https://browsegrades.net/singlePaper/416761/testbank-for-anthropology-what-does-it-mean-to-
Anthropology What Does It Mean to Be Human? Second Canadian Edition
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byRobert H. Lavenda
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CHAPTER 1 gj
WHAT IS ANTHROPOLOGY?
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
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1. In gjthe gjtextbook, gj"anthropology" gjis gjdefined gjas gjthe gjstudy gjof .
a) human gjnature, gjhuman gjsociety, gjhuman gjlanguage, gjand gjthe gjhuman gjpast
b) the gjremains gjof gjearlier gjsocieties gjand gjpeoples
c) the gjways gjof gjlife gjof gjcontemporary gjpeoples
d) the gjphysical gjand gjmental gjcapacities gjof gjhuman gjbeings
2. The gjauthors gjdefine gj"holism" gjas .
a) trying gjto gjstudy gjeverything gjpossible gjabout gja gjgroup gjof gjpeople
b) integrating gjwhat gjis gjknown gjabout gjhuman gjbeings gjand gjtheir gjactivities
c) studying gjhuman gjbiology gjand gjculture gjat gjthe gjsame gjtime
d) fitting gjtogether gjeconomics, gjpolitical gjscience, gjreligious gjstudies, gjand gjbiology
3. To gjsay gjthat gjanthropology gjis gjcomparative gjmeans gjthat .
a) each gjanthropologist gjstudies gjmany gjdifferent gjsocieties gjduring gjhis gjor gjher gjcareer
b) anthropological gjgeneralizations gjdraw gjon gjevidence gjfrom gjthe gjwidest gjpossible gjrange gjof gjsocieties
c) anthropologists gjuse gjdata gjfrom gjmany gjdifferent gjacademic gjdisciplines
d) there gjis gjno gjone gjway gjfor gjthe gjanthropologist gjto gjdo gjresearch
4. gj is gjNOT gjlisted gjin gjthe gjtext gjas gjan gjelement gjof gjthe gjanthropological gjperspective.
a) Holism
b) Comparison
c) Evolution
d) Culturalism
5. A study gjexamines gjhow gjeconomics, gjpolitics, gjreligion, gjand gjkinship gjshape gjone gjanother gjin gja
gjspecificgjsociety.
a) detailed
b) cultural
c) holistic
d) comparative
6. An gjanthropologist gjstudying gja gjsocial gjgroup gjobserves gjthat gjpeople gjshake gjhands gjwhen gjgreeting gjone gjanother
gjand
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concludes gjthat gjhandshaking gjis gjuniversal gjamong gjhumans. gjThis gjstudy gjis gjfaulty gjbecause gjit gjwas gjnot .
a) holistic
b) evolutionary
c) ethnocentric
d) comparative
7. When gjwe gjsay gjthat gjanthropology gjis gja gjfield-based gjdiscipline, gjwe gjmean gjthat .
a) information gjabout gjparticular gjsocial gjgroups gjcomes gjthrough gjdirect gjcontact gjwith gjthem
b) anthropologists gjworking gjin gjuniversities gjintersperse gjteaching gjand gjother gjtasks gjwith gjfield gjresearch
c) research gjconnects gjanthropologists gjdirectly gjwith gjthe gjlived gjexperiences gjof gjother gjpeople gjand gjto gjthe
gjmaterialgjevidence gjthat gjpeople gjhave gjleft
d) All gjof gjthe gjabove
8. According gjto gjthe gjtext, gjculture gjconsists gjof .
a) sets gjof gjlearned gjbehaviours gjand gjideas gjthat gjhumans gjacquire gjas gjmembers gjof gjsociety
b) elements gjof gjhuman gjexperience gjthat gjrequire gjeducation gjand gjgood gjtaste, gjsuch gjas gjfine gjart, gjclassical
gjmusic, gjandgjliterature
c) sets gjof gjinnate gjbehaviours gjthat gjenable gjhumans gjto gjfunction gjin gja gjcomplex gjworld
d) those gjpractices gjthat gjdistinguish gjone gjgroup gjof gjhumans gjfrom gjanother
9. North gjAmericans gjtypically gjdo gjnot gjeat gjinsects gjbecause gjthey gjhave gjlearned gjto gjlabel gjinsects gjas
gjinedible. gjThisgjexplanation gjis gjbased gjon gj_ .
a) culture
b) biology
c) ethnocentrism
d) genetic gjprogramming
10. When gjwe gjstate gjthat gjhumans gjare gjbiocultural gjorganisms, gjwe gjmean gjthat gj_ .
a) human gjbiology gjmakes gjculture gjpossible, gjand gjhuman gjculture gjmakes gjhuman gjbiological gjsurvival gjpossible
b) biology gjis gjmore gjimportant gjthan gjculture gjfor gjhumans
c) human gjculture gjpredates gjour gjbiological gjorganism
d) humans gjevolved gjindependently gjof gjour gjability gjto gjcreate gjculture
11. Traditionally, gjNorth gjAmerican gjanthropology gjhas gjbeen gjdivided gjinto subfields.
a) two
b) three
c) four
d) five
12. According gjto gjthe gjtext, is gjNOT gja gjmajor gjsubfield gjof gjNorth gjAmerican gjanthropology.
a) Archaeology
b) Cultural gjanthropology
c) Biological gjanthropology
d) Physiological gjanthropology
13. The gjfollowing gjstatement gjis gjNOT gjassociated gjwith gjthe gjtraditional gjNorth gjAmerican gjmodel gjof gjanthropology:
gj .
a) This gjconfiguration gjreflects gjanthropology's gjcommitment gjto gjholism.
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b) This gjconfiguration gjis gjassociated gjwith gjanthropology's gjsuccessful gjfight gjagainst gj19th gjcentury gjscientific
gjracism.
c) This gjconfiguration gjconstitutes gja gjprotected gj"trading gjzone" gjwithin gjwhich gjfresh gjconcepts gjand gjknowledge
gjfrom gjagjvariety gjof gjresearch gjtraditions gjare gjbrought gjtogether.
d) This gjmodel gjis gjwidespread gjin gjEurope gjand gjother gjparts gjof gjthe gjworld.
14. Social gjgroupings gjthat gjallegedly gjreflect gjbiological gjdifferences gjare gjcalled .
a) populations
b) cultures
c) races
d) ethnicities
15. Nineteenth-century gjattempts gjto gjgroup gjall gjhumans gjinto gjunambiguous gjcategories gjcalled gj"races" gjwere gjbased
gjon
gj .
a) observable gjphysical gjfeatures, gjsuch gjas gjskin gjcolor, gjhair gjtype, gjand gjskull gjshape
b) supposed gjmental gjand gjmoral gjattributes
c) existing gjbeliefs gjabout gjthe gjinherent gjbiological gjsuperiority gjof gjsome gjraces gjand gjthe gjinferiority gjof gjothers
d) All gjof gjthe gjabove
16. Michel gjBouchard's gjresearch gjon gjstatus gjand gjstigma gjamong gjFrench-speakers gjin gjAlberta gjshows gjthat .
a) young gjchildren gjknow gjwhich gjlanguage gjis gjdominant
b) French gjis gjspoken gjonly gjby gjpeople gjwho gjhave gjrecently gjarrived gjin gjAlberta gjfrom gjQuebec
c) French-speaking gjchildren gjin gjAlberta gjbelieve gjthat gjthey gjbelong gjto gja gjhigh-status-group
d) media gjcampaigns gjcan gjreduce gjthe gjstigma gjfelt gjby gjlinguistic gjminorities
17. By gjthe gjearly gjtwentieth gjcentury, gjsome gjanthropologists gjand gjbiologists gjconcluded gjthat gjthe gjconcept gjof gj"race"
gjwas
gj .
a) justified gjby gjthe gjincreasingly gjscientific gjbiological gjresearch gjon gjhumans
b) a gjcultural gjlabel gjinvented gjby gjhumans gjto gjsort gjpeople gjinto gjgroups
c) a gjpolitical gjliability, gjalthough gjthe gjevidence gjwas gjincreasingly gjstrong gjin gjits gjfavor
d) a gjlabel gjthat gjrecognized gjimportant gjcultural gjand gjbiological gjdifferences gjbetween gjgroups
18. After gjdiscrediting gjscientific gjracism gjand gjmoving gjaway gjfrom gjthe gjclassification gjof gjhumans gjinto gjdistinct
gjraces,gjbiological gjanthropologists gjshifted gjtheir gjattention gjto .
a) patterns gjof gjvariation gjand gjadaptation gjwithin gjthe gjhuman gjspecies gjas gja gjwhole
b) the gjmaterial gjremains gjof gjthe gjhuman gjpast
c) present-day gjsocial gjarrangements gjin gjhuman gjgroups
d) human gjsymbolic gjcommunication
19. gj refers gjto gjthe gjsystematic gjoppression gjof gjmembers gjof gjone gjor gjmore gjsocially gjdefined gj"races" gjby
gjmembersgjof gjanother gjsocially gjdefined gj"race" gjthat gjis gjjustified gjin gjterms gjof gjthe gjsupposed gjinherent gjbiological
gjsuperiority gjof gjthe gjrulers gjand gjthe gjsupposed gjinherent gjbiological gjinferiority gjof gjthose gjthey gjrule.
a) Ethnocentrism
b) Hierarchy
c) Racism
d) Hegemony
20. Primatologists gjare gjbiological gjanthropologists gjwho gjstudy .
a) the gjclosest gjliving gjrelatives gjof gjhumans
Anthropology What Does It Mean to Be Human? Second Canadian Edition
gj gj gj gj gj gj gj gj gj gj
byRobert H. Lavenda
gj jg gj gj
,https://browsegrades.net/singlePaper/416761/testbank-for-anthropology-what-does-it-mean-to-
CHAPTER 1 gj
WHAT IS ANTHROPOLOGY?
gj gj
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
gj gj
1. In gjthe gjtextbook, gj"anthropology" gjis gjdefined gjas gjthe gjstudy gjof .
a) human gjnature, gjhuman gjsociety, gjhuman gjlanguage, gjand gjthe gjhuman gjpast
b) the gjremains gjof gjearlier gjsocieties gjand gjpeoples
c) the gjways gjof gjlife gjof gjcontemporary gjpeoples
d) the gjphysical gjand gjmental gjcapacities gjof gjhuman gjbeings
2. The gjauthors gjdefine gj"holism" gjas .
a) trying gjto gjstudy gjeverything gjpossible gjabout gja gjgroup gjof gjpeople
b) integrating gjwhat gjis gjknown gjabout gjhuman gjbeings gjand gjtheir gjactivities
c) studying gjhuman gjbiology gjand gjculture gjat gjthe gjsame gjtime
d) fitting gjtogether gjeconomics, gjpolitical gjscience, gjreligious gjstudies, gjand gjbiology
3. To gjsay gjthat gjanthropology gjis gjcomparative gjmeans gjthat .
a) each gjanthropologist gjstudies gjmany gjdifferent gjsocieties gjduring gjhis gjor gjher gjcareer
b) anthropological gjgeneralizations gjdraw gjon gjevidence gjfrom gjthe gjwidest gjpossible gjrange gjof gjsocieties
c) anthropologists gjuse gjdata gjfrom gjmany gjdifferent gjacademic gjdisciplines
d) there gjis gjno gjone gjway gjfor gjthe gjanthropologist gjto gjdo gjresearch
4. gj is gjNOT gjlisted gjin gjthe gjtext gjas gjan gjelement gjof gjthe gjanthropological gjperspective.
a) Holism
b) Comparison
c) Evolution
d) Culturalism
5. A study gjexamines gjhow gjeconomics, gjpolitics, gjreligion, gjand gjkinship gjshape gjone gjanother gjin gja
gjspecificgjsociety.
a) detailed
b) cultural
c) holistic
d) comparative
6. An gjanthropologist gjstudying gja gjsocial gjgroup gjobserves gjthat gjpeople gjshake gjhands gjwhen gjgreeting gjone gjanother
gjand
,https://browsegrades.net/singlePaper/416761/testbank-for-anthropology-what-does-it-mean-to-
concludes gjthat gjhandshaking gjis gjuniversal gjamong gjhumans. gjThis gjstudy gjis gjfaulty gjbecause gjit gjwas gjnot .
a) holistic
b) evolutionary
c) ethnocentric
d) comparative
7. When gjwe gjsay gjthat gjanthropology gjis gja gjfield-based gjdiscipline, gjwe gjmean gjthat .
a) information gjabout gjparticular gjsocial gjgroups gjcomes gjthrough gjdirect gjcontact gjwith gjthem
b) anthropologists gjworking gjin gjuniversities gjintersperse gjteaching gjand gjother gjtasks gjwith gjfield gjresearch
c) research gjconnects gjanthropologists gjdirectly gjwith gjthe gjlived gjexperiences gjof gjother gjpeople gjand gjto gjthe
gjmaterialgjevidence gjthat gjpeople gjhave gjleft
d) All gjof gjthe gjabove
8. According gjto gjthe gjtext, gjculture gjconsists gjof .
a) sets gjof gjlearned gjbehaviours gjand gjideas gjthat gjhumans gjacquire gjas gjmembers gjof gjsociety
b) elements gjof gjhuman gjexperience gjthat gjrequire gjeducation gjand gjgood gjtaste, gjsuch gjas gjfine gjart, gjclassical
gjmusic, gjandgjliterature
c) sets gjof gjinnate gjbehaviours gjthat gjenable gjhumans gjto gjfunction gjin gja gjcomplex gjworld
d) those gjpractices gjthat gjdistinguish gjone gjgroup gjof gjhumans gjfrom gjanother
9. North gjAmericans gjtypically gjdo gjnot gjeat gjinsects gjbecause gjthey gjhave gjlearned gjto gjlabel gjinsects gjas
gjinedible. gjThisgjexplanation gjis gjbased gjon gj_ .
a) culture
b) biology
c) ethnocentrism
d) genetic gjprogramming
10. When gjwe gjstate gjthat gjhumans gjare gjbiocultural gjorganisms, gjwe gjmean gjthat gj_ .
a) human gjbiology gjmakes gjculture gjpossible, gjand gjhuman gjculture gjmakes gjhuman gjbiological gjsurvival gjpossible
b) biology gjis gjmore gjimportant gjthan gjculture gjfor gjhumans
c) human gjculture gjpredates gjour gjbiological gjorganism
d) humans gjevolved gjindependently gjof gjour gjability gjto gjcreate gjculture
11. Traditionally, gjNorth gjAmerican gjanthropology gjhas gjbeen gjdivided gjinto subfields.
a) two
b) three
c) four
d) five
12. According gjto gjthe gjtext, is gjNOT gja gjmajor gjsubfield gjof gjNorth gjAmerican gjanthropology.
a) Archaeology
b) Cultural gjanthropology
c) Biological gjanthropology
d) Physiological gjanthropology
13. The gjfollowing gjstatement gjis gjNOT gjassociated gjwith gjthe gjtraditional gjNorth gjAmerican gjmodel gjof gjanthropology:
gj .
a) This gjconfiguration gjreflects gjanthropology's gjcommitment gjto gjholism.
, https://browsegrades.net/singlePaper/416761/testbank-for-anthropology-what-does-it-mean-to-
b) This gjconfiguration gjis gjassociated gjwith gjanthropology's gjsuccessful gjfight gjagainst gj19th gjcentury gjscientific
gjracism.
c) This gjconfiguration gjconstitutes gja gjprotected gj"trading gjzone" gjwithin gjwhich gjfresh gjconcepts gjand gjknowledge
gjfrom gjagjvariety gjof gjresearch gjtraditions gjare gjbrought gjtogether.
d) This gjmodel gjis gjwidespread gjin gjEurope gjand gjother gjparts gjof gjthe gjworld.
14. Social gjgroupings gjthat gjallegedly gjreflect gjbiological gjdifferences gjare gjcalled .
a) populations
b) cultures
c) races
d) ethnicities
15. Nineteenth-century gjattempts gjto gjgroup gjall gjhumans gjinto gjunambiguous gjcategories gjcalled gj"races" gjwere gjbased
gjon
gj .
a) observable gjphysical gjfeatures, gjsuch gjas gjskin gjcolor, gjhair gjtype, gjand gjskull gjshape
b) supposed gjmental gjand gjmoral gjattributes
c) existing gjbeliefs gjabout gjthe gjinherent gjbiological gjsuperiority gjof gjsome gjraces gjand gjthe gjinferiority gjof gjothers
d) All gjof gjthe gjabove
16. Michel gjBouchard's gjresearch gjon gjstatus gjand gjstigma gjamong gjFrench-speakers gjin gjAlberta gjshows gjthat .
a) young gjchildren gjknow gjwhich gjlanguage gjis gjdominant
b) French gjis gjspoken gjonly gjby gjpeople gjwho gjhave gjrecently gjarrived gjin gjAlberta gjfrom gjQuebec
c) French-speaking gjchildren gjin gjAlberta gjbelieve gjthat gjthey gjbelong gjto gja gjhigh-status-group
d) media gjcampaigns gjcan gjreduce gjthe gjstigma gjfelt gjby gjlinguistic gjminorities
17. By gjthe gjearly gjtwentieth gjcentury, gjsome gjanthropologists gjand gjbiologists gjconcluded gjthat gjthe gjconcept gjof gj"race"
gjwas
gj .
a) justified gjby gjthe gjincreasingly gjscientific gjbiological gjresearch gjon gjhumans
b) a gjcultural gjlabel gjinvented gjby gjhumans gjto gjsort gjpeople gjinto gjgroups
c) a gjpolitical gjliability, gjalthough gjthe gjevidence gjwas gjincreasingly gjstrong gjin gjits gjfavor
d) a gjlabel gjthat gjrecognized gjimportant gjcultural gjand gjbiological gjdifferences gjbetween gjgroups
18. After gjdiscrediting gjscientific gjracism gjand gjmoving gjaway gjfrom gjthe gjclassification gjof gjhumans gjinto gjdistinct
gjraces,gjbiological gjanthropologists gjshifted gjtheir gjattention gjto .
a) patterns gjof gjvariation gjand gjadaptation gjwithin gjthe gjhuman gjspecies gjas gja gjwhole
b) the gjmaterial gjremains gjof gjthe gjhuman gjpast
c) present-day gjsocial gjarrangements gjin gjhuman gjgroups
d) human gjsymbolic gjcommunication
19. gj refers gjto gjthe gjsystematic gjoppression gjof gjmembers gjof gjone gjor gjmore gjsocially gjdefined gj"races" gjby
gjmembersgjof gjanother gjsocially gjdefined gj"race" gjthat gjis gjjustified gjin gjterms gjof gjthe gjsupposed gjinherent gjbiological
gjsuperiority gjof gjthe gjrulers gjand gjthe gjsupposed gjinherent gjbiological gjinferiority gjof gjthose gjthey gjrule.
a) Ethnocentrism
b) Hierarchy
c) Racism
d) Hegemony
20. Primatologists gjare gjbiological gjanthropologists gjwho gjstudy .
a) the gjclosest gjliving gjrelatives gjof gjhumans
