Test Bank #mw
For
Cultural Anthropology
#mw
Fifteenth Edition #mw
Carol Ember, Human Relations Area Files
#mw #mw #mw #mw #mw
Melvin Ember #mw
Prepared by #mw
Cathy Cooke, University of Washington in St. Louis
#mw #mw #mw #mw #mw #mw #mw
SCHOLARVAULT
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ISBN-10: #mw0134733908
ISBN-13: # m w 9780134733906
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,CHAPTER 1: What Is Anthropology?
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Anthropology is literally the study of .
A) history
B) fossils
C) humans
D) religion
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain the general definition and purpose of anthropology.
Topic: What Is Anthropology?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Which type of culture was the traditional focus for anthropologists?
A) non-Western cultures
B) extinct cultures
C) Western cultures
D) post-industrialized cultures
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the scope of anthropology.
Topic: The Scope of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. The anthropological curiosity is primarily interested in .
A) abnormal characteristics within a population
B) differences in individual behavior
C) behavioral changes over time
D) typical characteristics of populations
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.4 Explain anthropology’s distinctive curiosity.
Topic: Anthropological Curiosity
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. What are the two broad classifications of subject matter within anthropology?
A) contemporary and ancient
B) biological and cultural
C) Western and non-Western
D) theoretical and practical
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of anthropology.
Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
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, 5. Which #mwof #mwthe #mwfollowing #mwcan #mwencompass #mwany #mwof #mwthe #mwfour #mwmain #mwsubfields #mwof
#mwanthropology?
A) biological #mwanthropology
B) anthropological #mwlinguistics
C) archaeology
D) applied #mwanthropology
Answer: #mwD
Learning #mwObjective: #mw1.5 #mwDifferentiate #mwamong #mwthe #mwfive #mwmajor #mwfields #mwof
#mwanthropology. #mwTopic: #mwFields #mwof #mwAnthropology
Skill #mwLevel: #mwRemember #mwthe #mwFacts
#mwDifficulty #mwLevel: #mwEasy
6. Prosimians, #mwmonkeys, #mwapes, #mwand #mwhumans #mware #mwall #mwmembers #mwof #mwthe #mworder #mw .
A) Primates
B) Humans
C) Homo #mwsapiens
D) Mammals
Answer: #mwA
Learning #mwObjective: #mw1.5 #mwDifferentiate #mwamong #mwthe #mwfive #mwmajor #mwfields #mwof
#mwanthropology. #mwTopic: #mwFields #mwof #mwAnthropology
Skill #mwLevel: #mwRemember #mwthe #mwFacts
#mwDifficulty #mwLevel: #mwEasy
7. What #mwis #mwculture?
A) the #mwreligion, #mwlanguage, #mwand #mwvalues #mwof #mwa #mwpopulation
B) advanced #mwknowledge #mwof #mwliterature #mwand #mwfine #mwarts
C) the #mwcustomary #mwways #mwthat #mwa #mwparticular #mwpopulation #mwor #mwsociety #mwthinks #mwand #mwbehaves
D) traditional #mwbeliefs #mwthat #mwhave #mwbeen #mwunchanged #mwover #mwgenerations
Answer: #mwC
Learning #mwObjective: #mw1.5 #mwDifferentiate #mwamong #mwthe #mwfive #mwmajor #mwfields #mwof
#mwanthropology. #mwTopic: #mwFields #mwof #mwAnthropology
Skill #mwLevel: #mwRemember #mwthe #mwFacts
#mwDifficulty #mwLevel: #mwEasy
8. The #mwstudy #mwof #mwhow #mwlanguages #mwchange #mwthrough #mwtime #mwand #mwhow #mwthey #mwmay #mwbe
#mwrelated #mwis #mwcalled
.
A) historical #mwlinguistics
B) sociolinguistics
C) ethnolinguistics
D) structural #mwlinguistics
Answer: #mwA
Learning #mwObjective: #mw1.5 #mwDifferentiate #mwamong #mwthe #mwfive #mwmajor #mwfields #mwof
#mwanthropology. #mwTopic: #mwFields #mwof #mwAnthropology
Skill #mwLevel: #mwRemember #mwthe #mwFacts
#mwDifficulty #mwLevel: #mwEasy
9. A #mw might #mwstudy #mwspeech #mwpatterns #mwin #mwvarying #mwsocial #mwcontexts.
SCHOLARVAULT
For
Cultural Anthropology
#mw
Fifteenth Edition #mw
Carol Ember, Human Relations Area Files
#mw #mw #mw #mw #mw
Melvin Ember #mw
Prepared by #mw
Cathy Cooke, University of Washington in St. Louis
#mw #mw #mw #mw #mw #mw #mw
SCHOLARVAULT
,Copyright #mw© #mw2019, #mw2015, #mw2011 #mwby #mwPearson #mwEducation, #mwInc. #mwor #mwits #mwaffiliates. # m w All #mwRights
#mwReserved. # m w Printed #mwin #mwthe #mwUnited #mwStates #mwof #mwAmerica. #mwThis #mwpublication #mwis #mwprotected #mwby
#mwcopyright, #mwand #mwpermission #mwshould #mwbe #mwobtained #mwfrom #mwthe #mwpublisher #mwprior #mwto #mwany #mwprohibited
#mwreproduction, #mwstorage #mwin #mwa #mwretrieval #mwsystem, #mwor #mwtransmission #mwin #mwany #mwform #mwor #mwby #mwany
#mwmeans, #mwelectronic, #mwmechanical, #mwphotocopying, #mwrecording, #mwor #mwotherwise. #mwFor #mwinformation #mwregarding
#mwpermissions, #mwrequest #mwforms #mwand #mwthe #mwappropriate #mwcontacts #mwwithin #mwthe #mwPearson #mwEducation
#mwGlobal #mwRights #mw& #mwPermissions #mwDepartment, #mwplease
visit #mwwww.pearsoned.com/permissions/.
ISBN-10: #mw0134733908
ISBN-13: # m w 9780134733906
SCHOLARVAULT
,CHAPTER 1: What Is Anthropology?
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Anthropology is literally the study of .
A) history
B) fossils
C) humans
D) religion
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain the general definition and purpose of anthropology.
Topic: What Is Anthropology?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Which type of culture was the traditional focus for anthropologists?
A) non-Western cultures
B) extinct cultures
C) Western cultures
D) post-industrialized cultures
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.2 Describe the scope of anthropology.
Topic: The Scope of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. The anthropological curiosity is primarily interested in .
A) abnormal characteristics within a population
B) differences in individual behavior
C) behavioral changes over time
D) typical characteristics of populations
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.4 Explain anthropology’s distinctive curiosity.
Topic: Anthropological Curiosity
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. What are the two broad classifications of subject matter within anthropology?
A) contemporary and ancient
B) biological and cultural
C) Western and non-Western
D) theoretical and practical
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of anthropology.
Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
SCHOLARVAULT
, 5. Which #mwof #mwthe #mwfollowing #mwcan #mwencompass #mwany #mwof #mwthe #mwfour #mwmain #mwsubfields #mwof
#mwanthropology?
A) biological #mwanthropology
B) anthropological #mwlinguistics
C) archaeology
D) applied #mwanthropology
Answer: #mwD
Learning #mwObjective: #mw1.5 #mwDifferentiate #mwamong #mwthe #mwfive #mwmajor #mwfields #mwof
#mwanthropology. #mwTopic: #mwFields #mwof #mwAnthropology
Skill #mwLevel: #mwRemember #mwthe #mwFacts
#mwDifficulty #mwLevel: #mwEasy
6. Prosimians, #mwmonkeys, #mwapes, #mwand #mwhumans #mware #mwall #mwmembers #mwof #mwthe #mworder #mw .
A) Primates
B) Humans
C) Homo #mwsapiens
D) Mammals
Answer: #mwA
Learning #mwObjective: #mw1.5 #mwDifferentiate #mwamong #mwthe #mwfive #mwmajor #mwfields #mwof
#mwanthropology. #mwTopic: #mwFields #mwof #mwAnthropology
Skill #mwLevel: #mwRemember #mwthe #mwFacts
#mwDifficulty #mwLevel: #mwEasy
7. What #mwis #mwculture?
A) the #mwreligion, #mwlanguage, #mwand #mwvalues #mwof #mwa #mwpopulation
B) advanced #mwknowledge #mwof #mwliterature #mwand #mwfine #mwarts
C) the #mwcustomary #mwways #mwthat #mwa #mwparticular #mwpopulation #mwor #mwsociety #mwthinks #mwand #mwbehaves
D) traditional #mwbeliefs #mwthat #mwhave #mwbeen #mwunchanged #mwover #mwgenerations
Answer: #mwC
Learning #mwObjective: #mw1.5 #mwDifferentiate #mwamong #mwthe #mwfive #mwmajor #mwfields #mwof
#mwanthropology. #mwTopic: #mwFields #mwof #mwAnthropology
Skill #mwLevel: #mwRemember #mwthe #mwFacts
#mwDifficulty #mwLevel: #mwEasy
8. The #mwstudy #mwof #mwhow #mwlanguages #mwchange #mwthrough #mwtime #mwand #mwhow #mwthey #mwmay #mwbe
#mwrelated #mwis #mwcalled
.
A) historical #mwlinguistics
B) sociolinguistics
C) ethnolinguistics
D) structural #mwlinguistics
Answer: #mwA
Learning #mwObjective: #mw1.5 #mwDifferentiate #mwamong #mwthe #mwfive #mwmajor #mwfields #mwof
#mwanthropology. #mwTopic: #mwFields #mwof #mwAnthropology
Skill #mwLevel: #mwRemember #mwthe #mwFacts
#mwDifficulty #mwLevel: #mwEasy
9. A #mw might #mwstudy #mwspeech #mwpatterns #mwin #mwvarying #mwsocial #mwcontexts.
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