Anthropology 150 - The Human Adventure » 2019 » Quiz 6

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Question #1
One of the following statements is INCORRECT
A.   culture is a major reason for human adaptability
B.   all humans have the capacity for culture
C.   racial groups differ in their capacities for culture
D.   cultural learning is uniquely elaborated in humans
Question #2
Which of the following statements is true about the beginning of human culture
A.   form bonds of sexual attraction with fellow humans
B.   make effective tools
C.   protect themselves against predators
D.   hunt successfully
E.   communicate with one another
Question #3
Which of the following statements is true about culture
A.   instinctive behavior
B.   genetically inherited
C.   transmitted biologically
D.   learned behavior
Question #4
Our extrasomatic means of adaptation include
A.   bipedal locomotion
B.   industrial technology
C.   stereoscopic vision
Question #5
Ethnocentrism is
A.   the belief that all humans are essentially similar and rational
B.   the belief that all cultures are equally worthy of respect
C.   pride in one's own society and its customs
D.   the belief that cultures other than one's own are inferior
E.   an attitude found only in Western cultures
Question #6
Which 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.   All human societies are cultural
C.   Culture can exist without a society
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.   scientific
B.   egocentric
C.   ethnographic
D.   ethnocentric
Question #8
Humans are the only ones capable of developing
A.   systems of communication
B.   a social structure
C.   an ecological system
D.   tools
E.   an ideology
Question #9
Learning is important in human evolution because
A.   humans are the only primates capable of learning new behaviors
B.   cultural adaptations favor the survival of those who are competitive
C.   learning permits rapid and efficient adaptation to social and environmental change
D.   genetic selection no longer occurs in the human species
Question #10
The opposite of cultural relativism is,,
A.   ethnocentrism
B.   cultural realism
C.   universalism
D.   diffusion
E.   secular humanism

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