Question 1

In order to frame objective hypotheses that are as free of cultural bias as possible,anthropologists typically develop them through _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  library research
B)  research within the confines of a laboratory
C)  fieldwork
D)  surveys
E)  well-developed questionnairesF) A) and B)
G) All of the above

Question 2

Besides interest in descriptions of particular cultures,the ethnologist is interested also in _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  destroying particular cultures to improve them
B)  cross-cultural comparisons
C)  descriptions of nonhuman societies
D)  promoting Western ways
E)  teaching food foragers how to use time-saving gadgetsF) B) and C)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

The term that refers to worldwide interconnectedness,signified by global movements of natural resources,trade goods,human labor,finance capital,information,and infectious diseases is known as _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  nationalization
B)  internationalization
C)  pandemonium
D)  globalization
E)  holismF) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 4

Among the skeletal remains studied by forensic anthropologist Clyde Snow are the remains of ______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Julius Caesar
B)  General George A. Custer
C)  Adolf Hitler
D)  Josef Mengele
E)  b and dF) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

Genetic analyses indicate that the human line originated 5 to 8 million years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Anthropology is different from other disciplines that study humans because _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  it was the first science to study human beings
B)  it synthesizes data from many fields in an effort to describe human behavior as a whole
C)  it has greater attention to details
D)  it requires a longer period of training
E)  it focuses primarily on contemporary Western societiesF) C) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 7

The use of anthropological knowledge and methods to solve "practical" problems,often for a specific client is known as _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnohistory
B)  applied anthropology
C)  linguistic anthropology
D)  ethnography
E)  physical anthropologyF) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

Ideally,theories in anthropology are generated from _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  intensive fieldwork done in a single society
B)  worldwide comparisons so that statements made about culture will be universally applicable
C)  worldwide questionnaire surveys
D)  intuitive thinking about society and culture based on experiences in your own society
E)  the theories about culture formulated by the people you have studiedF) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Exam 1: The Essence of Anthropology

Among the skeletal remains studied by forensic anthropologist Clyde Snow are the remains of ______________.

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In order to frame objective hypotheses that are as free of cultural bias as possible,anthropologists typically develop them through _______________.

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Besides interest in descriptions of particular cultures,the ethnologist is interested also in _______________.

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The use of anthropological knowledge and methods to solve "practical" problems,often for a specific client is known as _______________.

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Genetic analyses indicate that the human line originated 5 to 8 million years ago.

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The term that refers to worldwide interconnectedness,signified by global movements of natural resources,trade goods,human labor,finance capital,information,and infectious diseases is known as _______________.

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Ideally,theories in anthropology are generated from _______________.

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Anthropology is different from other disciplines that study humans because _______________.

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Exam 1: The Essence of Anthropology

Among the skeletal remains studied by forensic anthropologist Clyde Snow are the remains of ______________.

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In order to frame objective hypotheses that are as free of cultural bias as possible,anthropologists typically develop them through _______________.

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Besides interest in descriptions of particular cultures,the ethnologist is interested also in _______________.

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The use of anthropological knowledge and methods to solve "practical" problems,often for a specific client is known as _______________.

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Genetic analyses indicate that the human line originated 5 to 8 million years ago.

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The term that refers to worldwide interconnectedness,signified by global movements of natural resources,trade goods,human labor,finance capital,information,and infectious diseases is known as _______________.

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Ideally,theories in anthropology are generated from _______________.

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