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.   cultural learning is uniquely elaborated in humans
D.   racial groups differ in their capacities for culture
Question #2
Which of the following statements is true about the beginning of human culture
A.   make effective tools
B.   communicate with one another
C.   protect themselves against predators
D.   form bonds of sexual attraction with fellow humans
E.   hunt successfully
Question #3
Culture is
A.   genetically inherited
B.   instinctive behavior
C.   transmitted biologically
D.   learned behavior
Question #4
Our extrasomatic means of adaptation include
A.   bipedal locomotion
B.   stereoscopic vision
C.   industrial technology
Question #5
Ethnocentrism is
A.   the belief that cultures other than one's own are inferior
B.   the belief that all cultures are equally worthy of respect
C.   an attitude found only in Western cultures
D.   the belief that all humans are essentially similar and rational
E.   pride in one's own society and its customs
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.   Culture can exist without a society
C.   All human societies are cultural
D.   A society can have multiple cultures
E.   Although members of a society may share a culture, their behavior is not uniform
Question #7
A person who judges other cultures solely in terms of his own is
A.   scientific
B.   egocentric
C.   ethnographic
D.   ethnocentric
Question #8
Humans are the only ones capable of developing
A.   an ideology
B.   tools
C.   a social structure
D.   systems of communication
E.   an ecological system
Question #9
Why is learning important in human evolution?
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.   universalism
B.   diffusion
C.   cultural realism
D.   secular humanism
E.   ethnocentrism

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