Question 1

Unlike other linguists, anthropological linguists are primarily interested in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  unwritten languages 
B)  the ways in which language is related to beliefs and behaviors 
C)  the way language is used in different social contexts 
D)  the historical connections of different languages to each other 
A)  unwritten languages 
B)  the ways in which language is related to beliefs and behaviors 
C)  the way language is used in different social contexts 
D)  the historical connections of different languages to each other

Question 2

Anthropology is literally the study of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  humans 
B)  fossils 
C)  history 
D)  religion 
A)  humans 
B)  fossils 
C)  history 
D)  religion

Question 3

Ethnology overlaps with more specific disciplines, such as literature, economics, or religious studies. What, then, is the distinctive feature of ethnology?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is interested in how these various aspects of life fit together. 
B)  It focuses on non-Western variation in these areas. 
C)  It compares these topics cross-culturally. 
D)  Only ethnology studies these issues among people with no written language. 
A)  It is interested in how these various aspects of life fit together. 
B)  It focuses on non-Western variation in these areas. 
C)  It compares these topics cross-culturally. 
D)  Only ethnology studies these issues among people with no written language.

Question 4

What is the primary purpose of an ethnologist's fieldwork?

Accepted Answer

A)  It provides the data needed to describe the typical behavior and thought of a group of people. 
B)  It allows researchers to become more sympathetic to their research subjects' concerns. 
C)  Fieldwork is a training period to prepare ethnologists for jobs as professors. 
D)  It is a rite of passage for anthropologists, as it is a traditional component of anthropological work. 
A)  It provides the data needed to describe the typical behavior and thought of a group of people. 
B)  It allows researchers to become more sympathetic to their research subjects' concerns. 
C)  Fieldwork is a training period to prepare ethnologists for jobs as professors. 
D)  It is a rite of passage for anthropologists, as it is a traditional component of anthropological work.

Question 5

How is the ethnohistorian's work similar to that of a historian?

Accepted Answer

A)  They must piece together information from scattered-and sometimes contradictory-sources. 
B)  They work entirely on populations from the past. 
C)  They eschew artifacts in favor of the written record. 
D)  Both are housed in history departments in most universities. 
A)  They must piece together information from scattered-and sometimes contradictory-sources. 
B)  They work entirely on populations from the past. 
C)  They eschew artifacts in favor of the written record. 
D)  Both are housed in history departments in most universities.

Question 6

Which of the following disciplines would have the greatest overlap with archaeologists researching early toolmaking?

Accepted Answer

A)  geology 
B)  geography 
C)  anatomy 
D)  sociology 
A)  geology 
B)  geography 
C)  anatomy 
D)  sociology

Question 7

How does specialization affect an anthropologist's connection to other disciplines?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most anthropologists have some overlap with other disciplines that share their research. 
B)  Specialization isolates anthropologists from other disciplines. 
C)  There is very little specialization in anthropology, so communication with other disciplines is frequent. 
D)  Anthropologists can become so specialized they become a part of another discipline altogether. 
A)  Most anthropologists have some overlap with other disciplines that share their research. 
B)  Specialization isolates anthropologists from other disciplines. 
C)  There is very little specialization in anthropology, so communication with other disciplines is frequent. 
D)  Anthropologists can become so specialized they become a part of another discipline altogether.

Question 8

In what way has anthropological research changed over the years?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anthropologists now have more specialized areas of research. 
B)  Modern anthropologists are no longer trained with a holistic approach. 
C)  Anthropologists only work in academic settings today. 
D)  Anthropologists are now only interested in non-Western cultures. 
A)  Anthropologists now have more specialized areas of research. 
B)  Modern anthropologists are no longer trained with a holistic approach. 
C)  Anthropologists only work in academic settings today. 
D)  Anthropologists are now only interested in non-Western cultures.

Question 9

Compared to the historian, the archaeologist is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely to study very ancient cultures 
B)  less likely to analyze written records of ancient societies 
C)  more likely to analyze written records of ancient societies 
D)  more likely to study how societies change over time 
A)  more likely to study very ancient cultures 
B)  less likely to analyze written records of ancient societies 
C)  more likely to analyze written records of ancient societies 
D)  more likely to study how societies change over time

Question 10

The anthropological curiosity is primarily interested in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  typical characteristics of a cultural group 
B)  abnormal characteristics within a group 
C)  differences in individual behavior 
D)  behavioral changes over time 
A)  typical characteristics of a cultural group 
B)  abnormal characteristics within a group 
C)  differences in individual behavior 
D)  behavioral changes over time

Question 11

What is the focus of cross-cultural researchers?

Accepted Answer

A)  They hope to discover general patterns about cultural traits. 
B)  Their goal is to minimize the effects of cultural homogenization. 
C)  They are interested in finding the best ways of behaving. 
D)  They bridge the gap between anthropology and other social sciences. 
A)  They hope to discover general patterns about cultural traits. 
B)  Their goal is to minimize the effects of cultural homogenization. 
C)  They are interested in finding the best ways of behaving. 
D)  They bridge the gap between anthropology and other social sciences.

Question 12

Which type of anthropologist would be best suited to investigating the daily life of an Asian civilization dating to 15,000 years ago?

Accepted Answer

A)  an archaeologist 
B)  an ethnologist 
C)  an ethnohistorian 
D)  a primatologist 
A)  an archaeologist 
B)  an ethnologist 
C)  an ethnohistorian 
D)  a primatologist

Question 13

How might anthropologists employ the holistic approach in the study of a particular religious custom?

Accepted Answer

A)  They would consider the environmental and economic origins of the custom. 
B)  They would record the history of the custom as told by the community's elders. 
C)  They would employ the methods of participant observation to better understand the custom. 
D)  They would approach the custom with Western biases in mind. 
A)  They would consider the environmental and economic origins of the custom. 
B)  They would record the history of the custom as told by the community's elders. 
C)  They would employ the methods of participant observation to better understand the custom. 
D)  They would approach the custom with Western biases in mind.

Question 14

An ethnohistorian would __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  study the way in which cultures have changed over time 
B)  work in the field for long periods of time 
C)  study only past cultures, much as archaeologists do 
D)  prepare lengthy reports on extinct cultures 
A)  study the way in which cultures have changed over time 
B)  work in the field for long periods of time 
C)  study only past cultures, much as archaeologists do 
D)  prepare lengthy reports on extinct cultures

Question 15

Which type of culture was the traditional focus for anthropologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  non-Western cultures 
B)  Western cultures 
C)  extinct cultures 
D)  post-industrialized cultures 
A)  non-Western cultures 
B)  Western cultures 
C)  extinct cultures 
D)  post-industrialized cultures

Question 16

Unlike archaeologists, __________ draw on a database of observations and interviews with living people.

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnologists 
B)  paleoanthropologists 
C)  ethnohistorians 
D)  bioarchaeologists 
A)  ethnologists 
B)  paleoanthropologists 
C)  ethnohistorians 
D)  bioarchaeologists

Question 17

Why do most disciplines become more specialized as they grow?

Accepted Answer

A)  Knowledge accumulates and methods become more advanced. 
B)  People get bored studying the same topics over and over again. 
C)  Theories fade out of use and more complex ideas must take their place. 
D)  Scientists today are simply more intelligent than scientists of the past. 
A)  Knowledge accumulates and methods become more advanced. 
B)  People get bored studying the same topics over and over again. 
C)  Theories fade out of use and more complex ideas must take their place. 
D)  Scientists today are simply more intelligent than scientists of the past.

Question 18

An anthropologist with a __________ specialization focuses much of his or her research on a particular region of the world.

Accepted Answer

A)  theoretical 
B)  time period 
C)  geographical 
D)  political 
A)  theoretical 
B)  time period 
C)  geographical 
D)  political

Question 19

A distinguishing feature of anthropology is the goal of understanding how aspects of human experience such as local history, physical environment, family life, language, settlement patterns, and religion are interrelated. This approach to culture is referred to as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the holistic approach 
B)  the sociological approach 
C)  cultural materialism 
D)  participant observation 
A)  the holistic approach 
B)  the sociological approach 
C)  cultural materialism 
D)  participant observation

Question 20

What is culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  the customary ways that a particular population or society thinks and behaves 
B)  the religion, language, and values of a population 
C)  advanced knowledge of literature and fine arts 
D)  traditional beliefs that have been unchanged over generations 
A)  the customary ways that a particular population or society thinks and behaves 
B)  the religion, language, and values of a population 
C)  advanced knowledge of literature and fine arts 
D)  traditional beliefs that have been unchanged over generations

Unlike other linguists, anthropological linguists are primarily interested in __________.

Anthropology is literally the study of __________.

Ethnology overlaps with more specific disciplines, such as literature, economics, or religious studies. What, then, is the distinctive feature of ethnology?

What is the primary purpose of an ethnologist's fieldwork?

How is the ethnohistorian's work similar to that of a historian?

Which of the following disciplines would have the greatest overlap with archaeologists researching early toolmaking?

How does specialization affect an anthropologist's connection to other disciplines?

In what way has anthropological research changed over the years?

Compared to the historian, the archaeologist is __________.

The anthropological curiosity is primarily interested in __________.

What is the focus of cross-cultural researchers?

Which type of anthropologist would be best suited to investigating the daily life of an Asian civilization dating to 15,000 years ago?

How might anthropologists employ the holistic approach in the study of a particular religious custom?

An ethnohistorian would __________.

Which type of culture was the traditional focus for anthropologists?

Unlike archaeologists, __________ draw on a database of observations and interviews with living people.

Why do most disciplines become more specialized as they grow?

An anthropologist with a __________ specialization focuses much of his or her research on a particular region of the world.

A distinguishing feature of anthropology is the goal of understanding how aspects of human experience such as local history, physical environment, family life, language, settlement patterns, and religion are interrelated. This approach to culture is referred to as __________.

What is culture?

Culture and Culture Change

Culture and the Individual

Understanding and Explaining Culture

Communication and Language

Getting Food

Economic Systems

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

Sex and Gender

Marriage and the Family

Marital Residence and Kinship

Associations and Interest Groups

Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

Religion and Magic

The Arts

Practicing and Applying Anthropology

Health and Illness

Global Problems

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Exam 1: What Is Anthropology

Unlike other linguists, anthropological linguists are primarily interested in __________.

Anthropology is literally the study of __________.

Ethnology overlaps with more specific disciplines, such as literature, economics, or religious studies. What, then, is the distinctive feature of ethnology?

What is the primary purpose of an ethnologist's fieldwork?

How is the ethnohistorian's work similar to that of a historian?

Which of the following disciplines would have the greatest overlap with archaeologists researching early toolmaking?

How does specialization affect an anthropologist's connection to other disciplines?

In what way has anthropological research changed over the years?

Compared to the historian, the archaeologist is __________.

The anthropological curiosity is primarily interested in __________.

What is the focus of cross-cultural researchers?

Which type of anthropologist would be best suited to investigating the daily life of an Asian civilization dating to 15,000 years ago?

How might anthropologists employ the holistic approach in the study of a particular religious custom?

An ethnohistorian would __________.

Which type of culture was the traditional focus for anthropologists?

Unlike archaeologists, __________ draw on a database of observations and interviews with living people.

Why do most disciplines become more specialized as they grow?

An anthropologist with a __________ specialization focuses much of his or her research on a particular region of the world.

A distinguishing feature of anthropology is the goal of understanding how aspects of human experience such as local history, physical environment, family life, language, settlement patterns, and religion are interrelated. This approach to culture is referred to as __________.

What is culture?

Culture and Culture Change

Culture and the Individual

Understanding and Explaining Culture

Communication and Language

Getting Food

Economic Systems

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

Sex and Gender

Marriage and the Family

Marital Residence and Kinship

Associations and Interest Groups

Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

Religion and Magic

The Arts

Practicing and Applying Anthropology

Health and Illness

Global Problems

Filters