https://browsegrades.net/singlePaper/416761/testbank-for-anthropology-what-does-it-mean-to-b
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-b
CHAPTER 1 wq
WHAT IS ANTHROPOLOGY?
wq wq
MULTIPLEwqCHOICEwqQUESTIONS
1. Inwqthewqtextbook,wq"anthropology"wqiswqdefinedwqaswqthewqstudywqofwq .
a) humanwqnature,wqhumanwqsociety,wqhumanwqlanguage,wqandwqthewqhumanwqpast
b) thewqremainswqofwqearlierwqsocietieswqandwqpeoples
c) thewqwayswqofwqlifewqofwqcontemporarywqpeoples
d) thewqphysicalwqandwqmentalwqcapacitieswqofwqhumanwqbeings
2. Thewqauthorswqdefinewq"holism"wqaswq .
a) tryingwqtowqstudywqeverythingwqpossiblewqaboutwqawqgroupwqofwqpeople
b) integratingwqwhatwqiswqknownwqaboutwqhumanwqbeingswqandwqtheirwqactivities
c) studyingwqhumanwqbiologywqandwqculturewqatwqthewqsamewqtime
d) fittingwqtogetherwqeconomics,wqpoliticalwqscience,wqreligiouswqstudies,wqandwqbiology
3. Towqsaywqthatwqanthropologywqiswqcomparativewqmeanswqthatwq .
a) eachwqanthropologistwqstudieswqmanywqdifferentwqsocietieswqduringwqhiswqorwqherwqcareer
b) anthropologicalwqgeneralizationswqdrawwqonwqevidencewqfromwqthewqwidestwqpossiblewqrangewqofwqsocieties
c) anthropologistswqusewqdatawqfromwqmanywqdifferentwqacademicwqdisciplines
d) therewqiswqnowqonewqwaywqforwqthewqanthropologistwqtowqdowqresearch
4. iswqNOTwqlistedwqinwqthewqtextwqaswqanwqelementwqofwqthewqanthropologicalwqperspective.
a) Holism
b) Comparison
c) Evolution
d) Culturalism
5. Awq
studywqexamineswqhowwqeconomics,wqpolitics,wqreligion,wqandwqkinshipwqshapewqonewqanotherwqinwqawqspecificwq
society.
a) detailed
b) cultural
c) holistic
d) comparative
6. Anwqanthropologistwqstudyingwqawqsocialwqgroupwqobserveswqthatwqpeoplewqshakewqhandswqwhenwqgreetingwqonewqanoth
erwqand
,https://browsegrades.net/singlePaper/416761/testbank-for-anthropology-what-does-it-mean-to-b
concludeswqthatwqhandshakingwqiswquniversalwqamongwqhumans.wqThiswqstudywqiswqfaultywqbecausewqitwqwaswqnotwq
.
a) holistic
b) evolutionary
c) ethnocentric
d) comparative
7. Whenwqwewqsaywqthatwqanthropologywqiswqawqfield-basedwqdiscipline,wqwewqmeanwqthatwq .
a) informationwqaboutwqparticularwqsocialwqgroupswqcomeswqthroughwqdirectwqcontactwqwithwqthem
b) anthropologistswqworkingwqinwquniversitieswqinterspersewqteachingwqandwqotherwqtaskswqwithwqfieldwqresearch
c) researchwqconnectswqanthropologistswqdirectlywqwithwqthewqlivedwqexperienceswqofwqotherwqpeoplewqandwqtowqt
hewqmaterialwqevidencewqthatwqpeoplewqhavewqleft
d) Allwqofwqthewqabove
8. Accordingwqtowqthewqtext,wqculturewqconsistswqofwq .
a) setswqofwqlearnedwqbehaviourswqandwqideaswqthatwqhumanswqacquirewqaswqmemberswqofwqsociety
b) elementswqofwqhumanwqexperiencewqthatwqrequirewqeducationwqandwqgoodwqtaste,wqsuchwqaswqfinewqart,wqclassica
lwqmusic,wqandwqliterature
c) setswqofwqinnatewqbehaviourswqthatwqenablewqhumanswqtowqfunctionwqinwqawqcomplexwqworld
d) thosewqpracticeswqthatwqdistinguishwqonewqgroupwqofwqhumanswqfromwqanother
9. NorthwqAmericanswqtypicallywqdowqnotwqeatwqinsectswqbecausewqtheywqhavewqlearnedwqtowqlabelwqinsectswqaswqi
nedible.wqThiswqexplanationwqiswqbasedwqonwq .
a) culture
b) biology
c) ethnocentrism
d) geneticwqprogramming
10. Whenwqwewqstatewqthatwqhumanswqarewqbioculturalwqorganisms,wqwewqmeanwqthatwq .
a) humanwqbiologywqmakeswqculturewqpossible,wqandwqhumanwqculturewqmakeswqhumanwqbiologicalwqsurvivalwqpossible
b) biologywqiswqmorewqimportantwqthanwqculturewqforwqhumans
c) humanwqculturewqpredateswqourwqbiologicalwqorganism
d) humanswqevolvedwqindependentlywqofwqourwqabilitywqtowqcreatewqculture
11. Traditionally,wqNorthwqAmericanwqanthropologywqhaswqbeenwqdividedwqintowq subfields.
a) two
b) three
c) four
d) five
12. Accordingwqtowqthewqtext,wq iswqNOTwqawqmajorwqsubfieldwqofwqNorthwqAmericanwqanthropology.
a) Archaeology
b) Culturalwqanthropology
c) Biologicalwqanthropology
d) Physiologicalwqanthropology
13. ThewqfollowingwqstatementwqiswqNOTwqassociatedwqwithwqthewqtraditionalwqNorthwqAmericanwqmodelwqofwqanthropolo
gy:
.
a) Thiswqconfigurationwqreflectswqanthropology'swqcommitmentwqtowqholism.
, https://browsegrades.net/singlePaper/416761/testbank-for-anthropology-what-does-it-mean-to-b
b) Thiswqconfigurationwqiswqassociatedwqwithwqanthropology'swqsuccessfulwqfightwqagainstwq19thwqcenturywqscientificwqrac
ism.
c) Thiswqconfigurationwqconstituteswqawqprotectedwq"tradingwqzone"wqwithinwqwhichwqfreshwqconceptswqandwqknowle
dgewqfromwqawqvarietywqofwqresearchwqtraditionswqarewqbroughtwqtogether.
d) ThiswqmodelwqiswqwidespreadwqinwqEuropewqandwqotherwqpartswqofwqthewqworld.
14. Socialwqgroupingswqthatwqallegedlywqreflectwqbiologicalwqdifferenceswqarewqcalledwq .
a) populations
b) cultures
c) races
d) ethnicities
15. Nineteenth-
centurywqattemptswqtowqgroupwqallwqhumanswqintowqunambiguouswqcategorieswqcalledwq"races"wqwerewqbasedwqon
.
a) observablewqphysicalwqfeatures,wqsuchwqaswqskinwqcolor,wqhairwqtype,wqandwqskullwqshape
b) supposedwqmentalwqandwqmoralwqattributes
c) existingwqbeliefswqaboutwqthewqinherentwqbiologicalwqsuperioritywqofwqsomewqraceswqandwqthewqinferioritywqofwqothers
d) Allwqofwqthewqabove
16. MichelwqBouchard'swqresearchwqonwqstatuswqandwqstigmawqamongwqFrench-speakerswqinwqAlbertawqshowswqthatwq
.
a) youngwqchildrenwqknowwqwhichwqlanguagewqiswqdominant
b) FrenchwqiswqspokenwqonlywqbywqpeoplewqwhowqhavewqrecentlywqarrivedwqinwqAlbertawqfromwqQuebec
c) French-speakingwqchildrenwqinwqAlbertawqbelievewqthatwqtheywqbelongwqtowqawqhigh-status-group
d) mediawqcampaignswqcanwqreducewqthewqstigmawqfeltwqbywqlinguisticwqminorities
17. Bywqthewqearlywqtwentiethwqcentury,wqsomewqanthropologistswqandwqbiologistswqconcludedwqthatwqthewqconceptwqofwq"r
ace"wqwas
.
a) justifiedwqbywqthewqincreasinglywqscientificwqbiologicalwqresearchwqonwqhumans
b) awqculturalwqlabelwqinventedwqbywqhumanswqtowqsortwqpeoplewqintowqgroups
c) awqpoliticalwqliability,wqalthoughwqthewqevidencewqwaswqincreasinglywqstrongwqinwqitswqfavor
d) awqlabelwqthatwqrecognizedwqimportantwqculturalwqandwqbiologicalwqdifferenceswqbetweenwqgroups
18. Afterwqdiscreditingwqscientificwqracismwqandwqmovingwqawaywqfromwqthewqclassificationwqofwqhumanswqintowqdi
stinctwqraces,wqbiologicalwqanthropologistswqshiftedwqtheirwqattentionwqtowq .
a) patternswqofwqvariationwqandwqadaptationwqwithinwqthewqhumanwqspecieswqaswqawqwhole
b) thewqmaterialwqremainswqofwqthewqhumanwqpast
c) present-daywqsocialwqarrangementswqinwqhumanwqgroups
d) humanwqsymbolicwqcommunication
19. referswqtowqthewqsystematicwqoppressionwqofwqmemberswqofwqonewqorwqmorewqsociallywqdefinedwq"races"wqb
ywqmemberswqofwqanotherwqsociallywqdefinedwq"race"wqthatwqiswqjustifiedwqinwqtermswqofwqthewqsupposedwqinherentwqbi
ologicalwqsuperioritywqofwqthewqrulerswqandwqthewqsupposedwqinherentwqbiologicalwqinferioritywqofwqthosewqtheywqrule.
a) Ethnocentrism
b) Hierarchy
c) Racism
d) Hegemony
20. Primatologistswqarewqbiologicalwqanthropologistswqwhowqstudywq .
a) thewqclosestwqlivingwqrelativeswqofwqhumans
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-b
CHAPTER 1 wq
WHAT IS ANTHROPOLOGY?
wq wq
MULTIPLEwqCHOICEwqQUESTIONS
1. Inwqthewqtextbook,wq"anthropology"wqiswqdefinedwqaswqthewqstudywqofwq .
a) humanwqnature,wqhumanwqsociety,wqhumanwqlanguage,wqandwqthewqhumanwqpast
b) thewqremainswqofwqearlierwqsocietieswqandwqpeoples
c) thewqwayswqofwqlifewqofwqcontemporarywqpeoples
d) thewqphysicalwqandwqmentalwqcapacitieswqofwqhumanwqbeings
2. Thewqauthorswqdefinewq"holism"wqaswq .
a) tryingwqtowqstudywqeverythingwqpossiblewqaboutwqawqgroupwqofwqpeople
b) integratingwqwhatwqiswqknownwqaboutwqhumanwqbeingswqandwqtheirwqactivities
c) studyingwqhumanwqbiologywqandwqculturewqatwqthewqsamewqtime
d) fittingwqtogetherwqeconomics,wqpoliticalwqscience,wqreligiouswqstudies,wqandwqbiology
3. Towqsaywqthatwqanthropologywqiswqcomparativewqmeanswqthatwq .
a) eachwqanthropologistwqstudieswqmanywqdifferentwqsocietieswqduringwqhiswqorwqherwqcareer
b) anthropologicalwqgeneralizationswqdrawwqonwqevidencewqfromwqthewqwidestwqpossiblewqrangewqofwqsocieties
c) anthropologistswqusewqdatawqfromwqmanywqdifferentwqacademicwqdisciplines
d) therewqiswqnowqonewqwaywqforwqthewqanthropologistwqtowqdowqresearch
4. iswqNOTwqlistedwqinwqthewqtextwqaswqanwqelementwqofwqthewqanthropologicalwqperspective.
a) Holism
b) Comparison
c) Evolution
d) Culturalism
5. Awq
studywqexamineswqhowwqeconomics,wqpolitics,wqreligion,wqandwqkinshipwqshapewqonewqanotherwqinwqawqspecificwq
society.
a) detailed
b) cultural
c) holistic
d) comparative
6. Anwqanthropologistwqstudyingwqawqsocialwqgroupwqobserveswqthatwqpeoplewqshakewqhandswqwhenwqgreetingwqonewqanoth
erwqand
,https://browsegrades.net/singlePaper/416761/testbank-for-anthropology-what-does-it-mean-to-b
concludeswqthatwqhandshakingwqiswquniversalwqamongwqhumans.wqThiswqstudywqiswqfaultywqbecausewqitwqwaswqnotwq
.
a) holistic
b) evolutionary
c) ethnocentric
d) comparative
7. Whenwqwewqsaywqthatwqanthropologywqiswqawqfield-basedwqdiscipline,wqwewqmeanwqthatwq .
a) informationwqaboutwqparticularwqsocialwqgroupswqcomeswqthroughwqdirectwqcontactwqwithwqthem
b) anthropologistswqworkingwqinwquniversitieswqinterspersewqteachingwqandwqotherwqtaskswqwithwqfieldwqresearch
c) researchwqconnectswqanthropologistswqdirectlywqwithwqthewqlivedwqexperienceswqofwqotherwqpeoplewqandwqtowqt
hewqmaterialwqevidencewqthatwqpeoplewqhavewqleft
d) Allwqofwqthewqabove
8. Accordingwqtowqthewqtext,wqculturewqconsistswqofwq .
a) setswqofwqlearnedwqbehaviourswqandwqideaswqthatwqhumanswqacquirewqaswqmemberswqofwqsociety
b) elementswqofwqhumanwqexperiencewqthatwqrequirewqeducationwqandwqgoodwqtaste,wqsuchwqaswqfinewqart,wqclassica
lwqmusic,wqandwqliterature
c) setswqofwqinnatewqbehaviourswqthatwqenablewqhumanswqtowqfunctionwqinwqawqcomplexwqworld
d) thosewqpracticeswqthatwqdistinguishwqonewqgroupwqofwqhumanswqfromwqanother
9. NorthwqAmericanswqtypicallywqdowqnotwqeatwqinsectswqbecausewqtheywqhavewqlearnedwqtowqlabelwqinsectswqaswqi
nedible.wqThiswqexplanationwqiswqbasedwqonwq .
a) culture
b) biology
c) ethnocentrism
d) geneticwqprogramming
10. Whenwqwewqstatewqthatwqhumanswqarewqbioculturalwqorganisms,wqwewqmeanwqthatwq .
a) humanwqbiologywqmakeswqculturewqpossible,wqandwqhumanwqculturewqmakeswqhumanwqbiologicalwqsurvivalwqpossible
b) biologywqiswqmorewqimportantwqthanwqculturewqforwqhumans
c) humanwqculturewqpredateswqourwqbiologicalwqorganism
d) humanswqevolvedwqindependentlywqofwqourwqabilitywqtowqcreatewqculture
11. Traditionally,wqNorthwqAmericanwqanthropologywqhaswqbeenwqdividedwqintowq subfields.
a) two
b) three
c) four
d) five
12. Accordingwqtowqthewqtext,wq iswqNOTwqawqmajorwqsubfieldwqofwqNorthwqAmericanwqanthropology.
a) Archaeology
b) Culturalwqanthropology
c) Biologicalwqanthropology
d) Physiologicalwqanthropology
13. ThewqfollowingwqstatementwqiswqNOTwqassociatedwqwithwqthewqtraditionalwqNorthwqAmericanwqmodelwqofwqanthropolo
gy:
.
a) Thiswqconfigurationwqreflectswqanthropology'swqcommitmentwqtowqholism.
, https://browsegrades.net/singlePaper/416761/testbank-for-anthropology-what-does-it-mean-to-b
b) Thiswqconfigurationwqiswqassociatedwqwithwqanthropology'swqsuccessfulwqfightwqagainstwq19thwqcenturywqscientificwqrac
ism.
c) Thiswqconfigurationwqconstituteswqawqprotectedwq"tradingwqzone"wqwithinwqwhichwqfreshwqconceptswqandwqknowle
dgewqfromwqawqvarietywqofwqresearchwqtraditionswqarewqbroughtwqtogether.
d) ThiswqmodelwqiswqwidespreadwqinwqEuropewqandwqotherwqpartswqofwqthewqworld.
14. Socialwqgroupingswqthatwqallegedlywqreflectwqbiologicalwqdifferenceswqarewqcalledwq .
a) populations
b) cultures
c) races
d) ethnicities
15. Nineteenth-
centurywqattemptswqtowqgroupwqallwqhumanswqintowqunambiguouswqcategorieswqcalledwq"races"wqwerewqbasedwqon
.
a) observablewqphysicalwqfeatures,wqsuchwqaswqskinwqcolor,wqhairwqtype,wqandwqskullwqshape
b) supposedwqmentalwqandwqmoralwqattributes
c) existingwqbeliefswqaboutwqthewqinherentwqbiologicalwqsuperioritywqofwqsomewqraceswqandwqthewqinferioritywqofwqothers
d) Allwqofwqthewqabove
16. MichelwqBouchard'swqresearchwqonwqstatuswqandwqstigmawqamongwqFrench-speakerswqinwqAlbertawqshowswqthatwq
.
a) youngwqchildrenwqknowwqwhichwqlanguagewqiswqdominant
b) FrenchwqiswqspokenwqonlywqbywqpeoplewqwhowqhavewqrecentlywqarrivedwqinwqAlbertawqfromwqQuebec
c) French-speakingwqchildrenwqinwqAlbertawqbelievewqthatwqtheywqbelongwqtowqawqhigh-status-group
d) mediawqcampaignswqcanwqreducewqthewqstigmawqfeltwqbywqlinguisticwqminorities
17. Bywqthewqearlywqtwentiethwqcentury,wqsomewqanthropologistswqandwqbiologistswqconcludedwqthatwqthewqconceptwqofwq"r
ace"wqwas
.
a) justifiedwqbywqthewqincreasinglywqscientificwqbiologicalwqresearchwqonwqhumans
b) awqculturalwqlabelwqinventedwqbywqhumanswqtowqsortwqpeoplewqintowqgroups
c) awqpoliticalwqliability,wqalthoughwqthewqevidencewqwaswqincreasinglywqstrongwqinwqitswqfavor
d) awqlabelwqthatwqrecognizedwqimportantwqculturalwqandwqbiologicalwqdifferenceswqbetweenwqgroups
18. Afterwqdiscreditingwqscientificwqracismwqandwqmovingwqawaywqfromwqthewqclassificationwqofwqhumanswqintowqdi
stinctwqraces,wqbiologicalwqanthropologistswqshiftedwqtheirwqattentionwqtowq .
a) patternswqofwqvariationwqandwqadaptationwqwithinwqthewqhumanwqspecieswqaswqawqwhole
b) thewqmaterialwqremainswqofwqthewqhumanwqpast
c) present-daywqsocialwqarrangementswqinwqhumanwqgroups
d) humanwqsymbolicwqcommunication
19. referswqtowqthewqsystematicwqoppressionwqofwqmemberswqofwqonewqorwqmorewqsociallywqdefinedwq"races"wqb
ywqmemberswqofwqanotherwqsociallywqdefinedwq"race"wqthatwqiswqjustifiedwqinwqtermswqofwqthewqsupposedwqinherentwqbi
ologicalwqsuperioritywqofwqthewqrulerswqandwqthewqsupposedwqinherentwqbiologicalwqinferioritywqofwqthosewqtheywqrule.
a) Ethnocentrism
b) Hierarchy
c) Racism
d) Hegemony
20. Primatologistswqarewqbiologicalwqanthropologistswqwhowqstudywq .
a) thewqclosestwqlivingwqrelativeswqofwqhumans
