ANT2100 (Archaeology) FINAL EXAM
UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Archaeology can help illuminate the lives of _____.
1. Enslaved peoples
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. People who lived thousands of years ago. - CORRECT ANSWER - ALL OF THESE
ARE CORRECT
In the United States, archaeology is most commonly found in Anthropology Departments along
with _____.
1. Biological Anthropology
2. Cultural Anthropology
3. Linguistic Anthropology - CORRECT ANSWER - ALL OF THESE ARE CORRECT
Archaeologists who work in Cultural Resource Management _______.
1. Are in the minority.
2. Are always employed by universities
3. Do the majority of archaeological research in the United States.
4. Have the option of informing the government of the impact of construction on archaeological
sites but are not required to do so. - CORRECT ANSWER - Do the Majority of
archaeological research in the United States.
Archaeologists use the scientific method ________.
,1. To evaluate new ideas.
2. By beginning with an observation.
3. To form a test hypothesis. - CORRECT ANSWER - ALL OF THESE ARE CORRECT
When using the scientific method, it is important to ______.
1. Test hypotheses with experiments
2. Test hypotheses with observations
3. communicate results - CORRECT ANSWER - ALL OF THESE ARE CORRECT
In the Lake Titicaca Basin, raised fields ______.
1. Are helpful for growing grapefruit.
2. Maximize agricultural production.
3. Are particularly useful at low altitudes.
4. ensure that plants, such as sweet potatoes, are exposed to frost. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Maximize agricultural production.
The rescue and reconstruction of Ramses' temple at the Egyptian site of Abu Simbel was
sponsored by ______.
1. NAGPRA
2. SAA
3. UNESCO
4. AIA - CORRECT ANSWER - UNESCO
In the United States today, archaeologists _______.
, 1. Are often employed by CRM firms and colleges and universities.
2. Can include public outreach in museums or in the community.
3. can be employed by the federal government. - CORRECT ANSWER - ALL OF THESE
ARE CORRECT
Archaeology is often able to give a voice to people who have often been ignored in history.
TRUE OR FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
All archaeological sites are protected under the law.
TRUE OR FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER - FALSE
In the initial, emergent phase of archaeology _______.
1. Museums of antiquity were created.
2. More systematic fieldwork was initiated.
3. The first university chairs in archaeology were created. - CORRECT ANSWER - ALL
OF THESE ARE CORRECT
Excavated by _____, the Rivanna River site was particularly important because of the ________
analysis.
1. Thomas Jefferson, linguistic
2. George Washington, stratigraphic
3. Thomas Jefferson, stratigraphic
4. George Washington, hieroglyphic - CORRECT ANSWER - Thomas Jefferson,
stratigraphic.
UPDATED Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Archaeology can help illuminate the lives of _____.
1. Enslaved peoples
2. Thomas Jefferson
3. People who lived thousands of years ago. - CORRECT ANSWER - ALL OF THESE
ARE CORRECT
In the United States, archaeology is most commonly found in Anthropology Departments along
with _____.
1. Biological Anthropology
2. Cultural Anthropology
3. Linguistic Anthropology - CORRECT ANSWER - ALL OF THESE ARE CORRECT
Archaeologists who work in Cultural Resource Management _______.
1. Are in the minority.
2. Are always employed by universities
3. Do the majority of archaeological research in the United States.
4. Have the option of informing the government of the impact of construction on archaeological
sites but are not required to do so. - CORRECT ANSWER - Do the Majority of
archaeological research in the United States.
Archaeologists use the scientific method ________.
,1. To evaluate new ideas.
2. By beginning with an observation.
3. To form a test hypothesis. - CORRECT ANSWER - ALL OF THESE ARE CORRECT
When using the scientific method, it is important to ______.
1. Test hypotheses with experiments
2. Test hypotheses with observations
3. communicate results - CORRECT ANSWER - ALL OF THESE ARE CORRECT
In the Lake Titicaca Basin, raised fields ______.
1. Are helpful for growing grapefruit.
2. Maximize agricultural production.
3. Are particularly useful at low altitudes.
4. ensure that plants, such as sweet potatoes, are exposed to frost. - CORRECT
ANSWER - Maximize agricultural production.
The rescue and reconstruction of Ramses' temple at the Egyptian site of Abu Simbel was
sponsored by ______.
1. NAGPRA
2. SAA
3. UNESCO
4. AIA - CORRECT ANSWER - UNESCO
In the United States today, archaeologists _______.
, 1. Are often employed by CRM firms and colleges and universities.
2. Can include public outreach in museums or in the community.
3. can be employed by the federal government. - CORRECT ANSWER - ALL OF THESE
ARE CORRECT
Archaeology is often able to give a voice to people who have often been ignored in history.
TRUE OR FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER - TRUE
All archaeological sites are protected under the law.
TRUE OR FALSE - CORRECT ANSWER - FALSE
In the initial, emergent phase of archaeology _______.
1. Museums of antiquity were created.
2. More systematic fieldwork was initiated.
3. The first university chairs in archaeology were created. - CORRECT ANSWER - ALL
OF THESE ARE CORRECT
Excavated by _____, the Rivanna River site was particularly important because of the ________
analysis.
1. Thomas Jefferson, linguistic
2. George Washington, stratigraphic
3. Thomas Jefferson, stratigraphic
4. George Washington, hieroglyphic - CORRECT ANSWER - Thomas Jefferson,
stratigraphic.
