Chapter 1 Doing Anthropology: Defining The Discipline
This is a practice test I am doing for myself, I mean no copyright infringement and this is just for personal testing of my knowledge.
- 1.The Hutterites were founded in?
- A.
Western Canada
- B.
The United States
- C.
Europe
- D.
Russia
- 2.The Hutterites were part of the Anabaptist movement which advocated?
- A.
A State Religion
- B.
Communal Living
- C.
Adult Baptism
- D.
Anti-Christian Ideals
- 3.The Hutterites could be described as "communistic." This means they?
- A.
Are politically affiliated with the former Soviet Union
- B.
Hold leftist political views
- C.
Believe in the communal ownership of property
- D.
Are considered subversive by the U.S. and Canadian Governments
- 4.The Hutterites are genetically isolated, which means they?
- A.
Are a different race
- B.
Are a different species
- C.
Are kept in separate living areas
- D.
Tend to marry only other Hutterites
- 5.The Hutterites could be considered conservative in all EXCEPT?
- A.
Mode of dress
- B.
Religious views
- C.
Acceptance of farming technologies
- D.
Modern conveniences like television
- 6.Which of the following is true of the Hutterite population?
- A.
It is now rapidly decreasing
- B.
It numbers about 450
- C.
It has a birth rate about that of North America in general
- D.
It has grown extremely rapidly in the last 130 years
- 7.The Hutterites place a high value on all EXCEPT?
- A.
Contact with the outside world
- B.
Literacy
- C.
Keeping track of genealogical relationships
- D.
Adhering to religious traditions
- 8.Which subfield of anthropology is concerned with humans as a biological species?
- A.
Physical Anthropology
- B.
Cultural Anthropology
- C.
Linguisitic Anthropology
- D.
Archaeology
- 9.Which subfield of anthropology is concerned with explaining the behavior variation among human societies?
- A.
Physical Anthropology
- B.
Cultural Anthropology
- C.
Linguisitic Anthropology
- D.
Archaeology
- 10.Which subfield of anthropology is concerned with the human communication system?
- A.
Physical Anthropology
- B.
Cultural Anthropology
- C.
Linguisitic Anthropology
- D.
Archaeology
- 11.Which subfield of anthropology is concerned with the reconstruction past cultural systems?
- A.
Physical Anthropology
- B.
Cultural Anthropology
- C.
Linguisitic Anthropology
- D.
Archaeology
- 12.Social welfare issues, legal and crime matters, health issues and preservation of cultural resources are all examples of?
- A.
Biological Anthropology
- B.
Applied Anthropology
- C.
Cultural Anthropology
- D.
Archaeology
- 13.To say that anthropology is holistic means that it?
- A.
Contributes to many other disciplines
- B.
Overlaps and draws from the studies of many other disciplines
- C.
Looks for interrelationships among the parts of its subject
- D.
Studies the whole human species
- 14.Field work is?
- A.
The main activity of the anthropologist
- B.
Required of all anthropological research
- C.
Only carried out in non-Western societies
- D.
The data-collection and hypothesis-testing aspect of anthropology
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