Humanity An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 10th Edition By James Peoples, Garrick Bailey (Test Bank)
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Humanity An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 10e James Peoples, Garrick Bailey (Test Bank)
Humanity An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 10e James Peoples, Garrick Bailey (Test Bank)
(Humanity An Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 10e James Peoples, Garrick Bailey)
1. According to the text, perhaps the most unique characteristic of the discipline of anthropology is
a. that anthropologists teach in addition to doing fieldwork.
b. its scope.
c. the limited range of topics for study.
d. its age.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Introduction to Chapter One
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.10.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their
primary subject matters.
2. Anthropology has how many subfields?
a. One
b. Three
c. Five
d. Six
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.10.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their
primary subject matters.
3. The excavation of material remains from the remote past is a task for what subfield of anthropology?
a. Cultural
b. Physical
c. Linguistics
d. Archaeology
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.10.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their
primary subject matters.
,4. Which of the following is NOT a subfield of anthropology?
a. Anthropological linguistics
b. Applied
c. Physical
d. Sociological
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.10.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their
primary subject matters.
5. What is the difference between prehistoric and historic archaeology?
a. Prehistoric archaeology is the study of peoples who had no writing system.
b. Historic archaeology is the study of people who had no writing system.
c. Prehistoric archaeology has an applied dimension and historic archaeology does not.
d. None of these; there is no significant difference between these fields of study.
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.10.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their
primary subject matters.
6. The primary goal of archaeological excavations is
a. to recover valuable treasures.
b. to understand how people lived long ago.
c. to give students experience in fieldwork.
d. to popularize the field of archaeology and anthropology more generally.
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.10.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their
primary subject matters.
,7. Which of these would historic archaeologists study?
a. Fossil humans
b. Ancient Native American pottery
c. Factories and plantations
d. The physical characteristics and identities of crime victims
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.10.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their
primary subject matters.
8. The reconstruction of life in ancient Jerusalem is a job for
a. paleoanthropologists.
b. forensic anthropologists.
c. prehistoric archaeologists.
d. historic archaeologists.
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.10.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their
primary subject matters.
9. What do primatologists study?
a. Plant pollen
b. Monkeys and apes
c. Prehistoric people and their sites
d. The social context of language
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.10.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their
primary subject matters.
, 10. Jane Goodall is famous for her pioneering work in which field?
a. Paleoanthropology
b. Primatology
c. Contract archaeology
d. Forensic anthropology
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.10.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their
primary subject matters.
11. Anthropologists who study human variation due to genetic or hereditary factors are part of which subfield?
a. Paleoanthropologists
b. Forensic anthropologists
c. Prehistoric archaeologists
d. Biological anthropologists
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.10.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their
primary subject matters.
12. What do paleoanthropologists study?
a. Our closest living relatives, the chimpanzees
b. People such as the Asmat from New Guinea
c. The aged
d. Our fossil ancestors
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.10.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their
primary subject matters.
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