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Anthropology What Does It Mean to Be Human? Second Canadian Edition by Rober
n n n n n n n n n n n n
t H. Lavenda
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CHAPTER 1 n
WHAT IS ANTHROPOLOGY?
n n
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
n n
1. Inn then textbook,n "anthropology"n isn defined n asn then studyn of n .
a) humann nature,n humann society,n humann language,n and n then humann past
b) then remainsn of n earliern societiesn and n peoples
c) then waysn of n lifen of n contemporaryn peoples
d) then physicaln and n mentaln capacitiesn of n humann beings
2. Then authorsn definen "holism"n asn .
a) tryingn ton studyn everythingn possiblen about n an groupn of n people
b) integratingn what n isn knownn about n humann beingsn and n theirn activities
c) studyingn humann biologyn and n culturen at n then samen time
d) fittingn togethern economics,n politicaln science,n religiousn studies,n and n biology
3. Ton sayn that n anthropologyn isn comparativen meansn that n .
a) eachn anthropologist n studiesn manyn different n societiesn duringn hisn orn hern career
b) anthropologicaln generalizationsn draw n onn evidencen fromn then widest n possiblen rangen of n societies
c) anthropologistsn usen datan fromn manyn different n academicn disciplines
d) theren isn non onen wayn forn then anthropologist n ton don research
4. isn NOTn listed n inn then text n asn ann element n of n then anthropologicaln perspective.
a) Holism
b) Comparison
c) Evolution
d) Culturalism
5. A n
studyn examinesn hown economics,n politics,n religion,n and n kinshipn shapen onen anothern inn an specificn society.
a) detailed
b) cultural
c) holistic
d) comparative
6. Ann anthropologist n studyingn an socialn groupn observesn that n peoplen shaken handsn whenn greetingn onen anothern and
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concludesn that n handshakingn isn universaln amongn humans.n Thisn studyn isn faultyn becausen it n wasn not n .
a) holistic
b) evolutionary
c) ethnocentric
d) comparative
7. Whenn wen sayn that n anthropologyn isn an field-based n discipline,n wen meann that n .
a) informationn about n particularn socialn groupsn comesn throughn direct n contact n withn them
b) anthropologistsn workingn inn universitiesn interspersen teachingn and n othern tasksn withn field n research
c) researchn connectsn anthropologistsn directlyn withn thenlived nexperiencesn of nothern peoplen andnton thenmaterialn e
videncen that n peoplen haven left
d) Alln of n then above
8. Accordingn ton then text,n culturen consistsn of n .
a) setsn of n learned n behavioursn and n ideasn that n humansn acquiren asn membersn of n society
b) elementsn of n humann experiencen that n requiren educationn andngoodntaste,nsuchn asnfinenart,nclassicaln music,n and n li
terature
c) setsn of n innaten behavioursn that n enablen humansn ton functionn inn an complexn world
d) thosen practicesn that n distinguishn onen groupn of n humansn fromn another
9. Northn Americansn typicallyn don not neatn insectsnbecausen theynhavenlearned ntonlabeln insectsn asn inedible.n Thisn e
xplanationn isn based n onn .
a) culture
b) biology
c) ethnocentrism
d) geneticn programming
10. Whenn wen staten that n humansn aren bioculturaln organisms,n wen meann that n .
a) humann biologyn makesn culturen possible,n and n humann culturen makesn humann biologicaln survivaln possible
b) biologyn isn moren important n thann culturen forn humans
c) humann culturen predatesn ourn biologicaln organism
d) humansn evolved n independentlyn of n ourn abilityn ton createn culture
11. Traditionally,n Northn Americann anthropologyn hasn beenn divided n inton subfields.
a) two
b) three
c) four
d) five
12. Accordingn ton then text,n isn NOTn an majorn subfield n of n Northn Americann anthropology.
a) Archaeology
b) Culturaln anthropology
c) Biologicaln anthropology
d) Physiologicaln anthropology
13. Then followingn statement n isn NOTn associated n withn then traditionaln Northn Americann modeln of n anthropology:
.
a) Thisn configurationn reflectsn anthropology'sn commitment n ton holism.
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b) Thisn configurationn isn associated n withn anthropology'sn successfuln fight n against n 19thn centuryn scientificn racism.
c) Thisn configurationn constitutesn an protectedn"tradingnzone"n withinnwhichn freshn conceptsnandnknowledgen fromn anv
arietyn of n researchn traditionsn aren brought n together.
d) Thisn modeln isn widespread n inn Europen and n othern partsn of n then world.
14. Socialn groupingsn that n allegedlyn reflect n biologicaln differencesn aren called n .
a) populations
b) cultures
c) races
d) ethnicities
15. Nineteenth-centuryn attemptsn ton groupn alln humansn inton unambiguousn categoriesn called n "races"n weren based n on
.
a) observablen physicaln features,n suchn asn skinn color,n hairn type,n and n skulln shape
b) supposed n mentaln and n moraln attributes
c) existingn beliefsn about n then inherent n biologicaln superiorityn of n somen racesn and n then inferiorityn of n others
d) Alln of n then above
16. Micheln Bouchard'sn researchn onn statusn and n stigman amongn French-speakersn inn Albertan showsn that n .
a) youngn childrenn know n whichn languagen isn dominant
b) Frenchn isn spokenn onlyn byn peoplen whon haven recentlyn arrived n inn Albertan fromn Quebec
c) French-speakingn childrenn inn Albertan believen that n theyn belongn ton an high-status-group
d) median campaignsn cann reducen then stigman felt n byn linguisticn minorities
17. Byn then earlyn twentiethn century,n somen anthropologistsn and n biologistsn concluded n that n then concept n of n "race"n was
.
a) justified n byn then increasinglyn scientificn biologicaln researchn onn humans
b) an culturaln labeln invented n byn humansn ton sort n peoplen inton groups
c) an politicaln liability,n althoughn then evidencen wasn increasinglyn strongn inn itsn favor
d) an labeln that n recognized n important n culturaln and n biologicaln differencesn betweenn groups
18. Aftern discreditingnscientificn racismn and nmovingn awaynfromn thenclassificationn of nhumansn intondistinct nraces,nb
iologicaln anthropologistsn shifted n theirn attentionn ton .
a) patternsn of n variationn and n adaptationn withinn then humann speciesn asn an whole
b) then materialn remainsn of n then humann past
c) present-dayn socialn arrangementsn inn humann groups
d) humann symbolicn communication
19. refersntonthensystematicnoppressionnof nmembersnof nonenornmorensociallyndefined n"races"nbynmembersn o
f n anothern sociallyn defined n"race"n that n isn justifiedn inntermsn of nthen supposed n inherent n biologicaln superiorityn of n then rul
ersn and n then supposed n inherent n biologicaln inferiorityn of n thosen theyn rule.
a) Ethnocentrism
b) Hierarchy
c) Racism
d) Hegemony
20. Primatologistsn aren biologicaln anthropologistsn whon studyn .
a) then closest n livingn relativesn of n humans
Anthropology What Does It Mean to Be Human? Second Canadian Edition by Rober
n n n n n n n n n n n n
t H. Lavenda
n n
,https://browsegrades.net/singlePaper/416761/testbank-for-anthropology-what-does-it-mean-to
CHAPTER 1 n
WHAT IS ANTHROPOLOGY?
n n
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
n n
1. Inn then textbook,n "anthropology"n isn defined n asn then studyn of n .
a) humann nature,n humann society,n humann language,n and n then humann past
b) then remainsn of n earliern societiesn and n peoples
c) then waysn of n lifen of n contemporaryn peoples
d) then physicaln and n mentaln capacitiesn of n humann beings
2. Then authorsn definen "holism"n asn .
a) tryingn ton studyn everythingn possiblen about n an groupn of n people
b) integratingn what n isn knownn about n humann beingsn and n theirn activities
c) studyingn humann biologyn and n culturen at n then samen time
d) fittingn togethern economics,n politicaln science,n religiousn studies,n and n biology
3. Ton sayn that n anthropologyn isn comparativen meansn that n .
a) eachn anthropologist n studiesn manyn different n societiesn duringn hisn orn hern career
b) anthropologicaln generalizationsn draw n onn evidencen fromn then widest n possiblen rangen of n societies
c) anthropologistsn usen datan fromn manyn different n academicn disciplines
d) theren isn non onen wayn forn then anthropologist n ton don research
4. isn NOTn listed n inn then text n asn ann element n of n then anthropologicaln perspective.
a) Holism
b) Comparison
c) Evolution
d) Culturalism
5. A n
studyn examinesn hown economics,n politics,n religion,n and n kinshipn shapen onen anothern inn an specificn society.
a) detailed
b) cultural
c) holistic
d) comparative
6. Ann anthropologist n studyingn an socialn groupn observesn that n peoplen shaken handsn whenn greetingn onen anothern and
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concludesn that n handshakingn isn universaln amongn humans.n Thisn studyn isn faultyn becausen it n wasn not n .
a) holistic
b) evolutionary
c) ethnocentric
d) comparative
7. Whenn wen sayn that n anthropologyn isn an field-based n discipline,n wen meann that n .
a) informationn about n particularn socialn groupsn comesn throughn direct n contact n withn them
b) anthropologistsn workingn inn universitiesn interspersen teachingn and n othern tasksn withn field n research
c) researchn connectsn anthropologistsn directlyn withn thenlived nexperiencesn of nothern peoplen andnton thenmaterialn e
videncen that n peoplen haven left
d) Alln of n then above
8. Accordingn ton then text,n culturen consistsn of n .
a) setsn of n learned n behavioursn and n ideasn that n humansn acquiren asn membersn of n society
b) elementsn of n humann experiencen that n requiren educationn andngoodntaste,nsuchn asnfinenart,nclassicaln music,n and n li
terature
c) setsn of n innaten behavioursn that n enablen humansn ton functionn inn an complexn world
d) thosen practicesn that n distinguishn onen groupn of n humansn fromn another
9. Northn Americansn typicallyn don not neatn insectsnbecausen theynhavenlearned ntonlabeln insectsn asn inedible.n Thisn e
xplanationn isn based n onn .
a) culture
b) biology
c) ethnocentrism
d) geneticn programming
10. Whenn wen staten that n humansn aren bioculturaln organisms,n wen meann that n .
a) humann biologyn makesn culturen possible,n and n humann culturen makesn humann biologicaln survivaln possible
b) biologyn isn moren important n thann culturen forn humans
c) humann culturen predatesn ourn biologicaln organism
d) humansn evolved n independentlyn of n ourn abilityn ton createn culture
11. Traditionally,n Northn Americann anthropologyn hasn beenn divided n inton subfields.
a) two
b) three
c) four
d) five
12. Accordingn ton then text,n isn NOTn an majorn subfield n of n Northn Americann anthropology.
a) Archaeology
b) Culturaln anthropology
c) Biologicaln anthropology
d) Physiologicaln anthropology
13. Then followingn statement n isn NOTn associated n withn then traditionaln Northn Americann modeln of n anthropology:
.
a) Thisn configurationn reflectsn anthropology'sn commitment n ton holism.
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b) Thisn configurationn isn associated n withn anthropology'sn successfuln fight n against n 19thn centuryn scientificn racism.
c) Thisn configurationn constitutesn an protectedn"tradingnzone"n withinnwhichn freshn conceptsnandnknowledgen fromn anv
arietyn of n researchn traditionsn aren brought n together.
d) Thisn modeln isn widespread n inn Europen and n othern partsn of n then world.
14. Socialn groupingsn that n allegedlyn reflect n biologicaln differencesn aren called n .
a) populations
b) cultures
c) races
d) ethnicities
15. Nineteenth-centuryn attemptsn ton groupn alln humansn inton unambiguousn categoriesn called n "races"n weren based n on
.
a) observablen physicaln features,n suchn asn skinn color,n hairn type,n and n skulln shape
b) supposed n mentaln and n moraln attributes
c) existingn beliefsn about n then inherent n biologicaln superiorityn of n somen racesn and n then inferiorityn of n others
d) Alln of n then above
16. Micheln Bouchard'sn researchn onn statusn and n stigman amongn French-speakersn inn Albertan showsn that n .
a) youngn childrenn know n whichn languagen isn dominant
b) Frenchn isn spokenn onlyn byn peoplen whon haven recentlyn arrived n inn Albertan fromn Quebec
c) French-speakingn childrenn inn Albertan believen that n theyn belongn ton an high-status-group
d) median campaignsn cann reducen then stigman felt n byn linguisticn minorities
17. Byn then earlyn twentiethn century,n somen anthropologistsn and n biologistsn concluded n that n then concept n of n "race"n was
.
a) justified n byn then increasinglyn scientificn biologicaln researchn onn humans
b) an culturaln labeln invented n byn humansn ton sort n peoplen inton groups
c) an politicaln liability,n althoughn then evidencen wasn increasinglyn strongn inn itsn favor
d) an labeln that n recognized n important n culturaln and n biologicaln differencesn betweenn groups
18. Aftern discreditingnscientificn racismn and nmovingn awaynfromn thenclassificationn of nhumansn intondistinct nraces,nb
iologicaln anthropologistsn shifted n theirn attentionn ton .
a) patternsn of n variationn and n adaptationn withinn then humann speciesn asn an whole
b) then materialn remainsn of n then humann past
c) present-dayn socialn arrangementsn inn humann groups
d) humann symbolicn communication
19. refersntonthensystematicnoppressionnof nmembersnof nonenornmorensociallyndefined n"races"nbynmembersn o
f n anothern sociallyn defined n"race"n that n isn justifiedn inntermsn of nthen supposed n inherent n biologicaln superiorityn of n then rul
ersn and n then supposed n inherent n biologicaln inferiorityn of n thosen theyn rule.
a) Ethnocentrism
b) Hierarchy
c) Racism
d) Hegemony
20. Primatologistsn aren biologicaln anthropologistsn whon studyn .
a) then closest n livingn relativesn of n humans
