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Cultural Anthropology,
by Conrad Kottak
19th Edition
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D
O
C
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Test Bank for
Cultural Anthropology, 19th Edition by Conrad Kottak
Chapter 01 19e
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Anthropology is a uniquely holistic and comparative science.
⊚ true
⊚ false
N
2) Holism refers to traditions and customs transmitted through learning.
⊚ true
⊚ false
U
3) Food production refers to the cultivation of plants and domestication of animals.
R
⊚ true
⊚ false
SE
4) In the discussion of the four types of high-altitude adaptation, "technology" (a form of
adaptation) was considered a "biological" type of adaptation.
⊚ true
⊚ false
D
5) The biocultural view studies only the biological sides of humanity.
O
⊚ true
⊚ false
C
6) Paleoecology looks at the ecosystems of the past.
⊚ true
S
⊚ false
7) Anthropology is comprised of four subfields.
⊚ true
⊚ false
8) Ethnography is a key part of biological anthropology.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
9) The practice of "garbology" has been used in the subfield of anthropological archaeology.
⊚ true
⊚ false
N
10) A biological anthropologist might study the field known as primatology.
⊚ true
⊚ false
U
11) Cultural resource management would not study the impact of pending construction and
R
its potential effects on an archaeological site.
⊚ true
⊚ false
SE
12) The interests and methods of anthropology and sociology are now converging.
⊚ true
⊚ false
D
13) In the chapter, anthropology is not considered a humanistic science.
O
⊚ true
⊚ false
C
14) A suggested but as yet unverified explanation is called a hypothesis.
⊚ true
S
⊚ false
15) Anthropologists study only non-Western cultures.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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16) Humans can adapt to their surroundings through both biological and cultural means.
⊚ true
⊚ false
17) Culture is not itself biological but rests on certain features of human biology.
⊚ true
⊚ false
N
18) Participation and achievement in sports are intrinsically motivated and are not influenced
by cultural standards of attractiveness and propriety.
U
⊚ true
⊚ false
R
19) Anthropologists agree that a comparative, cross-cultural approach is unnecessary as long
as researchers are diligent in their work.
SE
⊚ true
⊚ false
20) Ethnography involves the collection of data that is used to create an account of a
D
particular community, society, or culture.
⊚ true
⊚ false
O
21) Ethnomusicology is one of the four main subfields of anthropology.
C
⊚ true
⊚ false
S
22) Archaeologists study only prehistoric communities.
⊚ true
⊚ false
23) Biological anthropologists study only human bones.
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TEST BANK
Cultural Anthropology,
by Conrad Kottak
19th Edition
N
U
R
SE
D
O
C
S
IUYTREWQ
, KJHGFDS
Test Bank for
Cultural Anthropology, 19th Edition by Conrad Kottak
Chapter 01 19e
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) Anthropology is a uniquely holistic and comparative science.
⊚ true
⊚ false
N
2) Holism refers to traditions and customs transmitted through learning.
⊚ true
⊚ false
U
3) Food production refers to the cultivation of plants and domestication of animals.
R
⊚ true
⊚ false
SE
4) In the discussion of the four types of high-altitude adaptation, "technology" (a form of
adaptation) was considered a "biological" type of adaptation.
⊚ true
⊚ false
D
5) The biocultural view studies only the biological sides of humanity.
O
⊚ true
⊚ false
C
6) Paleoecology looks at the ecosystems of the past.
⊚ true
S
⊚ false
7) Anthropology is comprised of four subfields.
⊚ true
⊚ false
8) Ethnography is a key part of biological anthropology.
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⊚ true
⊚ false
9) The practice of "garbology" has been used in the subfield of anthropological archaeology.
⊚ true
⊚ false
N
10) A biological anthropologist might study the field known as primatology.
⊚ true
⊚ false
U
11) Cultural resource management would not study the impact of pending construction and
R
its potential effects on an archaeological site.
⊚ true
⊚ false
SE
12) The interests and methods of anthropology and sociology are now converging.
⊚ true
⊚ false
D
13) In the chapter, anthropology is not considered a humanistic science.
O
⊚ true
⊚ false
C
14) A suggested but as yet unverified explanation is called a hypothesis.
⊚ true
S
⊚ false
15) Anthropologists study only non-Western cultures.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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16) Humans can adapt to their surroundings through both biological and cultural means.
⊚ true
⊚ false
17) Culture is not itself biological but rests on certain features of human biology.
⊚ true
⊚ false
N
18) Participation and achievement in sports are intrinsically motivated and are not influenced
by cultural standards of attractiveness and propriety.
U
⊚ true
⊚ false
R
19) Anthropologists agree that a comparative, cross-cultural approach is unnecessary as long
as researchers are diligent in their work.
SE
⊚ true
⊚ false
20) Ethnography involves the collection of data that is used to create an account of a
D
particular community, society, or culture.
⊚ true
⊚ false
O
21) Ethnomusicology is one of the four main subfields of anthropology.
C
⊚ true
⊚ false
S
22) Archaeologists study only prehistoric communities.
⊚ true
⊚ false
23) Biological anthropologists study only human bones.
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