Question 1

Which famous case of toxic pollution in North America was researched by York University medical anthropologist Harriet Rosenberg?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Sydney tar ponds 
B)  the Exxon Valdez oil spill 
C)  the Three Mile Island nuclear accident 
D)  the Love Canal dumpsite 
A)  the Sydney tar ponds 
B)  the Exxon Valdez oil spill 
C)  the Three Mile Island nuclear accident 
D)  the Love Canal dumpsite D

Question 2

What was the purpose of the postwar Hawthorn-Tremblay Report on Aboriginal peoples?

Accepted Answer

A)  to compile a databank of information on Canada's Aboriginal population for policy review 
B)  to examine the residential school system and see if it was accomplishing its goals 
C)  to review the treaties to see what mineral rights Aboriginal people still held in Canada 
D)  to see if agriculture and employment policies were eliminating poverty on reservations 
A)  to compile a databank of information on Canada's Aboriginal population for policy review 
B)  to examine the residential school system and see if it was accomplishing its goals 
C)  to review the treaties to see what mineral rights Aboriginal people still held in Canada 
D)  to see if agriculture and employment policies were eliminating poverty on reservations A

Question 3

Why did early European anthropologists have a bad reputation among the peoples of many European colonies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Applied anthropologists were attached to the militaries and foreign offices of colonial powers. 
B)  European anthropologists were the original bureaucrats in early welfare states that administered the colonies. 
C)  As white Europeans,anthropologists were held responsible for the actions of all Europeans. 
D)  European anthropologists' agricultural development projects resulted in widespread starvation in the colonies. 
A)  Applied anthropologists were attached to the militaries and foreign offices of colonial powers. 
B)  European anthropologists were the original bureaucrats in early welfare states that administered the colonies. 
C)  As white Europeans,anthropologists were held responsible for the actions of all Europeans. 
D)  European anthropologists' agricultural development projects resulted in widespread starvation in the colonies. A

Question 4

A forensic archaeologist controls a recovery site,records the position of all relevant finds,and recovers any clues associated with human remains.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What did most applied anthropologists who supported the war effort do in the postwar peacetime era?

Accepted Answer

A)  They continued on as government and military advisors helping to re-establish and rebuild European societies. 
B)  They returned to their academic pursuits throughout the 1950s and 1960s. 
C)  They joined security intelligence services of many Western nations to help ensure that war didn't happen again. 
D)  They put their efforts into fighting communism as part of the Cold War effort of the 1950s. 
A)  They continued on as government and military advisors helping to re-establish and rebuild European societies. 
B)  They returned to their academic pursuits throughout the 1950s and 1960s. 
C)  They joined security intelligence services of many Western nations to help ensure that war didn't happen again. 
D)  They put their efforts into fighting communism as part of the Cold War effort of the 1950s.

Question 6

A forensic archaeologist is a physical/biological anthropologist who works with law enforcement agencies to determine the age,sex,and identity of unidentified human bones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Anthropologists were recruited by governments into the efforts to win the Second World War.What were some of their duties in this capacity?

Accepted Answer

A)  interrogating prisoners of war 
B)  designing better ways of training troops 
C)  analyzing the officer command structures of armies 
D)  predicting enemy behaviour,and translating language and culture 
A)  interrogating prisoners of war 
B)  designing better ways of training troops 
C)  analyzing the officer command structures of armies 
D)  predicting enemy behaviour,and translating language and culture

Question 8

Academic anthropology and applied anthropology are completely separate and are generally incompatible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which term does the American military use for their project that provides anthropologists to work with U.S.Army combat units fighting in Afghanistan?

Accepted Answer

A)  combat ethnography aid 
B)  social science liaison officers 
C)  cultural understanding officers 
D)  human terrain systems 
A)  combat ethnography aid 
B)  social science liaison officers 
C)  cultural understanding officers 
D)  human terrain systems

Question 10

What simple amendment did the Association of American Anthropologists add to their Code of Ethics in response to the militarization of anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A)  No anthropologist who has worked for the military could hold a university position. 
B)  No reports should be provided to sponsors that are not also available to the general public. 
C)  Anthropologists must not bear weapons in any research context. 
D)  No anthropologist working for the military can belong to the Association of American Anthropologists. 
A)  No anthropologist who has worked for the military could hold a university position. 
B)  No reports should be provided to sponsors that are not also available to the general public. 
C)  Anthropologists must not bear weapons in any research context. 
D)  No anthropologist working for the military can belong to the Association of American Anthropologists.

Question 11

The environmental justice movement has close ties to medical anthropology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Applied anthropology may be a part of any one of the four subfields of anthropology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Discuss some of the reasons that applied anthropology in Canada has focused extensively on issues pertaining to indigenous people,multiculturalism,and immigration.

Accepted Answer

Applied anthropology in Canada has focus

Question 14

Which of the following refers to anthropology that includes marketing,systems analysis,cross-cultural understanding in the business world,advertising,and human resource studies?

Accepted Answer

A)  the anthropology of business 
B)  globalization studies 
C)  corporate anthropology 
D)  organizational anthropology 
A)  the anthropology of business 
B)  globalization studies 
C)  corporate anthropology 
D)  organizational anthropology

Question 15

Forensic anthropologists often work on historic human remains found in an archaeological context as well as more recent crime scenes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Some applied anthropologists study the cultural aspects of the "disability community" of disabled persons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

There is no evidence that the presence of anthropologists in a war zone actually reduces the need for combat operations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following best defines medical anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A)  the study of how medical personnel interact with each other in hospitals 
B)  the study of how medical personnel interact with patients in hospitals 
C)  the analysis of how cultures and societies are organized around issues of health 
D)  the analysis of how medical organizations function 
A)  the study of how medical personnel interact with each other in hospitals 
B)  the study of how medical personnel interact with patients in hospitals 
C)  the analysis of how cultures and societies are organized around issues of health 
D)  the analysis of how medical organizations function

Question 19

Applied anthropologists must continue to work to establish themselves,as they must compete with professionals from a number of other disciplines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The field of cultural resource management involves archaeology and the management of historic landscapes,records,old buildings,and heritage sites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which famous case of toxic pollution in North America was researched by York University medical anthropologist Harriet Rosenberg?

What was the purpose of the postwar Hawthorn-Tremblay Report on Aboriginal peoples?

Why did early European anthropologists have a bad reputation among the peoples of many European colonies?

A forensic archaeologist controls a recovery site,records the position of all relevant finds,and recovers any clues associated with human remains.

What did most applied anthropologists who supported the war effort do in the postwar peacetime era?

A forensic archaeologist is a physical/biological anthropologist who works with law enforcement agencies to determine the age,sex,and identity of unidentified human bones.

Anthropologists were recruited by governments into the efforts to win the Second World War.What were some of their duties in this capacity?

Academic anthropology and applied anthropology are completely separate and are generally incompatible.

Which term does the American military use for their project that provides anthropologists to work with U.S.Army combat units fighting in Afghanistan?

What simple amendment did the Association of American Anthropologists add to their Code of Ethics in response to the militarization of anthropology?

The environmental justice movement has close ties to medical anthropology.

Applied anthropology may be a part of any one of the four subfields of anthropology.

Discuss some of the reasons that applied anthropology in Canada has focused extensively on issues pertaining to indigenous people,multiculturalism,and immigration.

Which of the following refers to anthropology that includes marketing,systems analysis,cross-cultural understanding in the business world,advertising,and human resource studies?

Forensic anthropologists often work on historic human remains found in an archaeological context as well as more recent crime scenes.

Some applied anthropologists study the cultural aspects of the "disability community" of disabled persons.

There is no evidence that the presence of anthropologists in a war zone actually reduces the need for combat operations.

Which of the following best defines medical anthropology?

Applied anthropologists must continue to work to establish themselves,as they must compete with professionals from a number of other disciplines.

The field of cultural resource management involves archaeology and the management of historic landscapes,records,old buildings,and heritage sites.

The Nature 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

Cultural Change and the Future of Humanity

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Exam 14: Anthropology at Work

Which famous case of toxic pollution in North America was researched by York University medical anthropologist Harriet Rosenberg?

What was the purpose of the postwar Hawthorn-Tremblay Report on Aboriginal peoples?

Why did early European anthropologists have a bad reputation among the peoples of many European colonies?

A forensic archaeologist controls a recovery site,records the position of all relevant finds,and recovers any clues associated with human remains.

What did most applied anthropologists who supported the war effort do in the postwar peacetime era?

A forensic archaeologist is a physical/biological anthropologist who works with law enforcement agencies to determine the age,sex,and identity of unidentified human bones.

Anthropologists were recruited by governments into the efforts to win the Second World War.What were some of their duties in this capacity?

Academic anthropology and applied anthropology are completely separate and are generally incompatible.

Which term does the American military use for their project that provides anthropologists to work with U.S.Army combat units fighting in Afghanistan?

What simple amendment did the Association of American Anthropologists add to their Code of Ethics in response to the militarization of anthropology?

The environmental justice movement has close ties to medical anthropology.

Applied anthropology may be a part of any one of the four subfields of anthropology.

Discuss some of the reasons that applied anthropology in Canada has focused extensively on issues pertaining to indigenous people,multiculturalism,and immigration.

Which of the following refers to anthropology that includes marketing,systems analysis,cross-cultural understanding in the business world,advertising,and human resource studies?

Forensic anthropologists often work on historic human remains found in an archaeological context as well as more recent crime scenes.

Some applied anthropologists study the cultural aspects of the "disability community" of disabled persons.

There is no evidence that the presence of anthropologists in a war zone actually reduces the need for combat operations.

Which of the following best defines medical anthropology?

Applied anthropologists must continue to work to establish themselves,as they must compete with professionals from a number of other disciplines.

The field of cultural resource management involves archaeology and the management of historic landscapes,records,old buildings,and heritage sites.

The Nature 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

Cultural Change and the Future of Humanity

Filters