Question 1

All of the following are characteristics of the study of physical anthropology except:

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A)   primatology
B)   human adaptation
C)   human growth and development
D)   ethnology

Question 2

The Garbage Project is an example of:

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A)   ethnoarchaeology
B)   contemporary anthropology
C)   ethnology
D)   ethnography

Question 3

In archaeology, dating is most frequently expressed with the acronym "bp" which stands for _______________.

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before present

Question 4

Which of the following is not a characteristic of medical anthropology?

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A)   brings together theoretical and applied approaches
B)   uses approaches from cultural and biological anthropology
C)   studies human sickness and health
D)   involves anthropologists who are sick

Question 5

Anthropology is a holistic field yet the subfields are increasingly specialized.
Provide an example of a subspecialty of anthropology that incorporates all four fields and explain how the other subfields contribute to knowledge in that area.

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Question 6

All of the following are archaeological and paleoanthropological methods except:

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A)   analyzing artifacts
B)   analyzing material culture
C)   processing fossils
D)   doing oral life histories

Question 7

The enlargement of the right heart ventricle among Quechua Indians is an 	adaptation to:

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A)   cold weather
B)   high altitude
C)   poor nutrition
D)   farming

Question 8

Which form of dating involves the comparison of tree ring growth?

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A)   faunal and floral series
B)   electron spin resonance
C)   dendrochronology
D)   fission track

Question 9

Another name for Cultural Anthropology is:

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A)   sociology
B)   ethnology
C)   sociocultural anthropology
D)   ethnography

Question 10

Short-term biological changes in response to particular environmental stimuli are referred to as:

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A)   cultural adaptations
B)   environmental adaptations
C)   physiological adaptations
D)   biosocial adaptations

Question 11

The fact that anthropologists gather data for testing makes it an empirical science.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Primatology is the study of living and fossil primates.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Anthropologists commonly study the basis of healthy human growth among living populations through all of the following except:

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A)   physiology
B)   genetics
C)   hormonal development
D)   linguistics D

Question 14

One of the key causes of ethnic and religious conflict is:

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A)   lack of education
B)   family background
C)   geographical location
D)   globalization D

Question 15

A Japanese researcher disapproving of North Americans harvesting organs from individuals declared brain dead is an example of a culture-bound theory.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What must cultural anthropologists do in fieldwork?

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A)   step out of their own cultural comfort zone
B)   pretend they are a member of the society they are visiting
C)   collaborate with international teams working in the same area
D)   distort the data to fit their preconceived ideas since others are unlikely to visit the same remote location

Question 17

Theories based on assumptions about the world and reality that come from the researcher's own particular culture are referred to as ______________ theories.

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Question 18

If an ethnographic researcher shares stories with informants in order to exemplify the type of data he or she would like to collect, it is the use of a/an:

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A)   eliciting device
B)   informal interview
C)   key consultant
D)   grid system

Question 19

Anthropologists do not have any biases or assumptions about the different groups they work with.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following individuals is a well-known forensic anthropologist?

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A)   Clyde Snow
B)   Margaret Lock
C)   William Haviland
D)   Franz Boas

Exam 1: The Essence of Anthropology

All of the following are characteristics of the study of physical anthropology except:

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The Garbage Project is an example of:

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In archaeology, dating is most frequently expressed with the acronym "bp" which stands for _______________.

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Which of the following is not a characteristic of medical anthropology?

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Anthropology is a holistic field yet the subfields are increasingly specialized. Provide an example of a subspecialty of anthropology that incorporates all four fields and explain how the other subfields contribute to knowledge in that area.

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All of the following are archaeological and paleoanthropological methods except:

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The enlargement of the right heart ventricle among Quechua Indians is an adaptation to:

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Which form of dating involves the comparison of tree ring growth?

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Another name for Cultural Anthropology is:

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Short-term biological changes in response to particular environmental stimuli are referred to as:

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The fact that anthropologists gather data for testing makes it an empirical science.

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Primatology is the study of living and fossil primates.

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Anthropologists commonly study the basis of healthy human growth among living populations through all of the following except:

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One of the key causes of ethnic and religious conflict is:

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A Japanese researcher disapproving of North Americans harvesting organs from individuals declared brain dead is an example of a culture-bound theory.

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What must cultural anthropologists do in fieldwork?

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Theories based on assumptions about the world and reality that come from the researcher's own particular culture are referred to as ______________ theories.

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If an ethnographic researcher shares stories with informants in order to exemplify the type of data he or she would like to collect, it is the use of a/an:

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Anthropologists do not have any biases or assumptions about the different groups they work with.

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Which of the following individuals is a well-known forensic anthropologist?

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