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Anthropology Test 1 Review
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1
Some anthropologists have proposed that the whole concept of race:
be accepted as fact
is a relative new concept
is tied to a person's place of origin
be abandoned
2
Sustainability is....
the ability to use up all of our resources as quickly as possible
None of the above
the ability to save as much money as possible
the ability to maintain something (such as our way of life) for the future.
3
kinship is the relationship between
strangers
friends
family
enemies
4
Anthropology is the study of human kind in all aspects.
True
False
5
A set of generalized beliefs and expectations about a particular group and its members.
Prejudices
Stereotypes
Attribution
Discrimination
6
The kula is a type of ceremonial exchange that involves ornamental objects.
False
True
7
What is meant by the term "polygamy"?
A type of language that has many words.
A type of marriage that involves one woman and multiple husbands.
A type of marriage that involves more than one spouse at the same time.
A type of marriage that involves one husband and multiple wives.
8
Phenotype is ...
Based entirely on environment
Based entirely on your genetic make-up
A unit of sound that has meaning in a particular language
Observable characteristics based on genes and environment
9
Which statement does NOT adhere to an anthropological meaning of culture?
Manifested through both tangible and intangible evidences of human
Constant and capable of withstanding the threats of change
Includes norms which are standards or rules of acceptable behavior
Gives form and identity to a group or community of people
10
What is the Sapir Whorf Hypothesis?
A theory about the origin of language
A theory that the language we speak shapes the way we see the world
A theory about Social Evolution
A theory about the origin of humans
11
Phonemes refer to
the sounds that are possible for humans to make
the sounds that have meaning in a particular language
differences across languages
babies' babble at first
12
Kinship is...
your family ties
a way to organize a culture or society
a way to transmit property/status from generation to gen
all of the above
13
Franz Boas studied the Kwakwaka’wakw (Kwakiutl) people in British Columbia.
True
False
14
Anthropology mostly examines modern /industrial societies
False
True
15
Which field of anthropology studies the origins of language?
Linguistic
Archaeology
Physical
Cultural
16
Racism refers to the:
belief that natural hierarchical racial differences can be measured
belief that physical traits are linked to cultural and social differences
practice of subordinating races believed to be inferior
All of the above
17
What is a Participant Observation?
Researcher becomes part of the group being observed
Takes place without participant knowledge
Observing from a distance so researcher isn't involved
Participants know they are being observed
18
What is archaeology?
The study of old things.
The study of butterflies.
The study of past people and cultures through artifacts and ecofacts.
The study of food.
19
According to functionalism, meeting the needs of individuals makes the culture as a whole successful.
True
False
20
In the 1950s anthropologist Horace Miner examined some of the rituals of which culture group?
American
Eastern European
Anderson
Asian
21
Ethnocentrism is...
only surrounding yourself with people of the same ethnicity
cultural relativism
the glorification of Westernized nations
using your own culture to judge other cultures
22
Cultural relativism
Multiculturalism
Everything we have, think and do
Not judging a culture based on the standards of your own
Learning about another culture
23
What is horticulture?
Building of houses in the wild
A way of making a living that involves planting and harvesting of foods
Sacrifice of animals
A diet where you only eat meats
24
Reciprocity
Full of or exhibiting servile compliance; fawning
Destructive; deadly; evil
A mutual or cooperative interchange of favors, goods, or privileges
Stubbornly adhering to an attitude, opinion, or course of action; obdurate
25
The oldest and most universal way of making a living is:
food foraging.
pastoralism.
subsistence farming.
hunting.
26
The anthropological definition of money is:
The use of symbolic objects to mediate exchange relationships.
A fictitious commodity.
Paper and metal (dollars and cents).
The root of all evil.
27
According to lecture, what is the best definition of culture?
An abstract set of beliefs, values, and ideals...
Opera, Fine Art, and Music
All of the things that people make.
Things that people do on special occasions.
28
Anthropology, (study of people, culture,)would help prepare you to work in which of these?
the United Nations
multinational corporations
all of them
an embassy
29
What are the four fields of anthropology
physical, biological, linguistics, and cultural
biological, archaeology, linguistics and cultural
physical, archaeology, linguistics, and modern
biological, archaeology, linguistics, and armchair
30
What are the three types of reciprocity?
Gifts, coupons, retail purchases.
Generalized, Balanced, and Negative.
Simple, Complex, and Imaginary.
None of the above.
