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Sample Test
Chapter 03
Doing Anthropology
 
 
Multiple Choice Questions

1. The American Anthropological Association’s Code of


Ethics is
A.intendedto guide its members in making decisions.
B. designed to protect anthropologists who conduct
fieldwork in remote places.
C. applicable only to research in the United States.
D. disregarded by most researchers.
E. of little use to most anthropologists.
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Learning Objective: Identify biological anthropologists’ and
archaeologists’ ethical obligations to the people, species, and
materials they study.
Topic: The ethical obligations of anthropology

2. ________ is NOT an example of the multidisciplinary


approaches used in biologicalanthropology and
archaeology.
A.Remote sensing
B. Metaphysics
C. Bioarchaeology
D. Paleontology
E. Palynology

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Learning Objective: Explain the multidisciplinary nature of
biological anthropology and archaeology.
Topic: The multidisciplinary nature of biological anthropology
and archaeology

3. Anthropometry is the
A.measurement of human body parts and dimensions.
B. measurement of human linguistic variability.
C. use of remote sensing to measure the carrying
capacity of human populations in a given region.
D. study of ancient plants used by humans through pollen
samples collected from archaeological sites.
E. study of the ways in which cultural sediments
accumulate over time.

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Learning Objective: Recall the primary areas of study in
biological anthropology.
Topic: Defining the primary areas of biological anthropology

4. Paleopathology it the study of


A.the biological and geological processes by which dead
animals become fossils.
B. ancient environments using samples of ancient pollen.
C. hominid evolution and human life as revealed by the
fossil record.
D. disease and injury in skeletons from archaeological
sites.
E. the evolution of linguistic communication through
ancient speech sounds and texts.

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Learning Objective: Recall the primary areas of study in
biological anthropology.
Topic: Defining the primary areas of biological anthropology

5. Molecular anthropologists study


A.the relationships among ancient and contemporary
populations and among species.
B. human body size and dimensions.
C. the biological and geological processes by which dead
animals become fossils.
D. diffusion of languages between communities.
E. how prestige passes between generations.

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Learning Objective: Explain the multidisciplinary nature of
biological anthropology and archaeology.
Topic: The multidisciplinary nature of biological anthropology
and archaeology
6. Paleoanthropology is the study of
A.the biological and geological processes by which dead
animals become fossils.
B. ancient environments using samples of ancient pollen.
C. hominid evolution and human life as revealed by the
fossil record.
D. disease and injury in skeletons from archaeological
sites.
E. the evolution of linguistic communication through
ancient speech sounds and texts.

 
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Learning Objective: Explain the multidisciplinary nature of
biological anthropology and archaeology.
Topic: The multidisciplinary nature of biological anthropology
and archaeology

7. ________ are the major components of fieldwork in


archaeological anthropology.
A.The genealogical method and excavation
B. Excavation and participant observation
C. Systematic survey and excavation
D. Systematic survey and the emic perspective
E. Stratigraphy and taphonomy

 
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Learning Objective: Describe archaeologists’ field methods of
survey and excavation as well as the kinds of archaeology in
which researchers may engage.
Topic: The field methods of survey and excavation used in
archaeology
8. Anthropological archaeologists use relative dating to
A.determine precise dates in numbers.
B. overlay various maps of a site, producing a composite
map.
C. superimpose motifs from one site onto designs found
at another site.
D. locate sites during a systematic survey.
E. create a relative chronology for the materials
uncovered during excavation.

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Learning Objective: Describe archaeologists’ field methods of
survey and excavation as well as the kinds of archaeology in
which researchers may engage.
Topic: The field methods of survey and excavation used in
archaeology

9. The principle of superposition dictates that


A.in a systematic survey, the location of a site is most
likely near a river.
B. in an undisturbed sequence of strata, the youngest
layer is on the bottom.
C. in an undisturbed sequence of strata, the oldest layer
is on the bottom.
D. a fossil that is superimposed over a rock that is being
dated by an absolute method is the same age as the rock.
E. certain radioactive isotopes decay at predictable rates
that allow archaeological sites to be dated based on the
amount of the isotope present.

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Learning Objective: Describe archaeologists’ field methods of
survey and excavation as well as the kinds of archaeology in
which researchers may engage.
Topic: The field methods of survey and excavation used in
archaeology

10. Stratigraphy is useful for purposes of dating because


A.all environmental forces leave behind the same kind of
soil deposit.
B. the depth and order of undisturbed soil strata reflect
the age of their deposition.
C. higher strata are usually older than lower strata in
undisturbed soil.
D. soil strata are uncluttered by bones, stones, and
artifacts.
E. once in the soil, there are very few things that can
damage or disturb bones.

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Learning Objective: Describe archaeologists’ field methods of
survey and excavation as well as the kinds of archaeology in
which researchers may engage.
Topic: The field methods of survey and excavation used in
archaeology

11. ________ refers to the study of the processes that


affect the remains of dead animals.
A.Necrology
B. Autopsy
C. Degradation
D. Osteology
E. Taphonomy

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Learning Objective: Describe archaeologists’ field methods of
survey and excavation as well as the kinds of archaeology in
which researchers may engage.
Topic: The field methods of survey and excavation used in
archaeology
 
 

12. Survey research differs from ethnography in that


survey research
A.studies whole functioning communities.
B. is based on firsthand fieldwork.
C. is more personal.
D. focuses on a subset of a larger population.
E. traditionally is used to study small-scale, nonindustrial
societies.

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Learning Objective: Explain why the fossil record is not a
representative sample of animals and plants that have existed.
Learning Objective: Summarize the strengths and weaknesses
of the relative, absolute, and molecular dating methods used
by archaeologists and physical anthropologists.
Topic: The strengths and weaknesses of archaeological and
biological anthropology dating methods

13. In survey research, sampling is


A.the collection of a representative subset of a larger
population.
B. the interviewing of a small number of key cultural
consultants.
C. participant observation.
D. the collection of life-histories of every member in a
community.
E. the recording of the emic perspective.
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Learning Objective: Describe the major ethnographic
techniques and in what circumstances they are used.
Topic: The major ethnographic techniques

14. The strategy of using ________ is unique to


anthropology.
A.comparison
B. a biological perspective
C. ethnography
D. an evolutionary perspective
E. skilled respondents

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Learning Objective: Describe the major ethnographic
techniques and in what circumstances they are used.
Topic: The major ethnographic techniques

15. ________ is NOT a characteristic field technique used


by ethnographers.
A.The genealogical method
B. Participant observation
C. Conversation
D. Online surveys
E. Interview schedules

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Learning Objective: Describe the major ethnographic
techniques and in what circumstances they are used.
Topic: The major ethnographic techniques

16. Archaeologists who use written records to


supplement or guide their fieldwork are ______
archaeologists.
A.cognitive
B. historical
C. experimental
D. underwater
E. literary

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Learning Objective: Recall the primary areas of study in
biological anthropology.
Topic: Defining the primary areas of biological anthropology

17. An expert on a particular aspect of local life is a(n)


A.representative sample.
B. etic informant.
C. key cultural consultant.
D. biased informant.
E. life historian.

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Learning Objective: Describe the major ethnographic
techniques and in what circumstances they are used.
Topic: The major ethnographic techniques

18. ________ is NOT an absolute dating technique.


A.Carbon-14
B. Stratigraphy
C. Potassium-argon
D. Thermoluminescence
E. Uranium series

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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Explain why the fossil record is not a
representative sample of animals and plants that have existed.
Learning Objective: Summarize the strengths and weaknesses
of the relative, absolute, and molecular dating methods used
by archaeologists and physical anthropologists.
Topic: The fossil record
Topic: The strengths and weaknesses of archaeological and
biological anthropology dating methods

19. In survey research, a sample should


A.include the entire population in question.
B. include anyone who will agree to talk with the
researcher.
C. not be randomly selected.
D. be constituted so that valid inferences about the
larger population can be made.
E. be invariant.

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Learning Objective: Summarize how ethnography and survey
research differ in terms of methods and goals, yet also how
these methods may be complementary.
Topic: The space and scale of culture in ethnography

20. What technique was developed specifically because


kinship and marriage relationships are so important in
nonindustrial societies?
A.life history
B. participant observation
C. genealogical method
D. interview schedule
E. network analysis

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Learning Objective: Describe the major ethnographic
techniques and in what circumstances they are used.
Topic: The major ethnographic techniques

21. An interview schedule’s advantage over a


questionnaire-based survey is that
A.interview schedules allow informants to talk about
whatever they feel is important.
B. interview schedules rely on very short responses and
therefore are more useful when there is less time to
conduct research.
C. questionnaires are completely unstructured, so
informants might deviate from the subject of interest.
D. interview schedules are better suited to complex,
urban societies.
E. questionnaires are emic, while interview schedules are
etic.

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Learning Objective: Describe the major ethnographic
techniques and in what circumstances they are used.
Topic: The major ethnographic techniques

22. In survey research, ________ refers to the attributes


that differ among members of a population.
A.unknowns
B. questionnaires
C. interviews
D. variables
E. random samples

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Learning Objective: Summarize how ethnography and survey
research differ in terms of methods and goals, yet also how
these methods may be complementary.
Topic: The space and scale of culture in ethnography
23. ________ have traditionally studied small, non-Western
populations.
A.Ethnographers
B. Sociologists
C. Economists
D. Palynologists
E. Limnologists

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Learning Objective: Explain why the fossil record is not a
representative sample of animals and plants that have existed.
Learning Objective: Summarize the strengths and weaknesses
of the relative, absolute, and molecular dating methods used
by archaeologists and physical anthropologists.
Topic: The fossil record
Topic: The strengths and weaknesses of archaeological and
biological anthropology dating methods

24. ________ refers to the study of an area or population


over time.
A.Team research
B. Etic research
C. Longitudinal research
D. Survey research
E. The genealogical method

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Learning Objective: Describe the major ethnographic
techniques and in what circumstances they are used.
Topic: The major ethnographic techniques

25. Taking part in the events one is witnessing and


describing those events is
A.longitudinal research.
B. emic research.
C. etic research.
D. informed consent.
E. participant observation.

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Learning Objective: Describe the major ethnographic
techniques and in what circumstances they are used.
Topic: The major ethnographic techniques

26. In problem-oriented ethnography, researchers


A.focus on all the problems within a community.
B. gather information on variables through third-party
sources.
C. often rely on long-term repeated visits to the area.
D. rely completely on genealogical evidence.
E. traditionally work with populations of the
industrialized West.

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Learning Objective: Describe the major ethnographic
techniques and in what circumstances they are used.
Topic: The major ethnographic techniques

27. Which of the following would NOT be an ethical


concern of anthropologists studying terrorism?
A.Negotiating with several groups may interfere with the
obligation to do no harm.
B. It is difficult, in a war zone, for locals to give informed
consent.
C. Information supplied by anthropologists may be used
by the military.
D. In a war zone, anthropologists can too easily
distinguish themselves from military personnel.
E. Identification of researchers may indirectly affect the
results of the research and the personal safety of the
anthropologist.

 
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Learning Objective: Identify biological anthropologists’ and
archaeologists’ ethical obligations to the people, species, and
materials they study.
Topic: The ethical obligations of anthropology

28. The AAA disapproves of the Human Terrain System


because
A.the program, aimed at using land more effectively for
farming, does not consider the needs of the local
populations.
B. it forces archaeologists to excavate areas that are not
in danger of destruction and have no impact on current
research questions.
C. the AAA would like research to remain focused on
American subcultures.
D. the AAA believes the military should make decisions
about which research projects should be funded.
E. it places anthropologists in positions that would
violate the AAA code of ethics.

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Learning Objective: Identify biological anthropologists’ and
archaeologists’ ethical obligations to the people, species, and
materials they study.
Topic: The ethical obligations of anthropology
 
Essay Questions
29. List the ethical obligations of anthropologists
working in foreign countries.

Answer: Answers will vary.


Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Identify biological anthropologists’ and
archaeologists’ ethical obligations to the people, species, and
materials they study.
Topic: The ethical obligations of anthropology

30. Describe the ways biologicalanthropology and


archaeology are multidisciplinary, and explain why this is
important.

Answer: Answers will vary.


Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Explain the multidisciplinary nature of
biological anthropology and archaeology.
Topic: The multidisciplinary nature of biological anthropology
and archaeology

31. Define different kinds of research that fall under


biologicalanthropology. Discuss how the various topics
and methods relate to each other.

Answer: Answers will vary.


Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Explain the multidisciplinary nature of
biological anthropology and archaeology.
Topic: The multidisciplinary nature of biological anthropology
and archaeology

32. Identify the two ways in which archaeologists collect


information in the field. Discuss the kinds of data each
technique collects and describe the limitations of each
technique.
Answer: Answers will vary.
Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Describe archaeologists’ field methods of
survey and excavation as well as the kinds of archaeology in
which researchers may engage.
Topic: The field methods of survey and excavation used in
archaeology

33. Describe the different kinds of archaeology.

Answer: Answers will vary.


Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Recall the primary areas of study in
biological anthropology.
Topic: Defining the primary areas of biological anthropology

34. Explain how researchers date artifacts and fossils.


Discuss the limitations of each dating technique.

Answer: Answers will vary.


Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Explain why the fossil record is not a
representative sample of animals and plants that have existed.
Learning Objective: Summarize the strengths and weaknesses
of the relative, absolute, and molecular dating methods used
by archaeologists and physical anthropologists.
Topic: The fossil record
Topic: The strengths and weaknesses of archaeological and
biological anthropology dating methods

35. Identify differences between questionnaires and


interview schedules, and discuss why an ethnographer
may choose to use an interview schedule instead of a
questionnaire.
Answer: Answers will vary.
Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Describe the major ethnographic
techniques and in what circumstances they are used.
Topic: The major ethnographic techniques

36. Explain participant observation, and contrast it with


other research techniques.

Answer: Answers will vary.


Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Summarize how ethnography and survey
research differ in terms of methods and goals, yet also how
these methods may be complementary.
Topic: The space and scale of culture in ethnography

37. Define the genealogical method, and show why it is


important for anthropologists to gather genealogical data.

Answer: Answers will vary.


Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Summarize how ethnography and survey
research differ in terms of methods and goals, yet also how
these methods may be complementary.
Topic: The space and scale of culture in ethnography
 

38. Identify the difference between emic and etic


perspectives, and discus why an anthropologist should
use both strategies when conducting ethnographic
fieldwork.

Answer: Answers will vary.


Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Summarize how ethnography and survey
research differ in terms of methods and goals, yet also how
these methods may be complementary.
Topic: The space and scale of culture in ethnography
 
True / False Questions

39. Biologicalanthropology and archaeology both involve


multidisciplinary approaches to research.
TRUE

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Learning Objective: Identify biological anthropologists’ and
archaeologists’ ethical obligations to the people, species, and
materials they study.
Topic: The ethical obligations of anthropology

40. Palynology is the study of ancient animals through


fossil remains.
FALSE

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Learning Objective: Explain the multidisciplinary nature of
biological anthropology and archaeology.
Topic: The multidisciplinary nature of biological anthropology
and archaeology

41. Primatology is the study of primates in both zoos and


natural settings.
TRUE

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Learning Objective: Recall the primary areas of study in
biological anthropology.
Topic: Defining the primary areas of biological anthropology

42. Anthropometry is the study of human culture using


satellite imagery.
FALSE

 
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Learning Objective: Recall the primary areas of study in
biological anthropology.
Topic: Defining the primary areas of biological anthropology

43. Paleopathology is the study of disease and injury in


skeletons.
TRUE

 
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Learning Objective: Recall the primary areas of study in
biological anthropology.
Topic: Defining the primary areas of biological anthropology

44. Molecular anthropology studies evolutionary links


using genetic analysis.
TRUE

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Learning Objective: Explain why the fossil record is not a
representative sample of animals and plants that have existed.
Learning Objective: Summarize the strengths and weaknesses
of the relative, absolute, and molecular dating methods used
by archaeologists and physical anthropologists.
Topic: The fossil record
Topic: The strengths and weaknesses of archaeological and
biological anthropology dating methods

45. Experimental archaeologists try to replicate ancient


techniques under controlled conditions.
TRUE

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Learning Objective: Recall the primary areas of study in
biological anthropology.
Topic: Defining the primary areas of biological anthropology

46. Historical archaeologists use written records to


supplement the archaeological record.
TRUE

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Learning Objective: Recall the primary areas of study in
biological anthropology.
Topic: Defining the primary areas of biological anthropology

47. Classical archaeologists investigate archaeological


sites that are threatened by development.
FALSE

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Learning Objective: Recall the primary areas of study in
biological anthropology.
Topic: Defining the primary areas of biological anthropology

48. Taphonomy is the science that examines the ways in


which sediments accumulate in layers.
FALSE
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Learning Objective: Explain why the fossil record is not a
representative sample of animals and plants that have existed.
Learning Objective: Summarize the strengths and weaknesses
of the relative, absolute, and molecular dating methods used
by archaeologists and physical anthropologists.
Topic: The fossil record
Topic: The strengths and weaknesses of archaeological and
biological anthropology dating methods

49. Absolute dating uses stratigraphy to establish a time


frame in relation to other strata.
FALSE

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Explain why the fossil record is not a
representative sample of animals and plants that have existed.
Learning Objective: Summarize the strengths and weaknesses
of the relative, absolute, and molecular dating methods used
by archaeologists and physical anthropologists.
Topic: The strengths and weaknesses of archaeological and
biological anthropology dating methods
 
 

50. Compared to questionnaires, interview schedules


tend to be more indirect and impersonal.
FALSE

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Learning Objective: Describe the major ethnographic
techniques and in what circumstances they are used.
Topic: The major ethnographic techniques

51. Good key cultural consultants generally end up


recording most of the data needed to write an
ethnography.
FALSE

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Learning Objective: Describe the major ethnographic
techniques and in what circumstances they are used.
Topic: The major ethnographic techniques

52. The emic perspective focuses on how local people


think.
TRUE

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Learning Objective: Describe the major ethnographic
techniques and in what circumstances they are used.
Topic: The major ethnographic techniques

53. The distinction between emic and etic perspectives


does not apply to American culture.
FALSE

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Learning Objective: Describe the major ethnographic
techniques and in what circumstances they are used.
Topic: The major ethnographic techniques

54. Traditionally, sociologists worked in large, industrial


Western nations, while anthropologists focused on
smaller, nonindustrial societies.
TRUE

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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Explain why the fossil record is not a
representative sample of animals and plants that have existed.
Learning Objective: Summarize the strengths and weaknesses
of the relative, absolute, and molecular dating methods used
by archaeologists and physical anthropologists.
Topic: The strengths and weaknesses of archaeological and
biological anthropology dating methods

55. Longitudinal ethnographic research is the long-term


study of a particular culture or society, frequently based
on repeated visits.
TRUE

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Learning Objective: Describe the major ethnographic
techniques and in what circumstances they are used.
Topic: The major ethnographic techniques

56. Working in large-scale societies, anthropologists


have developed new ways of combining ethnography and
survey research.
TRUE

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Learning Objective: Summarize how ethnography and survey
research differ in terms of methods and goals, yet also how
these methods may be complementary.
Topic: The space and scale of culture in ethnography
57. Ethnology is the holistic study of a single community.
FALSE

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Learning Objective: Describe the major ethnographic
techniques and in what circumstances they are used.
Topic: The major ethnographic techniques

58. Systematic survey and excavation are basically


redundant methods that generate the same kinds of data.
FALSE

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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Describe archaeologists’ field methods of
survey and excavation as well as the kinds of archaeology in
which researchers may engage.
Topic: The field methods of survey and excavation used in
archaeology

59. The Human Terrain System is a GIS-based program


to map the location of all living communities on Earth.
FALSE

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Learning Objective: Identify biological anthropologists’ and
archaeologists’ ethical obligations to the people, species, and
materials they study.
Topic: The ethical obligations of anthropology
 
Chapter 05
The Primates
 
 
Multiple Choice Questions

1. ________ indicate(s) a shift from smell to sight as the


primates’ most important means of obtaining information.
A.Bipedalism
B. Meat-eating
C. Larger females
D. Fingernails
E. Stereoscopic vision

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Learning Objective: Recall the scope and subject matter of
primatology and its specific relationship to the discipline of
anthropology.
Topic: Primatology

2. The earliest known primate skeleton was found in


________, supporting the view that the first primates
evolved here.
A.Africa
B. Europe
C. the western continents
D. Asia
E. Australia

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Learning Objective: Classify the Early Cenozoic primates and
the Oligocene proto-monkeys.
Topic: Defining the Early Cenozoic primates and the Oligocene
proto-monkeys

3. A(n) ________ is NOT a hominoid.


A.gibbon
B. lemur
C. human
D. orangutan
E. siamang

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Learning Objective: Classify the different types of apes.
Topic: Defining the apes

4. ________ is/are used as a basis for assigning organisms to


the same taxon.
A.Anthropometrics
B. Homologies
C. Similarities that evolved as a result of adaptation to
similar selective forces
D. Analogies
E. All phenotypic similarities

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Learning Objective: Describe how the human relationship to
other primates is represented in zoological taxonomy.
Topic: Defining the human relationship to other primates in
taxonomy

5. Which of these provides an example of analogies?


A.the mammary glands of dogs and cats
B. similarities in chromosomal DNA between apes and
humans
C. five-digited hands and feet among baboons and
macaques
D. porpoise fins and fish fins
E. bony eye sockets in chimps and gorillas
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Learning Objective: Describe how the human relationship to
other primates is represented in zoological taxonomy.
Topic: Defining the human relationship to other primates in
taxonomy

6. ________ are traits that organisms have inherited from a


common ancestor.
A.Analogies
B. Homologies
C. Phenotypes
D. Alleles
E. Meioses

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Learning Objective: Describe how the human relationship to
other primates is represented in zoological taxonomy.
Topic: Defining the human relationship to other primates in
taxonomy

7. ________ is NOT an adaptive trend in anthropoids.


A.Stereoscopic vision
B. Enhanced sense of touch
C. Grasping hands and feet
D. Decreased sociality
E. Increased brain complexity

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Learning Objective: Recall the scope and subject matter of
primatology and its specific relationship to the discipline of
anthropology.
Topic: Primatology
 
 

8. Ancient anthropoids began to have fewer offspring that


required longer and more attentive care, which selected
for
A.pair bonding.
B. a greater capacity for brachiation.
C. a diet focused on nuts and tubers.
D. increased reliance on arboreality (life in trees), which
protected offspring from predators.
E. support from a social group.

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Learning Objective: Recall the scope and subject matter of
primatology and its specific relationship to the discipline of
anthropology.
Topic: Primatology

9. The classification of organisms based on their


relationships and resemblances is known as
A.taxonomy.
B. primatology.
C. chronology.
D. homology.
E. analogy.

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Describe how the human relationship to
other primates is represented in zoological taxonomy.
Topic: Defining the human relationship to other primates in
taxonomy

10. The great apes include


A.baboons, gibbons, and chimpanzees.
B. gorillas, gibbons, and chimpanzees.
C. gorillas, chimpanzees, and orangutans.
D. macaques, baboons, and gibbons.
E. orangutans, siamangs, and gorillas.

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Learning Objective: Classify the different types of apes.
Topic: Defining the apes

11. Lemurs live primarily in


A.Madagascar.
B. Indonesia.
C. Europe.
D. Japan.
E. Central America.

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Describe the difference between and the
separation of the Strepsirrhini and Haplorrhini primate
suborders.
Topic: The primate suborders

12. Prehensile (grasping) tails are characteristic traits of


A.Old World monkeys.
B. New World monkeys.
C. pongids.
D. lemurs.
E. tarsiers.

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Learning Objective: Know the differences between New World
and Old World monkeys.
Topic: Understanding the differences between New World and
Old World monkeys
13. The Stepsirrhini primate suborder includes ancestors
of
A.lemurs, gibbons, and siamangs.
B. Old and New World monkeys.
C. lemurs and Old World monkeys.
D. lemursand lorises.
E. the lesser apes.

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Describe the difference between and the
separation of the Strepsirrhini and Haplorrhini primate
suborders.
Topic: The primate suborders

14. ________ do NOT have tails.


A.New World monkeys
B. Monkeys
C. Apes
D. Lemurs
E. Tarsiers

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Classify the different types of apes.
Topic: Defining the apes

15. Apes have longer arms than legs, which is adaptive


for
A.brachiation.
B. knuckle-walking.
C. foraging.
D. grooming.
E. physical defense.

 
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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Classify the different types of apes.
Topic: Defining the apes

16. The largest (known) primate that ever lived is


A.Giganto erectus.
B. Toumai.
C. Gigantopithecus.
D. Orrorin tugenensis.
E. the gorilla.

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Know the primary periods and epochs of
the Cenozoic era, and why the fossil record does not provide a
representative sample of extinct primates.
Topic: Defining the primary periods and epochs of the
Cenozoic era

17. Which of these statements best describes


terrestrial monkeys?
A.They are smaller than arboreal monkeys.
B. They have prehensile tails.
C. They do not have tails.
D. They have more sexual dimorphism than arboreal
monkeys.
E. The core social group is made up of males.

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Know the differences between New World
and Old World monkeys.
Topic: Understanding the differences between New World and
Old World monkeys
18.  ________ is the greatest threat to endangered
primates.
A.Uniformitarianism
B.Directional selection
C. Intragroup predation
D. Mutation
E. Deforestation

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Describe the threats facing endangered
primates around the world.
Topic: Threats facing endangered primates

19. Which of these statements best describes the


situation of orangutans in Indonesian Borneo?
A.Their numbers have been increasing since widespread
conservation efforts started in the 1980s.
B. Their habitat has been reduced by more than 50
percent over the last 20 years.
C. Their primary threat is being hunted due to
interference with agricultural crops.
D. Their native habitat is savanna, so their numbers are
decreasing after they were transported to forested
Indonesian Borneo.
E. Due to the ease of studying them, since they are large,
many research projects have centered around them since
the 1980s.

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Classify the different types of apes.
Topic: Defining the apes
 
 
20. The earliest hominoid fossils date to just before the
_______ epoch.
A.Oligocene
B. Miocene
C. Pliocene
D. Pleistocene
E. Holocene

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Classify the Early Cenozoic primates and
the Oligocene proto-monkeys.
Topic: Defining the Early Cenozoic primates and the Oligocene
proto-monkeys

21. The only primates that are NOT endangered, or soon


to be endangered, are
A.orangutans.
B. chimpanzees.
C. gorillas.
D. humans.
E. no primate species are currently endangered.

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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Describe the threats facing endangered
primates around the world.
Topic: Threats facing endangered primates

22. ________ coexisted with Homo erectus in Asia.


A.Afropithecus
B. Kenyapithecus
C. Gigantopithecus
D. Sivapithecus
E. Dryopithecus
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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Know the primary periods and epochs of
the Cenozoic era, and why the fossil record does not provide a
representative sample of extinct primates.
Topic: Defining the primary periods and epochs of the
Cenozoic era

23. Which of these statements about bonobos is FALSE?


A.Bonobos are considerably smaller than common
chimpanzees.
B. Bonobos live in forested areas of the Democratic
Republic of Congo.
C. Bonobos live in female-centered groups.
D. Bonobos are notable for the frequency with which they
have sex.
E. Bonobos use sexual activity to avoid conflict.

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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Classify the different types of apes.
Topic: Defining the apes

24. Anthropologists are most interested in the ________


era.
A.Mesozoic
B. Cenozoic
C. Paleozoic
D. Archaean
E. Proterozoic

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Classify the Early Cenozoic primates and
the Oligocene proto-monkeys.
Topic: Defining the Early Cenozoic primates and the Oligocene
proto-monkeys
25. The primate group ________ thrived in the Eocene.
A.apes
B. Old World monkeys
C. New World monkeys
D. humans
E. tasier-like haplorrhines

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Describe the difference between and the
separation of the Strepsirrhini and Haplorrhini primate
suborders.
Topic: The primate suborders

26. The ________ of Old World monkeys appears beginning


in Oligocene primates.
A.forward-facing eyes
B. prehensile tails
C. 2.1.2.3 dental pattern
D. larger brain-to-body size ratio
E. opposable thumbs

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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Classify the Early Cenozoic primates and
the Oligocene proto-monkeys.
Topic: Defining the Early Cenozoic primates and the Oligocene
proto-monkeys

27. The Pierolapithecus catalaunicus is


A.the first bipedal hominin.
B. the first primate of the Paleocene.
C. a possible Oligocene common ancestor of New World
and Old World monkeys.
D. a possible Miocene common ancestor of humans,
chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans.
E. the first arboreal primate.
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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Know the primary periods and epochs of
the Cenozoic era, and why the fossil record does not provide a
representative sample of extinct primates.
Topic: Defining the primary periods and epochs of the
Cenozoic era
 
 
 
 
Essay Questions

28. List the epochs in the Tertiary period of the Cenozoic


era. Describe the important aspects of primate evolution
that occurred in each of the first four epochs.

Answer: Answers will vary.


Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Classify the Early Cenozoic primates and
the Oligocene proto-monkeys.
Topic: Defining the Early Cenozoic primates and the Oligocene
proto-monkeys

29. Discuss the major trends in primate evolution.


Identify some traits that are most characteristic of
primates. Explore whether the primate suborders differ in
terms of adaptive trends.

Answer: Answers will vary.


Bloom’s: Apply
Learning Objective: Describe the difference between and the
separation of the Strepsirrhini and Haplorrhini primate
suborders.
Topic: Defining the Early Cenozoic primates and the Oligocene
proto-monkeys

30. Discuss the various forces that are endangering


primates around the world. List specific steps that could
protect primate species.

Answer: Answers will vary.


Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Describe the threats facing endangered
primates around the world.
Topic: Threats facing endangered primates

31. Define and give examples of homologies and


analogies. Identify whether homologies or analogies are
important for taxonomy and why.

Answer: Answers will vary.


Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Describe how the human relationship to
other primates is represented in zoological taxonomy.
Topic: Defining the human relationship to other primates in
taxonomy

32. List the similarities and differences among the five


types of apes. Include such traits as locomotion, social
organization, and sexual dimorphism.

Answer: Answers will vary.


Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Classify the different types of apes.
Topic: Defining the apes

33. Identify the general trends in hominoid evolution


during the Miocene. List the important hominoid traits
that appeared during this epoch.
Answer: Answers will vary.
Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Know the primary periods and epochs of
the Cenozoic era, and why the fossil record does not provide a
representative sample of extinct primates.
Topic: Defining the primary periods and epochs of the
Cenozoic era
 
 
 
True / False Questions

34. Homologies are similarities between two species


that were inherited from a common ancestor.
TRUE

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Describe how the human relationship to
other primates is represented in zoological taxonomy.
Topic: Defining the human relationship to other primates in
taxonomy

35. Analogies are similarities that are shared by


organisms belonging to the same genus.
FALSE

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Learning Objective: Describe how the human relationship to
other primates is represented in zoological taxonomy.
Topic: Defining the human relationship to other primates in
taxonomy
36. Opposable thumbs evolved as early primates adapted
to terrestrial life.
FALSE

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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Recall the scope and subject matter of
primatology and its specific relationship to the discipline of
anthropology.
Topic: Primatology

37. A high level of parental investment characterizes


primates because most primates give birth to a single
offspring.
TRUE

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Recall the scope and subject matter of
primatology and its specific relationship to the discipline of
anthropology.
Topic: Primatology

38. The earliest primates represented in the fossil record


were similar to New World monkeys.
FALSE

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Know the differences between New World
and Old World monkeys.
Topic: Understanding the differences between New World and
Old World monkeys

39. The catarrhines include Old World monkeys, apes,


and humans.
TRUE
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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Know the differences between New World
and Old World monkeys.
Topic: Understanding the differences between New World and
Old World monkeys
 
 
 
 

40. Sexual dimorphism tends to be more pronounced in


terrestrial primate species.
TRUE

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Know the differences between New World
and Old World monkeys.
Topic: Understanding the differences between New World and
Old World monkeys

41. Orangutans are found mostly in Madagascar.


FALSE

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Classify the different types of apes.
Topic: Defining the apes

42. Chimpanzee social networks involve complex


dominance relationships.
TRUE
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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Classify the different types of apes.
Topic: Defining the apes

43. As a result of conservation efforts, few primate


species are endangered today.
FALSE

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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Describe the threats facing endangered
primates around the world.
Topic: Threats facing endangered primates

44. Like apes, most monkeys have longer arms than


legs.
FALSE

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Know the differences between New World
and Old World monkeys.
Topic: Understanding the differences between New World and
Old World monkeys

45. Gorillas typically live in social groups, each headed


by a silverback male.
TRUE

 
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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Classify the different types of apes.
Topic: Defining the apes
46. A primary trend in primate evolution involves a shift
from sight to smell as the most important means of
obtaining information.
FALSE

 
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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Recall the scope and subject matter of
primatology and its specific relationship to the discipline of
anthropology.
Topic: Primatology

47. Most primatesareexclusively carnivorous (meat-


eating).
FALSE

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Recall the scope and subject matter of
primatology and its specific relationship to the discipline of
anthropology.
Topic: Primatology

48. Primates evolved to have stereoscopic vision, which


allowed them to see in depth.
TRUE

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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Recall the scope and subject matter of
primatology and its specific relationship to the discipline of
anthropology.
Topic: Primatology
49. The process by which analogies are produced is
known as convergent evolution.
FALSE

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Recall the scope and subject matter of
primatology and its specific relationship to the discipline of
anthropology.
Topic: Primatology

50. Because they are nocturnal, tarsiers do not directly


compete with anthropoids which are diurnal.
TRUE

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Describe the difference between and the
separation of the Strepsirrhini and Haplorrhini primate
suborders.
Topic: The primate suborders

51. Proto-monkeysbecame the most numerous primates


during the Oligocene epoch.
TRUE

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Classify the Early Cenozoic primates and
the Oligocene proto-monkeys.
Topic: Defining the Early Cenozoic primates and the Oligocene
proto-monkeys

52. The U.S. Congress has continued to reauthorize the


Great Apes Conservation Fund, which goes toward
preservation of the diversity of apes in the wild.
FALSE
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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Describe the threats facing endangered
primates around the world.
Topic: Threats facing endangered primates

53. Proconsul had apelike teeth and an apelike body.


FALSE

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Know the primary periods and epochs of
the Cenozoic era, and why the fossil record does not provide a
representative sample of extinct primates.
Topic: Defining the primary periods and epochs of the
Cenozoic era

54. Anthropologists use primatology to make inferences


about the early social organization of hominids.
TRUE

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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Recall the scope and subject matter of
primatology and its specific relationship to the discipline of
anthropology.
Topic: Primatology
 

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