Anthropology Test Exam

this quiz is to study for the upcoming anth test. whatever. they wont let me make the quiz without filling this b.s. in. this quiz is to study for the upcoming anth test. whatever. they wont let me make the qui.

this quiz is to study for the upcoming anth test. whatever. they wont let me make the quiz without filling this b.s. in. this quiz is to study for the upcoming anth test.

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1. Definitions of Culture used by anthrpologist include
complex whole wihch includes all learned and shared knowledge and custroms
the acquired knowledge that people use to interpret their world
a system of meaning that transforms physical reality into experienced reality
all of the above
2. the main subdisciplinesw which form the basis of anthrpology's broad coverage of human culture, past and present are
physical anth, biological anth, linguistic anth, socio cultural anth
physical anth, biological anth, ecology, and history
ethnology, ecology, ethnohistory, ethnomedicine
all of the above
3. the 19th centurey unilineal cultural evolutionists
introduced teh concept of cultural relativism
saw all human cultures as equally valid and important
tried to save the Tasmanian culture and people from extinction
believed in the ranking of human societies and the superiority of Western Civilization
4. Noam Chomsky presented a theory about language that
all hmuans have a similar, natural deep grammatical ability or strucutre
language is solely learned through imitation
a cultures particular language is programed genetically and inherited
none of th eabove
5. the sapir-whorf hypothesis
proposes that different languages produce different ways of thinking
explains why there are primitive cultures and languages
explains how to rank languages
discusses the relationship between language, thought and culture
both a and d
6. The people Zinacantan studied by Evon Vogt and the people of Chichicastenango
have lost all traces of their precolubian roots
represent direct descendants of the Aztec peoples
are descendants of the ancient Maya and retain many precolumbian traditions
are direct descendants of the Spanish
7. the experience of sita the young indian girl discussed by freed and freed in their article Tarakas Ghost provides an example of
the interrelationship between religion, belief and kinship
the stress associated with marriage for femals in indian society due to post marital residency rules
a society which believes in ghosts and spirit possession
all of the above
8. which of the following would not be an example of a rite of passage?
puber rites of the yanamamo
baptism
matrilineal descent
quiecanero or sweet sixteen parties
9. mal aire provides an example of
a death bone cult
a bad smell
the relationshpi between illness treatment of illness, and belief systems in a culture
psychotic behaviors
10. cross-cultural studies show that many societies define gender roles differently and define more than two discrete genders, therefore anthropologists conclude that
gender identity is a cultural construction
biology determines gender
gender is innate
none of the above

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