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Anthropology What Does It Mean to Be Human? Second Canadian Edition by
Robert H. Lavenda
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CHAPTER691
WHAT69IS69ANTHROPOLOGY?
MULTIPLE69CHOICE69QUESTIONS
1. In69the69textbook,69"anthropology"69is69defined69as69the69study69of .
a) human69nature,69human69society,69human69language,69and69the69human69past
b) the69remains69of69earlier69societies69and69peoples
c) the69ways69of69life69of69contemporary69peoples
d) the69physical69and69mental69capacities69of69human69beings
2. The69authors69define69"holism"69as .
a) trying69to69study69everything69possible69about69a69group69of69people
b) integrating69what69is69known69about69human69beings69and69their69activities
c) studying69human69biology69and69culture69at69the69same69time
d) fitting69together69economics,69political69science,69religious69studies,69and69biology
3.
4. To69 say69 that6 9 anthropology69 is6 9 comparative69 means6 9 that .
a) each69 anthropologist69 studies69 many69 different69 societies69 during69 his69 or69 her6 9 career
b) anthropological69 generalizations69 draw69 on6 9 evidence69 from69 the69 widest69 possible69 range69 of6 9 societies
c) anthropologists69 use69 data69 from69 many69 different6 9 academic69 disciplines
d) there69 is69 no69 one6 9 way69 for69 the69 anthropologist69 to69 do69 research
5. is69 NOT69 listed69 in69 the69 text69 as6 9 an69 element69 of69 the69 anthropological69 perspective.
a) Holism
b) Comparison
c) Evolution
d) Culturalism
6. A
6969 study69 examines6 9 how6 9 economics,69 politics,6 9 religion,6 9 and69 kinship6 9 shape69 one6 9 another69 in6 9 a69 specifi
csociety.
a) detailed
b) cultural
c) holistic
d) comparative
7. An69 anthropologist69 studying6 9 a69 social6 9 group69 observes6 9 that69 people69 shaket6 9 hands6 9 when6 9 greeting6 9 one
69 another69 and
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concludes69 that69 handshaking69 is6 9 universal6 9 among69 humans.6 9 This69 study69 is6 9 faulty69 because69 it6 9 was69 not
.
a) holistic
b) evolutionary
c) ethnocentric
d) comparative
8. When69 we69 say69 that6 9 anthropology69 is6 9 a6 9 field-based6 9 discipline,69 we69 mean6 9 that .
a) information69 about69 particular69 social69 groups6 9 comes69 through69 direct69 contact6 9 with69 them
b) anthropologists69 working69 in69 universities69 intersperse69 teaching69 and69 other69 tasks69 with69 field69 research
c) research69connects69anthropologists69directly69with69the69lived69experiences69of69other69people69and69t
o69the69mater69ialevidence69that69people69have69left
d) All69 of69 the69 above
9. According69 to69 the69 text,6 9 culture69 consists69 of .
a) sets69 of69 learned69 behaviours69 and69 ideas69 that69 humans6 9 acquire6 9 as69 members6 9 of69 society
b) elements69of69human69experience69that69require69education69and69good69taste,69such69as69fine69art,69cla
ssical69music,6 9 andliterature
c) sets69 of69 innate69 behaviours69 that69 enable69 humans69 to6 9 function69 in69 a6 9 complex6 9 world
d) those69 practices6 9 that69 distinguish69 one69 group69 of69 humans69 from69 another
10. North69Americans69typically69do69not69eat69insects69because69they69hav
e69learne6 9 d69to69label69insects69as69inedible.69Thisexplanation69is69based69on69_ .
a) culture
b) biology
c) ethnocentrism
d) genetic69 programming
11. When69 we69 state69 that6 9 humans6 9 are69 biocultural69 organisms,69 we69 mean6 9 that6 9 _ .
a) human69 biology69 makes6 9 culture69 possible,6 9 and69 human6 9 culture69 makes6 9 human69 biological6 9 survival6 9 poss
ible
b) biology69 is6 9 more69 important69 than6 9 culture69 for69 humans
c) human69 culture69 predates6 9 our69 biological69 organism
d) humans69 evolved69 independently69 of69 our6 9 ability69 to6 9 create69 culture
12. Traditionally,69 North69 American6 9 anthropology69 has69 been69 divided69 into subfields.
a) two
b) three
c) four
d) five
13. According69 to69 the69 text, is69 NOT6 9 a69 major69 subfield6 9 of69 North6 9 American6 9 anthropology.
a) Archaeology
b) Cultural69 anthropology
c) Biological69 anthropology
d) Physiological69 anthropology
14. The69 following69 statement6 9 is69 NOT6 9 associated6 9 with69 the69 traditional69 North69 American6 9 model69 of69 anth
ropology:
.
a) This69 configuration69 reflects69 anthropology's69 commitment69 to69 holism.
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b) This69 configuration69 is69 associated6 9 with69 anthropology's6 9 successful69 fight6 9 against69 19th69 century69 scientifi
c69 racism.
c) This69configuration69constitutes69a69protected69"trading69zone"69within69which69fresh69concepts69and69kno
wledge69fro6 9 m69avariety69of69research69traditions69are69brought69together.
d) This69 model69 is69 widespread6 9 in6 9 Europe69 and69 other6 9 parts69 of69 the69 world.
15. Social69 groupings69 that69 allegedly69 reflect69 biological6 9 differences69 are69 called .
a) populations
b) cultures
c) races
d) ethnicities
16. Nineteenth-
century69 attempts69 to69 group69 all69 humans69 into69 unambiguous6 9 categories69 called69 "races"69 were69 based69 o
n
.
a) observable69 physical6 9 features,69 such69 as69 skin69 color,6 9 hair69 type,6 9 and69 skull69 shape
b) supposed69 mental69 and69 moral69 attributes
c) existing69 beliefs69 about69 the69 inherent6 9 biological69 superiority69 of69 some69 races6 9 and6 9 the69 inferiority69 of69 ot
hers
d) All69 of69 the69 above
17. Michel69 Bouchard's69 research6 9 on69 status6 9 and69 stigma6 9 among69 French-speakers69 in69 Alberta69 shows69 that
.
a) young69 children6 9 know69 which69 language69 is69 dominant
b) French69 is6 9 spoken69 only6 9 by69 people6 9 who6 9 have69 recently69 arrived6 9 in69 Alberta69 from69 Quebec
c) French-speaking6 9 childrent6 9 in69 Alberta69 believe69 that69 they69 belong69 to69 a69 high-status-group
d) media69 campaigns6 9 can6 9 reduce69 the69 stigma6 9 felt69 by69 linguistic69 minorities
18. By69the69 early69twentieth69 century,6 9 some69 anthropologists69 and69 biologists69 concluded69that69 the69 concept
69 of69 "race"69 wa69s
.
a) justified69 by69 the69 increasingly69 scientific69 biological69 research69 on69 humans
b) a69 cultural6 9 label69 invented6 9 by69 humans69 to69 sort69 people69 into6 9 groups
c) a69 political6 9 liability,6 9 although6 9 the69 evidence69 was69 increasingly69 strong69 in69 its6 9 favor
d) a69label69 that69 recognized69 important69 cultural69 and69 biological6 9 differences69 between6 9 groups
19. After69discrediting69scientific69racism69and69moving69away69from69the69classification69of69humans69into6
9distinct69rac69es,biological69anthropologists69shifted69their69attention69to .
a) patterns69 of69 variation69 and6 9 adaptation6 9 within69 the69 human69 species69 as6 9 a69 whole
b) the69 material6 9 remains69 of6 9 the69 human6 9 past
c) present-day69 social69 arrangements6 9 in69 human6 9 groups
d) human69 symbolic69 communication
20.
refers69to69the69systematic69oppression69of69members69of69one69or69more69socially69defined69"races"69by69membe
rsof6 9 anothe
r69socially69defined69"race"69that69is69justified69in69terms6 9 of69the69supposed69inherent69biological69superiority6
9of69the69rulers6 9 and69the69supposed69inherent69biological69inferiority69of69those69they69rule.
a) Ethnocentrism
b) Hierarchy
c) Racism
Anthropology What Does It Mean to Be Human? Second Canadian Edition by
Robert H. Lavenda
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CHAPTER691
WHAT69IS69ANTHROPOLOGY?
MULTIPLE69CHOICE69QUESTIONS
1. In69the69textbook,69"anthropology"69is69defined69as69the69study69of .
a) human69nature,69human69society,69human69language,69and69the69human69past
b) the69remains69of69earlier69societies69and69peoples
c) the69ways69of69life69of69contemporary69peoples
d) the69physical69and69mental69capacities69of69human69beings
2. The69authors69define69"holism"69as .
a) trying69to69study69everything69possible69about69a69group69of69people
b) integrating69what69is69known69about69human69beings69and69their69activities
c) studying69human69biology69and69culture69at69the69same69time
d) fitting69together69economics,69political69science,69religious69studies,69and69biology
3.
4. To69 say69 that6 9 anthropology69 is6 9 comparative69 means6 9 that .
a) each69 anthropologist69 studies69 many69 different69 societies69 during69 his69 or69 her6 9 career
b) anthropological69 generalizations69 draw69 on6 9 evidence69 from69 the69 widest69 possible69 range69 of6 9 societies
c) anthropologists69 use69 data69 from69 many69 different6 9 academic69 disciplines
d) there69 is69 no69 one6 9 way69 for69 the69 anthropologist69 to69 do69 research
5. is69 NOT69 listed69 in69 the69 text69 as6 9 an69 element69 of69 the69 anthropological69 perspective.
a) Holism
b) Comparison
c) Evolution
d) Culturalism
6. A
6969 study69 examines6 9 how6 9 economics,69 politics,6 9 religion,6 9 and69 kinship6 9 shape69 one6 9 another69 in6 9 a69 specifi
csociety.
a) detailed
b) cultural
c) holistic
d) comparative
7. An69 anthropologist69 studying6 9 a69 social6 9 group69 observes6 9 that69 people69 shaket6 9 hands6 9 when6 9 greeting6 9 one
69 another69 and
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concludes69 that69 handshaking69 is6 9 universal6 9 among69 humans.6 9 This69 study69 is6 9 faulty69 because69 it6 9 was69 not
.
a) holistic
b) evolutionary
c) ethnocentric
d) comparative
8. When69 we69 say69 that6 9 anthropology69 is6 9 a6 9 field-based6 9 discipline,69 we69 mean6 9 that .
a) information69 about69 particular69 social69 groups6 9 comes69 through69 direct69 contact6 9 with69 them
b) anthropologists69 working69 in69 universities69 intersperse69 teaching69 and69 other69 tasks69 with69 field69 research
c) research69connects69anthropologists69directly69with69the69lived69experiences69of69other69people69and69t
o69the69mater69ialevidence69that69people69have69left
d) All69 of69 the69 above
9. According69 to69 the69 text,6 9 culture69 consists69 of .
a) sets69 of69 learned69 behaviours69 and69 ideas69 that69 humans6 9 acquire6 9 as69 members6 9 of69 society
b) elements69of69human69experience69that69require69education69and69good69taste,69such69as69fine69art,69cla
ssical69music,6 9 andliterature
c) sets69 of69 innate69 behaviours69 that69 enable69 humans69 to6 9 function69 in69 a6 9 complex6 9 world
d) those69 practices6 9 that69 distinguish69 one69 group69 of69 humans69 from69 another
10. North69Americans69typically69do69not69eat69insects69because69they69hav
e69learne6 9 d69to69label69insects69as69inedible.69Thisexplanation69is69based69on69_ .
a) culture
b) biology
c) ethnocentrism
d) genetic69 programming
11. When69 we69 state69 that6 9 humans6 9 are69 biocultural69 organisms,69 we69 mean6 9 that6 9 _ .
a) human69 biology69 makes6 9 culture69 possible,6 9 and69 human6 9 culture69 makes6 9 human69 biological6 9 survival6 9 poss
ible
b) biology69 is6 9 more69 important69 than6 9 culture69 for69 humans
c) human69 culture69 predates6 9 our69 biological69 organism
d) humans69 evolved69 independently69 of69 our6 9 ability69 to6 9 create69 culture
12. Traditionally,69 North69 American6 9 anthropology69 has69 been69 divided69 into subfields.
a) two
b) three
c) four
d) five
13. According69 to69 the69 text, is69 NOT6 9 a69 major69 subfield6 9 of69 North6 9 American6 9 anthropology.
a) Archaeology
b) Cultural69 anthropology
c) Biological69 anthropology
d) Physiological69 anthropology
14. The69 following69 statement6 9 is69 NOT6 9 associated6 9 with69 the69 traditional69 North69 American6 9 model69 of69 anth
ropology:
.
a) This69 configuration69 reflects69 anthropology's69 commitment69 to69 holism.
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b) This69 configuration69 is69 associated6 9 with69 anthropology's6 9 successful69 fight6 9 against69 19th69 century69 scientifi
c69 racism.
c) This69configuration69constitutes69a69protected69"trading69zone"69within69which69fresh69concepts69and69kno
wledge69fro6 9 m69avariety69of69research69traditions69are69brought69together.
d) This69 model69 is69 widespread6 9 in6 9 Europe69 and69 other6 9 parts69 of69 the69 world.
15. Social69 groupings69 that69 allegedly69 reflect69 biological6 9 differences69 are69 called .
a) populations
b) cultures
c) races
d) ethnicities
16. Nineteenth-
century69 attempts69 to69 group69 all69 humans69 into69 unambiguous6 9 categories69 called69 "races"69 were69 based69 o
n
.
a) observable69 physical6 9 features,69 such69 as69 skin69 color,6 9 hair69 type,6 9 and69 skull69 shape
b) supposed69 mental69 and69 moral69 attributes
c) existing69 beliefs69 about69 the69 inherent6 9 biological69 superiority69 of69 some69 races6 9 and6 9 the69 inferiority69 of69 ot
hers
d) All69 of69 the69 above
17. Michel69 Bouchard's69 research6 9 on69 status6 9 and69 stigma6 9 among69 French-speakers69 in69 Alberta69 shows69 that
.
a) young69 children6 9 know69 which69 language69 is69 dominant
b) French69 is6 9 spoken69 only6 9 by69 people6 9 who6 9 have69 recently69 arrived6 9 in69 Alberta69 from69 Quebec
c) French-speaking6 9 childrent6 9 in69 Alberta69 believe69 that69 they69 belong69 to69 a69 high-status-group
d) media69 campaigns6 9 can6 9 reduce69 the69 stigma6 9 felt69 by69 linguistic69 minorities
18. By69the69 early69twentieth69 century,6 9 some69 anthropologists69 and69 biologists69 concluded69that69 the69 concept
69 of69 "race"69 wa69s
.
a) justified69 by69 the69 increasingly69 scientific69 biological69 research69 on69 humans
b) a69 cultural6 9 label69 invented6 9 by69 humans69 to69 sort69 people69 into6 9 groups
c) a69 political6 9 liability,6 9 although6 9 the69 evidence69 was69 increasingly69 strong69 in69 its6 9 favor
d) a69label69 that69 recognized69 important69 cultural69 and69 biological6 9 differences69 between6 9 groups
19. After69discrediting69scientific69racism69and69moving69away69from69the69classification69of69humans69into6
9distinct69rac69es,biological69anthropologists69shifted69their69attention69to .
a) patterns69 of69 variation69 and6 9 adaptation6 9 within69 the69 human69 species69 as6 9 a69 whole
b) the69 material6 9 remains69 of6 9 the69 human6 9 past
c) present-day69 social69 arrangements6 9 in69 human6 9 groups
d) human69 symbolic69 communication
20.
refers69to69the69systematic69oppression69of69members69of69one69or69more69socially69defined69"races"69by69membe
rsof6 9 anothe
r69socially69defined69"race"69that69is69justified69in69terms6 9 of69the69supposed69inherent69biological69superiority6
9of69the69rulers6 9 and69the69supposed69inherent69biological69inferiority69of69those69they69rule.
a) Ethnocentrism
b) Hierarchy
c) Racism
