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.   racial groups differ in their capacities for culture
C.   culture is a major reason for human adaptability
D.   all humans have the capacity for culture
Question #2
Human culture arises out of the ability of humans to:
A.   communicate with one another
B.   protect themselves against predators
C.   hunt successfully
D.   make effective tools
E.   form bonds of sexual attraction with fellow humans
Question #3
Which of the following statements is true about culture
A.   genetically inherited
B.   learned behavior
C.   instinctive behavior
D.   transmitted biologically
Question #4
Our extrasomatic means of adaptation include
A.   stereoscopic vision
B.   bipedal locomotion
C.   industrial technology
Question #5
Ethnocentrism is
A.   pride in one's own society and its customs
B.   the belief that all cultures are equally worthy of respect
C.   the belief that all humans are essentially similar and rational
D.   the belief that cultures other than one's own are inferior
E.   an attitude found only in Western cultures
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 society can have multiple cultures
E.   A culture is shared by all members of a given society
Question #7
How do you describe a person who judges other cultures solely in terms of his own
A.   egocentric
B.   ethnocentric
C.   scientific
D.   ethnographic
Question #8
Only humans are capable of developing
A.   an ideology
B.   tools
C.   a social structure
D.   systems of communication
E.   an ecological system
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.   universalism
B.   diffusion
C.   secular humanism
D.   cultural realism
E.   ethnocentrism

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