Question 1

Anthropologists' interest in how people see colors,how children are raised,and how illnesses are treated is an example of cultural relativism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What percentage of our genes do we share with our closest primate relatives?

Accepted Answer

A) 100 percent 
B) 98 percent 
C) 94 percent 
D) 73 percent 
E) 68 percent 
A) 100 percent 
B) 98 percent 
C) 94 percent 
D) 73 percent 
E) 68 percent

Question 3

The study of forensic anthropology is part of the subdiscipline of archaeology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Ethnography is the part of cultural anthropology that:

Accepted Answer

A) provides a description of society or culture. 
B) captures what practices mean to members of a culture. 
C) attempts to find general principles or laws that govern cultural phenomena. 
D) analyzes the role of the individual within a particular society. 
E) works to identify all of the members of a specific society. 
A) provides a description of society or culture. 
B) captures what practices mean to members of a culture. 
C) attempts to find general principles or laws that govern cultural phenomena. 
D) analyzes the role of the individual within a particular society. 
E) works to identify all of the members of a specific society.

Question 5

Why is biological race difficult to determine?

Accepted Answer

A) Measurement reveals that people are as different from others classified in the same race as they are from those in different races. 
B) We do not know how many skeletal traits ultimately constitute a different race. 
C) Most people cannot see beyond their prejudices and do not consider the appropriate traits in their classification. 
D) Internal traits are more important in the separation of races than those which we see superficially. 
E) Race does not exist biologically or socially. 
A) Measurement reveals that people are as different from others classified in the same race as they are from those in different races. 
B) We do not know how many skeletal traits ultimately constitute a different race. 
C) Most people cannot see beyond their prejudices and do not consider the appropriate traits in their classification. 
D) Internal traits are more important in the separation of races than those which we see superficially. 
E) Race does not exist biologically or socially.

Question 6

Applied anthropologists work in cultural anthropology and biological anthropology only.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following best describes an ethnoscape?

Accepted Answer

A) It is the ethnic make-up of an urban landscape. 
B) It is the group of cultures that anthropologists study in order to understand globalization. 
C) It is a global view of the ethnic diversity that makes up our world today,especially in terms of business. 
D) It is a global distribution of people who are associated with each other by culture and history. 
E) It is a conglomeration of ethnic groups that live within a state society. 
A) It is the ethnic make-up of an urban landscape. 
B) It is the group of cultures that anthropologists study in order to understand globalization. 
C) It is a global view of the ethnic diversity that makes up our world today,especially in terms of business. 
D) It is a global distribution of people who are associated with each other by culture and history. 
E) It is a conglomeration of ethnic groups that live within a state society.

Question 8

What is the significance of the opening story on the Nacirema people?

Accepted Answer

A) It shows that some cultures are irrational. 
B) It depicts religion as economically-based. 
C) It demonstrates the importance of preventative medicine for long life. 
D) It illustrates how culture can be viewed from more than one perspective. 
E) It shows that culture plays a minor role in people's lives. 
A) It shows that some cultures are irrational. 
B) It depicts religion as economically-based. 
C) It demonstrates the importance of preventative medicine for long life. 
D) It illustrates how culture can be viewed from more than one perspective. 
E) It shows that culture plays a minor role in people's lives.

Question 9

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 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 assimilate into United States culture.

Question 10

Describe the various problems that exist with racial classifications used in the United States.

Accepted Answer

There are several problems with racial c

Question 11

The belief that cultures should be understood with reference to their own history and values is known as cultural relativism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

According to anthropologists,how do most Americans characterize racial classifications?

Accepted Answer

Racial classificatio

Question 13

Ethnography is a specialty of biological anthropology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

As a discipline,anthropology focuses on understanding other groups of people,variability of human culture,and what it means to be human.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

An anthropologist who works as part of a crime-solving unit for an urban police department is most likely a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) human paleontologist. 
B) archaeologist. 
C) ethnologist. 
D) applied anthropologist. 
E) forensic anthropologist. 
A) human paleontologist. 
B) archaeologist. 
C) ethnologist. 
D) applied anthropologist. 
E) forensic anthropologist.

Question 16

A recent study (Rohde,Olson,and Chang 2004)shows that all current day humans have common ancestors who lived __________ years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) 500 to 1,000 
B) 1,000 to 1,500 
C) 1,500 to 2,000 
D) 2,000 to 5,000 
E) 100 to 500 
A) 500 to 1,000 
B) 1,000 to 1,500 
C) 1,500 to 2,000 
D) 2,000 to 5,000 
E) 100 to 500

Anthropologists' interest in how people see colors,how children are raised,and how illnesses are treated is an example of cultural relativism.

What percentage of our genes do we share with our closest primate relatives?

The study of forensic anthropology is part of the subdiscipline of archaeology.

Ethnography is the part of cultural anthropology that:

Why is biological race difficult to determine?

Applied anthropologists work in cultural anthropology and biological anthropology only.

Which of the following best describes an ethnoscape?

What is the significance of the opening story on the Nacirema people?

During the late 20th century:

Describe the various problems that exist with racial classifications used in the United States.

The belief that cultures should be understood with reference to their own history and values is known as cultural relativism.

According to anthropologists,how do most Americans characterize racial classifications?

Ethnography is a specialty of biological anthropology.

As a discipline,anthropology focuses on understanding other groups of people,variability of human culture,and what it means to be human.

An anthropologist who works as part of a crime-solving unit for an urban police department is most likely a(n):

A recent study (Rohde,Olson,and Chang 2004)shows that all current day humans have common ancestors who lived __________ years ago.

Culture Counts

Doing Cultural Anthropology

Communication

Making a Living

Economics

Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Sex and Gender

Political Organization

Stratification: Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Caste

Religion

Power, Conquest, and a World System

Globalization and Change

Anthropology Makes a Difference

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Exam 1: What Is Anthropology and Why Should I Care

Anthropologists' interest in how people see colors,how children are raised,and how illnesses are treated is an example of cultural relativism.

What percentage of our genes do we share with our closest primate relatives?

The study of forensic anthropology is part of the subdiscipline of archaeology.

Ethnography is the part of cultural anthropology that:

Why is biological race difficult to determine?

Applied anthropologists work in cultural anthropology and biological anthropology only.

Which of the following best describes an ethnoscape?

What is the significance of the opening story on the Nacirema people?

During the late 20th century:

Describe the various problems that exist with racial classifications used in the United States.

The belief that cultures should be understood with reference to their own history and values is known as cultural relativism.

According to anthropologists,how do most Americans characterize racial classifications?

Ethnography is a specialty of biological anthropology.

As a discipline,anthropology focuses on understanding other groups of people,variability of human culture,and what it means to be human.

An anthropologist who works as part of a crime-solving unit for an urban police department is most likely a(n):

A recent study (Rohde,Olson,and Chang 2004)shows that all current day humans have common ancestors who lived __________ years ago.

Culture Counts

Doing Cultural Anthropology

Communication

Making a Living

Economics

Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Sex and Gender

Political Organization

Stratification: Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Caste

Religion

Power, Conquest, and a World System

Globalization and Change

Anthropology Makes a Difference

Filters