Question 1

Which of these cannot be detected by forensic anthropologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  skin color 
B)  age 
C)  sex 
D)  size

Question 2

Which field of anthropology is devoted to solving crimes, helping to locate mass graves, and identifying victims of war and state-sponsored brutality?

Accepted Answer

A)  forensic anthropology 
B)  archaeology 
C)  biological anthropology 
D)  ethnology

Question 3

Which of the following applied anthropologists applied cultural anthropology to a forensic investigation involving several elder Bannock-Shoshoni women?

Accepted Answer

A)  Barbara Joans 
B)  Clyde Snow 
C)  Wayne Warry 
D)  Kathy Reichs

Question 4

What factor contributed to the success of Anita Spring's agricultural development program in Malawi?

Accepted Answer

A)  Malawi's willingness to implement change 
B)  Spring's exceptionally large budget 
C)  the influence of young Malawian men 
D)  the fact that Spring was native to the region

Question 5

With which subfield of anthropology does the applied field of business anthropology have the most in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnography 
B)  physical anthropology 
C)  paleoanthropology 
D)  archaeology

Question 6

Which of the following is a museum position typically filled by anthropologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  collection manager 
B)  marketing director 
C)  financial manager 
D)  volunteer director

Question 7

Forensic anthropology is relatively well-known to the general public. Why does solving crimes and identifying human remains require a background in anthropology? What does anthropology bring to law enforcement?

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Question 8

What does the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act do?

Accepted Answer

A)  makes it a felony to collect, own, or transfer human remains of known affinity to any Native American group, without approval of that group 
B)  protects the right of Native American cultures to practice their traditional burial ceremonies, including burials, cremations, and defleshing of bones 
C)  prohibits anyone unaffiliated with a Native American culture from burying their dead in a tribal cemetery 
D)  allows members of Native American groups to exhume human remains and rebury them in their ancestral lands

Question 9

Why are ethical responsibilities often so complicated with applied anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Anthropology often deals with planning and implementing change in some population. 
B)  Anthropologists deal in particularly controversial subjects, such as evolution and climate change. 
C)  The anthropologist's ethical responsibilities are dependent on the ethics of the focal population. 
D)  Anthropologists' actions are primarily restricted by their funding bodies.

Question 10

According to the code of ethics adopted by the Society for Applied Anthropology in 1948, __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the target community should be included as much as possible in the formulation of policy 
B)  anthropologists should not do research on applied questions unless specifically asked to do so by the people affected 
C)  the first responsibility of the anthropologist in the field is to his sponsors, second to himself or herself, and third to the people being studied 
D)  there is no need to include the target community in planning a study

Question 11

What is the central role of museum anthropologists, regardless of their positions?

Accepted Answer

A)  public education 
B)  fund-raising 
C)  scholarship 
D)  policy making

Question 12

How has the role of anthropologists as collaborators or advocates changed over the years? Give specific examples.

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Question 13

The Aswan dam projects were successful due to the work of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  archaeologists 
B)  environmental anthropologists 
C)  forensic anthropologists 
D)  business anthropologists

Question 14

How is environmental anthropology a response to existing environmental policies?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is increasing recognition that environmental policies imposed from the top down are unlikely to work. 
B)  There are few environmental policies in the developing world, so anthropologists are needed to apply Western policies to new communities. 
C)  Existing environmental policies are culturally discriminatory, and anthropologists are involved to reduce this bias. 
D)  There is evidence that environmental change is more likely to be successful if it is initiated by an outsider.

Question 15

Recovering and recording the archaeological record before programs of planned change disturb or destroy it is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural resource management (CRM) 
B)  cultural repository excavation (CR
E)  
C)  archaeological excavation management (AEM) 
D)  archaeological resource management (ARM)

Question 16

Which creatures provide important clues to forensic anthropologists' investigations?

Accepted Answer

A)  insects 
B)  bacteria 
C)  snakes 
D)  birds

Question 17

What criticism has been aimed at anthropologists acting as advocates for people who have been relocated?

Accepted Answer

A)  Critics are concerned that the advocates only represent one point of view. 
B)  Some argue that the anthropologists are romanticizing indigenous lifestyles. 
C)  Critics believe that the anthropologists have unreasonable expectations. 
D)  Some feel that the advocates are too politicized to be effective.

Question 18

How does the field of museum anthropology exemplify applied anthropology's role in public education?

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Question 19

Which of the following situations is least likely to put the anthropologist into an ethical dilemma?

Accepted Answer

A)  being invited to work on a project initiated by the affected party 
B)  getting involved with a change program after problems have arisen 
C)  being approached by a company after a decision has already been made 
D)  being assigned to a task force with which the anthropologist fundamentally disagrees

Question 20

What specialized research method could Murray-as an anthropologist-bring to the Haiti reforestation evaluation?

Accepted Answer

A)  participant observation 
B)  translation 
C)  interviews 
D)  focal groups

Exam 16: Practicing and Applying Anthropology