WorksheetsCulture
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is anthropology?
a)
the art of ethnography
b)
the study of long-term physiological adaptation
c)
the exploration of human diversity in time and space
2.
A holistic and comparative perspective:
a)
makes general anthropology superior to sociocultural anthropology.
b)
refers only to the cultural aspects of human diversity that anthropologists study.
c)
most characterizes anthropology, compared to other disciplines that study humans.
3.
Which of the following is NOT true about culture?
a)
Culture is a key aspect of human adaptability and success.
b)
Culture is passed on genetically to future generations.
c)
Cultural forces consistently mold and shape human biology and behavior.
4.
Over time, humans have become increasingly dependent on which of the following to cope with the environments they have occupied in time and space?
a)
cultural means of adaptation
b)
biological means of adaptation, mostly thanks to advanced medical research
c)
social institutions, such as the state that coordinates collective action
5.
Humans can adapt to their surroundings through both biological and cultural means.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
Culture
a)
is the exclusive domain of the elite.
b)
is acquired by humans as members of society through the process of enculturation.
c)
is more developed in industrial nations than among hunters and gatherers.
7.
Which of the following statements about enculturation is NOT true?
a)
It occurs through a process of conscious and unconscious learning.
b)
it may involve direct teaching.
c)
It is the exchange of cultural features that results when two or more groups come into consistent firsthand contact.
8.
What do anthropologists mean when they say culture is shared?
a)
Culture is an attribute of particular individuals.
b)
Culture is an attribute of individuals as members of groups
c)
Passive enculturation is accomplished by more than one person.
9.
Culture is transmitted by both formal and informal instruction, but not by observation.
a)
True
b)
False
10.
Cultures are integrated, patterned systems in which a change in one part often leads to changes in other parts.
a)
True
b)
False
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