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Humanity An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 11th Edition Peoples Test Bank
- According to the text, perhaps the most distinctive characteristic of the discipline of anthropology is
- that anthropologists teach in addition to doing fieldwork.
- its scope.
- the limited range of topics for study.
- its age.
ANSWER: b
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REFERENCES: Introduction to Chapter One
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their primary interests.
- Anthropology has how many subfields?
- One
- Three
- Four
- Six
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their primary interests.
- What subfield of anthropology deals with the excavation of material remains from the remote past?
- Cultural
- Physical
- Linguistics
- Archaeology
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their primary interests.
- Which of the following is NOT a subfield of anthropology?
- Anthropological linguistics
- Applied anthropology
- Physical anthropology
- Sociological anthropology
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
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primary interests.
- What is the difference between prehistoric and historic archaeology?
- Prehistoric archaeology is the study of people who had no writing system.
- Historic archaeology is the study of people who had no writing system.
- Prehistoric archaeology has an applied dimension and historic archaeology does not.
- None of these; there is no significant difference between these fields of study.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their primary interests.
- The primary goal of archaeological excavations is to
- recover valuable treasures.
- understand how people lived long ago.
- give students experience in fieldwork.
- popularize the field of archaeology and anthropology more generally.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their primary interests.
- Which of these would historic archaeologists study?
- Fossilized human remains
- Ancient Native American pottery
- Factories and plantations
- Physical characteristics and identities of crime victims
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their primary interests.
- The reconstruction of life in ancient Jerusalem is a job for
- paleoanthropologists.
- forensic anthropologists.
- prehistoric archaeologists.
- historic archaeologists.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
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- What do primatologists study?
- Plant pollen
- Monkeys and apes
- Prehistoric people and their sites
- Social context of language
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their primary interests.
- In which subfield of anthropology did Jane Goodall do pioneering work?
- Paleoanthropology
- Primatology
- Contract archaeology
- Forensic anthropology
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their primary interests.
- Anthropologists who study human variation due to genetic or hereditary factors are part of which subfield?
- Paleoanthropology
- Forensic anthropology
- Prehistoric archaeology
- Biological anthropology
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their primary interests.
- What do paleoanthropologists study?
- Our closest living relatives, the chimpanzees
- People such as the Asmat from New Guinea
- The aged
- Fossilized remains of human ancestors
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
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- Whose job is it to identify skeletal remains?
- Historic archaeology
- Ethnology
- Forensic anthropology
- Educational anthropology
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their primary interests.
- What do cultural anthropologists do?
- Describe and analyze the structures of human languages.
- Study contemporary cultures.
- Study fossilized human remains.
- Survey and excavate archaeological sites.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their primary interests.
- What is the main focus of the subfield of cultural anthropology?
- To understand how and why humans evolved from apelike ancestors
- The investigation of prehistoric cultures
- To study the customs and beliefs of some human group
- To study human language
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their primary interests.
- Which subfield within anthropology is most likely to examine the causes and consequences of cultural
- Paleoanthropology
- Cultural anthropology
- Physical anthropology
- Linguistic anthropology
change?
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
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