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Which of the following statements is true concerning human evolution?
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The first humans evolved in the cold temperate regions of the world because of the need to develop culture for survival in those areas.
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Culture is necessary for survival in the complex industrialized nations, but it is not in small societies that live by hunting and gathering wild foods.
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Culture is an adaptive mechanism for humans.
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| 2. |
Compared to what it was before the end of the last ice age (about 10,000 years ago), the rate of human culture change is now _______________ .
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a)
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faster
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b)
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slower
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c)
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about the same
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| 3. |
Which of the following statements is true?
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The fact that cultural evolution can occur faster than biological evolution has altered the effect of natural selection on humans.
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b)
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People are pre-adapted by their genes to acquire particular cultures.
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c)
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none of the above
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| 4. |
All human cultures evolve over time. Which of the following things is most responsible for this?
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a)
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culture is an adaptive mechanism
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b)
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culture is instinctive
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c)
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culture is cumulative
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| 5. |
Approximately 8,000-10,000 years ago, our ancestors invented agriculture. Which of the following things was a consequence of this development?
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a more controllable and dependable food supply
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b)
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the creation of villages, towns, and ultimately cities
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the emergence of new kinds of political systems.
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d)
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all of the above
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| 6. |
Which of the following is a likely consequence of cultural evolution?
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culture loss
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b)
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better health
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c)
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greater intelligence
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d)
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all of the above
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| 7. |
Culture change occurs as a result of ________________ .
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a)
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diffusion
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b)
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invention
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c)
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both of the above
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d)
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neither of the above
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| 8. |
Ethnocentrism refers to the fact that _________________ .
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some cultures are actually better than others
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b)
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people usually believe that their way of life is superior, and they are somewhat condescending or even hostile toward other cultures
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c)
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the technologically simpler societies usually feel that their cultures are inferior
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| 9. |
When anthropologists study other societies, they need to suspend their own culture-based judgments. What is this kind of approach called?
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cultural relativity
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b)
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ethnocentric
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c)
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diffusion
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| 10. |
The Masai people live in ______________ .
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a)
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South America
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b)
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Australia
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c)
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Africa
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| 11. |
Which of the following statements is true?
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People usually are unconscious of their culture in their daily lives.
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b)
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There are always a few people in small-scale societies who know all of their culture.
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c)
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In most societies, boys and girls are taught the same things about their culture.
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| 12. |
Which of the following statements is true?
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a)
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The range of permissible ways of dressing and acting as a man or woman are relatively unlimited in traditional Moslem societies.
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b)
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It is likely that there still are some societies existing in total cultural isolation from the outside world.
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c)
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Cultures usually allow a range of permissible behavior patterns.
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| 13. |
The break-up of the former empire of the Soviet Union into largely ethnic based nations is an example of ___________ .
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a)
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globalism
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b)
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tribalism
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c)
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none of the above
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