Question 1

What is anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A)  the art of ethnography 
B)  the study of long-term physiological adaptation 
C)  the study of the stages of social evolution 
D)  the humanistic investigation of myths in nonindustrial societies 
E)  the exploration of human diversity in time and space 
A)  the art of ethnography 
B)  the study of long-term physiological adaptation 
C)  the study of the stages of social evolution 
D)  the humanistic investigation of myths in nonindustrial societies 
E)  the exploration of human diversity in time and space

Question 2

Culture is not itself biological but rests on certain features of human biology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Based on his observation that contact between neighboring tribes had existed since humanity's beginnings and covered enormous areas,Franz Boas argued

Accepted Answer

A)  against treating cultures as isolated phenomena. 
B)  that even the earliest foragers engaged in warfare. 
C)  that language must have originated among the Neandertals. 
D)  that biology, not culture, was responsible for the vast majority of human diversity. 
E)  that general anthropologists were wrong to focus too much attention on biology. 
A)  against treating cultures as isolated phenomena. 
B)  that even the earliest foragers engaged in warfare. 
C)  that language must have originated among the Neandertals. 
D)  that biology, not culture, was responsible for the vast majority of human diversity. 
E)  that general anthropologists were wrong to focus too much attention on biology.

Question 4

A holistic and comparative perspective

Accepted Answer

A)  makes general anthropology superior to sociocultural anthropology. 
B)  refers only to the cultural aspects of human diversity that anthropologists study. 
C)  makes anthropology an interesting field of study, but too broad of one to apply to real problems people face today. 
D)  most characterizes anthropology, when compared to other disciplines that study humans. 
E)  is the hallmark of all social sciences, not just anthropology. 
A)  makes general anthropology superior to sociocultural anthropology. 
B)  refers only to the cultural aspects of human diversity that anthropologists study. 
C)  makes anthropology an interesting field of study, but too broad of one to apply to real problems people face today. 
D)  most characterizes anthropology, when compared to other disciplines that study humans. 
E)  is the hallmark of all social sciences, not just anthropology.

Question 5

Anthropologists agree that a comparative,cross-cultural approach is unnecessary as long as researchers are diligent in their work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Anthropology is a science,yet it has been suggested that anthropology is among the most humanistic of all academic fields.This is because

Accepted Answer

A)  its main object of study are humans. 
B)  of its fundamental respect for human diversity. 
C)  its findings are best expressed with the tools of the humanities. 
D)  the field, particularly in the United States, traces its origins to philosophy and literature. 
E)  it puts so much emphasis on the study of culture that cannot be studied scientifically. 
A)  its main object of study are humans. 
B)  of its fundamental respect for human diversity. 
C)  its findings are best expressed with the tools of the humanities. 
D)  the field, particularly in the United States, traces its origins to philosophy and literature. 
E)  it puts so much emphasis on the study of culture that cannot be studied scientifically.

Question 7

As humans organize their lives and adapt to different environments,our abilities to learn,think symbolically,use language,and employ tools and other products

Accepted Answer

A)  rest on certain features of human biology that make culture itself a biological phenomenon. 
B)  have made some human groups more cultured than others. 
C)  prove that only fully developed adults have the capacity for culture; children lack the capacity for culture until they mature. 
D)  rest on certain features of human biology that make culture, which is not itself biological, possible. 
E)  are shared with other animals capable of organized group life-such as baboons, wolves, and even ants. 
A)  rest on certain features of human biology that make culture itself a biological phenomenon. 
B)  have made some human groups more cultured than others. 
C)  prove that only fully developed adults have the capacity for culture; children lack the capacity for culture until they mature. 
D)  rest on certain features of human biology that make culture, which is not itself biological, possible. 
E)  are shared with other animals capable of organized group life-such as baboons, wolves, and even ants.

Question 8

This chapter's description of how humans cope with low oxygen pressure in high altitudes illustrates

Accepted Answer

A)  human capacities for cultural and biological adaptation, the latter involving both genetic and physiological adaptations. 
B)  how biological adaptations are effective only when they are genetic. 
C)  how human plasticity has decreased ever since we embraced a sedentary lifestyle some 10,000 years ago. 
D)  how in matters of life or death, biology is ultimately more important than culture. 
E)  the need for anthropologists to pay more attention to human adaptation in extreme environments. 
A)  human capacities for cultural and biological adaptation, the latter involving both genetic and physiological adaptations. 
B)  how biological adaptations are effective only when they are genetic. 
C)  how human plasticity has decreased ever since we embraced a sedentary lifestyle some 10,000 years ago. 
D)  how in matters of life or death, biology is ultimately more important than culture. 
E)  the need for anthropologists to pay more attention to human adaptation in extreme environments.

Question 9

How are the four subfields of U.S.anthropology unified?

Accepted Answer

A)  Each subfield studies human variation through time and space. 
B)  Each subfield studies the human capacity for language. 
C)  Each subfield studies human biological variability. 
D)  Each subfield studies human genetic variation through time and space. 
E)  The subfields really are not unified; their grouping into one discipline is a historical accident. 
A)  Each subfield studies human variation through time and space. 
B)  Each subfield studies the human capacity for language. 
C)  Each subfield studies human biological variability. 
D)  Each subfield studies human genetic variation through time and space. 
E)  The subfields really are not unified; their grouping into one discipline is a historical accident.

Question 10

Ethnomusicology is one of the four main subfields of anthropology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Applied anthropology

Accepted Answer

A)  originated at the same time that anthropology's four-field approach became established among early twentieth-century U.S. academics. 
B)  has yet to be recognized by the American Anthropological Association. 
C)  encompasses any use of the knowledge and/or techniques of its four subfields to identify, assess, and solve practical problems. 
D)  focuses on preparing emerging academic scholars to improve their grant application skills. 
E)  is a European phenomenon. 
A)  originated at the same time that anthropology's four-field approach became established among early twentieth-century U.S. academics. 
B)  has yet to be recognized by the American Anthropological Association. 
C)  encompasses any use of the knowledge and/or techniques of its four subfields to identify, assess, and solve practical problems. 
D)  focuses on preparing emerging academic scholars to improve their grant application skills. 
E)  is a European phenomenon.

Question 12

What is the process by which children learn a particular cultural tradition?

Accepted Answer

A)  acculturation 
B)  ethnology 
C)  enculturation 
D)  ethnography 
E)  biological adaptation 
A)  acculturation 
B)  ethnology 
C)  enculturation 
D)  ethnography 
E)  biological adaptation

Question 13

Archaeologists study only prehistoric communities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is anthropology?

Culture is not itself biological but rests on certain features of human biology.

Based on his observation that contact between neighboring tribes had existed since humanity's beginnings and covered enormous areas,Franz Boas argued

A holistic and comparative perspective

Anthropologists agree that a comparative,cross-cultural approach is unnecessary as long as researchers are diligent in their work.

Anthropology is a science,yet it has been suggested that anthropology is among the most humanistic of all academic fields.This is because

As humans organize their lives and adapt to different environments,our abilities to learn,think symbolically,use language,and employ tools and other products

This chapter's description of how humans cope with low oxygen pressure in high altitudes illustrates

How are the four subfields of U.S.anthropology unified?

Ethnomusicology is one of the four main subfields of anthropology.

Applied anthropology

What is the process by which children learn a particular cultural tradition?

Archaeologists study only prehistoric communities.

Culture

Applying Anthropology

Doing Archaeology and Biological Anthropology

Evolution and Genetics

Human Variation and Adaptation

The Primates

Early Hominins

Archaic Homo

The Origin and Spread of Modern Humans

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Language and Communication

Ethnicity and Race

Making a Living

Political Systems

Gender

Families, Kinship, and Descent

Marriage

Religion

Arts, Media, and Sports

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

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Exam 1: What Is Anthropology

What is anthropology?

Culture is not itself biological but rests on certain features of human biology.

Based on his observation that contact between neighboring tribes had existed since humanity's beginnings and covered enormous areas,Franz Boas argued

A holistic and comparative perspective

Anthropologists agree that a comparative,cross-cultural approach is unnecessary as long as researchers are diligent in their work.

Anthropology is a science,yet it has been suggested that anthropology is among the most humanistic of all academic fields.This is because

As humans organize their lives and adapt to different environments,our abilities to learn,think symbolically,use language,and employ tools and other products

This chapter's description of how humans cope with low oxygen pressure in high altitudes illustrates

How are the four subfields of U.S.anthropology unified?

Ethnomusicology is one of the four main subfields of anthropology.

Applied anthropology

What is the process by which children learn a particular cultural tradition?

Archaeologists study only prehistoric communities.

Culture

Applying Anthropology

Doing Archaeology and Biological Anthropology

Evolution and Genetics

Human Variation and Adaptation

The Primates

Early Hominins

Archaic Homo

The Origin and Spread of Modern Humans

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Language and Communication

Ethnicity and Race

Making a Living

Political Systems

Gender

Families, Kinship, and Descent

Marriage

Religion

Arts, Media, and Sports

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters