ANTH113FA2006TESTOne
ANTH 113 EXAM I on FRIDAY 22 September 2006.
1
According to Spradley & McCurdy, when doing fieldwork, ethnographers do not look for "subjects" to observe but look for:
the shaman to describe their kinship system.
the most important individual ("the chief") to talk to.
informants to teach them the culture.
all-of-the-above!
2
The individual that we most closely associate with the discovery of what is called the "Taung Skull" from South Africa is:
Charles Darwin.
Mary Leakey.
Jane Goodall.
Raymond Dart.
3
Scientists have infected _______ with polio, coaxed them into space, and researchers like working with them because of their strong genetic similarity to human beings!
Homo erectus
baboons
chimpanzees
dogs
4
The cultural rules people use to assign rights to ownership and use of resources is known as:
an affinity system.
a polygynous system.
a system of consanguinity .
an economic system.
5
The !Kung (or "Bushmen") are a group of people who live in:
South America.
Central America.
Africa.
North America.
6
The fossil that we called "Neanderthal Man" was discovered in Europe in:
1776.
1810.
1857.
1859.
7
Gmelch has written about ethnographic fieldwork, describing it as a "rite of passage" and a very personal experience.
TRUE
FALSE
8
It was written in the Guidebook that contrary to established theory, men and women use radically different methods for coping with stress.
TRUE
FALSE
9
California has a September 2006 population of approximately 51,500,000 individuals.
TRUE
FALSE
10
Laura Bohannan writes that most of us are "naive realists" believing that our culture mirrors a reality shared by everyone.
TRUE
FALSE
11
The largest geographical feature on the planet is the continent of Asia.
TRUE
FALSE
12
An "Applied Anthropologist" is one who uses anthropological knowledge to influence social interaction.
TRUE
FALSE