Test Bank For Mirror for Humanity A Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 12th edition By Kottak

ISBN10: 1260071421 ISBN13: 9781260071429

Chapter 01

1. What is anthropology?

A. the art of ethnography

B. the humanistic investigation of myths in nonindustrial societies

C. the study of the stages of social evolution

D. the study of long-term physiological adaptation

E. the study of humans around the world and through time

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Learning Objective: Define general anthropology.

Topic: General Anthropology

2. A holistic and comparative perspective

A. refers only to the cultural aspects of human diversity that anthropologists study.

B. most characterizes anthropology when compared to other disciplines that study humans.

C. makes general anthropology superior to sociocultural anthropology.

D. is the hallmark of all social sciences, not just anthropology.

E. makes anthropology an interesting field of study, but too broad of one to apply to real problems people face today.

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Learning Objective: Describe how anthropology describes the whole of the human condition.

Topic: Human Adaptability

3. As humans organize their lives and adapt to different environments, our abilities to learn, think symbolically, use language, and employ tools and other products

A. rest on certain features of human biology that make culture, which is not itself biological, possible.

B. prove that only fully developed adults have the capacity for culture; children lack the capacity for culture until they mature.

C. have made some human groups more cultured than others.

D. rest on certain features of human biology that make culture itself a biological phenomenon.

E. are shared with other animals capable of organized group life—such as baboons, wolves, and even ants.

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Learning Objective: Describe how anthropology describes the whole of the human condition.

Topic: Human Adaptability

4. Which of the following statements about culture is FALSE?

A. Culture is passed on genetically to future generations.

B. Cultural forces consistently mold and shape human biology and behavior.

C. Culture is passed on from generation to generation.

D. Culture guides the beliefs and behavior of the people exposed to it.

E. Culture is a key aspect of human adaptability and success.

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Learning Objective: Describe how anthropology describes the whole of the human condition.

Topic: Human Adaptability

5. What is the process by which children learn a particular cultural tradition?

A. ethnography

B. biological adaptation

C. acculturation

D. ethnology

E. enculturation

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Learning Objective: Describe how anthropology describes the whole of the human condition.

Topic: Human Adaptability