Question 1

'Race' data from the US census:

Accepted Answer

A)  can be useful because race exists as a cultural construct and has real-life ramifications for life chances and experiences. 
B)  is cross-culturally or cross-nationally comparable. 
C)  should never be used by scientists. 
D)  has no utility for predicting life chances and experiences at the population level. 
E)  has not been collected since science disproved the idea that there are human races. 
A)  can be useful because race exists as a cultural construct and has real-life ramifications for life chances and experiences. 
B)  is cross-culturally or cross-nationally comparable. 
C)  should never be used by scientists. 
D)  has no utility for predicting life chances and experiences at the population level. 
E)  has not been collected since science disproved the idea that there are human races.

Question 2

Behaviorally modern humans emerged around years ago.

Accepted Answer

A)  60,000 
B)  10,000 
C)  75,000 
D)  100,000 
E)  1 million 
A)  60,000 
B)  10,000 
C)  75,000 
D)  100,000 
E)  1 million

Question 3

The way 'race' is used in healthcare today can lead clinicians to forget that sickle cell anemia is a disease of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks. 
B)  Whites. 
C)  Hispanics. 
D)  people who live where malaria has been a problem. 
E)  all human beings, in equal distribution. 
A)  Blacks. 
B)  Whites. 
C)  Hispanics. 
D)  people who live where malaria has been a problem. 
E)  all human beings, in equal distribution.

Question 4

A consists of multiple sub-populations living in separate locations but remaining connected via gene flow.

Accepted Answer

A)  Multiregional population 
B)  Assimilation population 
C)  Metapopulation 
D)  Niche construction 
E)  Genetic drift 
A)  Multiregional population 
B)  Assimilation population 
C)  Metapopulation 
D)  Niche construction 
E)  Genetic drift

Question 5

The 'race' assigned to a person's skeletal remains by a forensic scientist:

Accepted Answer

A)  can differ from the race that would have been assigned visually by that scientist to the same person if seen in a photo or during personal interaction pre-dating the death 
B)  always conforms to the dead person's racial self-identity 
C)  is key to understanding that person's life experience 
D)  is based on guesswork versus systematic measurements 
E)  All of the answers are correct 
A)  can differ from the race that would have been assigned visually by that scientist to the same person if seen in a photo or during personal interaction pre-dating the death 
B)  always conforms to the dead person's racial self-identity 
C)  is key to understanding that person's life experience 
D)  is based on guesswork versus systematic measurements 
E)  All of the answers are correct

Question 6

In the modern Western world, institutionalized (or structural) racism is:

Accepted Answer

A)  very obvious to those who benefit from it. 
B)  none of the answers is correct 
C)  highly unusual. 
D)  often expressed through inaction. 
E)  the result of bigoted individuals' actions. 
A)  very obvious to those who benefit from it. 
B)  none of the answers is correct 
C)  highly unusual. 
D)  often expressed through inaction. 
E)  the result of bigoted individuals' actions.

Question 7

Although sorting people into 'races' by temperament rather than visible bodily traits may seem strange, it is not uncommon cross culturally. In our text, the example provided to illustrate this involved:

Accepted Answer

A)  the Lakota word for white people, which translates to 'eaters of fat' (greedy people who disregard their obligation to safeguard the environment for future generations). 
B)  the Lakota word for black people, which translates to 'fat people from afar.' 
C)  the way that surfers classify non-surfers. 
D)  the Australian norm of classifying others based on what they wear on their feet. 
E)  Actually, sorting by temperament was explained as a very strange practice, so none of the other answers is right. 
A)  the Lakota word for white people, which translates to 'eaters of fat' (greedy people who disregard their obligation to safeguard the environment for future generations). 
B)  the Lakota word for black people, which translates to 'fat people from afar.' 
C)  the way that surfers classify non-surfers. 
D)  the Australian norm of classifying others based on what they wear on their feet. 
E)  Actually, sorting by temperament was explained as a very strange practice, so none of the other answers is right.

Question 8

Given the list below, which group has the best chance of being confirmed as a real biological race or subspecies of Homo sapiens?

Accepted Answer

A)  University professors 
B)  White people 
C)  Black people 
D)  Aboriginal people 
E)  Neanderthals 
A)  University professors 
B)  White people 
C)  Black people 
D)  Aboriginal people 
E)  Neanderthals

Question 9

Which of the following is an example of 'racism'?

Accepted Answer

A)  using racial data from the census in the context of pediatric quality improvement research 
B)  using racial data from the census to check for particular problems in educational access or achievement 
C)  using racial data from the census to see if high educational achievements in a race mean that that race is superior 
D)  using racial data from the census to find inequities in healthcare 
E)  using visually identifiable traits to classify people into groups 
A)  using racial data from the census in the context of pediatric quality improvement research 
B)  using racial data from the census to check for particular problems in educational access or achievement 
C)  using racial data from the census to see if high educational achievements in a race mean that that race is superior 
D)  using racial data from the census to find inequities in healthcare 
E)  using visually identifiable traits to classify people into groups

Question 10

Skin pigmentation around the globe reflects the importance of maintaining just enough melanin to enable ample _____ absorption via _____ production while still protecting _____ stores from degradation due to UVB exposure.

Accepted Answer

A)  Calcium; Vitamin D; Folate 
B)  Iron; Folate; Fat 
C)  Calcium; Vitamin D; Fat 
D)  Vitamin D; Folate, Calcium 
E)  Calcium; Vitamin D; Melanin 
A)  Calcium; Vitamin D; Folate 
B)  Iron; Folate; Fat 
C)  Calcium; Vitamin D; Fat 
D)  Vitamin D; Folate, Calcium 
E)  Calcium; Vitamin D; Melanin

Question 11

Calling the achievements of individuals from so-called minority groups as 'firsts' reflects institutionalized (or structural) racism because it:

Accepted Answer

A)  Implies that people of color are generally inferior to white people 
B)  Diverts attention from rules (such as sporting league rules) that kept them from such achievements to begin with 
C)  This is a trick question: it really doesn't have anything to do with institutionalized racism. 
D)  All of the answers (except the trick question answer) are correct 
E)  Individualizes our view of what people can accomplish, distracting us from systemic barriers related to unequal access 
A)  Implies that people of color are generally inferior to white people 
B)  Diverts attention from rules (such as sporting league rules) that kept them from such achievements to begin with 
C)  This is a trick question: it really doesn't have anything to do with institutionalized racism. 
D)  All of the answers (except the trick question answer) are correct 
E)  Individualizes our view of what people can accomplish, distracting us from systemic barriers related to unequal access

Question 12

Frog groups that live in different streams but which occasionally encounter other such groups and interbreed successfully form a/an:

Accepted Answer

A)  Subspecies 
B)  Assimilation population 
C)  Metapopulation 
D)  Niche group 
E)  Genetic candelabra 
A)  Subspecies 
B)  Assimilation population 
C)  Metapopulation 
D)  Niche group 
E)  Genetic candelabra

Question 13

The majority of scientists agree that ____ percent of humans today have African ancestry if you look far back enough in time.

Accepted Answer

A)  10% 
B)  25% 
C)  50% 
D)  75% 
E)  100% 
A)  10% 
B)  25% 
C)  50% 
D)  75% 
E)  100%

Question 14

Which best describes current scientific understandings about the relationship between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens?

Accepted Answer

A)  Homo sapiens never came into contact with Neanderthals. 
B)  Neanderthals were not capable of cultural practices. 
C)  Scholars now mostly classify Neanderthals as Homo sapiens neanderthalensis-that is, as a subspecies of Homo sapiens (us). 
D)  Neanderthals and modern humans do not share a common ancestor. 
E)  Neanderthals and modern humans do not share any genes. 
A)  Homo sapiens never came into contact with Neanderthals. 
B)  Neanderthals were not capable of cultural practices. 
C)  Scholars now mostly classify Neanderthals as Homo sapiens neanderthalensis-that is, as a subspecies of Homo sapiens (us). 
D)  Neanderthals and modern humans do not share a common ancestor. 
E)  Neanderthals and modern humans do not share any genes.

Question 15

In most US healthcare settings today, the clinical belief in 'race':

Accepted Answer

A)  fosters clinical mistakes, such as when an individual is not tested for a problem thought only to occur among members of another 'race.' 
B)  has fostered more precision in diagnostic practice. 
C)  is not widespread. 
D)  is supported by scientific advances in biology in general and genetics in particular. 
E)  has been replaced by a practice of fine-grained inquiry into geographic ancestry. 
A)  fosters clinical mistakes, such as when an individual is not tested for a problem thought only to occur among members of another 'race.' 
B)  has fostered more precision in diagnostic practice. 
C)  is not widespread. 
D)  is supported by scientific advances in biology in general and genetics in particular. 
E)  has been replaced by a practice of fine-grained inquiry into geographic ancestry.

Question 16

The 'race' of a skeleton may be determined by a forensic anthropologist, but doing so is problematic (and the subject of debate among scholars) because:

Accepted Answer

A)  skeletons are of little use to us when trying to classify living people. 
B)  the focus on the skeleton diverts us from attending to more relevant features of a person's life, like national origin, occupation, education, and so on. 
C)  Actually, it is never problematic and it is not the subject of debate. 
D)  doing so perpetuates the myth that human beings are divisible into bounded sub-species 
E)  All of the answers (except the 'never' one) are correct. 
A)  skeletons are of little use to us when trying to classify living people. 
B)  the focus on the skeleton diverts us from attending to more relevant features of a person's life, like national origin, occupation, education, and so on. 
C)  Actually, it is never problematic and it is not the subject of debate. 
D)  doing so perpetuates the myth that human beings are divisible into bounded sub-species 
E)  All of the answers (except the 'never' one) are correct.

Question 17

Overall, there is more genetic difference between _______ than there is _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  members of different races / between members of the same race 
B)  contemporary Californians / between contemporary Africans 
C)  members of the same race / between members of different races 
D)  the races / within them 
E)  the races / between humans and chimps 
A)  members of different races / between members of the same race 
B)  contemporary Californians / between contemporary Africans 
C)  members of the same race / between members of different races 
D)  the races / within them 
E)  the races / between humans and chimps

Question 18

If the human species was in fact divisible into biological races, then we would be able to predict a person's hair texture with 100% accuracy from knowledge of his or her:

Accepted Answer

A)  skin color 
B)  nose shape 
C)  lip shape 
D)  eye shape 
E)  All of the traits listed would be predictive of hair texture-and of each other-with essentially 100% accuracy if the human species was in fact divisible into biological races. 
A)  skin color 
B)  nose shape 
C)  lip shape 
D)  eye shape 
E)  All of the traits listed would be predictive of hair texture-and of each other-with essentially 100% accuracy if the human species was in fact divisible into biological races.

Question 19

A 'geographic cline' is generally defined as a:

Accepted Answer

A)  decrease in fitness across a geographic region. 
B)  incremental spatial (regional) gradient in the distribution of a human biological trait. 
C)  type of climate change brought about by overuse of ecological resources. 
D)  valley in which early human remains are likely to be found. 
E)  migration route for early humans. 
A)  decrease in fitness across a geographic region. 
B)  incremental spatial (regional) gradient in the distribution of a human biological trait. 
C)  type of climate change brought about by overuse of ecological resources. 
D)  valley in which early human remains are likely to be found. 
E)  migration route for early humans.

Question 20

Categorizing people based on visually identifiable features such as skin color is called or is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  racism. 
B)  racialism or racialization. 
C)  eugenics. 
D)  race. 
E)  natural selection. 
A)  racism. 
B)  racialism or racialization. 
C)  eugenics. 
D)  race. 
E)  natural selection.

'Race' data from the US census:

Behaviorally modern humans emerged around years ago.

The way 'race' is used in healthcare today can lead clinicians to forget that sickle cell anemia is a disease of:

A consists of multiple sub-populations living in separate locations but remaining connected via gene flow.

The 'race' assigned to a person's skeletal remains by a forensic scientist:

In the modern Western world, institutionalized (or structural) racism is:

Although sorting people into 'races' by temperament rather than visible bodily traits may seem strange, it is not uncommon cross culturally. In our text, the example provided to illustrate this involved:

Given the list below, which group has the best chance of being confirmed as a real biological race or subspecies of Homo sapiens?

Which of the following is an example of 'racism'?

Skin pigmentation around the globe reflects the importance of maintaining just enough melanin to enable ample ___ absorption via _ production while still protecting ___ stores from degradation due to UVB exposure.

Calling the achievements of individuals from so-called minority groups as 'firsts' reflects institutionalized (or structural) racism because it:

Frog groups that live in different streams but which occasionally encounter other such groups and interbreed successfully form a/an:

The majority of scientists agree that ____ percent of humans today have African ancestry if you look far back enough in time.

Which best describes current scientific understandings about the relationship between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens?

In most US healthcare settings today, the clinical belief in 'race':

The 'race' of a skeleton may be determined by a forensic anthropologist, but doing so is problematic (and the subject of debate among scholars) because:

Overall, there is more genetic difference between _ than there is _.

If the human species was in fact divisible into biological races, then we would be able to predict a person's hair texture with 100% accuracy from knowledge of his or her:

A 'geographic cline' is generally defined as a:

Categorizing people based on visually identifiable features such as skin color is called or is an example of:

Anthropology and Complexity

Genetic Adaptation

Developmental Adjustment and Epigenetic Change

Emergence of Culture and People Like Us

Foraging

Agricultural Revolution

Epidemics and Immunities

Political Economy of Health Disparities

Stress, Meaning, and Health

Culture in Practice

Body Ideals and Outcomes

Kinship

Conclusion

Filters

Exam 5: Global Expansion, Human Variation, and the Invention of Race

'Race' data from the US census:

Behaviorally modern humans emerged around years ago.

The way 'race' is used in healthcare today can lead clinicians to forget that sickle cell anemia is a disease of:

A consists of multiple sub-populations living in separate locations but remaining connected via gene flow.

The 'race' assigned to a person's skeletal remains by a forensic scientist:

In the modern Western world, institutionalized (or structural) racism is:

Although sorting people into 'races' by temperament rather than visible bodily traits may seem strange, it is not uncommon cross culturally. In our text, the example provided to illustrate this involved:

Given the list below, which group has the best chance of being confirmed as a real biological race or subspecies of Homo sapiens?

Which of the following is an example of 'racism'?

Skin pigmentation around the globe reflects the importance of maintaining just enough melanin to enable ample _____ absorption via _____ production while still protecting _____ stores from degradation due to UVB exposure.

Calling the achievements of individuals from so-called minority groups as 'firsts' reflects institutionalized (or structural) racism because it:

Frog groups that live in different streams but which occasionally encounter other such groups and interbreed successfully form a/an:

The majority of scientists agree that ____ percent of humans today have African ancestry if you look far back enough in time.

Which best describes current scientific understandings about the relationship between Neanderthals and Homo sapiens?

In most US healthcare settings today, the clinical belief in 'race':

The 'race' of a skeleton may be determined by a forensic anthropologist, but doing so is problematic (and the subject of debate among scholars) because:

Overall, there is more genetic difference between _______ than there is _______.

If the human species was in fact divisible into biological races, then we would be able to predict a person's hair texture with 100% accuracy from knowledge of his or her:

A 'geographic cline' is generally defined as a:

Categorizing people based on visually identifiable features such as skin color is called or is an example of:

Anthropology and Complexity

Genetic Adaptation

Developmental Adjustment and Epigenetic Change

Emergence of Culture and People Like Us

Foraging

Agricultural Revolution

Epidemics and Immunities

Political Economy of Health Disparities

Stress, Meaning, and Health

Culture in Practice

Body Ideals and Outcomes

Kinship

Conclusion

Filters

Skin pigmentation around the globe reflects the importance of maintaining just enough melanin to enable ample ___ absorption via _ production while still protecting ___ stores from degradation due to UVB exposure.

Overall, there is more genetic difference between _ than there is _.