Test Bank for Mirror for Humanity: A Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
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13th Edition by Conrad Kottak
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Chapter 01 13e
w w Answers Included
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1) Thiswchapterwbeginswwithwawcommonlywheardwopinion:w"Peoplewarewprettywmuchwthewsam
ewallwoverwthewworld."wWhywiswthiswassumptionwoftenwwrong?wHowwmightwyourwconsiderationwofw
thiswunderstandingwaffectwhowwyouwwouldwdesignwanwanthropologicalwstudy?
2) Whatwiswculture?wHowwdowanthropologistswdefinewandwstudywculture?
3) Whatwdoeswholismwreferwto?wWhywiswthewconceptwcentralwtowanthropology? wHowwdoeswth
iswconceptwrelatewtowthew"four-
field"wapproachwwithinwthewdiscipline?wHavewyouwencounteredwthiswconceptwinwanywofwyourwoth
erwclasses?
4) Thiswchapterwprovideswanwexamplewofwhumanwadaptationwtowhighwaltitudewtowillustratewt
hewvariouswformswofwculturalwandwbiologicalwadaptation.wCanwyouwthinkwofwanotherwexamplewth
atwillustrateswthewbroadwcapacitywofwhumanswtowadaptwbothwbiologicallywandwculturally?
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,5) Whatwdoesbioculturalwperspectivewreferwto?wIfwyouwarewplanningwtowmajorwinwthewbiologic
alwsciencesworwplanningwawcareerwaswawmedicalwdoctorworwclinicalwresearcher,whowwmightwawminor
winwanthropologywcomplementwyourweducation? wIfwyou warewthinkingwofwmajoringwinwthewhumaniti
es,whowwmightwawminorwinwanthropologywcomplementwyourweducation?
6) Thiswchapterwconsiderswdifferenceswandwsimilaritieswbetweenwanthropologywandwothe
rwacademicwfieldswsuchwaswsociology.wWhatwaboutwhistory?
7) Anthropologywiswthewstudywof
A) humanswaroundwthewworldwandwthroughwtime.
B) thewpsychologicalwstageswofwhumanwdevelopment.
C) mythswinwindustrialwsocieties.
D) thewevolutionwofwreligion.
E) long-termwpsychologicalwadaptation.
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,8) Anthropologywaswawholisticwsciencewreferswtowthewstudywofwthewwholewofwthewhuma
nwcondition:wthewpast,wthewpresent,wandwthewfuturewof blank.
A) math,wphysics,wandwastronomy
B) biology,wsociety,wlanguage,wandwculture
C) faithwandwreligionwacrosswthewworld
D) geographywandwcartography
E) ancientwcivilizationswandwarchaeologicalwremains
9) Aswhumansworganizewtheirwliveswandwadaptwtowdifferentwenvironments,wourwabilitieswtowlear
n,wthinkwsymbolically,wusewlanguage,wandwemploywtoolswandwotherwproducts
A) restwonwcertainwfeatureswofwhumanwbiologywthatwmakewculture,wwhichwiswnotwitse
lfwbiological,wpossible.
B) havewmadewsomewhumanwgroupswmorewculturedwthanwothers.
C) arewsharedwwithwotherwanimalswcapablewofworganizedwgroupwlife—
suchwaswbaboons,wwolves,wandwevenwants.
D) provewthatwonlywfullywdevelopedwadultswhavewthewcapacitywforwculture;wchildrenwlackwt
hewcapacitywforwculturewuntilwtheywmature.
E) restwonwcertainwfeatureswofwhumanwbiologywthatwmakewculturewitselfwawbiologic
alwphenomenon.
10) Whichwofwthewfollowingwstatementswaboutwculturewisfalse?
A) Culturewguideswthewbeliefswandwbehaviorwofwthewpeoplewexposedwtowit.
B) Culturewiswpassedwonwfromwgenerationwtowgeneration.
C) Culturalwforceswconsistentlywmoldwandwshapewhumanwbiologywandwbehavior.
D) Culturewiswawkeywaspectwofwhumanwadaptabilitywandwsuccess.
E) Culturewiswpassedwonwgeneticallywtowfuturewgenerations.
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, 11) Whatwiswthewprocesswbywwhichwchildrenwlearnwawparticularwculturalwtradition?
A) biologicalwadaptation
B) ethnology
C) ethnography
D) acculturation
E) enculturation
12) Thiswchapter'swdescriptionwofwhowwhumanswcopewwithwlowwoxygenwpressurewinwhig
hwaltitudeswillustrates
A) howwinwmatterswofwlifeworwdeath,wbiologywiswultimatelywmorewimportantwthanwculture.
B) thewneedwforwanthropologistswtowpaywmorewattentionwtowhumanwadaptationwinwextrem
ewenvironments.
C) humanwcapacitieswforwculturalwandwbiologicalwadaptation,wthewlatterwinvolvingwbot
hwgeneticwandwphysiologicalwadaptations.
D) howwhumanwplasticitywhaswdecreasedweverwsincewwewembracedwawsedentarywlifestyl
ewsomew10,000wyearswago.
E) howwbiologicalwadaptationswareweffectivewonlywwhenwtheywarewgenetic.
13) Thewpresencewofwmorewefficientwrespiratorywsystemswtowextractwoxygenwfromwthewairwamon
gwhumanwpopulationswlivingwatwhighwelevationswiswanwexamplewofwwhichwformwofwadaptation?
A) geneticwadaptation
B) symbolicwadaptation
C) culturalwadaptation
D) short-termwphysiologicalwadaptation
E) long-termwphysiologicalwadaptation
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w w w w w w w w w w w
13th Edition by Conrad Kottak
w w w w
Chapter 01 13e
w w Answers Included
w
1) Thiswchapterwbeginswwithwawcommonlywheardwopinion:w"Peoplewarewprettywmuchwthewsam
ewallwoverwthewworld."wWhywiswthiswassumptionwoftenwwrong?wHowwmightwyourwconsiderationwofw
thiswunderstandingwaffectwhowwyouwwouldwdesignwanwanthropologicalwstudy?
2) Whatwiswculture?wHowwdowanthropologistswdefinewandwstudywculture?
3) Whatwdoeswholismwreferwto?wWhywiswthewconceptwcentralwtowanthropology? wHowwdoeswth
iswconceptwrelatewtowthew"four-
field"wapproachwwithinwthewdiscipline?wHavewyouwencounteredwthiswconceptwinwanywofwyourwoth
erwclasses?
4) Thiswchapterwprovideswanwexamplewofwhumanwadaptationwtowhighwaltitudewtowillustratewt
hewvariouswformswofwculturalwandwbiologicalwadaptation.wCanwyouwthinkwofwanotherwexamplewth
atwillustrateswthewbroadwcapacitywofwhumanswtowadaptwbothwbiologicallywandwculturally?
1
,5) Whatwdoesbioculturalwperspectivewreferwto?wIfwyouwarewplanningwtowmajorwinwthewbiologic
alwsciencesworwplanningwawcareerwaswawmedicalwdoctorworwclinicalwresearcher,whowwmightwawminor
winwanthropologywcomplementwyourweducation? wIfwyou warewthinkingwofwmajoringwinwthewhumaniti
es,whowwmightwawminorwinwanthropologywcomplementwyourweducation?
6) Thiswchapterwconsiderswdifferenceswandwsimilaritieswbetweenwanthropologywandwothe
rwacademicwfieldswsuchwaswsociology.wWhatwaboutwhistory?
7) Anthropologywiswthewstudywof
A) humanswaroundwthewworldwandwthroughwtime.
B) thewpsychologicalwstageswofwhumanwdevelopment.
C) mythswinwindustrialwsocieties.
D) thewevolutionwofwreligion.
E) long-termwpsychologicalwadaptation.
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,8) Anthropologywaswawholisticwsciencewreferswtowthewstudywofwthewwholewofwthewhuma
nwcondition:wthewpast,wthewpresent,wandwthewfuturewof blank.
A) math,wphysics,wandwastronomy
B) biology,wsociety,wlanguage,wandwculture
C) faithwandwreligionwacrosswthewworld
D) geographywandwcartography
E) ancientwcivilizationswandwarchaeologicalwremains
9) Aswhumansworganizewtheirwliveswandwadaptwtowdifferentwenvironments,wourwabilitieswtowlear
n,wthinkwsymbolically,wusewlanguage,wandwemploywtoolswandwotherwproducts
A) restwonwcertainwfeatureswofwhumanwbiologywthatwmakewculture,wwhichwiswnotwitse
lfwbiological,wpossible.
B) havewmadewsomewhumanwgroupswmorewculturedwthanwothers.
C) arewsharedwwithwotherwanimalswcapablewofworganizedwgroupwlife—
suchwaswbaboons,wwolves,wandwevenwants.
D) provewthatwonlywfullywdevelopedwadultswhavewthewcapacitywforwculture;wchildrenwlackwt
hewcapacitywforwculturewuntilwtheywmature.
E) restwonwcertainwfeatureswofwhumanwbiologywthatwmakewculturewitselfwawbiologic
alwphenomenon.
10) Whichwofwthewfollowingwstatementswaboutwculturewisfalse?
A) Culturewguideswthewbeliefswandwbehaviorwofwthewpeoplewexposedwtowit.
B) Culturewiswpassedwonwfromwgenerationwtowgeneration.
C) Culturalwforceswconsistentlywmoldwandwshapewhumanwbiologywandwbehavior.
D) Culturewiswawkeywaspectwofwhumanwadaptabilitywandwsuccess.
E) Culturewiswpassedwonwgeneticallywtowfuturewgenerations.
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, 11) Whatwiswthewprocesswbywwhichwchildrenwlearnwawparticularwculturalwtradition?
A) biologicalwadaptation
B) ethnology
C) ethnography
D) acculturation
E) enculturation
12) Thiswchapter'swdescriptionwofwhowwhumanswcopewwithwlowwoxygenwpressurewinwhig
hwaltitudeswillustrates
A) howwinwmatterswofwlifeworwdeath,wbiologywiswultimatelywmorewimportantwthanwculture.
B) thewneedwforwanthropologistswtowpaywmorewattentionwtowhumanwadaptationwinwextrem
ewenvironments.
C) humanwcapacitieswforwculturalwandwbiologicalwadaptation,wthewlatterwinvolvingwbot
hwgeneticwandwphysiologicalwadaptations.
D) howwhumanwplasticitywhaswdecreasedweverwsincewwewembracedwawsedentarywlifestyl
ewsomew10,000wyearswago.
E) howwbiologicalwadaptationswareweffectivewonlywwhenwtheywarewgenetic.
13) Thewpresencewofwmorewefficientwrespiratorywsystemswtowextractwoxygenwfromwthewairwamon
gwhumanwpopulationswlivingwatwhighwelevationswiswanwexamplewofwwhichwformwofwadaptation?
A) geneticwadaptation
B) symbolicwadaptation
C) culturalwadaptation
D) short-termwphysiologicalwadaptation
E) long-termwphysiologicalwadaptation
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