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Anthropology What Does It Mean to Be Human? Second Canadian Edition by
Robert H. Lavenda
,https://browsegrades.net/singlePaper/416761/testbank-for-anthropology-what-does-it-mean-to
CHAPTER 1
WHAT IS ANTHROPOLOGY?
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. In the textbook, "anthropology" is defined as the study of .
a) human nature, human society, human language, and the human past
b) the remains of earlier societies and peoples
c) the ways of life of contemporary peoples
d) the physical and mental capacities of human beings
2. The authors define "holism" as .
a) trying to study everything possible about a group of people
b) integrating what is known about human beings and their activities
c) studying human biology and culture at the same time
d) fitting together economics, political science, religious studies, and biology
3.
4. Totysaytythattyanthropologytyistycomparativetymeanstythat .
a) eachtyanthropologisttystudiestymanytydifferenttysocietiestyduringtyhistyortyhertycareer
b) anthropologicaltygeneralizationstydrawtyontyevidencetyfromtythetywidesttypossibletyrangetyoftysocieties
c) anthropologiststyusetydatatyfromtymanytydifferenttyacademictydisciplines
d) theretyistynotyonetywaytyfortythetyanthropologisttytotydotyresearch
5. ty istyNOTtylistedtyintythetytexttyastyantyelementtyoftythetyanthropologicaltyperspective.
a) Holism
b) Comparison
c) Evolution
d) Culturalism
6. A
studytyexaminestyhowtyeconomics,typolitics,tyreligion,tyandtykinshiptyshapetyonetyanothertyintyatyspecificsty ociety.
a) detailed
b) cultural
c) holistic
d) comparative
7. Antyanthropologisttystudyingtyatysocialtygrouptyobservestythattypeopletyshaketyhandstywhentygreetingtyonetyanothertyand
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concludestythattyhandshakingtyistyuniversaltyamongtyhumans.tyThistystudytyistyfaultytybecausetyittywastynot .
a) holistic
b) evolutionary
c) ethnocentric
d) comparative
8. Whentywetysaytythattyanthropologytyistyatyfield-basedtydiscipline,tywetymeantythat .
a) informationtyabouttyparticulartysocialtygroupstycomestythroughtydirecttycontacttywithtythem
b) anthropologiststyworkingtyintyuniversitiestyinterspersetyteachingtyandtyothertytaskstywithtyfieldtyresearch
c) researchtyconnectstyanthropologiststydirectlytywithtythetylivedtyexperiencestyoftyothertypeopletyandtytotythetymater
ialtey videncetythattypeopletyhavetyleft
d) Alltyoftythetyabove
9. Accordingtytotythetytext,tyculturetyconsiststyof .
a) setstyoftylearnedtybehaviourstyandtyideastythattyhumanstyacquiretyastymemberstyoftysociety
b) elementstyoftyhumantyexperiencetythattyrequiretyeducationtyandtygoodtytaste,tysuchtyastyfinetyart,tyclassicaltymusic,ty
andtly iterature
c) setstyoftyinnatetybehaviourstythattyenabletyhumanstytotyfunctiontyintyatycomplextyworld
d) thosetypracticestythattydistinguishtyonetygrouptyoftyhumanstyfromtyanother
10. NorthtyAmericanstytypicallytydotynottyeattyinsectstybecausetytheytyhavetylearne
dtytotylabeltyinsectstyastyinedible.tyThisety xplanationtyistybasedtyonty_ .
a) culture
b) biology
c) ethnocentrism
d) genetictyprogramming
11. Whentywetystatetythattyhumanstyaretybioculturaltyorganisms,tywetymeantythatty_ .
a) humantybiologytymakestyculturetypossible,tyandtyhumantyculturetymakestyhumantybiologicaltysurvivaltypossible
b) biologytyistymoretyimportanttythantyculturetyfortyhumans
c) humantyculturetypredatestyourtybiologicaltyorganism
d) humanstyevolvedtyindependentlytyoftyourtyabilitytytotycreatetyculture
12. Traditionally,tyNorthtyAmericantyanthropologytyhastybeentydividedtyinto subfields.
a) two
b) three
c) four
d) five
13. Accordingtytotythetytext, istyNOTtyatymajortysubfieldtyoftyNorthtyAmericantyanthropology.
a) Archaeology
b) Culturaltyanthropology
c) Biologicaltyanthropology
d) Physiologicaltyanthropology
14. ThetyfollowingtystatementtyistyNOTtyassociatedtywithtythetytraditionaltyNorthtyAmericantymodeltyoftyanthropology:
ty .
a) Thistyconfigurationtyreflectstyanthropology'stycommitmenttytotyholism.
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b) Thistyconfigurationtyistyassociatedtywithtyanthropology'stysuccessfultyfighttyagainstty19thtycenturytyscientifictyracism.
c) Thistyconfigurationtyconstitutestyatyprotectedty"tradingtyzone"tywithintywhichtyfreshtyconceptstyandtyknowledgetyfro
mtyatvy arietytyoftyresearchtytraditionstyaretybroughttytogether.
d) ThistymodeltyistywidespreadtyintyEuropetyandtyothertypartstyoftythetyworld.
15. Socialtygroupingstythattyallegedlytyreflecttybiologicaltydifferencestyaretycalled .
a) populations
b) cultures
c) races
d) ethnicities
16. Nineteenth-centurytyattemptstytotygrouptyalltyhumanstyintotyunambiguoustycategoriestycalledty"races"tyweretybasedtyon
ty .
a) observabletyphysicaltyfeatures,tysuchtyastyskintycolor,tyhairtytype,tyandtyskulltyshape
b) supposedtymentaltyandtymoraltyattributes
c) existingtybeliefstyabouttythetyinherenttybiologicaltysuperioritytyoftysometyracestyandtythetyinferioritytyoftyothers
d) Alltyoftythetyabove
17. MicheltyBouchard'styresearchtyontystatustyandtystigmatyamongtyFrench-speakerstyintyAlbertatyshowstythat .
a) youngtychildrentyknowtywhichtylanguagetyistydominant
b) FrenchtyistyspokentyonlytybytypeopletywhotyhavetyrecentlytyarrivedtyintyAlbertatyfromtyQuebec
c) French-speakingtychildrentyintyAlbertatybelievetythattytheytybelongtytotyatyhigh-status-group
d) mediatycampaignstycantyreducetythetystigmatyfelttybytylinguistictyminorities
18. Bytythetyearlytytwentiethtycentury,tysometyanthropologiststyandtybiologiststyconcludedtythattythetyconcepttyofty"race"tywa
s
ty .
a) justifiedtybytythetyincreasinglytyscientifictybiologicaltyresearchtyontyhumans
b) atyculturaltylabeltyinventedtybytyhumanstytotysorttypeopletyintotygroups
c) atypoliticaltyliability,tyalthoughtythetyevidencetywastyincreasinglytystrongtyintyitstyfavor
d) atylabeltythattyrecognizedtyimportanttyculturaltyandtybiologicaltydifferencestybetweentygroups
19. Aftertydiscreditingtyscientifictyracismtyandtymovingtyawaytyfromtythetyclassificationtyoftyhumanstyintotydistincttyrac
es,tby iologicaltyanthropologiststyshiftedtytheirtyattentiontyto .
a) patternstyoftyvariationtyandtyadaptationtywithintythetyhumantyspeciestyastyatywhole
b) thetymaterialtyremainstyoftythetyhumantypast
c) present-daytysocialtyarrangementstyintyhumantygroups
d) humantysymbolictycommunication
20. ty
referstytotythetysystematictyoppressiontyoftymemberstyoftyonetyortymoretysociallytydefinedty"races"tybytymemberstyoftyanothe
rtysociallytydefinedty"race"tythattyistyjustifiedtyintytermstyoftythetysupposedtyinherenttybiologicaltysuperioritytyoftythetyrulersty
andtythetysupposedtyinherenttybiologicaltyinferioritytyoftythosetytheytyrule.
a) Ethnocentrism
b) Hierarchy
c) Racism
d) Hegemony
21. Primatologiststyaretybiologicaltyanthropologiststywhotystudy .
a) thetyclosesttylivingtyrelativestyoftyhumans
Anthropology What Does It Mean to Be Human? Second Canadian Edition by
Robert H. Lavenda
,https://browsegrades.net/singlePaper/416761/testbank-for-anthropology-what-does-it-mean-to
CHAPTER 1
WHAT IS ANTHROPOLOGY?
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. In the textbook, "anthropology" is defined as the study of .
a) human nature, human society, human language, and the human past
b) the remains of earlier societies and peoples
c) the ways of life of contemporary peoples
d) the physical and mental capacities of human beings
2. The authors define "holism" as .
a) trying to study everything possible about a group of people
b) integrating what is known about human beings and their activities
c) studying human biology and culture at the same time
d) fitting together economics, political science, religious studies, and biology
3.
4. Totysaytythattyanthropologytyistycomparativetymeanstythat .
a) eachtyanthropologisttystudiestymanytydifferenttysocietiestyduringtyhistyortyhertycareer
b) anthropologicaltygeneralizationstydrawtyontyevidencetyfromtythetywidesttypossibletyrangetyoftysocieties
c) anthropologiststyusetydatatyfromtymanytydifferenttyacademictydisciplines
d) theretyistynotyonetywaytyfortythetyanthropologisttytotydotyresearch
5. ty istyNOTtylistedtyintythetytexttyastyantyelementtyoftythetyanthropologicaltyperspective.
a) Holism
b) Comparison
c) Evolution
d) Culturalism
6. A
studytyexaminestyhowtyeconomics,typolitics,tyreligion,tyandtykinshiptyshapetyonetyanothertyintyatyspecificsty ociety.
a) detailed
b) cultural
c) holistic
d) comparative
7. Antyanthropologisttystudyingtyatysocialtygrouptyobservestythattypeopletyshaketyhandstywhentygreetingtyonetyanothertyand
,https://browsegrades.net/singlePaper/416761/testbank-for-anthropology-what-does-it-mean-to
concludestythattyhandshakingtyistyuniversaltyamongtyhumans.tyThistystudytyistyfaultytybecausetyittywastynot .
a) holistic
b) evolutionary
c) ethnocentric
d) comparative
8. Whentywetysaytythattyanthropologytyistyatyfield-basedtydiscipline,tywetymeantythat .
a) informationtyabouttyparticulartysocialtygroupstycomestythroughtydirecttycontacttywithtythem
b) anthropologiststyworkingtyintyuniversitiestyinterspersetyteachingtyandtyothertytaskstywithtyfieldtyresearch
c) researchtyconnectstyanthropologiststydirectlytywithtythetylivedtyexperiencestyoftyothertypeopletyandtytotythetymater
ialtey videncetythattypeopletyhavetyleft
d) Alltyoftythetyabove
9. Accordingtytotythetytext,tyculturetyconsiststyof .
a) setstyoftylearnedtybehaviourstyandtyideastythattyhumanstyacquiretyastymemberstyoftysociety
b) elementstyoftyhumantyexperiencetythattyrequiretyeducationtyandtygoodtytaste,tysuchtyastyfinetyart,tyclassicaltymusic,ty
andtly iterature
c) setstyoftyinnatetybehaviourstythattyenabletyhumanstytotyfunctiontyintyatycomplextyworld
d) thosetypracticestythattydistinguishtyonetygrouptyoftyhumanstyfromtyanother
10. NorthtyAmericanstytypicallytydotynottyeattyinsectstybecausetytheytyhavetylearne
dtytotylabeltyinsectstyastyinedible.tyThisety xplanationtyistybasedtyonty_ .
a) culture
b) biology
c) ethnocentrism
d) genetictyprogramming
11. Whentywetystatetythattyhumanstyaretybioculturaltyorganisms,tywetymeantythatty_ .
a) humantybiologytymakestyculturetypossible,tyandtyhumantyculturetymakestyhumantybiologicaltysurvivaltypossible
b) biologytyistymoretyimportanttythantyculturetyfortyhumans
c) humantyculturetypredatestyourtybiologicaltyorganism
d) humanstyevolvedtyindependentlytyoftyourtyabilitytytotycreatetyculture
12. Traditionally,tyNorthtyAmericantyanthropologytyhastybeentydividedtyinto subfields.
a) two
b) three
c) four
d) five
13. Accordingtytotythetytext, istyNOTtyatymajortysubfieldtyoftyNorthtyAmericantyanthropology.
a) Archaeology
b) Culturaltyanthropology
c) Biologicaltyanthropology
d) Physiologicaltyanthropology
14. ThetyfollowingtystatementtyistyNOTtyassociatedtywithtythetytraditionaltyNorthtyAmericantymodeltyoftyanthropology:
ty .
a) Thistyconfigurationtyreflectstyanthropology'stycommitmenttytotyholism.
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b) Thistyconfigurationtyistyassociatedtywithtyanthropology'stysuccessfultyfighttyagainstty19thtycenturytyscientifictyracism.
c) Thistyconfigurationtyconstitutestyatyprotectedty"tradingtyzone"tywithintywhichtyfreshtyconceptstyandtyknowledgetyfro
mtyatvy arietytyoftyresearchtytraditionstyaretybroughttytogether.
d) ThistymodeltyistywidespreadtyintyEuropetyandtyothertypartstyoftythetyworld.
15. Socialtygroupingstythattyallegedlytyreflecttybiologicaltydifferencestyaretycalled .
a) populations
b) cultures
c) races
d) ethnicities
16. Nineteenth-centurytyattemptstytotygrouptyalltyhumanstyintotyunambiguoustycategoriestycalledty"races"tyweretybasedtyon
ty .
a) observabletyphysicaltyfeatures,tysuchtyastyskintycolor,tyhairtytype,tyandtyskulltyshape
b) supposedtymentaltyandtymoraltyattributes
c) existingtybeliefstyabouttythetyinherenttybiologicaltysuperioritytyoftysometyracestyandtythetyinferioritytyoftyothers
d) Alltyoftythetyabove
17. MicheltyBouchard'styresearchtyontystatustyandtystigmatyamongtyFrench-speakerstyintyAlbertatyshowstythat .
a) youngtychildrentyknowtywhichtylanguagetyistydominant
b) FrenchtyistyspokentyonlytybytypeopletywhotyhavetyrecentlytyarrivedtyintyAlbertatyfromtyQuebec
c) French-speakingtychildrentyintyAlbertatybelievetythattytheytybelongtytotyatyhigh-status-group
d) mediatycampaignstycantyreducetythetystigmatyfelttybytylinguistictyminorities
18. Bytythetyearlytytwentiethtycentury,tysometyanthropologiststyandtybiologiststyconcludedtythattythetyconcepttyofty"race"tywa
s
ty .
a) justifiedtybytythetyincreasinglytyscientifictybiologicaltyresearchtyontyhumans
b) atyculturaltylabeltyinventedtybytyhumanstytotysorttypeopletyintotygroups
c) atypoliticaltyliability,tyalthoughtythetyevidencetywastyincreasinglytystrongtyintyitstyfavor
d) atylabeltythattyrecognizedtyimportanttyculturaltyandtybiologicaltydifferencestybetweentygroups
19. Aftertydiscreditingtyscientifictyracismtyandtymovingtyawaytyfromtythetyclassificationtyoftyhumanstyintotydistincttyrac
es,tby iologicaltyanthropologiststyshiftedtytheirtyattentiontyto .
a) patternstyoftyvariationtyandtyadaptationtywithintythetyhumantyspeciestyastyatywhole
b) thetymaterialtyremainstyoftythetyhumantypast
c) present-daytysocialtyarrangementstyintyhumantygroups
d) humantysymbolictycommunication
20. ty
referstytotythetysystematictyoppressiontyoftymemberstyoftyonetyortymoretysociallytydefinedty"races"tybytymemberstyoftyanothe
rtysociallytydefinedty"race"tythattyistyjustifiedtyintytermstyoftythetysupposedtyinherenttybiologicaltysuperioritytyoftythetyrulersty
andtythetysupposedtyinherenttybiologicaltyinferioritytyoftythosetytheytyrule.
a) Ethnocentrism
b) Hierarchy
c) Racism
d) Hegemony
21. Primatologiststyaretybiologicaltyanthropologiststywhotystudy .
a) thetyclosesttylivingtyrelativestyoftyhumans
