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Anthropology What Does It Mean to Be Human? Second Canadian Edition
ik ik ik ik ik ik ik ik ik ik
byRobert H. Lavenda
ik ki ik ik
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CHAPTER 1 ik
WHAT IS ANTHROPOLOGY?
ik ik
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
ik ik
1. In ikthe iktextbook, ik"anthropology" ikis ikdefined ikas ikthe ikstudy ikof .
a) human iknature, ikhuman iksociety, ikhuman iklanguage, ikand ikthe ikhuman ikpast
b) the ikremains ikof ikearlier iksocieties ikand ikpeoples
c) the ikways ikof iklife ikof ikcontemporary ikpeoples
d) the ikphysical ikand ikmental ikcapacities ikof ikhuman ikbeings
2. The ikauthors ikdefine ik"holism" ikas .
a) trying ikto ikstudy ikeverything ikpossible ikabout ika ikgroup ikof ikpeople
b) integrating ikwhat ikis ikknown ikabout ikhuman ikbeings ikand iktheir ikactivities
c) studying ikhuman ikbiology ikand ikculture ikat ikthe iksame iktime
d) fitting iktogether ikeconomics, ikpolitical ikscience, ikreligious ikstudies, ikand ikbiology
3. To iksay ikthat ikanthropology ikis ikcomparative ikmeans ikthat .
a) each ikanthropologist ikstudies ikmany ikdifferent iksocieties ikduring ikhis ikor ikher ikcareer
b) anthropological ikgeneralizations ikdraw ikon ikevidence ikfrom ikthe ikwidest ikpossible ikrange ikof iksocieties
c) anthropologists ikuse ikdata ikfrom ikmany ikdifferent ikacademic ikdisciplines
d) there ikis ikno ikone ikway ikfor ikthe ikanthropologist ikto ikdo ikresearch
4. ik is ikNOT iklisted ikin ikthe iktext ikas ikan ikelement ikof ikthe ikanthropological ikperspective.
a) Holism
b) Comparison
c) Evolution
d) Culturalism
5. A study ikexamines ikhow ikeconomics, ikpolitics, ikreligion, ikand ikkinship ikshape ikone ikanother ikin ika
ikspecificis
k ociety.
a) detailed
b) cultural
c) holistic
d) comparative
6. An ikanthropologist ikstudying ika iksocial ikgroup ikobserves ikthat ikpeople ikshake ikhands ikwhen ikgreeting ikone ikanother
ikand
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concludes ikthat ikhandshaking ikis ikuniversal ikamong ikhumans. ikThis ikstudy ikis ikfaulty ikbecause ikit ikwas iknot .
a) holistic
b) evolutionary
c) ethnocentric
d) comparative
7. When ikwe iksay ikthat ikanthropology ikis ika ikfield-based ikdiscipline, ikwe ikmean ikthat .
a) information ikabout ikparticular iksocial ikgroups ikcomes ikthrough ikdirect ikcontact ikwith ikthem
b) anthropologists ikworking ikin ikuniversities ikintersperse ikteaching ikand ikother iktasks ikwith ikfield ikresearch
c) research ikconnects ikanthropologists ikdirectly ikwith ikthe iklived ikexperiences ikof ikother ikpeople ikand ikto ikthe
ikmaterialie
k vidence ikthat ikpeople ikhave ikleft
d) All ikof ikthe ikabove
8. According ikto ikthe iktext, ikculture ikconsists ikof .
a) sets ikof iklearned ikbehaviours ikand ikideas ikthat ikhumans ikacquire ikas ikmembers ikof iksociety
b) elements ikof ikhuman ikexperience ikthat ikrequire ikeducation ikand ikgood iktaste, iksuch ikas ikfine ikart, ikclassical
ikmusic, ikandil k iterature
c) sets ikof ikinnate ikbehaviours ikthat ikenable ikhumans ikto ikfunction ikin ika ikcomplex ikworld
d) those ikpractices ikthat ikdistinguish ikone ikgroup ikof ikhumans ikfrom ikanother
9. North ikAmericans iktypically ikdo iknot ikeat ikinsects ikbecause ikthey ikhave iklearned ikto iklabel ikinsects ikas
ikinedible. ikThise
ik xplanation ikis ikbased ikon ik_ .
a) culture
b) biology
c) ethnocentrism
d) genetic ikprogramming
10. When ikwe ikstate ikthat ikhumans ikare ikbiocultural ikorganisms, ikwe ikmean ikthat ik_ .
a) human ikbiology ikmakes ikculture ikpossible, ikand ikhuman ikculture ikmakes ikhuman ikbiological iksurvival ikpossible
b) biology ikis ikmore ikimportant ikthan ikculture ikfor ikhumans
c) human ikculture ikpredates ikour ikbiological ikorganism
d) humans ikevolved ikindependently ikof ikour ikability ikto ikcreate ikculture
11. Traditionally, ikNorth ikAmerican ikanthropology ikhas ikbeen ikdivided ikinto subfields.
a) two
b) three
c) four
d) five
12. According ikto ikthe iktext, is ikNOT ika ikmajor iksubfield ikof ikNorth ikAmerican ikanthropology.
a) Archaeology
b) Cultural ikanthropology
c) Biological ikanthropology
d) Physiological ikanthropology
13. The ikfollowing ikstatement ikis ikNOT ikassociated ikwith ikthe iktraditional ikNorth ikAmerican ikmodel ikof ikanthropology:
ik .
a) This ikconfiguration ikreflects ikanthropology's ikcommitment ikto ikholism.
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b) This ikconfiguration ikis ikassociated ikwith ikanthropology's iksuccessful ikfight ikagainst ik19th ikcentury ikscientific
ikracism.
c) This ikconfiguration ikconstitutes ika ikprotected ik"trading ikzone" ikwithin ikwhich ikfresh ikconcepts ikand ikknowledge
ikfrom ikaiv
k ariety ikof ikresearch iktraditions ikare ikbrought iktogether.
d) This ikmodel ikis ikwidespread ikin ikEurope ikand ikother ikparts ikof ikthe ikworld.
14. Social ikgroupings ikthat ikallegedly ikreflect ikbiological ikdifferences ikare ikcalled .
a) populations
b) cultures
c) races
d) ethnicities
15. Nineteenth-century ikattempts ikto ikgroup ikall ikhumans ikinto ikunambiguous ikcategories ikcalled ik"races" ikwere ikbased
ikon
ik .
a) observable ikphysical ikfeatures, iksuch ikas ikskin ikcolor, ikhair iktype, ikand ikskull ikshape
b) supposed ikmental ikand ikmoral ikattributes
c) existing ikbeliefs ikabout ikthe ikinherent ikbiological iksuperiority ikof iksome ikraces ikand ikthe ikinferiority ikof ikothers
d) All ikof ikthe ikabove
16. Michel ikBouchard's ikresearch ikon ikstatus ikand ikstigma ikamong ikFrench-speakers ikin ikAlberta ikshows ikthat .
a) young ikchildren ikknow ikwhich iklanguage ikis ikdominant
b) French ikis ikspoken ikonly ikby ikpeople ikwho ikhave ikrecently ikarrived ikin ikAlberta ikfrom ikQuebec
c) French-speaking ikchildren ikin ikAlberta ikbelieve ikthat ikthey ikbelong ikto ika ikhigh-status-group
d) media ikcampaigns ikcan ikreduce ikthe ikstigma ikfelt ikby iklinguistic ikminorities
17. By ikthe ikearly iktwentieth ikcentury, iksome ikanthropologists ikand ikbiologists ikconcluded ikthat ikthe ikconcept ikof ik"race"
ikwas
ik .
a) justified ikby ikthe ikincreasingly ikscientific ikbiological ikresearch ikon ikhumans
b) a ikcultural iklabel ikinvented ikby ikhumans ikto iksort ikpeople ikinto ikgroups
c) a ikpolitical ikliability, ikalthough ikthe ikevidence ikwas ikincreasingly ikstrong ikin ikits ikfavor
d) a iklabel ikthat ikrecognized ikimportant ikcultural ikand ikbiological ikdifferences ikbetween ikgroups
18. After ikdiscrediting ikscientific ikracism ikand ikmoving ikaway ikfrom ikthe ikclassification ikof ikhumans ikinto ikdistinct
ikraces,bik iological ikanthropologists ikshifted iktheir ikattention ikto .
a) patterns ikof ikvariation ikand ikadaptation ikwithin ikthe ikhuman ikspecies ikas ika ikwhole
b) the ikmaterial ikremains ikof ikthe ikhuman ikpast
c) present-day iksocial ikarrangements ikin ikhuman ikgroups
d) human iksymbolic ikcommunication
19. ik refers ikto ikthe iksystematic ikoppression ikof ikmembers ikof ikone ikor ikmore iksocially ikdefined ik"races" ikby
ikmemberso ik f ikanother iksocially ikdefined ik"race" ikthat ikis ikjustified ikin ikterms ikof ikthe iksupposed ikinherent ikbiological
iksuperiority ikof ikthe ikrulers ikand ikthe iksupposed ikinherent ikbiological ikinferiority ikof ikthose ikthey ikrule.
a) Ethnocentrism
b) Hierarchy
c) Racism
d) Hegemony
20. Primatologists ikare ikbiological ikanthropologists ikwho ikstudy .
a) the ikclosest ikliving ikrelatives ikof ikhumans
Anthropology What Does It Mean to Be Human? Second Canadian Edition
ik ik ik ik ik ik ik ik ik ik
byRobert H. Lavenda
ik ki ik ik
,https://browsegrades.net/singlePaper/416761/testbank-for-anthropology-what-does-it-mean-to-
CHAPTER 1 ik
WHAT IS ANTHROPOLOGY?
ik ik
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
ik ik
1. In ikthe iktextbook, ik"anthropology" ikis ikdefined ikas ikthe ikstudy ikof .
a) human iknature, ikhuman iksociety, ikhuman iklanguage, ikand ikthe ikhuman ikpast
b) the ikremains ikof ikearlier iksocieties ikand ikpeoples
c) the ikways ikof iklife ikof ikcontemporary ikpeoples
d) the ikphysical ikand ikmental ikcapacities ikof ikhuman ikbeings
2. The ikauthors ikdefine ik"holism" ikas .
a) trying ikto ikstudy ikeverything ikpossible ikabout ika ikgroup ikof ikpeople
b) integrating ikwhat ikis ikknown ikabout ikhuman ikbeings ikand iktheir ikactivities
c) studying ikhuman ikbiology ikand ikculture ikat ikthe iksame iktime
d) fitting iktogether ikeconomics, ikpolitical ikscience, ikreligious ikstudies, ikand ikbiology
3. To iksay ikthat ikanthropology ikis ikcomparative ikmeans ikthat .
a) each ikanthropologist ikstudies ikmany ikdifferent iksocieties ikduring ikhis ikor ikher ikcareer
b) anthropological ikgeneralizations ikdraw ikon ikevidence ikfrom ikthe ikwidest ikpossible ikrange ikof iksocieties
c) anthropologists ikuse ikdata ikfrom ikmany ikdifferent ikacademic ikdisciplines
d) there ikis ikno ikone ikway ikfor ikthe ikanthropologist ikto ikdo ikresearch
4. ik is ikNOT iklisted ikin ikthe iktext ikas ikan ikelement ikof ikthe ikanthropological ikperspective.
a) Holism
b) Comparison
c) Evolution
d) Culturalism
5. A study ikexamines ikhow ikeconomics, ikpolitics, ikreligion, ikand ikkinship ikshape ikone ikanother ikin ika
ikspecificis
k ociety.
a) detailed
b) cultural
c) holistic
d) comparative
6. An ikanthropologist ikstudying ika iksocial ikgroup ikobserves ikthat ikpeople ikshake ikhands ikwhen ikgreeting ikone ikanother
ikand
,https://browsegrades.net/singlePaper/416761/testbank-for-anthropology-what-does-it-mean-to-
concludes ikthat ikhandshaking ikis ikuniversal ikamong ikhumans. ikThis ikstudy ikis ikfaulty ikbecause ikit ikwas iknot .
a) holistic
b) evolutionary
c) ethnocentric
d) comparative
7. When ikwe iksay ikthat ikanthropology ikis ika ikfield-based ikdiscipline, ikwe ikmean ikthat .
a) information ikabout ikparticular iksocial ikgroups ikcomes ikthrough ikdirect ikcontact ikwith ikthem
b) anthropologists ikworking ikin ikuniversities ikintersperse ikteaching ikand ikother iktasks ikwith ikfield ikresearch
c) research ikconnects ikanthropologists ikdirectly ikwith ikthe iklived ikexperiences ikof ikother ikpeople ikand ikto ikthe
ikmaterialie
k vidence ikthat ikpeople ikhave ikleft
d) All ikof ikthe ikabove
8. According ikto ikthe iktext, ikculture ikconsists ikof .
a) sets ikof iklearned ikbehaviours ikand ikideas ikthat ikhumans ikacquire ikas ikmembers ikof iksociety
b) elements ikof ikhuman ikexperience ikthat ikrequire ikeducation ikand ikgood iktaste, iksuch ikas ikfine ikart, ikclassical
ikmusic, ikandil k iterature
c) sets ikof ikinnate ikbehaviours ikthat ikenable ikhumans ikto ikfunction ikin ika ikcomplex ikworld
d) those ikpractices ikthat ikdistinguish ikone ikgroup ikof ikhumans ikfrom ikanother
9. North ikAmericans iktypically ikdo iknot ikeat ikinsects ikbecause ikthey ikhave iklearned ikto iklabel ikinsects ikas
ikinedible. ikThise
ik xplanation ikis ikbased ikon ik_ .
a) culture
b) biology
c) ethnocentrism
d) genetic ikprogramming
10. When ikwe ikstate ikthat ikhumans ikare ikbiocultural ikorganisms, ikwe ikmean ikthat ik_ .
a) human ikbiology ikmakes ikculture ikpossible, ikand ikhuman ikculture ikmakes ikhuman ikbiological iksurvival ikpossible
b) biology ikis ikmore ikimportant ikthan ikculture ikfor ikhumans
c) human ikculture ikpredates ikour ikbiological ikorganism
d) humans ikevolved ikindependently ikof ikour ikability ikto ikcreate ikculture
11. Traditionally, ikNorth ikAmerican ikanthropology ikhas ikbeen ikdivided ikinto subfields.
a) two
b) three
c) four
d) five
12. According ikto ikthe iktext, is ikNOT ika ikmajor iksubfield ikof ikNorth ikAmerican ikanthropology.
a) Archaeology
b) Cultural ikanthropology
c) Biological ikanthropology
d) Physiological ikanthropology
13. The ikfollowing ikstatement ikis ikNOT ikassociated ikwith ikthe iktraditional ikNorth ikAmerican ikmodel ikof ikanthropology:
ik .
a) This ikconfiguration ikreflects ikanthropology's ikcommitment ikto ikholism.
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b) This ikconfiguration ikis ikassociated ikwith ikanthropology's iksuccessful ikfight ikagainst ik19th ikcentury ikscientific
ikracism.
c) This ikconfiguration ikconstitutes ika ikprotected ik"trading ikzone" ikwithin ikwhich ikfresh ikconcepts ikand ikknowledge
ikfrom ikaiv
k ariety ikof ikresearch iktraditions ikare ikbrought iktogether.
d) This ikmodel ikis ikwidespread ikin ikEurope ikand ikother ikparts ikof ikthe ikworld.
14. Social ikgroupings ikthat ikallegedly ikreflect ikbiological ikdifferences ikare ikcalled .
a) populations
b) cultures
c) races
d) ethnicities
15. Nineteenth-century ikattempts ikto ikgroup ikall ikhumans ikinto ikunambiguous ikcategories ikcalled ik"races" ikwere ikbased
ikon
ik .
a) observable ikphysical ikfeatures, iksuch ikas ikskin ikcolor, ikhair iktype, ikand ikskull ikshape
b) supposed ikmental ikand ikmoral ikattributes
c) existing ikbeliefs ikabout ikthe ikinherent ikbiological iksuperiority ikof iksome ikraces ikand ikthe ikinferiority ikof ikothers
d) All ikof ikthe ikabove
16. Michel ikBouchard's ikresearch ikon ikstatus ikand ikstigma ikamong ikFrench-speakers ikin ikAlberta ikshows ikthat .
a) young ikchildren ikknow ikwhich iklanguage ikis ikdominant
b) French ikis ikspoken ikonly ikby ikpeople ikwho ikhave ikrecently ikarrived ikin ikAlberta ikfrom ikQuebec
c) French-speaking ikchildren ikin ikAlberta ikbelieve ikthat ikthey ikbelong ikto ika ikhigh-status-group
d) media ikcampaigns ikcan ikreduce ikthe ikstigma ikfelt ikby iklinguistic ikminorities
17. By ikthe ikearly iktwentieth ikcentury, iksome ikanthropologists ikand ikbiologists ikconcluded ikthat ikthe ikconcept ikof ik"race"
ikwas
ik .
a) justified ikby ikthe ikincreasingly ikscientific ikbiological ikresearch ikon ikhumans
b) a ikcultural iklabel ikinvented ikby ikhumans ikto iksort ikpeople ikinto ikgroups
c) a ikpolitical ikliability, ikalthough ikthe ikevidence ikwas ikincreasingly ikstrong ikin ikits ikfavor
d) a iklabel ikthat ikrecognized ikimportant ikcultural ikand ikbiological ikdifferences ikbetween ikgroups
18. After ikdiscrediting ikscientific ikracism ikand ikmoving ikaway ikfrom ikthe ikclassification ikof ikhumans ikinto ikdistinct
ikraces,bik iological ikanthropologists ikshifted iktheir ikattention ikto .
a) patterns ikof ikvariation ikand ikadaptation ikwithin ikthe ikhuman ikspecies ikas ika ikwhole
b) the ikmaterial ikremains ikof ikthe ikhuman ikpast
c) present-day iksocial ikarrangements ikin ikhuman ikgroups
d) human iksymbolic ikcommunication
19. ik refers ikto ikthe iksystematic ikoppression ikof ikmembers ikof ikone ikor ikmore iksocially ikdefined ik"races" ikby
ikmemberso ik f ikanother iksocially ikdefined ik"race" ikthat ikis ikjustified ikin ikterms ikof ikthe iksupposed ikinherent ikbiological
iksuperiority ikof ikthe ikrulers ikand ikthe iksupposed ikinherent ikbiological ikinferiority ikof ikthose ikthey ikrule.
a) Ethnocentrism
b) Hierarchy
c) Racism
d) Hegemony
20. Primatologists ikare ikbiological ikanthropologists ikwho ikstudy .
a) the ikclosest ikliving ikrelatives ikof ikhumans
