Test Bank for Cultural Anthropology, 15th Edition by Carol R. Ember, Melvin R. Em
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CHAPTERb1:bWhatbIsbAnthropology?
All Chapters
b b
b MultiplebChoice bQuestions
1. Anthropology b isb literally b theb study b of b . b
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b
A) history
B) fossils
C) humans
D) religion
Answer:b C
Learningb Objective:b1.1 bExplainbthebgeneralb definition bandbpurposebofbanthropology.bTo
pic:b Whatb Isb Anthropology?
SkillbLevel:bRememberbthebFactsb Diffic
ulty b Level:b Easy
2. Which b typeb of b culture b wasb theb traditionalb focusb forb anthropologists?
A) non-Western bcultures
B) extinctb cultures
C) Western b cultures
D) post-industrialized b cultures
Answer:b A
Learningb Objective:b1.2bDescribebthebscopebofbanthropology.b To
pic:b Theb Scopeb of b Anthropology
SkillbLevel:bRememberbthebFactsb Diffic
ulty b Level:b Easy
3. Theb anthropologicalb curiosity b isb primarily b interested b in b .
A) abnormalbcharacteristicsb within b ab population
B) differencesbin bindividualb behavior
C) behavioralbchangesb overb time
D) typicalbcharacteristicsbof bpopulations
Answer:b D
Learningb Objective:b1.4bExplain banthropology’sbdistinctivebcuriosity.b Topic
:b Anthropologicalb Curiosity
SkillbLevel:bRememberbthebFactsb Diffic
ulty b Level:b Easy
4. Whatb areb theb two b broad b classificationsb of b subjectb matterb within b anthropology?
A) contemporary band b ancient
B) biologicalb and b cultural
C) Western b and b non-Western
D) theoreticalb and b practical
Answer:b B
Learningb Objective:b1.5 bDifferentiatebamongb thebfiveb majorbfieldsbofbanthropology.bTop
ic:b Fieldsb of b Anthropology
SkillbLevel:bRememberbthebFactsb Diffic
ulty b Level:b Easy
,5. Which b of b theb followingb can b encompassb any b of b theb fourb main b subfieldsb of b anthropology?
A) biologicalbanthropology
B) anthropologicalb linguistics
C) archaeology
D) applied b anthropology
Answer:b D
Learningb Objective:b1.5 bDifferentiatebamongb thebfiveb majorbfieldsbofbanthropology.bTop
ic:b Fieldsb of b Anthropology
SkillbLevel:bRememberbthebFactsb Diffic
ulty b Level:b Easy
6. Prosimians,b monkeys,b apes,b and b humansb areb allb membersb of b theb orderb .
A) Primates
B) Humans
C) Homo b sapiens
D) Mammals
Answer:b A
Learningb Objective:b1.5 bDifferentiatebamongb thebfiveb majorbfieldsbofbanthropology.bTop
ic:b Fieldsb of b Anthropology
SkillbLevel:bRememberbthebFactsb Diffic
ulty b Level:b Easy
7. Whatb isb culture?
A) theb religion,b language,b and b valuesb of b ab population
B) advanced b knowledge b of b literatureb and b fineb arts
C) thebcustomary b waysb thatb ab particularb population b orb society b thinksb and b behaves
D) traditionalb beliefsb thatb haveb been b unchanged b overb generations
Answer:b C
Learningb Objective:b1.5 bDifferentiatebamongb thebfiveb majorbfieldsbofbanthropology.bTop
ic:b Fieldsb of b Anthropology
SkillbLevel:bRememberbthebFactsb Diffic
ulty b Level:b Easy
8. Theb study b of b howb languagesb changeb through b timeb and b howb they b may b beb related b isb called
.
A) historicalblinguistics
B) sociolinguistics
C) ethnolinguistics
D) structuralblinguistics
Answer:b A
Learningb Objective:b1.5 bDifferentiatebamongb thebfiveb majorbfieldsbofbanthropology.bTop
ic:b Fieldsb of b Anthropology
SkillbLevel:bRememberbthebFactsb Diffic
ulty b Level:b Easy
9. Ab b mightb study b speech b patternsb in b varyingb socialb contexts.
,A) anthropologicalb linguist
B) sociolinguist
C) historicalblinguist
D) ethnologist
Answer:b B
Learningb Objective:b1.5 bDifferentiatebamongb thebfiveb majorbfieldsbofbanthropology.bTop
ic:b Fieldsb of b Anthropology
SkillbLevel:bRememberbthebFactsb Diffic
ulty b Level:b Easy
10. Ab culturalb anthropologistb whobspendsbabyearborbso blivingbwith,btalkingb to,bandbobservingbpeopleb
whose b customsb heb orb sheb isb studyingb isb known b asb a(n)b .
A) ethnographer
B) linguisticbanthropologist
C) archaeologist
D) ethnohistorian
Answer:b A
Learningb Objective:b1.5 bDifferentiatebamongb thebfiveb majorbfieldsbofbanthropology.bTop
ic:b Fieldsb of b Anthropology
SkillbLevel:bRememberbthebFactsb Diffic
ulty b Level:b Easy
11. Theb goalb of b applied b anthropology b isb to b .
A) understand bhuman b evolution
B) makebanthropologicalbknowledge buseful
C) limitb anthropology b to b an b academic b setting
D) focusb solely b on b Western b cultures
Answer:b B
Learningb Objective:b1.5 bDifferentiatebamongb thebfiveb majorbfieldsbofbanthropology.bTop
ic:b Fieldsb of b Anthropology
SkillbLevel:bRememberbthebFactsb Diffic
ulty b Level:b Easy
, 12. Anthropology b isb ab comparatively b youngb discipline.b Itb wasb only b in b theb lateb
bthat
banthropologistsb began b to b go b to b liveb with b people b in b faraway b places.
A) 1800s
B) 1700s
C) 1600s
D) 1900s
Answer:b A
Learningb Objective:b1.7bCommunicatebthebrelevancebofbanthropology.bTopi
c:b Theb Relevance b of b Anthropology
SkillbLevel:bRememberbthebFactsb Diffic
ulty b Level:b Easy
13. Why b isb itb incomplete b to b simply b callb anthropology b “theb study b of b humans”?
A) Theb focusb of b anthropology b isb on b pre-human b organisms.
B) Anthropologistsb study b only b certain b aspectsb of b human b life.
C) Anthropologistsb study b allb speciesb of b mammals.
D) Many botherb disciplinesb also b study b humans.
Answer:b D
Learningb Objective:b1.1 bExplainbthebgeneralb definition bandbpurposebofbanthropology.bTo
pic:b Whatb Isb Anthropology?
SkillbLevel:bUnderstandbthebConceptsb D
ifficulty b Level:b Moderate
14. Howbdoesb anthropology b differb fromb otherb disciplinesb concerned b with b humans?
A) Anthropology b hasb ab narrowerb focusb on b theb culturalb “other.”
B) Itb hasb existed b asb ab discipline b longerb than b mostb otherb socialb sciences.
C) Itb isb broaderb in b scope,b both b geographically b and b historically.
D) Anthropology bhasb ab lessb scientific b approach b than b otherb disciplines.
Answer:b C
Learningb Objective:b1.2bDescribebthebscopebofbanthropology.b To
pic:b Theb Scopeb of b Anthropology
SkillbLevel:bUnderstandbthebConceptsb D
ifficulty b Level:b Moderate
15. Ab distinguishingbfeaturebofbanthropologyb isb thebgoalb ofbunderstandingb howbaspectsbofb humanb expe
rienceb such basblocalbhistory,bphysicalbenvironment,bfamilyblife,blanguage,bsettlementbpatterns,bandb r
eligion b areb interrelated.b Thisb approach b to b culture b isb referred b to b asb .
A) thebsociologicalb approach
B) theb holisticb approach
C) culturalbmaterialism
D) participantbobservation
Answer:b B
Learningb Objective:b1.3bExplain bthebholisticbapproach.b
Topic:b Theb Holisticb Approach
SkillbLevel:bUnderstandbthebConceptsb D
ifficulty b Level:b Easy
b b b b b b b b b b b b b
ber
CHAPTERb1:bWhatbIsbAnthropology?
All Chapters
b b
b MultiplebChoice bQuestions
1. Anthropology b isb literally b theb study b of b . b
Instant Download
b
A) history
B) fossils
C) humans
D) religion
Answer:b C
Learningb Objective:b1.1 bExplainbthebgeneralb definition bandbpurposebofbanthropology.bTo
pic:b Whatb Isb Anthropology?
SkillbLevel:bRememberbthebFactsb Diffic
ulty b Level:b Easy
2. Which b typeb of b culture b wasb theb traditionalb focusb forb anthropologists?
A) non-Western bcultures
B) extinctb cultures
C) Western b cultures
D) post-industrialized b cultures
Answer:b A
Learningb Objective:b1.2bDescribebthebscopebofbanthropology.b To
pic:b Theb Scopeb of b Anthropology
SkillbLevel:bRememberbthebFactsb Diffic
ulty b Level:b Easy
3. Theb anthropologicalb curiosity b isb primarily b interested b in b .
A) abnormalbcharacteristicsb within b ab population
B) differencesbin bindividualb behavior
C) behavioralbchangesb overb time
D) typicalbcharacteristicsbof bpopulations
Answer:b D
Learningb Objective:b1.4bExplain banthropology’sbdistinctivebcuriosity.b Topic
:b Anthropologicalb Curiosity
SkillbLevel:bRememberbthebFactsb Diffic
ulty b Level:b Easy
4. Whatb areb theb two b broad b classificationsb of b subjectb matterb within b anthropology?
A) contemporary band b ancient
B) biologicalb and b cultural
C) Western b and b non-Western
D) theoreticalb and b practical
Answer:b B
Learningb Objective:b1.5 bDifferentiatebamongb thebfiveb majorbfieldsbofbanthropology.bTop
ic:b Fieldsb of b Anthropology
SkillbLevel:bRememberbthebFactsb Diffic
ulty b Level:b Easy
,5. Which b of b theb followingb can b encompassb any b of b theb fourb main b subfieldsb of b anthropology?
A) biologicalbanthropology
B) anthropologicalb linguistics
C) archaeology
D) applied b anthropology
Answer:b D
Learningb Objective:b1.5 bDifferentiatebamongb thebfiveb majorbfieldsbofbanthropology.bTop
ic:b Fieldsb of b Anthropology
SkillbLevel:bRememberbthebFactsb Diffic
ulty b Level:b Easy
6. Prosimians,b monkeys,b apes,b and b humansb areb allb membersb of b theb orderb .
A) Primates
B) Humans
C) Homo b sapiens
D) Mammals
Answer:b A
Learningb Objective:b1.5 bDifferentiatebamongb thebfiveb majorbfieldsbofbanthropology.bTop
ic:b Fieldsb of b Anthropology
SkillbLevel:bRememberbthebFactsb Diffic
ulty b Level:b Easy
7. Whatb isb culture?
A) theb religion,b language,b and b valuesb of b ab population
B) advanced b knowledge b of b literatureb and b fineb arts
C) thebcustomary b waysb thatb ab particularb population b orb society b thinksb and b behaves
D) traditionalb beliefsb thatb haveb been b unchanged b overb generations
Answer:b C
Learningb Objective:b1.5 bDifferentiatebamongb thebfiveb majorbfieldsbofbanthropology.bTop
ic:b Fieldsb of b Anthropology
SkillbLevel:bRememberbthebFactsb Diffic
ulty b Level:b Easy
8. Theb study b of b howb languagesb changeb through b timeb and b howb they b may b beb related b isb called
.
A) historicalblinguistics
B) sociolinguistics
C) ethnolinguistics
D) structuralblinguistics
Answer:b A
Learningb Objective:b1.5 bDifferentiatebamongb thebfiveb majorbfieldsbofbanthropology.bTop
ic:b Fieldsb of b Anthropology
SkillbLevel:bRememberbthebFactsb Diffic
ulty b Level:b Easy
9. Ab b mightb study b speech b patternsb in b varyingb socialb contexts.
,A) anthropologicalb linguist
B) sociolinguist
C) historicalblinguist
D) ethnologist
Answer:b B
Learningb Objective:b1.5 bDifferentiatebamongb thebfiveb majorbfieldsbofbanthropology.bTop
ic:b Fieldsb of b Anthropology
SkillbLevel:bRememberbthebFactsb Diffic
ulty b Level:b Easy
10. Ab culturalb anthropologistb whobspendsbabyearborbso blivingbwith,btalkingb to,bandbobservingbpeopleb
whose b customsb heb orb sheb isb studyingb isb known b asb a(n)b .
A) ethnographer
B) linguisticbanthropologist
C) archaeologist
D) ethnohistorian
Answer:b A
Learningb Objective:b1.5 bDifferentiatebamongb thebfiveb majorbfieldsbofbanthropology.bTop
ic:b Fieldsb of b Anthropology
SkillbLevel:bRememberbthebFactsb Diffic
ulty b Level:b Easy
11. Theb goalb of b applied b anthropology b isb to b .
A) understand bhuman b evolution
B) makebanthropologicalbknowledge buseful
C) limitb anthropology b to b an b academic b setting
D) focusb solely b on b Western b cultures
Answer:b B
Learningb Objective:b1.5 bDifferentiatebamongb thebfiveb majorbfieldsbofbanthropology.bTop
ic:b Fieldsb of b Anthropology
SkillbLevel:bRememberbthebFactsb Diffic
ulty b Level:b Easy
, 12. Anthropology b isb ab comparatively b youngb discipline.b Itb wasb only b in b theb lateb
bthat
banthropologistsb began b to b go b to b liveb with b people b in b faraway b places.
A) 1800s
B) 1700s
C) 1600s
D) 1900s
Answer:b A
Learningb Objective:b1.7bCommunicatebthebrelevancebofbanthropology.bTopi
c:b Theb Relevance b of b Anthropology
SkillbLevel:bRememberbthebFactsb Diffic
ulty b Level:b Easy
13. Why b isb itb incomplete b to b simply b callb anthropology b “theb study b of b humans”?
A) Theb focusb of b anthropology b isb on b pre-human b organisms.
B) Anthropologistsb study b only b certain b aspectsb of b human b life.
C) Anthropologistsb study b allb speciesb of b mammals.
D) Many botherb disciplinesb also b study b humans.
Answer:b D
Learningb Objective:b1.1 bExplainbthebgeneralb definition bandbpurposebofbanthropology.bTo
pic:b Whatb Isb Anthropology?
SkillbLevel:bUnderstandbthebConceptsb D
ifficulty b Level:b Moderate
14. Howbdoesb anthropology b differb fromb otherb disciplinesb concerned b with b humans?
A) Anthropology b hasb ab narrowerb focusb on b theb culturalb “other.”
B) Itb hasb existed b asb ab discipline b longerb than b mostb otherb socialb sciences.
C) Itb isb broaderb in b scope,b both b geographically b and b historically.
D) Anthropology bhasb ab lessb scientific b approach b than b otherb disciplines.
Answer:b C
Learningb Objective:b1.2bDescribebthebscopebofbanthropology.b To
pic:b Theb Scopeb of b Anthropology
SkillbLevel:bUnderstandbthebConceptsb D
ifficulty b Level:b Moderate
15. Ab distinguishingbfeaturebofbanthropologyb isb thebgoalb ofbunderstandingb howbaspectsbofb humanb expe
rienceb such basblocalbhistory,bphysicalbenvironment,bfamilyblife,blanguage,bsettlementbpatterns,bandb r
eligion b areb interrelated.b Thisb approach b to b culture b isb referred b to b asb .
A) thebsociologicalb approach
B) theb holisticb approach
C) culturalbmaterialism
D) participantbobservation
Answer:b B
Learningb Objective:b1.3bExplain bthebholisticbapproach.b
Topic:b Theb Holisticb Approach
SkillbLevel:bUnderstandbthebConceptsb D
ifficulty b Level:b Easy
