, TEST BANK FOR CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY 11TH EDITION BY NANDA
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Table of Contents
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Part I: INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY.
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1. Anthropology and Human Diversity. P P P
2. Doing Cultural Anthropology.
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3. The Idea of Culture.
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4. Communication.
Part II: FAMILIES IN SOCIETY.
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5. Making a Living. P P
6. Economics.
7. Kinship.
8. Marriage, Family, and Domestic Groups.P P P P
Part III: EQUALITIES AND INEQUALITIES.
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9. Gender.
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11. Stratification.
Part IV: SYMBOLS AND MEANINGS.
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12. Religion.
13. Creative Expression: Anthropology and the Arts.
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Part V: CULTURE CHANGE.
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14. Power, Conquest, and a World System.
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15. Culture Change and the Modern World.
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,Chapter 1: Anthropology and Human Diversity
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MULTIPLE CHOICE P
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.
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e. Its focus on the discovery of a single human nature.
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2. One of the most critical goals of cultural anthropology as an academic discipline is to:
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a. Describe, analyze, and explain different cultures. P P P P P
b. Increase the level of culture in particular human societies.
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c. Place large numbers of cultural anthropologists in political offices.
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d. Determine the direction of human evolution. P P P P P
e. Preserve world heritage for future generations. P P P P P
ANS: A P DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ: 1
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3. To say that anthropology is holistic means that anthropologists are particularly interested in:
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a. Objects and acts regarded as holy by various peoples.P P P P P P P P
b. The whole personality of any particular individual.
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c. The integration of biological, sociocultural, and environmental factors in explaining
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human behavior.
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d. Studying every culture in the world. P P P P P
e. The efforts to find holes in particular theories.
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4. Which of the following correctly identifies the sub-disciplines of anthropology?
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a. Archaeology, Anthropometry, Cultural Anthropology, Paleontology, and Cultural P P P P P P
Relativity.
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b. Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, Cognitive Anthropology, Ethno-history, and P P P P P P
Linguistics.
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c. Archaeology, Ethno-history, Anthropometry, Structural Anthropology, and Cultural P P P P P P
Anthropology.
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d. Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, Physical Anthropology, Applied P P P P P
Anthropology and Linguistics.
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e. Archaeology, Phonology, Medical Anthropology, Development Studies, and P P P P P P
Cultural Anthropology.
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, 5. Anthropologists say that human adaptation is biocultural. Which of the following best
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Prepresents what is meant by this statement?
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a. Human adaptation is both biological and cultural, and anthropologists cannot
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distinguish between the meanings of these concepts.
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b. Human adaptation involves both biological and cultural dimensions and each
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influences the other.
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c. Human adaptation is unique among all animals because it is based exclusively on
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physiological adaptations.
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d. Human adaptation is the same as that of all animal because culture plays a role in
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the adaptation of all forms of life.
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e. Human adaptation is based exclusively on culture. Biology is subsumed within the
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cultural dimension and does not exert an independent influence on humans.
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ANS: B P DIF: Conceptual REF: 4 OBJ: 2
MSC: New
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6. Which of the following studies how languages are related to each other?
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a. Biological anthropology P
b. Human variation P
c. Historical linguistics P
d. Paleo-linguistics
e. Cultural linguistics P
ANS: C P DIF: Factual REF: 5 OBJ: 2
MSC: New
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7. Archaeologists are principally interested in: P P P P
a. Excavating sites and developing museums to preserve ancient landforms.
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b. Collecting artifacts made by ancient peoples. P P P P P
c. Tracing the course of human evolution through an examination of the fossilized
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remains.
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d. Understanding and reconstructing the cultures of past societies. P P P P P P P
e. Tracing the early development of Western civilization.
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8. A primary contribution of urban archaeologists is the development of:
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a. New architecture based on traditional designs.
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b. New methods of city governance.
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c. New knowledge about people who resided at the site.
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d. New insights into agriculture.
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e. New information about traditional Native American lifestyles.
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9. All of the following statements about the understanding of culture in anthropology are
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a. Culture is biologically and genetically transmitted from person to person.
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b. Culture is the way of life of a particular human society.
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Table of Contents
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Part I: INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY.
P P P P P
1. Anthropology and Human Diversity. P P P
2. Doing Cultural Anthropology.
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3. The Idea of Culture.
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4. Communication.
Part II: FAMILIES IN SOCIETY.
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5. Making a Living. P P
6. Economics.
7. Kinship.
8. Marriage, Family, and Domestic Groups.P P P P
Part III: EQUALITIES AND INEQUALITIES.
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9. Gender.
10. Political Organization. P
11. Stratification.
Part IV: SYMBOLS AND MEANINGS.
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12. Religion.
13. Creative Expression: Anthropology and the Arts.
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Part V: CULTURE CHANGE.
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14. Power, Conquest, and a World System.
P P P P P
15. Culture Change and the Modern World.
P P P P P
,Chapter 1: Anthropology and Human Diversity
P P P P P
MULTIPLE CHOICE P
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.
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e. Its focus on the discovery of a single human nature.
P P P P P P P P P
ANS: D P DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ: 1
MSC: Pickup
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2. One of the most critical goals of cultural anthropology as an academic discipline is to:
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a. Describe, analyze, and explain different cultures. P P P P P
b. Increase the level of culture in particular human societies.
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c. Place large numbers of cultural anthropologists in political offices.
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d. Determine the direction of human evolution. P P P P P
e. Preserve world heritage for future generations. P P P P P
ANS: A P DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ: 1
MSC: Pickup
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3. To say that anthropology is holistic means that anthropologists are particularly interested in:
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a. Objects and acts regarded as holy by various peoples.P P P P P P P P
b. The whole personality of any particular individual.
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c. The integration of biological, sociocultural, and environmental factors in explaining
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human behavior.
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d. Studying every culture in the world. P P P P P
e. The efforts to find holes in particular theories.
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ANS: C P P DIF: Applied REF: 4 OBJ: 1
MSC: Pickup P
4. Which of the following correctly identifies the sub-disciplines of anthropology?
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a. Archaeology, Anthropometry, Cultural Anthropology, Paleontology, and Cultural P P P P P P
Relativity.
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b. Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, Cognitive Anthropology, Ethno-history, and P P P P P P
Linguistics.
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c. Archaeology, Ethno-history, Anthropometry, Structural Anthropology, and Cultural P P P P P P
Anthropology.
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d. Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, Physical Anthropology, Applied P P P P P
Anthropology and Linguistics.
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e. Archaeology, Phonology, Medical Anthropology, Development Studies, and P P P P P P
Cultural Anthropology.
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ANS: D P P DIF: Factual REF: 4 OBJ: 2
MSC: Pickup P
, 5. Anthropologists say that human adaptation is biocultural. Which of the following best
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Prepresents what is meant by this statement?
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a. Human adaptation is both biological and cultural, and anthropologists cannot
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distinguish between the meanings of these concepts.
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b. Human adaptation involves both biological and cultural dimensions and each
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influences the other.
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c. Human adaptation is unique among all animals because it is based exclusively on
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physiological adaptations.
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d. Human adaptation is the same as that of all animal because culture plays a role in
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the adaptation of all forms of life.
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e. Human adaptation is based exclusively on culture. Biology is subsumed within the
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cultural dimension and does not exert an independent influence on humans.
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ANS: B P DIF: Conceptual REF: 4 OBJ: 2
MSC: New
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6. Which of the following studies how languages are related to each other?
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a. Biological anthropology P
b. Human variation P
c. Historical linguistics P
d. Paleo-linguistics
e. Cultural linguistics P
ANS: C P DIF: Factual REF: 5 OBJ: 2
MSC: New
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7. Archaeologists are principally interested in: P P P P
a. Excavating sites and developing museums to preserve ancient landforms.
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b. Collecting artifacts made by ancient peoples. P P P P P
c. Tracing the course of human evolution through an examination of the fossilized
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remains.
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d. Understanding and reconstructing the cultures of past societies. P P P P P P P
e. Tracing the early development of Western civilization.
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ANS: D P P DIF: Factual REF: 6 OBJ: 2
MSC: Pickup P
8. A primary contribution of urban archaeologists is the development of:
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a. New architecture based on traditional designs.
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b. New methods of city governance.
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c. New knowledge about people who resided at the site.
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d. New insights into agriculture.
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e. New information about traditional Native American lifestyles.
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ANS: C P P DIF: Applied REF: 7 OBJ: 2
MSC: Pickup P
9. All of the following statements about the understanding of culture in anthropology are
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a. Culture is biologically and genetically transmitted from person to person.
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b. Culture is the way of life of a particular human society.
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