PE-01_copy

Anthropology 1000: General Anthropology Lesson 1 Assessment Name: MU student number: E-Mail: 35 questions, 40 points total A. Multiple-choice: Choose the one best answer. → 15 questions, 1 point each, 15 points total 1. What are the four main subfields of the academic discipline of anthropology? A. holistic, medical, forensic and linguistic anthropology B. sociocultural, medical, linguistic and historical anthropology C. archaeological, biological, holistic and feministic anthropology D. cultural, archaeological, biological and linguistic anthropology E. linguistic, medical, historical and native anthropology 2. Traditionally, what do archaeological anthropologists not study? A. trash B. fragments of pottery C. plant remains D. asteroids E. stone tools 3. How do children learn cultural traditions growing up in a particular society? A. adaptation B. invention C. investment D. enculturation E. development

Anthropology 1000: General Anthropology Lesson 1 Assessment Keycode: 2464 Page 2 4. Which of the following statements about applied anthropology is not true? A. It involves the application of anthropological data, perspectives, theory and methods that identify, assess and solve contemporary social problems. B. It is concerned with the relationships between anthropological knowledge and the uses of the knowledge in the world beyond anthropology. C. It encompasses the use of knowledge and techniques from all four subfields of anthropology that identify, assess and solve practical problems. D. It aims to find humane and effective ways of helping people whom anthropologists have traditionally studied. E. None of the above. 5. The British anthropologist, Edward Tylor, said that culture is A. acquired by a people as members of society. B. adaptive. C. symbolic. D. transmitted genetically. E. at times stressful. 6. As an early student of Third-World urbanization, Robert Redfield focused on the contrasts between A. the sacred and the profane. B. urban and suburban communities. C. urban and rural life. D. diseases and illnesses. E. urban and industrial economies. 7. Which of the following is not a trait that we share with some other primates? A. a visible female estrus cycle B. opposable thumbs C. the ability to make and use tools D. color vision and depth perception E. significant parental investment in offspring 8. What do anthropologists do in the field of developmental anthropology? A. carry out other scientists’ developmental plans B. examine the sociocultural dimensions of economic development C. develop a culture as they feel it should be D. put the developer ’ s needs above the society E. None of the above. 9. According to the textbook, real culture differs from ideal culture because it is

Anthropology 1000: General Anthropology Lesson 1 Assessment Keycode: 2464 Page 4 14. Which of the following is not a component of culture? A. rules for appropriate behavior B. beliefs C. instinct D. recipes for action E. value content 15. The principle of cultural relativism asserts that A. behaviors should be evaluated, not by outside standards, but in the context of their own culture. B. only relatives carry and transmit culture to other relatives. C. behaviors should be evaluated by outside standards. D. behaviors need to be viewed in terms of the anthropologist’s standards. E. None of the above. B. Matching terms → 8 terms, 1 point each, 8 points total ( only ONE answer per question) Match each anthropological field with an associated research topic. 16. biological/physical anthropologist A. hairstyles B. gestures and facial expressions C. West Nile virus D. new planet E. large earthen mounds F. hurricanes G. wolf predation 17. linguistic anthropologist 18. cultural anthropologist 19. archaeologist Match each mechanism with the method if cultural change. 20. iTunes A. acculturation B. globalization C. stimulus diffusion D. invention E. revolution 21. pidgin 22. IMF 23. Cherokee syllabary

Anthropology 1000: General Anthropology Lesson 1 Assessment Keycode: 2464 Page 5 C. List and describe the five design features of anthropology. → 5 items, 2 points each, 10 points total 24. Comparative Method 25. Holistic 26. Naturalistic 27. Science and Humanity 28. Centrality of the Culture E. Short answer List seven propositions about culture from the textbook or lesson commentary. → 7 items, 1 point each, 7 points total 29. Culture is learned and can be transmitted 30. Culture is a mental construct 31. Culture is both overt and convert 32. Culture has to be understood subjectively 33. Culture is adaptive 34. Culture is stressful 35. Culture is partially shared END OF LESSON 1 ASSESSMENT.