Question 1

_____________ is the patterns of behavior we exhibit in our families, relationships, religions, laws, moral codes, songs, art, business, and everyday interactions.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnography 
B)  Ethnology 
C)  Culture 
D)  Evolution

Question 2

The main subfields of anthropology are

Accepted Answer

A)  archaeology, linguistic anthropology, cultural anthropology, and biological anthropology. 
B)  architectural anthropology, biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and cultural anthropology. 
C)  biological anthropology, evolutionary anthropology, cultural anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. 
D)  cultural anthropology, biological anthropology, archaeology, and evolutionary anthropology.

Question 3

The scientific method

Accepted Answer

A)  prevents biases resulting from personal and cultural factors. 
B)  is influenced by personal and cultural factors. 
C)  reduces potential effects of personal and cultural factors through repetitive experimentation. 
D)  None of the above.

Question 4

Lamarck proposed a process of evolution with three major components. Which one of the following was NOT one of the three components of evolution proposed by Lamarck?

Accepted Answer

A)  the law of use and disuse 
B)  the inheritance of acquired characteristics 
C)  the will to change 
D)  the environment does not challenge organisms

Question 5

The test portion of scientific methodology is designed to

Accepted Answer

A)  prove that a hypothesis is right. 
B)  prove that a hypothesis is wrong. 
C)  prove that a hypothesis is either right or wrong. 
D)  see which variables really need to be tested.

Question 6

Which one of the following is NOT descriptive of Carolus Linnaeus?

Accepted Answer

A)  He was a Swedish naturalist. 
B)  He was an atheist. 
C)  He was interested in understanding God's wisdom. 
D)  He is considered to be the "father" of taxonomy.

Question 7

Evolution is

Accepted Answer

A)  factual. 
B)  theoretical. 
C)  both factual and theoretical. 
D)  neither factual nor theoretical.

Question 8

Which of the following is the BEST definition of reproductive success?

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of offspring an organism has 
B)  the number of mating opportunities an organism has 
C)  the number of surviving offspring an organism has 
D)  the number of individuals with which an organism mates

Question 9

A ____________ is a testable explanation of the observed facts.

Accepted Answer

A)  paradigm 
B)  hypothesis 
C)  theory 
D)  robust theory

Question 10

The idea that the earth revolves around the sun is called

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnocentric theory. 
B)  heliocentric theory. 
C)  contracentric theory. 
D)  elliptocentric theory.

Question 11

Describe what science is and how it works. Discuss the steps of the scientific method. Explain how the scientific method proves something right/wrong.

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Which one of the following is NOT a part of critical thinking?

Accepted Answer

A)  systematic assessment of information 
B)  accepting what you hear at face value 
C)  actively participating in the learning process 
D)  taking control of the information presented to you and examining it

Question 13

_____________ is the system of naming and classifying organisms.

Accepted Answer

A)  Binomial nomenclature 
B)  Zoonomia 
C)  Taxonomy 
D)  Genus, species

Question 14

Within the context of science, which of the following is the definition of parsimony?

Accepted Answer

A)  dividing organisms into categories 
B)  separating species on the basis of similar anatomical traits 
C)  species evolving over a similar amount of time 
D)  the simplest explanation is the most likely

Question 15

Which of the following is true about science?

Accepted Answer

A)  It seeks to resolve disagreements of "expert" opinion. 
B)  It can answer questions such as, "Why are we here?" 
C)  It is self-correcting. 
D)  It provides ultimate "truths".

Question 16

_____________ was the first to clearly lay out a theory of evolution.

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Darwin 
B)  Erasmus Darwin 
C)  Lamarck 
D)  Cuvier

Question 17

_____________ is the study of a specific culture.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnography 
B)  Ethnology 
C)  Anthropology 
D)  Holistic anthropology

Question 18

Regarding science, which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a belief system. 
B)  It is a system of expert validation. 
C)  It is a body of truth. 
D)  It is a methodology.

Question 19

Which of the following is the definition of uniformitarianism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Species' biological traits do not change over time. 
B)  Geological processes observed in the present are the same as those in the past. 
C)  The environment has been uniform since the beginning of time. 
D)  The speed at which evolution occurs is uniform.

Question 20

A ____________ is a predominant way of thinking about ideas.

Accepted Answer