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Chapter 1 Anthropology and the Study of Culture
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Anthropology is usually divided into four fields, but some people claim that a fifth, known as , should
be included.
A) interpretivist anthropology
B) functionalist anthropology
C) applied anthropology
D) theoretical anthropology
Answer: C
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Learning Objective: 1.1 Define what is anthropology.
Topic: Introducing Anthropology’s Four Fields
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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2. Biological anthropologists focus on .
A) the impact of colonialism on different cultures
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B) cross-cultural patterns of contemporary human politics
C) human evolution and contemporary human variation
D) how culture is passed on from one generation to the next
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Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define what is anthropology.
Topic: Introducing Anthropology’s Four Fields
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
D
3. Which subfield of archaeology provides insights into social change in Britain in the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries?
A) archaeology of contemporary life
B) prehistoric archaeology
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C) underwater archaeology
D) industrial archaeology
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define what is anthropology.
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Topic: Introducing Anthropology’s Four Fields
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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4. The field of anthropology that studies human language and communication is called .
A) biological anthropology
B) communication science
C) linguistic anthropology
D) applied anthropology
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define what is anthropology.
Topic: Introducing Anthropology’s Four Fields
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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5. The Garbage Project has practical relevance because it provides information on .
A) how rural areas differ from urban areas
B) how long it has taken for garbage from prehistoric times to decompose
C) recent consumption patterns
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D) how the poor of the world are creating the least garbage
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define what is anthropology.
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Topic: Introducing Anthropology’s Four Fields
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
SE
6. What example of an applied use of biological anthropology is listed in the text?
A) cultural resource management
B) forensic anthropology
C) specialized testing for bilingual students
D) poverty reduction programs
D
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define what is anthropology.
Topic: Introducing Anthropology’s Four Fields
Difficulty Level: Easy
O
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
7. Paul Farmer has done most of his work in .
C
A) Mexico
B) Haiti
C) Guatemala
D) Puerto Rico
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Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define what is anthropology.
Topic: Introducing Anthropology’s Four Fields
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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8. A cultural relativist would view contemporary Nacirema culture as .
A) materialistic, aggressive, and without much worth
B) just as interesting and worthy of study as any other
C) more ethical than most others
D) adaptively superior to any other
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.2 Recognize what is cultural anthropology.
Topic: Introducing Cultural Anthropology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
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9. The functionalist approach says that .
A) powerful structures shape culture
B) culture is like a biological organism with interacting parts
C) culture should be studied on the basis of how people make a living
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D) cultures evolve from primitive to more advanced, or civilized
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.2 Recognize what is cultural anthropology.
R
Topic: Introducing Cultural Anthropology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
SE
10. The French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss is associated with the theoretical perspective known as
.
A) functionalism
B) holism
C) French structuralism
D) cultural relativism
D
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.2 Recognize what is cultural anthropology.
Topic: Introducing Cultural Anthropology
O
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
C
11. A major theoretical debate exists in cultural anthropology today between .
A) applied anthropologists and archaeologists
B) cultural materialists and interpretivist anthropologists
C) ecological anthropologists and economic anthropologists
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D) psychological anthropologists and medical anthropologists
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.2 Recognize what is cultural anthropology.
Topic: Introducing Cultural Anthropology
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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Chapter 1 Anthropology and the Study of Culture
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Anthropology is usually divided into four fields, but some people claim that a fifth, known as , should
be included.
A) interpretivist anthropology
B) functionalist anthropology
C) applied anthropology
D) theoretical anthropology
Answer: C
N
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define what is anthropology.
Topic: Introducing Anthropology’s Four Fields
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
U
2. Biological anthropologists focus on .
A) the impact of colonialism on different cultures
R
B) cross-cultural patterns of contemporary human politics
C) human evolution and contemporary human variation
D) how culture is passed on from one generation to the next
SE
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define what is anthropology.
Topic: Introducing Anthropology’s Four Fields
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
D
3. Which subfield of archaeology provides insights into social change in Britain in the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries?
A) archaeology of contemporary life
B) prehistoric archaeology
O
C) underwater archaeology
D) industrial archaeology
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define what is anthropology.
C
Topic: Introducing Anthropology’s Four Fields
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
All Chapters
S
All Answers
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4. The field of anthropology that studies human language and communication is called .
A) biological anthropology
B) communication science
C) linguistic anthropology
D) applied anthropology
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define what is anthropology.
Topic: Introducing Anthropology’s Four Fields
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
N
5. The Garbage Project has practical relevance because it provides information on .
A) how rural areas differ from urban areas
B) how long it has taken for garbage from prehistoric times to decompose
C) recent consumption patterns
U
D) how the poor of the world are creating the least garbage
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define what is anthropology.
R
Topic: Introducing Anthropology’s Four Fields
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
SE
6. What example of an applied use of biological anthropology is listed in the text?
A) cultural resource management
B) forensic anthropology
C) specialized testing for bilingual students
D) poverty reduction programs
D
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define what is anthropology.
Topic: Introducing Anthropology’s Four Fields
Difficulty Level: Easy
O
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
7. Paul Farmer has done most of his work in .
C
A) Mexico
B) Haiti
C) Guatemala
D) Puerto Rico
S
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define what is anthropology.
Topic: Introducing Anthropology’s Four Fields
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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8. A cultural relativist would view contemporary Nacirema culture as .
A) materialistic, aggressive, and without much worth
B) just as interesting and worthy of study as any other
C) more ethical than most others
D) adaptively superior to any other
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.2 Recognize what is cultural anthropology.
Topic: Introducing Cultural Anthropology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
N
9. The functionalist approach says that .
A) powerful structures shape culture
B) culture is like a biological organism with interacting parts
C) culture should be studied on the basis of how people make a living
U
D) cultures evolve from primitive to more advanced, or civilized
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.2 Recognize what is cultural anthropology.
R
Topic: Introducing Cultural Anthropology
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
SE
10. The French anthropologist Claude Lévi-Strauss is associated with the theoretical perspective known as
.
A) functionalism
B) holism
C) French structuralism
D) cultural relativism
D
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.2 Recognize what is cultural anthropology.
Topic: Introducing Cultural Anthropology
O
Difficulty Level: Moderate
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
C
11. A major theoretical debate exists in cultural anthropology today between .
A) applied anthropologists and archaeologists
B) cultural materialists and interpretivist anthropologists
C) ecological anthropologists and economic anthropologists
S
D) psychological anthropologists and medical anthropologists
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.2 Recognize what is cultural anthropology.
Topic: Introducing Cultural Anthropology
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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