SOSC103FA2004TESTThree

SOSC 103 EXAM III on December 13, 2004.


1 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.
TRUE
FALSE