Humanity, 11th Edition, Peoples - Test Bank For Humanity 11E - All Chapters Covered

TEST BANK

HUMANITY
AN INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
11TH EDITION

1. THE STUDY OF HUMANITY


1. According to the text, perhaps the most distinctive characteristic of the discipline of anthropology is
a. that anthropologists teach in addition to doing fieldwork.
b. its scope.
c. the limited range of topics for study.
d. its age.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Introduction to Chapter One
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe
their primary interests.


2. Anthropology has how many subfields?
a. One
b. Three
c. Four
d. Six
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe
their primary interests.

,3. What subfield of anthropology deals with the excavation of material remains from the remote past?
a. Cultural
b. Physical
c. Linguistics
d. Archaeology
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe
their primary interests.


4. Which of the following is NOT a subfield of anthropology?
a. Anthropological linguistics
b. Applied anthropology
c. Physical anthropology
d. Sociological anthropology
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe
their primary interests.


5. What is the difference between prehistoric and historic archaeology?
a. Prehistoric archaeology is the study of people who had no writing system.
b. Historic archaeology is the study of people who had no writing system.
c. Prehistoric archaeology has an applied dimension and historic archaeology does not.
d. None of these; there is no significant difference between these fields of study.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology

,LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe
their primary interests.


6. The primary goal of archaeological excavations is to
a. recover valuable treasures.
b. understand how people lived long ago.
c. give students experience in fieldwork.
d. popularize the field of archaeology and anthropology more generally.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe
their primary interests.


7. Which of these would historic archaeologists study?
a. Fossilized human remains
b. Ancient Native American pottery
c. Factories and plantations
d. Physical characteristics and identities of crime victims
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe
their primary interests.


8. The reconstruction of life in ancient Jerusalem is a job for
a. paleoanthropologists.
b. forensic anthropologists.
c. prehistoric archaeologists.
d. historic archaeologists.

, ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe
their primary interests.


9. What do primatologists study?
a. Plant pollen
b. Monkeys and apes
c. Prehistoric people and their sites
d. Social context of language
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe
their primary interests.


10. In which subfield of anthropology did Jane Goodall do pioneering work?
a. Paleoanthropology
b. Primatology
c. Contract archaeology
d. Forensic anthropology
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe
their primary interests.