, TESTlBANKlFORlCULTURALlANTHROPOLOGYl11THlEDITIONlBYlNANDA
TableloflContents
PartlI:lINTRODUCTIONlTOlCULTURALlANTHROPOLOGY.
1. AnthropologylandlHumanlDiversity.
2. DoinglCulturallAnthropology.
3. ThelIdealoflCulture.
4. Communication.
PartlII:lFAMILIESlINlSOCIETY.
5. MakinglalLiving.
6. Economics.
7. Kinship.
8. Marriage,lFamily,landlDomesticlGroups.
PartlIII:lEQUALITIESlANDlINEQUALITIES.
9. Gender.
10. PoliticallOrganization.
11. Stratification.
PartlIV:lSYMBOLSlANDlMEANINGS.
12. Religion.
13. CreativelExpression:lAnthropologylandlthelArts.
PartlV:lCULTURElCHANGE.
14. Power,lConquest,landlalWorldlSystem.
15. CulturelChangelandlthelModernlWorld.
,Chapter 1: Anthropology and Human Diversity
l l l l l
MULTIPLElCHOICE
1. Thelcriticallfactorlthatldistinguisheslanthropologylfromlotherlfieldsloflstudylis:
a. Itslemphasislonlrigorouslexperimentationlandlanalysislofldata.
b. Itslexclusivelfocuslonlnon-Westernlcultures.
c. Itsluselofltheoriesloflbiologicallevolutionltolexplainlhumanlbehavior.
d. Itslinterestlinldescribinglhumankindlthroughoutltimelandlinlalllpartsloflthelworld.
e. Itslfocuslonltheldiscoveryloflalsinglelhumanlnature.
ANS:l D DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ:
1lMSC:l Pickup
2. Oneloflthelmostlcriticallgoalsloflculturallanthropologylaslanlacademicldisciplinelislto:
a. Describe,lanalyze,landlexplainldifferentlcultures.
b. Increaselthellevelloflculturelinlparticularlhumanlsocieties.
c. Placellargelnumbersloflculturallanthropologistslinlpoliticalloffices.
d. Determineltheldirectionloflhumanlevolution.
e. Preservelworldlheritagelforlfuturelgenerations.
ANS:l A DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ:
1lMSC:l Pickup
3. Tolsaylthatlanthropologylislholisticlmeanslthatlanthropologistslarelparticularlylinterestedlin:
a. Objectslandlactslregardedlaslholylbylvariouslpeoples.
b. Thelwholelpersonalityloflanylparticularlindividual.
c. Thelintegrationloflbiological,lsociocultural,landlenvironmentallfactorslinlexplaininglhu
manlbehavior.
d. Studyingleverylculturelinlthelworld.
e. Theleffortsltolfindlholeslinlparticularltheories.
ANS:l C DIF: Applied REF: 4 OBJ: 1
MSC:l Pickup
4. Whichloflthelfollowinglcorrectlylidentifieslthelsub-disciplinesloflanthropology?
a. Archaeology,lAnthropometry,lCulturallAnthropology,lPaleontology,landlCulturallR
elativity.
b. Archaeology,lCulturallAnthropology,lCognitivelAnthropology,lEthno-
history,landlLinguistics.
c. Archaeology,lEthno-
history,lAnthropometry,lStructurallAnthropology,landlCulturallAnthropology.
d. Archaeology,lCulturallAnthropology,lPhysicallAnthropology,lAppliedlA
nthropologylandlLinguistics.
e. Archaeology,lPhonology,lMedicallAnthropology,lDevelopmentlStudies,landlC
ulturallAnthropology.
ANS:l D DIF: Factual REF: 4 OBJ: 2
MSC:l Pickup
, 5. Anthropologistslsaylthatlhumanladaptationlislbiocultural.lWhichloflthelfollowinglbestlrep
resentslwhatlislmeantlbylthislstatement?
a. Humanladaptationlislbothlbiologicallandlcultural,landlanthropologistslcannotldis
tinguishlbetweenlthelmeaningslofltheselconcepts.
b. Humanladaptationlinvolveslbothlbiologicallandlculturalldimensionslandleachlinf
luenceslthelother.
c. Humanladaptationlisluniquelamonglalllanimalslbecauselitlislbasedlexclusivelylonlphy
siologicalladaptations.
d. Humanladaptationlislthelsamelaslthatloflalllanimallbecauselculturelplayslalrolelinlthela
daptationloflalllformslofllife.
e. Humanladaptationlislbasedlexclusivelylonlculture.lBiologylislsubsumedlwithinlthelcult
uralldimensionlandldoeslnotlexertlanlindependentlinfluencelonlhumans.
ANS:l B DIF: Conceptual REF: 4 OBJ:
2lMSC:l New
6. Whichloflthelfollowinglstudieslhowllanguageslarelrelatedltoleachlother?
a. Biologicallanthropology
b. Humanlvariation
c. Historicalllinguistics
d. Paleo-linguistics
e. Culturalllinguistics
ANS:l C DIF: Factual REF: 5 OBJ:
2lMSC:l New
7. Archaeologistslarelprincipallylinterestedlin:
a. Excavatinglsiteslandldevelopinglmuseumsltolpreservelancientllandforms.
b. Collectinglartifactslmadelbylancientlpeoples.
c. Tracinglthelcourseloflhumanlevolutionlthroughlanlexaminationloflthelfossilizedlrem
ains.
d. Understandinglandlreconstructinglthelculturesloflpastlsocieties.
e. TracinglthelearlyldevelopmentloflWesternlcivilization.
ANS:l D DIF: Factual REF: 6 OBJ: 2
MSC:l Pickup
8. Alprimarylcontributionloflurbanlarchaeologistslisltheldevelopmentlof:
a. Newlarchitecturelbasedlonltraditionalldesigns.
b. Newlmethodsloflcitylgovernance.
c. Newlknowledgelaboutlpeoplelwholresidedlatlthelsite.
d. Newlinsightslintolagriculture.
e. NewlinformationlaboutltraditionallNativelAmericanllifestyles.
ANS:l C DIF: Applied REF: 7 OBJ: 2
MSC:l Pickup
9. Allloflthelfollowinglstatementslaboutlthelunderstandingloflculturelinlanthropologylarelcorr
ectlexcept:
a. Culturelislbiologicallylandlgeneticallyltransmittedlfromlpersonltolperson.
b. Culturelislthelwaylofllifeloflalparticularlhumanlsociety.
TableloflContents
PartlI:lINTRODUCTIONlTOlCULTURALlANTHROPOLOGY.
1. AnthropologylandlHumanlDiversity.
2. DoinglCulturallAnthropology.
3. ThelIdealoflCulture.
4. Communication.
PartlII:lFAMILIESlINlSOCIETY.
5. MakinglalLiving.
6. Economics.
7. Kinship.
8. Marriage,lFamily,landlDomesticlGroups.
PartlIII:lEQUALITIESlANDlINEQUALITIES.
9. Gender.
10. PoliticallOrganization.
11. Stratification.
PartlIV:lSYMBOLSlANDlMEANINGS.
12. Religion.
13. CreativelExpression:lAnthropologylandlthelArts.
PartlV:lCULTURElCHANGE.
14. Power,lConquest,landlalWorldlSystem.
15. CulturelChangelandlthelModernlWorld.
,Chapter 1: Anthropology and Human Diversity
l l l l l
MULTIPLElCHOICE
1. Thelcriticallfactorlthatldistinguisheslanthropologylfromlotherlfieldsloflstudylis:
a. Itslemphasislonlrigorouslexperimentationlandlanalysislofldata.
b. Itslexclusivelfocuslonlnon-Westernlcultures.
c. Itsluselofltheoriesloflbiologicallevolutionltolexplainlhumanlbehavior.
d. Itslinterestlinldescribinglhumankindlthroughoutltimelandlinlalllpartsloflthelworld.
e. Itslfocuslonltheldiscoveryloflalsinglelhumanlnature.
ANS:l D DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ:
1lMSC:l Pickup
2. Oneloflthelmostlcriticallgoalsloflculturallanthropologylaslanlacademicldisciplinelislto:
a. Describe,lanalyze,landlexplainldifferentlcultures.
b. Increaselthellevelloflculturelinlparticularlhumanlsocieties.
c. Placellargelnumbersloflculturallanthropologistslinlpoliticalloffices.
d. Determineltheldirectionloflhumanlevolution.
e. Preservelworldlheritagelforlfuturelgenerations.
ANS:l A DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ:
1lMSC:l Pickup
3. Tolsaylthatlanthropologylislholisticlmeanslthatlanthropologistslarelparticularlylinterestedlin:
a. Objectslandlactslregardedlaslholylbylvariouslpeoples.
b. Thelwholelpersonalityloflanylparticularlindividual.
c. Thelintegrationloflbiological,lsociocultural,landlenvironmentallfactorslinlexplaininglhu
manlbehavior.
d. Studyingleverylculturelinlthelworld.
e. Theleffortsltolfindlholeslinlparticularltheories.
ANS:l C DIF: Applied REF: 4 OBJ: 1
MSC:l Pickup
4. Whichloflthelfollowinglcorrectlylidentifieslthelsub-disciplinesloflanthropology?
a. Archaeology,lAnthropometry,lCulturallAnthropology,lPaleontology,landlCulturallR
elativity.
b. Archaeology,lCulturallAnthropology,lCognitivelAnthropology,lEthno-
history,landlLinguistics.
c. Archaeology,lEthno-
history,lAnthropometry,lStructurallAnthropology,landlCulturallAnthropology.
d. Archaeology,lCulturallAnthropology,lPhysicallAnthropology,lAppliedlA
nthropologylandlLinguistics.
e. Archaeology,lPhonology,lMedicallAnthropology,lDevelopmentlStudies,landlC
ulturallAnthropology.
ANS:l D DIF: Factual REF: 4 OBJ: 2
MSC:l Pickup
, 5. Anthropologistslsaylthatlhumanladaptationlislbiocultural.lWhichloflthelfollowinglbestlrep
resentslwhatlislmeantlbylthislstatement?
a. Humanladaptationlislbothlbiologicallandlcultural,landlanthropologistslcannotldis
tinguishlbetweenlthelmeaningslofltheselconcepts.
b. Humanladaptationlinvolveslbothlbiologicallandlculturalldimensionslandleachlinf
luenceslthelother.
c. Humanladaptationlisluniquelamonglalllanimalslbecauselitlislbasedlexclusivelylonlphy
siologicalladaptations.
d. Humanladaptationlislthelsamelaslthatloflalllanimallbecauselculturelplayslalrolelinlthela
daptationloflalllformslofllife.
e. Humanladaptationlislbasedlexclusivelylonlculture.lBiologylislsubsumedlwithinlthelcult
uralldimensionlandldoeslnotlexertlanlindependentlinfluencelonlhumans.
ANS:l B DIF: Conceptual REF: 4 OBJ:
2lMSC:l New
6. Whichloflthelfollowinglstudieslhowllanguageslarelrelatedltoleachlother?
a. Biologicallanthropology
b. Humanlvariation
c. Historicalllinguistics
d. Paleo-linguistics
e. Culturalllinguistics
ANS:l C DIF: Factual REF: 5 OBJ:
2lMSC:l New
7. Archaeologistslarelprincipallylinterestedlin:
a. Excavatinglsiteslandldevelopinglmuseumsltolpreservelancientllandforms.
b. Collectinglartifactslmadelbylancientlpeoples.
c. Tracinglthelcourseloflhumanlevolutionlthroughlanlexaminationloflthelfossilizedlrem
ains.
d. Understandinglandlreconstructinglthelculturesloflpastlsocieties.
e. TracinglthelearlyldevelopmentloflWesternlcivilization.
ANS:l D DIF: Factual REF: 6 OBJ: 2
MSC:l Pickup
8. Alprimarylcontributionloflurbanlarchaeologistslisltheldevelopmentlof:
a. Newlarchitecturelbasedlonltraditionalldesigns.
b. Newlmethodsloflcitylgovernance.
c. Newlknowledgelaboutlpeoplelwholresidedlatlthelsite.
d. Newlinsightslintolagriculture.
e. NewlinformationlaboutltraditionallNativelAmericanllifestyles.
ANS:l C DIF: Applied REF: 7 OBJ: 2
MSC:l Pickup
9. Allloflthelfollowinglstatementslaboutlthelunderstandingloflculturelinlanthropologylarelcorr
ectlexcept:
a. Culturelislbiologicallylandlgeneticallyltransmittedlfromlpersonltolperson.
b. Culturelislthelwaylofllifeloflalparticularlhumanlsociety.
