Question 1

An ethnologist can be described as someone who _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) studies female behavior 
B) studies cultures of the past 
C) develops a theory of culture by comparing many specific cultures 
D) studies primitive cultures 
E) studies urban-industrial societies 
A) studies female behavior 
B) studies cultures of the past 
C) develops a theory of culture by comparing many specific cultures 
D) studies primitive cultures 
E) studies urban-industrial societies

Question 2

What is the best way to ensure that a people has the right to maintain their own culture?

Accepted Answer

A) allow them to collaborate with and contribute to the anthropologist's study 
B) make a cross-cultural comparative study 
C) determine the most important facts that are relevant to the study 
D) only allow the individuals studied to write the ethnography 
E) do a sample study of various communities in the area 
A) allow them to collaborate with and contribute to the anthropologist's study 
B) make a cross-cultural comparative study 
C) determine the most important facts that are relevant to the study 
D) only allow the individuals studied to write the ethnography 
E) do a sample study of various communities in the area

Question 3

In _______________,the first organ transplant occurred in _______________ when surgeons removed a kidney from one identical twin to place it inside his sick brother.

Accepted Answer

A) 1954/Boston 
B) 1975/Las Vegas 
C) 1964/Los Angeles 
D) 1983/New York 
E) 1995/Chicago 
A) 1954/Boston 
B) 1975/Las Vegas 
C) 1964/Los Angeles 
D) 1983/New York 
E) 1995/Chicago

Question 4

Organ transplantation involves both biological and social systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In-depth descriptive studies of specific cultures are called _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) ethnologies 
B) ethnobotanies 
C) biologies 
D) ethnographies 
E) anthropologies 
A) ethnologies 
B) ethnobotanies 
C) biologies 
D) ethnographies 
E) anthropologies

Question 6

W _______________ specializes in the identification of human skeletal remains for legal purposes

Accepted Answer

A) Ethnology 
B) Paleoanthropology 
C) Forensic anthropology 
D) Archaeology 
E) Medical anthropology 
A) Ethnology 
B) Paleoanthropology 
C) Forensic anthropology 
D) Archaeology 
E) Medical anthropology

Question 7

Cultural anthropology is the study of patterns of human behavior.These standards _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) are biologically inherited 
B) operate only when people are unconscious 
C) can be studied only by sociologists 
D) focus on humans as culture producing and re-producing creatures 
E) are inherited and are studied initially by physical anthropologists 
A) are biologically inherited 
B) operate only when people are unconscious 
C) can be studied only by sociologists 
D) focus on humans as culture producing and re-producing creatures 
E) are inherited and are studied initially by physical anthropologists

Question 8

Although human beings always have been interested in other human beings,anthropology has emerged as a tradition of scientific inquiry over the last _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) 10,000 years 
B) 700 years 
C) 150 years 
D) 50 years 
E) 30 years 
A) 10,000 years 
B) 700 years 
C) 150 years 
D) 50 years 
E) 30 years

Question 9

Humans appear to be unique in having a complex system of symbolic communication,called _______________,that enables humans to preserve and transmit culture from generation to generation.

Accepted Answer

A) the brain 
B) language 
C) genes 
D) cuneiform 
E) Esperanto 
A) the brain 
B) language 
C) genes 
D) cuneiform 
E) Esperanto

Question 10

According to your textbook,empirical social sciences are based on observations about humans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Nowhere in the world have anthropologist documented same-sex marriages.In all human societies such unions are deemed inappropriate under any circumstances.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following is not a traditional field or subdiscipline of anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A) cultural anthropology 
B) applied anthropology 
C) physical anthropology 
D) archaeology 
E) linguistics 
A) cultural anthropology 
B) applied anthropology 
C) physical anthropology 
D) archaeology 
E) linguistics

Question 13

A "culture-bound" theory is _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) a prediction that is bound to be fulfilled in a particular culture 
B) a theory developed by a cultural anthropologist rather than a physical anthropologist 
C) a theory developed by a sociologist rather than a cultural anthropologist 
D) a theory based on assumptions common to a particular culture rather than deriving from comparisons of many different cultures 
E) a theory based on comparison of cultures 
A) a prediction that is bound to be fulfilled in a particular culture 
B) a theory developed by a cultural anthropologist rather than a physical anthropologist 
C) a theory developed by a sociologist rather than a cultural anthropologist 
D) a theory based on assumptions common to a particular culture rather than deriving from comparisons of many different cultures 
E) a theory based on comparison of cultures

Question 14

Zulu healers have addressed the AIDS epidemic by all of the following except _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) by providing standard health care,regardless of the patient's cultural background 
B) by providing mental health care as well as physical care 
C) by providing referrals to local clinics and hospitals 
D) by providing refuge to those who are ostracized from their families because of the disease 
E) by providing their homes to be used as orphanages 
A) by providing standard health care,regardless of the patient's cultural background 
B) by providing mental health care as well as physical care 
C) by providing referrals to local clinics and hospitals 
D) by providing refuge to those who are ostracized from their families because of the disease 
E) by providing their homes to be used as orphanages

Question 15

Which of the following questions would cross-cultural research be suited to answer?

Accepted Answer

A) What is the relationship between child-rearing practices (e.g. ,whether and for how long a child sleeps with its mother)and the occurrence and intensity of rites of passage? 
B) Are attitudes about authority reflected in a society's religious beliefs? 
C) What was the rate and process of permanent settlement among Tibetan pastoral nomads after the Chinese invaded Tibet? 
D) a and b 
E) a,b,and c 
A) What is the relationship between child-rearing practices (e.g. ,whether and for how long a child sleeps with its mother)and the occurrence and intensity of rites of passage? 
B) Are attitudes about authority reflected in a society's religious beliefs? 
C) What was the rate and process of permanent settlement among Tibetan pastoral nomads after the Chinese invaded Tibet? 
D) a and b 
E) a,b,and c

Question 16

Cross-cultural research that allows the anthropologist to develop theories that help explain why certain important differences or similarities occur between groups is known as _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) ethnography 
B) biography 
C) ethnology 
D) ethnohistory 
E) ethnoarchaeology 
A) ethnography 
B) biography 
C) ethnology 
D) ethnohistory 
E) ethnoarchaeology

Question 17

Anthropology studies the language of a culture,its philosophy,and its forms of art;and in the process of doing research,ethnographers involve themselves intensively in the lives of those they study,trying to experience culture from their informants' points of view.In this sense,anthropology is _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) scientific 
B) humanistic 
C) radical 
D) conservative 
E) systematic 
A) scientific 
B) humanistic 
C) radical 
D) conservative 
E) systematic

Question 18

Anthropology emerged as a scientific discipline less than 100 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

An archaeologist studies material remains and environmental data to understand _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) old rocks 
B) fossils 
C) human culture 
D) future species 
E) how oil is formed from ancient plants 
A) old rocks 
B) fossils 
C) human culture 
D) future species 
E) how oil is formed from ancient plants

Question 20

In Africa traditional healers typically outnumber modern medical advisors by a ratio of 100 to 1.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

An ethnologist can be described as someone who _______________.

What is the best way to ensure that a people has the right to maintain their own culture?

In _,the first organ transplant occurred in _ when surgeons removed a kidney from one identical twin to place it inside his sick brother.

Organ transplantation involves both biological and social systems.

In-depth descriptive studies of specific cultures are called _______________.

W _______________ specializes in the identification of human skeletal remains for legal purposes

Cultural anthropology is the study of patterns of human behavior.These standards _______________.

Although human beings always have been interested in other human beings,anthropology has emerged as a tradition of scientific inquiry over the last _______________.

Humans appear to be unique in having a complex system of symbolic communication,called _______________,that enables humans to preserve and transmit culture from generation to generation.

According to your textbook,empirical social sciences are based on observations about humans.

Nowhere in the world have anthropologist documented same-sex marriages.In all human societies such unions are deemed inappropriate under any circumstances.

Which of the following is not a traditional field or subdiscipline of anthropology?

A "culture-bound" theory is _______________.

Zulu healers have addressed the AIDS epidemic by all of the following except _______________.

Which of the following questions would cross-cultural research be suited to answer?

Cross-cultural research that allows the anthropologist to develop theories that help explain why certain important differences or similarities occur between groups is known as _______________.

Anthropology emerged as a scientific discipline less than 100 years ago.

An archaeologist studies material remains and environmental data to understand _______________.

In Africa traditional healers typically outnumber modern medical advisors by a ratio of 100 to 1.

Characteristics of Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, methods, and Theories

Becoming Human: the Origin and Diversity of Our Species

Language and Communication

Social Identity, personality, and Gender

Patterns of Subsistence

Economic Systems

Sex, marriage, and Family

Kinship and Descent

Grouping by Gender, age, common Interest, and Class

Politics, power, and Violence

Spirituality, religion, and the Supernatural

The Arts

Processes of Change

Global Challenges local Responses and the Role of Anthropology

Filters

Exam 1: The Essence of Anthropology

An ethnologist can be described as someone who _______________.

What is the best way to ensure that a people has the right to maintain their own culture?

In _______________,the first organ transplant occurred in _______________ when surgeons removed a kidney from one identical twin to place it inside his sick brother.

Organ transplantation involves both biological and social systems.

In-depth descriptive studies of specific cultures are called _______________.

W _______________ specializes in the identification of human skeletal remains for legal purposes

Cultural anthropology is the study of patterns of human behavior.These standards _______________.

Although human beings always have been interested in other human beings,anthropology has emerged as a tradition of scientific inquiry over the last _______________.

Humans appear to be unique in having a complex system of symbolic communication,called _______________,that enables humans to preserve and transmit culture from generation to generation.

According to your textbook,empirical social sciences are based on observations about humans.

Nowhere in the world have anthropologist documented same-sex marriages.In all human societies such unions are deemed inappropriate under any circumstances.

Which of the following is not a traditional field or subdiscipline of anthropology?

A "culture-bound" theory is _______________.

Zulu healers have addressed the AIDS epidemic by all of the following except _______________.

Which of the following questions would cross-cultural research be suited to answer?

Cross-cultural research that allows the anthropologist to develop theories that help explain why certain important differences or similarities occur between groups is known as _______________.

Anthropology emerged as a scientific discipline less than 100 years ago.

An archaeologist studies material remains and environmental data to understand _______________.

In Africa traditional healers typically outnumber modern medical advisors by a ratio of 100 to 1.

Characteristics of Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, methods, and Theories

Becoming Human: the Origin and Diversity of Our Species

Language and Communication

Social Identity, personality, and Gender

Patterns of Subsistence

Economic Systems

Sex, marriage, and Family

Kinship and Descent

Grouping by Gender, age, common Interest, and Class

Politics, power, and Violence

Spirituality, religion, and the Supernatural

The Arts

Processes of Change

Global Challenges local Responses and the Role of Anthropology

Filters

In _,the first organ transplant occurred in _ when surgeons removed a kidney from one identical twin to place it inside his sick brother.