, TESTfBANKfFORfCULTURALfANTHROPOLOGYf11THfEDITIONfBYfNANDA
TablefoffContents
PartfI:fINTRODUCTIONfTOfCULTURALfANTHROPOLOGY.
1. AnthropologyfandfHumanfDiversity.
2. DoingfCulturalfAnthropology.
3. ThefIdeafoffCulture.
4. Communication.
PartfII:fFAMILIESfINfSOCIETY.
5. MakingfafLiving.
6. Economics.
7. Kinship.
8. Marriage,fFamily,fandfDomesticfGroups.
PartfIII:fEQUALITIESfANDfINEQUALITIES.
9. Gender.
10. PoliticalfOrganization.
11. Stratification.
PartfIV:fSYMBOLSfANDfMEANINGS.
12. Religion.
13. CreativefExpression:fAnthropologyfandfthefArts.
PartfV:fCULTUREfCHANGE.
14. Power,fConquest,fandfafWorldfSystem.
15. CulturefChangefandfthefModernfWorld.
,Chapter 1: Anthropology and Human Diversity
f f f f f
MULTIPLEfCHOICE
1. Thefcriticalffactorfthatfdistinguishesfanthropologyffromfotherffieldsfoffstudyfis:
a. Itsfemphasisfonfrigorousfexperimentationfandfanalysisfoffdata.
b. Itsfexclusiveffocusfonfnon-Westernfcultures.
c. Itsfusefofftheoriesfoffbiologicalfevolutionftofexplainfhumanfbehavior.
d. Itsfinterestfinfdescribingfhumankindfthroughoutftimefandfinfallfpartsfoffthefworld.
e. Itsffocusfonfthefdiscoveryfoffafsinglefhumanfnature.
ANS:f D DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ:
1fMSC:f Pickup
2. Onefoffthefmostfcriticalfgoalsfoffculturalfanthropologyfasfanfacademicfdisciplinefisfto:
a. Describe,fanalyze,fandfexplainfdifferentfcultures.
b. Increaseftheflevelfoffculturefinfparticularfhumanfsocieties.
c. Placeflargefnumbersfoffculturalfanthropologistsfinfpoliticalfoffices.
d. Determinefthefdirectionfoffhumanfevolution.
e. Preservefworldfheritagefforffuturefgenerations.
ANS:f A DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ:
1fMSC:f Pickup
3. Tofsayfthatfanthropologyfisfholisticfmeansfthatfanthropologistsfarefparticularlyfinterestedfin:
a. Objectsfandfactsfregardedfasfholyfbyfvariousfpeoples.
b. Thefwholefpersonalityfoffanyfparticularfindividual.
c. Thefintegrationfoffbiological,fsociocultural,fandfenvironmentalffactorsfinfexplainingfhu
manfbehavior.
d. Studyingfeveryfculturefinfthefworld.
e. Thefeffortsftoffindfholesfinfparticularftheories.
ANS:f f C DIF: Applied REF: 4 OBJ: 1
MSC:f Pickup
4. Whichfofftheffollowingfcorrectlyfidentifiesfthefsub-disciplinesfoffanthropology?
a. Archaeology,fAnthropometry,fCulturalfAnthropology,fPaleontology,fandfCulturalfR
elativity.
b. Archaeology,fCulturalfAnthropology,fCognitivefAnthropology,fEthno-
history,fandfLinguistics.
c. Archaeology,fEthno-
history,fAnthropometry,fStructuralfAnthropology,fandfCulturalfAnthropology.
d. Archaeology,fCulturalfAnthropology,fPhysicalfAnthropology,fAppliedf
AnthropologyfandfLinguistics.
e. Archaeology,fPhonology,fMedicalfAnthropology,fDevelopmentfStudies,fandf
CulturalfAnthropology.
ANS:f f D DIF: Factual REF: 4 OBJ: 2
MSC:f Pickup
, 5. Anthropologistsfsayfthatfhumanfadaptationfisfbiocultural.fWhichfofftheffollowingfbestfrep
resentsfwhatfisfmeantfbyfthisfstatement?
a. Humanfadaptationfisfbothfbiologicalfandfcultural,fandfanthropologistsfcannotfdi
stinguishfbetweenfthefmeaningsfoffthesefconcepts.
b. Humanfadaptationfinvolvesfbothfbiologicalfandfculturalfdimensionsfandfeachfin
fluencesfthefother.
c. Humanfadaptationfisfuniquefamongfallfanimalsfbecausefitfisfbasedfexclusivelyfonfph
ysiologicalfadaptations.
d. Humanfadaptationfisfthefsamefasfthatfoffallfanimalfbecausefculturefplaysfafrolefinfthef
adaptationfoffallfformsfofflife.
e. Humanfadaptationfisfbasedfexclusivelyfonfculture.fBiologyfisfsubsumedfwithinfthefcul
turalfdimensionfandfdoesfnotfexertfanfindependentfinfluencefonfhumans.
ANS:f B DIF: Conceptual REF: 4 OBJ:
2fMSC:f New
6. Whichfofftheffollowingfstudiesfhowflanguagesfarefrelatedftofeachfother?
a. Biologicalfanthropology
b. Humanfvariation
c. Historicalflinguistics
d. Paleo-linguistics
e. Culturalflinguistics
ANS:f C DIF: Factual REF: 5 OBJ:
2fMSC:f New
7. Archaeologistsfarefprincipallyfinterestedfin:
a. Excavatingfsitesfandfdevelopingfmuseumsftofpreservefancientflandforms.
b. Collectingfartifactsfmadefbyfancientfpeoples.
c. Tracingfthefcoursefoffhumanfevolutionfthroughfanfexaminationfofftheffossilizedfre
mains.
d. Understandingfandfreconstructingfthefculturesfoffpastfsocieties.
e. TracingfthefearlyfdevelopmentfoffWesternfcivilization.
ANS:f f D DIF: Factual REF: 6 OBJ: 2
MSC:f Pickup
8. Afprimaryfcontributionfoffurbanfarchaeologistsfisfthefdevelopmentfof:
a. Newfarchitecturefbasedfonftraditionalfdesigns.
b. Newfmethodsfoffcityfgovernance.
c. Newfknowledgefaboutfpeoplefwhofresidedfatfthefsite.
d. Newfinsightsfintofagriculture.
e. NewfinformationfaboutftraditionalfNativefAmericanflifestyles.
ANS:f f C DIF: Applied REF: 7 OBJ: 2
MSC:f Pickup
9. Allfofftheffollowingfstatementsfaboutfthefunderstandingfoffculturefinfanthropologyfarefcor
rectfexcept:
a. Culturefisfbiologicallyfandfgeneticallyftransmittedffromfpersonftofperson.
b. Culturefisfthefwayfofflifefoffafparticularfhumanfsociety.
TablefoffContents
PartfI:fINTRODUCTIONfTOfCULTURALfANTHROPOLOGY.
1. AnthropologyfandfHumanfDiversity.
2. DoingfCulturalfAnthropology.
3. ThefIdeafoffCulture.
4. Communication.
PartfII:fFAMILIESfINfSOCIETY.
5. MakingfafLiving.
6. Economics.
7. Kinship.
8. Marriage,fFamily,fandfDomesticfGroups.
PartfIII:fEQUALITIESfANDfINEQUALITIES.
9. Gender.
10. PoliticalfOrganization.
11. Stratification.
PartfIV:fSYMBOLSfANDfMEANINGS.
12. Religion.
13. CreativefExpression:fAnthropologyfandfthefArts.
PartfV:fCULTUREfCHANGE.
14. Power,fConquest,fandfafWorldfSystem.
15. CulturefChangefandfthefModernfWorld.
,Chapter 1: Anthropology and Human Diversity
f f f f f
MULTIPLEfCHOICE
1. Thefcriticalffactorfthatfdistinguishesfanthropologyffromfotherffieldsfoffstudyfis:
a. Itsfemphasisfonfrigorousfexperimentationfandfanalysisfoffdata.
b. Itsfexclusiveffocusfonfnon-Westernfcultures.
c. Itsfusefofftheoriesfoffbiologicalfevolutionftofexplainfhumanfbehavior.
d. Itsfinterestfinfdescribingfhumankindfthroughoutftimefandfinfallfpartsfoffthefworld.
e. Itsffocusfonfthefdiscoveryfoffafsinglefhumanfnature.
ANS:f D DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ:
1fMSC:f Pickup
2. Onefoffthefmostfcriticalfgoalsfoffculturalfanthropologyfasfanfacademicfdisciplinefisfto:
a. Describe,fanalyze,fandfexplainfdifferentfcultures.
b. Increaseftheflevelfoffculturefinfparticularfhumanfsocieties.
c. Placeflargefnumbersfoffculturalfanthropologistsfinfpoliticalfoffices.
d. Determinefthefdirectionfoffhumanfevolution.
e. Preservefworldfheritagefforffuturefgenerations.
ANS:f A DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ:
1fMSC:f Pickup
3. Tofsayfthatfanthropologyfisfholisticfmeansfthatfanthropologistsfarefparticularlyfinterestedfin:
a. Objectsfandfactsfregardedfasfholyfbyfvariousfpeoples.
b. Thefwholefpersonalityfoffanyfparticularfindividual.
c. Thefintegrationfoffbiological,fsociocultural,fandfenvironmentalffactorsfinfexplainingfhu
manfbehavior.
d. Studyingfeveryfculturefinfthefworld.
e. Thefeffortsftoffindfholesfinfparticularftheories.
ANS:f f C DIF: Applied REF: 4 OBJ: 1
MSC:f Pickup
4. Whichfofftheffollowingfcorrectlyfidentifiesfthefsub-disciplinesfoffanthropology?
a. Archaeology,fAnthropometry,fCulturalfAnthropology,fPaleontology,fandfCulturalfR
elativity.
b. Archaeology,fCulturalfAnthropology,fCognitivefAnthropology,fEthno-
history,fandfLinguistics.
c. Archaeology,fEthno-
history,fAnthropometry,fStructuralfAnthropology,fandfCulturalfAnthropology.
d. Archaeology,fCulturalfAnthropology,fPhysicalfAnthropology,fAppliedf
AnthropologyfandfLinguistics.
e. Archaeology,fPhonology,fMedicalfAnthropology,fDevelopmentfStudies,fandf
CulturalfAnthropology.
ANS:f f D DIF: Factual REF: 4 OBJ: 2
MSC:f Pickup
, 5. Anthropologistsfsayfthatfhumanfadaptationfisfbiocultural.fWhichfofftheffollowingfbestfrep
resentsfwhatfisfmeantfbyfthisfstatement?
a. Humanfadaptationfisfbothfbiologicalfandfcultural,fandfanthropologistsfcannotfdi
stinguishfbetweenfthefmeaningsfoffthesefconcepts.
b. Humanfadaptationfinvolvesfbothfbiologicalfandfculturalfdimensionsfandfeachfin
fluencesfthefother.
c. Humanfadaptationfisfuniquefamongfallfanimalsfbecausefitfisfbasedfexclusivelyfonfph
ysiologicalfadaptations.
d. Humanfadaptationfisfthefsamefasfthatfoffallfanimalfbecausefculturefplaysfafrolefinfthef
adaptationfoffallfformsfofflife.
e. Humanfadaptationfisfbasedfexclusivelyfonfculture.fBiologyfisfsubsumedfwithinfthefcul
turalfdimensionfandfdoesfnotfexertfanfindependentfinfluencefonfhumans.
ANS:f B DIF: Conceptual REF: 4 OBJ:
2fMSC:f New
6. Whichfofftheffollowingfstudiesfhowflanguagesfarefrelatedftofeachfother?
a. Biologicalfanthropology
b. Humanfvariation
c. Historicalflinguistics
d. Paleo-linguistics
e. Culturalflinguistics
ANS:f C DIF: Factual REF: 5 OBJ:
2fMSC:f New
7. Archaeologistsfarefprincipallyfinterestedfin:
a. Excavatingfsitesfandfdevelopingfmuseumsftofpreservefancientflandforms.
b. Collectingfartifactsfmadefbyfancientfpeoples.
c. Tracingfthefcoursefoffhumanfevolutionfthroughfanfexaminationfofftheffossilizedfre
mains.
d. Understandingfandfreconstructingfthefculturesfoffpastfsocieties.
e. TracingfthefearlyfdevelopmentfoffWesternfcivilization.
ANS:f f D DIF: Factual REF: 6 OBJ: 2
MSC:f Pickup
8. Afprimaryfcontributionfoffurbanfarchaeologistsfisfthefdevelopmentfof:
a. Newfarchitecturefbasedfonftraditionalfdesigns.
b. Newfmethodsfoffcityfgovernance.
c. Newfknowledgefaboutfpeoplefwhofresidedfatfthefsite.
d. Newfinsightsfintofagriculture.
e. NewfinformationfaboutftraditionalfNativefAmericanflifestyles.
ANS:f f C DIF: Applied REF: 7 OBJ: 2
MSC:f Pickup
9. Allfofftheffollowingfstatementsfaboutfthefunderstandingfoffculturefinfanthropologyfarefcor
rectfexcept:
a. Culturefisfbiologicallyfandfgeneticallyftransmittedffromfpersonftofperson.
b. Culturefisfthefwayfofflifefoffafparticularfhumanfsociety.
