the following is the best description of an ethnologist?

Applied anthropologists attempt to use their expertise to solve some of the social problems facing humanity using the methods and knowledge of anthropology.

The Nature of Culture

The Beginnings of Human Culture

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Economic Systems

Sex and Marriage

Family and Household

Kinship and Descent

Social Stratification and Groupings

Political Organization and the Maintenance of Order

Religion and the Supernatural

The Arts

Anthropology at Work

Cultural Change and the Future of Humanity

Filters