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Anthropology Terms Quiz

Question 1 of 20

1

Which of the following is the correct term for the "study of cultural variation and similarities, and includes ethnology and anthropological linguistics"?

Select one or more of the following:

  • Archaeology

  • Cultural Anthropology

  • Physical Anthropology

  • Values

Explanation

Question 2 of 20

1

Which of the following professions is most directly involved in archaeology (study of material culture) in the field?

Select one or more of the following:

  • a sommalier ( a trained wine professional, often in fine restaurants)

  • a rabbi (Jewish scholar and religious leader)

  • a fragrance chemist (scientist who specializes in the study of odor molecules and how such molecules can be used for perfumes)

  • a paleoanthropologist (scientist who looks for and studies old bones)

Explanation

Question 3 of 20

1

Values are well-substantiated explanations of some aspect of the natural world.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 4 of 20

1

A holistic medical approach approach might involve well-being in the following areas:

Select one or more of the following:

  • physical and emotional

  • physical, social, spiritual, and emotional

  • physical, emotional, and intellectual

  • physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and intellectual

Explanation

Question 5 of 20

1

Globalization is the process by which individuals and groups in geographically separate societies are becoming increasingly interconnected.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 6 of 20

1

Modernization in anthropology is the process by which cultures are forced to accept traits from outside.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 7 of 20

1

Which of the following might be believed to have a spirit in animism?

Select one or more of the following:

  • a dog you don't know

  • a ceremonial piece of clothing

  • a gust of wind that ruffles your hair

  • a bobblehead of Mr. T

Explanation

Question 8 of 20

1

A lineage is a set of opinions or beliefs of a group or an individual.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 9 of 20

1

Innovation refers to the introduction of something new.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 10 of 20

1

Hegemony most closely means:

Select one or more of the following:

  • dominance over another

  • growth on a worldwide scale

  • becoming imperiled and dying out

  • finding alternative means

Explanation

Question 11 of 20

1

Acculturation is describing the condition of viewing and judging (often in pejorative terms) other cultures and societies according to the (usually taken-for-granted) assumptions of one's own society.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 12 of 20

1

A pastoral society is one that practices subsistence gained by tending and breeding animals.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 13 of 20

1

Which of the following might be part of a physical anthropology class?

Select one of the following:

  • understanding fuel injectors

  • the relationship between the id and the ego

  • accounting with HUD-1 settlement statements

  • dental history in hominids

Explanation

Question 14 of 20

1

Evolution means the process of developing by gradual changes.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 15 of 20

1

Secular is when all members of a particular group die.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 16 of 20

1

Acculturation means:

Select one of the following:

  • discharge

  • extinction

  • socialization

  • interpretation

Explanation

Question 17 of 20

1

A Theory is a set of beliefs or principles that might not be proven yet.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 18 of 20

1

Deviance from a recipe would mean:

Select one of the following:

  • changing something, either in ingredients or in a process step

  • looking a recipe up on the internet

  • asking a chef in a restaurant to share a recipe

  • following a recipe carefully to the letter

Explanation

Question 19 of 20

1

Lineage is a descent group whose members can trace their genealogical links to a known common ancestor.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation

Question 20 of 20

1

Extinction is when all members of a particular group die.

Select one of the following:

  • True
  • False

Explanation