Anthropology and Society Quiz

What is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture?

• Archaeology

• Cultural Anthropology

• Linguistic Anthropology

• Physical/Biological Anthropology

• Applied Anthropology

What branch of anthropology focuses on the study of cultural variation among humans?

• Archaeology

• Cultural Anthropology

• Linguistic Anthropology

• Physical/Biological Anthropology

• Applied Anthropology

What does physical/biological anthropology examine?

• Biological development of humans

• Cultural practices

• Linguistic variations

• Archaeological findings

• Applied theories

What is the application of the methods and theory of anthropology to the analysis and solution of practical problems?

• Cultural Anthropology

• Applied Anthropology

• Linguistic Anthropology

• Physical/Biological Anthropology

• Archaeology

What are the two characteristics of culture?

• Material Culture and Non-Material Culture

• Cultural Evolutionism and Diffusionism

• Linguistic and Physical Anthropology

• Applied and Cultural Anthropology

• Historical and Archaeological Studies

What are the three theories on culture?

• Cultural Evolutionism, Diffusionism, Historicism

• Material Culture, Non-Material Culture, Linguistic Anthropology

• Applied Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, Archaeology

• Biological Anthropology, Cultural Evolutionism, Linguistic Anthropology

• Historical Studies, Cultural Practices, Material Culture

Which subfield of anthropology studies the relationship between language and culture?

• Cultural Anthropology

• Linguistic Anthropology

• Physical/Biological Anthropology

• Archaeology

• Applied Anthropology

What is the primary focus of cultural anthropology?

• Human biological diversity

• Material artifacts

• Cultural practices and beliefs

• Language development

• Evolutionary processes

Which theory suggests that cultures develop through a process of adaptation to their environments?

• Cultural Evolutionism

• Diffusionism

• Structuralism

• Symbolic Interactionism

• Functionalism

What is the primary focus of linguistic anthropology?

• Language structure and use

• Cultural practices

• Human biological evolution

• Material culture

• Social organization