Question 1

The statement, __________, is not true.

Accepted Answer

A) "all human groups have culture" 
B) "culture provides the particular way that groups of humans deal with biological needs" 
C) "human groups differ in their capacities for culture" 
D) "the capacity for culture is shared by all humans" 
E) "cultural learning is uniquely elaborated among humans" 
A) "all human groups have culture" 
B) "culture provides the particular way that groups of humans deal with biological needs" 
C) "human groups differ in their capacities for culture" 
D) "the capacity for culture is shared by all humans" 
E) "cultural learning is uniquely elaborated among humans"

Question 2

Humans do not share such features as __________ with chimpanzees.

Accepted Answer

A) tool use 
B) meat eating 
C) stereoscopic vision 
D) high intelligence 
E) visible estrus 
A) tool use 
B) meat eating 
C) stereoscopic vision 
D) high intelligence 
E) visible estrus

Question 3

Explain the differences between cultural universals, generalities, and particularities.Illustrate your answer with examples.

Accepted Answer

Cultural universals, generalities, and p

Question 4

Although there are many different levels of culture, an individual can participate in only one level at a time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Cultural generalities may arise through independent invention, when people in different societies devise similar solutions to comparable problems or challenges.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Define ethnocentrism and cultural relativism and highlight where they are similar or different.Identify the problems that can arise from cultural relativism in an anthropologist's work.

Accepted Answer

Ethnocentrism is the belief that one's o

Question 7

Culture is both public and individual, both in the world and in people's minds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Acculturation is the process by which people lose the cultures that they learned as children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

__________ describes the cultural change that results when two or more cultures have continuous contact.

Accepted Answer

A) Acculturation 
B) Enculturation 
C) Independent invention 
D) Colonization 
E) Imperialism 
A) Acculturation 
B) Enculturation 
C) Independent invention 
D) Colonization 
E) Imperialism

Question 10

Indigenous peoples can do nothing to counter threats to their cultural identity, autonomy, and livelihood posed by globalization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Recent research on chimpanzee eating habits indicates that

Accepted Answer

A) chimps are habitual hunters. 
B) male chimps are exclusive herbivores. 
C) chimpanzees occasionally cook meat at volcanically heated springs. 
D) while chimps do hunt a little, they get most of their meat by stealing it from predators. 
E) chimpanzee hunting is the main reason New World monkeys are almost extinct. 
A) chimps are habitual hunters. 
B) male chimps are exclusive herbivores. 
C) chimpanzees occasionally cook meat at volcanically heated springs. 
D) while chimps do hunt a little, they get most of their meat by stealing it from predators. 
E) chimpanzee hunting is the main reason New World monkeys are almost extinct.

Question 12

Because cultures are integrated, patterned systems, a change in one part of a culture often leads to changes in other parts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

__________ is an example of civic culture.

Accepted Answer

A) Television shows 
B) The government 
C) McDonald's 
D) An unspoken dress codes for funerals 
E) A musical performance at the city civic center 
A) Television shows 
B) The government 
C) McDonald's 
D) An unspoken dress codes for funerals 
E) A musical performance at the city civic center

Question 14

The statement, __________, is not true.

Accepted Answer

A) "culture is a distinctive possession of humanity" 
B) "culture is acquired by all humans as members of society through enculturation" 
C) "culture encompasses shared, symbol-based, learned behavior and beliefs transmitted across generations" 
D) "everyone is cultured" 
E) "culture is transmitted genetically" 
A) "culture is a distinctive possession of humanity" 
B) "culture is acquired by all humans as members of society through enculturation" 
C) "culture encompasses shared, symbol-based, learned behavior and beliefs transmitted across generations" 
D) "everyone is cultured" 
E) "culture is transmitted genetically"

Question 15

_________ is a cultural universal.

Accepted Answer

A) Hypodescent 
B) Hyperdescent 
C) Bifurcate merging kinship terminologies 
D) Transhumance 
E) Some kind of family 
A) Hypodescent 
B) Hyperdescent 
C) Bifurcate merging kinship terminologies 
D) Transhumance 
E) Some kind of family

Question 16

Cultural relativism is a core value of American society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

__________ is unique to humans.

Accepted Answer

A) Social life 
B) Tool use 
C) Meat eating 
D) Food sharing 
E) Preserved kinship systems 
A) Social life 
B) Tool use 
C) Meat eating 
D) Food sharing 
E) Preserved kinship systems

Question 18

The idea of universal, inalienable human rights that are superior to the laws and customs of particular cultures challenges the notion of cultural relativism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Anthropologists consider __________ to be "cultured."

Accepted Answer

A) educated people 
B) key cultural consultants 
C) ethnocentric people 
D) culturally sensitive people 
E) all people 
A) educated people 
B) key cultural consultants 
C) ethnocentric people 
D) culturally sensitive people 
E) all people

Question 20

Cultural relativists believe that people should judge culture only according to the standards and traditions of that culture and not according to standards of other cultural traditions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The statement, __________, is not true.

Humans do not share such features as __________ with chimpanzees.

Explain the differences between cultural universals, generalities, and particularities.Illustrate your answer with examples.

Although there are many different levels of culture, an individual can participate in only one level at a time.

Cultural generalities may arise through independent invention, when people in different societies devise similar solutions to comparable problems or challenges.

Define ethnocentrism and cultural relativism and highlight where they are similar or different.Identify the problems that can arise from cultural relativism in an anthropologist's work.

Culture is both public and individual, both in the world and in people's minds.

Acculturation is the process by which people lose the cultures that they learned as children.

__________ describes the cultural change that results when two or more cultures have continuous contact.

Indigenous peoples can do nothing to counter threats to their cultural identity, autonomy, and livelihood posed by globalization.

Recent research on chimpanzee eating habits indicates that

Because cultures are integrated, patterned systems, a change in one part of a culture often leads to changes in other parts.

__________ is an example of civic culture.

The statement, __________, is not true.

_________ is a cultural universal.

Cultural relativism is a core value of American society.

__________ is unique to humans.

The idea of universal, inalienable human rights that are superior to the laws and customs of particular cultures challenges the notion of cultural relativism.

Anthropologists consider __________ to be "cultured."

Cultural relativists believe that people should judge culture only according to the standards and traditions of that culture and not according to standards of other cultural traditions.

What Is Anthropology

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

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

Exam 2: Culture

The statement, __________, is not true.

Humans do not share such features as __________ with chimpanzees.

Explain the differences between cultural universals, generalities, and particularities.Illustrate your answer with examples.

Although there are many different levels of culture, an individual can participate in only one level at a time.

Cultural generalities may arise through independent invention, when people in different societies devise similar solutions to comparable problems or challenges.

Define ethnocentrism and cultural relativism and highlight where they are similar or different.Identify the problems that can arise from cultural relativism in an anthropologist's work.

Culture is both public and individual, both in the world and in people's minds.

Acculturation is the process by which people lose the cultures that they learned as children.

__________ describes the cultural change that results when two or more cultures have continuous contact.

Indigenous peoples can do nothing to counter threats to their cultural identity, autonomy, and livelihood posed by globalization.

Recent research on chimpanzee eating habits indicates that

Because cultures are integrated, patterned systems, a change in one part of a culture often leads to changes in other parts.

__________ is an example of civic culture.

The statement, __________, is not true.

_________ is a cultural universal.

Cultural relativism is a core value of American society.

__________ is unique to humans.

The idea of universal, inalienable human rights that are superior to the laws and customs of particular cultures challenges the notion of cultural relativism.

Anthropologists consider __________ to be "cultured."

Cultural relativists believe that people should judge culture only according to the standards and traditions of that culture and not according to standards of other cultural traditions.

What Is Anthropology

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

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