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• Question 1 1 out of 1 points North Americans typically do not eat insects because they have learned to label insects as inedible. This explanation is based on: Selected Answer: a. Culture Answers: a. Culture b. Biology c. Ethnocentrism d. Genetic programming • Question 2 1 out of 1 points Which of the following is NOT one of the features that sets anthropology apart from other social sciences disciplines? Selected Answer: c. linear focus Answers: a. holistic b. multidisciplinary c. linear focus d. cross-cultural focus • Question 3 1 out of 1 points The_____ approach means that anthropologists study many different aspects of humanity, from our furthest biological ancestors to our present-day issues. Selected Answer: b. holistic Answers: a. wide

b. holistic c. scientific d. cultural • Question 4 1 out of 1 points One of the main motivations of anthropological study is to ensure that any suggested generalizations and explanations about humans _____. Selected Answer: d. d. All of the above are true. Answers: a. should be critically evaluated before they are accepted b. should be shown to apply to different periods of time c. should be shown to apply to many different places around the world d. d. All of the above are true. • Question 5 1 out of 1 points Anthropology is the study of _____. Selected Answer: a. humans Answers: a. humans b. human physical variation c. human cultures d. human history • Question 6 1 out of 1 points An anthropologist might study all of the following EXCEPT_____.

Selected Answer: c. the hunting patterns of lions Answers: a. why different cultures eat insects b. when and how humans evolved c. the hunting patterns of lions d. the plants that humans use as medicines • Question 7 1 out of 1 points An archaeologist studies human cultures primarily through _____. Selected Answer: a. their material culture remains Answers: a. their material culture remains b. their fossilized remains c. their writings d. their recorded history • Question 8 1 out of 1 points An archaeologist would NOT study ancient_____. Selected Answer: d. dinosaur bones Answers: a. garbage b. temples c. pottery d. dinosaur bones

• Question 9 1 out of 1 points A(n)_____seeks to understand how and why peoples of today and the recent past differ in their customary ways of thinking and acting. Selected Answer: b. ethnologist Answers: a. archaeologist b. ethnologist c. sociological anthropologist d. primatologist • Question 10 1 out of 1 points The term_____ refers to the learned ways of thinking and behaving of a particular society or group. Selected Answer: b. culture Answers: a. society b. culture c. ethics d. habits • Question 11 1 out of 1 points A(n)_____may be trained in any or all of the subfields of anthropology. Selected Answer: a. applied anthropologist Answers: a. applied anthropologist b.

biological anthropologist c. archaeologist d. cultural anthropologist • Question 12 1 out of 1 points A human paleontologist (or paleoanthropologist) would be MOST LIKELY to study_____. Selected Answer: c. fossil evidence of human ancestors Answers: a. non-human primates b. modern human genetic variation c. fossil evidence of human ancestors d. all of the above • Question 13 1 out of 1 points All of the following are traditionally considered to be main subfields of anthropology EXCEPT_____. Selected Answer: d. applied anthropology Answers: a. archaeology b. biological anthropology c. linguistic anthropology d. applied anthropology • Question 14 0 out of 1 points Biological anthropologists study_____. Selected Answer: c.

human relatedness to other primates Answers: a. the physical aspects of humans b. the evolution of the human species c. human relatedness to other primates d. all of the above • Question 15 1 out of 1 points The term Primates includes_____. Selected Answer: d. all of the above Answers: a. monkeys b. humans c. apes d. all of the above • Question 16 1 out of 1 points The major difference between ethnologists and ethnographers is_____. Selected Answer: c. whether they study one culture or many cultures Answers: a. how much fieldwork time is involved in their study b. whether or not the society being studied is literate c. whether they study one culture or many cultures d. whether they study modern or "primitive" people • Question 17

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