Which of the following is NOT one of the ways we can communicate

all the above are ways to communicate

the concurrent marriage of one woman with two or more men.

What is the central tenant of cultural anthropology?

There are no primitive people, There are no primitive cultures

the customary social behaviors of a group of people

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1
True or false: Polygamy is legally recognized in Canada?
true
false
2
Which of the following is NOT one of the ways we can communicate
language
non-verbal
eye contact
all the above are ways to communicate
3
Which of the following is the study of monkeys and apes and their behaviour?
archeology
paleoanthroplogy
bipedalism
primatology
4
Archaeologists use of man made objects from the past to see how people:
all of the above
created art
practiced religion
governed themselves
5
Which of the following does NOT define culture
adaptive
learned
unchanging
shared values
6
"Bountiful" practices which type of marriage?
polygyny
monogamy
both 2 and 3
polyandry
7
Which of the following is not an overall purpose of anthropology?
comparative
involves the big picture
holisitc
stereotyping
8
A Rite of Passage:
may include ritualistic symbols
both 2 and 3
only occurs in certain cultures
ceremony- marks a person's change from 1 phase to another
9
In Tibet __________ is practiced to control __________ and preserve ____________ among families
polyandry;modernization;hereditary lines
none of the above
polyandry; population;land
polygyny; population;land
10
Ethnocentrism is:
all of the above
views other cultures as inferior
believing one's culture is better than others
judgemental
11
Archaeologists use ______________ (made made objects) to study cultures from the past.
artifacts
none of the above
textbooks
tools
12
Polyandry is:
a marriage to one person at a time
the concurrent marriage of one man with two or more women.
no longer practices in the world
the concurrent marriage of one woman with two or more men.
13
What is the central tenant of cultural anthropology?
We cannot learn about every remote culture
There are no primitive people
Western Cultures are Superior
There are no primitive cultures
14
Which rite of passage includes a sweat lodge and sacred fire?
Maasi Coming of Age
Ojibwa Vision Quest
An Outward Bound Solo Experience
Ancient Eqyptian Funeral
15
Cultural anthropologist want to:
encourage cross-cultural empathy
give objective insight into other cultures
preserve cultural practices and languages
all of the above
16
Which of the following is LEAST like our human ancestors?
homo erectus
homo hibilis
homo heidelbergensis
homo neaderthalensis
17
There are _______________types of legal marriage
one
two
three
four
18
Agree or Disagree: We learned most remote cultures are violent
Agree
Disagree
19
Cultural Relativism focused on:
no fixed truth about different cultures
misconception of cultures will always occur
individual beliefs make sense based on own culture.
only 1 and 2
20
The beginning of cultural anthropology, thanks to Lewis Morgan, were:
dark and ethnocentric
still the dominant practice of cultural anthropology today
educational and positive
treated all cultures equally
21
Rituals:
says something about the individual who participate in them
all of the above
follow set rules
are believed to have begun long ago
22
Which is NOT one of the three stages of a rite of passage?
reintegration
transition
segregation
initiation
23
Ethnography is:
the marriage of one man and one woman
the customary social behaviors of a group of people
learning the non verbal communication of primates
only studied in remote cultures

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