Anth Hist & Theory Exams Prep Quiz!

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Are you familiar with Anth Hist & Theory? This quiz can help you prepare for the exam. Anthropology is a discipline that is extremely aware of its history. You must understand the difference between inductive reasoning and deductive reasoning. The major influencers of this subject include John Locke and Charles Darwin. If you need to know about anthropology and theory, look no further than this quiz.

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1.

Falsifiability is:
- A.
  
  Created by Darwin, the shift from divine thinking to scientific.
- B.
  
  How we gain knowledge
- C.
  
  Created by Popper, if something was false it would be proven false in experimentation.
- D.
  
  Created by Plato, stating that if something was false all related theories would be false too.
2.

Inductive reasoning is:
- A.
  
  Specific to general
- B.
  
  General to specific
- C.
  
  Only used in biology
- D.
  
  Only used in philosophy
3.

Deductive reasoning is
- A.
  
  Specific to general
- B.
  
  Used to limit options
- C.
  
  Only used in sociology
- D.
  
  General to specific
4.

Internal constraints could include the biases of the professor, donors to a school, and what books are selected for a class.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
5.

An example of external constraints would be political and religious, such as the Bush administration defunding federal stem cell research
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
6.

Going from divine thought to studying evolution is seen as _________ shift in science.
7.

__________ is how we gain knowledge, a philosophy stemming from John Locke.
8.

An evidence based way to look at problems is
- A.
  
  Epistemology
- B.
  
  Replicability
- C.
  
  Empriricism
- D.
  
  Philosophy
9.

__________ is replicating a past action or activity
10.

John Locke's theories developed before the enlightenment
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
11.

QUIZ TWO Who wrote Principles of Geology:
- A.
  
  Darwin
- B.
  
  Lyell
- C.
  
  LaMark
- D.
  
  Morgan
12.

Author of Theory of the Earth:
- A.
  
  Darwin
- B.
  
  Morgan
- C.
  
  Marx
- D.
  
  Hutton
13.

Louis Henry Morgan was an American evolutionist
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
14.

Skull measuring has roots in racial science
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
15.

Who associated skin color with disease resistance (ex: sickle cell anemia and malaria)
- A.
  
  William Chamber Wells
- B.
  
  Charles Darwin
- C.
  
  Sir James Frazer
- D.
  
  Clark Wissler
16.

QUIZ THREE Who wrote Antiquity of Man:
- A.
  
  Hutton
- B.
  
  LaMark
- C.
  
  Lyell
- D.
  
  Wissler
17.

Author of Prehistoric times:
- A.
  
  Darwin
- B.
  
  Kroeber
- C.
  
  Boas
- D.
  
  Lubbock
18.

"Superorganic" was coined by:
- A.
  
  Spencer, but Darwin was given credit
- B.
  
  Boas, but Kroeber was given credit
- C.
  
  Kroeber
- D.
  
  Hutton
19.

The Golden Bough by Sir James Frazer was the first comprehensive study on religious science
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
20.

Kroeber is associated with the "mismanagement of resources"
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
21.

The first person to coin the term "culture area" was O.T. Mason
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
22.

Ancient Society was written by:
- A.
  
  Clark Wissler
- B.
  
  Betty Meggers
- C.
  
  Louis Henry Morgan
- D.
  
  Margaret Meade
23.

Dr. Plew LOVES Boas
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
24.

Culture and Natural Areas of North America was written by:
- A.
  
  Kroeber
- B.
  
  Lowie
- C.
  
  Wissler
- D.
  
  Meade
25.

19th Century use of "ethnographic analogy" was pioneered by:
- A.
  
  Boas
- B.
  
  Sir James Frazer
- C.
  
  Sir Ian McKellan
- D.
  
  Pitt-Rivers