Question 1

Not included among anthropology's major sub-fields is:

Accepted Answer

A)   American anthropology
B)   cultural anthropology
C)   linguistic anthropology
D)   biological anthropology
E)   archaeology A

Question 2

The current consensus among anthropologists regarding race is that while the unscientific methods of older classifications schemes rendered them of dubious validity, more sophisticated means of measuring racial variation currently enable far more valid definitions of race.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The theory of punctuated equilibrium holds that evolution lies dormant for long periods of time and then explodes in rapid bursts of change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The ethnography as a research tool in anthropology did not emerge until the 1980s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The anthropological perspective includes being:

Accepted Answer

A)   multi-disciplinary
B)   holistic
C)   international
D)   all of the above
E)   none of the above

Question 6

In trying to comprehend humans as bio-cultural beings, anthropologists are concerned with variation in human behavior:

Accepted Answer

A)   in the past and the present
B)   in modern and pre-modern locations
C)   across time and space
D)   according to genetic programming
E)   in the guise of socialization

Question 7

Charles Darwin's research in the Galapagos Islands experienced a significant breakthrough when he discovered 13 different kinds of finches whose beaks varied in size.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Neanderthals differed from Cro-Magnons in that the former possessed higher foreheads, thinner bones, prominent chins, and ridges over their eyes than did the latter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Anthropologists Raymond Scupin and Christopher DeCorse suggest that anthropology's holistic orientation is particularly well-suited to analyzing the kind of interdependent world that we now find ourselves in.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

DNA is considered the essential factor determining inherited traits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The richest treasure trove of fossil finds for the genus Homo has thus far been found in western Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Experts do NOT identify which species as belonging to the Homo family?

Accepted Answer

A)   Homo habilis
B)   Homo erectus
C)   Homo sapiens
D)   Homo australopithecus

Question 13

NAGPRA is a sub-group of anthropology that studies cultural anthropology in hunting and gathering societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Archaeology represents the sub-field that includes the greatest number of practitioners.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Variation within species and reproductive success are widely regarded as the dual pillars of the theory of natural selection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Mutations can result from:

Accepted Answer

A)   environmental factors
B)   spontaneous cell replication
C)   punctuated equilibrium
D)   A and B from above
E)   B and C from above

Question 17

Which approximate date listed below is clearly incorrect:

Accepted Answer

A)   1 m.y.a. - Homo erectus leaves Africa
B)   150,000 y. a. - modern humans originate
C)   35,000 y.a. - first evidence of art
D)   Agricultural Revolution - 25,000 y.a.
E)   last Ice Age - 12,000 y.a.

Question 18

Who was convicted for ignoring Tennessee's law against teaching evolution in a high school biology class:

Accepted Answer

A)   Matt Cartmill
B)   Stephen Jay Gould
C)   John Scopes
D)   William Boyd
E)   Stanley Garn

Question 19

The juxtaposition of the concepts of recessive genes versus dominant genes forms the foundation for the distinction between micro-evolution and macro-evolution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In the taxonomy used for classification in the animal kingdom, the category known as "species" is more general than that known as "genus."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 9: Anthropology and Humans As Bio-Cultural Beings

Not included among anthropology's major sub-fields is:

The current consensus among anthropologists regarding race is that while the unscientific methods of older classifications schemes rendered them of dubious validity, more sophisticated means of measuring racial variation currently enable far more valid definitions of race.

The theory of punctuated equilibrium holds that evolution lies dormant for long periods of time and then explodes in rapid bursts of change.

The ethnography as a research tool in anthropology did not emerge until the 1980s.

The anthropological perspective includes being:

In trying to comprehend humans as bio-cultural beings, anthropologists are concerned with variation in human behavior:

Charles Darwin's research in the Galapagos Islands experienced a significant breakthrough when he discovered 13 different kinds of finches whose beaks varied in size.

Neanderthals differed from Cro-Magnons in that the former possessed higher foreheads, thinner bones, prominent chins, and ridges over their eyes than did the latter.

Anthropologists Raymond Scupin and Christopher DeCorse suggest that anthropology's holistic orientation is particularly well-suited to analyzing the kind of interdependent world that we now find ourselves in.

DNA is considered the essential factor determining inherited traits.

The richest treasure trove of fossil finds for the genus Homo has thus far been found in western Africa.

Experts do NOT identify which species as belonging to the Homo family?

NAGPRA is a sub-group of anthropology that studies cultural anthropology in hunting and gathering societies.

Archaeology represents the sub-field that includes the greatest number of practitioners.

Variation within species and reproductive success are widely regarded as the dual pillars of the theory of natural selection.

Mutations can result from:

Which approximate date listed below is clearly incorrect:

Who was convicted for ignoring Tennessee's law against teaching evolution in a high school biology class:

The juxtaposition of the concepts of recessive genes versus dominant genes forms the foundation for the distinction between micro-evolution and macro-evolution.

In the taxonomy used for classification in the animal kingdom, the category known as "species" is more general than that known as "genus."