SS4 Quiz #1 (Introduction to Anthropology)

What approach does Anthropology adopt?

• A holistic, cross-cultural approach

• A focused, single-culture approach

• A purely objective and scientific approach

• An future-forward, inferential approach

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Anthropology as a study?

• It looks at human's past, present, and projects its future.

• It is the systematic study of the way that people live.

• It is exclusively the study of non-industrial peoples.

• All of the statements are characteristics of Anthropology.

What is this and what did it represent?

• The Renaissance Man; Diversity and Excellence

• The Vitruvian Man; Diversity and Excellence

• The Vitruvian Man; Mathematical and Architectural Perfection

• The Renaissance man; Mathematical and Architectural Perfection

Which of the following examples the least likely to be something that Anthropology concerns itself with?

• The newly discovered Higgs-Boson particle (the God particle) may explain the beginning of all things in the universe.

• A chemical substance called Oxytocin sprayed into the nose can make people more willing to try new things.

• A possible reason that the frequency of suicides in Bolivia is at an all-time high is the pandemic's necessity for social isolation.

• In Denmark, they break dishes and glasses to ring in the New Year.

Which of the following is not a subfield of Anthropology?

• Archaeology

• Linguistic Anthropology

• Cultural Anthropology

• Societal Anthropology

• Biological Anthropology

Under Archaeological Anthropology, what can be safely inferred from the complexity of an ancient civilization's buildings?

• (a) Social complexity and roles.

• (b) Advanced methods of labor.

• (c) A high level of artistic expression

• All of the above are correct.

• Only (a) and (b) are correct.

Which of the following anthropologists popularized the method of physically and psychologically immersing yourself in the society and traditions one is studying? Additionally, which subfield of anthropology did they contribute to?

• Jane Goodall; Biological Anthropology

• Margaret Mead; Cultural Anthropology

• Jane Goodall;

  Cultural Anthropology

• Margaret Mead; Biological

  Anthropology

Which of the following is a characteristic of an ethnography?

• They are usually conducted through fieldwork (the researcher joins the community/society).

• The cultures of the target society are immediately compared and contrasted with the cultures of other societies.

• It is important that the researcher takes note of his/her insights and thoughts about the culture of the community/society.

• All of the above are characteristics of ethnographies.

Which of the following is not something that archaeological anthropologists would study?

• Modern people's garbage.

• Tapestries left behind by the Sumerian civilization.

• Stones describing the Aztec's beliefs on human sacrifice.

• All of the above are things that archaeological anthropologists would study.

An anthropologist studied a high school in Iowa, where, unlike other high schools in the state, hugging and affectionate language were very much normal phenomenon. Which of the following anthropological subfields would this classify under?

• Cultural Anthropology

• Physical Anthropology

• Applied Anthropology

• Linguistic Anthropology