Question 1

According to the author,the first responsibility of the anthropologist is to the people studied.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is not one of the four branches of anthropology?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

One well-known forensic anthropologist is _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) Sheilagh Brooks 
B) Bernardo Arriaza 
C) Jennifer Thompson 
D) Clyde C.
Snow 
E) none of these 
A) Sheilagh Brooks 
B) Bernardo Arriaza 
C) Jennifer Thompson 
D) Clyde C.
Snow 
E) none of these

Question 4

What is "transplant tourism"?

Accepted Answer

A) migration from developing countries to Western societies 
B) a study of communities of retired persons living outside of the United States 
C) agricultural development in industrialized nations 
D) travel connected with the buying and selling of human organs 
E) the study of immigrants in long-established communities 
A) migration from developing countries to Western societies 
B) a study of communities of retired persons living outside of the United States 
C) agricultural development in industrialized nations 
D) travel connected with the buying and selling of human organs 
E) the study of immigrants in long-established communities

Question 5

Recent studies have shown that the unusual degree of separation of mother and infant in Western societies has important consequences.Which of the following are not consequences of the rather long degree of mother/infant separation in Western societies?

Accepted Answer

A) decreases in the length of infant feeding 
B) prevention of early ovulation after childbirth 
C) increase in physical abuse of child 
D) increases in crying 
E) decreases in physical stimulation 
A) decreases in the length of infant feeding 
B) prevention of early ovulation after childbirth 
C) increase in physical abuse of child 
D) increases in crying 
E) decreases in physical stimulation

Question 6

The protection of cultural resources as part of archaeology is called _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) ethnographic resource management 
B) cultural resource management 
C) cultural resource administration 
D) cultural area management 
E) cultural resource excavation 
A) ethnographic resource management 
B) cultural resource management 
C) cultural resource administration 
D) cultural area management 
E) cultural resource excavation

Question 7

Approximately how many individuals worldwide are infected by HIV today?

Accepted Answer

A) 40 million 
B) 17 million 
C) 4 million 
D) 23 percent 
E) 67 million 
A) 40 million 
B) 17 million 
C) 4 million 
D) 23 percent 
E) 67 million

Question 8

There is far more biological variation within any given human population than among them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The anthropologists who focus on humans as biological organisms,tracing their evolutionary development and looking at biological variations within the species,past and present are known as _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) archaeologists 
B) linguistic anthropologists 
C) biologists 
D) physical anthropologists 
E) forensic anthropologists 
A) archaeologists 
B) linguistic anthropologists 
C) biologists 
D) physical anthropologists 
E) forensic anthropologists

Question 10

_______________ is the pioneering American anthropologist who did work among the Zuni and founded the Women's Anthropological Society in 1885.

Accepted Answer

A) Margaret Mead 
B) Ruth Benedict 
C) Martha Knack 
D) Margaret Lyneis 
E) Matilda Cox Stevenson 
A) Margaret Mead 
B) Ruth Benedict 
C) Martha Knack 
D) Margaret Lyneis 
E) Matilda Cox Stevenson

Question 11

An archaeologist might attempt to study _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) material remains to reconstruct past cultures 
B) present languages to reconstruct when they diverged from a parent stock 
C) garbage to explain contemporary behavior 
D) all of these 
E) a and c 
A) material remains to reconstruct past cultures 
B) present languages to reconstruct when they diverged from a parent stock 
C) garbage to explain contemporary behavior 
D) all of these 
E) a and c

Question 12

How does the perception of organ transplantation differ between the U.S.and Japan?

Accepted Answer

A) It is performed more frequently in Japan because they have developed a more efficient harvesting system. 
B) It is rarely performed in Japan because they do not believe in a mind-body split. 
C) It is performed more frequently in the U.S.
Because there is no belief in a mind-body split. 
D) It is rarely performed in the U.S.
Because the cultural system does not endorse the idea of anonymous "gifts." 
E) The perception of organ transplantation does not differ significantly between the U.S.
And Japan. 
A) It is performed more frequently in Japan because they have developed a more efficient harvesting system. 
B) It is rarely performed in Japan because they do not believe in a mind-body split. 
C) It is performed more frequently in the U.S.
Because there is no belief in a mind-body split. 
D) It is rarely performed in the U.S.
Because the cultural system does not endorse the idea of anonymous "gifts." 
E) The perception of organ transplantation does not differ significantly between the U.S.
And Japan.

Question 13

While ethnography is the in-depth study of a single culture,ethnology is the comparative study of culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Globalization is driven by _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) technological innovations 
B) higher communication costs 
C) faster knowledge transfers 
D) all of the above 
E) a and c only 
A) technological innovations 
B) higher communication costs 
C) faster knowledge transfers 
D) all of the above 
E) a and c only

Question 15

Anthropology is _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) the study of Western culture primarily through the analysis of its folklore 
B) the study of humankind everywhere,throughout time 
C) the study of nonhuman primates through an analysis of their myth and folklore 
D) the study of the species Homo sapiens by analyzing its biological but not its cultural dimensions 
E) the analysis of humankind from the subjective perspective of one group 
A) the study of Western culture primarily through the analysis of its folklore 
B) the study of humankind everywhere,throughout time 
C) the study of nonhuman primates through an analysis of their myth and folklore 
D) the study of the species Homo sapiens by analyzing its biological but not its cultural dimensions 
E) the analysis of humankind from the subjective perspective of one group

Question 16

Your authors suggest that in order to survive effectively in the modern world,_______________.

Accepted Answer

A) we must promote American values 
B) we must interpret the political actions of other nations in terms of the cultural and political norms of our own culture 
C) Americans must give up their powerful economic and political role in the world 
D) Americans must trust their political leaders to handle the complex issues which are beyond the understanding of individual citizens 
E) none of these 
A) we must promote American values 
B) we must interpret the political actions of other nations in terms of the cultural and political norms of our own culture 
C) Americans must give up their powerful economic and political role in the world 
D) Americans must trust their political leaders to handle the complex issues which are beyond the understanding of individual citizens 
E) none of these

Question 17

In 1948,anthropologists discovered that aborigines in Arnhem Land were able to sustain themselves well on an average workday of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) approximately 8 hours 
B) more than 10 hours 
C) less than 6 hours 
D) less than 2 hours 
E) 10-12 hours 
A) approximately 8 hours 
B) more than 10 hours 
C) less than 6 hours 
D) less than 2 hours 
E) 10-12 hours

Question 18

Suzanne Leclerc-Madlala worked with traditional healers in what country in order to promote greater awareness and effectiveness in addressing HIV/AIDS rates?

Accepted Answer

A) the United States 
B) Kenya 
C) South Africa 
D) Rwanda 
E) Liberia 
A) the United States 
B) Kenya 
C) South Africa 
D) Rwanda 
E) Liberia

Question 19

Your textbook states that marriage has always been between one man and one woman and that only heterosexual relations are natural.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Material and skeletal remains help archaeologists reconstruct the cultural context of human life in the past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to the author,the first responsibility of the anthropologist is to the people studied.

Which of the following is not one of the four branches of anthropology?

One well-known forensic anthropologist is _______________.

What is "transplant tourism"?

Recent studies have shown that the unusual degree of separation of mother and infant in Western societies has important consequences.Which of the following are not consequences of the rather long degree of mother/infant separation in Western societies?

The protection of cultural resources as part of archaeology is called _______________.

Approximately how many individuals worldwide are infected by HIV today?

There is far more biological variation within any given human population than among them.

The anthropologists who focus on humans as biological organisms,tracing their evolutionary development and looking at biological variations within the species,past and present are known as _______________.

_______________ is the pioneering American anthropologist who did work among the Zuni and founded the Women's Anthropological Society in 1885.

An archaeologist might attempt to study _______________.

How does the perception of organ transplantation differ between the U.S.and Japan?

While ethnography is the in-depth study of a single culture,ethnology is the comparative study of culture.

Globalization is driven by _______________.

Anthropology is _______________.

Your authors suggest that in order to survive effectively in the modern world,_______________.

In 1948,anthropologists discovered that aborigines in Arnhem Land were able to sustain themselves well on an average workday of _______________.

Suzanne Leclerc-Madlala worked with traditional healers in what country in order to promote greater awareness and effectiveness in addressing HIV/AIDS rates?

Your textbook states that marriage has always been between one man and one woman and that only heterosexual relations are natural.

Material and skeletal remains help archaeologists reconstruct the cultural context of human life in the past.

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

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Exam 1: The Essence of Anthropology

According to the author,the first responsibility of the anthropologist is to the people studied.

Which of the following is not one of the four branches of anthropology?

One well-known forensic anthropologist is _______________.

What is "transplant tourism"?

Recent studies have shown that the unusual degree of separation of mother and infant in Western societies has important consequences.Which of the following are not consequences of the rather long degree of mother/infant separation in Western societies?

The protection of cultural resources as part of archaeology is called _______________.

Approximately how many individuals worldwide are infected by HIV today?

There is far more biological variation within any given human population than among them.

The anthropologists who focus on humans as biological organisms,tracing their evolutionary development and looking at biological variations within the species,past and present are known as _______________.

_______________ is the pioneering American anthropologist who did work among the Zuni and founded the Women's Anthropological Society in 1885.

An archaeologist might attempt to study _______________.

How does the perception of organ transplantation differ between the U.S.and Japan?

While ethnography is the in-depth study of a single culture,ethnology is the comparative study of culture.

Globalization is driven by _______________.

Anthropology is _______________.

Your authors suggest that in order to survive effectively in the modern world,_______________.

In 1948,anthropologists discovered that aborigines in Arnhem Land were able to sustain themselves well on an average workday of _______________.

Suzanne Leclerc-Madlala worked with traditional healers in what country in order to promote greater awareness and effectiveness in addressing HIV/AIDS rates?

Your textbook states that marriage has always been between one man and one woman and that only heterosexual relations are natural.

Material and skeletal remains help archaeologists reconstruct the cultural context of human life in the past.

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