Window on Humanity A Concise Introduction to General Anthropology

Multiple Choice Questions 1. The American Anthropological Association’s Code of Ethics is A. intendedto guide its members in making decisions. B. designed to protect anthropologists who conduct fieldwork in remote places. C. applicable only to research in the United States. D. disregarded by most researchers. E. of little use to most anthropologists. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Remember Learning Objective: Identify biological anthropologists’ and archaeologists’ ethical obligations to the people, species, and materials they study. Topic: The ethical obligations of anthropology 2. is NOT an example of the multidisciplinary approaches used in biologicalanthropology and archaeology. A.Remote sensing B. Metaphysics C. Bioarchaeology D. Paleontology E. Palynology Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Understand Learning Objective: Explain the multidisciplinary nature of biological anthropology and archaeology. Topic: The multidisciplinary nature of biological anthropology and archaeology 3. Anthropometry is the A.measurement of human body parts and dimensions. B. measurement of human linguistic variability. C. use of remote sensing to measure the carrying capacity of human populations in a given region. D. study of ancient plants used by humans through pollen samples collected from archaeological sites. E. study of the ways in which cultural sediments accumulate over time. Accessibility: Keyboard Navigation Bloom’s: Remember Learning Objective: Recall the primary areas of study in biological anthropology. Topic: Defining the primary areas of biological anthropology 4. Paleopathology it the study of A.the biological and geological processes by which dead animals become fossils. B. ancient environments using samples of ancient pollen. C. hominid evolution and human life as revealed by the fossil record. D. disease and injury in skeletons from archaeological sites. E. the evolution of linguistic communication through ancient speech sounds and texts