World Prehistory and Archaeology: Pathways Through Time, 2ce (Chazan)
Chapter 1 - Getting Started in Archaeology
1) The goal of archaeological method is to
A) find treasure.
B) excavate ancient sites.
C) understand past human lives by studying the objects they left behind.
D) more fully understand dinosaurs.
E) discover missing links in human evolution.
Answer: C
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2) An archaeologist would be interested in
A) the oldest stones in a region.
B) sites that are at least 100 years old.
C) the physical remains of all human activity.
D) only those sites deemed "significant" by experts.
E) finding ancient buried treasure.
Answer: C
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3) Canadian archaeology
A) is considered a subfield of anthropology.
B) is taught only in archaeology departments.
C) forms part of Classical archaeology.
D) is a main branch of historical studies.
, E) is the study of contemporary Canadian society.
Answer: A
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4) In Canada, most professional archaeologists are employed by
A) private companies.
B) universities.
C) archives.
D) municipal governments.
E) museums.
Answer: A
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5) CRM stands for
A) Community Resource Material.
B) Cultural Resource Management.
C) Civilization Ranking Model.
D) Creativity Rating Matrix.
E) Coordinated Records Management.
Answer: B
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6) The Society for American Archaeology has a set of how many principles of archaeological
ethics?
A) four
B) seven
, C) eight
D) twenty
E) The Society does not have any principles of ethics.
Answer: C
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7) The aim of an archaeological survey is to map
A) an entire region.
B) a single site.
C) the physical remains of human activity.
D) a large standing structure.
E) the location of individual tools.
Answer: C
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8) Artifacts that are found in the place where they were originally deposited are said to be
A) in situ.
B) commonplace.
C) ex post facto.
D) geologically stable.
E) disturbed.
Answer: A
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9) Which of the following is a geophysical survey method used in archaeology?
A) satellite photography
, B) GPS
C) core drilling
D) ground-penetrating radar
E) geographical information systems
Answer: D
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10) ________ refer to software applications that allow spatial data to be brought together and
consolidated.
A) U.S. Geodetic Surveys (USGS)
B) Geographic Positioning Systems (GPS)
C) Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
D) Universal Transverse Mercators (UTM)
E) Ground-Penetrating Radars (GPR)
Answer: C
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11) At the site of Pincevent, France, Leroi-Gourhan was able to
A) rebuild ancient monuments.
B) reconstruct locations of tents by mapping stone tools and animal bones.
C) estimate the number of Irish Elk butchered there.
D) uncover the remains of a cemetery.
E) show change in tool types from the early to the Middle Stone Age.
Answer: B
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Chapter 1 - Getting Started in Archaeology
1) The goal of archaeological method is to
A) find treasure.
B) excavate ancient sites.
C) understand past human lives by studying the objects they left behind.
D) more fully understand dinosaurs.
E) discover missing links in human evolution.
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 8
2) An archaeologist would be interested in
A) the oldest stones in a region.
B) sites that are at least 100 years old.
C) the physical remains of all human activity.
D) only those sites deemed "significant" by experts.
E) finding ancient buried treasure.
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 3
3) Canadian archaeology
A) is considered a subfield of anthropology.
B) is taught only in archaeology departments.
C) forms part of Classical archaeology.
D) is a main branch of historical studies.
, E) is the study of contemporary Canadian society.
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 3
4) In Canada, most professional archaeologists are employed by
A) private companies.
B) universities.
C) archives.
D) municipal governments.
E) museums.
Answer: A
Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 3
5) CRM stands for
A) Community Resource Material.
B) Cultural Resource Management.
C) Civilization Ranking Model.
D) Creativity Rating Matrix.
E) Coordinated Records Management.
Answer: B
Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 3–4
6) The Society for American Archaeology has a set of how many principles of archaeological
ethics?
A) four
B) seven
, C) eight
D) twenty
E) The Society does not have any principles of ethics.
Answer: C
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 4
7) The aim of an archaeological survey is to map
A) an entire region.
B) a single site.
C) the physical remains of human activity.
D) a large standing structure.
E) the location of individual tools.
Answer: C
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 8
8) Artifacts that are found in the place where they were originally deposited are said to be
A) in situ.
B) commonplace.
C) ex post facto.
D) geologically stable.
E) disturbed.
Answer: A
Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Ref: 9
9) Which of the following is a geophysical survey method used in archaeology?
A) satellite photography
, B) GPS
C) core drilling
D) ground-penetrating radar
E) geographical information systems
Answer: D
Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 10
10) ________ refer to software applications that allow spatial data to be brought together and
consolidated.
A) U.S. Geodetic Surveys (USGS)
B) Geographic Positioning Systems (GPS)
C) Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
D) Universal Transverse Mercators (UTM)
E) Ground-Penetrating Radars (GPR)
Answer: C
Diff: 1 Type: MC Page Ref: 10
11) At the site of Pincevent, France, Leroi-Gourhan was able to
A) rebuild ancient monuments.
B) reconstruct locations of tents by mapping stone tools and animal bones.
C) estimate the number of Irish Elk butchered there.
D) uncover the remains of a cemetery.
E) show change in tool types from the early to the Middle Stone Age.
Answer: B
Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Ref: 11
