TEST BANK for Cultural Anthropology 13th
Edition by Serena Nanda
Complete Chapters 1-15 With Verified Questions &
Correct Answers for Exam Preparation| A+ GRADED
Page 1 of 359
, Table of Contents
Part I: INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY.
1. Anthropology and Human Diversity.
2. Doing Cultural Anthropology.
3. The Idea of Culture.
4. Communication.
Part II: FAMILIES IN SOCIETY.
5. Making a Living.
6. Economics.
7. Kinship.
8. Marriage, Family, and Domestic Groups.
Part III: EQUALITIES AND INEQUALITIES.
9. Gender.
10. Political Organization.
11. Stratification.
Part IV: SYMBOLS AND MEANINGS.
12. Religion.
13. Creative Expression: Anthropology and the Arts.
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Part V: CULTURE CHANGE.
14. Power, Conquest, and a World System.
15. Culture Change and the Modern World.
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, Chapter 1: Anthropology and Human Diversity MULT
IPLE CHOICE
1. The critical factor that distinguishes anthropology from other fields of study is:
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a. Its emphasis on rigorous experimentation and analysis of data.
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b. Its exclusive focus on non-Western cultures.
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c. Its use of theories of biological evolution to explain human behavior.
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d. Its interest in describing humankind throughout time and in all parts of the world.
e. Its focus on the discovery of a single human nature.
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CORRECT ANSWER: D DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ: 1 MSC: Pickup
2. One of the most critical goals of cultural anthropology as an academic discipline is to:
a. Describe, analyze, and explain different cultures.
b. Increase the level of culture in particular human societies.
c. Place large numbers of cultural anthropologists in political offices.
d. Determine the direction of human evolution.
e. Preserve world heritage for future generations.
CORRECT ANSWER: A DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ: 1 MSC: Pickup
3. To say that anthropology is holistic means that anthropologists are particularly interested in:
a. Objects and acts regarded as holy by various peoples.
b. The whole personality of any particular individual.
c. The integration of biological, sociocultural, and environmental factors in explaining human
behavior.
d. Studying every culture in the world.
e. The efforts to find holes in particular theories.
CORRECT ANSWER: C DIF: AppliedREF: 4 OBJ: 1
MSC: Pickup
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, 4. Which ofd’thed’followingd’correctlyd’identifiesd’thed’sub-disciplinesd’ofd’anthropology?
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a. Archaeology,d’Anthropometry,d’Culturald’Anthropology,d’Paleontology,d’and Culturald’Relativity.
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b. Archaeology,d’Culturald’ Anthropology,d’Cognitived’Anthropology,d’Ethno-history,d’andd’Linguistics.
c. Archaeology,d’ Ethno-
history,d’Anthropometry,d’Structurald’Anthropology,d’andd’Culturald ’ Anthropology.
d. Archaeology,d’Culturald’Anthropology,d’Physicald’Anthropology,d’Appliedd’Anthropologyd’a
ndd’Linguistics.
e. Archaeology,d’Phonology,d’Medicald’Anthropology,d’Developmentd’Studies,d’andd’Cultu
rald’Anthropology.
CORRECTd’ANSWER:d ’ D DIF: Factuald ’ REF: 4 OBJ: 2
MSC:d’Pickup
5. Anthropologistsd’sayd’that humand’adaptationd’isd’biocultural.d’Which ofd’thed’following bestd’representsd’
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whatd’isd’meantd’byd’thisd’statement?
a. Human adaptationd’isd’bothd’biologicald’andd’cultural,d’andd’anthropologists cannot distinguish betwe
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end’thed’meaningsd’ofd’thesed’concepts.
b. Human adaptationd’involvesd’bothd’biologicald’andd’culturald’dimensionsd’and eachd’influencesd’thed’other.
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c. Humand’adaptationd’isd’uniqued’amongd’alld’animalsd’becaused’itd’isd’basedd’exclusivelyd’ond’physiol
ogicald’adaptations.
d. Humand’adaptationd’isd’thed’samed’asd’thatd’ofd’alld’animald’becaused’cultured’playsd’ad’roled’ind’thed’ad
aptationd’ofd’alld’formsd’ofd’life.
e. Humand’adaptationd’isd’basedd’exclusivelyd’ond’culture.d’Biologyd’isd’subsumedd’withind’thed’cu
lturald’dimensiond’andd’doesd’notd’exertd’and’independentd’influenced’ond’humans.
CORRECTd’ANSWER:d’B DIF: Conceptual REF: 4 OBJ: 2d’MSC:d’New
6. Which ofd’thed’followingd’studiesd’howd’languagesd’ared’related tod’eachd’other?
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a. Biologicald’anthropology
b. Humand’variation
c. Historicald’linguistics
d. Paleo-linguistics
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Edition by Serena Nanda
Complete Chapters 1-15 With Verified Questions &
Correct Answers for Exam Preparation| A+ GRADED
Page 1 of 359
, Table of Contents
Part I: INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY.
1. Anthropology and Human Diversity.
2. Doing Cultural Anthropology.
3. The Idea of Culture.
4. Communication.
Part II: FAMILIES IN SOCIETY.
5. Making a Living.
6. Economics.
7. Kinship.
8. Marriage, Family, and Domestic Groups.
Part III: EQUALITIES AND INEQUALITIES.
9. Gender.
10. Political Organization.
11. Stratification.
Part IV: SYMBOLS AND MEANINGS.
12. Religion.
13. Creative Expression: Anthropology and the Arts.
Part V: CULTURE CHANGE.
14. Power, Conquest, and a World System.
15. Culture Change and the Modern World.
Page 2 of 359
, Chapter 1: Anthropology and Human Diversity MULT
IPLE CHOICE
1. The critical factor that distinguishes anthropology from other fields of study is:
a. Its emphasis on rigorous experimentation and analysis of data.
b. Its exclusive focus on non-Western cultures.
c. Its use of theories of biological evolution to explain human behavior.
d. Its interest in describing humankind throughout time and in all parts of the world.
e. Its focus on the discovery of a single human nature.
CORRECT ANSWER: D DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ: 1 MSC: Pickup
2. One of the most critical goals of cultural anthropology as an academic discipline is to:
a. Describe, analyze, and explain different cultures.
b. Increase the level of culture in particular human societies.
c. Place large numbers of cultural anthropologists in political offices.
d. Determine the direction of human evolution.
e. Preserve world heritage for future generations.
CORRECT ANSWER: A DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ: 1 MSC: Pickup
3. To say that anthropology is holistic means that anthropologists are particularly interested in:
a. Objects and acts regarded as holy by various peoples.
b. The whole personality of any particular individual.
c. The integration of biological, sociocultural, and environmental factors in explaining human
behavior.
d. Studying every culture in the world.
e. The efforts to find holes in particular theories.
CORRECT ANSWER: C DIF: AppliedREF: 4 OBJ: 1
MSC: Pickup
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, 4. Which ofd’thed’followingd’correctlyd’identifiesd’thed’sub-disciplinesd’ofd’anthropology?
a. Archaeology,d’Anthropometry,d’Culturald’Anthropology,d’Paleontology,d’and Culturald’Relativity.
b. Archaeology,d’Culturald’ Anthropology,d’Cognitived’Anthropology,d’Ethno-history,d’andd’Linguistics.
c. Archaeology,d’ Ethno-
history,d’Anthropometry,d’Structurald’Anthropology,d’andd’Culturald ’ Anthropology.
d. Archaeology,d’Culturald’Anthropology,d’Physicald’Anthropology,d’Appliedd’Anthropologyd’a
ndd’Linguistics.
e. Archaeology,d’Phonology,d’Medicald’Anthropology,d’Developmentd’Studies,d’andd’Cultu
rald’Anthropology.
CORRECTd’ANSWER:d ’ D DIF: Factuald ’ REF: 4 OBJ: 2
MSC:d’Pickup
5. Anthropologistsd’sayd’that humand’adaptationd’isd’biocultural.d’Which ofd’thed’following bestd’representsd’
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whatd’isd’meantd’byd’thisd’statement?
a. Human adaptationd’isd’bothd’biologicald’andd’cultural,d’andd’anthropologists cannot distinguish betwe
qq qq qq qq
end’thed’meaningsd’ofd’thesed’concepts.
b. Human adaptationd’involvesd’bothd’biologicald’andd’culturald’dimensionsd’and eachd’influencesd’thed’other.
qq qq
c. Humand’adaptationd’isd’uniqued’amongd’alld’animalsd’becaused’itd’isd’basedd’exclusivelyd’ond’physiol
ogicald’adaptations.
d. Humand’adaptationd’isd’thed’samed’asd’thatd’ofd’alld’animald’becaused’cultured’playsd’ad’roled’ind’thed’ad
aptationd’ofd’alld’formsd’ofd’life.
e. Humand’adaptationd’isd’basedd’exclusivelyd’ond’culture.d’Biologyd’isd’subsumedd’withind’thed’cu
lturald’dimensiond’andd’doesd’notd’exertd’and’independentd’influenced’ond’humans.
CORRECTd’ANSWER:d’B DIF: Conceptual REF: 4 OBJ: 2d’MSC:d’New
6. Which ofd’thed’followingd’studiesd’howd’languagesd’ared’related tod’eachd’other?
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a. Biologicald’anthropology
b. Humand’variation
c. Historicald’linguistics
d. Paleo-linguistics
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