ExamName___________________________________MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.1)Archaeology is a subfield of1)A)cultural anthropology.B)history.C)primatology.D)linguistics.Answer:AExplanation:A)B)C)D)2)The ________ is interested in what people speak about and how they interact conversationally.2)A)sociolinguistB)ethnologistC)historical linguistD)anthropological linguistAnswer:AExplanation:A)B)C)D)3)The study of anthropology may be useful for all of the following except3)A)giving us a sense of humility about our own culture's failings.B)giving us a better understanding of humankind.C)helping us determine which culture traits are best.D)helping us avoid misunderstandings between people.Answer:CExplanation:A)B)C)D)4)The ________ seeks to understand how and why peoples of today and the recent past differ in theircustomary ways of thinking and acting.4)A)ethnographerB)archaeologistC)primatologistD)ethnologistAnswer:DExplanation:A)B)C)D)5)Which of the following is least likely to interest an archaeologist?5)A)ancient garbage heapsB)dinosaur bonesC)ancient templesD)pieces of ancient potteryAnswer:BExplanation:A)B)C)D)1

6)What explanation did American educators give when they discovered African Americanschoolchildren rarely drank milk?6)A)milk was only drunk at homeB)a dislike for the flavor of milkC)a lack of money or educationD)milk intoleranceAnswer:CExplanation:A)B)C)D)7)The distinctive feature of cultural anthropology is its interest in how all aspects of human existencevary from ________.7)A)society to societyB)biology to biologyC)location to locationD)culture to cultureAnswer:AExplanation:A)B)C)D)8)Prosimians, monkeys, apes, and humans are all members of the order of8)A)primates.B)Homo sapiens.C)humans.D)primatologists.Answer:AExplanation:A)B)C)D)9)A human paleontologist would be least interested in9)A)cultural systems.B)sociological relationships.C)primates.D)fossil evidence of humans.Answer:BExplanation:A)B)C)D)10)John Whiting's theory is that a long postpartum sex taboo may be an adaptation tokwashiorkor, adisease of ________.10)A)protein deficiencyB)enzyme synthesisC)reproductive successD)meiosisAnswer:AExplanation:A)B)C)D)2

11)The study of how languages change through time and how they may be related is11)A)structural linguistics.B)sociolinguistics.C)ethnolinguistics.D)historical linguistics.Answer:DExplanation:A)B)C)D)12)Anthropology is literally the study of12)A)human population patterns.B)the products of human societies.C)humans.D)human history.Answer:CExplanation:A)B)C)D)13)An ethnohistorian would13)A)work in the field for long periods of time.B)prepare lengthy reports on extinct cultures.C)study only past cultures, much as archaeologists do.D)study the way in which cultures have changed over time.Answer:DExplanation:A)B)C)D)14)Compared to anthropologists of previous years, an anthropologist today is more likely to14)A)do fieldwork alone.B)investigate many different aspects of life of the people studied.C)study a geographically more distant society.D)specialize in one certain topic or area.Answer:DExplanation:A)B)C)D)15)Anthropology includes all of the following except15)A)when humans first appeared on the earth.B)why contemporary peoples have different cultures.C)how insect colonies are organized.D)how humans vary biologically.Answer:CExplanation:A)B)C)D)3

16)From primate studies, biologists try to discover characteristics that are distinctly16)A)behavioral.B)physical.C)human.D)primate.Answer:CExplanation:A)B)C)D)17)Unlike archaeologists, ethnologists17)A)are not concerned with the ways cultures change over time but rather in the ways theyfunction in the present.B)are not interested in culture as a whole, but rather in its constituent parts (institutions, socialgroups, etc.).C)are not interested in past cultures.D)draw on a database principally of observations and interviews with living people.Answer:DExplanation:A)B)C)D)18)Compared to the historian, the archaeologist is18)A)more likely to analyze written records of ancient societies.B)less likely to analyze written records of ancient societies.C)more likely to study cultures older than 5000 years.D)more likely to study how societies change over time.Answer:CExplanation:A)B)C)D)19)To understand better the biological variations observable among contemporary humanpopulations, biological anthropologists use the principles and techniques of at least ________ otherdisciplines.19)A)4B)2C)5D)3Answer:DExplanation:A)B)C)D)20)To transform theoretical predictions into statements that might be verified, a researcher providesa(n) ________ of each of the concepts or variables mentioned in the prediction.20)A)theoretical constructB)measurementC)operational definitionD)statistical associationAnswer:CExplanation:A)B)C)D)4

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