Test Bank
For
Anthropology
Fifteenth Edition
Carol Ember, Human Relations Area Files
Melvin Ember
Peter N. Peregrine, Lawrence University and the Santa Fe Institute
Prepared by
Lori Tyler & Associates
,Copyright © 2019, 2015, 2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United
States of America. This publication is protected by copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher
prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or by any means,
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ISBN-10: 0134734122
ISBN-13: 9780134734125
,CHAPTER 1: What Is Anthropology?
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Anthropology is literally the study of .
A) humans
B) fossils
C) history
D) religion
Answer: A
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) Western cultures
B) extinct cultures
C) non-Western cultures
D) post-industrialized cultures
Answer: C
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) biological and cultural
B) contemporary and ancient
C) Western and non-Western
D) theoretical and practical
Answer: A
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 of the following can encompass any of the four main subfields of anthropology?
A) biological anthropology
B) applied anthropology
C) anthropological linguistics
D) archaeology
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
6. Prosimians, monkeys, apes, and humans are all members of the order .
A) Primates
B) Humans
C) Homo sapiens
D) Mammals
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of anthropology.
Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
7. What is culture?
A) the religion, language, and values of a population
B) the customary ways that a particular population or society thinks and behaves
C) advanced knowledge of literature and fine arts
D) traditional beliefs that have been unchanged over generations
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
8. The study of how languages change through time and how they may be related is called
.
A) structural linguistics
B) sociolinguistics
C) ethnolinguistics
D) historical linguistics
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of anthropology.
Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
9. A might study speech patterns in varying social contexts.
A) sociolinguist
Copyright © 2019, 2015 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
For
Anthropology
Fifteenth Edition
Carol Ember, Human Relations Area Files
Melvin Ember
Peter N. Peregrine, Lawrence University and the Santa Fe Institute
Prepared by
Lori Tyler & Associates
,Copyright © 2019, 2015, 2011 by Pearson Education, Inc. or its affiliates. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United
States of America. This publication is protected by copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher
prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or by any means,
electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise. For information regarding permissions, request forms
and the appropriate contacts within the Pearson Education Global Rights & Permissions Department, please
visit www.pearsoned.com/permissions/.
ISBN-10: 0134734122
ISBN-13: 9780134734125
,CHAPTER 1: What Is Anthropology?
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Anthropology is literally the study of .
A) humans
B) fossils
C) history
D) religion
Answer: A
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) Western cultures
B) extinct cultures
C) non-Western cultures
D) post-industrialized cultures
Answer: C
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) biological and cultural
B) contemporary and ancient
C) Western and non-Western
D) theoretical and practical
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of anthropology.
Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
Copyright © 2019, 2015 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
, 5. Which of the following can encompass any of the four main subfields of anthropology?
A) biological anthropology
B) applied anthropology
C) anthropological linguistics
D) archaeology
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
6. Prosimians, monkeys, apes, and humans are all members of the order .
A) Primates
B) Humans
C) Homo sapiens
D) Mammals
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of anthropology.
Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
7. What is culture?
A) the religion, language, and values of a population
B) the customary ways that a particular population or society thinks and behaves
C) advanced knowledge of literature and fine arts
D) traditional beliefs that have been unchanged over generations
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
8. The study of how languages change through time and how they may be related is called
.
A) structural linguistics
B) sociolinguistics
C) ethnolinguistics
D) historical linguistics
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.5 Differentiate among the five major fields of anthropology.
Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
9. A might study speech patterns in varying social contexts.
A) sociolinguist
Copyright © 2019, 2015 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
