Test Bank For Anthropology Appreciating Human Diversity 17th Edition By Conrad Kottak
CHAPTER 1: WHAT IS ANTHROPOLOGY?
MULTIPLE-CHOICE QUESTIONS
- What is anthropology?
- the art of ethnography
- the study of long-term physiological adaptation
- the study of the stages of social evolution
- the humanistic investigation of myths in nonindustrial societies
- the study of humans around the world and through time
Answer: E
Learning Objective: Understand what is meant by the statement that anthropology is the holistic and comparative study of humanity.
Topic: Defining anthropology
- A holistic and comparative perspective
- makes general anthropology superior to sociocultural anthropology.
- refers only to the cultural aspects of human diversity that anthropologists study.
- makes anthropology an interesting field of study, but too broad of one to apply to real problems people face today.
- most characterizes anthropology when compared to other disciplines that study humans.
- is the hallmark of all social sciences, not just anthropology.
Answer: D
Learning Objective: Understand what is meant by the statement that anthropology is the holistic and comparative study of humanity.
Topic: Defining anthropology
- As humans organize their lives and adapt to different environments, our abilities to learn, think symbolically, use language, and employ tools and other products
- rest on certain features of human biology that make culture itself a biological phenomenon.
- have made some human groups more cultured than others.
- prove that only fully developed adults have the capacity for culture; children lack the capacity for culture until they mature.
- rest on certain features of human biology that make culture, which is not itself biological, possible.
- are shared with other animals capable of organized group life—such as baboons, wolves, and even ants.
Answer: D
Learning Objective: Understand what is meant by the statement that anthropology is the holistic and comparative study of humanity.
Topic: Defining anthropology
- Which of the following is NOT true about culture?
- Culture is a key aspect of human adaptability and success.
- Culture is passed on genetically to future generations.
- Cultural forces consistently mold and shape human biology and behavior.
- Culture guides the beliefs and behavior of the people exposed to it.
- Culture is passed on from generation to generation.
Answer: B
Learning Objective: Understand what is meant by the statement that anthropology is the holistic and comparative study of humanity.
Topic: Defining anthropology
- What is the process by which children learn a particular cultural tradition?
- acculturation
- ethnology
- enculturation
- ethnography
- biological adaptation
Answer: C
Learning Objective: Understand what is meant by the statement that anthropology is the holistic and comparative study of humanity.
Topic: Defining anthropology
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