Anthropology and Human Diversity MCQ

Society is a group of people who depend on one another for _____

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Correct Answer: All of these

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The belief that some human populations are superior to others because of inherited, genetically transmitted characteristics is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Racism

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Primates are members of a biological order of mammals that includes human beings and _____

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Correct Answer: All of these

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Societies for which we have usable written records are known as Prehistoric.

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Correct Answer: False

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Participation Observation is the fieldwork technique that involves gathering cultural data by _____

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Anthropologists who are concerned with tracing the evolution of humankind in the fossil record are known as_____

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Correct Answer: Paleoanthropologist

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The subdiscipline of anthropology concerned with understanding _____ and its relation to culture.

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Correct Answer: Language

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Members of societies that have occupied a region for a long time and are recognized by other groups as the region’s original inhabitants are known as _____

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Correct Answer: Both b and c

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Human Variation is the subdiscipline of biological anthropology concerned with_____ physical differences among modern human groups.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Holism is an approach that considers _____, and biology essential to a complete understanding of human society.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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Those who study the relationships among _____ to better understand the histories and migrations of those who speak the languages.

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Correct Answer: Languages

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An etic ethnography describes and analyzes culture according to principles and theories drawn largely from _____ traditions.

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Correct Answer: Western Scientific

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Ethnology is the attempt to find general principles or laws that govern _____ phenomena.

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Correct Answer: Cultural

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Ethnography is a description of a _____

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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Ethnocentrism means judging other cultures from the perspective of one’s own culture; the notion that one’s own culture is more _____ than any other.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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An _____ ethnography attempts to capture what ideas and practices mean to members of a culture.

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Correct Answer: Emic

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The learned behaviors and symbols that allow people to live in groups is known as_____

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Correct Answer: Culture

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Cultural Resource Managements is the protection and management of _____ resources.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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The notion that cultures should be analyzed with reference to their own histories and values, in terms of the cultural whole, rather than according to the values of another culture is known as Cultural Relativism.

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Correct Answer: True

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Cultural Anthropology is the comparative study of human society and cultures. Cultural anthropologists examine _____ that is learned rather than genetically transmitted and that is typical of groups of people.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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The notion that all human groups have the same_____ capabilities is known as Biopsychological Equality.

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Correct Answer: Both a and b

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______ is included in Biological Anthropology.

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Correct Answer: All of these

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The material products of ______ is called Artifact.

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Correct Answer: Past societies

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The subfield of _______ that focuses on the study of the material remains of past societies to determine the lifestyles, history, and evolution of those societies is called Archaeology.

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Correct Answer: Anthropology

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_____ professionals apply anthropology to the solution of human problems.

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Correct Answer: Applied anthropologists

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By WWI, industrialized nations had made contact with most cultures of the world.

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Correct Answer: True

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Racial categories are a cultural phenomenon.

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Correct Answer: True

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There are three species of humans or homo sapiens living today.

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Correct Answer: False

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How has globalization impacted relationships between cultures?

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Correct Answer: They are all interconnected.

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What is ethnocentrism?

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Correct Answer: The notion that one’s own culture is normal or rational and others are abnormal

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What is known as anthropometry?

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Correct Answer: The measurement of human beings’ dimensions

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Which type of anthropologist is most likely to promote the well-being of indigenous peoples?

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Correct Answer: Applied anthropologist

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In the context of syndemics, what does SAVA stand for?

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Correct Answer: Substance abuse, violence, and AIDS

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Which type of ethnography reports from the perspective of the members of the culture?

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Correct Answer: Emic

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Which type of anthropologist does cultural resource management (CRM)?

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Correct Answer: Archeology

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What is a prehistoric society?

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Correct Answer: A civilization with no written records

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Historical linguists study ____

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Correct Answer: How languages change over time

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Cultural adaptation is ______ than biological evolution.

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Correct Answer: Faster

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According to anthropologists, human evolution is ______.

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Correct Answer: A biological and cultural process

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Anthropologists’ holistic approach to studying human groups involves ______.

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Correct Answer: The interaction of biology and culture

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