Question 1

Humans' capacity for culture is based on our unique biology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Applied anthropologists are usually trained in one of the four primary subdisciplines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which of the following best illustrates why applied anthropology is important today?

Accepted Answer

A) It helps us understand which cultures are superior. 
B) It contributes to our understanding of the evolution of human beings. 
C) It provides new forms of technology and new ways of coordinating populations. 
D) It creates the basis for world peace. 
E) It opens up new perspectives and insights in understanding our human differences. 
A) It helps us understand which cultures are superior. 
B) It contributes to our understanding of the evolution of human beings. 
C) It provides new forms of technology and new ways of coordinating populations. 
D) It creates the basis for world peace. 
E) It opens up new perspectives and insights in understanding our human differences.

Question 4

Today,in an effort to better understand the foundations of violence,anthropologists tend to remain as politically and socially isolated as possible during fieldwork.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is the importance of multiculturalism for anthropology?

Accepted Answer

It is a growing characteristic of our gl

Question 6

Indigenous peoples involve all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) Members of a society that have occupied a region for a long time. 
B) Members of groups recognized as original inhabitants. 
C) Members of any group who dress as indigenous peoples and participate in native pow-wows. 
D) Members of a group that is recognized as very ancient to a region. 
E) Members of a group that continues to live in a traditional manner. 
A) Members of a society that have occupied a region for a long time. 
B) Members of groups recognized as original inhabitants. 
C) Members of any group who dress as indigenous peoples and participate in native pow-wows. 
D) Members of a group that is recognized as very ancient to a region. 
E) Members of a group that continues to live in a traditional manner.

Question 7

Why is work such as applied anthropology important in our world today?

Accepted Answer

It helps us make better inform

Question 8

What is ethnography?

Accepted Answer

A) It is the reconstruction of past cultures based on material remains. 
B) It is the scientific study of the concept of culture and adaptation. 
C) It is the process of doing qualitative,fieldwork-based research. 
D) It is the protection and exhibition of cultural resources. 
E) It is the process of seeking laws and general principles that govern cultural phenomena. 
A) It is the reconstruction of past cultures based on material remains. 
B) It is the scientific study of the concept of culture and adaptation. 
C) It is the process of doing qualitative,fieldwork-based research. 
D) It is the protection and exhibition of cultural resources. 
E) It is the process of seeking laws and general principles that govern cultural phenomena.

Question 9

Traits such as skin color,hair color and texture,and nose shape are often chosen to determine race because:

Accepted Answer

A) They are easily visible. 
B) They are the most important to human cultures. 
C) They determine physical attractiveness and hence mating behavior. 
D) They have greater biological importance than other traits (regardless of their other cultural importance). 
E) They occur in more consistent,predictable ways than other traits. 
A) They are easily visible. 
B) They are the most important to human cultures. 
C) They determine physical attractiveness and hence mating behavior. 
D) They have greater biological importance than other traits (regardless of their other cultural importance). 
E) They occur in more consistent,predictable ways than other traits.

Question 10

One of the most critical goals of cultural anthropology as an academic discipline is to:

Accepted Answer

A) Describe,analyze,and explain different cultures. 
B) Increase the level of culture in particular human societies. 
C) Place large numbers of cultural anthropologists in political offices. 
D) Determine the direction of human evolution. 
E) Preserve world heritage for future generations. 
A) Describe,analyze,and explain different cultures. 
B) Increase the level of culture in particular human societies. 
C) Place large numbers of cultural anthropologists in political offices. 
D) Determine the direction of human evolution. 
E) Preserve world heritage for future generations.

Question 11

How can anthropology be used in our own society? Choose two social problems that you believe are significant in our lives today and discuss ways that anthropology may contribute to a better understanding of the issues and more effective ways of finding positive resolution.

Accepted Answer

Anthropology can be used in our own soci

Question 12

Why does the current Code of Ethics raise concerns for those anthropologists working under conditions of violence?

Accepted Answer

In these cases,an anthropologist often m

Question 13

Your textbook argues that jobs for anthropologists are:

Accepted Answer

A) Far more plentiful than jobs for sociologists or English majors. 
B) Easily available for those with a BA in the field. 
C) About the same as those available to students in other Liberal Arts disciplines. 
D) Expected to greatly increase in number in the next five to ten years. 
E) Rare and generally only available to those with Masters degrees and PhDs. 
A) Far more plentiful than jobs for sociologists or English majors. 
B) Easily available for those with a BA in the field. 
C) About the same as those available to students in other Liberal Arts disciplines. 
D) Expected to greatly increase in number in the next five to ten years. 
E) Rare and generally only available to those with Masters degrees and PhDs.

Question 14

During the late 20th century:

Accepted Answer

A) The United States has become an increasingly dominant force culturally and socially in the world. 
B) Members of minority groups in the United States have moved to stronger economic and political positions. 
C) The world has become more and more a domain of nationalist strongholds. 
D) White,Protestant,Northern European males have begun to have more power and exert a more dominant force in national decision-making. 
E) Immigrants are less connected with their homelands of origin,leaving them eager to assimilate into United States culture. 
A) The United States has become an increasingly dominant force culturally and socially in the world. 
B) Members of minority groups in the United States have moved to stronger economic and political positions. 
C) The world has become more and more a domain of nationalist strongholds. 
D) White,Protestant,Northern European males have begun to have more power and exert a more dominant force in national decision-making. 
E) Immigrants are less connected with their homelands of origin,leaving them eager to assimilate into United States culture.

Question 15

Based on mathematical models of migration and genealogy,when do scientists believe that all contemporary humans most recently shared a common ancestor?

Accepted Answer

Humans shared a comm

Question 16

Which of the following studies how languages are related to each other?

Accepted Answer

A) Biological anthropology 
B) Human variation 
C) Historical linguistics 
D) Paleo-linguistics 
E) Cultural linguistics 
A) Biological anthropology 
B) Human variation 
C) Historical linguistics 
D) Paleo-linguistics 
E) Cultural linguistics

Question 17

The American Anthropological Association's current Code of Ethics has worked well in situations of violence and political danger.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

All of the following were considered the highest risk field dangers in a 1990 study of anthropologists except:

Accepted Answer

A) Tuberculosis. 
B) Vehicle crashes. 
C) Malaria. 
D) Hepatitis. 
A) Tuberculosis. 
B) Vehicle crashes. 
C) Malaria. 
D) Hepatitis.

Question 19

Define ethnocentrism and explain how it can be maladaptive.

Accepted Answer

Ethnocentrism is judging other cultures

Question 20

Anthropologists say that human adaptation is biocultural.Which of the following best represents what is meant by this statement?

Accepted Answer

A) Human adaptation is both biological and cultural,and anthropologists cannot distinguish between the meanings of these concepts. 
B) Human adaptation involves both biological and cultural dimensions and each influences the other. 
C) Human adaptation is unique among all animals because it is based exclusively on physiological adaptations. 
D) Human adaptation is the same as that of all animal because culture plays a role in the adaptation of all forms of life. 
E) Human adaptation is based exclusively on culture.Biology is subsumed within the cultural dimension and does not exert an independent influence on humans. 
A) Human adaptation is both biological and cultural,and anthropologists cannot distinguish between the meanings of these concepts. 
B) Human adaptation involves both biological and cultural dimensions and each influences the other. 
C) Human adaptation is unique among all animals because it is based exclusively on physiological adaptations. 
D) Human adaptation is the same as that of all animal because culture plays a role in the adaptation of all forms of life. 
E) Human adaptation is based exclusively on culture.Biology is subsumed within the cultural dimension and does not exert an independent influence on humans.

Humans' capacity for culture is based on our unique biology.

Applied anthropologists are usually trained in one of the four primary subdisciplines.

Which of the following best illustrates why applied anthropology is important today?

Today,in an effort to better understand the foundations of violence,anthropologists tend to remain as politically and socially isolated as possible during fieldwork.

What is the importance of multiculturalism for anthropology?

Indigenous peoples involve all of the following except:

Why is work such as applied anthropology important in our world today?

What is ethnography?

Traits such as skin color,hair color and texture,and nose shape are often chosen to determine race because:

One of the most critical goals of cultural anthropology as an academic discipline is to:

How can anthropology be used in our own society? Choose two social problems that you believe are significant in our lives today and discuss ways that anthropology may contribute to a better understanding of the issues and more effective ways of finding positive resolution.

Why does the current Code of Ethics raise concerns for those anthropologists working under conditions of violence?

Your textbook argues that jobs for anthropologists are:

During the late 20th century:

Based on mathematical models of migration and genealogy,when do scientists believe that all contemporary humans most recently shared a common ancestor?

Which of the following studies how languages are related to each other?

The American Anthropological Association's current Code of Ethics has worked well in situations of violence and political danger.

All of the following were considered the highest risk field dangers in a 1990 study of anthropologists except:

Define ethnocentrism and explain how it can be maladaptive.

Anthropologists say that human adaptation is biocultural.Which of the following best represents what is meant by this statement?

Doing Cultural Anthropology

The Idea of Culture

Communication

Making a Living

Economics

Kinship

Marriage, family, and Domestic Groups

Gender

Political Organization

Stratification

Religion

Creative Expression: Anthropology and the Arts

Power, conquest, and a World System

Culture, change, and the Modern World

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Exam 1: Anthropology and Human Diversity

Humans' capacity for culture is based on our unique biology.

Applied anthropologists are usually trained in one of the four primary subdisciplines.

Which of the following best illustrates why applied anthropology is important today?

Today,in an effort to better understand the foundations of violence,anthropologists tend to remain as politically and socially isolated as possible during fieldwork.

What is the importance of multiculturalism for anthropology?

Indigenous peoples involve all of the following except:

Why is work such as applied anthropology important in our world today?

What is ethnography?

Traits such as skin color,hair color and texture,and nose shape are often chosen to determine race because:

One of the most critical goals of cultural anthropology as an academic discipline is to:

How can anthropology be used in our own society? Choose two social problems that you believe are significant in our lives today and discuss ways that anthropology may contribute to a better understanding of the issues and more effective ways of finding positive resolution.

Why does the current Code of Ethics raise concerns for those anthropologists working under conditions of violence?

Your textbook argues that jobs for anthropologists are:

During the late 20th century:

Based on mathematical models of migration and genealogy,when do scientists believe that all contemporary humans most recently shared a common ancestor?

Which of the following studies how languages are related to each other?

The American Anthropological Association's current Code of Ethics has worked well in situations of violence and political danger.

All of the following were considered the highest risk field dangers in a 1990 study of anthropologists except:

Define ethnocentrism and explain how it can be maladaptive.

Anthropologists say that human adaptation is biocultural.Which of the following best represents what is meant by this statement?

Doing Cultural Anthropology

The Idea of Culture

Communication

Making a Living

Economics

Kinship

Marriage, family, and Domestic Groups

Gender

Political Organization

Stratification

Religion

Creative Expression: Anthropology and the Arts

Power, conquest, and a World System

Culture, change, and the Modern World

Filters