a. the study of cultures

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• The word “anthropology” derives from the Greek anthropos and logos and literally means "_____."
• the study of cultures
• the words of civilized peoples
• the study of humans
• human biology and culture
• the evolution of man

ANSWER: c

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REFERENCES: Biological Anthropology, p. 4

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Cult.Ferr.11.1.1 - How does anthropology differ from other social and behavioral sciences?

• Although the global scope of anthropological studies has increased during the past century, most recently there has

been increased attention on ______.

• rural societies in the United States
• cultural and subcultural groups in industrialized areas
• communities in underdeveloped areas
• large, European cities
• farming societies in developing industrialized nations

ANSWER: b

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Biological Anthropology, p. 5

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Cult.Ferr.11.1.1 - How does anthropology differ from other social and behavioral sciences?

• _____ is not a traditional subfield, or branch, of anthropology.
• Biological anthropology
• Cultural anthropology
• Anthropological linguistics
• Ethological anthropology
• Archaeology

ANSWER: d

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Biological Anthropology, p. 5

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Cult.Ferr.11.1.2 - What is the four-field approach to the discipline of anthropology?

• Medical anthropology most often draws upon research from _____.
• anthropological linguistics and cultural anthropology
• archaeology and physical anthropology
• biological and cultural anthropology
• physical and biological anthropology
• anthropological linguistics and physical anthropology

ANSWER: c

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Biological Anthropology, p. 14

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Cult.Ferr.11.1.2 - What is the four-field approach to the discipline of anthropology?

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• In general, which of the following best describes biological anthropology?
• It focuses on how evolution of human begins and the physical variations among all types of people.
• It focuses almost exclusively on the study of non-human primates.
• It does not use any characteristics of comparative physical examination. It focuses exclusively on human traits.
• It focuses on only the study of evolution.
• It does not use any fieldwork data on physical characteristics.

ANSWER: a

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Biological Anthropology, p. 6

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Cult.Ferr.11.1.2 - What is the four-field approach to the discipline of anthropology?

• Primatology is the study of ______.
• the earliest origins of life on earth in order to better understand evolution and the Big Bang Theory
• primate culture and language and what distinguishes them from humans
• the first tools used by humans and how they evolved from early primate origins
• the nonhuman primates in their natural environments
• environmental and conservation issues related to the study of apes and monkeys

ANSWER: d

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Biological Anthropology, p. 6

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Cult.Ferr.11.1.2 - What is the four-field approach to the discipline of anthropology?

• Which of the following best characterizes the study of paleoanthropology?
• It is the study of the evolution of dinosaurs and how human life was modified due to the presence of large

reptiles.

• Paleoanthropologists focus on the reconstruction of the human fossil record through the excavation and

analysis of fossil remains.

• Although paleoanthropology is the study of early fossils, it most commonly focuses on how humans culturally

adapted to life in diverse environmental regions.

• Paleoanthropology is the study of non-human primates in their natural environments.
• Paleoanthropologists most often work in the field of forensic anthropology so that they can identify fossil

material for a wide variety of species.

ANSWER: b

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Biological Anthropology, p. 6

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Cult.Ferr.11.1.2 - What is the four-field approach to the discipline of anthropology?

• Forensic anthropologists are frequently asked to testify at trials because ______.
• they are specialists in interpreting human behavior and are able to best understand what motivates a criminal
• they are legal anthropologists and are familiar with laws surrounding the treatment of human remains
• they have a great deal of cross-cultural experience; forensic anthropologists are excellent at explaining a crime

scene

• forensic anthropology is the study of criminals and criminal behavior
• they specialize in identifying victims and circumstances of death

ANSWER: e

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Biological Anthropology, p. 7 2 / 4

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Cult.Ferr.11.1.2 - What is the four-field approach to the discipline of anthropology?

• Richard Wrangham’s study of young chimpanzees led to the startling conclusion that chimpanzees ______.
• sometimes eat poisonous foods
• often overeat and gorge themselves on new leaves
• occasionally eat substances solely for medicinal benefit
• always eat the same foods and do not vary their diet
• frequently carry out extended fasts for health reasons

ANSWER: c

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Biological Anthropology, p. 7

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Cult.Ferr.11.1.2 - What is the four-field approach to the discipline of anthropology?

• Biological anthropologists study the culture and the environment by ______.
• explaining the fixed characteristics of racial categories among people located in the United States
• reconstructing evolutionary records of humans, studying nearest living relatives, and studying how and why

physical traits of humans vary

• explaining differences in intelligence and personality between different groups of people from different parts

of the world

• providing facts that people are more diverse today than they were in the past
• applying better ways to understand human potential and encourage more people to become anthropologists

ANSWER: b

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Biological Anthropology, p. 6

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Cult.Ferr.11.1.2 - What is the four-field approach to the discipline of anthropology?

• Historic archaeology ______.
• deals with that vast segment of the human cultures that existed prior to written history
• analyzes the first stone tools used by humans and infers about cultures based solely on this evidence
• analyzes cultures of people who used writing and where documents and records still exist
• is a form of applied anthropology in which archaeologists reconstruct cultures for museums
• works to protect cultural resources

ANSWER: c

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Archaeology, p. 9

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Cult.Ferr.11.1.2 - What is the four-field approach to the discipline of anthropology?

• Ecofacts are ______.
• objects found in the natural environment that were used by people but not made or altered by them
• objects that have been made by people and are portable
• objects that have been made by people but are not portable
• objects found in the natural environment that were formed by natural occurrences such as exposure to great

heat or cold

• fossils that are embedded in natural stone

ANSWER: a

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REFERENCES: Archaeology, p. 8

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Cult.Ferr.11.1.2 - What is the four-field approach to the discipline of anthropology?

• Prehistoric archaeologists work with which of the following?
• Artifacts, ecofacts, and features
• Artifacts, features, and grammar systems
• Contemporary religious systems, artifacts, and ecofacts
• Artifacts, grammar systems, and contemporary religious systems

ANSWER: a

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Archaeology, p. 9

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Cult.Ferr.11.1.2 - What is the four-field approach to the discipline of anthropology?

• The specialty in archaeology that works to interpret and defend artifacts from building projects and other forms of site

destruction is called _____.

• paleoanthropology
• paleopathology
• prehistoric archaeology
• forensic anthropology
• cultural resource management

ANSWER: e

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Archaeology, p. 9

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Cult.Ferr.11.1.2 - What is the four-field approach to the discipline of anthropology?

• Which of the following most accurately describes the goals of cultural resource management (CRM)?
• CRM is a type of contract archaeology in which the sites are excavated with the goal of presenting all

evidence (artifacts) in a museum-quality exhibit.

• CRM is public archaeology. As a result, it involves the preparation and use of volunteer citizens in

excavations on federal lands.

• CRM is considered the highest-quality scientific excavation on federal, state, or private lands. Each excavation

team includes a lawyer well-versed in all laws relating to site preservation.

• CRM focuses on conducting high-quality research in compliance with all laws relating to archaeological sites

excavated on federally-funded building projects.

• CRM focuses on conducting high-quality research in compliance with all state, national, and international laws

relating to archaeological excavation.

ANSWER: d

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Archaeology, p. 9

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Cult.Ferr.11.1.2 - What is the four-field approach to the discipline of anthropology?

• Holt Cemetery in New Orleans was the site for an applied archaeology project led by Dr. Shannon Dawdy of the

University of Chicago because ______.a.there were important trade relations between the Great Lakes region and New Orleans in the early 17 th

cenutry. Much of this can be documented from cemetery artifacts

• the cemetery was built on top of an Indian mound dated at more than 5,000 years before present and thus, is

historically significant

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