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Test Bank for Asking Questions About Cultural
Anthropology A Concise Introduction 3e Welsch Vivanco
Chapter 1
Multiple Choice
1. The subfield of anthropology that studies human evolution, including human genetics
and human nutrition, is called
a. biological anthropology.*
b. linguistic anthropology.
c. cultural anthropology.
d. archaeology.
2. The subfield of anthropology that studies language use is called
a. biological anthropology.
b. linguistic anthropology.*
c. cultural anthropology.
d. archaeology.
3. The subfield of anthropology that studies the material remains of past cultures is called
a. biological anthropology.
b. linguistic anthropology.
c. cultural anthropology.
d. archaeology.*
4. The subfield of anthropology that studies human diversity, beliefs, and practices is
called
a. biological anthropology.
b. linguistic anthropology.
c. cultural anthropology.*
d. archaeology.
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5. A linguistic anthropologist would be least interested in which of the following research
projects?
a. The role of the mouth in forming words
b. The formation of a local dialect or accent
c. A language revitalization project
d. The circulation of American graphic t-shirts in sub-Saharan Africa*
6. Cultural relativism is the principle that
a. one should seek to understand cultures on their own terms.*
b. one can only understand another culture if it is relatively similar to one's own.
c. anthropologists' ethical obligations vary across cultural contexts.
d. the scientific method is only appropriate in some cultures.
7. Anthropologists draw their conclusions from information they verify via observation,
rather than through logic or theory alone. This research method is known as
a. empiricism.*
b. ethnocentrism.
c. paradigmatic.
d. comparative.
8. When an anthropologist examines birthing practices in the United States and Mexico, he
or she is employing
a. the scientific method.
b. cultural relativism.
c. the ethnographic method.*
d. the comparative method.
9. Anthropology emerged as an academic discipline in
a. 400 BCE.
b. the 1800s.*
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c. the 1900s.
d. the 1500s.
10. The moral and intellectual principle that one should withhold judgment about seemingly
strange or exotic beliefs and practices is called
a. diversity.
b. cultural relativism.*
c. ethnocentrism.
d. a waste of time.
11. The thinker who developed evolutionary theory in the nineteenth century was
a. Karl Marx.
b. Max Weber.
c. Emile Durkheim.
d. Charles Darwin.*
12. During colonialism, the perception of non-Western peoples as primitive or savage is
referred to as the process of
a. evolution.
b. salvaging.
c. enculturation.
d. othering.*
13. __________ is anthropological research commissioned to serve an organization’s needs.
a. Applied anthropology*
b. Action anthropology
c. Practicing archaeology
d. Cultural anthropology
14. The primary ethical responsibility of anthropologists is to
a. themselves.
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b. the people or species they study.*
c. the agency that funds the research.
d. the institution in which they work.
15. Assuming your culture’s way of doing things is the best is called
a. cultural relativism.
b. patriotism.
c. natural selection.
d. ethnocentrism.*
16. Diversity defined anthropologically
a. is the same as difference.
b. does not include how people are similar.
c. focuses on multiplicity and variety.*
d. is a term that is no longer used.
17. What process involves shifting from an agricultural economy to a factory-based one?
a. Modernization
b. Industrialization*
c. Neoliberalization
d. Globalization
18. The process by which inheritable traits are passed along to offspring because they are
better suited to the environment is referred to as
a. evolution.
b. natural selection.*
c. degeneration.
d. genetic mutation.
19. Western colonial powers understood the different customs and cultures of the people
they colonized as
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Anthropology A Concise Introduction 3e Welsch Vivanco
Chapter 1
Multiple Choice
1. The subfield of anthropology that studies human evolution, including human genetics
and human nutrition, is called
a. biological anthropology.*
b. linguistic anthropology.
c. cultural anthropology.
d. archaeology.
2. The subfield of anthropology that studies language use is called
a. biological anthropology.
b. linguistic anthropology.*
c. cultural anthropology.
d. archaeology.
3. The subfield of anthropology that studies the material remains of past cultures is called
a. biological anthropology.
b. linguistic anthropology.
c. cultural anthropology.
d. archaeology.*
4. The subfield of anthropology that studies human diversity, beliefs, and practices is
called
a. biological anthropology.
b. linguistic anthropology.
c. cultural anthropology.*
d. archaeology.
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5. A linguistic anthropologist would be least interested in which of the following research
projects?
a. The role of the mouth in forming words
b. The formation of a local dialect or accent
c. A language revitalization project
d. The circulation of American graphic t-shirts in sub-Saharan Africa*
6. Cultural relativism is the principle that
a. one should seek to understand cultures on their own terms.*
b. one can only understand another culture if it is relatively similar to one's own.
c. anthropologists' ethical obligations vary across cultural contexts.
d. the scientific method is only appropriate in some cultures.
7. Anthropologists draw their conclusions from information they verify via observation,
rather than through logic or theory alone. This research method is known as
a. empiricism.*
b. ethnocentrism.
c. paradigmatic.
d. comparative.
8. When an anthropologist examines birthing practices in the United States and Mexico, he
or she is employing
a. the scientific method.
b. cultural relativism.
c. the ethnographic method.*
d. the comparative method.
9. Anthropology emerged as an academic discipline in
a. 400 BCE.
b. the 1800s.*
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c. the 1900s.
d. the 1500s.
10. The moral and intellectual principle that one should withhold judgment about seemingly
strange or exotic beliefs and practices is called
a. diversity.
b. cultural relativism.*
c. ethnocentrism.
d. a waste of time.
11. The thinker who developed evolutionary theory in the nineteenth century was
a. Karl Marx.
b. Max Weber.
c. Emile Durkheim.
d. Charles Darwin.*
12. During colonialism, the perception of non-Western peoples as primitive or savage is
referred to as the process of
a. evolution.
b. salvaging.
c. enculturation.
d. othering.*
13. __________ is anthropological research commissioned to serve an organization’s needs.
a. Applied anthropology*
b. Action anthropology
c. Practicing archaeology
d. Cultural anthropology
14. The primary ethical responsibility of anthropologists is to
a. themselves.
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b. the people or species they study.*
c. the agency that funds the research.
d. the institution in which they work.
15. Assuming your culture’s way of doing things is the best is called
a. cultural relativism.
b. patriotism.
c. natural selection.
d. ethnocentrism.*
16. Diversity defined anthropologically
a. is the same as difference.
b. does not include how people are similar.
c. focuses on multiplicity and variety.*
d. is a term that is no longer used.
17. What process involves shifting from an agricultural economy to a factory-based one?
a. Modernization
b. Industrialization*
c. Neoliberalization
d. Globalization
18. The process by which inheritable traits are passed along to offspring because they are
better suited to the environment is referred to as
a. evolution.
b. natural selection.*
c. degeneration.
d. genetic mutation.
19. Western colonial powers understood the different customs and cultures of the people
they colonized as
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