Question 1

Anthropology includes the study of

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A) the use and social context of language. 
B) fossil humans and their closest relatives. 
C) prehistoric societies and artifacts. 
D) all of the above. 
A) the use and social context of language. 
B) fossil humans and their closest relatives. 
C) prehistoric societies and artifacts. 
D) all of the above. D

Question 2

Postcontact Indian children on the Georgia coast

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A) ate less corn than Indian children there before AD 1000. 
B) ate more corn than Indian children there before AD 1000. 
C) experienced dental disease more than Indian children there before AD 1000. 
D) both b and c 
A) ate less corn than Indian children there before AD 1000. 
B) ate more corn than Indian children there before AD 1000. 
C) experienced dental disease more than Indian children there before AD 1000. 
D) both b and c D

Question 3

You spend a year of your life living with and studying crab fishermen.At the end of this time you document everything that you have learned.This is called a(n)

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A) ethogram. 
B) ethnography. 
C) biography. 
D) thesis. 
A) ethogram. 
B) ethnography. 
C) biography. 
D) thesis. B

Question 4

An archaeological field school is announced in your anthropology course.The description says that you will be able to travel to Belize to learn about the lives of the ancient Mayans.What do you expect to learn during this field school?

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A) the species of nonhuman primate that occupy this region 
B) how current populations of immigrants have changed local dialects 
C) how to excavate and study material culture 
D) how to socially navigate life in a Central American setting 
A) the species of nonhuman primate that occupy this region 
B) how current populations of immigrants have changed local dialects 
C) how to excavate and study material culture 
D) how to socially navigate life in a Central American setting

Question 5

You and a friend are discussing declaring a major.While you have made your decision, your friend is still unable to decide.When you ask him what his interests are, he says that he does not really have any but is considering being an anthropologist because he heard they get to travel to exciting places.You agree but tell him that anthropology also includes studying which of the following?

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A) the use and social context of language 
B) the study of prehistoric reptiles 
C) the impacts of climate change on water availability 
D) all of the above 
A) the use and social context of language 
B) the study of prehistoric reptiles 
C) the impacts of climate change on water availability 
D) all of the above

Question 6

Unlike other animals, human beings depend on ________ for survival.

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A) biology 
B) culture 
C) adaptation 
D) group interaction 
A) biology 
B) culture 
C) adaptation 
D) group interaction

Question 7

The biocultural approach in anthropology is

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A) a method utilized to study nonhuman primates. 
B) the study of the relationship between human biology and culture. 
C) the study of human genetics. 
D) the study of human languages. 
A) a method utilized to study nonhuman primates. 
B) the study of the relationship between human biology and culture. 
C) the study of human genetics. 
D) the study of human languages.

Question 8

Primatologists record a new series of owl monkey vocalizations in the wild.After rigorous analysis and playback experiments they determine that the sounds could not be argued to represent a language because they are random, unrelated, and elicit no response from other individuals.The primatologists determine this because they know that language is

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A) a set of symbols that refer to things other than themselves. 
B) used by wild chimpanzees to transfer knowledge between individuals and generations. 
C) representative of all forms of primate communication. 
D) all of the above. 
A) a set of symbols that refer to things other than themselves. 
B) used by wild chimpanzees to transfer knowledge between individuals and generations. 
C) representative of all forms of primate communication. 
D) all of the above.

Question 9

Physical anthropology as a discipline is concerned with

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A) skeletal pathology. 
B) primate behavior. 
C) fossilized human remains. 
D) all of the above. 
A) skeletal pathology. 
B) primate behavior. 
C) fossilized human remains. 
D) all of the above.

Question 10

Charles Darwin

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A) was a theologian during the twentieth century. 
B) was an English naturalist in the 1800s. 
C) hypothesized about human origins in the 1700s. 
D) was a scientist during the Enlightenment. 
A) was a theologian during the twentieth century. 
B) was an English naturalist in the 1800s. 
C) hypothesized about human origins in the 1700s. 
D) was a scientist during the Enlightenment.

Question 11

When you enter your classroom you find a paper that a student has left behind from a previous class.You want to return it to the correct department's lost and found, so you read a few of the questions.The topics of the questions center on the study of humankind from multiple perspectives and time periods including Mayan temples, coming-of-age rituals in the South Pacific, and human skulls from South Africa.The paper should most likely be returned to which of the following departments?

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A) sociology 
B) entomology 
C) anthropology 
D) religious studies 
A) sociology 
B) entomology 
C) anthropology 
D) religious studies

Question 12

The term morphology refers to

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A) physical shape and appearance. 
B) differences between males and females. 
C) behavioral changes in animals. 
D) genetic traits. 
A) physical shape and appearance. 
B) differences between males and females. 
C) behavioral changes in animals. 
D) genetic traits.

Question 13

While your mother is at the bookstore looking for something new to read, she mentions that she is interested in learning more about what her daughter is currently writing, an ethnography.The clerk asks for a more detailed description of an ethnography, so your mother phones you asking for more information.Your response includes which of the following?

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A) what physical anthropologists produce 
B) a description of observations about living human cultures 
C) a description of observations about ancient prehistoric cultures 
D) a description of behavioral observations of nonhuman primates 
A) what physical anthropologists produce 
B) a description of observations about living human cultures 
C) a description of observations about ancient prehistoric cultures 
D) a description of behavioral observations of nonhuman primates

Question 14

Your friend Susan explains to you that she recently saw a televised debate regarding the presence of material culture in nonhuman animals.Susan agreed with the individual who claimed that objects used to manipulate environments were one of the defining characteristics of humans.When asked what your opinion is as an anthropologist, you say:

Accepted Answer

A) Material culture is an important characteristic of only human culture, as it allows us to live and survive in diverse environments. 
B) While material culture is important for humans, it has recently been argued to be present in chimpanzee societies. 
C) Material culture did not exist until the Dark Ages. 
D) Material culture is an important characteristic for all mammals. 
A) Material culture is an important characteristic of only human culture, as it allows us to live and survive in diverse environments. 
B) While material culture is important for humans, it has recently been argued to be present in chimpanzee societies. 
C) Material culture did not exist until the Dark Ages. 
D) Material culture is an important characteristic for all mammals.

Question 15

The hypothesis that the origin of human bipedalism was linked to a shift from life in the trees to life on the ground in the grasslands of Africa

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A) has been upheld by subsequent scientific data on human origins. 
B) was developed in consultation with genetic and fossil evidence. 
C) has been rejected recently subsequent to new fossil evidence. 
D) has become a scientific law. 
A) has been upheld by subsequent scientific data on human origins. 
B) was developed in consultation with genetic and fossil evidence. 
C) has been rejected recently subsequent to new fossil evidence. 
D) has become a scientific law.

Question 16

Physical anthropologists might examine

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A) brain biology. 
B) molecular structure of diseases. 
C) primate growth and development. 
D) all of the above. 
A) brain biology. 
B) molecular structure of diseases. 
C) primate growth and development. 
D) all of the above.

Question 17

Just before the arrival of the Spanish on St.Catherines Island, people there

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A) were primarily fishermen. 
B) were hunter-gatherers. 
C) became the first farmers of the region. 
D) none of the above. 
A) were primarily fishermen. 
B) were hunter-gatherers. 
C) became the first farmers of the region. 
D) none of the above.

Question 18

An online news story suggests a connection between a chemical dye found in foods and the development of mouth ulcers.As a budding young scientist, you refer to the journal in which the original research was published to see whether or not the research followed the scientific method.You are looking for which of the following four requirements?

Accepted Answer

A) design an experiment, state the hypothesis, collect data from a previous experiment, then test your hypothesis 
B) determine problem, develop a hypothesis, collect data from observations, and test your hypothesis 
C) identify the problem, create a theory, publish your findings, and finally test your hypothesis 
D) both a and c. 
A) design an experiment, state the hypothesis, collect data from a previous experiment, then test your hypothesis 
B) determine problem, develop a hypothesis, collect data from observations, and test your hypothesis 
C) identify the problem, create a theory, publish your findings, and finally test your hypothesis 
D) both a and c.

Question 19

You overhear a debate among anthropology graduate students regarding whether anthropology should be categorized as a biological or social science.You have learned in your introductory courses that it is both.Why is it both?

Accepted Answer

A) Anthropology consists of empirical observations in the laboratory setting. 
B) Anthropologists study culture only through the written works of other cultures. 
C) Anthropologists study biology within the context of culture and behavior. 
D) None of the above. 
A) Anthropology consists of empirical observations in the laboratory setting. 
B) Anthropologists study culture only through the written works of other cultures. 
C) Anthropologists study biology within the context of culture and behavior. 
D) None of the above.

Question 20

Your professor passes around a skull and tells you that you can tell this individual lived after hominids began making and using tools for food processing.How can you tell?

Accepted Answer

A) striations on the teeth 
B) pitting in the mandible 
C) presence of a chin 
D) a nonhoning canine 
A) striations on the teeth 
B) pitting in the mandible 
C) presence of a chin 
D) a nonhoning canine

Anthropology includes the study of

Postcontact Indian children on the Georgia coast

You spend a year of your life living with and studying crab fishermen.At the end of this time you document everything that you have learned.This is called a(n)

An archaeological field school is announced in your anthropology course.The description says that you will be able to travel to Belize to learn about the lives of the ancient Mayans.What do you expect to learn during this field school?

Unlike other animals, human beings depend on ________ for survival.

The biocultural approach in anthropology is

Physical anthropology as a discipline is concerned with

Charles Darwin

The term morphology refers to

The hypothesis that the origin of human bipedalism was linked to a shift from life in the trees to life on the ground in the grasslands of Africa

Physical anthropologists might examine

Just before the arrival of the Spanish on St.Catherines Island, people there

You overhear a debate among anthropology graduate students regarding whether anthropology should be categorized as a biological or social science.You have learned in your introductory courses that it is both.Why is it both?

Your professor passes around a skull and tells you that you can tell this individual lived after hominids began making and using tools for food processing.How can you tell?

Evolution: Constructing a Fundamental Scientific Theory

Genetics: Reproducing Life and Producing Variation

Genes and Their Evolution: Population Genetics

Biology in the Present: Living People

Biology in the Present: The Other Living Primates

Primate Sociality, Social Behavior, and Culture

Fossils and Their Place in Time and Nature

Primate Origins and Evolution: the First 50 Million Years

Early Hominid Origins and Evolution: the Roots of Humanity

The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

The Origins, Evolution, and Dispersal of Modern People

Our Last 10,000 Years: Agriculture, Population, and Biology

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Exam 1: What Is Physical Anthropology?

Anthropology includes the study of

Postcontact Indian children on the Georgia coast

You spend a year of your life living with and studying crab fishermen.At the end of this time you document everything that you have learned.This is called a(n)

An archaeological field school is announced in your anthropology course.The description says that you will be able to travel to Belize to learn about the lives of the ancient Mayans.What do you expect to learn during this field school?

Unlike other animals, human beings depend on ________ for survival.

The biocultural approach in anthropology is

Physical anthropology as a discipline is concerned with

Charles Darwin

The term morphology refers to

The hypothesis that the origin of human bipedalism was linked to a shift from life in the trees to life on the ground in the grasslands of Africa

Physical anthropologists might examine

Just before the arrival of the Spanish on St.Catherines Island, people there

You overhear a debate among anthropology graduate students regarding whether anthropology should be categorized as a biological or social science.You have learned in your introductory courses that it is both.Why is it both?

Your professor passes around a skull and tells you that you can tell this individual lived after hominids began making and using tools for food processing.How can you tell?

Evolution: Constructing a Fundamental Scientific Theory

Genetics: Reproducing Life and Producing Variation

Genes and Their Evolution: Population Genetics

Biology in the Present: Living People

Biology in the Present: The Other Living Primates

Primate Sociality, Social Behavior, and Culture

Fossils and Their Place in Time and Nature

Primate Origins and Evolution: the First 50 Million Years

Early Hominid Origins and Evolution: the Roots of Humanity

The Origins and Evolution of Early Homo

The Origins, Evolution, and Dispersal of Modern People

Our Last 10,000 Years: Agriculture, Population, and Biology

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