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ENVI 130 Midterm Practice
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How do tribes differ from bands?
Tribes tend to have a great deal of inequality
In tribes, political power rests in the hands of “big men"
People in tribes are generally unrelated to each other
Tribes have formally organized institutions
2
Ideas that justify inequality on the basis of society-wide benefits not than religious beliefs
cultural determinism
cultural universals
secular ideology
worldview
3
Authority is the ability to convince people they should act as suggested.
False
True
4
Cultural anthropologists are increasingly working “here at home” rather than far away.
False
True
5
Anthropological research that records descriptive data about cultures of different peoples is _
cultural archaeology.
participant observation.
ethnography
ethnology
6
Because they rely on written documents, ethnohistorians only study literate peoples
False
True
7
In which of these subfields do applied anthropologists work?
Medical anthropology
All of these are correct.
Development anthropology
Educational anthropology
8
Industrialization is based on harnessing energy from fossil fuels.
True
False
9
The earliest plant domestication occurred in
Mexico
the Andes
Asia
the Middle East
10
The oldest of the categories for degree of inequality in a society is
egalitarian
caste
stratified
ranked
11
Both chiefdoms and states have a centralized political structure and an internal bureaucracy.
True
False
12
What is the one type of economic exchange found in all human populations?
Reciprocity
No type of economic exchange is found in all human cultures.
Redistribution
Market
13
What is the term for how people make their living by satisfying their needs and wants?
Economics
A market economy
Reciprocity
The marketplace
14
Ideologies that justify inequality
are always religious
are unusual within industrialized societies like the U.S.
do not involve coercion or force.
are always secular.
15
Paleoanthropology...
applies physical anthropology to the medicolegal process
focuses on dinosaurs
the study of modern humans’ closest living relatives
investigates the biological evolution of the human species
16
Variations in pronunciation and vocabulary that exist among speakers of a language are termed
lexicon
dialects
pidgins
phonetics
17
Anthropological research that syntheses descriptive data about the different cultures is...
ethnography
cultural archaeology
ethnology
participant observation
18
Idea that our emotional & behavioral patterns are formed & molded by our culture
cultural determinism
worldview
cultural universals
ideology
19
Evidence indicates that _____________ is a prerequisite for the development of civilization.
capitalism
horticulture
intensive agriculture
industrialism
20
In what way is language critical to humanity?
Social learning would be impossible without language.
All of these are reasons language is critical to humanity
Language makes it possible to communicate abstract ideas
Language played a role in shaping biological evolution.
21
Ethnographic fieldwork consists of all of the following EXCEPT...
participating in activities
interviewing
educating
observing
22
Belief that every culture is a unique product of its own historical events and circumstances.
historical materialism
functional structuralism
historical particularism
unilineal evolutionism
23
Bioarchaeology...
applies physical anthropology to the medicolegal process
the study of the evolution of the human species
the study of the evolution, anatomy of primates
is the study of human remains w/i archaeological context
24
Homo sapiens
were foragers until about ____ years ago.
10,000
100,000
2,000
50,000
25
The meanings of symbols in any culture are easily explained by other aspects of the culture.
False
True
26
Judging another culture solely by the values and standards of one’s own culture is...
postmodernism
ethnocentrism
functionalism
cultural determinism
27
Which of these statements best describes culture from the perspective of anthropology?
Culture is strongly related to level of education.
Culture is socially transmitted.
Culturally sophisticated people have higher status
The culture of some groups is better than that of others.
28
The major difference between class and caste systems is that caste systems
encourage upward mobility,
are strongly and normatively exogamous.
don’t have laws regulating contact between different castes.
are entirely based on inherited status, theoretically.
29
What is the main focus of the subfield of cultural anthropology?
The investigation of prehistoric cultures
To study the customs and beliefs of some human group
To understand how humans evolved from apelike ancestors
To study human language
30
Zac & Chris found big global banks were the best place for low income families to get loans
True
False
31
Respect, admiration & approval of others in the group is a social reward called
prestige
social position
reputation
reverence
32
The unique individual sounds that make a difference in the meanings of words are called
phonemes
morphemes
tones
free morphemes
33
Anthropology has how many subfields?
One
Four
Six
Three
34
Comparative study is necessary for formulating generalizations about cultural systems.
True
False
35
Who is considered the father of American anthropology?
Franz Boas
Lewis Henry Morgan
Charles Darwin
E. Tylor
