AN310 Cultural Anthropology Exam 1 Answers (Ashworth College)
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<strong>AN310</strong> <strong>Cultural</strong> <strong>Anthropology</strong> <strong>Exam</strong><br />
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<strong>AN310</strong> <strong>Cultural</strong> <strong>Anthropology</strong> <strong>Exam</strong> 1 <strong>Answers</strong> (<strong>Ashworth</strong> <strong>College</strong>)<br />
Question<br />
5 / 5 points<br />
1<br />
Linguistic anthropologists study:<br />
Question options:<br />
how contemporary languages differ in terms of structure, grammar and sound systems.<br />
how languages change over time.<br />
how languages are related.<br />
All of the above.<br />
Question<br />
5 / 5 points<br />
2<br />
A cultural relativist would view contemporary Nacirema culture as:<br />
Question options:<br />
materialistic, aggressive, and without much worth.<br />
interesting and worthy of study as any other.<br />
more ethical than most others.<br />
trivial, frivolous, and simplistic.<br />
Question<br />
5 / 5 points<br />
3<br />
Biological anthropologists focus on:<br />
Question options:<br />
the impact of colonialism on different cultures.<br />
cross-cultural patterns of contemporary human politics.<br />
human evolution and contemporary human variation.<br />
how culture is passed on from one generation to the next.<br />
Question<br />
5 / 5 points<br />
4<br />
The cultural materialist interpretation of the Hindu belief in sacred cows points to:<br />
Question options:<br />
their ritual purity.<br />
their fertility, as "mother figures".<br />
their economic and environmental value.<br />
None of the above.<br />
Question<br />
5 / 5 points<br />
5<br />
The only great ape found in Asia is the:<br />
Question options:<br />
chimpanzee.<br />
orangutan.
aboon.<br />
bonobo.<br />
Question<br />
5 / 5 points<br />
6<br />
Archaeologists use which of the following as research materials?<br />
Question options:<br />
Pieces of old pottery<br />
Prehistoric stone tools<br />
Contemporary garbage heaps<br />
All of the above<br />
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7<br />
According to the textbook, __________ were the first modern humans in Europe.<br />
Question options: Answer is C because other locations had A and D and they were both wrong<br />
Homo floresiensis<br />
Homo habilis<br />
Cro-Magnon<br />
Archaic Homo<br />
Question<br />
5 / 5 points<br />
8<br />
People who have a longstanding connection with their home territory predating colonialism are referred to as:<br />
Question options:<br />
ethnic groups.<br />
indigenous people.<br />
racial groups.<br />
local groups.<br />
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9<br />
<strong>Anthropology</strong> is usually divided into four fields, but some people claim that a fifth, known as __________,<br />
should be included.<br />
Question options:<br />
interpretivist anthropology<br />
functionalist anthropology<br />
theoretical anthropology<br />
applied anthropology<br />
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Question 10<br />
The earliest known primitive hominin is:<br />
Question options:<br />
Sahelanthropus tchadensis.<br />
The Hobbit.<br />
Archaic hominins.<br />
Australopithecus afarensis.<br />
Question 5 / 5 points<br />
11<br />
Archaeologist Ian Gilligan differentiates between what two types of clothing and their thermal effectiveness in<br />
situations of extreme cold in explaining Neanderthal extinction?<br />
Question options:<br />
Mousterian and Oldowan<br />
Simple and complex<br />
Eurasian and A.laskan<br />
Neolithic and Paleolithic
Question<br />
12 5 / 5 points<br />
The increased spread of international ties and spread of Western capitalism worldwide is referred to as:<br />
Question options:<br />
internationalization.<br />
capitalization.<br />
interdependency.<br />
globalization.<br />
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5 / 5 points<br />
13<br />
Current paleoanthropological evidence indicates that the human ancestral line diverged from that of the living<br />
great apes:<br />
Question options:<br />
1–2 million years ago.<br />
2–3 million years ago.<br />
4–8 million years ago.<br />
8–15 million years ago.<br />
Question<br />
5 / 5 points<br />
14<br />
Most nonhuman primate species are:<br />
Question options:<br />
arboreal and terrestrial.<br />
arboreal, quadrupedal, and diurnal.<br />
terrestrial, bipedal and nocturnal.<br />
arboreal, bipedal, and nocturnal.<br />
Question<br />
5 / 5 points<br />
15<br />
Most known Neanderthal sites in Western Europe are located:<br />
Question options:<br />
in caves and rock shelters.<br />
on mountain slopes.<br />
in forested areas.<br />
near large rivers.<br />
Question<br />
5 / 5 points<br />
16<br />
The cultural materialist perspective uses a three-level model of culture that includes:<br />
Question options:<br />
infrastructure, structure, and superstructure.<br />
class, "race," and gender.<br />
ethnicity, age, and class.<br />
globalization, McD.onaldization, and localization.<br />
Question<br />
17 5 / 5 points<br />
The field of anthropology that studies human language and communication is called:<br />
Question options:<br />
biological anthropology.<br />
communication science.<br />
linguistic anthropology.<br />
applied anthropology.<br />
5 / 5 points<br />
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18<br />
A main difference between chimpanzees and bonobos is that:<br />
Question options:<br />
chimpanzees are more social than bonobos.
chimpanzees are more bipedal than bonobos.<br />
bonobos use sexual interactions to prevent conflict.<br />
bonobos are genetically much closer to humans than chimpanzees.<br />
Question<br />
5 / 5 points<br />
19<br />
Evidence suggests that the most important factor leading to sedentism in the western hemisphere was:<br />
Question options:<br />
population pressure.<br />
climate change.<br />
lack of large game.<br />
cultivation of maize.<br />
Question 20 5 / 5 points<br />
The main goal of cultural anthropology is to:<br />
Question options:<br />
understand why people behave and think the way they do.<br />
predict culture change.<br />
discover the biological bases of culture.<br />
learn how to change culture.
Change language