, TESTcBANKcFORcCULTURALcANTHROPOLOGYc11THcEDITIONcBYcNANDA
TablecofcContents
PartcI:cINTRODUCTIONcTOcCULTURALcANTHROPOLOGY.
1. AnthropologycandcHumancDiversity.
2. DoingcCulturalcAnthropology.
3. ThecIdeacofcCulture.
4. Communication.
PartcII:cFAMILIEScINcSOCIETY.
5. MakingcacLiving.
6. Economics.
7. Kinship.
8. Marriage,cFamily,candcDomesticcGroups.
PartcIII:cEQUALITIEScANDcINEQUALITIES.
9. Gender.
10. PoliticalcOrganization.
11. Stratification.
PartcIV:cSYMBOLScANDcMEANINGS.
12. Religion.
13. CreativecExpression:cAnthropologycandcthecArts.
PartcV:cCULTUREcCHANGE.
14. Power,cConquest,candcacWorldcSystem.
15. CulturecChangecandcthecModerncWorld.
,Chapter 1: Anthropology and Human Diversity
c c c c c
MULTIPLEcCHOICE
1. Theccriticalcfactorcthatcdistinguishescanthropologycfromcothercfieldscofcstudycis:
a. Itscemphasisconcrigorouscexperimentationcandcanalysiscofcdata.
b. Itscexclusivecfocusconcnon-Westernccultures.
c. Itscusecofctheoriescofcbiologicalcevolutionctocexplainchumancbehavior.
d. Itscinterestcincdescribingchumankindcthroughoutctimecandcincallcpartscofcthecworld.
e. Itscfocusconcthecdiscoverycofcacsinglechumancnature.
ANS:c D DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ:
1cMSC:c Pickup
2. Onecofcthecmostccriticalcgoalscofcculturalcanthropologycascancacademiccdisciplineciscto:
a. Describe,canalyze,candcexplaincdifferentccultures.
b. Increasectheclevelcofcculturecincparticularchumancsocieties.
c. Placeclargecnumberscofcculturalcanthropologistscincpoliticalcoffices.
d. Determinecthecdirectioncofchumancevolution.
e. Preservecworldcheritagecforcfuturecgenerations.
ANS:c A DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ:
1cMSC:c Pickup
3. Tocsaycthatcanthropologycischolisticcmeanscthatcanthropologistscarecparticularlycinterestedcin:
a. Objectscandcactscregardedcascholycbycvariouscpeoples.
b. Thecwholecpersonalitycofcanycparticularcindividual.
c. Thecintegrationcofcbiological,csociocultural,candcenvironmentalcfactorscincexplainingch
umancbehavior.
d. Studyingceverycculturecincthecworld.
e. Theceffortsctocfindcholescincparticularctheories.
ANS:c C DIF: Applied REF: 4 OBJ: 1
MSC:c Pickup
4. Whichcofcthecfollowingccorrectlycidentifiescthecsub-disciplinescofcanthropology?
a. Archaeology,cAnthropometry,cCulturalcAnthropology,cPaleontology,candcCulturalc
Relativity.
b. Archaeology,cCulturalcAnthropology,cCognitivecAnthropology,cEthno-
history,candcLinguistics.
c. Archaeology,cEthno-
history,cAnthropometry,cStructuralcAnthropology,candcCulturalcAnthropology.
d. Archaeology,cCulturalcAnthropology,cPhysicalcAnthropology,cAppliedc
AnthropologycandcLinguistics.
e. Archaeology,cPhonology,cMedicalcAnthropology,cDevelopmentcStudies,candc
CulturalcAnthropology.
ANS:c D DIF: Factual REF: 4 OBJ: 2
MSC:c Pickup
, 5. Anthropologistscsaycthatchumancadaptationciscbiocultural.cWhichcofcthecfollowingcbestcre
presentscwhatciscmeantcbycthiscstatement?
a. Humancadaptationciscbothcbiologicalcandccultural,candcanthropologistsccannotcd
istinguishcbetweencthecmeaningscofcthesecconcepts.
b. Humancadaptationcinvolvescbothcbiologicalcandcculturalcdimensionscandceachci
nfluencescthecother.
c. Humancadaptationciscuniquecamongcallcanimalscbecausecitciscbasedcexclusivelyconcp
hysiologicalcadaptations.
d. Humancadaptationciscthecsamecascthatcofcallcanimalcbecausecculturecplayscacrolecincth
ecadaptationcofcallcformscofclife.
e. Humancadaptationciscbasedcexclusivelyconcculture.cBiologyciscsubsumedcwithincthecc
ulturalcdimensioncandcdoescnotcexertcancindependentcinfluenceconchumans.
ANS:c B DIF: Conceptual REF: 4 OBJ:
2cMSC:c New
6. Whichcofcthecfollowingcstudieschowclanguagescarecrelatedctoceachcother?
a. Biologicalcanthropology
b. Humancvariation
c. Historicalclinguistics
d. Paleo-linguistics
e. Culturalclinguistics
ANS:c C DIF: Factual REF: 5 OBJ:
2cMSC:c New
7. Archaeologistscarecprincipallycinterestedcin:
a. Excavatingcsitescandcdevelopingcmuseumsctocpreservecancientclandforms.
b. Collectingcartifactscmadecbycancientcpeoples.
c. Tracingctheccoursecofchumancevolutioncthroughcancexaminationcofcthecfossilizedcre
mains.
d. Understandingcandcreconstructingcthecculturescofcpastcsocieties.
e. TracingcthecearlycdevelopmentcofcWesternccivilization.
ANS:c D DIF: Factual REF: 6 OBJ: 2
MSC:c Pickup
8. Acprimaryccontributioncofcurbancarchaeologistsciscthecdevelopmentcof:
a. Newcarchitecturecbasedconctraditionalcdesigns.
b. Newcmethodscofccitycgovernance.
c. Newcknowledgecaboutcpeoplecwhocresidedcatcthecsite.
d. Newcinsightscintocagriculture.
e. NewcinformationcaboutctraditionalcNativecAmericanclifestyles.
ANS:c C DIF: Applied REF: 7 OBJ: 2
MSC:c Pickup
9. Allcofcthecfollowingcstatementscaboutcthecunderstandingcofcculturecincanthropologycarecc
orrectcexcept:
a. Cultureciscbiologicallycandcgeneticallyctransmittedcfromcpersonctocperson.
b. Cultureciscthecwaycofclifecofcacparticularchumancsociety.
TablecofcContents
PartcI:cINTRODUCTIONcTOcCULTURALcANTHROPOLOGY.
1. AnthropologycandcHumancDiversity.
2. DoingcCulturalcAnthropology.
3. ThecIdeacofcCulture.
4. Communication.
PartcII:cFAMILIEScINcSOCIETY.
5. MakingcacLiving.
6. Economics.
7. Kinship.
8. Marriage,cFamily,candcDomesticcGroups.
PartcIII:cEQUALITIEScANDcINEQUALITIES.
9. Gender.
10. PoliticalcOrganization.
11. Stratification.
PartcIV:cSYMBOLScANDcMEANINGS.
12. Religion.
13. CreativecExpression:cAnthropologycandcthecArts.
PartcV:cCULTUREcCHANGE.
14. Power,cConquest,candcacWorldcSystem.
15. CulturecChangecandcthecModerncWorld.
,Chapter 1: Anthropology and Human Diversity
c c c c c
MULTIPLEcCHOICE
1. Theccriticalcfactorcthatcdistinguishescanthropologycfromcothercfieldscofcstudycis:
a. Itscemphasisconcrigorouscexperimentationcandcanalysiscofcdata.
b. Itscexclusivecfocusconcnon-Westernccultures.
c. Itscusecofctheoriescofcbiologicalcevolutionctocexplainchumancbehavior.
d. Itscinterestcincdescribingchumankindcthroughoutctimecandcincallcpartscofcthecworld.
e. Itscfocusconcthecdiscoverycofcacsinglechumancnature.
ANS:c D DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ:
1cMSC:c Pickup
2. Onecofcthecmostccriticalcgoalscofcculturalcanthropologycascancacademiccdisciplineciscto:
a. Describe,canalyze,candcexplaincdifferentccultures.
b. Increasectheclevelcofcculturecincparticularchumancsocieties.
c. Placeclargecnumberscofcculturalcanthropologistscincpoliticalcoffices.
d. Determinecthecdirectioncofchumancevolution.
e. Preservecworldcheritagecforcfuturecgenerations.
ANS:c A DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ:
1cMSC:c Pickup
3. Tocsaycthatcanthropologycischolisticcmeanscthatcanthropologistscarecparticularlycinterestedcin:
a. Objectscandcactscregardedcascholycbycvariouscpeoples.
b. Thecwholecpersonalitycofcanycparticularcindividual.
c. Thecintegrationcofcbiological,csociocultural,candcenvironmentalcfactorscincexplainingch
umancbehavior.
d. Studyingceverycculturecincthecworld.
e. Theceffortsctocfindcholescincparticularctheories.
ANS:c C DIF: Applied REF: 4 OBJ: 1
MSC:c Pickup
4. Whichcofcthecfollowingccorrectlycidentifiescthecsub-disciplinescofcanthropology?
a. Archaeology,cAnthropometry,cCulturalcAnthropology,cPaleontology,candcCulturalc
Relativity.
b. Archaeology,cCulturalcAnthropology,cCognitivecAnthropology,cEthno-
history,candcLinguistics.
c. Archaeology,cEthno-
history,cAnthropometry,cStructuralcAnthropology,candcCulturalcAnthropology.
d. Archaeology,cCulturalcAnthropology,cPhysicalcAnthropology,cAppliedc
AnthropologycandcLinguistics.
e. Archaeology,cPhonology,cMedicalcAnthropology,cDevelopmentcStudies,candc
CulturalcAnthropology.
ANS:c D DIF: Factual REF: 4 OBJ: 2
MSC:c Pickup
, 5. Anthropologistscsaycthatchumancadaptationciscbiocultural.cWhichcofcthecfollowingcbestcre
presentscwhatciscmeantcbycthiscstatement?
a. Humancadaptationciscbothcbiologicalcandccultural,candcanthropologistsccannotcd
istinguishcbetweencthecmeaningscofcthesecconcepts.
b. Humancadaptationcinvolvescbothcbiologicalcandcculturalcdimensionscandceachci
nfluencescthecother.
c. Humancadaptationciscuniquecamongcallcanimalscbecausecitciscbasedcexclusivelyconcp
hysiologicalcadaptations.
d. Humancadaptationciscthecsamecascthatcofcallcanimalcbecausecculturecplayscacrolecincth
ecadaptationcofcallcformscofclife.
e. Humancadaptationciscbasedcexclusivelyconcculture.cBiologyciscsubsumedcwithincthecc
ulturalcdimensioncandcdoescnotcexertcancindependentcinfluenceconchumans.
ANS:c B DIF: Conceptual REF: 4 OBJ:
2cMSC:c New
6. Whichcofcthecfollowingcstudieschowclanguagescarecrelatedctoceachcother?
a. Biologicalcanthropology
b. Humancvariation
c. Historicalclinguistics
d. Paleo-linguistics
e. Culturalclinguistics
ANS:c C DIF: Factual REF: 5 OBJ:
2cMSC:c New
7. Archaeologistscarecprincipallycinterestedcin:
a. Excavatingcsitescandcdevelopingcmuseumsctocpreservecancientclandforms.
b. Collectingcartifactscmadecbycancientcpeoples.
c. Tracingctheccoursecofchumancevolutioncthroughcancexaminationcofcthecfossilizedcre
mains.
d. Understandingcandcreconstructingcthecculturescofcpastcsocieties.
e. TracingcthecearlycdevelopmentcofcWesternccivilization.
ANS:c D DIF: Factual REF: 6 OBJ: 2
MSC:c Pickup
8. Acprimaryccontributioncofcurbancarchaeologistsciscthecdevelopmentcof:
a. Newcarchitecturecbasedconctraditionalcdesigns.
b. Newcmethodscofccitycgovernance.
c. Newcknowledgecaboutcpeoplecwhocresidedcatcthecsite.
d. Newcinsightscintocagriculture.
e. NewcinformationcaboutctraditionalcNativecAmericanclifestyles.
ANS:c C DIF: Applied REF: 7 OBJ: 2
MSC:c Pickup
9. Allcofcthecfollowingcstatementscaboutcthecunderstandingcofcculturecincanthropologycarecc
orrectcexcept:
a. Cultureciscbiologicallycandcgeneticallyctransmittedcfromcpersonctocperson.
b. Cultureciscthecwaycofclifecofcacparticularchumancsociety.
