Question 1

Shallow, restricted concentrations of charcoal commonly indicate:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​hunting sites 
B) ​food processing sites 
C) ​farming sites 
D) ​religious sites 
A) ​hunting sites 
B) ​food processing sites 
C) ​farming sites 
D) ​religious sites

Question 2

The term prehistory refers to a period in which:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​people had no means of recording their thoughts 
B) ​there was no written record 
C) ​people had no history 
D) ​humans had not yet diverged from the primate line 
A) ​people had no means of recording their thoughts 
B) ​there was no written record 
C) ​people had no history 
D) ​humans had not yet diverged from the primate line

Question 3

What is cultural resource management?

Accepted Answer

It is a specialty within archa

Question 4

One aspect that makes anthropology unique among social sciences is its traditional focus on:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​peoples of Caucasian and African descent 
B) ​European peoples 
C) ​non-Western peoples and cultures 
D) ​peasants and farmers 
A) ​peoples of Caucasian and African descent 
B) ​European peoples 
C) ​non-Western peoples and cultures 
D) ​peasants and farmers

Question 5

Anthropological studies help us trace human connectedness; for example, in exploitative eastern Congolese mines they extract coltan, which we use every day in our:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​mobile phones 
B) ​diesel cars 
C) ​fluorescent lights 
D) ​water treatment plants 
A) ​mobile phones 
B) ​diesel cars 
C) ​fluorescent lights 
D) ​water treatment plants

Question 6

The study of material remains to describe and explain human behavior is known as _______________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The study of material remains to describe...

Question 7

What is the importance of anthropological ethics, and how might they vary in ethnographic and paleoanthropological studies?​

Accepted Answer

Anthropological ethics are important bec

Question 8

Archaeologists frequently use eliciting devices to probe underground sites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

What kinds of information can forensic anthropologists gather from human skeletal remains?​

Accepted Answer

Sex, age, handedness

Question 10

The American Anthropological Association has recently petitioned to guard the confidentiality of ethnographic notes taken in medical settings and not make them subject to subpoena.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The identification of human skeletal remains is the primary focus of:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​primatology 
B) ​physical anthropology 
C) ​molecular anthropology 
D) ​forensic anthropology 
A) ​primatology 
B) ​physical anthropology 
C) ​molecular anthropology 
D) ​forensic anthropology

Question 12

The natural remains of plants and animals found in the archaeological record are known as __________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of The natural remains of plants and animals...

Question 13

Why do some linguists debate the validity of the concept of linguistic relativity?

Accepted Answer

Linguistic relativity argues that the va

Question 14

No physical remains dating earlier than_____ million years ago are found with associated cultural remains.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​7.1 
B) ​5.7 
C) ​3.3 
D) ​2.6 
A) ​7.1 
B) ​5.7 
C) ​3.3 
D) ​2.6

Question 15

Theories based on assumptions about the world and reality that come from the researcher's own particular culture are referred to as ______________ theories.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Theories based on assumptions about the world...

Question 16

What are the basic ingredients of science according to the authors?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​creativity and imagination 
B) ​imagination and skepticism 
C) ​skepticism and creativity 
D) ​rationalism and imagination 
A) ​creativity and imagination 
B) ​imagination and skepticism 
C) ​skepticism and creativity 
D) ​rationalism and imagination

Question 17

Humans experience short-term changes in response to __________ stimulus.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Humans experience short-term changes in response to...

Question 18

Anthropologist Nancy Scheper-Hughes founded the group Organs Watch as a way to solve the global problem of human organ trafficking. This is an example of:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​applied cultural anthropology 
B) ​applied biological anthropology 
C) ​forensics 
D) ​ethnology 
A) ​applied cultural anthropology 
B) ​applied biological anthropology 
C) ​forensics 
D) ​ethnology

Question 19

What does it mean to say that "Anthropology is an empirical science"?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​It focuses on the study of humans. 
B) ​It works with hypotheses based on intuition. 
C) ​It is based on sensory observations. 
D) ​It involves both qualitative and quantitative methods. 
A) ​It focuses on the study of humans. 
B) ​It works with hypotheses based on intuition. 
C) ​It is based on sensory observations. 
D) ​It involves both qualitative and quantitative methods.

Question 20

Open-ended conversations in ethnographic research are also called _______________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Open-ended conversations in ethnographic research are also...

Shallow, restricted concentrations of charcoal commonly indicate:

The term prehistory refers to a period in which:

What is cultural resource management?

One aspect that makes anthropology unique among social sciences is its traditional focus on:

Anthropological studies help us trace human connectedness; for example, in exploitative eastern Congolese mines they extract coltan, which we use every day in our:

The study of material remains to describe and explain human behavior is known as _______________.

What is the importance of anthropological ethics, and how might they vary in ethnographic and paleoanthropological studies?

Archaeologists frequently use eliciting devices to probe underground sites.

What kinds of information can forensic anthropologists gather from human skeletal remains?

The American Anthropological Association has recently petitioned to guard the confidentiality of ethnographic notes taken in medical settings and not make them subject to subpoena.

The identification of human skeletal remains is the primary focus of:

The natural remains of plants and animals found in the archaeological record are known as __________.

Why do some linguists debate the validity of the concept of linguistic relativity?

No physical remains dating earlier than_____ million years ago are found with associated cultural remains.

Theories based on assumptions about the world and reality that come from the researcher's own particular culture are referred to as ______________ theories.

What are the basic ingredients of science according to the authors?

Humans experience short-term changes in response to __________ stimulus.

Anthropologist Nancy Scheper-Hughes founded the group Organs Watch as a way to solve the global problem of human organ trafficking. This is an example of:

What does it mean to say that "Anthropology is an empirical science"?

Open-ended conversations in ethnographic research are also called _______________.

Biology Genetics and Evolution

Living Primates

Human Evolution

The Neolithic Revolution the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity Race and Racism

The Characteristics of Culture

Language and Communication

Social Identity Personality and Gender

Subsistence and Exchange

Sex Marriage and Family

Kinship and Other Forms of Grouping

Politics Power and Violence

Spirituality and Religion

Global Changes and the Role of Anthropology

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Exam 1: Thinking and Doing Anthropology

Shallow, restricted concentrations of charcoal commonly indicate:​

The term prehistory refers to a period in which:​

What is cultural resource management?

One aspect that makes anthropology unique among social sciences is its traditional focus on:​

Anthropological studies help us trace human connectedness; for example, in exploitative eastern Congolese mines they extract coltan, which we use every day in our:​

The study of material remains to describe and explain human behavior is known as _______________.​

What is the importance of anthropological ethics, and how might they vary in ethnographic and paleoanthropological studies?​

Archaeologists frequently use eliciting devices to probe underground sites.

What kinds of information can forensic anthropologists gather from human skeletal remains?​

The American Anthropological Association has recently petitioned to guard the confidentiality of ethnographic notes taken in medical settings and not make them subject to subpoena.​

The identification of human skeletal remains is the primary focus of:​

The natural remains of plants and animals found in the archaeological record are known as __________.​

Why do some linguists debate the validity of the concept of linguistic relativity?

No physical remains dating earlier than_____ million years ago are found with associated cultural remains.​

Theories based on assumptions about the world and reality that come from the researcher's own particular culture are referred to as ______________ theories.​

What are the basic ingredients of science according to the authors?​

Humans experience short-term changes in response to __________ stimulus.

Anthropologist Nancy Scheper-Hughes founded the group Organs Watch as a way to solve the global problem of human organ trafficking. This is an example of:​

What does it mean to say that "Anthropology is an empirical science"?​

Open-ended conversations in ethnographic research are also called _______________.​

Biology Genetics and Evolution

Living Primates

Human Evolution

The Neolithic Revolution the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity Race and Racism

The Characteristics of Culture

Language and Communication

Social Identity Personality and Gender

Subsistence and Exchange

Sex Marriage and Family

Kinship and Other Forms of Grouping

Politics Power and Violence

Spirituality and Religion

Global Changes and the Role of Anthropology

Filters

Shallow, restricted concentrations of charcoal commonly indicate:

The term prehistory refers to a period in which:

One aspect that makes anthropology unique among social sciences is its traditional focus on:

Anthropological studies help us trace human connectedness; for example, in exploitative eastern Congolese mines they extract coltan, which we use every day in our:

The study of material remains to describe and explain human behavior is known as _______________.

What is the importance of anthropological ethics, and how might they vary in ethnographic and paleoanthropological studies?

What kinds of information can forensic anthropologists gather from human skeletal remains?

The American Anthropological Association has recently petitioned to guard the confidentiality of ethnographic notes taken in medical settings and not make them subject to subpoena.

The identification of human skeletal remains is the primary focus of:

The natural remains of plants and animals found in the archaeological record are known as __________.

No physical remains dating earlier than_____ million years ago are found with associated cultural remains.

Theories based on assumptions about the world and reality that come from the researcher's own particular culture are referred to as ______________ theories.

What are the basic ingredients of science according to the authors?

Anthropologist Nancy Scheper-Hughes founded the group Organs Watch as a way to solve the global problem of human organ trafficking. This is an example of:

What does it mean to say that "Anthropology is an empirical science"?

Open-ended conversations in ethnographic research are also called _______________.