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ANTH 100 Unit 4 Exam
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1
According to Robin Kimmerer, in Indigenous ways of knowing, what are the four aspects of being?
mind, body, emotion, spirit
science and body
cat, dog, guinea pig, rabbit
mind, body, science, health
2
The rules of word order in a language are called
syntax
context
synthetic
synovia
3
The unit of meaning in a language is the definition of
morphine
phoneme
morpheme
pheromone
4
In Arrival, what prop does Louise use to communicate with the aliens?
A white board and marker
A blackboard with chalk
Her hands -- sign language
A touch screen
5
Which of the following is an example of syncretism?
Cargo cults of the South Pacific Islands.
Voodoo as practiced in Haiti.
Christians utilizing classical Greek knowledge from Spain.
Native Americans practicing Catholicism.
6
Who were the two people who worked together on the idea of language and thought?
Sapir and Boas
Boas and Morgan
Julian and Steward
Sapir and Whorf
7
The rapid diffusion of cultural items, either by choice or by force is
acculturation.
diffusionism.
displacement.
cultural determinism
8
What is the idea of carrying capacity?
Max population of a species that the environment can support
Until what age a human woman can hold her baby.
The smallest population of a species necessary to ensure the food cycle
How long a human male can carry a 20-pound bag of dog food.
9
The cargo cults of the South Pacific Islands are an example of
revolution.
acculturation.
invention.
syncretism.
10
Anthropologists study other cultures purely for the sake of learning new things.
True
False
11
The study of the meaning of words within cultural contexts is known as ethnosemantics.
False
True
12
In English, the sentence "I spent yesterday evening with a neighbor" reveals
gender, only
gender and tense
neither gender nor tense
tense, only
13
What does it mean that non-human primate language is closed?
It's based on words that end with the mouth closed
The meanings attributed to calls and signs are all negative
Non-human primates are incapable of learning human language
Calls and other signs have meanings that are specific
14
Asymmetrical brains and language-associated areas are found in
Gorilla beringei
the chimp Koko
genus Homo
Australopithecus
15
What is the population of humans today?
over 10 billion
over 2 billion
over 7 billion
over 3 billion
16
Based on the film, We Still Live Here, what else is language besides words?
Environment, animals, food
One of anthropology's four branches
Culture, tradition, community
Archaeology, tombstones, grave robbers
17
Which of the following is NOT a problem with unilinear evolutionism?
It leaves too much room for diffusion (diffusionism)
It assumes the goal of cultural evolution is civilization
It requires all societies to independently invent
It leaves no room for diffusion
18
What's the difference between egocentric and geographic directions?
Geographic directions use landmarks, only
Geographic directions use cardinal directions (north, south, east, west)
Egocentric directions use cardinal directions (north, south, east, west)
Egocentric directions are harder to follow
19
Human language is made up of agreed upon symbols. This makes it
fickle
arbitrary
unpredictable
nonsense
20
Revolutions are always violent.
True
False
21
According to anthropologist Wade Davis, the ethnosphere is
the ethnic human layer of the atmosphere
a fabricated piece of pseudoscience
the cultural web of life
all species on earth except humans
22
The definition of discovery is
realization and understanding of a set of relationships
creation of new artifacts
any object that has been consciously manufactured
rapid diffusion of cultural items, by choice or force
23
Controlling the use of fire is a/an
cultural universal.
discovery.
invention.
artifact.
24
Language is tied to a society's
environment.
world view.
cultural system.
all of these.
25
A facial expression is an example of a nonlinguistic form of communication.
True
False
26
Which version of the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis does Arrival use? (pick two)
Weak version
Linguistic determinism
Strong version
Linguistic relativism
27
The synthesis of existing religious beliefs with new ones introduced from the outside is
syncretism.
discovery.
invention.
polytheism.
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Discoveries and inventions may be abstract, a set of ideas.
False
True
29
Sociolinguistic studies include topics like variation in language by geographic region.
True
False
30
Words that are similar in two or more languages as a result of common descent are called
cognates.
cogitate.
cognac.
cogent.
31
Today in the world, there is enough food so that no one should be starving.
False
True
32
The theory of diffusionism is problematic because (pick two)
it does not give enough credit to independent discovery/invention
it considered environmental variables too deeply
it only values a select few societies as innovative
it argues that all societies are important and unique
33
Which of the following is a criterion for evaluating the success of a biological species?
brain size
habitat size
reproductive success
cultural complexity
34
Which anthropologist formalized practices of data collection, holism, and relativism?
Kenneth Feder
Lewis Henry Morgan
Franz Boas
Edward B. Tylor
35
The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis can be thought of as a spectrum, from linguistic determinism to relativism.
True
False
36
Why did the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis become pseudoscientific back in the day?
Whorf was shown to be a total fraud
It was well-known that language determines thought
Sapir was shown to be a total fraud
There was no evidence to support the claim that language determines thought
37
Learning language:
first occurs in elementary school.
has a biological component.
is difficult for humans.
All of the above.
38
What's the difference between a discovery and an invention?
Discovery is the application of an invention.
Invention is the application of a discovery.
39
Which anthropologist came up with three stages of evolution found in unilinear evolutionism?
Kenneth Feder
Lewis Henry Morgan
Edward B. Tylor
Franz Boas
40
Understanding the past increases our ability to understand the present and guide the future.
False
True
41
What was Malthus' hypothesis about population expansion? (pick two)
There is no set carrying capacity for humans.
Some major disease or war would wipe out humans.
Humans would outgrow our food supply.
Humans would continue to invent ways to get more food.
42
The fact that some Native American people have Spanish surnames is an example of
diffusion
acculturation
osmosis
revolution
43
What term refers to language having two levels: units of sound and units of meaning?
language
duality of patterning
displacement
productivity
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What does it mean that human language is open?
Any human is invited to learn English
Human language should be shared with other primates
Any human can communicate
Human language is almost infinitely creative
