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Anthropology What Does It Mean to Be Human? Second Canadian Edition byRobert
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H. Lavenda
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, CHAPTER 1 Y


WHAT IS ANTHROPOLOGY?
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
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1. InYtheYtextbook,Y"anthropology"YisYdefinedYasYtheYstudyYof .
a) humanYnature,YhumanYsociety,YhumanYlanguage,YandYtheYhumanYpast
b) theYremainsYofYearlierYsocietiesYandYpeoples
c) theYwaysYofYlifeYofYcontemporaryYpeoples
d) theYphysicalYandYmentalYcapacitiesYofYhumanYbeings

2. TheYauthorsYdefineY"holism"Yas .
a) tryingYtoYstudyYeverythingYpossibleYaboutYaYgroupYofYpeople
b) integratingYwhatYisYknownYaboutYhumanYbeingsYandYtheirYactivities
c) studyingYhumanYbiologyYandYcultureYatYtheYsameYtime
d) fittingYtogetherYeconomics,YpoliticalYscience,YreligiousYstudies,YandYbiology

3. ToYsayYthatYanthropologyYisYcomparativeYmeansYthat .
a) eachYanthropologistYstudiesYmanyYdifferentYsocietiesYduringYhisYorYherYcareer
b) anthropologicalYgeneralizationsYdrawYonYevidenceYfromYtheYwidestYpossibleYrangeYofYsocieties
c) anthropologistsYuseYdataYfromYmanyYdifferentYacademicYdisciplines
d) thereYisYnoYoneYwayYforYtheYanthropologistYtoYdoYresearch

4. Y isYNOTYlistedYinYtheYtextYasYanYelementYofYtheYanthropologicalYperspective.
a) Holism
b) Comparison
c) Evolution
d) Culturalism

5. A
studyYexaminesYhowYeconomics,Ypolitics,Yreligion,YandYkinshipYshapeYoneYanotherYinYaYspecificYsociety.
a) detailed
b) cultural
c) holistic
d) comparative

6. AnYanthropologistYstudyingYaYsocialYgroupYobservesYthatYpeopleYshakeYhandsYwhenYgreetingYoneYanotherYand

,concludesYthatYhandshakingYisYuniversalYamongYhumans.YThisYstudyYisYfaultyYbecauseYitYwasYnot .
a) holistic
b) evolutionary
c) ethnocentric
d) comparative

7. WhenYweYsayYthatYanthropologyYisYaYfield-basedYdiscipline,YweYmeanYthat .
a) informationYaboutYparticularYsocialYgroupsYcomesYthroughYdirectYcontactYwithYthem
b) anthropologistsYworkingYinYuniversitiesYintersperseYteachingYandYotherYtasksYwithYfieldYresearch
c) researchYconnectsYanthropologistsYdirectlyYwithYtheYlivedYexperiencesYofYotherYpeopleYandYtoYtheYmateri
alYevidenceYthatYpeopleYhaveYleft
d) AllYofYtheYabove

8. AccordingYtoYtheYtext,YcultureYconsistsYof .
a) setsYofYlearnedYbehavioursYandYideasYthatYhumansYacquireYasYmembersYofYsociety
b) elementsYofYhumanYexperienceYthatYrequireYeducationYandYgoodYtaste,YsuchYasYfineYart,YclassicalYmusic,Ya
ndYliterature
c) setsYofYinnateYbehavioursYthatYenableYhumansYtoYfunctionYinYaYcomplexYworld
d) thoseYpracticesYthatYdistinguishYoneYgroupYofYhumansYfromYanother

9. NorthYAmericansYtypicallyYdoYnotYeatYinsectsYbecauseYtheyYhaveYlearnedYtoYlabelYinsectsYasYinedible.YT
hisYexplanationYisYbasedYon .
a) culture
b) biology
c) ethnocentrism
d) geneticYprogramming

10. WhenYweYstateYthatYhumansYareYbioculturalYorganisms,YweYmeanYthat .
a) humanYbiologyYmakesYcultureYpossible,YandYhumanYcultureYmakesYhumanYbiologicalYsurvivalYpossible
b) biologyYisYmoreYimportantYthanYcultureYforYhumans
c) humanYcultureYpredatesYourYbiologicalYorganism
d) humansYevolvedYindependentlyYofYourYabilityYtoYcreateYculture

11. Traditionally,YNorthYAmericanYanthropologyYhasYbeenYdividedYinto subfields.
a) two
b) three
c) four
d) five

12. AccordingYtoYtheYtext, isYNOTYaYmajorYsubfieldYofYNorthYAmericanYanthropology.
a) Archaeology
b) CulturalYanthropology
c) BiologicalYanthropology
d) PhysiologicalYanthropology

13. TheYfollowingYstatementYisYNOTYassociatedYwithYtheYtraditionalYNorthYAmericanYmodelYofYanthropology:
Y .
a) ThisYconfigurationYreflectsYanthropology'sYcommitmentYtoYholism.

, b) ThisYconfigurationYisYassociatedYwithYanthropology'sYsuccessfulYfightYagainstY19thYcenturyYscientificYracism.
c) ThisYconfigurationYconstitutesYaYprotectedY"tradingYzone"YwithinYwhichYfreshYconceptsYandYknowledgeYfrom
YaY
varietyYofYresearchYtraditionsYareYbroughtYtogether.
d) ThisYmodelYisYwidespreadYinYEuropeYandYotherYpartsYofYtheYworld.

14. SocialYgroupingsYthatYallegedlyYreflectYbiologicalYdifferencesYareYcalled .
a) populations
b) cultures
c) races
d) ethnicities

15. Nineteenth-centuryYattemptsYtoYgroupYallYhumansYintoYunambiguousYcategoriesYcalledY"races"YwereYbasedYon
Y .
a) observableYphysicalYfeatures,YsuchYasYskinYcolor,YhairYtype,YandYskullYshape
b) supposedYmentalYandYmoralYattributes
c) existingYbeliefsYaboutYtheYinherentYbiologicalYsuperiorityYofYsomeYracesYandYtheYinferiorityYofYothers
d) AllYofYtheYabove

16. MichelYBouchard'sYresearchYonYstatusYandYstigmaYamongYFrench-speakersYinYAlbertaYshowsYthat .
a) youngYchildrenYknowYwhichYlanguageYisYdominant
b) FrenchYisYspokenYonlyYbyYpeopleYwhoYhaveYrecentlyYarrivedYinYAlbertaYfromYQuebec
c) French-speakingYchildrenYinYAlbertaYbelieveYthatYtheyYbelongYtoYaYhigh-status-group
d) mediaYcampaignsYcanYreduceYtheYstigmaYfeltYbyYlinguisticYminorities

17. ByYtheYearlyYtwentiethYcentury,YsomeYanthropologistsYandYbiologistsYconcludedYthatYtheYconceptYofY"race"Ywas
Y .
a) justifiedYbyYtheYincreasinglyYscientificYbiologicalYresearchYonYhumans
b) aYculturalYlabelYinventedYbyYhumansYtoYsortYpeopleYintoYgroups
c) aYpoliticalYliability,YalthoughYtheYevidenceYwasYincreasinglyYstrongYinYitsYfavor
d) aYlabelYthatYrecognizedYimportantYculturalYandYbiologicalYdifferencesYbetweenYgroups

18. AfterYdiscreditingYscientificYracismYandYmovingYawayYfromYtheYclassificationYofYhumansYintoYdistinctYrace
s,YbiologicalYanthropologistsYshiftedYtheirYattentionYto .
a) patternsYofYvariationYandYadaptationYwithinYtheYhumanYspeciesYasYaYwhole
b) theYmaterialYremainsYofYtheYhumanYpast
c) present-dayYsocialYarrangementsYinYhumanYgroups
d) humanYsymbolicYcommunication

19. Y
refersYtoYtheYsystematicYoppressionYofYmembersYofYoneYorYmoreYsociallyYdefinedY"races"YbyYmembersYofYanoth
erYsociallyYdefinedY"race"YthatYisYjustifiedYinYtermsYofYtheYsupposedYinherentYbiologicalYsuperiorityYofYtheYrulers
YandYtheYsupposedYinherentYbiologicalYinferiorityYofYthoseYtheyYrule.

a) Ethnocentrism
b) Hierarchy
c) Racism
d) Hegemony

20. PrimatologistsYareYbiologicalYanthropologistsYwhoYstudy .
a) theYclosestYlivingYrelativesYofYhumans