TEST BANK for Window on Humanity: A Concise Introduction
to Anthropology. 10th Edition by Conrad Phillip Kottak.
All Chapters 1-19
,Chapter 1
1) This chapter begins with a commonly heard opinion: "People are pretty much the same all
over the world." Why is this assumption often wrong? How might your consideration of this
understanding affect how you would design an anthropological study?
2) What is culture? How do anthropologists define and study culture?
3) What does holism refer to? Why is the concept central to anthropology? How does this
concept relate to the "four-field" approach within the discipline? Have you encountered this
concept in any of your other classes?
4) This chapter provides an example of human adaptation to high altitude to illustrate the
various forms of cultural and biological adaptation. Can you think of another example that
illustrates the broad capacity of humans to adapt both biologically and culturally?
,5) To what does biocultural perspective refer? If you are planning to major in the biological
sciences or planning a career as a medical doctor or clinical researcher, how might a minor in
anthropology complement your education? If you are thinking of majoring in the humanities, how
might a minor in anthropology complement your education?
6) This chapter considers differences and similarities between anthropology and other
academic fields such as sociology. What about history?
7) Anthropology is the study of
A) the psychological stages of human development.
B) myths in industrial societies.
C) the evolution of religion.
D) long-term psychological adaptation.
E) humans around the world and through time.
, 8) Anthropology as a holistic science refers to the study of the whole of the human
condition: the past, the present, and the future of blank.
A) math, physics, and astronomy
B) faith and religion across the world
C) biology, society, language, and culture
D) geography and cartography
E) ancient civilizations and archaeological remains
9) As humans organize their lives and adapt to different environments, our abilities to learn,
think symbolically, use language, and employ tools and other products
A) are shared with other animals capable of organized group life—such as baboons,
wolves, and even ants.
B) rest on certain features of human biology that make culture itself a biological
phenomenon.
C) rest on certain features of human biology that make culture, which is not itself
biological, possible.
D) prove that only fully developed adults have the capacity for culture; children lack the
capacity for culture until they mature.
E) have made some human groups more cultured than others.
10) Which of the following statements about culture is false?
A) Culture is passed on genetically to future generations.
B) Culture guides the beliefs and behavior of the people exposed to it.
C) Cultural forces consistently mold and shape human biology and behavior.
D) Culture is a key aspect of human adaptability and success.
E) Culture is passed on from generation to generation.
to Anthropology. 10th Edition by Conrad Phillip Kottak.
All Chapters 1-19
,Chapter 1
1) This chapter begins with a commonly heard opinion: "People are pretty much the same all
over the world." Why is this assumption often wrong? How might your consideration of this
understanding affect how you would design an anthropological study?
2) What is culture? How do anthropologists define and study culture?
3) What does holism refer to? Why is the concept central to anthropology? How does this
concept relate to the "four-field" approach within the discipline? Have you encountered this
concept in any of your other classes?
4) This chapter provides an example of human adaptation to high altitude to illustrate the
various forms of cultural and biological adaptation. Can you think of another example that
illustrates the broad capacity of humans to adapt both biologically and culturally?
,5) To what does biocultural perspective refer? If you are planning to major in the biological
sciences or planning a career as a medical doctor or clinical researcher, how might a minor in
anthropology complement your education? If you are thinking of majoring in the humanities, how
might a minor in anthropology complement your education?
6) This chapter considers differences and similarities between anthropology and other
academic fields such as sociology. What about history?
7) Anthropology is the study of
A) the psychological stages of human development.
B) myths in industrial societies.
C) the evolution of religion.
D) long-term psychological adaptation.
E) humans around the world and through time.
, 8) Anthropology as a holistic science refers to the study of the whole of the human
condition: the past, the present, and the future of blank.
A) math, physics, and astronomy
B) faith and religion across the world
C) biology, society, language, and culture
D) geography and cartography
E) ancient civilizations and archaeological remains
9) As humans organize their lives and adapt to different environments, our abilities to learn,
think symbolically, use language, and employ tools and other products
A) are shared with other animals capable of organized group life—such as baboons,
wolves, and even ants.
B) rest on certain features of human biology that make culture itself a biological
phenomenon.
C) rest on certain features of human biology that make culture, which is not itself
biological, possible.
D) prove that only fully developed adults have the capacity for culture; children lack the
capacity for culture until they mature.
E) have made some human groups more cultured than others.
10) Which of the following statements about culture is false?
A) Culture is passed on genetically to future generations.
B) Culture guides the beliefs and behavior of the people exposed to it.
C) Cultural forces consistently mold and shape human biology and behavior.
D) Culture is a key aspect of human adaptability and success.
E) Culture is passed on from generation to generation.
