Question 1

Native Americans have no legal rights to the remains and artifacts of their ancestors that have been uncovered at archaeological sites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

An applied anthropologist who, rather than just providing data about a culture to an organization or government, engages in the actual development of policy is performing which of the following roles?

Accepted Answer

A)  facilitator 
B)  analyst 
C)  informant 
D)  mediator 
A)  facilitator 
B)  analyst 
C)  informant 
D)  mediator

Question 3

Anthropologists John Van Willigen and V. C. Channa found that the increase in dowry deaths was partially the result of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  economic inflation 
B)  a decrease in the average age of the bride 
C)  an increase in the practice of bridewealth among rural families 
D)  the repeal of national laws that made the institution of dowry illegal 
A)  economic inflation 
B)  a decrease in the average age of the bride 
C)  an increase in the practice of bridewealth among rural families 
D)  the repeal of national laws that made the institution of dowry illegal

Question 4

Forensic anthropology is the discipline that trains anthropologists to be good academic debaters.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to a Western biomedical perspective, illness is understood as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  feelings of pain or sickness 
B)  a disease attributable to natural causes 
C)  a biological transfer of microscopic contagions 
D)  a diagnosis offered by a physician 
A)  feelings of pain or sickness 
B)  a disease attributable to natural causes 
C)  a biological transfer of microscopic contagions 
D)  a diagnosis offered by a physician

Question 6

When an anthropologist becomes the spokesperson for the particular group that he or she is studying, the anthropologist is assuming the role of informant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The study of disease, health-care systems, and the theories and methods of curing in cross-cultural perspective is known as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  epidemiology 
B)  medical anthropology 
C)  ethnoscience 
D)  metamedicine 
A)  epidemiology 
B)  medical anthropology 
C)  ethnoscience 
D)  metamedicine

Question 8

As a facilitator, the anthropologist actively helps to bring about change in the community being researched.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What is Le Projet du Garbage?

Accepted Answer

A)  a teaching exercise performed in archaeology labs 
B)  an ongoing archaeological project of the University of Arizona that studies the intricacies of Hohokam lifeways 
C)  a historical archaeology study conducted by Jim Deetz 
D)  a project that analyzes contemporary behaviors by studying what people throw away 
A)  a teaching exercise performed in archaeology labs 
B)  an ongoing archaeological project of the University of Arizona that studies the intricacies of Hohokam lifeways 
C)  a historical archaeology study conducted by Jim Deetz 
D)  a project that analyzes contemporary behaviors by studying what people throw away

Question 10

Applied anthropologists can serve as consultants to government organizations, such as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The use of anthropology to offer practical solutions to problems faced by a society is known as basic anthropology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following describes one of the challenges presented by the repatriation of Native American human remains and cultural artifacts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native Americans want to display the remains and artifacts in private rather than public museums. 
B)  Reburial of the remains and artifacts is antithetical to the mission of museums, which view them as nonliving entities to be studied. 
C)  Museums are not receiving adequate government funding to preserve the remains and artifacts. 
D)  Native Americans do not value archaeological research and have been inadvertently destroying important sites through new construction on reservations. 
A)  Native Americans want to display the remains and artifacts in private rather than public museums. 
B)  Reburial of the remains and artifacts is antithetical to the mission of museums, which view them as nonliving entities to be studied. 
C)  Museums are not receiving adequate government funding to preserve the remains and artifacts. 
D)  Native Americans do not value archaeological research and have been inadvertently destroying important sites through new construction on reservations.

Question 13

Which of the following did John Van Willigen and V. C. Channa recommend for decreasing the incidence of dowry death in India?

Accepted Answer

A)  strengthening legislation that prohibits the institution of dowry 
B)  establishing an inheritance law in which women receive more than men 
C)  passing a requirement for universal marriage registration and licensing 
D)  changing the caste system to promote gender equality 
A)  strengthening legislation that prohibits the institution of dowry 
B)  establishing an inheritance law in which women receive more than men 
C)  passing a requirement for universal marriage registration and licensing 
D)  changing the caste system to promote gender equality

Question 14

What is cultural resource management? Why is it important? Support your answer with specific examples.

Accepted Answer

Cultural resource management (CRM) is th

Question 15

Most of the development work in the 1950s and 1960s sponsored by USAID and researched by applied anthropologists focused on large-scale projects such as hydroelectric dams, industrialization, and mechanized agriculture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Cultural and applied anthropologists have a role in helping to define universal standards for human rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The word "metaculture" refers to a __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  culture within a culture, such as the culture of African-Americans 
B)  culture that has become extinct, but about which enough is known to revive it 
C)  culture that seeks to dominate others, such as the culture of Nazi Germany 
D)  culture that is worldwide and pluralistic, sharing universal values 
A)  culture within a culture, such as the culture of African-Americans 
B)  culture that has become extinct, but about which enough is known to revive it 
C)  culture that seeks to dominate others, such as the culture of Nazi Germany 
D)  culture that is worldwide and pluralistic, sharing universal values

Question 18

Early-twentieth-century anthropologists argued that since there are no universal moral values, each society's values are valid with respect to the specific circumstances and conditions of that society. What is this view called?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethical relativism 
B)  cultural relativism 
C)  social morality 
D)  social ethics 
A)  ethical relativism 
B)  cultural relativism 
C)  social morality 
D)  social ethics

Question 19

Forensic anthropologists sometimes assist the police in which of the following ways?

Accepted Answer

A)  analyzing fingerprints 
B)  interviewing suspects 
C)  reconstructing the facial features of a victim 
D)  interpreting the cultural behaviors of victims and suspects 
A)  analyzing fingerprints 
B)  interviewing suspects 
C)  reconstructing the facial features of a victim 
D)  interpreting the cultural behaviors of victims and suspects

Question 20

An example of an applied project in which the anthropologists played the role of analyst was the Vicos Project in the Andes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Native Americans have no legal rights to the remains and artifacts of their ancestors that have been uncovered at archaeological sites.

An applied anthropologist who, rather than just providing data about a culture to an organization or government, engages in the actual development of policy is performing which of the following roles?

Anthropologists John Van Willigen and V. C. Channa found that the increase in dowry deaths was partially the result of which of the following?

Forensic anthropology is the discipline that trains anthropologists to be good academic debaters.

According to a Western biomedical perspective, illness is understood as __________.

When an anthropologist becomes the spokesperson for the particular group that he or she is studying, the anthropologist is assuming the role of informant.

The study of disease, health-care systems, and the theories and methods of curing in cross-cultural perspective is known as __________.

As a facilitator, the anthropologist actively helps to bring about change in the community being researched.

What is Le Projet du Garbage?

Applied anthropologists can serve as consultants to government organizations, such as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

The use of anthropology to offer practical solutions to problems faced by a society is known as basic anthropology.

Which of the following describes one of the challenges presented by the repatriation of Native American human remains and cultural artifacts?

Which of the following did John Van Willigen and V. C. Channa recommend for decreasing the incidence of dowry death in India?

What is cultural resource management? Why is it important? Support your answer with specific examples.

Most of the development work in the 1950s and 1960s sponsored by USAID and researched by applied anthropologists focused on large-scale projects such as hydroelectric dams, industrialization, and mechanized agriculture.

Cultural and applied anthropologists have a role in helping to define universal standards for human rights.

The word "metaculture" refers to a __________.

Early-twentieth-century anthropologists argued that since there are no universal moral values, each society's values are valid with respect to the specific circumstances and conditions of that society. What is this view called?

Forensic anthropologists sometimes assist the police in which of the following ways?

An example of an applied project in which the anthropologists played the role of analyst was the Vicos Project in the Andes.

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Exam 18: Applied Anthropology

Native Americans have no legal rights to the remains and artifacts of their ancestors that have been uncovered at archaeological sites.

An applied anthropologist who, rather than just providing data about a culture to an organization or government, engages in the actual development of policy is performing which of the following roles?

Anthropologists John Van Willigen and V. C. Channa found that the increase in dowry deaths was partially the result of which of the following?

Forensic anthropology is the discipline that trains anthropologists to be good academic debaters.

According to a Western biomedical perspective, illness is understood as __________.

When an anthropologist becomes the spokesperson for the particular group that he or she is studying, the anthropologist is assuming the role of informant.

The study of disease, health-care systems, and the theories and methods of curing in cross-cultural perspective is known as __________.

As a facilitator, the anthropologist actively helps to bring about change in the community being researched.

What is Le Projet du Garbage?

Applied anthropologists can serve as consultants to government organizations, such as the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

The use of anthropology to offer practical solutions to problems faced by a society is known as basic anthropology.

Which of the following describes one of the challenges presented by the repatriation of Native American human remains and cultural artifacts?

Which of the following did John Van Willigen and V. C. Channa recommend for decreasing the incidence of dowry death in India?

What is cultural resource management? Why is it important? Support your answer with specific examples.

Most of the development work in the 1950s and 1960s sponsored by USAID and researched by applied anthropologists focused on large-scale projects such as hydroelectric dams, industrialization, and mechanized agriculture.

Cultural and applied anthropologists have a role in helping to define universal standards for human rights.

The word "metaculture" refers to a __________.

Early-twentieth-century anthropologists argued that since there are no universal moral values, each society's values are valid with respect to the specific circumstances and conditions of that society. What is this view called?

Forensic anthropologists sometimes assist the police in which of the following ways?

An example of an applied project in which the anthropologists played the role of analyst was the Vicos Project in the Andes.

Introduction to Anthropology

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

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