SOSC103FA2004TESTOne

SOSC 103 EXAM I on September 24, 2004.
1 Urbanowicz believes that today's anthropology can be traced from ideas which came from:
Exploration & Evolution.
Evolution & Enlightenment.
Enlightenment & Exploration.
Exploration, Enlightenment, and Evolution!
2 According to John Marshall, the rock paintings (or "handprints") of the Bushmen of the Kalahari were:
the work of children.
grafiti.
signatures or magical signs.
All-of-the-above.
3 Perhaps Charles Darwin (1809-1882) eas most famous inn the 19th century for:
Being the first individual to come up with the idea of evolution.
Developing the idea of "uniforrmitarianism" (which was then applied to biology).
Presenting a substantial amount of evidence to demonstrate the idea of evolution (and natural selection) for the scientists and educated individuals of the day.
All-of-the-above!
4 Among the Yanomamo of South American, the following took place:
alliances.
trading.
feasts.
all-of-the-above are correct!
5 An idea that is a mixture of belief and feeling that one's own way of life is desirable and actually superior to others is known as:
anthropology.
religion.
natural selection.
ethnocentrism.
6 According to S&M, "cultural anthropology has a two-fold mission: to understand other cultures and _______. 
lecture about them.
write about them.
communicate that understanding.
describe them to students and the public.
7 The concept of a "silent language" consists of speaking distances, gestures, as well as smiles (and a host of other tacit signs).
CORRECT.
FALSE
8 According to George C. Williams (in the Guidebook), an overwhelming amount of preventable disease in modern societies results from the devastating results of television.
TRUE
FALSE
9 The largest geographical feature on the planet we call "earth" is what we call Asia.
TRUE
FALSE
10 A shaman has been described as a part-time religious specialist who controls supernatural power.
TRUE
FALSE
11 Homo erectus was the first pre-Homo sapiens species to leave Africa.
TRUE
FALSE