Question 1

The branch of anthropology that studies human languages is called _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  linguistic anthropology
B)  ethnology
C)  ethnography
D)  ethnolinguistics
E)  ethnography of speakingF) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 2

A(n) _______________ is a closely examined and critically checked out explanation of observed reality.

Accepted Answer

A)  attractive hunch
B)  dogma
C)  doctrine
D)  indisputable opinion
E)  theoryF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

Forensic anthropologists have become increasingly involved in the investigation of human rights abuses in all parts of the world.Which of the following areas represent the most recent investigations of forensic anthropologists into human rights abuses?

Accepted Answer

A)  New York City and Iraq
B)  Haiti and the Philippines
C)  East Timor and Rwanda
D)  Chile and Guatemala
E)  Argentina,Cuba,and NicaraguaF) B) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 4

An archaeologist has a research project involving the analysis of an old campsite of a people who relied primarily on foraging for wild foods about 500,000 years ago.This project would be considered _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Arctic
B)  prehistoric
C)  futuristic
D)  historical
E)  culture-boundF) D) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 5

Besides providing factual accounts of the fate of victims who had disappeared (desaparecidos)to their surviving kin,Snow's work helped convict several Argentine military officers of kidnapping,torture,and murder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following services is not one that forensic anthropologists routinely are called upon by the police and other authorities to identify?

Accepted Answer

A)  potential archaeological sites
B)  the remains of murder victims
C)  missing persons
D)  people who have died in disasters
E)  victims of genocideF) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

Which of the following are not primates?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asian and African apes
B)  tarsiers
C)  monkeys
D)  lemurs and lorises
E)  all of the above are primatesF) All of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 8

Anthropology is different from other disciplines that study humans in its greater attention to detail and its requirement that students master the anatomical details of the human body before they even begin to study diverse cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

A forensic anthropologist cannot tell from skeletal remains the details of an individual's health and nutritional history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The branch of anthropology that studies past human cultures,some of which have left no written records,is known as _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural anthropology
B)  geologic anthropology
C)  archaeology
D)  linguistic anthropology
E)  ethnographyF) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

Question 11

A detailed description of a particular culture based on fieldwork is called _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnography
B)  biography
C)  ethnology
D)  ethnohistory
E)  ethnoarchaeologyF) B) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

From skeletal remains,the forensic anthropologist cannot establish which of following?

Accepted Answer

A)  stature
B)  race
C)  sex
D)  marital status
E)  ageF) C) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 13

Your textbook suggests that the concept of race emerged as an ideological vehicle for justifying European dominance over Africans and American Indians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Technological innovations contributed to the development of anthropology in that it enabled people to travel to remote parts of the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

As part of your job,you may study the frequency of blood types in human populations,or watch the behavior of monkeys and apes,or dig for early hominid bones in East Africa.You are a/an _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnologist
B)  primatologist
C)  ethnographer
D)  physical anthropologist
E)  cultural anthropologistF) A) and E)
G) A) and D)

Question 16

Which of the following are broad research interests of physical anthropologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  descriptive ethnography and culture-bound theory
B)  fingerprinting and study of hair loss
C)  biological variation in human populations and evolution of human characteristics
D)  primate population variation and the reconstruction of the material remains of culture
E)  the study of the origins of language and what causes language changeF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 17

Anthropology makes an important distinction between the political and social organization of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a continent and a country
B)  a nation and a continent
C)  a state and a country
D)  a nation and a state
E)  none of theseF) B) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 18

The work of medical anthropologists sheds light on the connections between _______________ both globally and locally.

Accepted Answer

A)  human migration and the maintenance of health
B)  culture and personality
C)  mental and physical health
D)  human health and political and economic forces
E)  HMOs and political and economic forcesF) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 19

The end product of anthropological research is _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  culture-bound theories
B)  a set of scientific facts
C)  a clear understanding of the advantages of adaptation
D)  a broad hypothesis about human beliefs,behavior and biology
E)  a single case study that tests a theoryF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 20

Franz Boas did his first ethnographic research among the _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Germans
B)  Navajo
C)  Inuit
D)  Zuni
E)  KwakiutlF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Exam 1: The Essence of Anthropology

A(n) _______________ is a closely examined and critically checked out explanation of observed reality.

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The branch of anthropology that studies past human cultures,some of which have left no written records,is known as _______________.

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Besides providing factual accounts of the fate of victims who had disappeared (desaparecidos)to their surviving kin,Snow's work helped convict several Argentine military officers of kidnapping,torture,and murder.

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Your textbook suggests that the concept of race emerged as an ideological vehicle for justifying European dominance over Africans and American Indians.

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The branch of anthropology that studies human languages is called _______________.

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Which of the following are not primates?

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A detailed description of a particular culture based on fieldwork is called _______________.

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Anthropology is different from other disciplines that study humans in its greater attention to detail and its requirement that students master the anatomical details of the human body before they even begin to study diverse cultures.

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Which of the following are broad research interests of physical anthropologists?

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Technological innovations contributed to the development of anthropology in that it enabled people to travel to remote parts of the world.

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As part of your job,you may study the frequency of blood types in human populations,or watch the behavior of monkeys and apes,or dig for early hominid bones in East Africa.You are a/an _______________.

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Forensic anthropologists have become increasingly involved in the investigation of human rights abuses in all parts of the world.Which of the following areas represent the most recent investigations of forensic anthropologists into human rights abuses?

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From skeletal remains,the forensic anthropologist cannot establish which of following?

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Which of the following services is not one that forensic anthropologists routinely are called upon by the police and other authorities to identify?

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A forensic anthropologist cannot tell from skeletal remains the details of an individual's health and nutritional history.

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The work of medical anthropologists sheds light on the connections between _______________ both globally and locally.

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An archaeologist has a research project involving the analysis of an old campsite of a people who relied primarily on foraging for wild foods about 500,000 years ago.This project would be considered _______________.

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Anthropology makes an important distinction between the political and social organization of _______________.

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The end product of anthropological research is _______________.

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Franz Boas did his first ethnographic research among the _______________.

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