Chapter 01
Investigating the Nature of Humankind
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The field that studies fossil records is:
A. primatology
B. paleontology
C. genetics
D. archaeology
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2. The subfield of physical anthropology includes the study of:
A. human genetics
B. forensic anthropology
C. human biological variation
D. all of these
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3. Cultural anthropology:
A. is a branch of archaeology
B. is the study of art and music
C. includes the study of human social organizations and learned patterns of behavior
D. includes paleontology as a major topic
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,4. The study of a people's political organization would be a part of:
A. cultural anthropology
B. linguistics
C. archaeology
D. physical anthropology
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5. An anthropological linguist:
A. always attempts to learn to speak as many languages as he or she possibly can
B. teaches students foreign languages
C. studies the history, function, structure, and physiology of language
D. would only be interested in cultures that have writing systems
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6. The practical application of anthropological knowledge to real-world concerns is called:
A. academic anthropology
B. lived anthropology
C. applied anthropology
D. realistic anthropology
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7. An empirical observation is one that is:
A. measurable
B. a fact
C. received through the senses
D. all of these
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,8. Hypotheses:
A. are always considered to be correct statements
B. are the same thing as laws in science
C. are not a necessary part of the scientific method
D. must be logical and testable
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9. Hypotheses:
A. can be disproven
B. can be tested through experiments and observations
C. are based on empirical observations
D. all of these
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10. A tentative statement about the relationship between two variables is a(n):
A. hypothesis
B. theory
C. empirical statement
D. rationalization
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11. An example of a variable would be:
A. the theory of evolution by natural selection
B. the cranial capacities of a series of skulls
C. that all mammals give live birth
D. all of these
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, 12. Once proposed, a hypothesis may be tested by:
A. comparing it to known data gathered from nature
B. conducting an experiment
C. comparing one phenomenon with another to determine the relationships between them
D. all of these
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13. A hypothesis may be tested in a number of ways. One of the following is not a way to test
a hypothesis.
A. Test the predictive value of the hypothesis by comparing it to all known data from nature.
B. Ask all scientists doing research in the area the hypothesis concerns and confirm that the
hypothesis is based on a consensus of the opinions of those scientists.
C. Conduct experiments
D. Through comparative studies
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14. A theory is:
A. a speculative statement
B. a statement of extremely high validity
C. the same as a hypothesis
D. the same as a fact
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15. Darwin's explanation of evolution by natural selection is an example of a(n):
A. theory
B. hypothesis
C. empirical statement
D. experiment
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Investigating the Nature of Humankind
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The field that studies fossil records is:
A. primatology
B. paleontology
C. genetics
D. archaeology
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2. The subfield of physical anthropology includes the study of:
A. human genetics
B. forensic anthropology
C. human biological variation
D. all of these
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3. Cultural anthropology:
A. is a branch of archaeology
B. is the study of art and music
C. includes the study of human social organizations and learned patterns of behavior
D. includes paleontology as a major topic
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,4. The study of a people's political organization would be a part of:
A. cultural anthropology
B. linguistics
C. archaeology
D. physical anthropology
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5. An anthropological linguist:
A. always attempts to learn to speak as many languages as he or she possibly can
B. teaches students foreign languages
C. studies the history, function, structure, and physiology of language
D. would only be interested in cultures that have writing systems
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6. The practical application of anthropological knowledge to real-world concerns is called:
A. academic anthropology
B. lived anthropology
C. applied anthropology
D. realistic anthropology
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7. An empirical observation is one that is:
A. measurable
B. a fact
C. received through the senses
D. all of these
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,8. Hypotheses:
A. are always considered to be correct statements
B. are the same thing as laws in science
C. are not a necessary part of the scientific method
D. must be logical and testable
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9. Hypotheses:
A. can be disproven
B. can be tested through experiments and observations
C. are based on empirical observations
D. all of these
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10. A tentative statement about the relationship between two variables is a(n):
A. hypothesis
B. theory
C. empirical statement
D. rationalization
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11. An example of a variable would be:
A. the theory of evolution by natural selection
B. the cranial capacities of a series of skulls
C. that all mammals give live birth
D. all of these
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, 12. Once proposed, a hypothesis may be tested by:
A. comparing it to known data gathered from nature
B. conducting an experiment
C. comparing one phenomenon with another to determine the relationships between them
D. all of these
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13. A hypothesis may be tested in a number of ways. One of the following is not a way to test
a hypothesis.
A. Test the predictive value of the hypothesis by comparing it to all known data from nature.
B. Ask all scientists doing research in the area the hypothesis concerns and confirm that the
hypothesis is based on a consensus of the opinions of those scientists.
C. Conduct experiments
D. Through comparative studies
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14. A theory is:
A. a speculative statement
B. a statement of extremely high validity
C. the same as a hypothesis
D. the same as a fact
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15. Darwin's explanation of evolution by natural selection is an example of a(n):
A. theory
B. hypothesis
C. empirical statement
D. experiment
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