DISS quiz 2 2025

What is the main focus of Anthropology?

• Study of economic systems

• Study of governments

• Study of the human past

• Study of humans, cultures, and worldviews

Which discipline studies the optimal allocation of scarce resources?

• Sociology

• History

• Economics

• Psychology

Who is considered the Father of Cultural Anthropology?

• Karl Marx

• Franz Boas

• Edward Burnett Tylor

• Max Weber

What does “geo” mean in the word Geography?

• Sky

• Land

• People

• Culture

Which field in Economics studies small-scale market interactions?

• Macroeconomics

• Microeconomics

• Normative Economics

• Heterodox Economics

What does History primarily study?

• Present events

• Human mental behavior

• Past human activities

• Language structures

Who is regarded as the Father of History?

• Aristotle

• Thucydides

• Herodotus

• Ptolemy

Which discipline focuses on the structure and function of language?

• Linguistics

• Psychology

• History

• Demography

The study of human society is called:

• Economics

• Sociology

• Psychology

• Political Science

What discipline focuses on the statistical study of populations?

• Anthropology

• Demography

• Geography

• Sociology