Chapter 1 Anthropology and the Study of Culture
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Anthropology is usually divided into four fields, but some people claim that a fifth, known as , should
be included.
A) interpretivist anthropology
B) functionalist anthropology
C) applied anthropology
D) theoretical anthropology
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define what is anthropology.
Topic: Introducing Anthropology’s Four Fields
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
2. Biological anthropologists focus on .
A) the impact of colonialism on different cultures
B) cross-cultural patterns of contemporary human politics
C) human evolution and contemporary human variation
D) how culture is passed on from one generation to the next
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define what is anthropology.
Topic: Introducing Anthropology’s Four Fields
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
3. Which subfield of archaeology provides insights into social change in Britain in the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries?
A) archaeology of contemporary life
B) prehistoric archaeology
C) underwater archaeology
D) industrial archaeology
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define what is anthropology.
Topic: Introducing Anthropology’s Four Fields
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Anthropology is usually divided into four fields, but some people claim that a fifth, known as , should
be included.
A) interpretivist anthropology
B) functionalist anthropology
C) applied anthropology
D) theoretical anthropology
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define what is anthropology.
Topic: Introducing Anthropology’s Four Fields
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
2. Biological anthropologists focus on .
A) the impact of colonialism on different cultures
B) cross-cultural patterns of contemporary human politics
C) human evolution and contemporary human variation
D) how culture is passed on from one generation to the next
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define what is anthropology.
Topic: Introducing Anthropology’s Four Fields
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
3. Which subfield of archaeology provides insights into social change in Britain in the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries?
A) archaeology of contemporary life
B) prehistoric archaeology
C) underwater archaeology
D) industrial archaeology
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.1 Define what is anthropology.
Topic: Introducing Anthropology’s Four Fields
Difficulty Level: Easy
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
1
Copyright #my© #my2017, #my2013, #my2011 #myby #myPearson #myEducation, #myInc.
#myAll #myrights #myreserved.
SCHOLARVAULT
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D) applied #myanthropology
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A) how #myrural #myareas #mydiffer #myfrom #myurban #myareas
B) how #mylong #myit #myhas #mytaken #myfor #mygarbage #myfrom #myprehistoric #mytimes #myto #mydecompose
C) recent # m y consumption # m y patterns
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B) forensic #myanthropology
C) specialized #mytesting #myfor #mybilingual #mystudents
D) poverty #myreduction #myprograms
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7. Paul #myFarmer #myhas #mydone #mymost #myof #myhis #mywork #myin #my .
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B) Haiti
C) Guatemala
D) Puerto #myRico
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