Question 1

Anthropologists' primary ethical obligation is to:

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A)   host governments. 
B)   science and the researcher. 
C)   those studied. 
D)  the public at-large. 
A)   host governments. 
B)   science and the researcher. 
C)   those studied. 
D)  the public at-large.

Question 2

Human Terrain System (HTS) is a program on infrastructural knowledge associated with:

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A)   the National Geographic Society. 
B)   the U.S. military. 
C)   nongovernmental organizations such as Doctors without Borders. 
D)   medical anthropology programs. 
A)   the National Geographic Society. 
B)   the U.S. military. 
C)   nongovernmental organizations such as Doctors without Borders. 
D)   medical anthropology programs.

Question 3

Boas's approach to the study of indigenous peoples is known as the theory of:

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A)  historical particularism. 
B)   functionalism. 
C)   social evolution. 
D)   unilineal evolution. 
A)  historical particularism. 
B)   functionalism. 
C)   social evolution. 
D)   unilineal evolution.

Question 4

Cultural holism is the belief that cultures make sense when understood as part of an integrated cultural context.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The approach to classify all human races within a single framework is known as:

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A)   polygenesis. 
B)   monogenesis. 
C)   historical particularism. 
D)   functionalism. 
A)   polygenesis. 
B)   monogenesis. 
C)   historical particularism. 
D)   functionalism.

Question 6

Describe the approach of historical particularism and how it differs from social evolutionary theory.

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​Boas's approach focused close attention

Question 7

In what way did Boas argue that artifacts should be displayed in museums?

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A) Artifacts should be displayed as grouped similarities across cultures, showing that different cultures used similar forms and that all forms were related. 
B) Artifacts should be displayed as unique parts of a cultural history of a single group, showing the use and significance of the artifact in a single cultural context. 
C) Artifacts should be displayed from simple to complex across cultures to show how humans have developed and progressed over time. 
D)   Cultural artifacts should not be displayed for public exhibition. 
A) Artifacts should be displayed as grouped similarities across cultures, showing that different cultures used similar forms and that all forms were related. 
B) Artifacts should be displayed as unique parts of a cultural history of a single group, showing the use and significance of the artifact in a single cultural context. 
C) Artifacts should be displayed from simple to complex across cultures to show how humans have developed and progressed over time. 
D)   Cultural artifacts should not be displayed for public exhibition.

Question 8

Which of the following is required by today's professional ethical standards?

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A)   Collaborative writing (anthropologist and those studied) 
B)   Informed consent provided by those being studied 
C)   Waiver signed by community leaders to conduct research 
D)   Written permits from all levels of political authority in the area studied 
A)   Collaborative writing (anthropologist and those studied) 
B)   Informed consent provided by those being studied 
C)   Waiver signed by community leaders to conduct research 
D)   Written permits from all levels of political authority in the area studied

Question 9

Social evolutionary theory that argues that all cultures go through the same stages over time to reach predetermined levels of progress (like rungs on a ladder) is also referred to as:

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A)   multilinear evolution. 
B)   unilineal evolution. 
C)   accelerated evolution. 
D)   punctuated equilibrium. 
A)   multilinear evolution. 
B)   unilineal evolution. 
C)   accelerated evolution. 
D)   punctuated equilibrium.

Question 10

As an academic discipline, anthropology is most distinguished by its:

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A)   research methodology. 
B)   focus on urban societies. 
C)   interest in social change and adaptation. 
D)   use of research teams and in-depth surveying techniques. 
A)   research methodology. 
B)   focus on urban societies. 
C)   interest in social change and adaptation. 
D)   use of research teams and in-depth surveying techniques.

Question 11

Medical anthropology is a type of applied anthropology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the primary reason that early (proto) anthropologists worked in salvage anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A) They believed that Native cultures were going to disappear shortly and everything about earlier human stages would be lost. 
B) They believed that science needed research material and they had to build large museum collections. 
C) They believed that Western society needed to learn more from Natives so that Westerners would better adapt to the New World. 
D) They saw ethnography as employment and wanted to exhibit Native peoples and artifacts to entertain and impress large audiences. 
A) They believed that Native cultures were going to disappear shortly and everything about earlier human stages would be lost. 
B) They believed that science needed research material and they had to build large museum collections. 
C) They believed that Western society needed to learn more from Natives so that Westerners would better adapt to the New World. 
D) They saw ethnography as employment and wanted to exhibit Native peoples and artifacts to entertain and impress large audiences.

Anthropologists' primary ethical obligation is to:

Human Terrain System (HTS) is a program on infrastructural knowledge associated with:

Boas's approach to the study of indigenous peoples is known as the theory of:

Cultural holism is the belief that cultures make sense when understood as part of an integrated cultural context.

The approach to classify all human races within a single framework is known as:

Describe the approach of historical particularism and how it differs from social evolutionary theory.

In what way did Boas argue that artifacts should be displayed in museums?

Which of the following is required by today's professional ethical standards?

Social evolutionary theory that argues that all cultures go through the same stages over time to reach predetermined levels of progress (like rungs on a ladder) is also referred to as:

As an academic discipline, anthropology is most distinguished by its:

Medical anthropology is a type of applied anthropology.

What is the primary reason that early (proto) anthropologists worked in salvage anthropology?

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Exam 1: Culture Fieldwork and American Anthropology

Anthropologists' primary ethical obligation is to:

Human Terrain System (HTS) is a program on infrastructural knowledge associated with:

Boas's approach to the study of indigenous peoples is known as the theory of:

Cultural holism is the belief that cultures make sense when understood as part of an integrated cultural context.

The approach to classify all human races within a single framework is known as:

Describe the approach of historical particularism and how it differs from social evolutionary theory.

In what way did Boas argue that artifacts should be displayed in museums?

Which of the following is required by today's professional ethical standards?

Social evolutionary theory that argues that all cultures go through the same stages over time to reach predetermined levels of progress (like rungs on a ladder) is also referred to as:

As an academic discipline, anthropology is most distinguished by its:

Medical anthropology is a type of applied anthropology.

What is the primary reason that early (proto) anthropologists worked in salvage anthropology?

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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