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Anthropology

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 2mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Social Science focuses on understanding humans.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Sometimes

2.

In our course we focus on all the social sciences except:

a)

Sociology

b)

Anthropology

c)

Philospophy

d)

Psychology

3.

Anthropology focuses on:

a)

our origins and culture

b)

how our mind works

c)

how families are set up

d)

how we relate to one another

4.

Psychology focuses on:

a)

Human relationships

b)

Human evolution

c)

Human mind and metal states

d)

Human migration

5.

Sociology focuses on:

a)

Individual Human behaviour

b)

Development of Family

c)

Social behaviour and interaction

d)

Human intelligence

6.

The following are all part of anthropology except:

a)

Linguistics

b)

archaeology

c)

cultural anthropology

d)

ecology

7.

Cultural Anthropologists studying human culture and behaviour look at all except:

a)

what people do

b)

what people make

c)

what people buy

d)

what people believe

8.

Cultural Anthropologists get information by:

a)

Observation

b)

Conducting Interviews

c)

Studying History

d)

All of the above

9.

People Anthropologists use to interview about the culture who are reliable and knowledgeable about the culture are called:

a)

Experts

b)

Informants

c)

Interviewees

d)

Assistants

10.

Which is NOT one of the common types of interviewing used by Cultural Anthropologists?

a)

Unstructured

b)

Semi-Structured

c)

Structured

d)

Limited

11.

The 3 fields of Cultural Anthropology are:

a)

Archaeology, Psychology and Ethnology

b)

Ethnology, Linguistics, Archaeology

c)

Sociology, Ethnology, Linguistics

d)

Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology

12.

Ethnography is the study of:

a)

the origins and cultures of different people

b)

the study of institutions in society

c)

the brain activity during sleep

d)

the evolution of the human species

13.

The Yanomani people are an example of :

a)

The impact of participant observation

b)

An ancient culture in Africa

c)

Astrolopithecus

d)

A culture of only women

14.

Ethnography is the study and analysis of:

a)

Human cultures

b)

a specific human culture

c)

Human and primate cultures

d)

prehistoric cultures

15.

Which is NOT an example of a Material Trait?

a)

Kilt

b)

Wedding dress

c)

Music

d)

Flag

16.

Which is NOT and example of a Non-Material Trait?

a)

Holiday Traditions

b)

Music

c)

Language

d)

A Bible

17.

Archaeology is the study of:

a)

human actions and beliefs

b)

human past through material remains

c)

human beliefs and practices

d)

human culture through observation

18.

Prehistoric Archaeology refers to the study of cultures:

a)

without written history

b)

over 5000 years old

c)

over 20 000 years old

d)

without tools

19.

Which example of a Prehistoric culture did we NOT look at in class?

a)

Machu Picchu

b)

Chichen Itza

c)

The Ming Dynasty

d)

Angkor Wat

20.

Angkor Wat is in:

a)

Mexico

b)

Peru

c)

China

d)

Cambodia

21.

William Rathje studies __________ to understand American Culture more.

a)

Schools

b)

Landfills

c)

Religions

d)

Families

22.

Paleoanthropology is the study of:

a)

Ancient cultures

b)

Human differences in population

c)

Cultures of prehumans

d)

Bone and stone remains of ancient ancestors

23.

Us and our distant Human ancestors are called:

a)

Hominins

b)

Sapiens

c)

Primates

d)

Hominoids

24.

Fossils are:

a)

evidence preserved in remains or impressions of biological matter

b)

ancient bone fragments

c)

human remains at least 100 000 years old

d)

human bone

25.

The idea of Evolution is credited to:

a)

Jane Goodall

b)

Sigmund Freud

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Issac Newton

26.

Darwin noted the differences between finches in the _________ islands.

a)

Galapagos

b)

Caribean

c)

Faulkland

d)

Philippine

27.

Human evolution is believed to have begun in:

a)

Asia

b)

Northern Europe

c)

South America

d)

Africa

28.

Lucy is a member of a the _________ species of Hominin.

a)

Australopithecus

b)

Neaderthal

c)

Homo Nadeli

d)

Homo Habilis

29.

Lucy is approx. ________ years old.

a)

10 000

b)

100 000

c)

1.8 million

d)

3.2 million

30.

What did Lucy's skeleton tell us?

a)

She walked upright

b)

She was about 1 metre tall

c)

She was an adult

d)

All of the above

31.

The other 2 skeleton findings we looked at were:

a)

Albert and Shirley

b)

Selam and Turkana Boy

c)

Zeresenay and Ethiopia baby

d)

Alemseged and Leakey

32.

Monkeys have tails.

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Sometimes

33.

Humans evolved from Gorilla's.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Humans and other Primates have a same ancestor.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Being adapted to walking upright on 2 legs is called:

a)

Biwalkalism

b)

Uprightism

c)

Bifootism

d)

Bipedalism

36.

Which in NOT and indicator of Bipedalism?

a)

S shaped spine

b)

Front facing eyes

c)

Slanting thigh bone

d)

Big toe in line with the heal

37.

Which species lived up to about 150 000 years ago along with us (Homo Sapiens)?

a)

Austrolopithicus

b)

Homo Erectus

c)

Neanderthals

d)

Home Naledi

38.

Modern Forensic Anthropologists often work to gather information in:

a)

Small communities

b)

Fresh Homicide cases

c)

Mass graves in war zones

d)

Ancient cultures

39.

People who study Apes and Monkeys are called:

a)

Zoologists

b)

Veteranarians

c)

Animal Anthropologists

d)

Primatologists

40.

We studied the following women who were key in Ape studies except:

a)

Lois Leakey

b)

Jane Goodall

c)

Dian Fossey

d)

Birute Galdikas

41.

One of Jane Goodall's most ground breaking discoveries was:

a)

Chimpanzee's live in groups

b)

Chimpanzee's use tools

c)

Chimpanzee populations are high

d)

All of the above

42.

Another thing that Jane Goodall discovered about Chimpanzees was:

a)

They can be violent and agressive

b)

They are empathetic

c)

They eat meat

d)

All of the above

43.

Most of Jane Goodall's work currently revolves around:

a)

Gorrilla's

b)

Orangutans

c)

Bonobos

d)

Education and Preservation

44.

Dian Fossey worked with:

a)

Gorillas

b)

Oragnutans

c)

Bonobos

d)

Chimpanzees

45.

Dian Fossey is buried next to:

a)

Her husband

b)

No one. They never found her body

c)

Digit

d)

Kanzi

46.

One of the longest animal studies ever done is currently being done by:

a)

Jane Goodall

b)

Birute Galdikas

c)

Dian Fossey

d)

Sue Sawyer

47.

Primates and humans are alike in the following ways except:

a)

S shaped spine

b)

long infant dependency period

c)

communication through facial expressions

d)

grasping hands

48.

Subgroups exists within the Homo Sapien (Human) group.

a)

True

b)

False

49.

There is some evidence to suggest that variance in skin colour may be due to the Human need for:

a)

Vitamin C

b)

Vitamin D

c)

Vitamin E

d)

U.V.

50.

Most of the Primate studies we looked at were initially funded by:

a)

Time Magazine

b)

World Wildlife Fund

c)

National Geographic

d)

United Nations - UNESCO

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