Question 1

Anthropology is unique as a discipline because it

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A)  is holistic in its approach. 
B)  uses statistical methods. 
C)  collects data in the field. 
D)  uses the scientific method. 
A)  is holistic in its approach. 
B)  uses statistical methods. 
C)  collects data in the field. 
D)  uses the scientific method.

Question 2

Describe how historical archaeology differs from history.

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Historical archaeology and history are t

Question 3

Contemporary human variation studies undertaken by anthropologists include all of the following subjects EXCEPT

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A)  DNA. 
B)  disease. 
C)  nutritional deficiencies. 
D)  fossils. 
A)  DNA. 
B)  disease. 
C)  nutritional deficiencies. 
D)  fossils.

Question 4

Biological anthropology includes the following areas of study:

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A)  human fossils, artifacts, and ecofacts. 
B)  artifacts, human fossils, and forensics. 
C)  primates, population genetics, and human fossils. 
D)  artifacts, primates, and human fossils. 
A)  human fossils, artifacts, and ecofacts. 
B)  artifacts, human fossils, and forensics. 
C)  primates, population genetics, and human fossils. 
D)  artifacts, primates, and human fossils.

Question 5

Anthropologists seek to explain human cultural behavior through the use of

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A)  cultural relativism. 
B)  the scientific method. 
C)  fieldwork. 
D)  cultural resource management. 
A)  cultural relativism. 
B)  the scientific method. 
C)  fieldwork. 
D)  cultural resource management.

Question 6

I am an anthropologist who has just completed the excavation of a small North American gold mining camp occupied in the Nineteenth Century.What type of archaeologist am I?

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A)  classical archaeologist 
B)  historical archaeologist 
C)  prehistoric archaeologist 
D)  experimental archaeologist 
A)  classical archaeologist 
B)  historical archaeologist 
C)  prehistoric archaeologist 
D)  experimental archaeologist

Question 7

Explain what is meant by a holistic approach to the study of humankind.

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A holistic approach to the study of huma

Question 8

"Floorwalkers heel" is a condition that is identified by forensic anthropologists based on the

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A)  heel print showing lateral wear. 
B)  unusual flattening of the heel bone caused by excessive walking and standing. 
C)  unusual flattening of the metatarsal bones due to the pressure from the heel. 
D)  bony spurs on the heel caused by walking on hard surfaces. 
A)  heel print showing lateral wear. 
B)  unusual flattening of the heel bone caused by excessive walking and standing. 
C)  unusual flattening of the metatarsal bones due to the pressure from the heel. 
D)  bony spurs on the heel caused by walking on hard surfaces.

Question 9

Many people, including some anthropologists, argue that we should not hold positions of cultural relativism because

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A)  some cultures are more advanced than others. 
B)  human rights violations, such as violence against women, are universally wrong. 
C)  universal human values cannot be applied equally. 
D)  less advanced cultures will be offended by this view. 
A)  some cultures are more advanced than others. 
B)  human rights violations, such as violence against women, are universally wrong. 
C)  universal human values cannot be applied equally. 
D)  less advanced cultures will be offended by this view.

Question 10

A positive adaptive value of ethnocentrism is it may

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A)  create greater understanding of others. 
B)  result in individuals becoming cultural relativists. 
C)  result in a group becoming independent. 
D)  create social cohesion for the group. 
A)  create greater understanding of others. 
B)  result in individuals becoming cultural relativists. 
C)  result in a group becoming independent. 
D)  create social cohesion for the group.

Question 11

Discuss one difficulty that cultural anthropologists encounter when they strive to apply the scientific method.

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One difficulty that cultural anthropolog

Question 12

State how anthropology is different from one of the following: sociology, psychology, biology, and history.

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Anthropology is different from sociology

Question 13

The four fields of anthropology are

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A)  biological anthropology, paleoanthropology, cultural anthropology, prehistoric archaeology. 
B)  paleoanthropology, primatology, forensics, cultural anthropology, prehistoric archaeology. 
C)  biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, archaeology, linguistics. 
D)  archaeology, ethnography, ethnology, cultural anthropology. 
A)  biological anthropology, paleoanthropology, cultural anthropology, prehistoric archaeology. 
B)  paleoanthropology, primatology, forensics, cultural anthropology, prehistoric archaeology. 
C)  biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, archaeology, linguistics. 
D)  archaeology, ethnography, ethnology, cultural anthropology.

Question 14

Criteria that are used to judge the worth of a scientific hypothesis include all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  whether the hypothesis explains things. 
B)  whether the hypothesis is relevant. 
C)  whether the hypothesis is compatible with established theories. 
D)  whether the hypothesis is testable. 
A)  whether the hypothesis explains things. 
B)  whether the hypothesis is relevant. 
C)  whether the hypothesis is compatible with established theories. 
D)  whether the hypothesis is testable.

Question 15

Discuss how anthropology is unique when compared with other disciplines.

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Anthropology is unique when compared wit

Anthropology is unique as a discipline because it

Describe how historical archaeology differs from history.

Contemporary human variation studies undertaken by anthropologists include all of the following subjects EXCEPT

Biological anthropology includes the following areas of study:

Anthropologists seek to explain human cultural behavior through the use of

I am an anthropologist who has just completed the excavation of a small North American gold mining camp occupied in the Nineteenth Century.What type of archaeologist am I?

Explain what is meant by a holistic approach to the study of humankind.

"Floorwalkers heel" is a condition that is identified by forensic anthropologists based on the

Many people, including some anthropologists, argue that we should not hold positions of cultural relativism because

A positive adaptive value of ethnocentrism is it may

Discuss one difficulty that cultural anthropologists encounter when they strive to apply the scientific method.

State how anthropology is different from one of the following: sociology, psychology, biology, and history.

The four fields of anthropology are

Criteria that are used to judge the worth of a scientific hypothesis include all of the following EXCEPT

Discuss how anthropology is unique when compared with other disciplines.

Culture: What Makes Us Strangers When We Are Away From Home

Fieldwork: How Are Data Gathered

Language: Is This What Makes Us Human

Subsistence Strategies and Resource Allocation I: What Challenges Face Foragers

Subsistence Strategies and Resource Allocation II: How Did Food Production Transform Culture

Marriage, Family, and Residence: What Are the Possibilities

Kinship and Descent: Are These the Ties That Bind

Gender and Sexuality: Nature or Nurture

Political Order, Disorder, and Social Control: Who Decides

Belief Systems: How Do We Explain the Unexplainable

Expressions: Is This Art

Culture Change and Globalization: What Have We Learned

Applying Anthropology: How Does It Make a Difference

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Exam 1: Anthropology: What Are Its Subfields and Perspectives

Anthropology is unique as a discipline because it

Describe how historical archaeology differs from history.

Contemporary human variation studies undertaken by anthropologists include all of the following subjects EXCEPT

Biological anthropology includes the following areas of study:

Anthropologists seek to explain human cultural behavior through the use of

I am an anthropologist who has just completed the excavation of a small North American gold mining camp occupied in the Nineteenth Century.What type of archaeologist am I?

Explain what is meant by a holistic approach to the study of humankind.

"Floorwalkers heel" is a condition that is identified by forensic anthropologists based on the

Many people, including some anthropologists, argue that we should not hold positions of cultural relativism because

A positive adaptive value of ethnocentrism is it may

Discuss one difficulty that cultural anthropologists encounter when they strive to apply the scientific method.

State how anthropology is different from one of the following: sociology, psychology, biology, and history.

The four fields of anthropology are

Criteria that are used to judge the worth of a scientific hypothesis include all of the following EXCEPT

Discuss how anthropology is unique when compared with other disciplines.

Culture: What Makes Us Strangers When We Are Away From Home

Fieldwork: How Are Data Gathered

Language: Is This What Makes Us Human

Subsistence Strategies and Resource Allocation I: What Challenges Face Foragers

Subsistence Strategies and Resource Allocation II: How Did Food Production Transform Culture

Marriage, Family, and Residence: What Are the Possibilities

Kinship and Descent: Are These the Ties That Bind

Gender and Sexuality: Nature or Nurture

Political Order, Disorder, and Social Control: Who Decides

Belief Systems: How Do We Explain the Unexplainable

Expressions: Is This Art

Culture Change and Globalization: What Have We Learned

Applying Anthropology: How Does It Make a Difference

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