Fields of Anthropology

Which of the following is not one of the 4 main fields of anthropology?

• archaeology

• biological anthropology

• cartography

• cultural anthropology

• all of the above are main fields of anthropology

Which field of anthropology is primarily concerned with the non-cultural aspects of humans and near-humans?

• archaeology

• biological anthropology

• linguistic anthropology

• cultural anthropology

• none of the above

Which field of anthropology is primarily interested in the prehistory and early history of societies and their cultures?

• archaeology

• forensics

• ethnobotany

• cultural anthropology

Biological anthropology includes the study of which of the following topics?

• non-human primates

• fossil record of human evolution

• human variation

• mechanisms of evolution

• all of the above

Paleoanthropologists are mostly interested in learning about:

• the cultures of living people

• sub-cultures of modern, large-scale societies

• ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt

• the fossil record of human evolution

• none of the above

Which field of anthropology would most likely be interested in the marriage patterns and kinship systems of different societies around the world?

• cultural anthropology

• linguistic anthropology

• zooarchaeology

• all of the above

Which of the following kinds of work would applied anthropology include?

• cultural resource management

• medical anthropology

• ethnobotany

• all of the above

Which field of archaeology would most likely be interested in ancient pre-literate societies around the world including those of most early North American Indians?

• classical archaeology

• historical archaeology

• prehistoric archaeology

• primatology