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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Studies how humans adapt to local, environmental conditions
B Studies how humans adapt to local, environmental conditions
C Every one of these statements is true
D Studies how humans adapt to local, environmental conditions
Question #2
A Evolutionary anthropologists try to understand humans by understanding how we evolved
B It is a multidisciplinary approach
C Evolutionary anthropologists have no interest in social justice; it is only an academic pursuit
D It is concerned with modern human behavior and culture
Question #3
A skeletal remains at crime scenes
B non-human primates
C human skeletal material
D disease in earlier human groups
Question #4
A Studying the fossils of human ancestors.
B The study of human genetic diversity.
C Investigating skeletal remains to determine whether or not a crime has been committed.
D Studying disease and injury in human and animal remains.
Question #5
A Studying disease and injury in human and animal remains.
B Investigating skeletal remains to determine whether or not a crime has been committed.
C Studying the fossils of human ancestors.
D The study of human genetic diversity.
Question #6
A advancing an understanding of the life sciences
B population genetics
C humans as a single population with very little genetic variation
D race classification and skull measurements
Question #7
A Can only focus on the measurement of isolated groups of humans
B Should be called physical anthropology rather than biological anthropology
C Should not be concerned with modern theories of evolution
D Should be referred to as biological anthropology rather than physical anthropology
Question #8
A osteology
B physical/biological anthropology
C archaeology
D primatology
Question #9
A patterns of lines on ancient pottery
B how language is used to reinforce hierarchical relationships
C the anatomy of the larynx
D courtship dances among non-human primates
Question #10
A primarily recover valuable artifacts
B never work with physical anthropology
C study earlier human groups using artifacts and structures as their evidence
D are not interested in human behavior
Question #11
A applied anthropology
B anthropometry
C ethnology
D linguistic anthropology
Question #12
A is the study of the patterns of belief and behavior found in modern and historical cultures.
B has no practical application in modern society
C includes the recovery and analysis of material culture from earlier civilization
D focuses solely upon the study of traditional societies
Question #13
A Linguistic
B Cultural
C Psychological
D Archaeology
Question #14
A It is often focused on trying to find solutions for human problems
B It is a very broad branch of the social sciences
C It includes four subfields
D American anthropologists only study Americans
Question #15
A Includes the study of all things human except laws and legal codes
B Only studies modern cultures
C Studies humans and primates of the past and the present
D A narrow field of study that is not concerned with other branches of the social sciences
Question #16
A only practiced by adventurers who wear fedoras and use bullwhips
B one of the academic life sciences
C one branch of the social sciences
D the recovery of dinosaur fossils