Anthropology 150 - The Human Adventure » 2019 » Quiz 6

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

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