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1. Which of the following best describes the central purpose of anthropology?
A. controlled lab experiments
B. non-Western cultures
C. biological evolution
D. describing humankind
Correct Answer: D. describing humankind
2. What is the critical goal of cultural anthropology as an academic discipline?
A. describe, analyze, and explain different cultures
B. increase the level of culture in society
C. study past cultures through material remains
D. determine the direction of human evolution
Correct Answer: A. describe, analyze, and explain different cultures
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3. What is cultural relativism?
A. the quantitative study of different cultures
B. the idea that a universal standard of behavior exists
C. the belief that cultures are made by kinship
D. the notion that cultures should be viewed through the lens of a native
Correct Answer: D. the notion that cultures should be viewed through the lens of a native
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4. Archaeology, cultural anthropology, biological anthropology, and ______ are all traditional
subdisciplines of anthropology in the United States.
A. ethnography
B. paleontology
C. medical anthropology
D. linguistic anthropology
Correct Answer: D. linguistic anthropology
5. Which subspecialty of biological anthropology maps physiological differences among humans?
A. paleoanthropology
B. study of human variation
C. morphology
D. primatology
Correct Answer: B. study of human variation
6. The study of human evolution is a subfield in which anthropological subdiscipline?
A. biological anthropology
B. cultural anthropology
C. linguistic anthropology
D. archeology
Correct Answer: A. biological anthropology
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7. The widespread use of ______ has greatly altered how linguistic anthropologists have gone about their
research in the last half century, particularly in poorer nations.
A. newspapers
B. television
C. cell phones
D. word processing software
Correct Answer: C. cell phones
8. Two subfields of archaeology are urban archaeology and ______.
A. urban planning
B. culture resource management (CRM)
C. paleoanthropology
D. sociology
Correct Answer: B. culture resource management (CRM)
9. An ______ attempts to capture what ideas and practices mean to members of a culture.
A. etic ethnography
B. emic ethnography
C. etic ethnology
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D. emic ethnology
Correct Answer: B. emic ethnography
10. At most U.S. colleges and universities, anthropology is categorized as a(n) ______ along with English,
geography, history, modern languages, philosophy, political science, psychology, and sociology.
A. engineering field
B. hard science
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C. fine art
D. liberal art
Correct Answer: D. liberal art
11. Why is studying culture important in today's world?
A. the importance of globalization
B. increasing cost of communication
C. increasing cost of transportation
D. the importance of assimilation
Correct Answer: A. the importance of globalization
12. "The Makonde do not approach marriage like we do in the West. While we prefer coupling, which often
leads to more stable and emotionally satisfying relationships, the Makonde instead choose to marry in
communal settings." This statement, if found in an anthropological paper written by a Canadian
anthropologist, would exemplify which concept?
A. archeology
B. cultural relativism
C. emic ethnography
D. ethnocentrism
Correct Answer: D. ethnocentrism
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13. In Catching Fire (2009), Richard Wrangham argues that the ability to use fire is ______.
A. biological
B. cultural
C. biocultural
D. primal
Correct Answer: B. cultural
14. According to the text, why is it useful for historical linguists to understand the relationships among
various languages?
A. They reveal the history and migrations of those who speak them.
B. It shows which language should become the unified world language.
C. Oral history settles border disputes in war-torn countries.
D. It is helpful when developing strategic military defense.
Correct Answer: A. They reveal the history and migrations of those who speak them.
15. Belinda, a graduate student in anthropology at the University of Mississippi, studies the Tutsi, a
Bantu-speaking group found in modern-day Rwanda and Burundi. Her dissertation title is "The
Performance of Words and Intonation among the Bantu." Based on this subject, Belinda is most likely
studying which subdiscipline of anthropology?
A. biological anthropology
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B. applied anthropology
C. linguistic anthropology
D. archeology
Correct Answer: C. linguistic anthropology
16. Which is true about society in an anthropological sense?
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A. A society is identified by its location.
B. Each society has one culture.
C. Societies that are the most powerful have the most rational way of life.
D. Societies are increasingly a global rather than local phenomena.
Correct Answer: D. Societies are increasingly a global rather than local phenomena.
17. Which statement accurately describes the relationship between ethnography and ethnology?
A. Ethnography is emic while ethnology is etic.
B. Ethnology is emic while ethnography is etic.
C. Ethnographers rely on ethnologists for their data.
D. Ethnologists rely on ethnographers for their data.
Correct Answer: D. Ethnologists rely on ethnographers for their data.
18. Based on the job market and current career opportunities for anthropologists, if a student is asked why
they are studying anthropology, what should they reply?
A. "Anthropologists are highly sought after in the health sciences."
B. "I am going to become an anthropology professor."
C. "It is highly likely I will be able to work as a professional anthropologist."
D. "Anthropologists are often employed by the U.S. government and many organizations."
Correct Answer: D. "Anthropologists are often employed by the U.S. government and many organizations."
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Richard Warms | Test Bank | Chapters 1 to 15 | MCQ,S, True/False, Essay Questions With
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Chapter 1 Test Bank
Nanda, Culture Counts, 5e
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following best describes the central purpose of anthropology?
A. controlled lab experiments
B. non-Western cultures
C. biological evolution
D. describing humankind
Correct Answer: D. describing humankind
2. What is the critical goal of cultural anthropology as an academic discipline?
A. describe, analyze, and explain different cultures
B. increase the level of culture in society
C. study past cultures through material remains
D. determine the direction of human evolution
Correct Answer: A. describe, analyze, and explain different cultures
Test Bank
3. What is cultural relativism?
A. the quantitative study of different cultures
B. the idea that a universal standard of behavior exists
C. the belief that cultures are made by kinship
D. the notion that cultures should be viewed through the lens of a native
Correct Answer: D. the notion that cultures should be viewed through the lens of a native
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4. Archaeology, cultural anthropology, biological anthropology, and ______ are all traditional
subdisciplines of anthropology in the United States.
A. ethnography
B. paleontology
C. medical anthropology
D. linguistic anthropology
Correct Answer: D. linguistic anthropology
5. Which subspecialty of biological anthropology maps physiological differences among humans?
A. paleoanthropology
B. study of human variation
C. morphology
D. primatology
Correct Answer: B. study of human variation
6. The study of human evolution is a subfield in which anthropological subdiscipline?
A. biological anthropology
B. cultural anthropology
C. linguistic anthropology
D. archeology
Correct Answer: A. biological anthropology
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7. The widespread use of ______ has greatly altered how linguistic anthropologists have gone about their
research in the last half century, particularly in poorer nations.
A. newspapers
B. television
C. cell phones
D. word processing software
Correct Answer: C. cell phones
8. Two subfields of archaeology are urban archaeology and ______.
A. urban planning
B. culture resource management (CRM)
C. paleoanthropology
D. sociology
Correct Answer: B. culture resource management (CRM)
9. An ______ attempts to capture what ideas and practices mean to members of a culture.
A. etic ethnography
B. emic ethnography
C. etic ethnology
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D. emic ethnology
Correct Answer: B. emic ethnography
10. At most U.S. colleges and universities, anthropology is categorized as a(n) ______ along with English,
geography, history, modern languages, philosophy, political science, psychology, and sociology.
A. engineering field
B. hard science
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C. fine art
D. liberal art
Correct Answer: D. liberal art
11. Why is studying culture important in today's world?
A. the importance of globalization
B. increasing cost of communication
C. increasing cost of transportation
D. the importance of assimilation
Correct Answer: A. the importance of globalization
12. "The Makonde do not approach marriage like we do in the West. While we prefer coupling, which often
leads to more stable and emotionally satisfying relationships, the Makonde instead choose to marry in
communal settings." This statement, if found in an anthropological paper written by a Canadian
anthropologist, would exemplify which concept?
A. archeology
B. cultural relativism
C. emic ethnography
D. ethnocentrism
Correct Answer: D. ethnocentrism
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13. In Catching Fire (2009), Richard Wrangham argues that the ability to use fire is ______.
A. biological
B. cultural
C. biocultural
D. primal
Correct Answer: B. cultural
14. According to the text, why is it useful for historical linguists to understand the relationships among
various languages?
A. They reveal the history and migrations of those who speak them.
B. It shows which language should become the unified world language.
C. Oral history settles border disputes in war-torn countries.
D. It is helpful when developing strategic military defense.
Correct Answer: A. They reveal the history and migrations of those who speak them.
15. Belinda, a graduate student in anthropology at the University of Mississippi, studies the Tutsi, a
Bantu-speaking group found in modern-day Rwanda and Burundi. Her dissertation title is "The
Performance of Words and Intonation among the Bantu." Based on this subject, Belinda is most likely
studying which subdiscipline of anthropology?
A. biological anthropology
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B. applied anthropology
C. linguistic anthropology
D. archeology
Correct Answer: C. linguistic anthropology
16. Which is true about society in an anthropological sense?
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A. A society is identified by its location.
B. Each society has one culture.
C. Societies that are the most powerful have the most rational way of life.
D. Societies are increasingly a global rather than local phenomena.
Correct Answer: D. Societies are increasingly a global rather than local phenomena.
17. Which statement accurately describes the relationship between ethnography and ethnology?
A. Ethnography is emic while ethnology is etic.
B. Ethnology is emic while ethnography is etic.
C. Ethnographers rely on ethnologists for their data.
D. Ethnologists rely on ethnographers for their data.
Correct Answer: D. Ethnologists rely on ethnographers for their data.
18. Based on the job market and current career opportunities for anthropologists, if a student is asked why
they are studying anthropology, what should they reply?
A. "Anthropologists are highly sought after in the health sciences."
B. "I am going to become an anthropology professor."
C. "It is highly likely I will be able to work as a professional anthropologist."
D. "Anthropologists are often employed by the U.S. government and many organizations."
Correct Answer: D. "Anthropologists are often employed by the U.S. government and many organizations."
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