ANTHRO101 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS WITH NEW UPDATE
SOLUTIONS
/. Augusto the farmer encounters several bones while plowing his field and wants to
know if the bones are human. Which type of anthropologist should he call?
physical anthropologist
archaeologist
linguistic anthropologist
cultural anthropologist - Answer-✅physical anthropologist
/.April is excited to see a display of arrowheads and other stone tools in a local
museum. She wants to learn more about some of the tools. Which type of
anthropologist should she contact?
physical anthropologist
archaeologist
linguistic anthropologist
cultural anthropologist - Answer-✅archaeologist
/.Anil is an anthropologist who studies how words transmitted via social media have
been used both to resist and to uphold power during recent revolutionary periods in
Libya, Egypt, and the Sudan. Anil would most likely classify himself as a(n):
physical anthropologist
archaeologist
linguistic anthropologist
cultural anthropologist - Answer-✅linguistic anthropologist
/.Which of the following do anthropologists believe to be true?
Most human groups are only influenced by one or two other cultures.
There are no longer any undiscovered, isolated groups of humans.
It's likely that several undiscovered human groups remain in the Amazon rainforest.
,Human groups tend to be divided into categories: tribal or modern. - Answer-✅There
are no longer any undiscovered, isolated groups of humans.
/.Which of the following is most likely to be studied by an anthropologist?
key factors that motivate voter turnout in the United States
the evolution of the brontosaurus
how minority residents of a small town react to discriminatory policies by working
together
African attitudes toward American popular music - Answer-✅how minority residents of a
small town react to discriminatory policies by working together
/.When did anthropology arise as a scientific discipline?
the mid-1800s
the late 1400s
the late 1900s
the early 1600s - Answer-✅the mid-1800s
/.Anthropology began with the study of largely isolated small-scale communities. How
has globalization changed anthropology? Select all that apply.
Anthropologists focus more on how cultures change over time.
Anthropologists focus more on interactions between cultures.
Concepts of geographic borders separating cultures are less important than they once
were, resulting in multi-sited ethnographers.
Anthropologists spend a great deal of time searching for unspoiled and undiscovered
cultures. - Answer-✅Anthropologists focus more on how cultures change over time.
Anthropologists focus more on interactions between cultures.
/.Which of the following are considered participant observation? Select all that apply
living in a Brazilian shantytown community (favela) to learn how locals cope with poverty
using a double-sided mirror to observe consumer reactions to a new snack product
filming a fifth-grade classroom to learn why bullying takes place
, enrolling in college classes and living in the dorms to learn about challenges facing
contemporary college students - Answer-✅living in a Brazilian shantytown community
(favela) to learn how locals cope with poverty
enrolling in college classes and living in the dorms to learn about challenges facing
contemporary college students
/.Anthropology is described as a "holistic" field. This means that (check all that apply):
anthropology attempts to fill in holes in understanding left by other disciplines.
anthropology studies the whole picture of human life.
anthropology studies humans in all places.
anthropology studies humans across all time periods. - Answer-✅anthropology studies
the whole picture of human life.
anthropology studies humans in all places.
anthropology studies humans across all time periods.
/.Which of the following attributes makes anthropology unique among the sciences?
Select all that apply.
Anthropology is global in scope.
Anthropologists study humans.
Anthropologists study both people and the structures of power.
Anthropologists believe that all humans are connected. - Answer-✅Anthropology is
global in scope.
Anthropologists study both people and the structures of power.
Anthropologists believe that all humans are connected.
/.Scientists predict what change in global temperatures by the year 2100?
no change
a decrease of 1.5 to 12 degrees Fahrenheit
an increase of 2.5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit
an increase of 13.5 to 23 degrees Fahrenheit - Answer-✅an increase of 2.5 to 10
degrees Fahrenheit
QUESTIONS WITH NEW UPDATE
SOLUTIONS
/. Augusto the farmer encounters several bones while plowing his field and wants to
know if the bones are human. Which type of anthropologist should he call?
physical anthropologist
archaeologist
linguistic anthropologist
cultural anthropologist - Answer-✅physical anthropologist
/.April is excited to see a display of arrowheads and other stone tools in a local
museum. She wants to learn more about some of the tools. Which type of
anthropologist should she contact?
physical anthropologist
archaeologist
linguistic anthropologist
cultural anthropologist - Answer-✅archaeologist
/.Anil is an anthropologist who studies how words transmitted via social media have
been used both to resist and to uphold power during recent revolutionary periods in
Libya, Egypt, and the Sudan. Anil would most likely classify himself as a(n):
physical anthropologist
archaeologist
linguistic anthropologist
cultural anthropologist - Answer-✅linguistic anthropologist
/.Which of the following do anthropologists believe to be true?
Most human groups are only influenced by one or two other cultures.
There are no longer any undiscovered, isolated groups of humans.
It's likely that several undiscovered human groups remain in the Amazon rainforest.
,Human groups tend to be divided into categories: tribal or modern. - Answer-✅There
are no longer any undiscovered, isolated groups of humans.
/.Which of the following is most likely to be studied by an anthropologist?
key factors that motivate voter turnout in the United States
the evolution of the brontosaurus
how minority residents of a small town react to discriminatory policies by working
together
African attitudes toward American popular music - Answer-✅how minority residents of a
small town react to discriminatory policies by working together
/.When did anthropology arise as a scientific discipline?
the mid-1800s
the late 1400s
the late 1900s
the early 1600s - Answer-✅the mid-1800s
/.Anthropology began with the study of largely isolated small-scale communities. How
has globalization changed anthropology? Select all that apply.
Anthropologists focus more on how cultures change over time.
Anthropologists focus more on interactions between cultures.
Concepts of geographic borders separating cultures are less important than they once
were, resulting in multi-sited ethnographers.
Anthropologists spend a great deal of time searching for unspoiled and undiscovered
cultures. - Answer-✅Anthropologists focus more on how cultures change over time.
Anthropologists focus more on interactions between cultures.
/.Which of the following are considered participant observation? Select all that apply
living in a Brazilian shantytown community (favela) to learn how locals cope with poverty
using a double-sided mirror to observe consumer reactions to a new snack product
filming a fifth-grade classroom to learn why bullying takes place
, enrolling in college classes and living in the dorms to learn about challenges facing
contemporary college students - Answer-✅living in a Brazilian shantytown community
(favela) to learn how locals cope with poverty
enrolling in college classes and living in the dorms to learn about challenges facing
contemporary college students
/.Anthropology is described as a "holistic" field. This means that (check all that apply):
anthropology attempts to fill in holes in understanding left by other disciplines.
anthropology studies the whole picture of human life.
anthropology studies humans in all places.
anthropology studies humans across all time periods. - Answer-✅anthropology studies
the whole picture of human life.
anthropology studies humans in all places.
anthropology studies humans across all time periods.
/.Which of the following attributes makes anthropology unique among the sciences?
Select all that apply.
Anthropology is global in scope.
Anthropologists study humans.
Anthropologists study both people and the structures of power.
Anthropologists believe that all humans are connected. - Answer-✅Anthropology is
global in scope.
Anthropologists study both people and the structures of power.
Anthropologists believe that all humans are connected.
/.Scientists predict what change in global temperatures by the year 2100?
no change
a decrease of 1.5 to 12 degrees Fahrenheit
an increase of 2.5 to 10 degrees Fahrenheit
an increase of 13.5 to 23 degrees Fahrenheit - Answer-✅an increase of 2.5 to 10
degrees Fahrenheit
