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Cultural Anthropology Exam Practice
Questions and Answers
The moral and intellectual principle that one should withhold judgement about seemingly strange
or exotic beliefs and practices is - ✔️✔️cultural relativism
The thinker who developed the evolutionary theory or natural selection in the 19th century -
✔️✔️Charles Darwin
Increasing, professional anthropologists are - ✔️✔️all of the above
The 19th century British anthropologist who is credited with the development of the concept of
culture through an evolutionary perspective where the most evolved societies resembled the
British societies in which he lived was - ✔️✔️E.B. Tylor
The primary ethical responsibility of anthropologists is to - ✔️✔️the people or species they study
Diversity defined anthropologically - ✔️✔️focuses on multiplicity and variety
A key element of the scientific method, which both explains things and guide research, is -
✔️✔️theories
The comparative method - ✔️✔️all of the above
Even though anthropologists use parts of the scientific method, some dont see what they do as
science because - ✔️✔️the complexity of social behavior prevents any completely objective
analysis of human culture
There is rarely any guessing involved in the development of theories because they are tested
repeatedly T/F - ✔️✔️True
What prompted intellectuals to start systematically explaining the differences among people? -
✔️✔️the Industrial Revolution
Western colonial powers understood the different customs and cultures of the people they
colonized as - ✔️✔️proof of their primitive nature
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Which of the following is the most significant aspect of the salvage paradigm? -
✔️✔️anthropologists need to collect information from societies before they die out
During fieldwork cultural anthropologists - ✔️✔️all of the above
Linguistic anthropologists traditionally sttudy - ✔️✔️all of the above
A realistic perspective on the meanings of Coca-cola in Tzotzil Maya communitites in Chiapas,
Mexico, would emphasize - ✔️✔️that they, the Tzotzil, are dominated by globalization
An ethical approach to anthropological research would emphasize - ✔️✔️all of the above
Contemporary cultural anthropologists still rank societies along an evolutionary scale from
"primitive" to "advanced" T/F - ✔️✔️False
The main idea behind the holistic perspective is to study culture - ✔️✔️through systematic
connections of different parts
Because our values and beliefs are reflected in many elements of life such as clothes, food, and
language means that culture is - ✔️✔️intergrated
The most enduring and ritualized aspects of culture are refered to as - ✔️✔️traditions
The application of a holistic perspective to understand changes in everyday practices, such as
eating breakfast cereals, reveals - ✔️✔️the processes of cultural appropriation
A cross-cultural perspective on eating insect larvae would reveal - ✔️✔️all of the above
The defining feature of historical particularism is - ✔️✔️individual societies develop particular
cultural traits and undergo a unique process of change
A symbol - ✔️✔️all of the above
The controversy between Native Americans and NCAA schools using mascots illustrates -
✔️✔️the power of tradition
Who is responsible for the theory of social evolution - ✔️✔️E.B. Tylor
The theory of culture that proposes that cultural practices, beliefs, and institutions fulfill the
psychological and physical needs of society is call - ✔️✔️functionalism
The idea that embraces dynamic cultural processes and the idea that the observer of cultural
processes can never see culture completely objectively represent - ✔️✔️post-structuralism
Cultural determinism is unproductive for cultural analysis because - ✔️✔️all of the above
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Cultural Anthropology Exam Practice
Questions and Answers
The moral and intellectual principle that one should withhold judgement about seemingly strange
or exotic beliefs and practices is - ✔️✔️cultural relativism
The thinker who developed the evolutionary theory or natural selection in the 19th century -
✔️✔️Charles Darwin
Increasing, professional anthropologists are - ✔️✔️all of the above
The 19th century British anthropologist who is credited with the development of the concept of
culture through an evolutionary perspective where the most evolved societies resembled the
British societies in which he lived was - ✔️✔️E.B. Tylor
The primary ethical responsibility of anthropologists is to - ✔️✔️the people or species they study
Diversity defined anthropologically - ✔️✔️focuses on multiplicity and variety
A key element of the scientific method, which both explains things and guide research, is -
✔️✔️theories
The comparative method - ✔️✔️all of the above
Even though anthropologists use parts of the scientific method, some dont see what they do as
science because - ✔️✔️the complexity of social behavior prevents any completely objective
analysis of human culture
There is rarely any guessing involved in the development of theories because they are tested
repeatedly T/F - ✔️✔️True
What prompted intellectuals to start systematically explaining the differences among people? -
✔️✔️the Industrial Revolution
Western colonial powers understood the different customs and cultures of the people they
colonized as - ✔️✔️proof of their primitive nature
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, ©PREP4EXAMS@2024 [REAL EXAM DUMPS] Monday, July 22, 2024 1:06 PM
Which of the following is the most significant aspect of the salvage paradigm? -
✔️✔️anthropologists need to collect information from societies before they die out
During fieldwork cultural anthropologists - ✔️✔️all of the above
Linguistic anthropologists traditionally sttudy - ✔️✔️all of the above
A realistic perspective on the meanings of Coca-cola in Tzotzil Maya communitites in Chiapas,
Mexico, would emphasize - ✔️✔️that they, the Tzotzil, are dominated by globalization
An ethical approach to anthropological research would emphasize - ✔️✔️all of the above
Contemporary cultural anthropologists still rank societies along an evolutionary scale from
"primitive" to "advanced" T/F - ✔️✔️False
The main idea behind the holistic perspective is to study culture - ✔️✔️through systematic
connections of different parts
Because our values and beliefs are reflected in many elements of life such as clothes, food, and
language means that culture is - ✔️✔️intergrated
The most enduring and ritualized aspects of culture are refered to as - ✔️✔️traditions
The application of a holistic perspective to understand changes in everyday practices, such as
eating breakfast cereals, reveals - ✔️✔️the processes of cultural appropriation
A cross-cultural perspective on eating insect larvae would reveal - ✔️✔️all of the above
The defining feature of historical particularism is - ✔️✔️individual societies develop particular
cultural traits and undergo a unique process of change
A symbol - ✔️✔️all of the above
The controversy between Native Americans and NCAA schools using mascots illustrates -
✔️✔️the power of tradition
Who is responsible for the theory of social evolution - ✔️✔️E.B. Tylor
The theory of culture that proposes that cultural practices, beliefs, and institutions fulfill the
psychological and physical needs of society is call - ✔️✔️functionalism
The idea that embraces dynamic cultural processes and the idea that the observer of cultural
processes can never see culture completely objectively represent - ✔️✔️post-structuralism
Cultural determinism is unproductive for cultural analysis because - ✔️✔️all of the above
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