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Alfred Kroeber believed that the history of a culture could only be revealed when the individual is removed.

QUESTION 1

  1. Alfred Kroeber believed that the history of a culture could only be revealed when the individual is removed.

True

False

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QUESTION 2

  1. The phonology of a language is the set of phonetic elements that create meaningful utterances in a particular language.

True

False

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QUESTION 3

  1. Which state had a bounty on Indian skulls and scalps?
Maine.
Massachusetts
California
All of the above.

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QUESTION 4

  1. The Maya believe that
human sacrifice maintains the earth’s balance
ethnicity is determined by footwear
the earth is sacred
frogs’ singing bring the rain
All but a.

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QUESTION 5

  1. Four parts of human anatomy necessary for human speech production.
    ,  ,  ,

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QUESTION 6

  1. In the article “Shakespeare in the Bush” the Tiv interpret Hamlet in a way that contradicts its meaning in our culture.

True

False

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QUESTION 7

  1. List four adaptive strategies.
    ,  ,  ,

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QUESTION 8

  1. Cultural concepts are values that define a people’s worldview.

True

False

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QUESTION 9

  1. Thought that cultural behavior is determined by the way the members make a living.

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QUESTION 10

  1. The ¡Kung are the indigenous inhabitants of the Congo River Valley in Central Africa.

True

False

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QUESTION 11

  1. What is cultural relativism?
The opposite of ethnocentrism.
The belief that behavior in a culture should adhere to international standards.
The belief that groups should be defined by scientific criteria.
All of the above.
A cultural universal based upon the human capacity to use symbols.

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QUESTION 12

  1. Author and theorist that studies personal identity and worldview.

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QUESTION 13

  1. The first responsibility of the anthropologist in the field is:
learning the native language
the safety of the people she studies
adhering to U.S. laws
reporting crime to the host country’s officials

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QUESTION 14

  1. The four field system of American anthropology was created by a need to salvage Native American culture.

True

False

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QUESTION 15

  1. The American Anthropological Association was established through the efforts of Franz Boas.

True

False

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QUESTION 16

  1. Edward Sapir is considered the father of American anthropology.

True

False

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QUESTION 17

  1. How are consonants different from nouns?
They are always voiced.
They are always voiceless.
They have a point of articulation.
They have no point of articulation.

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QUESTION 18

  1. Renato Rosaldo studied the Ilongo relationship between
religion and death
grief and headhunting
marriage and violence
blowback.
only a and b.

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QUESTION 19

  1. A sound that is always voiced and has no place of articulation.

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QUESTION 20

  1. The word “cats” contains two morphemes.

True

False

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QUESTION 21

  1. What is the term for a phonetic element that has no point of articulation?
Signal
vowel
Symbol
consonant
None of the above

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QUESTION 22

  1. The four generally accepted sub-disciplines of anthropology are
Paleoecology, ethnography, ethnology and cultural anthropology.
Archaeology, applied anthropology, genetic anthropology and linguistics.
Biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, cultural anthropology, and
Archaeology.
Primatology, ethnology, paleoarchaeology and medical anthropology.

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QUESTION 23

  1. Napoleon Chagnon
did field work among the Kayapo
believed that human violence is genetic
misrepresented his data
violated culture norms of the group he studied
All but a

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QUESTION 24

  1. The field of anthropology that studies the social life of living human beings is
Communications
Physical anthropology
Cultural anthropology
Archaeology

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QUESTION 25

  1. Polygamy in Tibet is best described as satisfying the need of a family to maintain family farm land.

True

False

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QUESTION 26

  1. Research that is guided by a hypothesis is called
Inductive
Deductive
Discriminatory.
Prescriptive

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QUESTION 27

  1. Belief that cultures should be accepted as a whole and not judged by outside beliefs and customs.

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QUESTION 28

  1. According to Clifford Geertz, much about a culture is determined by how its members make a living.

True

False

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QUESTION 29

  1. Culture shock occurs when
An anthropologist loses her tickets to a performance of Rachmaninoff.
You discover that you really enjoy living in another culture.
a person experiences disorientation and anxiety when immersed in an unfamiliar
cultural context.
An anthropologist discovers that he/she can learn a new language easily.

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QUESTION 30

  1. Ishi was the last of the Yaqui of California.

True

False

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QUESTION 31

  1. In her article Deborah Tannen shows that women and men approach discourse differently.

True

False

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QUESTION 32

  1. Inductive research produces
the emic view of a culture
qualitative data
quantitative data
both a and b

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QUESTION 33

  1. Culture
Is predominantly transferred through genes.
Implies knowledge of the fine arts.
Is a social phenomenon.
None of the above.

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QUESTION 34

  1. Universal grammar is a hypothesis that predicts a base number of syntactical rules govern all human languages.

True

False

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QUESTION 35

  1. The reading of Hamlet to the Tiv of Africa demonstrates
that Shakespeare speaks a universal language
cultural worldview influences interpretation
ethnocentrism
the universality of literary themes

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QUESTION 36

  1. I speak 10,000 Martian dialects.

True

False

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QUESTION 37

  1. Cultural anthropologists do fieldwork
To get a teaching job.
To advance ethnocentric perceptions.
Usually in teams of four, representing each sub-discipline.
To help fight terrorism.
None of the above.

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QUESTION 38

  1. The anthropologist who developed the method of participant observation is:
Benjamin Whorf
Alfred Kroeber
Bronislaw Malinowski
Franz Boas

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QUESTION 39

  1. Singing is an integral part of indigenous healing ceremonies.

True

False

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QUESTION 40

  1. Equal exchange.

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QUESTION 41

  1. Did deductive research among the Yanomamo.

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QUESTION 42

  1. Ethnology is
the study of domestication of plants and animals
the philosophy of language.
the comparative study of ethnographies
All but c.

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QUESTION 43

  1. Who is called the ‘father of American anthropology’?
Bill Labov
Bronislaw Malinowski
Edward Sapir
Alfred Kroeber
None of the above

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QUESTION 44

  1. Anthropology is uniqueamong the social sciences because it
results in the etic view of a society.
utilizes a holistic approach.
Uses personal interviews of the study population.
Studies only foreign places.
Studies only groups whose lifeway is endangered.

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QUESTION 45

  1. Belief that one’s own culture is the best and most correct.

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QUESTION 46

  1. The tendency to apply one’s own cultural values in judging the behavior and beliefs
    of other people raised in other cultures is known as
Egomania
Cultural universalism
Ethnography
Ethnocentrism
All of the above.

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QUESTION 47

  1. Marvin Harris developed a hypothesis of culture called:
cultural Marxism
material culture
cultural materialism
ideationism

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QUESTION 48

  1. For the next 10 questions – SHORT ANSWER – GIVE THE LETTER OF THE CORRECT ANSWERS TO THE QUESTION FROM THE FOLLOWING LIST:
    horticulture                    b. pastoralism                     c. holistic                            d. egalitarian                                e. ethnography                    f. ethnocentrism
    g. foraging                        h. tongue                              i. agriculture                        j. cultural materialism                   k. culture shock                   l. hyoid bone
    m. phonology                    n. consonant                        o. vowel                              p. Broca’s area                            q. Wernicke’s area               r. balanced reciprocity
    s. Kayapo                         t. active articulator               u.  universal grammar           v. Clifford Geertz                         w. Alfred Kroeber                 x. Napoleon Chagnon
    y. Marvin Harris                z. Bronislav Malinowski        aa. cultural relativity

 

Q 41 – What is the name of the first anthropologist to live among the culture he studied for an extended period of time?

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QUESTION 49

  1. I know how to spell my name.

True

False

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QUESTION 50

  1. Participant observation includes:
living in another culture for an extended period of time
doing research in the native language
becoming a student of a particular culture
all of the above

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QUESTION 51

  1. Which of the following describes deductive research?
Governed by hypothesis
etic
qualitative
quantitative
all but c

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QUESTION 52

  1. The Kayapo
are a tropical indigenous people that own an airplane
have no creation myth
fought the Brazilian government successfully to control their own gold reserves
record their rituals for posterity
all of the above

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