Anthropology Quiz

What are the two dimensions of anthropology recognized by the anthropological association?

• Ethnographic and Ethnological Anthropology

• Historical and Contemporary Anthropology

• Academic and Applied Anthropology

• Cultural and Biological Anthropology

What is the primary focus of cultural anthropology?

• The study of language structures

• The study of human biological diversity

• The study of ancient artifacts

• The study of patterns of human behavior

What method do cultural anthropologists often use to study a culture?

• Statistical analysis

• Surveys

• Interviews

• Participant observation

What is an ethnography?

• A type of cultural artifact

• A biological study of human remains

• A detailed description of a particular culture

• A method of language analysis

What does ethnology refer to?

• The examination of past societies

• The study of language and culture

• The cross-cultural analysis of ethnographic studies

• The study of human evolution

What is paleoanthropology?

• The study of living primates

• The study of human ancestors

• The study of language evolution

• The study of cultural artifacts

Which of the following is a focus of primatology?

• The study of ancient civilizations

• The study of cultural practices

• The study of human ancestors

• The study of living primates

What is the process by which organisms cope with environmental stresses called?

• Ethnographic adaptation

• Biological adaptation

• Cultural adaptation

• Social adaptation

What does linguistic anthropology primarily study?

• The cultural practices of societies

• The biological aspects of human beings

• The structure and history of human language

• The evolution of human species

Who is known as the father of modern structural linguistics?

• William Labov

• Edward Sapir

• Noam Chomsky

• Ferdinand de Saussure