TEST BANK for Cultural Anthropology 13th
Edition by Serena Nanda
Complete Chapters 1-15 With Verified Questions &
Correct Answers for Exam Preparation| A+ GRADED
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, Table of Contents ws ws
Part I: INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY.
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1. Anthropology and Human Diversity. ws ws ws
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. ws ws
6. Economics.
7. Kinship.
8. Marriage, Family, and Domestic Groups.
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Part III: EQUALITIES AND INEQUALITIES.
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9. Gender.
10. Political Organization.
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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 MUL
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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.
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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.
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e. Preserve world heritage for future generations.
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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.
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b. The whole personality of any particular individual.
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c. The integration of biological, sociocultural, and environmental factors in explaining hu
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man behavior.
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d. Studying every culture in the world.
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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 Relativity.
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b. Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, Cognitive Anthropology, Ethno-history, and Linguistics.
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history, Anthropometry, Structural Anthropology, and Cultural Anthropology.
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d. Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, Physical Anthropology, Applied Anthropology a
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nd Linguistics.
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e. Archaeology, Phonology, Medical Anthropology, Development Studies, and Cultur
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al Anthropology.
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5. Anthropologists say that human adaptation is biocultural. Which of the following best represents
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what is meant by this statement?
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a. Human adaptation is both biological and cultural, and anthropologists cannot distinguish betw
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een the meanings of these concepts.
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b. Human adaptation involves both biological and cultural dimensions and each influences the other.
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c. Human adaptation is unique among all animals because it is based exclusively on physiolo
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gical adaptations.
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d. Human adaptation is the same as that of all animal because culture plays a role in the adap
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tation of all forms of life.
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e. Human adaptation is based exclusively on culture. Biology is subsumed within the cult
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ural dimension and does not exert an independent influence on humans.
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6. Which of the following studies how languages are related to each other?
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c. Historical linguistics ws
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 355
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, Table of Contents ws ws
Part I: INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY.
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1. Anthropology and Human Diversity. ws ws ws
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. ws ws
6. Economics.
7. Kinship.
8. Marriage, Family, and Domestic Groups.
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Part III: EQUALITIES AND INEQUALITIES.
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9. Gender.
10. Political Organization.
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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 MUL
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TIPLE CHOICE ws
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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CORRECT ANSWER: D ws ws 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.
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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.
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e. Preserve world heritage for future generations.
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CORRECT ANSWER: A ws ws 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.
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b. The whole personality of any particular individual.
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c. The integration of biological, sociocultural, and environmental factors in explaining hu
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man behavior.
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d. Studying every culture in the world.
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e. The efforts to find holes in particular theories.
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CORRECT ANSWER: C ws w s DIF: AppliedREF: 4 OBJ: 1
MSC: Pickupws
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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 Relativity.
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b. Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, Cognitive Anthropology, Ethno-history, and Linguistics.
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history, Anthropometry, Structural Anthropology, and Cultural Anthropology.
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d. Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, Physical Anthropology, Applied Anthropology a
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nd Linguistics.
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e. Archaeology, Phonology, Medical Anthropology, Development Studies, and Cultur
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al Anthropology.
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5. Anthropologists say that human adaptation is biocultural. Which of the following best represents
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what is meant by this statement?
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a. Human adaptation is both biological and cultural, and anthropologists cannot distinguish betw
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een the meanings of these concepts.
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b. Human adaptation involves both biological and cultural dimensions and each influences the other.
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c. Human adaptation is unique among all animals because it is based exclusively on physiolo
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gical adaptations.
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d. Human adaptation is the same as that of all animal because culture plays a role in the adap
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tation of all forms of life.
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e. Human adaptation is based exclusively on culture. Biology is subsumed within the cult
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ural dimension and does not exert an independent influence on humans.
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CORRECT ANSWER: B ws ws 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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b. Human variation ws
c. Historical linguistics ws
d. Paleo-linguistics
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