, TESTgBANKgFORgCULTURALgANTHROPOLOGYg11THgEDITIONgBYgNANDA
TablegofgContents
PartgI:gINTRODUCTIONgTOgCULTURALgANTHROPOLOGY.
1. AnthropologygandgHumangDiversity.
2. DoinggCulturalgAnthropology.
3. ThegIdeagofgCulture.
4. Communication.
PartgII:gFAMILIESgINgSOCIETY.
5. MakinggagLiving.
6. Economics.
7. Kinship.
8. Marriage,gFamily,gandgDomesticgGroups.
PartgIII:gEQUALITIESgANDgINEQUALITIES.
9. Gender.
10. PoliticalgOrganization.
11. Stratification.
PartgIV:gSYMBOLSgANDgMEANINGS.
12. Religion.
13. CreativegExpression:gAnthropologygandgthegArts.
PartgV:gCULTUREgCHANGE.
14. Power,gConquest,gandgagWorldgSystem.
15. CulturegChangegandgthegModerngWorld.
,Chapterg1:gAnthropologygandgHumangDiversity
MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. Thegcriticalgfactorgthatgdistinguishesganthropologygfromgothergfieldsgofgstudygis:
a. Itsgemphasisgongrigorousgexperimentationgandganalysisgofgdata.
b. Itsgexclusivegfocusgongnon-Westerngcultures.
c. Itsgusegofgtheoriesgofgbiologicalgevolutiongtogexplainghumangbehavior.
d. Itsginterestgingdescribingghumankindgthroughoutgtimegandgingallgpartsgofgthegworld.
e. Itsgfocusgongthegdiscoverygofgagsingleghumangnature.
ANS:g D DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ:
1gMSC:g Pickup
2. Onegofgthegmostgcriticalggoalsgofgculturalganthropologygasgangacademicgdisciplinegisgto:
a. Describe,ganalyze,gandgexplaingdifferentgcultures.
b. Increasegtheglevelgofgculturegingparticularghumangsocieties.
c. Placeglargegnumbersgofgculturalganthropologistsgingpoliticalgoffices.
d. Determinegthegdirectiongofghumangevolution.
e. Preservegworldgheritagegforgfutureggenerations.
ANS:g A DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ:
1gMSC:g Pickup
3. Togsaygthatganthropologygisgholisticgmeansgthatganthropologistsgaregparticularlyginterestedgin
:
a. Objectsgandgactsgregardedgasgholygbygvariousgpeoples.
b. Thegwholegpersonalitygofganygparticulargindividual.
c. Thegintegrationgofgbiological,gsociocultural,gandgenvironmentalgfactorsgingexplainin
gghumangbehavior.
d. Studyinggeverygculturegingthegworld.
e. Thegeffortsgtogfindgholesgingparticulargtheories.
ANS:g g C DIF: Applied REF: 4 OBJ: 1
MSC:g Pickup
4. Whichgofgthegfollowinggcorrectlygidentifiesgthegsub-disciplinesgofganthropology?
a. Archaeology,gAnthropometry,gCulturalgAnthropology,gPaleontology,gandgCultura
lgRelativity.
b. Archaeology,gCulturalgAnthropology,gCognitivegAnthropology,gEthno-
history,gandgLinguistics.
c. Archaeology,gEthno-
history,gAnthropometry,gStructuralgAnthropology,gandgCulturalgAnthropology.
d. Archaeology,gCulturalgAnthropology,gPhysicalgAnthropology,gApplie
dgAnthropologygandgLinguistics.
e. Archaeology,gPhonology,gMedicalgAnthropology,gDevelopmentgStudies,ga
ndgCulturalgAnthropology.
ANS:g g D DIF: Factual REF: 4 OBJ: 2
MSC:g Pickup
, 5. Anthropologistsgsaygthatghumangadaptationgisgbiocultural.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggbe
stgrepresentsgwhatgisgmeantgbygthisgstatement?
a. Humangadaptationgisgbothgbiologicalgandgcultural,gandganthropologistsgcann
otgdistinguishgbetweengthegmeaningsgofgthesegconcepts.
b. Humangadaptationginvolvesgbothgbiologicalgandgculturalgdimensionsgandgeac
hginfluencesgthegother.
c. Humangadaptationgisguniquegamonggallganimalsgbecausegitgisgbasedgexclusivelygo
ngphysiologicalgadaptations.
d. Humangadaptationgisgthegsamegasgthatgofgallganimalgbecausegculturegplaysgagroleg
ingthegadaptationgofgallgformsgofglife.
e. Humangadaptationgisgbasedgexclusivelygongculture.gBiologygisgsubsumedgwithingt
hegculturalgdimensiongandgdoesgnotgexertgangindependentginfluencegonghumans.
ANS:g B DIF: Conceptual REF: 4 OBJ:
2gMSC:g New
6. Whichgofgthegfollowinggstudiesghowglanguagesgaregrelatedgtogeachgother?
a. Biologicalganthropology
b. Humangvariation
c. Historicalglinguistics
d. Paleo-linguistics
e. Culturalglinguistics
ANS:g C DIF: Factual REF: 5 OBJ:
2gMSC:g New
7. Archaeologistsgaregprincipallyginterestedgin:
a. Excavatinggsitesgandgdevelopinggmuseumsgtogpreservegancientglandforms.
b. Collectinggartifactsgmadegbygancientgpeoples.
c. Tracinggthegcoursegofghumangevolutiongthroughgangexaminationgofgthegfossilize
dgremains.
d. Understandinggandgreconstructinggthegculturesgofgpastgsocieties.
e. TracinggthegearlygdevelopmentgofgWesterngcivilization.
ANS:g g D DIF: Factual REF: 6 OBJ: 2
MSC:g Pickup
8. Agprimarygcontributiongofgurbangarchaeologistsgisgthegdevelopmentgof:
a. Newgarchitecturegbasedgongtraditionalgdesigns.
b. Newgmethodsgofgcityggovernance.
c. Newgknowledgegaboutgpeoplegwhogresidedgatgthegsite.
d. Newginsightsgintogagriculture.
e. NewginformationgaboutgtraditionalgNativegAmericanglifestyles.
ANS:g g C DIF: Applied REF: 7 OBJ: 2
MSC:g Pickup
9. Allgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgaboutgthegunderstandinggofgcultureginganthropologyga
regcorrectgexcept:
a. Culturegisgbiologicallygandggeneticallygtransmittedgfromgpersongtogperson.
b. Culturegisgthegwaygofglifegofgagparticularghumangsociety.
TablegofgContents
PartgI:gINTRODUCTIONgTOgCULTURALgANTHROPOLOGY.
1. AnthropologygandgHumangDiversity.
2. DoinggCulturalgAnthropology.
3. ThegIdeagofgCulture.
4. Communication.
PartgII:gFAMILIESgINgSOCIETY.
5. MakinggagLiving.
6. Economics.
7. Kinship.
8. Marriage,gFamily,gandgDomesticgGroups.
PartgIII:gEQUALITIESgANDgINEQUALITIES.
9. Gender.
10. PoliticalgOrganization.
11. Stratification.
PartgIV:gSYMBOLSgANDgMEANINGS.
12. Religion.
13. CreativegExpression:gAnthropologygandgthegArts.
PartgV:gCULTUREgCHANGE.
14. Power,gConquest,gandgagWorldgSystem.
15. CulturegChangegandgthegModerngWorld.
,Chapterg1:gAnthropologygandgHumangDiversity
MULTIPLEgCHOICE
1. Thegcriticalgfactorgthatgdistinguishesganthropologygfromgothergfieldsgofgstudygis:
a. Itsgemphasisgongrigorousgexperimentationgandganalysisgofgdata.
b. Itsgexclusivegfocusgongnon-Westerngcultures.
c. Itsgusegofgtheoriesgofgbiologicalgevolutiongtogexplainghumangbehavior.
d. Itsginterestgingdescribingghumankindgthroughoutgtimegandgingallgpartsgofgthegworld.
e. Itsgfocusgongthegdiscoverygofgagsingleghumangnature.
ANS:g D DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ:
1gMSC:g Pickup
2. Onegofgthegmostgcriticalggoalsgofgculturalganthropologygasgangacademicgdisciplinegisgto:
a. Describe,ganalyze,gandgexplaingdifferentgcultures.
b. Increasegtheglevelgofgculturegingparticularghumangsocieties.
c. Placeglargegnumbersgofgculturalganthropologistsgingpoliticalgoffices.
d. Determinegthegdirectiongofghumangevolution.
e. Preservegworldgheritagegforgfutureggenerations.
ANS:g A DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ:
1gMSC:g Pickup
3. Togsaygthatganthropologygisgholisticgmeansgthatganthropologistsgaregparticularlyginterestedgin
:
a. Objectsgandgactsgregardedgasgholygbygvariousgpeoples.
b. Thegwholegpersonalitygofganygparticulargindividual.
c. Thegintegrationgofgbiological,gsociocultural,gandgenvironmentalgfactorsgingexplainin
gghumangbehavior.
d. Studyinggeverygculturegingthegworld.
e. Thegeffortsgtogfindgholesgingparticulargtheories.
ANS:g g C DIF: Applied REF: 4 OBJ: 1
MSC:g Pickup
4. Whichgofgthegfollowinggcorrectlygidentifiesgthegsub-disciplinesgofganthropology?
a. Archaeology,gAnthropometry,gCulturalgAnthropology,gPaleontology,gandgCultura
lgRelativity.
b. Archaeology,gCulturalgAnthropology,gCognitivegAnthropology,gEthno-
history,gandgLinguistics.
c. Archaeology,gEthno-
history,gAnthropometry,gStructuralgAnthropology,gandgCulturalgAnthropology.
d. Archaeology,gCulturalgAnthropology,gPhysicalgAnthropology,gApplie
dgAnthropologygandgLinguistics.
e. Archaeology,gPhonology,gMedicalgAnthropology,gDevelopmentgStudies,ga
ndgCulturalgAnthropology.
ANS:g g D DIF: Factual REF: 4 OBJ: 2
MSC:g Pickup
, 5. Anthropologistsgsaygthatghumangadaptationgisgbiocultural.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggbe
stgrepresentsgwhatgisgmeantgbygthisgstatement?
a. Humangadaptationgisgbothgbiologicalgandgcultural,gandganthropologistsgcann
otgdistinguishgbetweengthegmeaningsgofgthesegconcepts.
b. Humangadaptationginvolvesgbothgbiologicalgandgculturalgdimensionsgandgeac
hginfluencesgthegother.
c. Humangadaptationgisguniquegamonggallganimalsgbecausegitgisgbasedgexclusivelygo
ngphysiologicalgadaptations.
d. Humangadaptationgisgthegsamegasgthatgofgallganimalgbecausegculturegplaysgagroleg
ingthegadaptationgofgallgformsgofglife.
e. Humangadaptationgisgbasedgexclusivelygongculture.gBiologygisgsubsumedgwithingt
hegculturalgdimensiongandgdoesgnotgexertgangindependentginfluencegonghumans.
ANS:g B DIF: Conceptual REF: 4 OBJ:
2gMSC:g New
6. Whichgofgthegfollowinggstudiesghowglanguagesgaregrelatedgtogeachgother?
a. Biologicalganthropology
b. Humangvariation
c. Historicalglinguistics
d. Paleo-linguistics
e. Culturalglinguistics
ANS:g C DIF: Factual REF: 5 OBJ:
2gMSC:g New
7. Archaeologistsgaregprincipallyginterestedgin:
a. Excavatinggsitesgandgdevelopinggmuseumsgtogpreservegancientglandforms.
b. Collectinggartifactsgmadegbygancientgpeoples.
c. Tracinggthegcoursegofghumangevolutiongthroughgangexaminationgofgthegfossilize
dgremains.
d. Understandinggandgreconstructinggthegculturesgofgpastgsocieties.
e. TracinggthegearlygdevelopmentgofgWesterngcivilization.
ANS:g g D DIF: Factual REF: 6 OBJ: 2
MSC:g Pickup
8. Agprimarygcontributiongofgurbangarchaeologistsgisgthegdevelopmentgof:
a. Newgarchitecturegbasedgongtraditionalgdesigns.
b. Newgmethodsgofgcityggovernance.
c. Newgknowledgegaboutgpeoplegwhogresidedgatgthegsite.
d. Newginsightsgintogagriculture.
e. NewginformationgaboutgtraditionalgNativegAmericanglifestyles.
ANS:g g C DIF: Applied REF: 7 OBJ: 2
MSC:g Pickup
9. Allgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgaboutgthegunderstandinggofgcultureginganthropologyga
regcorrectgexcept:
a. Culturegisgbiologicallygandggeneticallygtransmittedgfromgpersongtogperson.
b. Culturegisgthegwaygofglifegofgagparticularghumangsociety.
