Question 1

Which of the following would NOT be an area of research interest to linguistic anthropologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  studying the way that language is a resource for developing culture 
B)  ranking languages according to their effectiveness in transmitting culture 
C)  tracing genealogical relationships among languages 
D)  examining how people use language to maintain social distinctiveness 
A)  studying the way that language is a resource for developing culture 
B)  ranking languages according to their effectiveness in transmitting culture 
C)  tracing genealogical relationships among languages 
D)  examining how people use language to maintain social distinctiveness

Question 2

Canadian archaeologists always use the term prehistoric when referring to ancestors of First Nations,Inuit,and Métis cultures,since these people did not have a history until the Europeans arrived.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Anthropology began as an effort by Europeans to study the cultural diversity of the world's peoples in a systematic way so as to better understand it.Which three factors most likely motivated this interest?

Accepted Answer

A)  exploration,colonialism,and Christian missionism 
B)  reason,idealism,and capitalism 
C)  peace,humanitarianism,and friendship 
D)  warfare,slavery,and trade 
A)  exploration,colonialism,and Christian missionism 
B)  reason,idealism,and capitalism 
C)  peace,humanitarianism,and friendship 
D)  warfare,slavery,and trade

Question 4

Which of the following topic sets is most characteristic of uniquely "Canadian" anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A)  primatology,forensic anthropology,and ethnology 
B)  multiculturalism,the fur trade,and First Nations languages 
C)  maple syrup production,tropical hardwood harvesting,and medical anthropology 
D)  Pan-American politics,missionism,and Iroquois subsistence patterns 
A)  primatology,forensic anthropology,and ethnology 
B)  multiculturalism,the fur trade,and First Nations languages 
C)  maple syrup production,tropical hardwood harvesting,and medical anthropology 
D)  Pan-American politics,missionism,and Iroquois subsistence patterns

Question 5

What role do key informants play when an anthropologist does fieldwork in an unfamiliar culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  They provide an outsider's perspective for the anthropologist. 
B)  They help other members of the culture understand Western customs. 
C)  They help the ethnographer remain objective. 
D)  They help interpret whatever activities are occurring. 
A)  They provide an outsider's perspective for the anthropologist. 
B)  They help other members of the culture understand Western customs. 
C)  They help the ethnographer remain objective. 
D)  They help interpret whatever activities are occurring.

Question 6

Anthropologists use social experiments to distinguish between the social behaviours of cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Sociocultural anthropology is both descriptive and comparative.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

American museums played a major role in the direction of early Canadian anthropology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How might university and college students benefit in general ways by studying anthropology?

Accepted Answer

University and college students can bene

Question 10

Which of the following tasks has always been a defining feature of Canadian anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A)  studies of ethnic conflict in Canada 
B)  advocacy of Aboriginal people's religious and cultural rights 
C)  understanding Canadian cultural sovereignty 
D)  writing reports for federal and provincial governments 
A)  studies of ethnic conflict in Canada 
B)  advocacy of Aboriginal people's religious and cultural rights 
C)  understanding Canadian cultural sovereignty 
D)  writing reports for federal and provincial governments

Question 11

Discuss the characteristics of participant observation and how this method contributes to more accurate ethnographic understanding.

Accepted Answer

Participant observation is a research me

Question 12

Marius Barbeau was an early Canadian anthropologist who was interested in recording the songs and stories of Canada's First Nations people.Which term best applies to what he did?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canadian ethno-mythology studies 
B)  comparative ethnology 
C)  linguistic ethnomusicology 
D)  Canadian folklore studies 
A)  Canadian ethno-mythology studies 
B)  comparative ethnology 
C)  linguistic ethnomusicology 
D)  Canadian folklore studies

Question 13

The team-research model of ethnographic research involves several anthropologists studying models of what fictitious cultures might look like if certain economic and political changes occurred.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which term best characterizes research that involves detailed ethnographic description based on participant observation and interviews?

Accepted Answer

A)  sociocentric 
B)  quantitative 
C)  impersonal 
D)  qualitative 
A)  sociocentric 
B)  quantitative 
C)  impersonal 
D)  qualitative

Question 15

Anthropological methodology based on immersion in a culture is now used as a research model in psychology,education,and geography.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Define ethnohistory,and discuss how it contributes to our understanding of culture.

Accepted Answer

Ethnohistory is the study of the history

Question 17

Is anthropology one of the sciences or one of the humanities? Provide three reasons that defend your answer.

Accepted Answer

Anthropology is considered to be both a

Question 18

New ethnographies often present multiple voices and points of view,including those of the people being studied themselves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Why has anthropology only recently appeared as a distinct field of inquiry?

Accepted Answer

A)  Only in the past two centuries have people been interested in their own origins and in people different from themselves. 
B)  Previously,most people did not have access to adequate means of travel and communication necessary for studying distant cultures. 
C)  The Bible strictly prohibited the study of diverse groups of people. 
D)  European explorers only wished to dominate the peoples they encountered. 
A)  Only in the past two centuries have people been interested in their own origins and in people different from themselves. 
B)  Previously,most people did not have access to adequate means of travel and communication necessary for studying distant cultures. 
C)  The Bible strictly prohibited the study of diverse groups of people. 
D)  European explorers only wished to dominate the peoples they encountered.

Question 20

Which of the following would be a useful source for doing ethnohistory?

Accepted Answer

A)  the field notes of an ethnolinguist 
B)  data from contemporary subcultures 
C)  hieroglyphics documenting the unification of Lower and Upper Egypt 
D)  diaries of missionaries and traders 
A)  the field notes of an ethnolinguist 
B)  data from contemporary subcultures 
C)  hieroglyphics documenting the unification of Lower and Upper Egypt 
D)  diaries of missionaries and traders

Which of the following would NOT be an area of research interest to linguistic anthropologists?

Canadian archaeologists always use the term prehistoric when referring to ancestors of First Nations,Inuit,and Métis cultures,since these people did not have a history until the Europeans arrived.

Anthropology began as an effort by Europeans to study the cultural diversity of the world's peoples in a systematic way so as to better understand it.Which three factors most likely motivated this interest?

Which of the following topic sets is most characteristic of uniquely "Canadian" anthropology?

What role do key informants play when an anthropologist does fieldwork in an unfamiliar culture?

Anthropologists use social experiments to distinguish between the social behaviours of cultures.

Sociocultural anthropology is both descriptive and comparative.

American museums played a major role in the direction of early Canadian anthropology.

How might university and college students benefit in general ways by studying anthropology?

Which of the following tasks has always been a defining feature of Canadian anthropology?

Discuss the characteristics of participant observation and how this method contributes to more accurate ethnographic understanding.

Marius Barbeau was an early Canadian anthropologist who was interested in recording the songs and stories of Canada's First Nations people.Which term best applies to what he did?

The team-research model of ethnographic research involves several anthropologists studying models of what fictitious cultures might look like if certain economic and political changes occurred.

Which term best characterizes research that involves detailed ethnographic description based on participant observation and interviews?

Anthropological methodology based on immersion in a culture is now used as a research model in psychology,education,and geography.

Define ethnohistory,and discuss how it contributes to our understanding of culture.

Is anthropology one of the sciences or one of the humanities? Provide three reasons that defend your answer.

New ethnographies often present multiple voices and points of view,including those of the people being studied themselves.

Why has anthropology only recently appeared as a distinct field of inquiry?

Which of the following would be a useful source for doing ethnohistory?

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

Which of the following would NOT be an area of research interest to linguistic anthropologists?

Canadian archaeologists always use the term prehistoric when referring to ancestors of First Nations,Inuit,and Métis cultures,since these people did not have a history until the Europeans arrived.

Anthropology began as an effort by Europeans to study the cultural diversity of the world's peoples in a systematic way so as to better understand it.Which three factors most likely motivated this interest?

Which of the following topic sets is most characteristic of uniquely "Canadian" anthropology?

What role do key informants play when an anthropologist does fieldwork in an unfamiliar culture?

Anthropologists use social experiments to distinguish between the social behaviours of cultures.

Sociocultural anthropology is both descriptive and comparative.

American museums played a major role in the direction of early Canadian anthropology.

How might university and college students benefit in general ways by studying anthropology?

Which of the following tasks has always been a defining feature of Canadian anthropology?

Discuss the characteristics of participant observation and how this method contributes to more accurate ethnographic understanding.

Marius Barbeau was an early Canadian anthropologist who was interested in recording the songs and stories of Canada's First Nations people.Which term best applies to what he did?

The team-research model of ethnographic research involves several anthropologists studying models of what fictitious cultures might look like if certain economic and political changes occurred.

Which term best characterizes research that involves detailed ethnographic description based on participant observation and interviews?

Anthropological methodology based on immersion in a culture is now used as a research model in psychology,education,and geography.

Define ethnohistory,and discuss how it contributes to our understanding of culture.

Is anthropology one of the sciences or one of the humanities? Provide three reasons that defend your answer.

New ethnographies often present multiple voices and points of view,including those of the people being studied themselves.

Why has anthropology only recently appeared as a distinct field of inquiry?

Which of the following would be a useful source for doing ethnohistory?

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