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Sample Test
Chapter 03
Doing Anthropology
Multiple Choice Questions
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: Explain the multidisciplinary nature of
biological anthropology and archaeology.
Topic: The multidisciplinary nature of biological anthropology
and archaeology
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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: Identify biological anthropologists’ and
archaeologists’ ethical obligations to the people, species, and
materials they study.
Topic: The ethical obligations of anthropology
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Learning Objective: Recall the primary areas of study in
biological anthropology.
Topic: Defining the primary areas of biological anthropology
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Learning Objective: Recall the primary areas of study in
biological anthropology.
Topic: Defining the primary areas of biological anthropology
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Learning Objective: Classify the different types of apes.
Topic: Defining the apes
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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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Learning Objective: Recall the scope and subject matter of
primatology and its specific relationship to the discipline of
anthropology.
Topic: Primatology