, TESTmBANKmFORmCULTURALmANTHROPOLOGYm11THmEDITIONmBYmNANDA
TablemofmContents
PartmI:mINTRODUCTIONmTOmCULTURALmANTHROPOLOGY.
1. AnthropologymandmHumanmDiversity.
2. DoingmCulturalmAnthropology.
3. ThemIdeamofmCulture.
4. Communication.
PartmII:mFAMILIESmINmSOCIETY.
5. MakingmamLiving.
6. Economics.
7. Kinship.
8. Marriage,mFamily,mandmDomesticmGroups.
PartmIII:mEQUALITIESmANDmINEQUALITIES.
9. Gender.
10. PoliticalmOrganization.
11. Stratification.
PartmIV:mSYMBOLSmANDmMEANINGS.
12. Religion.
13. CreativemExpression:mAnthropologymandmthemArts.
PartmV:mCULTUREmCHANGE.
14. Power,mConquest,mandmamWorldmSystem.
15. CulturemChangemandmthemModernmWorld.
,Chapter 1: Anthropology and Human Diversity
m m m m m
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Themcriticalmfactormthatmdistinguishesmanthropologymfrommothermfieldsmofmstudymis:
a. Itsmemphasismonmrigorousmexperimentationmandmanalysismofmdata.
b. Itsmexclusivemfocusmonmnon-Westernmcultures.
c. Itsmusemofmtheoriesmofmbiologicalmevolutionmtomexplainmhumanmbehavior.
d. Itsminterestminmdescribingmhumankindmthroughoutmtimemandminmallmpartsmofmthemworld.
e. Itsmfocusmonmthemdiscoverymofmamsinglemhumanmnature.
ANS:m D DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ:
1mMSC:m Pickup
2. Onemofmthemmostmcriticalmgoalsmofmculturalmanthropologymasmanmacademicmdisciplinemismto:
a. Describe,manalyze,mandmexplainmdifferentmcultures.
b. Increasemthemlevelmofmcultureminmparticularmhumanmsocieties.
c. Placemlargemnumbersmofmculturalmanthropologistsminmpoliticalmoffices.
d. Determinemthemdirectionmofmhumanmevolution.
e. Preservemworldmheritagemformfuturemgenerations.
ANS:m A DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ:
1mMSC:m Pickup
3. Tomsaymthatmanthropologymismholisticmmeansmthatmanthropologistsmaremparticularlyminterestedmin:
a. Objectsmandmactsmregardedmasmholymbymvariousmpeoples.
b. Themwholempersonalitymofmanymparticularmindividual.
c. Themintegrationmofmbiological,msociocultural,mandmenvironmentalmfactorsminmexplaini
ngmhumanmbehavior.
d. Studyingmeverymcultureminmthemworld.
e. Themeffortsmtomfindmholesminmparticularmtheories.
ANS:m C DIF: Applied REF: 4 OBJ: 1
MSC:m Pickup
4. Whichmofmthemfollowingmcorrectlymidentifiesmthemsub-disciplinesmofmanthropology?
a. Archaeology,mAnthropometry,mCulturalmAnthropology,mPaleontology,mandmCultur
almRelativity.
b. Archaeology,mCulturalmAnthropology,mCognitivemAnthropology,mEthno-
history,mandmLinguistics.
c. Archaeology,mEthno-
history,mAnthropometry,mStructuralmAnthropology,mandmCulturalmAnthropology.
d. Archaeology,mCulturalmAnthropology,mPhysicalmAnthropology,mApplie
dmAnthropologymandmLinguistics.
e. Archaeology,mPhonology,mMedicalmAnthropology,mDevelopmentmStudies,man
dmCulturalmAnthropology.
ANS:m D DIF: Factual REF: 4 OBJ: 2
MSC:m Pickup
, 5. Anthropologistsmsaymthatmhumanmadaptationmismbiocultural.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmb
estmrepresentsmwhatmismmeantmbymthismstatement?
a. Humanmadaptationmismbothmbiologicalmandmcultural,mandmanthropologistsmcann
otmdistinguishmbetweenmthemmeaningsmofmthesemconcepts.
b. Humanmadaptationminvolvesmbothmbiologicalmandmculturalmdimensionsmandmea
chminfluencesmthemother.
c. Humanmadaptationmismuniquemamongmallmanimalsmbecausemitmismbasedmexclusivelym
onmphysiologicalmadaptations.
d. Humanmadaptationmismthemsamemasmthatmofmallmanimalmbecausemculturemplaysmamrole
minmthemadaptationmofmallmformsmofmlife.
e. Humanmadaptationmismbasedmexclusivelymonmculture.mBiologymismsubsumedmwithinmt
hemculturalmdimensionmandmdoesmnotmexertmanmindependentminfluencemonmhumans.
ANS:m B DIF: Conceptual REF: 4 OBJ:
2mMSC:m New
6. Whichmofmthemfollowingmstudiesmhowmlanguagesmaremrelatedmtomeachmother?
a. Biologicalmanthropology
b. Humanmvariation
c. Historicalmlinguistics
d. Paleo-linguistics
e. Culturalmlinguistics
ANS:m C DIF: Factual REF: 5 OBJ:
2mMSC:m New
7. Archaeologistsmaremprincipallyminterestedmin:
a. Excavatingmsitesmandmdevelopingmmuseumsmtompreservemancientmlandforms.
b. Collectingmartifactsmmadembymancientmpeoples.
c. Tracingmthemcoursemofmhumanmevolutionmthroughmanmexaminationmofmthemfossiliz
edmremains.
d. Understandingmandmreconstructingmthemculturesmofmpastmsocieties.
e. TracingmthemearlymdevelopmentmofmWesternmcivilization.
ANS:m D DIF: Factual REF: 6 OBJ: 2
MSC:m Pickup
8. Amprimarymcontributionmofmurbanmarchaeologistsmismthemdevelopmentmof:
a. Newmarchitecturembasedmonmtraditionalmdesigns.
b. Newmmethodsmofmcitymgovernance.
c. Newmknowledgemaboutmpeoplemwhomresidedmatmthemsite.
d. Newminsightsmintomagriculture.
e. NewminformationmaboutmtraditionalmNativemAmericanmlifestyles.
ANS:m C DIF: Applied REF: 7 OBJ: 2
MSC:m Pickup
9. Allmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmaboutmthemunderstandingmofmcultureminmanthropologym
aremcorrectmexcept:
a. Culturemismbiologicallymandmgeneticallymtransmittedmfrommpersonmtomperson.
b. Culturemismthemwaymofmlifemofmamparticularmhumanmsociety.
TablemofmContents
PartmI:mINTRODUCTIONmTOmCULTURALmANTHROPOLOGY.
1. AnthropologymandmHumanmDiversity.
2. DoingmCulturalmAnthropology.
3. ThemIdeamofmCulture.
4. Communication.
PartmII:mFAMILIESmINmSOCIETY.
5. MakingmamLiving.
6. Economics.
7. Kinship.
8. Marriage,mFamily,mandmDomesticmGroups.
PartmIII:mEQUALITIESmANDmINEQUALITIES.
9. Gender.
10. PoliticalmOrganization.
11. Stratification.
PartmIV:mSYMBOLSmANDmMEANINGS.
12. Religion.
13. CreativemExpression:mAnthropologymandmthemArts.
PartmV:mCULTUREmCHANGE.
14. Power,mConquest,mandmamWorldmSystem.
15. CulturemChangemandmthemModernmWorld.
,Chapter 1: Anthropology and Human Diversity
m m m m m
MULTIPLEmCHOICE
1. Themcriticalmfactormthatmdistinguishesmanthropologymfrommothermfieldsmofmstudymis:
a. Itsmemphasismonmrigorousmexperimentationmandmanalysismofmdata.
b. Itsmexclusivemfocusmonmnon-Westernmcultures.
c. Itsmusemofmtheoriesmofmbiologicalmevolutionmtomexplainmhumanmbehavior.
d. Itsminterestminmdescribingmhumankindmthroughoutmtimemandminmallmpartsmofmthemworld.
e. Itsmfocusmonmthemdiscoverymofmamsinglemhumanmnature.
ANS:m D DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ:
1mMSC:m Pickup
2. Onemofmthemmostmcriticalmgoalsmofmculturalmanthropologymasmanmacademicmdisciplinemismto:
a. Describe,manalyze,mandmexplainmdifferentmcultures.
b. Increasemthemlevelmofmcultureminmparticularmhumanmsocieties.
c. Placemlargemnumbersmofmculturalmanthropologistsminmpoliticalmoffices.
d. Determinemthemdirectionmofmhumanmevolution.
e. Preservemworldmheritagemformfuturemgenerations.
ANS:m A DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ:
1mMSC:m Pickup
3. Tomsaymthatmanthropologymismholisticmmeansmthatmanthropologistsmaremparticularlyminterestedmin:
a. Objectsmandmactsmregardedmasmholymbymvariousmpeoples.
b. Themwholempersonalitymofmanymparticularmindividual.
c. Themintegrationmofmbiological,msociocultural,mandmenvironmentalmfactorsminmexplaini
ngmhumanmbehavior.
d. Studyingmeverymcultureminmthemworld.
e. Themeffortsmtomfindmholesminmparticularmtheories.
ANS:m C DIF: Applied REF: 4 OBJ: 1
MSC:m Pickup
4. Whichmofmthemfollowingmcorrectlymidentifiesmthemsub-disciplinesmofmanthropology?
a. Archaeology,mAnthropometry,mCulturalmAnthropology,mPaleontology,mandmCultur
almRelativity.
b. Archaeology,mCulturalmAnthropology,mCognitivemAnthropology,mEthno-
history,mandmLinguistics.
c. Archaeology,mEthno-
history,mAnthropometry,mStructuralmAnthropology,mandmCulturalmAnthropology.
d. Archaeology,mCulturalmAnthropology,mPhysicalmAnthropology,mApplie
dmAnthropologymandmLinguistics.
e. Archaeology,mPhonology,mMedicalmAnthropology,mDevelopmentmStudies,man
dmCulturalmAnthropology.
ANS:m D DIF: Factual REF: 4 OBJ: 2
MSC:m Pickup
, 5. Anthropologistsmsaymthatmhumanmadaptationmismbiocultural.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmb
estmrepresentsmwhatmismmeantmbymthismstatement?
a. Humanmadaptationmismbothmbiologicalmandmcultural,mandmanthropologistsmcann
otmdistinguishmbetweenmthemmeaningsmofmthesemconcepts.
b. Humanmadaptationminvolvesmbothmbiologicalmandmculturalmdimensionsmandmea
chminfluencesmthemother.
c. Humanmadaptationmismuniquemamongmallmanimalsmbecausemitmismbasedmexclusivelym
onmphysiologicalmadaptations.
d. Humanmadaptationmismthemsamemasmthatmofmallmanimalmbecausemculturemplaysmamrole
minmthemadaptationmofmallmformsmofmlife.
e. Humanmadaptationmismbasedmexclusivelymonmculture.mBiologymismsubsumedmwithinmt
hemculturalmdimensionmandmdoesmnotmexertmanmindependentminfluencemonmhumans.
ANS:m B DIF: Conceptual REF: 4 OBJ:
2mMSC:m New
6. Whichmofmthemfollowingmstudiesmhowmlanguagesmaremrelatedmtomeachmother?
a. Biologicalmanthropology
b. Humanmvariation
c. Historicalmlinguistics
d. Paleo-linguistics
e. Culturalmlinguistics
ANS:m C DIF: Factual REF: 5 OBJ:
2mMSC:m New
7. Archaeologistsmaremprincipallyminterestedmin:
a. Excavatingmsitesmandmdevelopingmmuseumsmtompreservemancientmlandforms.
b. Collectingmartifactsmmadembymancientmpeoples.
c. Tracingmthemcoursemofmhumanmevolutionmthroughmanmexaminationmofmthemfossiliz
edmremains.
d. Understandingmandmreconstructingmthemculturesmofmpastmsocieties.
e. TracingmthemearlymdevelopmentmofmWesternmcivilization.
ANS:m D DIF: Factual REF: 6 OBJ: 2
MSC:m Pickup
8. Amprimarymcontributionmofmurbanmarchaeologistsmismthemdevelopmentmof:
a. Newmarchitecturembasedmonmtraditionalmdesigns.
b. Newmmethodsmofmcitymgovernance.
c. Newmknowledgemaboutmpeoplemwhomresidedmatmthemsite.
d. Newminsightsmintomagriculture.
e. NewminformationmaboutmtraditionalmNativemAmericanmlifestyles.
ANS:m C DIF: Applied REF: 7 OBJ: 2
MSC:m Pickup
9. Allmofmthemfollowingmstatementsmaboutmthemunderstandingmofmcultureminmanthropologym
aremcorrectmexcept:
a. Culturemismbiologicallymandmgeneticallymtransmittedmfrommpersonmtomperson.
b. Culturemismthemwaymofmlifemofmamparticularmhumanmsociety.
