Question 1

Unlike other linguists, anthropological linguists are primarily interested in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   unwritten languages
B)   the ways in which language is related to beliefs and behaviors
C)   the way language is used in different social contexts
D)   the historical connections of different languages to each other

Question 2

How did anthropology help disprove assumptions by American educators in the 1960s that African American schoolchildren rarely drank milk because they were poor and uneducated?

Accepted Answer

A)   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 digest it.
B)   Anthropologists established that milk was intentionally being withheld from black students as a form of institutionalized racism.
C)   Researchers established that African Americans can afford milk but do not like the taste of it.
D)   Anthropologists demonstrated that all ethnic groups who do not drink fresh milk are poor and uneducated, not just African Americans.

Question 3

A cultural anthropologist who spends a year or so living with, talking to, and observing people whose customs he or she is studying is known as a(n)  __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   ethnographer
B)   archaeologist
C)   ethnohistorian
D)   linguistic anthropologist

Question 4

The anthropological curiosity is primarily interested in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   typical characteristics of a cultural group
B)   abnormal characteristics within a group
C)   differences in individual behavior
D)   behavioral changes over time

Question 5

What is the primary purpose of an ethnologist's fieldwork?

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A)   It provides the data needed to describe the typical behavior and thought of a group of people.
B)   It allows researchers to become more sympathetic to their research subjects' concerns.
C)   Fieldwork is a training period to prepare ethnologists for jobs as professors.
D)   It is a rite of passage for anthropologists, as it is a traditional component of anthropological work.

Question 6

What two distinct sets of questions are sought by biological anthropologists?

Accepted Answer

A)   the emergence and evolution of human beings; how and why contemporary humans vary biologically
B)   reconstructing cultural changes in the past through artifacts; the history and diversity of languages
C)   applying knowledge of culture to correct social problems; understanding how and why people today vary in their customs and behaviors
D)   using cultural knowledge to dominate and exploit other societies; studying the earliest examples of tool use by our human ancestors

Question 7

Compared to the historian, the archaeologist is __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   more likely to study very ancient cultures
B)   less likely to analyze written records of ancient societies
C)   more likely to analyze written records of ancient societies
D)   more likely to study how societies change over time

Question 8

What is the focus of cross-cultural researchers?

Accepted Answer

A)   They hope to discover general patterns about cultural traits.
B)   Their goal is to minimize the effects of cultural homogenization.
C)   They are interested in finding the best ways of behaving.
D)   They bridge the gap between anthropology and other social sciences.

Question 9

Anthropology is a comparatively young discipline. It was only in the late __________ that anthropologists began to go to live with people in faraway places.

Accepted Answer

A)   1800s
B)   1700s
C)   1600s
D)   1900s

Question 10

Because historians rely on written records, they are limited to societies that existed within the last __________ years.

Accepted Answer

A)   5,000
B)   10,000
C)   50,000
D)   1,000

Question 11

Unlike archaeologists, __________ draw on a database of observations and interviews with living people.

Accepted Answer

A)   ethnologists
B)   paleoanthropologists
C)   ethnohistorians
D)   bioarchaeologists

Question 12

What are the two broad classifications of subject matter within anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A)   biological and cultural
B)   contemporary and ancient
C)   Western and non-Western
D)   theoretical and practical

Question 13

To what does the term basic research usually refer?

Accepted Answer

A)   research that is driven by simple curiosity
B)   testing of already existing products
C)   research that is necessary for the development of a new technology
D)   testing new tools to meet basic needs, such as medications

Question 14

Why is it incomplete to simply call anthropology "the study of humans"?

Accepted Answer

A)   Many other disciplines also study humans.
B)   The focus of anthropology is on pre-human creatures.
C)   Anthropologists study only certain aspects of human life.
D)   Anthropologists study all species of mammals.

Question 15

Which of the following can encompass any of the four main subfields of anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A)   applied anthropology
B)   biological anthropology
C)   anthropological linguistics
D)   archaeology

Question 16

Which of the following areas of study is a part of anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A)   why contemporary peoples have different cultures
B)   how race is linked to behavior and intelligence
C)   how insect colonies are organized
D)   when and how dinosaurs became extinct

Question 17

Prosimians, monkeys, apes, and humans are all members of the order __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Primates
B)   humans
C)   Homo sapiens
D)   mammals

Question 18

An anthropologist with a __________ specialization focuses much of his or her research on a particular region of the world.

Accepted Answer

A)   theoretical
B)   time period
C)   geographical
D)   political

Question 19

How is the study of anthropology useful?

Accepted Answer

A)   The study of anthropology gives us a better understanding of humankind.
B)   Exploring human variation shows us why social stratification is unavoidable.
C)   It teaches us that Western culture should be replaced by more indigenous belief systems.
D)   The study of world cultures helps us determine which culture traits are the best.

Question 20

Which of the following disciplines would have the greatest overlap with archaeologists researching early toolmaking?

Accepted Answer

A)   geology
B)   geography
C)   anatomy
D)   sociology

Exam 1: What Is Anthropology

Which of the following can encompass any of the four main subfields of anthropology?

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What two distinct sets of questions are sought by biological anthropologists?

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Anthropology is a comparatively young discipline. It was only in the late __________ that anthropologists began to go to live with people in faraway places.

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What is the primary purpose of an ethnologist's fieldwork?

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Prosimians, monkeys, apes, and humans are all members of the order __________.

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Which of the following disciplines would have the greatest overlap with archaeologists researching early toolmaking?

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To what does the term basic research usually refer?

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Unlike archaeologists, __________ draw on a database of observations and interviews with living people.

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What is the focus of cross-cultural researchers?

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The anthropological curiosity is primarily interested in __________.

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How is the study of anthropology useful?

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Compared to the historian, the archaeologist is __________.

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An anthropologist with a __________ specialization focuses much of his or her research on a particular region of the world.

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Unlike other linguists, anthropological linguists are primarily interested in __________.

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Which of the following areas of study is a part of anthropology?

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Why is it incomplete to simply call anthropology "the study of humans"?

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What are the two broad classifications of subject matter within anthropology?

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A cultural anthropologist who spends a year or so living with, talking to, and observing people whose customs he or she is studying is known as a(n) __________.

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Because historians rely on written records, they are limited to societies that existed within the last __________ years.

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How did anthropology help disprove assumptions by American educators in the 1960s that African American schoolchildren rarely drank milk because they were poor and uneducated?

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