Question 1

An anthropologist would agree with which of the following statements concerning ethnocentrism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnocentrism can help us better understand cultural universals. 
B)  All societies are not created equal; some are more advanced than others. 
C)  It is not appropriate to judge another society by the values and standards of one's own society. 
D)  Ethnocentrism is a core element of scientific research. 
A)  Ethnocentrism can help us better understand cultural universals. 
B)  All societies are not created equal; some are more advanced than others. 
C)  It is not appropriate to judge another society by the values and standards of one's own society. 
D)  Ethnocentrism is a core element of scientific research.

Question 2

Bonnie Urciuoli's sociolinguistic research has revealed which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the ancient migration patterns of people from Latin America 
B)  the differences between European and Latin American forms of Spanish 
C)  the impact of migration on the Puerto Rican community in New York 
D)  the connection between speech and ethnicity in regard to how people are perceived 
A)  the ancient migration patterns of people from Latin America 
B)  the differences between European and Latin American forms of Spanish 
C)  the impact of migration on the Puerto Rican community in New York 
D)  the connection between speech and ethnicity in regard to how people are perceived

Question 3

Which of the following best summarizes the effect of the rift between anthropologists committed to either a humanistic or scientific approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has fostered a richer understanding of human existence. 
B)  It has thwarted growth within the field. 
C)  It has forced humanistic anthropologists to employ the scientific method. 
D)  It has driven the field to become more sociological. 
A)  It has fostered a richer understanding of human existence. 
B)  It has thwarted growth within the field. 
C)  It has forced humanistic anthropologists to employ the scientific method. 
D)  It has driven the field to become more sociological.

Question 4

Which of the following illustrates the way anthropology embraces the social sciences as well as the humanities?

Accepted Answer

A)  a study concerned with the cultural context of Bedouin poetry 
B)  an excavation of a seventeenth-century colonial burial ground 
C)  an investigation of the way people change which language they speak according to social context 
D)  research into the economic effects of migration in Asia 
A)  a study concerned with the cultural context of Bedouin poetry 
B)  an excavation of a seventeenth-century colonial burial ground 
C)  an investigation of the way people change which language they speak according to social context 
D)  research into the economic effects of migration in Asia

Question 5

The evolution of primate teeth is a subject studied by __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  archaeologists 
B)  social anthropologists 
C)  forensic anthropologists 
D)  biological anthropologists 
A)  archaeologists 
B)  social anthropologists 
C)  forensic anthropologists 
D)  biological anthropologists

Question 6

The four subdisciplines of anthropology are __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnology, classics, physical geography, and geology 
B)  primatology, ethnohistory, paleontology, and archaeology 
C)  biological anthropology, archaeology, cultural anthropology, and linguistic anthropology 
D)  classical anthropology, prehistoric archaeology, evolution, and ethnohistory 
A)  ethnology, classics, physical geography, and geology 
B)  primatology, ethnohistory, paleontology, and archaeology 
C)  biological anthropology, archaeology, cultural anthropology, and linguistic anthropology 
D)  classical anthropology, prehistoric archaeology, evolution, and ethnohistory

Question 7

Anthropology courses are more relevant to students interested in obtaining degrees in business than those pursuing careers in education.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following is a specialization within the discipline of biological anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A)  ecological anthropology 
B)  ethnology 
C)  forensic anthropology 
D)  phonology 
A)  ecological anthropology 
B)  ethnology 
C)  forensic anthropology 
D)  phonology

Question 9

Explain how scientific and humanistic approaches have shaped the field of anthropology. Is it possible to reconcile these two approaches? If so, how?

Accepted Answer

The scientific and humanistic approaches

Question 10

Cultural anthropology is the branch of anthropology that studies contemporary societies throughout the world in an attempt to understand human diversity and discover similarities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

How do anthropologists generate a global perspective? Create a hypothetical example from one of the four fields to illustrate your answer.

Accepted Answer

Anthropologists generate a global perspe

Question 12

__________ linguistics, which focuses on the comparison and classification of different languages to reveal historical links, can often be used to confirm inferences derived from archaeological or paleoanthropological research on ancient population movements.

Accepted Answer

A)  Historical 
B)  Socio- 
C)  Structural 
D)  Evolutionary 
A)  Historical 
B)  Socio- 
C)  Structural 
D)  Evolutionary

Question 13

Kelley Hays-Gilpin, an archaeologist working in the American Southwest, studied which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the roles of men and women in ancient forms of agriculture 
B)  the way gender ideology is expressed through pottery and rock art 
C)  the different aspects of American culture adopted by Hopi children 
D)  the construction of cliff dwellings by the Anasazi 
A)  the roles of men and women in ancient forms of agriculture 
B)  the way gender ideology is expressed through pottery and rock art 
C)  the different aspects of American culture adopted by Hopi children 
D)  the construction of cliff dwellings by the Anasazi

Question 14

Anthropology is said to be "holistic" because it __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  is concerned with primitive societies 
B)  makes use of both written and oral sources 
C)  uses a multidisciplinary approach 
D)  studies the mystical aspects of human experience 
A)  is concerned with primitive societies 
B)  makes use of both written and oral sources 
C)  uses a multidisciplinary approach 
D)  studies the mystical aspects of human experience

Question 15

Popular perceptions and misperceptions of other cultures have often been based on __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hypotheses 
B)  variables 
C)  ethnographies 
D)  ethnocentrism 
A)  hypotheses 
B)  variables 
C)  ethnographies 
D)  ethnocentrism

Question 16

Interconnected hypotheses that offer general explanations for natural or social phenomena are called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  paradigms 
B)  theories 
C)  deductive methods 
D)  inductive facts 
A)  paradigms 
B)  theories 
C)  deductive methods 
D)  inductive facts

Question 17

Scott Atran is a cultural anthropologist whose recent research has focused on which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  political and religious terrorism 
B)  the use of new technologies in underdeveloped nations 
C)  language and the Internet 
D)  racial discrimination in the United States 
A)  political and religious terrorism 
B)  the use of new technologies in underdeveloped nations 
C)  language and the Internet 
D)  racial discrimination in the United States

Question 18

An archaeologist working in applied anthropology might participate in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  identifying the way a murder victim was killed 
B)  documenting an ancient site threatened by the construction of a new highway 
C)  genetic studies of contemporary immigrant populations 
D)  studying the meaning of symbols inscribed on ancient pottery 
A)  identifying the way a murder victim was killed 
B)  documenting an ancient site threatened by the construction of a new highway 
C)  genetic studies of contemporary immigrant populations 
D)  studying the meaning of symbols inscribed on ancient pottery

Question 19

An anthropologist interested in structural linguistics might consider doing research on __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the relationship between written forms of Chinese and Japanese 
B)  whether bilingual children think differently than children who know only one language 
C)  why some people speak with a Southern accent only when they are with family members 
D)  the common roots of Indo-European language 
A)  the relationship between written forms of Chinese and Japanese 
B)  whether bilingual children think differently than children who know only one language 
C)  why some people speak with a Southern accent only when they are with family members 
D)  the common roots of Indo-European language

Question 20

An ethnography is a written description of a society, while ethnology is a process of determining cross-cultural generalizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

An anthropologist would agree with which of the following statements concerning ethnocentrism?

Bonnie Urciuoli's sociolinguistic research has revealed which of the following?

Which of the following best summarizes the effect of the rift between anthropologists committed to either a humanistic or scientific approach?

Which of the following illustrates the way anthropology embraces the social sciences as well as the humanities?

The evolution of primate teeth is a subject studied by __________.

The four subdisciplines of anthropology are __________.

Anthropology courses are more relevant to students interested in obtaining degrees in business than those pursuing careers in education.

Which of the following is a specialization within the discipline of biological anthropology?

Explain how scientific and humanistic approaches have shaped the field of anthropology. Is it possible to reconcile these two approaches? If so, how?

Cultural anthropology is the branch of anthropology that studies contemporary societies throughout the world in an attempt to understand human diversity and discover similarities.

How do anthropologists generate a global perspective? Create a hypothetical example from one of the four fields to illustrate your answer.

__________ linguistics, which focuses on the comparison and classification of different languages to reveal historical links, can often be used to confirm inferences derived from archaeological or paleoanthropological research on ancient population movements.

Kelley Hays-Gilpin, an archaeologist working in the American Southwest, studied which of the following?

Anthropology is said to be "holistic" because it __________.

Popular perceptions and misperceptions of other cultures have often been based on __________.

Interconnected hypotheses that offer general explanations for natural or social phenomena are called __________.

Scott Atran is a cultural anthropologist whose recent research has focused on which of the following?

An archaeologist working in applied anthropology might participate in which of the following?

An anthropologist interested in structural linguistics might consider doing research on __________.

An ethnography is a written description of a society, while ethnology is a process of determining cross-cultural generalizations.

Human Evolution

Culture

Psychological and Cognitive Anthropology

Language

Anthropological Explanations

Analyzing Sociocultural Systems

Environment, Subsistence, and Demography

Technology and Economies

Social Structure, The Family, Gender, and Age

Politics, Warfare, and Law

Religion and Aesthetics

Globalization, Culture, and Indigenous Societies

Globalization in Latin America,Africa, and the Caribbean

Globalization in the Middle East and Asia

Ethnicity

Contemporary Global Trends

Applied Anthropology

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Exam 1: Introduction to Anthropology

An anthropologist would agree with which of the following statements concerning ethnocentrism?

Bonnie Urciuoli's sociolinguistic research has revealed which of the following?

Which of the following best summarizes the effect of the rift between anthropologists committed to either a humanistic or scientific approach?

Which of the following illustrates the way anthropology embraces the social sciences as well as the humanities?

The evolution of primate teeth is a subject studied by __________.

The four subdisciplines of anthropology are __________.

Anthropology courses are more relevant to students interested in obtaining degrees in business than those pursuing careers in education.

Which of the following is a specialization within the discipline of biological anthropology?

Explain how scientific and humanistic approaches have shaped the field of anthropology. Is it possible to reconcile these two approaches? If so, how?

Cultural anthropology is the branch of anthropology that studies contemporary societies throughout the world in an attempt to understand human diversity and discover similarities.

How do anthropologists generate a global perspective? Create a hypothetical example from one of the four fields to illustrate your answer.

__________ linguistics, which focuses on the comparison and classification of different languages to reveal historical links, can often be used to confirm inferences derived from archaeological or paleoanthropological research on ancient population movements.

Kelley Hays-Gilpin, an archaeologist working in the American Southwest, studied which of the following?

Anthropology is said to be "holistic" because it __________.

Popular perceptions and misperceptions of other cultures have often been based on __________.

Interconnected hypotheses that offer general explanations for natural or social phenomena are called __________.

Scott Atran is a cultural anthropologist whose recent research has focused on which of the following?

An archaeologist working in applied anthropology might participate in which of the following?

An anthropologist interested in structural linguistics might consider doing research on __________.

An ethnography is a written description of a society, while ethnology is a process of determining cross-cultural generalizations.

Human Evolution

Culture

Psychological and Cognitive Anthropology

Language

Anthropological Explanations

Analyzing Sociocultural Systems

Environment, Subsistence, and Demography

Technology and Economies

Social Structure, The Family, Gender, and Age

Politics, Warfare, and Law

Religion and Aesthetics

Globalization, Culture, and Indigenous Societies

Globalization in Latin America,Africa, and the Caribbean

Globalization in the Middle East and Asia

Ethnicity

Contemporary Global Trends

Applied Anthropology

Filters