ANT 102 Final Exam Review Questions
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Cultural relativism argues that we should seek to: CORRECT ANSWERS understand
another person's beliefs and behaviors from the perspective of their culture rather than
our own
Jane Goodall's work with nonhuman primates highlights the value of: CORRECT
ANSWERS field-based research
Henry Morgan's argument that all societies "progress" through the same stages of
development (savagery, barbarism, civilization) is an example of what type of thinking?
CORRECT ANSWERS ethnocentric
Which subfield of anthropology aims to solve specific practical problems in collaboration
with governmental, non-profit, and community organizations? CORRECT ANSWERS
applied anthropology
Medical anthropologists:
1.) explore the environmental, social, and cultural conditions that impact the experience
of illness
2.) draw on all four sub-disciplines of anthropology
3.) undertake both applied and theoretical anthropology
4.) all of the answer choices are correct CORRECT ANSWERS all of the answer
choices are correct
In order to study the similarities and differences among living societies and cultural
groups, what must cultural anthropologists do? CORRECT ANSWERS immersive
fieldwork
The Garbage Project and "African Burial Ground" are examples of which branch of
anthropology? CORRECT ANSWERS historical archaeology
Who wrote the book commonly known as Al Rihla, considered to be among the first
examples of early pre-anthropological writing? CORRECT ANSWERS Ibn Battuta
To which of the following does ethnography NOT refer? CORRECT ANSWERS novels
written by cultural anthropologists
To which of the following groups can anthropology contribute important forms of
knowledge?
1.) feminist movements
2.) all of the answer choices are correct
3.) LGBTQ movements
,4.) Indigenous movements CORRECT ANSWERS all of the answer choices are correct
What does Sapir-Whorf hypothesis propose? CORRECT ANSWERS the language you
speak allows you to think about some things and not others
What is the term for the process of participant-observation fieldwork in cultural
anthropology? CORRECT ANSWERS ethnography
What is ethnocentrism? CORRECT ANSWERS it is the belief that one's own culture is
better than others
Lynn Kwiatkowski's participant observation research consisted of:
1.) conducting interviews and surveys
2.) sharing daily and ritual experiences
3.) living in Ifugao Province of the Phillippines
4.) all of the answer choices are correct CORRECT ANSWERS all of the answer
choices are correct
Anthropologist Bob Myers argues that:
1.) anthropology does not seek to exoticize those who live differently from us
2.) anthropology seeks to illustrate the potential for human life
3.) anthropology seeks to demonstrate that the way of doing things we know best is
neither normal nor necessarily right
4.) all of the answer choices are correct CORRECT ANSWERS all of the answer
choices are correct
Anthony Kwame Harrison argues that anthropology places taken-for-granted notions of
progress within the broader context of human culture. What example does he give of a
taken-for-granted notion of progress? CORRECT ANSWERS the increasing number of
razor blades
Anthropologist Philippe Bourgois lived with Puerto Rican crack dealers in East Harlem
in order to find out: CORRECT ANSWERS why pockets of extreme poverty persist in
the United States
In English, we say: "I love you." In Spanish, there are many ways of conveying different
types of love, such as te quieor, te amo, and te adoro. These differences are an
example of: CORRECT ANSWERS how language may influence our views of the world
In cultural anthropology, the term "belief" refers to: CORRECT ANSWERS all mental
aspects of culture
What do paleoanthropologists study? CORRECT ANSWERS ancient human relatives
, Widely known as the founder of American anthropology, Franz Boas insisted that:
CORRECT ANSWERS while cultures differ, they are not superior to nor inferior than
one another
Which of the following is NOT a major subfield of anthropology in the United States?
CORRECT ANSWERS sociopolitical anthropology
Who was Zhang Qian?
1.) one of the first people to systematically study and document cultural differences
2.) a military officer born in the second century BCE
3.) a traveler who discovered many of the trade routes used in the Silk road
4.) all of these answer choices are correct CORRECT ANSWERS all of these answer
choices are correct
Biological anthropology and archaeology use what kind of approach when conducting
research? CORRECT ANSWERS deductive
Paul Farmer, working as both BLANK and BLANK, demonstrates the applied potential
of anthropology. CORRECT ANSWERS physician/medical anthropologist
The theory of structural-functionalism, as used by Radcliffe-Brown, believed that social
structures CORRECT ANSWERS functioned to maintain social stability over time
Which of the following anthropologists wrote about how culture shapes a region's
personality traits in Patterns of Culture (1934)? CORRECT ANSWERS Ruth Benedict
All of the following are true about Franz Boas EXCEPT he CORRECT ANSWERS relied
heavily on racist stereotypes, making much of his work ethically questionable
What is armchair anthropology? CORRECT ANSWERS an approach that uses the
stories and experiences of others to measure other cultures from one's own (superior)
vantage point
How does a fable become a tradition within a culture? CORRECT ANSWERS by being
retold and accepted by others in the community
Nineteenth century anthropologists identified three stages of "cultural evolution," which
were called (in this order of development) CORRECT ANSWERS savagery, barbarism,
and civilization
According to the authors, in the story of Gulliver's Travels, which character(s) becomes
The Other? CORRECT ANSWERS both Gulliver and the Lilliputians
In his book, The Golden Bough (1890), Sir James Frazer CORRECT ANSWERS relied
on the accounts of others, such as missionaries and government officials, to formulate
his ideas
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Cultural relativism argues that we should seek to: CORRECT ANSWERS understand
another person's beliefs and behaviors from the perspective of their culture rather than
our own
Jane Goodall's work with nonhuman primates highlights the value of: CORRECT
ANSWERS field-based research
Henry Morgan's argument that all societies "progress" through the same stages of
development (savagery, barbarism, civilization) is an example of what type of thinking?
CORRECT ANSWERS ethnocentric
Which subfield of anthropology aims to solve specific practical problems in collaboration
with governmental, non-profit, and community organizations? CORRECT ANSWERS
applied anthropology
Medical anthropologists:
1.) explore the environmental, social, and cultural conditions that impact the experience
of illness
2.) draw on all four sub-disciplines of anthropology
3.) undertake both applied and theoretical anthropology
4.) all of the answer choices are correct CORRECT ANSWERS all of the answer
choices are correct
In order to study the similarities and differences among living societies and cultural
groups, what must cultural anthropologists do? CORRECT ANSWERS immersive
fieldwork
The Garbage Project and "African Burial Ground" are examples of which branch of
anthropology? CORRECT ANSWERS historical archaeology
Who wrote the book commonly known as Al Rihla, considered to be among the first
examples of early pre-anthropological writing? CORRECT ANSWERS Ibn Battuta
To which of the following does ethnography NOT refer? CORRECT ANSWERS novels
written by cultural anthropologists
To which of the following groups can anthropology contribute important forms of
knowledge?
1.) feminist movements
2.) all of the answer choices are correct
3.) LGBTQ movements
,4.) Indigenous movements CORRECT ANSWERS all of the answer choices are correct
What does Sapir-Whorf hypothesis propose? CORRECT ANSWERS the language you
speak allows you to think about some things and not others
What is the term for the process of participant-observation fieldwork in cultural
anthropology? CORRECT ANSWERS ethnography
What is ethnocentrism? CORRECT ANSWERS it is the belief that one's own culture is
better than others
Lynn Kwiatkowski's participant observation research consisted of:
1.) conducting interviews and surveys
2.) sharing daily and ritual experiences
3.) living in Ifugao Province of the Phillippines
4.) all of the answer choices are correct CORRECT ANSWERS all of the answer
choices are correct
Anthropologist Bob Myers argues that:
1.) anthropology does not seek to exoticize those who live differently from us
2.) anthropology seeks to illustrate the potential for human life
3.) anthropology seeks to demonstrate that the way of doing things we know best is
neither normal nor necessarily right
4.) all of the answer choices are correct CORRECT ANSWERS all of the answer
choices are correct
Anthony Kwame Harrison argues that anthropology places taken-for-granted notions of
progress within the broader context of human culture. What example does he give of a
taken-for-granted notion of progress? CORRECT ANSWERS the increasing number of
razor blades
Anthropologist Philippe Bourgois lived with Puerto Rican crack dealers in East Harlem
in order to find out: CORRECT ANSWERS why pockets of extreme poverty persist in
the United States
In English, we say: "I love you." In Spanish, there are many ways of conveying different
types of love, such as te quieor, te amo, and te adoro. These differences are an
example of: CORRECT ANSWERS how language may influence our views of the world
In cultural anthropology, the term "belief" refers to: CORRECT ANSWERS all mental
aspects of culture
What do paleoanthropologists study? CORRECT ANSWERS ancient human relatives
, Widely known as the founder of American anthropology, Franz Boas insisted that:
CORRECT ANSWERS while cultures differ, they are not superior to nor inferior than
one another
Which of the following is NOT a major subfield of anthropology in the United States?
CORRECT ANSWERS sociopolitical anthropology
Who was Zhang Qian?
1.) one of the first people to systematically study and document cultural differences
2.) a military officer born in the second century BCE
3.) a traveler who discovered many of the trade routes used in the Silk road
4.) all of these answer choices are correct CORRECT ANSWERS all of these answer
choices are correct
Biological anthropology and archaeology use what kind of approach when conducting
research? CORRECT ANSWERS deductive
Paul Farmer, working as both BLANK and BLANK, demonstrates the applied potential
of anthropology. CORRECT ANSWERS physician/medical anthropologist
The theory of structural-functionalism, as used by Radcliffe-Brown, believed that social
structures CORRECT ANSWERS functioned to maintain social stability over time
Which of the following anthropologists wrote about how culture shapes a region's
personality traits in Patterns of Culture (1934)? CORRECT ANSWERS Ruth Benedict
All of the following are true about Franz Boas EXCEPT he CORRECT ANSWERS relied
heavily on racist stereotypes, making much of his work ethically questionable
What is armchair anthropology? CORRECT ANSWERS an approach that uses the
stories and experiences of others to measure other cultures from one's own (superior)
vantage point
How does a fable become a tradition within a culture? CORRECT ANSWERS by being
retold and accepted by others in the community
Nineteenth century anthropologists identified three stages of "cultural evolution," which
were called (in this order of development) CORRECT ANSWERS savagery, barbarism,
and civilization
According to the authors, in the story of Gulliver's Travels, which character(s) becomes
The Other? CORRECT ANSWERS both Gulliver and the Lilliputians
In his book, The Golden Bough (1890), Sir James Frazer CORRECT ANSWERS relied
on the accounts of others, such as missionaries and government officials, to formulate
his ideas
