Test Bank for Mirror for Humanity: A Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
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13th Edition by Conrad Kottak
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Chapter 01 13e
N N Answers Included
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1) ThisNchapterNbeginsNwithNaNcommonlyNheard Nopinion:N"PeopleNareNprettyNmuchNtheNsam
eNallNoverNtheNworld."NWhyNisNthisNassumptionNoftenNwrong?NHow Nmight NyourNconsiderationNofN
thisNunderstandingNaffect NhowNyouNwould NdesignNanNanthropologicalNstudy?
2) What NisNculture?NHow NdoNanthropologistsNdefineNand NstudyNculture?
3) What NdoesNholismNreferNto?NWhyNisNtheNconcept NcentralNtoNanthropology?NHowNdoesNth
isNconcept NrelateNtoNtheN"four-
field"NapproachNwithinNtheNdiscipline?NHaveNyouNencountered NthisNconcept NinNanyNof NyourNoth
erNclasses?
4) ThisNchapterNprovidesNanNexampleNof NhumanNadaptationNtoNhighNaltitudeNtoNillustrateNt
heNvariousNformsNof NculturalNand NbiologicalNadaptation.NCanNyouNthinkNof NanotherNexampleNth
at NillustratesNtheNbroad NcapacityNof NhumansNtoNadapt NbothNbiologicallyNand Nculturally?
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,5) What NdoesbioculturalNperspectiveNreferNto?NIf NyouNareNplanningNtoNmajorNinNtheNbiologic
alNsciencesNorNplanningNaNcareerNasNaNmedicalNdoctorNorNclinicalNresearcher,Nhow Nmight NaNminor
NinNanthropologyNcomplement NyourNeducation?NIf NyouNareNthinkingNof NmajoringNinNtheNhumaniti
es,NhowNmight NaNminorNinNanthropologyNcomplement NyourNeducation?
6) ThisNchapterNconsidersNdifferencesNand NsimilaritiesNbetweenNanthropologyNand Nothe
rNacademicNfieldsNsuchNasNsociology.NWhat Nabout Nhistory?
7) AnthropologyNisNtheNstudyNof
A) humansNaround NtheNworld Nand NthroughNtime.
B) theNpsychologicalNstagesNof NhumanNdevelopment.
C) mythsNinNindustrialNsocieties.
D) theNevolutionNof Nreligion.
E) long-termNpsychologicalNadaptation.
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,8) AnthropologyNasNaNholisticNscienceNrefersNtoNtheNstudyNofNtheNwholeNofNtheNhuma
nNcondition:NtheNpast,NtheNpresent,Nand NtheNfutureNof blank.
A) math,Nphysics,Nand Nastronomy
B) biology,Nsociety,Nlanguage,Nand Nculture
C) faithNand NreligionNacrossNtheNworld
D) geographyNand Ncartography
E) ancient NcivilizationsNand NarchaeologicalNremains
9) AsNhumansNorganizeNtheirNlivesNand Nadapt NtoNdifferent Nenvironments,NourNabilitiesNtoNlear
n,NthinkNsymbolically,NuseNlanguage,Nand NemployNtoolsNand NotherNproducts
A) rest NonNcertainNfeaturesNof NhumanNbiologyNthat NmakeNculture,NwhichNisNnot Nitse
lf Nbiological,Npossible.
B) haveNmadeNsomeNhumanNgroupsNmoreNcultured NthanNothers.
C) areNshared NwithNotherNanimalsNcapableNof Norganized NgroupNlife—
suchNasNbaboons,Nwolves,Nand NevenNants.
D) proveNthat NonlyNfullyNdeveloped NadultsNhaveNtheNcapacityNforNculture;NchildrenNlackNt
heNcapacityNforNcultureNuntilNtheyNmature.
E) rest NonNcertainNfeaturesNof NhumanNbiologyNthat NmakeNcultureNitself NaNbiologic
alNphenomenon.
10) WhichNof NtheNfollowingNstatementsNabout NcultureNisfalse?
A) CultureNguidesNtheNbeliefsNand NbehaviorNof NtheNpeopleNexposed NtoNit.
B) CultureNisNpassed NonNfromNgenerationNtoNgeneration.
C) CulturalNforcesNconsistentlyNmold Nand NshapeNhumanNbiologyNand Nbehavior.
D) CultureNisNaNkeyNaspect Nof NhumanNadaptabilityNand Nsuccess.
E) CultureNisNpassed NonNgeneticallyNtoNfutureNgenerations.
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, 11) What NisNtheNprocessNbyNwhichNchildrenNlearnNaNparticularNculturalNtradition?
A) biologicalNadaptation
B) ethnology
C) ethnography
D) acculturation
E) enculturation
12) ThisNchapter'sNdescriptionNof NhowNhumansNcopeNwithNlowNoxygenNpressureNinNhig
hNaltitudesNillustrates
A) how NinNmattersNof NlifeNorNdeath,NbiologyNisNultimatelyNmoreNimportant NthanNculture.
B) theNneed NforNanthropologistsNtoNpayNmoreNattentionNtoNhumanNadaptationNinNextrem
eNenvironments.
C) humanNcapacitiesNforNculturalNand NbiologicalNadaptation,NtheNlatterNinvolvingNbot
hNgeneticNand NphysiologicalNadaptations.
D) how NhumanNplasticityNhasNdecreased NeverNsinceNweNembraced NaNsedentaryNlifestyl
eNsomeN10,000NyearsNago.
E) howNbiologicalNadaptationsNareNeffectiveNonlyNwhenNtheyNareNgenetic.
13) TheNpresenceNof NmoreNefficient NrespiratoryNsystemsNtoNextract NoxygenNfromNtheNairNamon
gNhumanNpopulationsNlivingNat NhighNelevationsNisNanNexampleNof NwhichNformNof Nadaptation?
A) geneticNadaptation
B) symbolicNadaptation
C) culturalNadaptation
D) short-termNphysiologicalNadaptation
E) long-termNphysiologicalNadaptation
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N N N N N N N N N N N
13th Edition by Conrad Kottak
N N N N
Chapter 01 13e
N N Answers Included
N
1) ThisNchapterNbeginsNwithNaNcommonlyNheard Nopinion:N"PeopleNareNprettyNmuchNtheNsam
eNallNoverNtheNworld."NWhyNisNthisNassumptionNoftenNwrong?NHow Nmight NyourNconsiderationNofN
thisNunderstandingNaffect NhowNyouNwould NdesignNanNanthropologicalNstudy?
2) What NisNculture?NHow NdoNanthropologistsNdefineNand NstudyNculture?
3) What NdoesNholismNreferNto?NWhyNisNtheNconcept NcentralNtoNanthropology?NHowNdoesNth
isNconcept NrelateNtoNtheN"four-
field"NapproachNwithinNtheNdiscipline?NHaveNyouNencountered NthisNconcept NinNanyNof NyourNoth
erNclasses?
4) ThisNchapterNprovidesNanNexampleNof NhumanNadaptationNtoNhighNaltitudeNtoNillustrateNt
heNvariousNformsNof NculturalNand NbiologicalNadaptation.NCanNyouNthinkNof NanotherNexampleNth
at NillustratesNtheNbroad NcapacityNof NhumansNtoNadapt NbothNbiologicallyNand Nculturally?
1
,5) What NdoesbioculturalNperspectiveNreferNto?NIf NyouNareNplanningNtoNmajorNinNtheNbiologic
alNsciencesNorNplanningNaNcareerNasNaNmedicalNdoctorNorNclinicalNresearcher,Nhow Nmight NaNminor
NinNanthropologyNcomplement NyourNeducation?NIf NyouNareNthinkingNof NmajoringNinNtheNhumaniti
es,NhowNmight NaNminorNinNanthropologyNcomplement NyourNeducation?
6) ThisNchapterNconsidersNdifferencesNand NsimilaritiesNbetweenNanthropologyNand Nothe
rNacademicNfieldsNsuchNasNsociology.NWhat Nabout Nhistory?
7) AnthropologyNisNtheNstudyNof
A) humansNaround NtheNworld Nand NthroughNtime.
B) theNpsychologicalNstagesNof NhumanNdevelopment.
C) mythsNinNindustrialNsocieties.
D) theNevolutionNof Nreligion.
E) long-termNpsychologicalNadaptation.
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,8) AnthropologyNasNaNholisticNscienceNrefersNtoNtheNstudyNofNtheNwholeNofNtheNhuma
nNcondition:NtheNpast,NtheNpresent,Nand NtheNfutureNof blank.
A) math,Nphysics,Nand Nastronomy
B) biology,Nsociety,Nlanguage,Nand Nculture
C) faithNand NreligionNacrossNtheNworld
D) geographyNand Ncartography
E) ancient NcivilizationsNand NarchaeologicalNremains
9) AsNhumansNorganizeNtheirNlivesNand Nadapt NtoNdifferent Nenvironments,NourNabilitiesNtoNlear
n,NthinkNsymbolically,NuseNlanguage,Nand NemployNtoolsNand NotherNproducts
A) rest NonNcertainNfeaturesNof NhumanNbiologyNthat NmakeNculture,NwhichNisNnot Nitse
lf Nbiological,Npossible.
B) haveNmadeNsomeNhumanNgroupsNmoreNcultured NthanNothers.
C) areNshared NwithNotherNanimalsNcapableNof Norganized NgroupNlife—
suchNasNbaboons,Nwolves,Nand NevenNants.
D) proveNthat NonlyNfullyNdeveloped NadultsNhaveNtheNcapacityNforNculture;NchildrenNlackNt
heNcapacityNforNcultureNuntilNtheyNmature.
E) rest NonNcertainNfeaturesNof NhumanNbiologyNthat NmakeNcultureNitself NaNbiologic
alNphenomenon.
10) WhichNof NtheNfollowingNstatementsNabout NcultureNisfalse?
A) CultureNguidesNtheNbeliefsNand NbehaviorNof NtheNpeopleNexposed NtoNit.
B) CultureNisNpassed NonNfromNgenerationNtoNgeneration.
C) CulturalNforcesNconsistentlyNmold Nand NshapeNhumanNbiologyNand Nbehavior.
D) CultureNisNaNkeyNaspect Nof NhumanNadaptabilityNand Nsuccess.
E) CultureNisNpassed NonNgeneticallyNtoNfutureNgenerations.
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, 11) What NisNtheNprocessNbyNwhichNchildrenNlearnNaNparticularNculturalNtradition?
A) biologicalNadaptation
B) ethnology
C) ethnography
D) acculturation
E) enculturation
12) ThisNchapter'sNdescriptionNof NhowNhumansNcopeNwithNlowNoxygenNpressureNinNhig
hNaltitudesNillustrates
A) how NinNmattersNof NlifeNorNdeath,NbiologyNisNultimatelyNmoreNimportant NthanNculture.
B) theNneed NforNanthropologistsNtoNpayNmoreNattentionNtoNhumanNadaptationNinNextrem
eNenvironments.
C) humanNcapacitiesNforNculturalNand NbiologicalNadaptation,NtheNlatterNinvolvingNbot
hNgeneticNand NphysiologicalNadaptations.
D) how NhumanNplasticityNhasNdecreased NeverNsinceNweNembraced NaNsedentaryNlifestyl
eNsomeN10,000NyearsNago.
E) howNbiologicalNadaptationsNareNeffectiveNonlyNwhenNtheyNareNgenetic.
13) TheNpresenceNof NmoreNefficient NrespiratoryNsystemsNtoNextract NoxygenNfromNtheNairNamon
gNhumanNpopulationsNlivingNat NhighNelevationsNisNanNexampleNof NwhichNformNof Nadaptation?
A) geneticNadaptation
B) symbolicNadaptation
C) culturalNadaptation
D) short-termNphysiologicalNadaptation
E) long-termNphysiologicalNadaptation
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