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

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