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Cultural Anthropology
Serena Nanda, Richard L. Warms
13th Edition
, Table of Contents
Part I: INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY.
1. Anthropology and Human Diversity.
2. Doing Cultural Anthropology.
3. The Idea of Culture.
4. Communication.
Part II: FAMILIES IN SOCIETY.
5. Making a Living.
6. Economics.
7. Kinship.
8. Marriage, Family, and Domestic Groups.
Part III: EQUALITIES AND INEQUALITIES.
9. Gender.
10. Political Organization.
11. Stratification.
Part IV: SYMBOLS AND MEANINGS.
12. Religion.
13. Creative Expression: Anthropology and the Arts.
Part V: CULTURE CHANGE.
14. Power, Conquest, and a World System.
15. Culture Change and the Modern World.
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, Chapter 1: Anthropology and Human Diversity
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The critical factor that distinguishes anthropology from other fields of study is:
a. Its emphasis on rigorous experimentation and analysis of data.
b. Its exclusive focus on non-Western cultures.
c. Its use of theories of biological evolution to explain human behavior.
d. Its interest in describing humankind throughout time and in all parts of the world.
e. Its focus on the discovery of a single human nature.
CORRECT ANSWER: D DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ: 1 MSC: Pickup
2. One of the most critical goals of cultural anthropology as an academic discipline is to:
a. Describe, analyze, and explain different cultures.
b. Increase the level of culture in particular human societies.
c. Place large numbers of cultural anthropologists in political offices.
d. Determine the direction of human evolution.
e. Preserve world heritage for future generations.
CORRECT ANSWER: A DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ: 1 MSC: Pickup
3. To say that anthropology is holistic means that anthropologists are particularly interested in:
a. Objects and acts regarded as holy by various peoples.
b. The whole personality of any particular individual.
c. The integration of biological, sociocultural, and environmental factors in
explaining human behavior.
d. Studying every culture in the world.
e. The efforts to find holes in particular theories.
CORRECT ANSWER: C DIF: AppliedREF: 4 OBJ: 1
MSC: Pickup
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, 4. Which of the following correctly identifies the sub-disciplines of anthropology?
a. Archaeology, Anthropometry, Cultural Anthropology, Paleontology, and Cultural
Relativity.
b. Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, Cognitive Anthropology, Ethno-history, and
Linguistics.
c. Archaeology, Ethno-history, Anthropometry, Structural Anthropology, and
Cultural Anthropology.
d. Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, Physical Anthropology, Applied
Anthropology and Linguistics.
e. Archaeology, Phonology, Medical Anthropology, Development Studies, and
Cultural Anthropology.
CORRECT ANSWER: D DIF: Factual REF: 4 OBJ: 2
MSC: Pickup
5. Anthropologists say that human adaptation is biocultural. Which of the following best
represents what is meant by this statement?
a. Human adaptation is both biological and cultural, and anthropologists cannot
distinguish between the meanings of these concepts.
b. Human adaptation involves both biological and cultural dimensions and each influences
the other.
c. Human adaptation is unique among all animals because it is based exclusively on
physiological adaptations.
d. Human adaptation is the same as that of all animal because culture plays a role in
the adaptation of all forms of life.
e. Human adaptation is based exclusively on culture. Biology is subsumed within
the cultural dimension and does not exert an independent influence on humans.
CORRECT ANSWER: B DIF: Conceptual REF: 4 OBJ: 2 MSC: New
6. Which of the following studies how languages are related to each other?
a. Biological anthropology
b. Human variation
c. Historical linguistics
d. Paleo-linguistics
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Cultural Anthropology
Serena Nanda, Richard L. Warms
13th Edition
, Table of Contents
Part I: INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY.
1. Anthropology and Human Diversity.
2. Doing Cultural Anthropology.
3. The Idea of Culture.
4. Communication.
Part II: FAMILIES IN SOCIETY.
5. Making a Living.
6. Economics.
7. Kinship.
8. Marriage, Family, and Domestic Groups.
Part III: EQUALITIES AND INEQUALITIES.
9. Gender.
10. Political Organization.
11. Stratification.
Part IV: SYMBOLS AND MEANINGS.
12. Religion.
13. Creative Expression: Anthropology and the Arts.
Part V: CULTURE CHANGE.
14. Power, Conquest, and a World System.
15. Culture Change and the Modern World.
Page 2 of 373
, Chapter 1: Anthropology and Human Diversity
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The critical factor that distinguishes anthropology from other fields of study is:
a. Its emphasis on rigorous experimentation and analysis of data.
b. Its exclusive focus on non-Western cultures.
c. Its use of theories of biological evolution to explain human behavior.
d. Its interest in describing humankind throughout time and in all parts of the world.
e. Its focus on the discovery of a single human nature.
CORRECT ANSWER: D DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ: 1 MSC: Pickup
2. One of the most critical goals of cultural anthropology as an academic discipline is to:
a. Describe, analyze, and explain different cultures.
b. Increase the level of culture in particular human societies.
c. Place large numbers of cultural anthropologists in political offices.
d. Determine the direction of human evolution.
e. Preserve world heritage for future generations.
CORRECT ANSWER: A DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ: 1 MSC: Pickup
3. To say that anthropology is holistic means that anthropologists are particularly interested in:
a. Objects and acts regarded as holy by various peoples.
b. The whole personality of any particular individual.
c. The integration of biological, sociocultural, and environmental factors in
explaining human behavior.
d. Studying every culture in the world.
e. The efforts to find holes in particular theories.
CORRECT ANSWER: C DIF: AppliedREF: 4 OBJ: 1
MSC: Pickup
Page 3 of 373
, 4. Which of the following correctly identifies the sub-disciplines of anthropology?
a. Archaeology, Anthropometry, Cultural Anthropology, Paleontology, and Cultural
Relativity.
b. Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, Cognitive Anthropology, Ethno-history, and
Linguistics.
c. Archaeology, Ethno-history, Anthropometry, Structural Anthropology, and
Cultural Anthropology.
d. Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, Physical Anthropology, Applied
Anthropology and Linguistics.
e. Archaeology, Phonology, Medical Anthropology, Development Studies, and
Cultural Anthropology.
CORRECT ANSWER: D DIF: Factual REF: 4 OBJ: 2
MSC: Pickup
5. Anthropologists say that human adaptation is biocultural. Which of the following best
represents what is meant by this statement?
a. Human adaptation is both biological and cultural, and anthropologists cannot
distinguish between the meanings of these concepts.
b. Human adaptation involves both biological and cultural dimensions and each influences
the other.
c. Human adaptation is unique among all animals because it is based exclusively on
physiological adaptations.
d. Human adaptation is the same as that of all animal because culture plays a role in
the adaptation of all forms of life.
e. Human adaptation is based exclusively on culture. Biology is subsumed within
the cultural dimension and does not exert an independent influence on humans.
CORRECT ANSWER: B DIF: Conceptual REF: 4 OBJ: 2 MSC: New
6. Which of the following studies how languages are related to each other?
a. Biological anthropology
b. Human variation
c. Historical linguistics
d. Paleo-linguistics
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