Anthropology 150 - The Human Adventure » Spring 2020 » Quiz 6

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Question #1
Only humans are capable of developing
A.   tools
B.   an ecological system
C.   systems of communication
D.   a social structure
E.   an ideology
Question #2
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.   Although members of a society may share a culture, their behavior is not uniform
D.   All human societies are cultural
E.   A society can have multiple cultures
Question #3
Which of the following statements is INCORRECT?
A.   cultural learning is uniquely elaborated in humans
B.   racial groups differ in their capacities for culture
C.   all humans have the capacity for culture
D.   culture is a major reason for human adaptability
Question #4
Diffusion plays an important role in spreading cultural traits around the world.
A.   TRUE
B.   FALSE
Question #5
In 1871 defined culture as “that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society.”
A.   E. B. Tylor
B.   A. L. Kroeber
C.   Franz Boas
D.   L.H. Morgan
E.   Margaret Mead
Question #6
The opposite of cultural relativism is
A.   diffusion
B.   ethnocentrism
C.   universalism
D.   cultural realism
E.   secular humanism
Question #7
Our extrasomatic means of adaptation include
A.   stereoscopic vision
B.   industrial technology
C.   bipedal locomotion
Question #8
Ethnocentrism is
A.   an attitude found only in Western cultures
B.   pride in one's own society and its customs
C.   the belief that all cultures are equally worthy of respect
D.   the belief that all humans are essentially similar and rational
E.   the belief that cultures other than one's own are inferior
Question #9
Culture is
A.   learned behavior
B.   instinctive behavior
C.   genetically inherited
D.   transmitted biologically
Question #10
Although culture is one of the principle means by which people adapt to their environment, some cultural traits can be harmful to a group’s survival.
A.   FALSE
B.   TRUE

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