The document provides an introduction to key concepts in anthropology. It covers subfields like cultural anthropology, linguistics, archaeology, forensic anthropology and physical anthropology. It also defines important terms like culture, artifacts, dating methods, taxonomy and homologies. Techniques in archaeology like excavation, mapping, screening and cataloging are discussed. Evolutionary forces, genes, phenotypes, and early human ancestors are also summarized. The document quizzes the reader with multiple choice questions on these anthropological topics.

1. Introduction to Anthropology

2. Traditions and customs transmitted
through learning is:
A. Anthropology
B. Culture
C. Production
D. Ethnology

3. Examples of items within the archaeological
record include all of the following except:
A. Pottery
B. Tools
C. Metal
D. Living animals

4. The archaeological study of human
remains and pathogens is:
A. Bioarchaeology
B. Zooarchaeology
C. Ethnoarchaeology
D. Applied anthropology

5. Otherwise known as Physical Anthropology,
this is the study of human physical
variation through time and space is:
A. Cultural Anthropology
B. Linguistics
C. Bioanthropology
D. Archaeology

6. A sub-field of Anthropology that focuses
on modern crimes is:
A. Bioarchaeology
B. Forensic Anthropology
C. Genetic Anthropology
D. Molecular Anthropology

7. Which of the following examines, interprets,
and analyzes the results of ethnography (the
data gathered in different societies):
A. Ethnology
B. Ethnobotany
C. Bioarchaeology
D. Systematics

8. The study of language in a society is
know as:
A. Sociology
B. Cultural Anthropology
C. Sociolinguistics
D. Linguistic Forensics

9. A(n) ________ is a suggested yet
unverified explanation of a phenomena
A. Association
B. Hypothesis
C. Theory
D. Data Set

10. A(n) ________ is a set of ideas formulating
an explanation of a phenomena
A. Theory
B. Hypothesis
C. Association
D. Data set

11. The study of human behavior through
material remains is:
A. Bioarchaeology
B. Ethnology
C. Physical Anthropology
D. Archaeology

12. All of the following are examples of portable
artifacts except:
A. Housing structures
B. Blade tools
C. Ceramic vessels
D. Textiles (i.e. jewelry, clothing, blankets,
etc.)

13. A means of discovering archaeological
settlements across a large area would be:
A. Systematic survey
B. Geology
C. Fossilization
D. None of the above

14. Establishing a broad time frame in
relation to other strata or materials is:
A. Carbon dating
B. Absolute dating
C. Relative dating
D. Speed dating

15. Establishing dates in numbers, or a close
range of numbers, is:
A. Absolute dating
B. Relative dating
C. Radiometrics
D. Bioturbation

16. All of these are considered absolute
dating except:
A. Stratigraphic
B. Dendrochronology
C. Potassium-argon
D. Carbon-14

17. The Law of Superposition states that
lower layers of soil are older than the top
layers of soil
A. True
B. False

18. DNA comparisons used to determine
evolutionary links is known as:
A. Cultural Anthropology
B. Dendrochronology
C. Biology
D. Molecular Anthropology

19. Which of the following societal
developments were necessary for the
discipline of Anthropology to appear?
A. Ships
B. Magnetic compass
C. Rise in religious questioning
D. All of the above

20. Culture-bound assertions are:
A. Usually true
B. Assumptions based on our own
reality
C. Geographically based
D. All of the above

21. All of the following are societal elements
studied by Physical Anthropologists
except:
A. Disease, pollution, and poverty
B. Biological adaptations in humans
C. Birthing practices of women
D. Hormonal growth in children

22. Forensic Anthropologists can confirm age,
sex, diet, and population affiliation
A. True
B. False

23. Franz Boas is known for all of the following
except:
A. Incredible preservation of material goods
B. Combating racism and prejudice
C. The four-field approach
D. Shedding light on ethnocentrism

24. An ecofact is:
A. A truth about the environment
B. Differentiation in soil coloration
C. Natural remains left in the soil
D. A correlation between humans and
their surroundings

25. An archaeologist must excavate a site
according to the natural layers of soil
deposits
A. True
B. False

26. The most important step for archaeologists
is _________ because excavation ultimately
destroys the site
A. Identifying excavation units
B. Screening the soil for material remains
C. Cataloging the artifacts
D. Mapping

27. Which of the following is NOT an
evolutionary force of change
A. Mutation
B. Gene flow
C. Genetic drift
D. Translation

28. When discussing genes, those with capital
letters are _______.
A. Abnormal
B. Recessive
C. Dominant
D. None of the above

29. A genotype is…
A. An organisms hereditary makeup
B. An organisms physical characteristics
C. Replicated gene
D. A mutated gene

30. The first step of the scientific method is…
A. Formulate a theory
B. To have a research question
C. Determine a natural law
D. Conduct experiments

31. Where were the remains of our earliest
human ancestors found?
A. Europe
B. Asia
C. Africa
D. North America

32. Which of the species of the genus Homo is
known for making handy tools?
A. H. Rudolfensis
B. A Garhi
C. A. Anamensis
D. H. Habilis

33. A phenotype refers to …
A. The physical characteristics of a
person
B. The entire genetic makeup of a human
C. A grouping of species
D. A mode of locomotion

34. The foramen magnum can be found…
A. Above the sternum
B. Near the elbow
C. Where the femur meets the pelvis
D. At the base of the skull

35. Continental drift is
A. The time it takes for genes to manifest
B. How the earth was made
C. The movement of continents over time
D. How climate is measured

36. Taxonomy is based on _________, which are
similarities between species based on
structure, function, and formation.
A. Homologies
B. Analogies
C. Heterozygous
D. Mutations

37.  2 B
 3 D
 4 A
 5 C
 6 B
 7 A
 8 C
 9 B
 10 A
 11 D
 12 A
 13 A
 14 C
 15 A
 16 A
 17 A
 18 D
 19 D
 20 B
 21 C
 22 A
 23 A
 24 C
 25 B
 26 D
 27 D
 28 C
 29 A
 30 B
 31 C
 32 D
 33 A
 34 D
 35 C
 36 A