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Chapter 01 b
Investigating The Nature of Humankind
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MultiplebChoicebQuestions
1. Thebfieldbthatbstudiesbfossilbrecordsbis:
A. primatology
B. paleontology
C. genetics
D. archaeology
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2. Thebsubfieldbofbphysicalbanthropologybincludesbthebstudybof:
A. humanbgenetics
B. forensicbanthropology
C. humanbbiologicalbvariation
D. allbofbthese
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3. Culturalbanthropology:
A. isbabbranchbofbarchaeology
B. isbthebstudybofbartbandbmusic
C. includesbthebstudybofbhumanbsocialborganizationsbandblearnedbpatternsbofbbehavior
D. includesbpaleontologybasbabmajorbtopic
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4. Thebstudybofbabpeople'sbpoliticalborganizationbwouldbbebabpartbof:
A. culturalbanthropology
B. linguistics
C. archaeology
D. physicalbanthropology
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5. Anbanthropologicalblinguist:
A. alwaysbattemptsbtoblearnbtobspeakbasbmanyblanguagesbasbheborbshebpossiblybcan
B. teachesbstudentsbforeignblanguages
C. studiesbthebhistory,bfunction,bstructure,bandbphysiologybofblanguage
D. wouldbonlybbebinterestedbinbculturesbthatbhavebwritingbsystems
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6. Thebpracticalbapplicationbofbanthropologicalbknowledgebtobreal-worldbconcernsbisbcalled:
A. academicbanthropology
B. livedbanthropology
C. appliedbanthropology
D. realisticbanthropology
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7. Anbempiricalbobservationbisbonebthatbis:
A. measurable
B. abfact
C. receivedbthroughbthebsenses
D. allbofbthese
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8. Hypotheses:
A. arebalwaysbconsideredbtobbebcorrectbstatements
B. arebthebsamebthingbasblawsbinbscience
C. arebnotbabnecessarybpartbofbthebscientificbmethod
D. mustbbeblogicalbandbtestable
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9. Hypotheses:
A. canbbebdisproven
B. canbbebtestedbthroughbexperimentsbandbobservations
C. arebbasedbonbempiricalbobservations
D. allbofbthese
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10. Abtentativebstatementbaboutbthebrelationshipbbetweenbtwobvariablesbisba(n):
A. hypothesis
B. theory
C. empiricalbstatement
D. rationalization
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11. Anbexamplebofbabvariablebwouldbbe:
A. thebtheorybofbevolutionbbybnaturalbselection
B. thebcranialbcapacitiesbofbabseriesbofbskulls
C. thatballbmammalsbgiveblivebbirth
D. allbofbthese
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Investigating The Nature of Humankind
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MultiplebChoicebQuestions
1. Thebfieldbthatbstudiesbfossilbrecordsbis:
A. primatology
B. paleontology
C. genetics
D. archaeology
Accessibility:bKeyboardbNavigation
2. Thebsubfieldbofbphysicalbanthropologybincludesbthebstudybof:
A. humanbgenetics
B. forensicbanthropology
C. humanbbiologicalbvariation
D. allbofbthese
Accessibility:bKeyboardbNavigation
3. Culturalbanthropology:
A. isbabbranchbofbarchaeology
B. isbthebstudybofbartbandbmusic
C. includesbthebstudybofbhumanbsocialborganizationsbandblearnedbpatternsbofbbehavior
D. includesbpaleontologybasbabmajorbtopic
Accessibility:bKeyboardbNavigation
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HillbEducation.
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4. Thebstudybofbabpeople'sbpoliticalborganizationbwouldbbebabpartbof:
A. culturalbanthropology
B. linguistics
C. archaeology
D. physicalbanthropology
Accessibility:bKeyboardbNavigation
5. Anbanthropologicalblinguist:
A. alwaysbattemptsbtoblearnbtobspeakbasbmanyblanguagesbasbheborbshebpossiblybcan
B. teachesbstudentsbforeignblanguages
C. studiesbthebhistory,bfunction,bstructure,bandbphysiologybofblanguage
D. wouldbonlybbebinterestedbinbculturesbthatbhavebwritingbsystems
Accessibility:bKeyboardbNavigation
6. Thebpracticalbapplicationbofbanthropologicalbknowledgebtobreal-worldbconcernsbisbcalled:
A. academicbanthropology
B. livedbanthropology
C. appliedbanthropology
D. realisticbanthropology
Accessibility:bKeyboardbNavigation
7. Anbempiricalbobservationbisbonebthatbis:
A. measurable
B. abfact
C. receivedbthroughbthebsenses
D. allbofbthese
Accessibility:bKeyboardbNavigation
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HillbEducation.bAllbrightsbreserved.bNobreproductionborbdistributionbwithoutbthebpriorbwrittenbconsentbofbMcGraw-
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, Chapterb01b-bInvestigatingbThebNaturebofbHumankind
8. Hypotheses:
A. arebalwaysbconsideredbtobbebcorrectbstatements
B. arebthebsamebthingbasblawsbinbscience
C. arebnotbabnecessarybpartbofbthebscientificbmethod
D. mustbbeblogicalbandbtestable
Accessibility:bKeyboardbNavigation
9. Hypotheses:
A. canbbebdisproven
B. canbbebtestedbthroughbexperimentsbandbobservations
C. arebbasedbonbempiricalbobservations
D. allbofbthese
Accessibility:bKeyboardbNavigation
10. Abtentativebstatementbaboutbthebrelationshipbbetweenbtwobvariablesbisba(n):
A. hypothesis
B. theory
C. empiricalbstatement
D. rationalization
Accessibility:bKeyboardbNavigation
11. Anbexamplebofbabvariablebwouldbbe:
A. thebtheorybofbevolutionbbybnaturalbselection
B. thebcranialbcapacitiesbofbabseriesbofbskulls
C. thatballbmammalsbgiveblivebbirth
D. allbofbthese
Accessibility:bKeyboardbNavigation
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