Arnett, Human Development: A Cultural
Approach, First edition
Chapter 1: A cultural approach to human development
Section 1: Human development today and its origins
Multiple choice: Choose the one alternative that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
1. The way people grow and change across the lifespan is referred to as ____.
A. development
B. evolution
C. change
D. growth
Answer: A
Difficulty: Basic
Learning Objective: 1.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember
A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today
2. What is the total pattern of a group’s customs, beliefs, art and technology?
A. Clan
B. Society
C. Culture
D. Beliefs
Answer: C
Difficulty: Basic
Learning Objective: 1.1
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,Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Understand
A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today
3. ____ is the total pattern of a group’s customs, beliefs, art and technology.
A. Culture
B. Ethnicity
C. Race
D. Nationality
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.1
Difficulty: Basic
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember
A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today
4. Human beings everywhere have essentially the same biological constitution, yet their paths
through the life span are remarkably different depending on ____.
A. their genetic lineage
B. their culture
C. the strength of their id
D. the expression of their phenotype
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.1
Difficulty: Basic
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Understand
A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today
5. According to the text, for most of history the total human population was under ______.
A. 1 million
B. 10 million
C. 100 million
D. 1 billion
Answer: B
Difficulty: Moderate
Learning Objective: 1.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember
A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today
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,6. For most of human history, how many children did women typically birth?
A. 1 to 2
B. 4 to 8
C. 10 to 12
D. 13 to 15
Answer: B
Difficulty: Moderate
Learning Objective: 1.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember
A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today
7. The human population began to increase noticeably around 10,000 years ago. What has been
hypothesised as the reason for the population increase at that time?
A. The discovery of medicine.
B. The development of agriculture and the domestication of animals.
C. An increase in the size of women’s pelvic openings that assisted in labour.
D. Construction techniques that allowed for stronger homes that were better heated.
Answer: B
Difficulty: Moderate
Learning Objective: 1.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Understand
A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today
8. When did the human population reach 500 million people?
A. 400 years ago
B. 1,000 years ago
C. 4,000 years ago
D. 10,000 years ago
Answer: A
Difficulty: Complex
Learning Objective: 1.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember
A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today
9. How long did it take the human population to double from 500 million to 1 billion?
A. 150 years
B. 300 years
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, C. 450 years
D. 600 years
Answer: A
Difficulty: Complex
Learning Objective: 1.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember
A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today
10. Which of the following most contributed to the large increase in world population that
occurred around the 1800s to 1900s?
A. Families increased the average number of children per household from one to three
children.
B. Less women were dying in childbirth because they waited longer to have children.
C. The domestication of animals provided a larger food supply.
D. The elimination or sharp reduction of deadly diseases.
Answer: D
Difficulty: Complex
Learning Objective: 1.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Understand
A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today
11. Human population doubled from 1 to 2 billion between 1800 and 1930. What led to this
increase in population?
A. Government-controlled farming
B. Globalisation and shared resources
C. Medical advances that eliminated many diseases
D. People had more children
Answer: C
Difficulty: Complex
Learning Objective: 1.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Understand
A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today
12. The total fertility rate (TFR) is defined as the number of ____.
A. births per woman
B. conceptions per woman
C. foetuses that were spontaneously aborted
D. women on fertility drugs
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Approach, First edition
Chapter 1: A cultural approach to human development
Section 1: Human development today and its origins
Multiple choice: Choose the one alternative that best completes the
statement or answers the question.
1. The way people grow and change across the lifespan is referred to as ____.
A. development
B. evolution
C. change
D. growth
Answer: A
Difficulty: Basic
Learning Objective: 1.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember
A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today
2. What is the total pattern of a group’s customs, beliefs, art and technology?
A. Clan
B. Society
C. Culture
D. Beliefs
Answer: C
Difficulty: Basic
Learning Objective: 1.1
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Development: A Cultural Approach, First edition
,Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Understand
A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today
3. ____ is the total pattern of a group’s customs, beliefs, art and technology.
A. Culture
B. Ethnicity
C. Race
D. Nationality
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.1
Difficulty: Basic
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember
A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today
4. Human beings everywhere have essentially the same biological constitution, yet their paths
through the life span are remarkably different depending on ____.
A. their genetic lineage
B. their culture
C. the strength of their id
D. the expression of their phenotype
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.1
Difficulty: Basic
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Understand
A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today
5. According to the text, for most of history the total human population was under ______.
A. 1 million
B. 10 million
C. 100 million
D. 1 billion
Answer: B
Difficulty: Moderate
Learning Objective: 1.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember
A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today
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,6. For most of human history, how many children did women typically birth?
A. 1 to 2
B. 4 to 8
C. 10 to 12
D. 13 to 15
Answer: B
Difficulty: Moderate
Learning Objective: 1.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember
A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today
7. The human population began to increase noticeably around 10,000 years ago. What has been
hypothesised as the reason for the population increase at that time?
A. The discovery of medicine.
B. The development of agriculture and the domestication of animals.
C. An increase in the size of women’s pelvic openings that assisted in labour.
D. Construction techniques that allowed for stronger homes that were better heated.
Answer: B
Difficulty: Moderate
Learning Objective: 1.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Understand
A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today
8. When did the human population reach 500 million people?
A. 400 years ago
B. 1,000 years ago
C. 4,000 years ago
D. 10,000 years ago
Answer: A
Difficulty: Complex
Learning Objective: 1.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember
A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today
9. How long did it take the human population to double from 500 million to 1 billion?
A. 150 years
B. 300 years
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, C. 450 years
D. 600 years
Answer: A
Difficulty: Complex
Learning Objective: 1.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Remember
A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today
10. Which of the following most contributed to the large increase in world population that
occurred around the 1800s to 1900s?
A. Families increased the average number of children per household from one to three
children.
B. Less women were dying in childbirth because they waited longer to have children.
C. The domestication of animals provided a larger food supply.
D. The elimination or sharp reduction of deadly diseases.
Answer: D
Difficulty: Complex
Learning Objective: 1.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Understand
A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today
11. Human population doubled from 1 to 2 billion between 1800 and 1930. What led to this
increase in population?
A. Government-controlled farming
B. Globalisation and shared resources
C. Medical advances that eliminated many diseases
D. People had more children
Answer: C
Difficulty: Complex
Learning Objective: 1.1
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level: Understand
A-head: Human development today and its origins: a demographic profile of humanity today
12. The total fertility rate (TFR) is defined as the number of ____.
A. births per woman
B. conceptions per woman
C. foetuses that were spontaneously aborted
D. women on fertility drugs
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