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NETAASSESSMENTTest Bankto accompanyFourth Edition Test Bank prepared byVictor GulewitschUniversity of Guelph

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iiiTABLE OF CONTENTSChapter 1: The Nature of Anthropology .........................................................................1-1Chapter 2 The Nature of Culture .....................................................................................2-1Chapter 3 The Beginnings of Human Culture .................................................................3-1Chapter 4 Language and Communication .......................................................................4-1Chapter 5 Making a Living .............................................................................................5-1Chapter 6 Economic Systems .........................................................................................6-1Chapter 7 Sex and Marriage ...........................................................................................7-1Chapter 8 Family and Household ...................................................................................8-1Chapter 9 Kinship and Descent .......................................................................................9-1Chapter 10 Social Stratification and Groupings ...........................................................10-1Chapter 11 Political Organization and the Maintenance of Order ................................11-1Chapter 12 Religion and the Supernatural ....................................................................12-1Chapter 13 The Arts ......................................................................................................13-1Chapter 14 Anthropology at Work ...............................................................................14-1Chapter 15 Cultural Change and the Future of Humanity .............................................15-1

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1-1Chapter 1 The Nature Of AnthropologyMULTIPLE CHOICE1.Which of the following best defines anthropology?a.the study of Western culture, primarily through the analysis of its folkloreb.the study of humankind everywhere in all timesc.the study of nonhuman primates through an analysis of their myths and folklored.the study of the speciesHomo sapiensby analyzing its biological dimensionANS: BPTS:1DIF:EasyREF: 3–4BLM: REM2.How is anthropology different from other disciplines that study humans?a.It was the first science to analyze human diversity.b.It pays greater attention to details.c.It requires a longer period of training.d.It synthesizes data from many fields in an effort to describe human behaviour as awhole.ANS: DPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 4BLM: REM3.What is the key distinction between anthropology and humanities subjects?a.The humanities are concerned with art and history, while anthropology does not.b.The humanities are more scientific than anthropology.c.The humanities examine the great achievements of human cultures, whileanthropology focuses on all aspects of humans.d.The humanities concentrate on Western civilization, while anthropologyconcentrates on Eastern civilization and excludes study of the West.ANS: CPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 4BLM: HO4.Why has anthropology only recently appeared as a distinct field of inquiry?a.Only in the past two centuries have people been interested in their own origins andin people different from themselves.b.Previously, most people did not have access to adequate means of travel andcommunication necessary for studying distant cultures.c.The Bible strictly prohibited the study of diverse groups of people.d.European explorers only wished to dominate the peoples they encountered.ANS: BPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 4BLM: REM

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Chapter 1 The Nature of Anthropology1-25.Which factor contributed most to the development of anthropology as a distinct field for studyinghuman diversity?a.the discovery of diverse peoples during biblical daysb.the rise of cultural imperialism, which promoted intellectual development inEuropec.attempts during the 18th century to explain human behaviour scientifically in termsof natural lawsd.the application of biblical mythology to explain human diversityANS: CPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 4–5BLM: REM6.During which period of their history did Europeans first consider that understanding otherpeoples would help them understand themselves?a.the industrial ageb.the Age of Enlightenmentc.the postindustrial aged.the modern ageANS: BPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 5BLM: REM7.Early anthropological theorists proposed that all cultures passed through a series of evolutionarystages, culminating in the technologically advanced level of Western societies. Which term didcritics of this idea use to brand its adherents with?a.armchair anthropologistsb.diffusionistsc.progressivesd.relativistsANS: APTS:1DIF:EasyREF: 5BLM: REM8.Which of the following opinions was NOT one that Franz Boas held?a.He embraced racist notions of cultural progress.b.He argued that each culture has a unique history.c.He promoted the belief that all cultures are equally valid.d.He maintained that cultures cannot be ranked as superior or inferior to one another.ANS: APTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 5BLM: HO

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Chapter 1 The Nature of Anthropology1-39.Which of the following has most influenced Canadian anthropology?a.the media in Canadab.medical schools at Canadian universitiesc.the Canadian governmentd.Canadian museumsANS: DPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 6BLM: REM10.Which of the following tasks has always been a defining feature of Canadian anthropology?a.studies of ethnic conflict in Canadab.advocacy of Aboriginal people’sreligious and cultural rightsc.understanding Canadian cultural sovereigntyd.writing reports for federal and provincial governmentsANS: BPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 6BLM: REM11.Which term do Aboriginal groups in Canada prefer to use to identify themselves?a.the name of their distinctive cultural groupb.the term “North American Indian,” which ignores national boundariesc.the term “Indian”d.the term “native people”ANS: APTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 6BLM: REM12.Which of the following is NOT one of the five major fields of anthropology?a.archaeologyb.linguistic anthropologyc.ethnohistoryd.applied anthropologyANS: CPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 9BLM: REM13.What is the term for someone who engages activities such as studying the frequency of bloodtypes in human populations, or watching the behaviour of monkeys and apes, or digging for earlyhominid bones in East Africa?a.ethnologistb.ethnographerc.biological anthropologistd.sociocultural anthropologistANS: CPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 9–10BLM: HO

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Chapter 1 The Nature of Anthropology1-414.What are the two major research interests of biological anthropology?a.the relationship between humans and mammals, and the differences between themb.variation in human populations, and evolution of human characteristicsc.primate population variation, and the reconstruction of the material remains ofcultured.the origins of language, and causes of language changeANS: BPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 9–10BLM: REM15.Which of the following research topics might be the main focus of a biological anthropologist?a.the point in human evolution at which the anatomical capacity for languageemergedb.the historical construction of language families to see when different languagesdiverged from a common stockc.investigating the social behaviour of Rastafariansd.locating the remains of ancient BabylonANS: APTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 9–10BLM: HO16.The police need help in identifying a large number of disaster victims. Which type ofanthropologist would be best for this task?a.paleoanthropologistb.forensic anthropologistc.police anthropologistd.osteoanthropologistANS: BPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 10BLM: REM17.Which of the following is NOT an appropriate task for a forensic anthropologist?a.identifying causes of environmental disastersb.identifying the remains of victims of genocidec.identifying missing persons from skeletal remainsd.identifying details of nutritional history from skeletal remains of murder victimsANS: APTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 10BLM: HO

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Chapter 1 The Nature of Anthropology1-518.What is Jane Goodall best known for doing?a.She found the famous “Lucy” Australopithecus fossil.b.She served as a consultant to the federal government of Canada on preventingterrorist attacks.c.She studied chimpanzees in their natural habitat.d.She advised the Canadian government about how to provide daycare to immigrantfamilies.ANS: CPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 10BLM: REM19.Which of the following best defines archaeology?a.a branch of biological anthropologyb.a subfield of cultural anthropologyc.a branch of linguistic anthropologyd.a subfield of anthropologyANS: DPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 10BLM: REM20.What does an archaeologist endeavour to understand by studying material remains?a.past cultural behaviourb.the evolution of fossilsc.how ancient humans improved and advancedd.how human society might evolve in the futureANS: APTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 10–11BLM: HO21.Some anthropologists excavate and study sites where the material remains of pre-contact peoplesare found. What is the term for this type of anthropologist?a.cultural materialistb.early historic archaeologistc.prehistoric archaeologistd.preliterate anthropologistANS: CPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 10BLM: REM22.Some anthropologists study the material remains of peopleandhistorical documents about them.What is the term for this type of anthropologist?a.historic anthropologistb.ethnographic historianc.documentary anthropologistd.historic archaeologistANS: DPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 10BLM: REM

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Chapter 1 The Nature of Anthropology1-623.Historians usually study the past through written sources. Which period does this limit them to?a.the past 1,000 yearsb.the past 5,000 yearsc.the past 10,000 yearsd.the past 50,000 yearsANS: BPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 10BLM: REM24.The University of Arizona Garbage Project demonstrated that what people say and what they docan differ dramatically. What is one of the specific examples of this phenomenon that theseinvestigators discovered?a.Many empty packages of hair dye were found in the trash, even though no oneclaimed to use hair colouring.b.People claimed to take vitamins daily, but the number of empty vitamin bottles didnot support this claim.c.No one said they drank Scotch, yet several empty Johnny Walker bottles werefound in the trash.d.The amount of beer consumed, according to empty cans in the trash, was far higherthan people claimed.ANS: DPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 10BLM: REM25.What did the University of Arizona Garbage Project discover during the course of a year inwhich beef prices skyrocketed throughout the United States?a.Most residents ate almost no beef.b.Households actually wasted larger amounts of beef.c.Men were more likely to increase their consumption of beef.d.Beer consumption also increased significantly.ANS: BPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 10BLM: REM26.Which of the following tasks is an archaeologist most likely to engage in?a.study material remains to reconstruct past culturesb.study present-day languages to reconstruct when they diverged from a parent stockc.study ancient inscriptions to explain contemporary behaviourd.study tool use among gorillasANS: APTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 10–11BLM: REM

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Chapter 1 The Nature of Anthropology1-727.What is archaeologist Robert McGhee’s position on the value of artifacts?a.They can have great commercial value in the art market.b.They are only of value to the descendants of the people who used them.c.They should never be put in museums.d.They are most valuable in that they provide knowledge about the people who usedand discarded them.ANS: DPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 11BLM: REM28.Which branch of anthropology studies all aspects of human languages?a.anthropological linguisticsb.historical linguisticsc.linguistic ethnographyd.ethnolinguisticsANS: APTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 11BLM: REM29.Which of the following would NOT be an area of research interest to linguistic anthropologists?a.studying the way that language is a resource for developing cultureb.ranking languages according to their effectiveness in transmitting culturec.tracing genealogical relationships among languagesd.examining how people use language to maintain social distinctivenessANS: BPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 11–12BLM: HO30.Linguistic anthropologists can answer important questions about the past by looking at language.Which of the following options represents a question that could be answered through historicallinguistic analysis?a.calculating how long the speakers of a given language have lived in a certainregionb.determining why languages began in one place and not in anotherc.describing how modern speakers of a language are genetically related to oneanotherd.calculating exactly how many languages existed in the pastANS: APTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 12BLM: HO

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Chapter 1 The Nature of Anthropology1-831.What do descriptive linguists try to describe?a.the patterns and structure of grammar and sentence formation in languagesb.how speakers use their language to relate to one anotherc.how language changes the way people understand their surroundingsd.how rules of grammar evolvedANS: APTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 11–12BLM: REM32.Which of the following would be of particular interest to a sociolinguist?a.the way sentences are formedb.the sounds and gestures made by nonhuman animalsc.the evolution of grammard.how slang words are used in everyday EnglishANS: DPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 12BLM: REM33.What is a “culture-bound” theory?a.a prediction that is bound to be fulfilled in a particular cultureb.a theory based on assumptions common to a particular culturec.a theory developed by a sociologistd.a theory based on comparison of culturesANS: BPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 12BLM: REM34.Which of the following activities would an applied anthropologist most likely NOT be involvedin?a.persuading indigenous healers to discard their traditional methods of treatingillness in favour of modern medicineb.providing mediation between members of an Aboriginal group and residents of anearby housing development who are in conflict over water rightsc.providing background information to First Nations and government agenciesduring land claims negotiationsd.working with Aboriginal peoples to develop cultural awareness programs abouttheir heritage and historyANS: APTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 12BLM: HO

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Chapter 1 The Nature of Anthropology1-935.Some applied archaeologists assess and excavate archaeological sites threatened by humanactivity. What is the term for this sort of work?a.historic archaeologyb.practical archaeologyc.cultural resource managementd.external relations managementANS: CPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 12BLM: REM36.Which of the following statements describes an important difference between sociology andsociocultural anthropology?a.Sociology develops theories to explain social behaviour; socioculturalanthropology does not.b.Sociology tends to study Western urban-industrial societies; socioculturalanthropology studies societies of all types throughout the world.c.Sociology is less susceptible than sociocultural anthropology to culture-boundtheories because it is rooted in scientifically based Western culture.d.Sociology is both descriptive and comparative; sociocultural anthropology is onlycomparative.ANS: BPTS:1DIF:ChallengingREF: 12BLM: HO37.Which of the following topics would be of most interest to an ethnographer?a.the study of non-Western societiesb.human behaviour in any specific culturec.developing generalizations and rules about all human behaviourd.explaining how two or more cultures deviate from the normANS: BPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 13–14BLM: HO38.Sociocultural anthropologists seek to understand the interrelatedness of sociocultural systems.Which of the following is NOT an example of such a system?a.emotional organizationb.economic organizationc.religious organizationd.political organizationANS: APTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 13–14BLM: HO

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Chapter 1 The Nature of Anthropology1-1039.In today’s globalcommunity, what is the greatest value of anthropology?a.It promotes ideals and values that everyone can accept and live by.b.It promotes awareness and appreciation of cultural diversity.c.It studies people who have not been corrupted or tainted by civilization andtechnology.d.It brings about change in the world.ANS: BPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 13–14BLM: REM40.Which of the following best defines ethnology?a.the collection of descriptive material on a specific cultureb.the comparative study of human and animal behaviourc.the comparative study of patterns of human behaviour across contemporaryculturesd.the study of languages through which culture is transmitted, shaped, andexperiencedANS: CPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 13BLM: REM41.Which of the following is the best description of an ethnologist?a.someone who studies female behaviour as it is distinguished from male behaviourb.someone who studies cultures of the past to indicate cultural progression over timec.someone who develops a science of culture by comparing many specific culturesd.someone who studies primitive culturesANS: CPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 13–14BLM: HO42.What is the term for in-depth descriptive studies of specific cultures?a.ethnologiesb.ethnic anthologiesc.anthropologiesd.ethnographiesANS: DPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 13BLM: REM

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Chapter 1 The Nature of Anthropology1-1143.Ethnography involves the collection of data about cultures. What does ethnology do with thistype of data?a.organizes itb.uses it for comparative studyc.bases experiments on itd.confirms its accuracyANS: BPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 13BLM: HO44.Which of the following would be a useful source for doing ethnohistory?a.the field notes of an ethnolinguistb.data from contemporary subculturesc.hieroglyphics documenting the unification of Lower and Upper Egyptd.diaries of missionaries and tradersANS: DPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 13BLM: HO45.Why is participant observation considered especially important to ethnographic research?a.The anthropologist will have personal experience with the habits and customs ofthe people being studied.b.It protects the anthropologist from appearing foolish while gathering informationabout a culture.c.It provides the anthropologist with valuable insights into the culture withouthaving to know its language.d.The people being studied will be unable to keep information a secret from theethnographer who is living with them and is therefore a part of their culture.ANS: APTS:1DIF:ChallengingREF: 13–14BLM: HO46.Which of the following is one of the most fundamental principles of traditional anthropologicalresearch?a.Ethnographic research is always scientifically objective and unbiased.b.Ethnographers must live closely among the people in the cultures they arestudying.c.While doing fieldwork, ethnographers are not influenced by their own emotions.d.Anthropologists must shed their personal biases and prejudices when they engagein fieldwork.ANS: BPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 13–14BLM: HO

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Chapter 1 The Nature of Anthropology1-1247.According to the text, why did ethnographer Hazel Weidman have considerable difficulty doingfieldwork in Myanmar (Burma)?a.She did not speak the language.b.She was a woman.c.Myanmar was not a democratically governed country.d.She was a Westerner.ANS: BPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 13BLM: REM48.Anthropologists doing fieldwork investigate how all aspects of a culture relate to one another.Which term best describes this approach?a.holisticb.ethnologicalc.socioculturald.multidisciplinaryANS: APTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 13BLM: REM49.What role do key informants play when an anthropologist does fieldwork in an unfamiliarculture?a.They provide an outsider’s perspective for the anthropologist.b.They help other members of the culture understand Western customs.c.They help the ethnographer remain objective.d.They help interpret whatever activities are occurring.ANS: DPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 14BLM: REM50.Which type of study is ethnographic fieldwork most often associated with?a.the study of wealthy elitesb.the study of North American societyc.the study of non-Western peoplesd.the study of the economically disadvantagedANS: CPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 14–16BLM: HO51.Why do sociocultural anthropologists strongly encourage non-North American ethnographers todo fieldwork in Canada?a.They are often better-educated than Canadian ethnographers.b.As outsiders, they may have insights that insiders might overlook.c.They need the work.d.Canadian ethnographers only focus on overseas work.ANS: BPTS:1DIF:AverageREF: 14–19BLM: HO

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