Anthropology 300 - Language and Culture » Spring 2020 » Exam 1

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Question #1
An ethnography is the study of a culture
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #2
Which of the following is NOT one of the four fields of anthropology?
A.   linguistic anthropology
B.   archaeology
C.   linguistics 
D.   cultural anthropology
Question #3
Linguistic Relativity states that languages are arbitrary systems
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #4
Who was Franz Boas?
A.   a German-born Anthropologist who started the first department of Anthropology in America 
B.   The first American-born Anthropologist
C.   An anthropologist who did not think language was important in conducting ethnographic fieldwork
D.   The first Anthropologist ever
Question #5
___________is one's ability to perceive and think about things.
A.   Optometry
B.   Cultural Relativity
C.   Taxation
D.   Frames of Reference 
Question #6
Which of the following is not a component of ethnocentrism?
A.   Not understanding different cultural systems in their own terms
B.   Using your own cultural system to interpret someone else's cultural system
C.   Knowing that your cultural system is one of many that exist in the world 
D.   Insisting your cultural system is the only one that makes sense
Question #7
A linguistic emphasis usually reflects a cultural emphasis.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #8
Learning a new language often requires us to learn new ways of organization and classification and which things are worth labeling in another culture or community
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #9
The lungs allow us to push air out for sound production
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE
Question #10
Which of the following statements is NOT a concept of linguistic determinism?
A.   Language is a room you can leave
B.   Language is a condo you can rent
C.   Language is a prison 
D.   Language affects or even determines one’s ability to perceive and think about things, as well as talk about them
Question #11
Which of the following is NOT an example of paralanguage?
A.   breathy voice
B.   any normally spoken word 
C.   "shhhh"
D.   whispering
Question #12
Which of the following is not a Hanunóo color?
A.   Dark
B.    Light
C.   Dry
D.   Ripe 

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