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Anthropology, 15th Edition
by Carol Ember All Chapters 1 to 26
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. What Is Anthropology
2. Research Methods in Anthropology
3. Genetics and Evolution
4. Human Variation and Adaptation
5. Primates: Past and Present
6. The First Hominins
7. The Origins of Culture and the Emergence of Homo
8. The Emergence of Homo sapiens
9. The Upper Paleolithic World
10. Origins of Food Production and Settled Life
10. Origins of Food Production and Settled Life
11. Origins of Cities and States
12. Culture and Culture Change
13. Culture and the Individual
14. Communication and Language
15. Getting Food
16. Economic Systems
17. Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism
18. Sex and Gender
19. Marriage and the Family
20. Marital Residence and Kinship
21. Associations and Interest Groups
22. Political Life: Social Order and Disorder
23. Religion and Magic
24. The Arts
25. Health and Illness
26. Practicing and Applying Anthropology
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CHAPTER 1: What Is Anthropology?
Multiple Choice Questions
1.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Anthropology is literally the study of
humans
fossils
history
religion
.
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain the general definition and purpose of
anthropology.Topic: What Is Anthropology?
Skill Level: Remember the
FactsDifficulty Level: Easy
2.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Which type of culture was the traditional focus for anthropologists?
Western cultures
extinct cultures
non-Western cultures
post-industrialized cultures
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the scope of
anthropology.Topic: The Scope of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the
FactsDifficulty Level: Easy
3.
A)
B)
C)
D)
The anthropological curiosity is primarily interested in
abnormal characteristics within a population
differences in individual behavior
behavioral changes over time
typical characteristics of populations
.
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.4 Explain anthropology’s distinctive
curiosity.Topic: Anthropological Curiosity
Skill Level: Remember the
FactsDifficulty Level: Easy
4.
A)
B)
C)
D)
What are the two broad classifications of subject matter within anthropology?
biological and cultural
contemporary and ancient
Western and non-Western
theoretical and practical
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the
FactsDifficulty Level: Easy
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5.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Which of the following can encompass any of the four main subfields of anthropology?
biological anthropology
applied anthropology
anthropological linguistics
archaeology
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the
FactsDifficulty Level: Easy
6.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Prosimians, monkeys, apes, and humans are all members of the order
Primates
Humans
Homo sapiens
Mammals
.
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the
FactsDifficulty Level: Easy
7.
A)
B)
C)
D)
What is culture?
the religion, language, and values of a population
the customary ways that a particular population or society thinks and behaves
advanced knowledge of literature and fine arts
traditional beliefs that have been unchanged over generations
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the
FactsDifficulty Level: Easy
The study of how languages change through time and how they may be related is called
.
A)
structural linguistics
B)
sociolinguistics
C)
ethnolinguistics
D)
historical
linguisticsAnswer: D
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the
FactsDifficulty Level: Easy
8.
9.
A)
A
might study speech patterns in varying social contexts.
sociolinguist
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B)
C)
D)
anthropological linguist
historical linguist
ethnologist
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the
FactsDifficulty Level: Easy
10.
A)
B)
C)
D)
A cultural anthropologist who spends a year or so living with, talking to, and
observing peoplewhose customs he or she is studying is known as a(n)
.
linguistic anthropologist
ethnographer
archaeologist
ethnohistorian
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the
FactsDifficulty Level: Easy
11.
A)
B)
C)
D)
The goal of applied anthropology is to
understand human evolution
limit anthropology to an academic setting
make anthropological knowledge useful
focus solely on Western cultures
.
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the
FactsDifficulty Level: Easy
12.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Anthropology is a comparatively young discipline. It was only in the late
thatanthropologists began to go to live with people in faraway places.
1800s
1700s
1600s
1900s
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.7 Communicate the relevance of
anthropology.Topic: The Relevance of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the
FactsDifficulty Level: Easy
13.
A)
B)
Why is it incomplete to simply call anthropology “the study of humans”?
The focus of anthropology is on pre-human organisms.
Many other disciplines also study humans.
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C)
D)
Anthropologists study only certain aspects of human life.
Anthropologists study all species of mammals.
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain the general definition and purpose of
anthropology.Topic: What Is Anthropology?
Skill Level: Understand the
ConceptsDifficulty Level:
Moderate
14.
A)
B)
C)
D)
How does anthropology differ from other disciplines concerned with humans?
Anthropology has a narrower focus on the cultural “other.”
It has existed as a discipline longer than most other social sciences.
Anthropology has a less scientific approach than other disciplines.
It is broader in scope, both geographically and historically.
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the scope of
anthropology.Topic: The Scope of Anthropology
Skill Level: Understand the
ConceptsDifficulty Level:
Moderate
15.
A)
B)
C)
D)
A distinguishing feature of anthropology is the goal of understanding how aspects of
human experience such as local history, physical environment, family life, language,
settlement patterns,and religion are interrelated. This approach to culture is
referred to as
.
the holistic approach
the sociological approach
cultural materialism
participant observation
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.3 Explain the holistic
approach.Topic: The Holistic Approach
Skill Level: Understand the
ConceptsDifficulty Level: Easy
16.
A)
B)
C)
D)
In what way has anthropological research changed over the years?
Anthropologists only work in academic settings today.
Modern anthropologists are no longer trained with a holistic approach.
Anthropologists now have more specialized areas of research.
Anthropologists are now only interested in non-Western cultures.
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Understand the
ConceptsDifficulty Level:
Moderate
17.
A)
B)
C)
A human paleontologist might study
pre-human fossils
the behavior of chimpanzees
dinosaur fossils
.
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D)
artifacts such as pottery
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Understand the
ConceptsDifficulty Level: Easy
18.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Which of the following disciplines would have the greatest overlap with biological anthropology?
history
genetics
philosophy
physics
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Understand the
ConceptsDifficulty Level:
Moderate
19.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Which subdiscipline is now frequently referred to as simply “cultural anthropology”?
ethnohistory
anthropological linguistics
ethnology
archaeology
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Understand the
ConceptsDifficulty Level:
Moderate
Because historians rely on written records, they are limited to societies that existed within the
last
years.
A)
5,000
B)
10,000
C)
50,000
D)
1,000
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Understand the
ConceptsDifficulty Level:
Moderate
20.
21.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Unlike other linguists, anthropological linguists are primarily interested in
the ways in which language is related to beliefs and behaviors
unwritten languages
the way language is used in different social contexts
the historical connections of different languages to
each otherAnswer: B
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Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Understand the
ConceptsDifficulty Level:
Moderate
22.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Unlike archaeologists,
with livingpeople.
paleoanthropologists
ethnohistorians
bioarchaeologists
ethnologists
draw on a database of observations and interviews
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Understand the
ConceptsDifficulty Level: Easy
23.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Unlike ethnohistorians, ethnographers
.
describe a given society based on their own fieldwork
study societies with writing systems
compare societies cross-culturally
are interested in “primitive” peoples
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Understand the
ConceptsDifficulty Level:
Moderate
24.
A)
B)
C)
D)
An ethnohistorian would
.
work in the field for long periods of time
study only past cultures, much as archaeologists do
study the way in which cultures have changed over time
prepare lengthy reports on extinct cultures
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Understand the
ConceptsDifficulty Level:
Moderate
25.
A)
B)
C)
D)
What is the focus of cross-cultural researchers?
They hope to discover general patterns about cultural traits.
Their goal is to minimize the effects of cultural homogenization.
They are interested in finding the best ways of behaving.
They bridge the gap between anthropology and other social sciences.
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
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ConceptsDifficulty Level:
Moderate
26.
A)
B)
C)
D)
To what does the term basic research usually refer?
research that is necessary for the development of a new technology
research that is driven by simple curiosity
testing of already existing products
testing new tools to meet basic needs, such as medications
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Understand the
ConceptsDifficulty Level:
Moderate
27.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Which of the following may be trained in any or all of the subfields of anthropology?
applied anthropologist
biological anthropologist
ethnologist
political anthropologist
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Understand the
ConceptsDifficulty Level: Easy
28.
A)
B)
C)
D)
In contrast to research anthropologists, who are almost always employed in universities,
anthropologists are commonly employed in government agencies,
developmentagencies, consulting firms, charitable foundations, and other settings
outside academia.
archaic
historical
applied
philosophical
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Understand the
ConceptsDifficulty Level:
Moderate
29.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Which type of anthropological knowledge is often applied to forensic investigations?
archaeological
linguistic
cultural
biological
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
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Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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Difficulty Level: Moderate
30.
A)
B)
C)
D)
An anthropologist with a
specialization focuses much of his or her
research on aparticular region of the world.
time period
geographical
theoretical
political
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.6 Explain ways in which anthropologists specialize within their
fields of study.Topic: Specialization
Skill Level: Understand the
ConceptsDifficulty Level: Easy
31.
A)
B)
C)
D)
How did anthropology help disprove assumptions by American educators in the 1960s
that AfricanAmerican schoolchildren rarely drank milk because they were poor and
uneducated?
Anthropological research has shown that many ethnic groups in different parts of the
world, including Asians, Arabs, Jews, and African Americans, avoid fresh milk because
they cannot digestit.
Anthropologists established that milk was intentionally being withheld from black
students as aform of institutionalized racism.
Researchers established that African Americans can afford milk but do not like the taste of it.
Anthropologists demonstrated that all ethnic groups who do not drink fresh milk
are poor anduneducated, not just African Americans.
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the scope of
anthropology.Topic: The Scope of Anthropology
Skill Level: Apply What You
KnowDifficulty Level: Difficult
32.
A)
B)
C)
D)
How might anthropologists employ the holistic approach in the study of a
particular religiouscustom?
They would consider the environmental and economic origins of the custom.
They would record the history of the custom as told by the community’s elders.
They would employ the methods of participant observation to better understand the custom.
They would approach the custom with Western biases in mind.
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.3 Explain the holistic
approach.Topic: The Holistic Approach
Skill Level: Apply What You
KnowDifficulty Level: Moderate
33.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Which of the following areas of study is a part of anthropology?
how race is linked to behavior and intelligence
how insect colonies are organized
when and how dinosaurs became extinct
why contemporary peoples have different cultures
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Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Apply What You
KnowDifficulty Level: Moderate
34.
A)
B)
C)
D)
What two distinct sets of questions are sought by biological anthropologists?
the emergence and evolution of human beings; how and why contemporary
humans varybiologically
reconstructing cultural changes in the past through artifacts; the history and diversity of languages
applying knowledge of culture to correct social problems; understanding how and
why peopletoday vary in their customs and behaviors
using cultural knowledge to dominate and exploit other societies; studying the earliest
examples oftool use by our human ancestors
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Apply What You
KnowDifficulty Level: Moderate
35.
A)
B)
C)
D)
How do we know that all living people belong to the species Homo sapiens?
All modern humans have the same blood type.
Humans from around the world look pretty much the same.
Historical documents can trace ancestry back to the origin of our species.
People from all populations can successfully interbreed.
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Apply What You
KnowDifficulty Level: Moderate
36.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Which type of anthropologist would be best suited to investigating the daily life
of an Asiancivilization dating to 15,000 years ago?
an ethnologist
an archaeologist
an ethnohistorian
a primatologist
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Apply What You
KnowDifficulty Level: Moderate
37.
A)
B)
C)
Compared to anthropologists of previous years, an anthropologist today is more likely to
.
specialize in one certain topic or area
investigate many different aspects of life of the people studied
study a geographically more distant society
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D)
do fieldwork alone
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.6 Explain ways in which anthropologists specialize within their
fields of study.Topic: Specialization
Skill Level: Apply What You
KnowDifficulty Level: Moderate
38.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Some specialties cross anthropological subfields. What subfields contribute
to medicalanthropology?
ethnology and biological anthropology
linguistic anthropology and ethnology
archaeology and linguistic anthropology
biological anthropology and archaeology
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.6 Explain ways in which anthropologists specialize within their
fields of study.Topic: Specialization
Skill Level: Apply What You
KnowDifficulty Level: Moderate
39.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Anthropology helps us realize that people are physically and culturally adapted to their particular
.
religions
lifestyles
environments
languages
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.7 Communicate the relevance of
anthropology.Topic: The Relevance of Anthropology
Skill Level: Apply What You
KnowDifficulty Level: Moderate
40.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Which of the following illustrates one way in which anthropology helps to
alleviate culturalmisunderstandings?
Understanding differences in body language across cultures helps with communication.
Anthropologists insist that you learn at least one other language.
Anthropology teaches that all behaviors are acceptable.
Anthropology encourages everyone to do a cross-cultural immersion course in college.
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.7 Communicate the relevance of
anthropology.Topic: The Relevance of Anthropology
Skill Level: Apply What You
KnowDifficulty Level: Moderate
41.
A)
B)
C)
What drives anthropologists to choose such a broad subject of study?
A key tenet within anthropology is that there is a fundamental base to all human culture.
They believe that any generalization about humans should be applicable across time and space.
Many anthropologists believe that other disciplines lack scientific rigor.
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D)
Anthropology attracts people who have difficulty narrowing their research focus.
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the scope of
anthropology.Topic: The Scope of Anthropology
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level:
Difficult
42.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Although archaeologists and historians are both interested in the past, how does
archaeology differfrom history in its approach?
Unlike historians, archaeologists only care about the writing systems of non-English speakers.
Archaeologists dig up dinosaurs, while historians focus on humans.
Archaeologists only rely on fossil remains from human ancestors.
Unlike historians, archaeologists study past societies that pre-date written
records, using onlymaterial remains such as pottery and stone tools.
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level:
Difficult
43.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Compared to the historian, the archaeologist is
.
more likely to study very ancient cultures
less likely to analyze written records of ancient societies
more likely to analyze written records of ancient societies
more likely to study how societies change over time
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level:
Moderate
44.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Which of the following disciplines would have the greatest overlap with archaeologists
researchingearly toolmaking?
anatomy
geography
geology
sociology
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level:
Moderate
45.
A)
What is the primary purpose of an ethnologist’s fieldwork?
It allows researchers to become more sympathetic to their research subjects’ concerns.
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B)
C)
Fieldwork is a training period to prepare ethnologists for jobs as professors.
It provides the data needed to describe the typical cultural behaviors of a group of people.
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D)
It is a rite of passage for anthropologists, as it is a traditional component of anthropological work.
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level:
Difficult
46.
A)
B)
C)
D)
How is the ethnohistorian’s work similar to that of a historian?
They must piece together information from scattered—and sometimes contradictory—sources.
They work entirely on populations from the past.
They eschew artifacts in favor of the written record.
Both are housed in history departments in most universities.
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level:
Difficult
47.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Ethnology overlaps with more specific disciplines, such as literature, economics,
or religiousstudies. What, then, is the distinctive feature of ethnology?
It compares these topics cross-culturally.
It is interested in how these various aspects of life fit together.
It focuses on non-Western variation in these areas.
Only ethnology studies these issues among people with no written language.
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level:
Difficult
48.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Why do most disciplines become more specialized as they grow?
Knowledge accumulates and methods become more advanced.
People get bored studying the same topics over and over again.
Theories fade out of use and more complex ideas must take their place.
Scientists today are simply more intelligent than scientists of the past.
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.6 Explain ways in which anthropologists specialize within their
fields of study.Topic: Specialization
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level:
Difficult
49.
A)
B)
How does specialization affect an anthropologist’s connection to other disciplines?
Specialization isolates anthropologists from other disciplines.
There is very little specialization in anthropology, so communication with other
disciplines isfrequent.
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C)
D)
Anthropologists can become so specialized they become a part of another discipline altogether.
Most anthropologists have some overlap with other disciplines that share their research.
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Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.6 Explain ways in which anthropologists specialize within their
fields of study.Topic: Specialization
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level:
Moderate
50.
A)
B)
C)
D)
How is the study of anthropology useful?
It teaches us that Western culture should be replaced by more indigenous belief systems.
The study of anthropology gives us a better understanding of humankind.
Exploring human variation shows us why social stratification is unavoidable.
The study of world cultures helps us determine which culture traits are the best.
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.7 Communicate the relevance of
anthropology.Topic: The Relevance of Anthropology
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level:
Moderate
Essay Questions
51.
Anthropology is sometimes called the “umbrella discipline” because it can
encompass so manydiverse areas of study. Explain what topics fall under the scope
of anthropology, and why.
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Define anthropology as the study of humans
2. Explain breadth of scope, both geographically and historically
3. Focus on human life in all its expression and
varietyLearning Objective: 1.2 Describe the scope of
anthropology. Topic: The Scope of Anthropology
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level:
Moderate
52.
What is the holistic approach? Demonstrate how the holistic approach is a vital
component of theanthropological perspective.
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Define the holistic approach
2. Give a specific example of how anthropologists use this approach
3. Connect this to the overall scope of anthropological
curiosityLearning Objective: 1.3 Explain the holistic approach.
Topic: The Holistic
ApproachSkill Level:
Analyze It Difficulty Level:
Difficult
53.
Consider the following subfields of anthropology: archaeology, primatology,
paleoanthropology, ethnology, and linguistic anthropology. Group these subfields into
either biological anthropology or cultural anthropology, and explain your answer.
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Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Define each of the five subfields given in the question
2. Correctly label primatology and paleoanthropology as biological, the rest as cultural
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3. Justify the classification of each
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of
anthropology.Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Apply What You
KnowDifficulty Level: Moderate
54.
Anthropologists are becoming more and more specialized. Does this specialization
complementor weaken the historically unique anthropological perspective?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Explain the ways anthropologists are becoming more specialized, and why
2. Discuss the relationships between anthropologists and other scientists
3. Take a position (complements or weakens) and justify it
Learning Objective: 1.6 Explain ways in which anthropologists specialize within their
fields of study.Topic: Specialization
Skill Level: Analyze It
Difficulty Level:
Difficult
55.
What is the relevance of anthropology? Give at least three examples of
anthropologicalknowledge being applied to real-world problems.
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Show a clear understanding of basic research versus applied anthropology
2. Provide accurate examples of the application of anthropology in
other fieldsLearning Objective: 1.7 Communicate the relevance of
anthropology.
Topic: The Relevance of Anthropology
Skill Level: Apply What You Know
Difficulty Level: Difficult
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CHAPTER 2: Research Methods in
AnthropologyMultiple Choice Questions
1.
A)
B)
C)
D)
The method of
guessing
proving
falsification
testing
shows that a theory seems to be wrong.
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 2.1 Define “explanation” and discuss its role in
anthropology.Topic: Explanations
Skill Level: Remember the
FactsDifficulty Level: Easy
2.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Whiting predicated that societies with a
low-protein diet
high-protein diet
means of birth control
history of overcrowding
would have long postpartum sex taboos.
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 2.1 Define “explanation” and discuss its role in
anthropology.Topic: Explanations
Skill Level: Remember the
FactsDifficulty Level:
Moderate
3.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Which theorist was pivotal in the theoretical approach of evolutionism?
Julian Steward
Franz Boas
Clifford Geertz
Lewis Henry Morgan
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 2.2 Describe some of the main theoretical approaches in
anthropology.Topic: A Brief History of Anthropological Theory
Skill Level: Remember the
FactsDifficulty Level:
Moderate
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4.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Which of these fields focuses on the relationship between a society and its environment?
cultural biology
cultural ecology
social ecology
social biology
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 2.2 Describe some of the main theoretical approaches in
anthropology.Topic: A Brief History of Anthropological Theory
Skill Level: Remember the
FactsDifficulty Level: Easy
5.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Dual-inheritance theory relates to the roles of
tofuture generations.
genes; culture
culture; lineage
genes; diet
diet; lineage
and
in transmitting traits
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 2.2 Describe some of the main theoretical approaches in
anthropology.Topic: A Brief History of Anthropological Theory
Skill Level: Remember the
FactsDifficulty Level:
Moderate
6.
A)
B)
C)
D)
How a researcher describes the procedure that will be followed to measure a variable is
.
only a guess
the theory
the hypothesis
the operational definition
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 2.3 Explain the process of operationalization, the importance of
measurement, andthe value of statistical evaluation in testing explanations.
Topic: Evidence: Testing
ExplanationsSkill Level:
Remember the Facts Difficulty
Level: Easy
7.
A)
B)
C)
D)
To measure something is to say how it compares with other things on some scale of
society
classification
variation
quality
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 2.3 Explain the process of operationalization, the importance of
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measurement, andthe value of statistical evaluation in testing explanations.
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ExplanationsSkill Level:
Remember the Facts Difficulty
Level: Easy
8.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Which of the following is true of the archive known as the Human Relations Area Files?
Its collections have been indexed to make them easier to consult.
It specializes in providing information on social problems in societies around the world.
It is available only to qualified researchers.
It contains information only on present societies.
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 2.3 Explain the process of operationalization, the importance of
measurement, andthe value of statistical evaluation in testing explanations.
Topic: Evidence: Testing
ExplanationsSkill Level:
Remember the Facts Difficulty
Level: Difficult
9.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Participant-observation refers to the
.
practice of immersing oneself in the language and customs of a society
use of a laboratory to standardize measurements
observation of how people interact in carefully contrived situations
employment of natives to gather information from their peers
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 2.4 Differentiate the types of research in
anthropology.Topic: Types of Research in Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the
FactsDifficulty Level:
Moderate
10.
A)
B)
C)
D)
From where do we derive most anthropological data?
accounts of early explorers
government censuses and reports
ethnographic fieldwork
controlled studies
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 2.4 Differentiate the types of research in
anthropology.Topic: Types of Research in Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the
FactsDifficulty Level:
Moderate
11.
A)
B)
C)
Anything made or modified by a human is called a(n)
fossil
artifact
ecofact
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D)
featur
eAnswer: B
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Learning Objective: 2.5 Describe the four kinds of evidence that archaeologists and
paleoanthropologistsfind and how they analyze it.
Topic: Studying the Distant
Past Skill Level: Remember
the Facts Difficulty Level:
Easy
12.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Some estimate that there have been around 6,000 primate species in existence. What
percentage ofthese has been found in the fossil record?
3
5
10
20
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 2.5 Describe the four kinds of evidence that archaeologists and
paleoanthropologistsfind and how they analyze it.
Topic: Studying the Distant
Past Skill Level: Remember
the Facts Difficulty Level:
Moderate
13.
A)
B)
C)
D)
An explanation is an answer to a
“who”
“what”
“why”
“where”
question.
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 2.1 Define “explanation” and discuss its role in
anthropology.Topic: Explanations
Skill Level: Understand the
ConceptsDifficulty Level: Easy
14.
A)
B)
C)
D)
How is a law defined in the physical sciences?
It is a narrative statement.
It is a relationship between variables whose existence is suggested by repeated observation.
It is a statement about how things ought to be if we are right in our theories.
It is a detailed explanation about why things occur the way they do.
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 2.1 Define “explanation” and discuss its role in
anthropology.Topic: Explanations
Skill Level: Understand the
ConceptsDifficulty Level:
Difficult
15.
What is a statistical association?
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A)
It is a relationship between two variables that may be meaningful, but that may equally
well be dueto chance.
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B)
C)
D)
It is a chance association between two variables.
It is an organization devoted to the documentation of numerical information
from differentsocieties.
It is a relationship between two variables that is unlikely to be due to chance.
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 2.1 Define “explanation” and discuss its role in
anthropology.Topic: Explanations
Skill Level: Understand the
ConceptsDifficulty Level:
Difficult
16.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Theories are
.
explanations of laws and statistical associations
ideas which explain untested hypotheses
guesses as to how things are related
precise answers to a question that had been unanswerable
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 2.1 Define “explanation” and discuss its role in
anthropology.Topic: Explanations
Skill Level: Understand the
ConceptsDifficulty Level:
Moderate
17.
A)
B)
C)
D)
What was one of the ways that Franz Boas brought about the end of the
evolutionism period inearly anthropology?
He was strongly opposed to “race” theory, and emphasized the importance of cultural context.
He disagreed with the dependence on fieldwork and encouraged more theoretical research.
Boas was the first to consider adaptation to environmental conditions as a major factor
for culturaltraits.
Boas was the only anthropologist to work with subjects from developing nations.
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 2.2 Describe some of the main theoretical approaches in
anthropology.Topic: A Brief History of Anthropological Theory
Skill Level: Understand the
ConceptsDifficulty Level:
Difficult
18.
A)
B)
C)
D)
The goal of interpretive anthropology is to
.
explain why cultures vary
understand what it means to be a person living in a particular culture
identify cultural universals
determine why people in different cultures have different ethics and morals
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 2.2 Describe some of the main theoretical approaches in
anthropology.Topic: A Brief History of Anthropological Theory
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ConceptsDifficulty Level:
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19.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Interpretive anthropology can be contrasted with more
aesthetic
philosophical
traditional
scientific
approaches.
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 2.2 Describe some of the main theoretical approaches in
anthropology.Topic: A Brief History of Anthropological Theory
Skill Level: Understand the
ConceptsDifficulty Level:
Moderate
20.
A)
B)
C)
D)
In any field of investigation,
tests
data
theories
formulae
are generally the most plentiful commodity.
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 2.3 Explain the process of operationalization, the importance of
measurement, andthe value of statistical evaluation in testing explanations.
Topic: Evidence: Testing
ExplanationsSkill Level:
Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
21.
A)
B)
C)
D)
How are cases chosen for a random sample?
to ensure that each case has an equal chance of being selected
by preconceived ideas of which cases will support the hypothesis
on the basis of some standard criterion, such as size of population
from among materials the researcher happens to have available
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 2.3 Explain the process of operationalization, the importance of
measurement, andthe value of statistical evaluation in testing explanations.
Topic: Evidence: Testing
ExplanationsSkill Level:
Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
22.
A)
B)
C)
D)
Anthropologists have realized that
their experiences and personal
interactions is animportant part of understanding.
documenting
reflecting on
reporting
theorizing on
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