1. What is Anthropology?
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Question 1 of 10
Linguistic anthropologists
A. mainly focus on the influence of genetic factors on the development of language
B. study relations between members of a language group in terms of culture
C. mainly focus attention on the evolution of languages in prehistorical societies
D. study societies to understand how cultural phenomena are expressed verbally
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Question 2 of 10
Archaeology as a subfield of anthropology studies
A. the development of human beings from very early times
B. fossil remains of prehistoric human-like beings which have been preserved in the earth's crust
C. past living conditions and changes that occurred in human populations during prehistoric times
D. the physical adaptation of human populations to their environment
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Question 3 of 10
A holistic approach to the study of cultures means that anthropologists
A. draws generalisations about the human condition
B. study cultural systems of societies within a global pattern
C. attempt to obtain an overall impression of the development of culture
D. study all facets of human life including the environmental factors to which people must adapt for survival
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Question 4 of 10
An important difference between anthropology and other human sciences is that anthropology
A. studies human societies of prehistoric times
B. originated from an interest in non-western societies
C. is specifically interested in the working of the human mind and the informal acquisition of knowledge
D. is concerned with the totality of human existence
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Question 5 of 10
,Sociocultural anthropologists study the
A. material remains of societies collected during excavations of sites where people once lived
B. relations between people in terms of culture
C. relations between language and other aspects of people's lives
D. physical adaption of humans to their natural environment
E. influence of biological factors on behaviour in a human population
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Question 6 of 10
The anthropological fieldwork methodology is distinguished from the methodologies of other
disciplines that study human beings by its
A. method of gathering information mainly through quantitative techniques
B. firsthand, direct and intensive contact with people in order to observe and describe their culture
C. surveying method of the material remains of human settlements that provide important information
on the living conditions of societies
D. statistical analysis of the unique customs of nonliterate people found in remote corners of the world
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Question 7 of 10 Points
As a subfield of anthropology, … studies the physical adaptation of human
populations to their environment
A. sociocultural anthropology
B. biological anthropology
C. archaeology
D. linguistic anthropology
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Question 8 of 10
Initially what distinguished anthropology from sociology was that
A. Sociology studied ‘preliterate’ people
B. Anthropology studied 'preliterate' people
C. Anthropology uses questionnaires for the purpose of research
D. Sociology used qualitative research strategies to study people
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Question 9 of 10
Which of the following best describes anthropology as a comprehensive discipline?
A. A study of human diversity worldwide and throughout time
, B. A study of human cultural diversity worldwide
C. A study of human biological diversity worldwide
D. A scientific study of human diversity worldwide and throughout time
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Question 10 of 10
Anthropology as an independent discipline is distinguished from other disciplines which study human
life by the fact that anthropology is concerned with the
A. entire human condition
B. classification of people in terms of their inferiority and superiority
C. study of human communities of prehistoric and historic times
D. study of particular aspects of human existence
2. Correct The Anthropological Way
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Question 1 of 10
Which of the following statements regarding ethnography and/or ethnographic research are CORRECT?
A. ethnographic research involves first-hand, direct contact with people being studied
B.Ethnography is both the process and the product of fieldwork
C. Ethnographers should under no circumstances judge the behaviour of people being studies
D. To understand social relations in a community, ethnographic research may include personal network
analysis of informants. Choose the correct option:
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Question 2 of 10
Ethnographic fieldwork as research methodology in anthropology
A. Refers to a comparative study of culture
B. Is primarily used to undertake statistical surveys and social network analysis
C. Has as its aim the recording of people’s own view of their culture
D. Is used to gather information on the culture of societies by means of the interviewing of informants and
participant observation
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Question 3 of 10
The emic approach is:
A. A recently developed, subjective research strategy to determine the attitudes of people during research
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Question 1 of 10
Linguistic anthropologists
A. mainly focus on the influence of genetic factors on the development of language
B. study relations between members of a language group in terms of culture
C. mainly focus attention on the evolution of languages in prehistorical societies
D. study societies to understand how cultural phenomena are expressed verbally
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Question 2 of 10
Archaeology as a subfield of anthropology studies
A. the development of human beings from very early times
B. fossil remains of prehistoric human-like beings which have been preserved in the earth's crust
C. past living conditions and changes that occurred in human populations during prehistoric times
D. the physical adaptation of human populations to their environment
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Question 3 of 10
A holistic approach to the study of cultures means that anthropologists
A. draws generalisations about the human condition
B. study cultural systems of societies within a global pattern
C. attempt to obtain an overall impression of the development of culture
D. study all facets of human life including the environmental factors to which people must adapt for survival
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Question 4 of 10
An important difference between anthropology and other human sciences is that anthropology
A. studies human societies of prehistoric times
B. originated from an interest in non-western societies
C. is specifically interested in the working of the human mind and the informal acquisition of knowledge
D. is concerned with the totality of human existence
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Question 5 of 10
,Sociocultural anthropologists study the
A. material remains of societies collected during excavations of sites where people once lived
B. relations between people in terms of culture
C. relations between language and other aspects of people's lives
D. physical adaption of humans to their natural environment
E. influence of biological factors on behaviour in a human population
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Question 6 of 10
The anthropological fieldwork methodology is distinguished from the methodologies of other
disciplines that study human beings by its
A. method of gathering information mainly through quantitative techniques
B. firsthand, direct and intensive contact with people in order to observe and describe their culture
C. surveying method of the material remains of human settlements that provide important information
on the living conditions of societies
D. statistical analysis of the unique customs of nonliterate people found in remote corners of the world
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Question 7 of 10 Points
As a subfield of anthropology, … studies the physical adaptation of human
populations to their environment
A. sociocultural anthropology
B. biological anthropology
C. archaeology
D. linguistic anthropology
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Question 8 of 10
Initially what distinguished anthropology from sociology was that
A. Sociology studied ‘preliterate’ people
B. Anthropology studied 'preliterate' people
C. Anthropology uses questionnaires for the purpose of research
D. Sociology used qualitative research strategies to study people
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Question 9 of 10
Which of the following best describes anthropology as a comprehensive discipline?
A. A study of human diversity worldwide and throughout time
, B. A study of human cultural diversity worldwide
C. A study of human biological diversity worldwide
D. A scientific study of human diversity worldwide and throughout time
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Question 10 of 10
Anthropology as an independent discipline is distinguished from other disciplines which study human
life by the fact that anthropology is concerned with the
A. entire human condition
B. classification of people in terms of their inferiority and superiority
C. study of human communities of prehistoric and historic times
D. study of particular aspects of human existence
2. Correct The Anthropological Way
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Question 1 of 10
Which of the following statements regarding ethnography and/or ethnographic research are CORRECT?
A. ethnographic research involves first-hand, direct contact with people being studied
B.Ethnography is both the process and the product of fieldwork
C. Ethnographers should under no circumstances judge the behaviour of people being studies
D. To understand social relations in a community, ethnographic research may include personal network
analysis of informants. Choose the correct option:
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Question 2 of 10
Ethnographic fieldwork as research methodology in anthropology
A. Refers to a comparative study of culture
B. Is primarily used to undertake statistical surveys and social network analysis
C. Has as its aim the recording of people’s own view of their culture
D. Is used to gather information on the culture of societies by means of the interviewing of informants and
participant observation
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Question 3 of 10
The emic approach is:
A. A recently developed, subjective research strategy to determine the attitudes of people during research
