Anthropology

The headman in a tribe typically is __________.

The headman in a tribe typically is __________.

The headman in a tribe typically is __________.
 
  A) hereditary
  B) full-time
  C) formally acknowledged
  D) reliant on power as a means of control

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Colby Ngo

As her life progresses, a traditional Chinese woman’s names __________.

As her life progresses, a traditional Chinese woman’s names __________.

As her life progresses, a traditional Chinese woman’s names __________.
a. accumulate with prestige
b. change to reflect new statuses
c. take on good or bad references in her community
d. are dropped until they are all gone

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kmduncan

Practices of delayed social birth are generally found in societies where __________.

Practices of delayed social birth are generally found in societies where __________.

Practices of delayed social birth are generally found in societies where __________.
a. there is little understanding of medicine
b. ancestral spirits are important elements in religion
c. there has been, or still is a high rate of inf

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Байаман Бакты

The Yako of Nigeria follow __________ rules for inheritance, with patrilineal groups receiving land

The Yako of Nigeria follow __________ rules for inheritance, with patrilineal groups receiving land

The Yako of Nigeria follow __________ rules for inheritance, with patrilineal groups receiving land and grazing rights and matrilineal groups receiving cattle and other livestock.
a. ambilineal descent
b. bilateral descent
c. parallel

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Jordyn Edwinson

Which of the following statements about social fatherhood is false?

Which of the following statements about social fatherhood is false?

Which of the following statements about social fatherhood is false?
a. Social fatherhood may be the same as biological paternity.
b. Social fatherhood is always the same as biological paternity.
c. Social fatherhood describes the stat

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Jordyn Edwinson

Societies based on __________ have the highest proportion of matrilineal systems.

Societies based on __________ have the highest proportion of matrilineal systems.

Societies based on __________ have the highest proportion of matrilineal systems.
a. agriculture
b. pastoralism
c. horticulture
d. foraging

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Jordyn Edwinson

All are true of the leaders of Trobriand dala EXCEPT which of the following?

All are true of the leaders of Trobriand dala EXCEPT which of the following?

All are true of the leaders of Trobriand dala EXCEPT which of the following?
a. Dala are usually the eldest male of the eldest lineage in the group.
b. Upon the death of a headman, the position is passed on to his eldest son.
c. Headme

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Jordyn Edwinson

In the Biocultural Connection box Maori Origins, what was the focus of the research on the Maori ...

In the Biocultural Connection box Maori Origins, what was the focus of the research on the Maori ...

In the Biocultural Connection box Maori Origins, what was the focus of the research on the Maori people?
 
  a. Studying migration patterns of the first peoples to inhabit North America
  b. Creating lineage divisions b

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Tramel Hughes

The femur of Orrorin tugenensis suggests that it was

The femur of Orrorin tugenensis suggests that it was

The femur of Orrorin tugenensis suggests that it was
 
  A. unable to climb in trees.
  B. able to walk on two legs.
  C. strictly arboreal.
  D. nearly twice the size of a modern gorilla.
 

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Izza Khalid

Linguists influenced by Chomsky's transformational/generative grammar approach tend to rely on ...

Linguists influenced by Chomsky's transformational/generative grammar approach tend to rely on ...

Linguists influenced by Chomsky's transformational/generative grammar approach tend to rely on introspection as an important way to gather and check the grammaticality of their data.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or

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Kilolima17

The earliest stone tools discovered thus far, dating to 2.6 m.y.

The earliest stone tools discovered thus far, dating to 2.6 m.y.

The earliest stone tools discovered thus far, dating to 2.6 m.y.a.,
 
  A. may have been made by Au. garhi.
  B. were made by H. erectus.
  C. come from the Djurab Desert in Chad.
  D. belong to the

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Izza Khalid

Which of the following is a problem associated with captive studies?

Which of the following is a problem associated with captive studies?

Which of the following is a problem associated with captive studies?

a.  the primates may hide in dense trees for hours on end
b.  enforced proximity leads to higher levels of aggression
c.  locating the primates

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britt_bertneey

British functionalist Malinowski emphasized ____ needs, while Radcliffe-Brown emphasized the needs ...

British functionalist Malinowski emphasized ____ needs, while Radcliffe-Brown emphasized the needs ...

British functionalist Malinowski emphasized ____ needs, while Radcliffe-Brown emphasized the needs of ____.
 
  a. societal / individuals
  b. individual / society
  c. cultural / human biology
  d.

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ofolad

The presence of a copper-colored pigment called ___________ has an effect on the darkness of a ...

The presence of a copper-colored pigment called ___________ has an effect on the darkness of a ...

The presence of a copper-colored pigment called ___________ has an effect on the darkness of a person's skin like melanin.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Skyla Gorman

How do bilateral kinship systems differ from other kinship systems?

How do bilateral kinship systems differ from other kinship systems?

How do bilateral kinship systems differ from other kinship systems?
 
  a. Unlike in cognatic systems, bilateral descent is traced through either gender.
  b. Unlike in cognatic systems, bilateral kinship is only traced

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C Ponce

How do cognatic systems differ from unilineal systems?

How do cognatic systems differ from unilineal systems?

How do cognatic systems differ from unilineal systems?
 
  a. Cognatic systems can hold property and regulate access to land.
  b. Cognatic systems have overlapping membership in lineages.
  c. Cognatic system

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Ramiro Perez

The existence of over 200 words for the potato that reflects the potato's many uses in the Aymara ...

The existence of over 200 words for the potato that reflects the potato's many uses in the Aymara ...

The existence of over 200 words for the potato that reflects the potato's many uses in the Aymara language of highland Bolivia and Peru is an example of:
 
  a. code switching
 b. linguistic relativity
 c. a dialect

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Ridge Pate

Comparative research on gender inequality has found each of the following EXCEPT

Comparative research on gender inequality has found each of the following EXCEPT

Comparative research on gender inequality has found each of the following EXCEPT
 
  a. in no society are the primary political roles restricted to women.
  b. women are commonly excluded from major leadership roles in

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Susana Andres

The way the Kung treated Richard Lee's gift of a Christmas ox reveals how much they value

The way the Kung treated Richard Lee's gift of a Christmas ox reveals how much they value

The way the Kung treated Richard Lee's gift of a Christmas ox reveals how much they value
 
  a. male dominance.
  b family solidarity.
  c. identification with nature.
   d. equality.

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Iftee Khar

According to Lee, a Kung hunter

According to Lee, a Kung hunter

According to Lee, a Kung hunter
 
  a. eats all of a kill himself.
  b. shares game only with his own family.
  c. gives all the meat from an animal he has killed to the man who made the arrow he used.
&n

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Iftekhar Hasan

The popularity of Western-style white weddings is growing in much of East Asia but not in India. ...

The popularity of Western-style white weddings is growing in much of East Asia but not in India. ...

The popularity of Western-style white weddings is growing in much of East Asia but not in India.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Hannah Netherwood

In most non-industrialized societies, the basic unit of production is the:

In most non-industrialized societies, the basic unit of production is the:

In most non-industrialized societies, the basic unit of production is the:
 
  a. individual.
  b. household.
  c. village.
  d. government.
  e. private company.

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Nestor Ulloa

In __________ societies, relationships between deities or spirit-beings tend to reflect the human re

In __________ societies, relationships between deities or spirit-beings tend to reflect the human re

In __________ societies, relationships between deities or spirit-beings tend to reflect the human relationships in that society.
a. democratic
b. egalitarian, stateless
c. Buddhist
d. modern

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Jordyn Edwinson

The household unit in classical Greece and Rome was represented by __________.

The household unit in classical Greece and Rome was represented by __________.

The household unit in classical Greece and Rome was represented by __________.
 
  a. special priests
  b. married male and female deities
  c. child deities
  d. kitchen goddesses

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Jordyn Edwinson

Which of the following societies considers ancestral spirits to bring rain?

Which of the following societies considers ancestral spirits to bring rain?

Which of the following societies considers ancestral spirits to bring rain?
a. Japanese
b. Hopi
c. Dani
d. Ju/’hoansi

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Jordyn Edwinson

Which of the following is NOT a use that animal products are put to by the Nuer of southern Sudan?

Which of the following is NOT a use that animal products are put to by the Nuer of southern Sudan?

Which of the following is NOT a use that animal products are put to by the Nuer of southern Sudan?
a. milk for food
b. meat on ritual occasions
c. payments for wives
d. pets

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Christian Keith

Archaeologists are especially interested in features known as middens because they provide ...

Archaeologists are especially interested in features known as middens because they provide ...

Archaeologists are especially interested in features known as middens because they provide information on:
 
  a. ancient trash that would include artifacts that people used and consumed
 b. minerals that early populations u

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Anas Ali1

Robert Trotter's work in discovering the role of lead poisoning in some traditional medicines used ...

Robert Trotter's work in discovering the role of lead poisoning in some traditional medicines used ...

Robert Trotter's work in discovering the role of lead poisoning in some traditional medicines used by Mexican Americans is an example of critical medical anthropology.

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Michael Sheppard

Whistled speech is used to expand acoustic space.

Whistled speech is used to expand acoustic space.

Whistled speech is used to expand acoustic space.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Alejandro Arias

__________ was the most extreme exploitation of labor of indigenous peoples by colonial nations. ...

__________ was the most extreme exploitation of labor of indigenous peoples by colonial nations. ...

__________ was the most extreme exploitation of labor of indigenous peoples by colonial nations.
 
  a. The North American fur trade
  b. The copra trade
  c. Slavery
  d. The Spice trade

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abdalla2016

Cave art, wall paintings of animals, portable art, and figurine sculptures are distinguishing ...

Cave art, wall paintings of animals, portable art, and figurine sculptures are distinguishing ...

Cave art, wall paintings of animals, portable art, and figurine sculptures are distinguishing features of the __________ period in Europe.
 
  A) archaic
  B) Neolithic
  C) sedentism
  D) Upper Pale

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Xingyan He

Some features of U.S. material culture such as gas stations, supermarkets, and motels

Some features of U.S. material culture such as gas stations, supermarkets, and motels

Some features of U.S. material culture such as gas stations, supermarkets, and motels
A) show high regional variation.
B) promote diffusion of folk culture.
C) reflect the preservation of folk culture.
D) provide diversity on the

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Jonathan Martin

Today, evolutionary anthropologists or behavioral ecologists look at how a behavioral characteristic ...

Today, evolutionary anthropologists or behavioral ecologists look at how a behavioral characteristic ...

Today, evolutionary anthropologists or behavioral ecologists look at how a behavioral characteristic may be __________.
 
  A) adaptive for an individual in a given environment
  B) adaptive for a group in a given envir

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Jen Bacon

The __________ of the Pacific Northwest is an example of a redistributive network.

The __________ of the Pacific Northwest is an example of a redistributive network.

The __________ of the Pacific Northwest is an example of a redistributive network.
a. fur trade
b. potlatch
c. moka
d. market day

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Байаман Бакты

Research by Ochs and Taylor found that dinnertime conversations in America follow a __________ patte

Research by Ochs and Taylor found that dinnertime conversations in America follow a __________ patte

Research by Ochs and Taylor found that dinnertime conversations in America follow a __________ pattern.
a. random
b. father knows best
c. mother knows best
d. mother in the spotlight

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Adam Cumpton

In the Spanish Americas, indigenous people who __________ became free laborers with little choice b

In the Spanish Americas, indigenous people who __________ became free laborers with little choice b

In the Spanish Americas, indigenous people who __________ became free laborers with little choice  but to accept work as sharecroppers or in mines.
a. committed petty crimes
b. were born after 1610
c. were dispossessed of their la

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Jordyn Edwinson

Standard American Englishs cultural emphasis is on words referring to

Standard American Englishs cultural emphasis is on words referring to

Standard American Englishs cultural emphasis is on words referring to
 
  a. technology.
  b. weather.
  c. cows and crops.
  d. religious artifacts.
  e. the past (history).

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Ellie Belvo

Morgan proposed a __________ stages evolutionary scheme for all societies based on many comparative

Morgan proposed a __________ stages evolutionary scheme for all societies based on many comparative

cultural anthropology

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bolbol

Claude Levi-Strauss developed structuralism to try to answer the question of why __________ around

Claude Levi-Strauss developed structuralism to try to answer the question of why __________ around

anth 2308

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bolbol

Standard American English's cultural emphasis in middle-class culture is on words referring to: ...

Standard American English's cultural emphasis in middle-class culture is on words referring to: ...

Standard American English's cultural emphasis in middle-class culture is on words referring to:
 
  a. sports.
  b. weather.
  c. cows and crops.
  d. religious artifacts.
  e. the past (hi

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Alyce Baker