ACBS 160 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
Archeological site of Asikli Hoyuk - Answer- Neolithic village settlement site in Turkey
with evidence of captive goat and sheep herd management, including accumulations of
dung.
Prey pathway - Answer- Wild sheep and goat were hunted prior to becoming
domesticated.
Bezoar goat - Answer- Bezoar goat
Game management - Answer- As a prey species declines in numbers from hunting,
hunters of wild goat and sheep selectively kill young males and older females.
Transhumance - Answer- A form of pastoralism practiced in the Alpine region of
western Europe
11,000 B.P. - Answer- Estimated date for the domestication of goats and sheep
As an example of a close relationship between sheep and sheep-owner, the 2001
epidemic of Foot & Mouth disease led to a large increase in sheep-owner suicide.
a) True
b) False - Answer- True
Although it is unclear whether goat attunement to humans is due to domestication, one
experiment, where goats were given a difficult problem, showed that
a) goats refused to cooperate unless the experimenter rewarded them with a treat
b) goats often gave up and walked over to the experimenter
c) goats look at the experimenter, seemingly requesting help in solving a problem, when
the experimenter is turned toward them
,d) goats were unaffected by the presence of an experiemnter - Answer- goats look at
the experimenter, seemingly requesting help in solving a problem, when the
experimenter is turned toward them
Which of the following "products" is NOT commonly utilized from domesticated goats?
Question options:
a) Hide
b) Urine
c) Dung
d) Meat - Answer- Urine
The process of domestication of sheep and goats is an example of animal
domestication through the ________ pathway.
Question options:
a) directed
b) commensal
c) prey
d) Neolithic - Answer- prey
The earliest archaeological evidence indicating sheep and goat domestication pathway
consists of
the predominance of sheep and goat bones along with large concentrations of their
dung in early settlements
rope marks on bones indicating they were tethered
, large amount of wool used in bedding
all choices are correct - Answer- the predominance of sheep and goat bones along with
large concentrations of their dung in early settlements
Keeping herds of livestock enabled a new way of making a living called pastoralism.
Modern types of pastoralism include all EXCEPT
Question options:
a) nomadic
b) transhumance
c) ranching
d) transmontane
e) semi-nomadic - Answer- transmontane
One major consequence of animal domestication was the increased risk of disease
transmission between animals and humans. Today, we recognize this connection
between human and animal health under the name
a) Eco-Health
b) Animal and Human Health
c) One Health
d) We Are One - Answer- One Health
Based on the goat experiment described in class that tested goat's attunement to
human faces and body postures (Nawroth et. al., 2016) we can conclude that
a) goats look in the direction the experimenter is looking (i.e., follow eye gaze, like dogs)
WITH CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS
Archeological site of Asikli Hoyuk - Answer- Neolithic village settlement site in Turkey
with evidence of captive goat and sheep herd management, including accumulations of
dung.
Prey pathway - Answer- Wild sheep and goat were hunted prior to becoming
domesticated.
Bezoar goat - Answer- Bezoar goat
Game management - Answer- As a prey species declines in numbers from hunting,
hunters of wild goat and sheep selectively kill young males and older females.
Transhumance - Answer- A form of pastoralism practiced in the Alpine region of
western Europe
11,000 B.P. - Answer- Estimated date for the domestication of goats and sheep
As an example of a close relationship between sheep and sheep-owner, the 2001
epidemic of Foot & Mouth disease led to a large increase in sheep-owner suicide.
a) True
b) False - Answer- True
Although it is unclear whether goat attunement to humans is due to domestication, one
experiment, where goats were given a difficult problem, showed that
a) goats refused to cooperate unless the experimenter rewarded them with a treat
b) goats often gave up and walked over to the experimenter
c) goats look at the experimenter, seemingly requesting help in solving a problem, when
the experimenter is turned toward them
,d) goats were unaffected by the presence of an experiemnter - Answer- goats look at
the experimenter, seemingly requesting help in solving a problem, when the
experimenter is turned toward them
Which of the following "products" is NOT commonly utilized from domesticated goats?
Question options:
a) Hide
b) Urine
c) Dung
d) Meat - Answer- Urine
The process of domestication of sheep and goats is an example of animal
domestication through the ________ pathway.
Question options:
a) directed
b) commensal
c) prey
d) Neolithic - Answer- prey
The earliest archaeological evidence indicating sheep and goat domestication pathway
consists of
the predominance of sheep and goat bones along with large concentrations of their
dung in early settlements
rope marks on bones indicating they were tethered
, large amount of wool used in bedding
all choices are correct - Answer- the predominance of sheep and goat bones along with
large concentrations of their dung in early settlements
Keeping herds of livestock enabled a new way of making a living called pastoralism.
Modern types of pastoralism include all EXCEPT
Question options:
a) nomadic
b) transhumance
c) ranching
d) transmontane
e) semi-nomadic - Answer- transmontane
One major consequence of animal domestication was the increased risk of disease
transmission between animals and humans. Today, we recognize this connection
between human and animal health under the name
a) Eco-Health
b) Animal and Human Health
c) One Health
d) We Are One - Answer- One Health
Based on the goat experiment described in class that tested goat's attunement to
human faces and body postures (Nawroth et. al., 2016) we can conclude that
a) goats look in the direction the experimenter is looking (i.e., follow eye gaze, like dogs)
