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,CHAPTER 1: What Is Anthropology?
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Anthropology is literally the study of:
A) humans
B) fossils
C) history
D) religion
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain the purpose, scope, and distinctive curiosity of anthropology.
Topic: What Is Anthropology?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Which type of culture was the traditional focus for anthropologists?
A) Western cultures
B) extinct cultures
C) non-Western cultures
D) post-industrialized cultures
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain the purpose, scope, and distinctive curiosity of anthropology.
Topic: The Scope of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. The anthropological curiosity is primarily interested in:
A) abnormal characteristics within a population
B) differences in individual behavior
C) behavioral changes over time
D) typical characteristics of populations
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain the purpose, scope, and distinctive curiosity of anthropology.
Topic: The Scope of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. What are the two broad classifications of subject matter within anthropology?
A) biological and cultural
B) contemporary and ancient
C) Western and non-Western
D) theoretical and practical
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.2 Differentiate among the four major fields of anthropology and explain
specialization.
Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
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, Difficulty Level: Easy
5. Which of the following can encompass any of the four main subfields of anthropology?
A) biological anthropology
B) applied anthropology
C) anthropological linguistics
D) archaeology
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.2 Differentiate among the four major fields of anthropology and explain
specialization.
Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. Prosimians, monkeys, apes, and humans are all members of the order:
A) Primates
B) Humans
C) Homo sapiens
D) Mammals
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.2 Differentiate among the four major fields of anthropology and explain
specialization.
Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
7. A cultural anthropologist is most likely to study which of the following questions?
A) How has a society evolved physically?
B) How are relationships formed in a society?
C) Where has a society been preserved?
D) Where did language originate?
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.2 Differentiate among the four major fields of anthropology and explain
specialization.
Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
8. The study of how languages change through time and how they may be related is called:
A) structural linguistics
B) sociolinguistics
C) ethnolinguistics
D) historical linguistics
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.2 Differentiate among the four major fields of anthropology and explain
specialization.
Topic: Fields of Anthropology
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,CHAPTER 1: What Is Anthropology?
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Anthropology is literally the study of:
A) humans
B) fossils
C) history
D) religion
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain the purpose, scope, and distinctive curiosity of anthropology.
Topic: What Is Anthropology?
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
2. Which type of culture was the traditional focus for anthropologists?
A) Western cultures
B) extinct cultures
C) non-Western cultures
D) post-industrialized cultures
Answer: C
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain the purpose, scope, and distinctive curiosity of anthropology.
Topic: The Scope of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
3. The anthropological curiosity is primarily interested in:
A) abnormal characteristics within a population
B) differences in individual behavior
C) behavioral changes over time
D) typical characteristics of populations
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.1 Explain the purpose, scope, and distinctive curiosity of anthropology.
Topic: The Scope of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
4. What are the two broad classifications of subject matter within anthropology?
A) biological and cultural
B) contemporary and ancient
C) Western and non-Western
D) theoretical and practical
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.2 Differentiate among the four major fields of anthropology and explain
specialization.
Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Copyright © 2025, 2019 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
, Difficulty Level: Easy
5. Which of the following can encompass any of the four main subfields of anthropology?
A) biological anthropology
B) applied anthropology
C) anthropological linguistics
D) archaeology
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.2 Differentiate among the four major fields of anthropology and explain
specialization.
Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
6. Prosimians, monkeys, apes, and humans are all members of the order:
A) Primates
B) Humans
C) Homo sapiens
D) Mammals
Answer: A
Learning Objective: 1.2 Differentiate among the four major fields of anthropology and explain
specialization.
Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Remember the Facts
Difficulty Level: Easy
7. A cultural anthropologist is most likely to study which of the following questions?
A) How has a society evolved physically?
B) How are relationships formed in a society?
C) Where has a society been preserved?
D) Where did language originate?
Answer: B
Learning Objective: 1.2 Differentiate among the four major fields of anthropology and explain
specialization.
Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Skill Level: Understand the Concepts
Difficulty Level: Moderate
8. The study of how languages change through time and how they may be related is called:
A) structural linguistics
B) sociolinguistics
C) ethnolinguistics
D) historical linguistics
Answer: D
Learning Objective: 1.2 Differentiate among the four major fields of anthropology and explain
specialization.
Topic: Fields of Anthropology
Copyright © 2025, 2019 2015 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
