Anthropology 150 - The Human Adventure » 2019 » Quiz 6

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Question #1
One of the following statements is INCORRECT
A.   all humans have the capacity for culture
B.   culture is a major reason for human adaptability
C.   racial groups differ in their capacities for culture
D.   cultural learning is uniquely elaborated in humans
Question #2
Human culture arises out of the ability of humans to:
A.   protect themselves against predators
B.   make effective tools
C.   hunt successfully
D.   communicate with one another
E.   form bonds of sexual attraction with fellow humans
Question #3
Which of the following statements is true about culture
A.   genetically inherited
B.   transmitted biologically
C.   learned behavior
D.   instinctive behavior
Question #4
Our extrasomatic means of adaptation include
A.   industrial technology
B.   bipedal locomotion
C.   stereoscopic vision
Question #5
Ethnocentrism is
A.   pride in one's own society and its customs
B.   the belief that all humans are essentially similar and rational
C.   an attitude found only in Western cultures
D.   the belief that all cultures are equally worthy of respect
E.   the belief that cultures other than one's own are inferior
Question #6
One of the following statements about society and culture is INCORRECT
A.   Although members of a society may share a culture, their behavior is not uniform
B.   Culture can exist without a society
C.   All human societies are cultural
D.   A culture is shared by all members of a given society
E.   A society can have multiple cultures
Question #7
How do you describe a person who judges other cultures solely in terms of his own
A.   ethnographic
B.   ethnocentric
C.   scientific
D.   egocentric
Question #8
Only humans are capable of developing
A.   tools
B.   an ideology
C.   an ecological system
D.   systems of communication
E.   a social structure
Question #9
Learning is important in human evolution because
A.   genetic selection no longer occurs in the human species
B.   learning permits rapid and efficient adaptation to social and environmental change
C.   cultural adaptations favor the survival of those who are competitive
D.   humans are the only primates capable of learning new behaviors
Question #10
The opposite of cultural relativism is,,
A.   secular humanism
B.   universalism
C.   ethnocentrism
D.   cultural realism
E.   diffusion

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