c. the limited range of topics for study.

Chapter 1 Copyright Cengage Learning. Powered by Cognero. Page 1 1.According to the text, perhaps the most distinctive characteristic of the discipline of anthropology is

• that anthropologists teach in addition to doing fieldwork.
• its scope.
• the limited range of topics for study.
• its age.

ANSWER: b

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their primary interests.

2.Anthropology has how many subfields?

• One
• Three
• Four
• Six

ANSWER: c

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their primary interests.

3.What subfield of anthropology deals with the excavation of material remains from the remote past?

• Cultural
• Physical
• Linguistics
• Archaeology

ANSWER: d

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their primary interests.

4.Which of the following is NOT a subfield of anthropology?

• Anthropological linguistics
• Applied anthropology
• Physical anthropology
• Sociological anthropology

ANSWER: d

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology

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• Prehistoric archaeology is the study of people who had no writing system.
• Historic archaeology is the study of people who had no writing system.
• Prehistoric archaeology has an applied dimension and historic archaeology does not.
• None of these; there is no significant difference between these fields of study.

ANSWER: a

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their primary interests.

• The primary goal of archaeological excavations is to
• recover valuable treasures.
• understand how people lived long ago.
• give students experience in fieldwork.
• popularize the field of archaeology and anthropology more generally.

ANSWER: b

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their primary interests.

• Which of these would historic archaeologists study?
• Fossilized human remains
• Ancient Native American pottery
• Factories and plantations
• Physical characteristics and identities of crime victims

ANSWER: c

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their primary interests.

• The reconstruction of life in ancient Jerusalem is a job for
• paleoanthropologists.
• forensic anthropologists.
• prehistoric archaeologists.
• historic archaeologists.

ANSWER: d

POINTS: 1

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• Plant pollen
• Monkeys and apes
• Prehistoric people and their sites
• Social context of language

ANSWER: b

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their primary interests.

• In which subfield of anthropology did Jane Goodall do pioneering work?
• Paleoanthropology
• Primatology
• Contract archaeology
• Forensic anthropology

ANSWER: b

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their primary interests.

• Anthropologists who study human variation due to genetic or hereditary factors are part of which subfield?
• Paleoanthropology
• Forensic anthropology
• Prehistoric archaeology
• Biological anthropology

ANSWER: d

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their primary interests.

• What do paleoanthropologists study?
• Our closest living relatives, the chimpanzees
• People such as the Asmat from New Guinea
• The aged
• Fossilized remains of human ancestors

ANSWER: d

POINTS: 1

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• Historic archaeology
• Ethnology
• Forensic anthropology
• Educational anthropology

ANSWER: c

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their primary interests.

• What do cultural anthropologists do?
• Describe and analyze the structures of human languages.
• Study contemporary cultures.
• Study fossilized human remains.
• Survey and excavate archaeological sites.

ANSWER: b

POINTS: 1

REFERENCES: Subfields of Anthropology

LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their primary interests.

• What is the main focus of the subfield of cultural anthropology?
• To understand how and why humans evolved from apelike ancestors
• The investigation of prehistoric cultures
• To study the customs and beliefs of some human group
• To study human language

ANSWER: c

POINTS: 1

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: HUMA.PEOP.11.1.1 - List the four major subfields of anthropology and describe their primary interests.

• Which subfield within anthropology is most likely to examine the causes and consequences of cultural

change?

• Paleoanthropology
• Cultural anthropology
• Physical anthropology
• Linguistic anthropology

ANSWER: b

POINTS: 1

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