STRAIGHTERLINE Cultural Anthropology Mid Exam

Question 1 Incorrect 0.00 points out of 4.00 Question 2 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Question 3 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Started on Thursday, December 7, 2017, 9:29 AM State Finished Completed on Thursday, December 7, 2017, 9:54 AM Time taken 25 mins 24 secs Grade 192.00 out of 200.00 (96%) Four-field anthropology does not claim ________ as a distinctive feature. Select one: a. its holistic approach b. broad cross-cultural comparisons c. the study of human biology, culture, and language d. both scientific and humanistic dimensions e. an exclusive focus on contemporary cultures The correct answer is: an exclusive focus on contemporary cultures If an anthropologist is studying ethnic-religious conflict in contemporary Sri Lanka, he or she is most likely a(n) Select one: a. cultural anthropologist. b. linguistic anthropologist. c. paleoanthropologist. d. archaeological anthropologist. e. biological anthropologist. The correct answer is: cultural anthropologist. Ethnography is Select one: a. the firsthand, personal study of local settings. b. the process by which culture is learned and transmitted across generations. c. the study of interrelationships among all living things in an environment. d. a policy aimed at removing groups that are culturally different from a country. e. the cross-cultural comparison of cultural data. The correct answer is: the firsthand, personal study of local settings. Cultural anth 4/10/2018 Midterm Exam Question 4 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Question 5 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Question 6 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Question 7 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 A systematic field of study that uses experiment, observation, and deduction to produce reliable explanations of phenomena is Select one: a. culture. b. religion. c. a humanity. d. science. e. folklore. The correct answer is: science. Archaeologists study Select one: a. language. b. race. c. biological adaptation. d. modern cultural diversity. e. material remains. The correct answer is: material remains. A scientist who studies the fossil record of human evolution is a(n) Select one: a. paleoanthropologist. b. archaeologist. c. ethnologist. d. treasure hunter. e. primatologist. The correct answer is: paleoanthropologist