According to Jared Diamond (in S&M), Easter
Island declined as a result of:
warfare with neighboring tribes.
environmental destruction.
social concerns became more important than conservation.
Both "a + b" are correct.
2
According to Debra tannen (in S&M), the
tacit signs of a "silent language" include:
speaking distances and gestures.
gestures and smiles.
smiles and speaking distance.
speaking distances, gestures, smiles, and a host of other
tacit signs.
3
The smallest meaningful category in any language
is called a:
sememe.
phoneme.
morpheme.
symbol.
4
The first edition of On The Origin of Species
by Charles Darwin was published in:
1839.
1844.
1859.
1872.
5
The reason that Jane Goodall (and perhaps Urbanowicz)
has hope is because of:
the human brain.
the energy, enthusiasm, and human spirit.
the resilience of nature.
all-of-the-above.
6
Stories that reveal the religious knowledge
of how things have come into being are known as:
religious stories.
worldview stories.
mythology
just-so stories.
7
Gmelch, writing in S&M, had an interesting
article about "baseball players" and how they never used any sort of magic
or rituals in their games.
TRUE
FALSE
8
Interestingly enough, even with his lengthy
travels to islands across the globe, Charles Darwin never wrote anything
about the geology of islands or of how atolls were formed.
TRUE
FALSE
9
A kinship group normally comprising several
lineages is known as a clan:
TRUE
FALSE
10
The publication of Vestiges (by Robert
Chambers in 1844) had no influence on the public's subsequent acceptance
of Darwin's ideas.
TRUE
FALSE
11
The phrase "I am an optimist. It does not seem
too much use being anything else" was stated by Edward Fitzgerald.
TRUE
FALSE
12
A "shaman" has been described as a full-time
religious specialist.