Question 1

The four branches of anthropology are:

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A) archaeological, geological, geographical, and biological. 
B) physical, biological, cultural, and linguistic. 
C) cultural, linguistic, geological, and physical. 
D) physical, archaeological, cultural, and linguistic. 
A) archaeological, geological, geographical, and biological. 
B) physical, biological, cultural, and linguistic. 
C) cultural, linguistic, geological, and physical. 
D) physical, archaeological, cultural, and linguistic. D

Question 2

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

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A) what species of nonhuman primate occupies 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) what species of nonhuman primate occupies 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 C

Question 3

Anthropology views humans as:

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A) primates and religious beings. 
B) primates, religious, and cultural beings. 
C) biological and cultural beings. 
D) cultural and religious beings. 
A) primates and religious beings. 
B) primates, religious, and cultural beings. 
C) biological and cultural beings. 
D) cultural and religious beings. C

Question 4

Physical anthropologists seek to study:

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A) humans from a cultural perspective. 
B) humans from a biological perspective only. 
C) humans from a biological and cultural perspective. 
D) human behavior only. 
A) humans from a cultural perspective. 
B) humans from a biological perspective only. 
C) humans from a biological and cultural perspective. 
D) human behavior only.

Question 5

The scientific method:

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A) relies on making hunches about the natural world. 
B) involves empirical data collection and hypothesis testing. 
C) is used to support preconceived notions or theories. 
D) seeks to establish the absolute scientific truth. 
A) relies on making hunches about the natural world. 
B) involves empirical data collection and hypothesis testing. 
C) is used to support preconceived notions or theories. 
D) seeks to establish the absolute scientific truth.

Question 6

Discuss the difference between a hypothesis and a theory.Why is the distinction important?

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A theory is an explanation that has been

Question 7

Bipedalism in primates means:

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A) walking on two feet. 
B) walking on four feet. 
C) walking using two legs and a tail. 
D) swinging from branch to branch. 
A) walking on two feet. 
B) walking on four feet. 
C) walking using two legs and a tail. 
D) swinging from branch to branch.

Question 8

How is a theory different from a hypothesis?

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A) A hypothesis explains observations and cannot be refuted by new evidence. 
B) A theory is an explanation based upon controversial facts. 
C) A theory is an explanation that has been carefully examined and tested. 
D) A theory has been less thoroughly tested than a hypothesis. 
A) A hypothesis explains observations and cannot be refuted by new evidence. 
B) A theory is an explanation based upon controversial facts. 
C) A theory is an explanation that has been carefully examined and tested. 
D) A theory has been less thoroughly tested than a hypothesis.

Question 9

Bipedalism is considered one of the hallmarks of hominid evolution because it:

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A) was the first evolutionary development that distinguished humans from other animals. 
B) was possible only after the advent of simple material culture. 
C) followed brain expansion in human evolution. 
D) allowed hominids to come out of the trees and make tools 10 mya. 
A) was the first evolutionary development that distinguished humans from other animals. 
B) was possible only after the advent of simple material culture. 
C) followed brain expansion in human evolution. 
D) allowed hominids to come out of the trees and make tools 10 mya.

Question 10

Physical anthropologists:

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A) travel around the world to investigate human populations. 
B) study living populations. 
C) study primates like lemurs, monkeys, and apes. 
D) travel around the world to investigate human populations; study living populations, and study primates like lemurs, monkeys, and apes. 
A) travel around the world to investigate human populations. 
B) study living populations. 
C) study primates like lemurs, monkeys, and apes. 
D) travel around the world to investigate human populations; study living populations, and study primates like lemurs, monkeys, and apes.

Question 11

What makes it possible for humans to accumulate an amazing amount of information over long periods of time?

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A) social learning 
B) television 
C) social media 
D) mimicry 
A) social learning 
B) television 
C) social media 
D) mimicry

Question 12

Human production of stone or lithic tools is an example of:

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A) linguistic comprehension. 
B) subsistence strategies. 
C) material culture. 
D) ideology. 
A) linguistic comprehension. 
B) subsistence strategies. 
C) material culture. 
D) ideology.

Question 13

Physical anthropology as a discipline is NOT concerned with:

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A) skeletal pathology. 
B) primate behavior. 
C) the construction and use of language by human societies. 
D) human evolution. 
A) skeletal pathology. 
B) primate behavior. 
C) the construction and use of language by human societies. 
D) human evolution.

Question 14

Discuss the six key attributes that make humans unique relative to other species.

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The six distinguishing features of human

Question 15

The results of a disadvantaged social environment include:

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A) poor health, reduced height, and shortened life expectancy. 
B) poor speech and excessive eating habits. 
C) poor reading comprehension. 
D) an inability to think critically and develop long-term planning. 
A) poor health, reduced height, and shortened life expectancy. 
B) poor speech and excessive eating habits. 
C) poor reading comprehension. 
D) an inability to think critically and develop long-term planning.

Question 16

What are three key attributes related to human uniqueness?

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A) eating, sleeping, and watching television 
B) increased hunting, speech, and dependence on domesticated food 
C) hunting, avoiding predators, and tool making 
D) sleeping, hunting, and making clothing 
A) eating, sleeping, and watching television 
B) increased hunting, speech, and dependence on domesticated food 
C) hunting, avoiding predators, and tool making 
D) sleeping, hunting, and making clothing

Question 17

Physical anthropologists view how humans come to be the way they are as the result of:

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A) their biological makeups, which primarily define who they are. 
B) both evolutionary history and their own individual life histories. 
C) what their genes make them; environment has very little effect. 
D) their environment; genes have very little effect. 
A) their biological makeups, which primarily define who they are. 
B) both evolutionary history and their own individual life histories. 
C) what their genes make them; environment has very little effect. 
D) their environment; genes have very little effect.

Question 18

What can be learned from studying a population through time?

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A) We can learn that lifestyles do not change over time. 
B) We can learn that diets, and therefore human biology, change through time. 
C) We can learn that consuming the wrong foods over time does little to population health. 
D) We can learn that human physiology does not change through time. 
A) We can learn that lifestyles do not change over time. 
B) We can learn that diets, and therefore human biology, change through time. 
C) We can learn that consuming the wrong foods over time does little to population health. 
D) We can learn that human physiology does not change through time.

Question 19

What was the cause of the biological change in the indigenous people of St.Catherines Island after AD 1000?

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A) They became sedentary and had less food to eat because they stayed in the same area. 
B) They became sedentary and consumed more corn, which caused dental disease due to its high sugar content. 
C) They became sedentary and did not have enough exercise to keep their bodies fit and healthy. 
D) They continued as nomads, but loss of animals due to climate change created a decline in their food source. 
A) They became sedentary and had less food to eat because they stayed in the same area. 
B) They became sedentary and consumed more corn, which caused dental disease due to its high sugar content. 
C) They became sedentary and did not have enough exercise to keep their bodies fit and healthy. 
D) They continued as nomads, but loss of animals due to climate change created a decline in their food source.

Question 20

Before AD 1000, what did the people of St.Catherines Island eat?

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A) They ate wild animals, fish, and wild plants. 
B) They ate bison and salmon. 
C) They were vegetarians and ate wild plants exclusively. 
D) They ate mostly fruit. 
A) They ate wild animals, fish, and wild plants. 
B) They ate bison and salmon. 
C) They were vegetarians and ate wild plants exclusively. 
D) They ate mostly fruit.

The four branches of anthropology are:

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

Anthropology views humans as:

Physical anthropologists seek to study:

The scientific method:

Discuss the difference between a hypothesis and a theory.Why is the distinction important?

Bipedalism in primates means:

How is a theory different from a hypothesis?

Bipedalism is considered one of the hallmarks of hominid evolution because it:

Physical anthropologists:

What makes it possible for humans to accumulate an amazing amount of information over long periods of time?

Human production of stone or lithic tools is an example of:

Physical anthropology as a discipline is NOT concerned with:

Discuss the six key attributes that make humans unique relative to other species.

The results of a disadvantaged social environment include:

What are three key attributes related to human uniqueness?

Physical anthropologists view how humans come to be the way they are as the result of:

What can be learned from studying a population through time?

What was the cause of the biological change in the indigenous people of St.Catherines Island after AD 1000?

Before AD 1000, what did the people of St.Catherines Island eat?

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 Hominin 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

The four branches of anthropology are:

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

Anthropology views humans as:

Physical anthropologists seek to study:

The scientific method:

Discuss the difference between a hypothesis and a theory.Why is the distinction important?

Bipedalism in primates means:

How is a theory different from a hypothesis?

Bipedalism is considered one of the hallmarks of hominid evolution because it:

Physical anthropologists:

What makes it possible for humans to accumulate an amazing amount of information over long periods of time?

Human production of stone or lithic tools is an example of:

Physical anthropology as a discipline is NOT concerned with:

Discuss the six key attributes that make humans unique relative to other species.

The results of a disadvantaged social environment include:

What are three key attributes related to human uniqueness?

Physical anthropologists view how humans come to be the way they are as the result of:

What can be learned from studying a population through time?

What was the cause of the biological change in the indigenous people of St.Catherines Island after AD 1000?

Before AD 1000, what did the people of St.Catherines Island eat?

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 Hominin 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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