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Anthropology Terms Quiz

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Quiz on Anthropology Terms Quiz, created by Saddleback ARC on 09/10/2018.
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Question 1

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Which of the following is the correct term for the "study of cultural variation and similarities, and includes ethnology and anthropological linguistics"?
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  • Archaeology
  • Cultural Anthropology
  • Physical Anthropology
  • Values

Question 2

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

Question 3

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

Question 4

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A holistic medical approach approach might involve well-being in the following areas:
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  • physical and emotional
  • physical, social, spiritual, and emotional
  • physical, emotional, and intellectual
  • physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and intellectual

Question 5

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

Question 6

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

Question 7

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Which of the following might be believed to have a spirit in animism?
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  • a dog you don't know
  • a ceremonial piece of clothing
  • a gust of wind that ruffles your hair
  • a bobblehead of Mr. T

Question 8

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

Question 9

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Innovation refers to the introduction of something new.
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  • True
  • False

Question 10

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Hegemony most closely means:
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  • dominance over another
  • growth on a worldwide scale
  • becoming imperiled and dying out
  • finding alternative means

Question 11

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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.
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  • True
  • False

Question 12

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

Question 13

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Which of the following might be part of a physical anthropology class?
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  • understanding fuel injectors
  • the relationship between the id and the ego
  • accounting with HUD-1 settlement statements
  • dental history in hominids

Question 14

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Evolution means the process of developing by gradual changes.
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  • True
  • False

Question 15

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Secular is when all members of a particular group die.
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  • True
  • False

Question 16

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Acculturation means:
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  • discharge
  • extinction
  • socialization
  • interpretation

Question 17

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

Question 18

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Deviance from a recipe would mean:
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  • 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

Question 19

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

Question 20

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Extinction is when all members of a particular group die.
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  • True
  • False
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