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.   cultural learning is uniquely elaborated in humans
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.   hunt successfully
C.   make effective tools
D.   communicate with one another
E.   protect themselves against predators
Question #3
Culture is
A.   instinctive behavior
B.   genetically inherited
C.   transmitted biologically
D.   learned behavior
Question #4
Our extrasomatic means of adaptation include
A.   industrial technology
B.   bipedal locomotion
C.   stereoscopic vision
Question #5
Ethnocentrism is
A.   the belief that all humans are essentially similar and rational
B.   the belief that cultures other than one's own are inferior
C.   the belief that all cultures are equally worthy of respect
D.   pride in one's own society and its customs
E.   an attitude found only in Western cultures
Question #6
Which of the following statements about society and culture is INCORRECT?
A.   All human societies are cultural
B.   Culture can exist without a society
C.   Although members of a society may share a culture, their behavior is not uniform
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.   egocentric
C.   ethnocentric
D.   scientific
Question #8
Only humans are capable of developing
A.   a social structure
B.   an ecological system
C.   tools
D.   an ideology
E.   systems of communication
Question #9
Why is learning important in human evolution?
A.   learning permits rapid and efficient adaptation to social and environmental change
B.   humans are the only primates capable of learning new behaviors
C.   genetic selection no longer occurs in the human species
D.   cultural adaptations favor the survival of those who are competitive
Question #10
The opposite of cultural relativism is,,
A.   secular humanism
B.   cultural realism
C.   universalism
D.   diffusion
E.   ethnocentrism

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