Question 1

The anthropological view that all cultures should be understood on their own terms is called:

Accepted Answer

A)   ethnocentrism. 
B)   cultural relativism. 
C)   cultural adaptation. 
D)   salvage anthropology. 
A)   ethnocentrism. 
B)   cultural relativism. 
C)   cultural adaptation. 
D)   salvage anthropology.

Question 2

Informed consent is required before anthropologists undertake research in communities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

As anthropology has become increasingly dissatisfied with functionalism, it has sought to rethink the:

Accepted Answer

A)   importance of history in culture. 
B)  definition of culture. 
C)   idea of progress over time. 
D)  importance of the individual in society. 
A)   importance of history in culture. 
B)  definition of culture. 
C)   idea of progress over time. 
D)  importance of the individual in society.

Question 4

What did Boas mean by saying "classification is not explanation"?

Accepted Answer

A) He argued that grouping similar artifacts (across cultures) as like collections does not explain the meaning they had in their own cultural contexts. 
B) He meant that museum curators needed to become anthropologists and go out and collect Native explanations for artifacts they were displaying. 
C) He meant that explanations do not change from one culture to another and that there is no reason to individually describe each cultural artifact. 
D) He argued that history is important and the ways that artifacts have changed over time is more meaningful-that change over time is more valuable than small differences in similar artifacts. 
A) He argued that grouping similar artifacts (across cultures) as like collections does not explain the meaning they had in their own cultural contexts. 
B) He meant that museum curators needed to become anthropologists and go out and collect Native explanations for artifacts they were displaying. 
C) He meant that explanations do not change from one culture to another and that there is no reason to individually describe each cultural artifact. 
D) He argued that history is important and the ways that artifacts have changed over time is more meaningful-that change over time is more valuable than small differences in similar artifacts.

Question 5

What is the primary advantage of utilizing participant observation in anthropological research?

Accepted Answer

A) It allows the researcher to more fully understand a unique cultural perspective. 
B) It allows the researcher to get to know the names of every individual within the society. 
C) It provides the researcher with housing and assistance while the study is occurring. 
D) It helps researchers learn the native language and understand all of its nuances. 
A) It allows the researcher to more fully understand a unique cultural perspective. 
B) It allows the researcher to get to know the names of every individual within the society. 
C) It provides the researcher with housing and assistance while the study is occurring. 
D) It helps researchers learn the native language and understand all of its nuances.

Question 6

Polygenesis is an early form of social evolutionary theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Amateur anthropologist William McGee exhibited indigenous peoples at the World's Fair in order to prove that earlier stages of social life were less humane and had no value.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Following the era of social evolutionary theory, which type of theoretical current emerged as primary in anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A)   Structuralism 
B)   Functionalism 
C)   Interpretive anthropology 
D)   Unilineal evolution 
A)   Structuralism 
B)   Functionalism 
C)   Interpretive anthropology 
D)   Unilineal evolution

Question 9

Matilda Coxe Stevenson was associated with all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)   the first Western discovery and entrance into a Zuni kiva. 
B)   research into the matrilineal kinship of the Zuni. 
C)   detailed description of Zuni women's activities. 
D)  primary author of many works on the Zuni. 
A)   the first Western discovery and entrance into a Zuni kiva. 
B)   research into the matrilineal kinship of the Zuni. 
C)   detailed description of Zuni women's activities. 
D)  primary author of many works on the Zuni.

Question 10

Anthropologists carry out primary field research, but they do not study one group over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Among the Zuni of the U.S. Southwest, the kiva is a(n):

Accepted Answer

A)   women's dancing circle. 
B)    ceremonial cooking chamber. 
C)   fortress built above the living quarters. 
D)   underground men's lodge. 
A)   women's dancing circle. 
B)    ceremonial cooking chamber. 
C)   fortress built above the living quarters. 
D)   underground men's lodge.

Question 12

​Define cultural relativism.

Accepted Answer

​It is the anthropol

Question 13

​Compare and contrast monogenesis and polygenesis.

Accepted Answer

​Polygenesis was an earlier theory that

Question 14

The San people have been studied by anthropologists since the beginning of the discipline in the U.S. Southwest.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is not associated with Franz Boas?

Accepted Answer

A)   The study of cultural histories 
B)   Training in the physical and geographic sciences 
C)   Research among the Arctic peoples 
D)   Use of a social evolutionary approach 
A)   The study of cultural histories 
B)   Training in the physical and geographic sciences 
C)   Research among the Arctic peoples 
D)   Use of a social evolutionary approach

Question 16

Our goal as anthropologists is to use our field methods to overcome ethnocentrism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which anthropologists began fieldwork among the San in the 1950s?

Accepted Answer

A)   Marshall family 
B)   Irven DeVore 
C)   Lee family 
D)   David Maybury-Lewis 
A)   Marshall family 
B)   Irven DeVore 
C)   Lee family 
D)   David Maybury-Lewis

Question 18

Boas argued that "classification is explanation."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Explain the impact of social evolutionary theory on our early understandings of Native Americans in the U.S. Southwest.

Accepted Answer

The social evolutionary theory had a sig

Question 20

During which World's Fair did amateur anthropologist William McGee sponsor the "Department of Anthropology" exhibit of indigenous peoples and their artifacts?

Accepted Answer

A)   1918 Chicago World's Fair 
B)   1910 San Francisco World's Fair 
C)   1904 St. Louis World's Fair 
D)  1908 New York City World's Fair 
A)   1918 Chicago World's Fair 
B)   1910 San Francisco World's Fair 
C)   1904 St. Louis World's Fair 
D)  1908 New York City World's Fair

The anthropological view that all cultures should be understood on their own terms is called:

Informed consent is required before anthropologists undertake research in communities.

As anthropology has become increasingly dissatisfied with functionalism, it has sought to rethink the:

What did Boas mean by saying "classification is not explanation"?

What is the primary advantage of utilizing participant observation in anthropological research?

Polygenesis is an early form of social evolutionary theory.

Amateur anthropologist William McGee exhibited indigenous peoples at the World's Fair in order to prove that earlier stages of social life were less humane and had no value.

Following the era of social evolutionary theory, which type of theoretical current emerged as primary in anthropology?

Matilda Coxe Stevenson was associated with all of the following except:

Anthropologists carry out primary field research, but they do not study one group over time.

Among the Zuni of the U.S. Southwest, the kiva is a(n):

Define cultural relativism.

Compare and contrast monogenesis and polygenesis.

The San people have been studied by anthropologists since the beginning of the discipline in the U.S. Southwest.

Which of the following is not associated with Franz Boas?

Our goal as anthropologists is to use our field methods to overcome ethnocentrism.

Which anthropologists began fieldwork among the San in the 1950s?

Boas argued that "classification is explanation."

Explain the impact of social evolutionary theory on our early understandings of Native Americans in the U.S. Southwest.

During which World's Fair did amateur anthropologist William McGee sponsor the "Department of Anthropology" exhibit of indigenous peoples and their artifacts?

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The anthropological view that all cultures should be understood on their own terms is called:

Informed consent is required before anthropologists undertake research in communities.

As anthropology has become increasingly dissatisfied with functionalism, it has sought to rethink the:

What did Boas mean by saying "classification is not explanation"?

What is the primary advantage of utilizing participant observation in anthropological research?

Polygenesis is an early form of social evolutionary theory.

Amateur anthropologist William McGee exhibited indigenous peoples at the World's Fair in order to prove that earlier stages of social life were less humane and had no value.

Following the era of social evolutionary theory, which type of theoretical current emerged as primary in anthropology?

Matilda Coxe Stevenson was associated with all of the following except:

Anthropologists carry out primary field research, but they do not study one group over time.

Among the Zuni of the U.S. Southwest, the kiva is a(n):

​Define cultural relativism.

​Compare and contrast monogenesis and polygenesis.

The San people have been studied by anthropologists since the beginning of the discipline in the U.S. Southwest.

Which of the following is not associated with Franz Boas?

Our goal as anthropologists is to use our field methods to overcome ethnocentrism.

Which anthropologists began fieldwork among the San in the 1950s?

Boas argued that "classification is explanation."

Explain the impact of social evolutionary theory on our early understandings of Native Americans in the U.S. Southwest.

During which World's Fair did amateur anthropologist William McGee sponsor the "Department of Anthropology" exhibit of indigenous peoples and their artifacts?

Social Groups Stratification and Power

Households and Economies

Kin and Families Forms of Relatedness

Marriage and Residence Practices

Gender Identities

Sexuality and Sexual Identities

Race and Ethnicity

Language and Musical Expression

Religion and Belief Systems

Technologies and Culture Change

Colonialism Modernity and Development

Polities States and Nation States

Migration and Borderlands in the Global ERA

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Define cultural relativism.

Compare and contrast monogenesis and polygenesis.