Question 1

The destruction of folate is caused by UV radiation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Anthropology is unique in that it is both holistic and cross-cultural.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Folate aids in the production of sperm.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Anthropology is a holistic discipline in that it

Accepted Answer

A) has traditionally focused on nonindustrial societies. 
B) deals with human culture. 
C) does not attempt to make generalizations about humanity. 
D) now focuses on industrial societies. 
E) studies human biological, cultural, and linguistic variation across both time and space. 
A) has traditionally focused on nonindustrial societies. 
B) deals with human culture. 
C) does not attempt to make generalizations about humanity. 
D) now focuses on industrial societies. 
E) studies human biological, cultural, and linguistic variation across both time and space.

Question 5

Ethnography is

Accepted Answer

A) the firsthand, personal study of local settings. 
B) the process by which culture is learned and transmitted across generations. 
C) the study of interrelationships among all living things in an environment. 
D) a policy aimed at removing groups that are culturally different from a country. 
E) the cross-cultural comparison of cultural data. 
A) the firsthand, personal study of local settings. 
B) the process by which culture is learned and transmitted across generations. 
C) the study of interrelationships among all living things in an environment. 
D) a policy aimed at removing groups that are culturally different from a country. 
E) the cross-cultural comparison of cultural data.

Question 6

An anthropologist is studying ethnic-religious conflict in contemporary Sri Lanka.She or he is most likely a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) cultural anthropologist. 
B) linguistic anthropologist. 
C) paleoanthropologist. 
D) archeological anthropologist. 
E) biological anthropologist. 
A) cultural anthropologist. 
B) linguistic anthropologist. 
C) paleoanthropologist. 
D) archeological anthropologist. 
E) biological anthropologist.

Question 7

What are the four primary types of human adaptation? Why has their interrelationship been particularly important for the human species?

Accepted Answer

The four primary types of human adaptati

Question 8

Anthropologists use the term society to refer to customs and traditions passed from generation to generation through learning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Anthropologists study only non-Western cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What kinds of work would applied anthropologists pursue? Provide one example for each subfield.What aspects of anthropology make it uniquely valuable in application to social problems?

Accepted Answer

Applied anthropologists can pursue a wid

Question 11

Biological anthropologists study all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A) ancient languages. 
B) human biological plasticity. 
C) primates. 
D) hominid evolution. 
E) human genetics. 
A) ancient languages. 
B) human biological plasticity. 
C) primates. 
D) hominid evolution. 
E) human genetics.

Question 12

The study of interactions among past living things in a past environment is

Accepted Answer

A) paleoanthropology. 
B) paleoecology. 
C) garbology. 
D) social archaeology. 
E) adaptive anthropology. 
A) paleoanthropology. 
B) paleoecology. 
C) garbology. 
D) social archaeology. 
E) adaptive anthropology.

Question 13

Academic anthropology refers to the use of anthropological knowledge and methods to identify and solve social problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What distinction does Kottak draw between culture and society?

Accepted Answer

A) Culture is the result of higher education, whereas society is shared by all people. 
B) People share society-organized life in groups-with other animals, but culture is distinctly human. 
C) Culture is genetically programmed, whereas society is transmitted through social learning. 
D) People attain culture through international travel but society is the social environment of their native land. 
E) Society rests more upon certain features of human biology than culture does. 
A) Culture is the result of higher education, whereas society is shared by all people. 
B) People share society-organized life in groups-with other animals, but culture is distinctly human. 
C) Culture is genetically programmed, whereas society is transmitted through social learning. 
D) People attain culture through international travel but society is the social environment of their native land. 
E) Society rests more upon certain features of human biology than culture does.

Question 15

What term refers to an organism's evident traits, its "manifest biology"?

Accepted Answer

A) Phoneme 
B) Genotype 
C) Biological circumscription 
D) Phenotype 
E) Hereditary inequality 
A) Phoneme 
B) Genotype 
C) Biological circumscription 
D) Phenotype 
E) Hereditary inequality

Question 16

Why do human populations living in temperate, northern climates generally have light skin color?

Accepted Answer

A) It helps to prevent rickets. 
B) It exists in a balanced polymorphism. 
C) It helps to prevent sickle-cell anemia. 
D) It helps to protect against skin cancer. 
E) It protects against hypervitaminosis D. 
A) It helps to prevent rickets. 
B) It exists in a balanced polymorphism. 
C) It helps to prevent sickle-cell anemia. 
D) It helps to protect against skin cancer. 
E) It protects against hypervitaminosis D.

Question 17

Which of the following statements about anthropology is not true?

Accepted Answer

A) Anthropology is the exploration of human diversity in time and space. 
B) Anthropology studies the whole of the human condition. 
C) Anthropologists focus in part on the diversity that arises through human adaptability. 
D) Anthropology's biocultural approach entails finding evolutionary explanations for all human behaviors. 
E) Anthropology offers a comparative, cross-cultural perspective to the study of the human condition. 
A) Anthropology is the exploration of human diversity in time and space. 
B) Anthropology studies the whole of the human condition. 
C) Anthropologists focus in part on the diversity that arises through human adaptability. 
D) Anthropology's biocultural approach entails finding evolutionary explanations for all human behaviors. 
E) Anthropology offers a comparative, cross-cultural perspective to the study of the human condition.

Question 18

The use of anthropological findings, concepts, and methods to accomplish a desired end is known as

Accepted Answer

A) applied anthropology. 
B) economic anthropology. 
C) conceptual anthropology. 
D) sociobiology. 
E) participant observation. 
A) applied anthropology. 
B) economic anthropology. 
C) conceptual anthropology. 
D) sociobiology. 
E) participant observation.

Question 19

Anthropologists would agree that a comparative, cross-cultural approach is unnecessary as long as you are diligent in your work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is the term for the processes by which organisms cope with environmental forces and stresses?

Accepted Answer

A) Ethnology 
B) Ethnography 
C) Cultural resource management 
D) Adaptation 
E) Phenotype 
A) Ethnology 
B) Ethnography 
C) Cultural resource management 
D) Adaptation 
E) Phenotype

The destruction of folate is caused by UV radiation.

Anthropology is unique in that it is both holistic and cross-cultural.

Folate aids in the production of sperm.

Anthropology is a holistic discipline in that it

Ethnography is

An anthropologist is studying ethnic-religious conflict in contemporary Sri Lanka.She or he is most likely a(n)

What are the four primary types of human adaptation? Why has their interrelationship been particularly important for the human species?

Anthropologists use the term society to refer to customs and traditions passed from generation to generation through learning.

Anthropologists study only non-Western cultures.

What kinds of work would applied anthropologists pursue? Provide one example for each subfield.What aspects of anthropology make it uniquely valuable in application to social problems?

Biological anthropologists study all of the following except

The study of interactions among past living things in a past environment is

Academic anthropology refers to the use of anthropological knowledge and methods to identify and solve social problems.

What distinction does Kottak draw between culture and society?

What term refers to an organism's evident traits, its "manifest biology"?

Why do human populations living in temperate, northern climates generally have light skin color?

Which of the following statements about anthropology is not true?

The use of anthropological findings, concepts, and methods to accomplish a desired end is known as

Anthropologists would agree that a comparative, cross-cultural approach is unnecessary as long as you are diligent in your work.

What is the term for the processes by which organisms cope with environmental forces and stresses?

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

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Exam 1: What Is Anthropology

The destruction of folate is caused by UV radiation.

Anthropology is unique in that it is both holistic and cross-cultural.

Folate aids in the production of sperm.

Anthropology is a holistic discipline in that it

Ethnography is

An anthropologist is studying ethnic-religious conflict in contemporary Sri Lanka.She or he is most likely a(n)

What are the four primary types of human adaptation? Why has their interrelationship been particularly important for the human species?

Anthropologists use the term society to refer to customs and traditions passed from generation to generation through learning.

Anthropologists study only non-Western cultures.

What kinds of work would applied anthropologists pursue? Provide one example for each subfield.What aspects of anthropology make it uniquely valuable in application to social problems?

Biological anthropologists study all of the following except

The study of interactions among past living things in a past environment is

Academic anthropology refers to the use of anthropological knowledge and methods to identify and solve social problems.

What distinction does Kottak draw between culture and society?

What term refers to an organism's evident traits, its "manifest biology"?

Why do human populations living in temperate, northern climates generally have light skin color?

Which of the following statements about anthropology is not true?

The use of anthropological findings, concepts, and methods to accomplish a desired end is known as

Anthropologists would agree that a comparative, cross-cultural approach is unnecessary as long as you are diligent in your work.

What is the term for the processes by which organisms cope with environmental forces and stresses?

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters