Question 1

The taste of insect pupae and grubs that are eten by humans is often like the taste of

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A)   peanut butter.
B)   lobster.
C)   lard.
D)   chicken.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

One factor that allowed the aboriginal Haida to remain in permanent communities was the abundance of

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A)   acorns.
B)   elk and deer.
C)   piñ on nuts.
D)   salmon.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 3

Key elements of the sociocultural adaptive strategies held in common by hunter-gatherers-foragers include all BUT:

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A)   market economy.
B)   kinship structure.
C)   type of leadership.
D)   economic reciprocity.E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 4

Describe the features of foraging societies, and cite specific examples showing how the Washo fit these features.

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Question 5

A low energy budgets means that people have all of the following EXCEPT

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A)   more leisure time.
B)   less leisure time.
C)   fewer work hours each week.
D)   less energy expenditure to acquire food.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 6

The primary function(s)  of technology include the following:

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A)   creating leisure time.
B)   the procurement of food, water and shelter.
C)   making more efficient use of time.
D)   aid groups in communication and contact.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 7

Generalized reciprocity involves

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A)   giving gifts to everyone, including neighboring groups.
B)   giving of time, objects, and food among close kin.
C)   giving where a reciprocal gift is expected.
D)   gift exchange with the aim of receiving more than is given.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Which of the following involves the study of the processes by which a society adapts to its environment?

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A)   functionalist model
B)   cultural ecology model
C)   unilineal evolutionary model
D)   neoevolutionary model.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 9

The ability of an econiche to support an organism is called its

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A)   adaptive strategy.
B)   carrying capacity.
C)   nutritional balance.
D)   ecological succession.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 10

The Inuit families come together in winter and disperse in the summer.This is an organizational feature of

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A)   family bands.
B)   patrilocal bands.
C)   seasonal tribes.
D)   composite tribes.E) None of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 11

Marshall Sahlins and Elman Service built their model of cultural development based on changes in _________ organization.

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A)   economic
B)   religious
C)   social
D)   politicalE) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

This anthropologist identified categories of economic reciprocity.

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A)   E.B. Tylor
B)   Elman Service
C)   Julian Steward
D)   Marshall SahlinsE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 13

One difficulty with applying Leslie White's neoevolutionary model described in the text is

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A)   the mathematical formulas require sophisticated computers.
B)   local environmental differences affect the data.
C)   raw ethnographic data is no longer available.
D)   archaeological data is incomplete.E) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

The concept of carrying capacity refers to

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A)   the amount of food foragers can locate in their territory.
B)   the ability of an ecological niche to support a particular organism.
C)   conclusions drawn from optimal foraging models.
D)   the ability of the patrilocal band to care for its members.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

What foods are most important to the Washo?

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A)   deer, berries, wild greens
B)   insects, rabbits, seeds, berries
C)   fish, berries, pinon nuts, acorns
D)   pronghorn antelope and sage grouseE) None of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 16

The earliest substantial material evidences of human culture is found in

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A)   North America.
B)   Asia.
C)   Africa.
D)   Europe.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

Native California groups used fire for all EXCEPT to:

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A)   control pests.
B)   stampede deer and elk.
C)   increase grass seed yields.
D)   increase new redbud shoots.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 18

The neoevolutionary model of culture developed by Elman Service is characterized by

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A)   sociocultural stages of development based on degree of economic specialization.
B)   evolutionary stages of development based on technological types.
C)   evolutionary stages of development based on levels of political organization.
D)   sociocultural stages of development based on subsistence patterns.E) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 19

An anthropologist who assesses the nutritional quality of available food, the availability of water and shelter, plus disease and predation and the effect of these on how many organisms, including humans, a plot of land can support is studying the

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A)   ecological viability.
B)   foraging spectrum.
C)   carrying capacity.
D)   evolutionary-causation model.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 20

The word technology, as used by anthropologists, means

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A)   how machines affect human evolution.
B)   the tools, knowledge, and skills used by humans.
C)   the mechanical skills acquired through enculturation.
D)   the cars, computers, and machines used by humans.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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The primary function(s) of technology include the following:

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