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Change in culture |
| | A) | is unusual |
| | B) | is the norm. |
| | C) | decelerates in the modern world. |
| | D) | is infrequent. |
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The definition of discovery is |
| | A) | the realization and understanding of a set of relationships. |
| | B) | the rapid diffusion of cultural items, either by choice of the receiving society, or by force from a more dominant society. |
| | C) | the creation of new artifacts. |
| | D) | any object that has been consciously manufactured. |
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The application of discovered knowledge is the definition of |
| | A) | discovery |
| | B) | acculturation. |
| | C) | invention. |
| | D) | displacement. |
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The nature of fire is a/an |
| | A) | discovery. |
| | B) | invention. |
| | C) | cultural universal. |
| | D) | artifact. |
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Which of the following is an example of an invention? |
| | A) | The idea that societies should be based on certain premises such as the pursuit of happiness |
| | B) | The properties of the wheel. |
| | C) | A hafted stone tool. |
| | D) | All the Above. |
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The synthesis of existing religious beliefs and practices with new ones introduced from the outside is the definition of |
| | A) | syntax |
| | B) | synapse. |
| | C) | syncline. |
| | D) | syncretism. |
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The rapid diffusion of cultural items, either by choice of the receiving society, or by force from a more dominant society is the definition of |
| | A) | cultural determinism |
| | B) | acculturation. |
| | C) | diffusionism. |
| | D) | displacement. |
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Which of the following is an example of syncretism |
| | A) | Native Americans practicing Catholicism. |
| | B) | European Christians utilizing classical Greek knowledge from conquered Spain. |
| | C) | Voodoo as practiced in Haiti. |
| | D) | The cargo cults of the South Pacific Islands. |
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Rapid and extensive culture change generated from within a society is called |
| | A) | reformation |
| | B) | renaissance. |
| | C) | revival. |
| | D) | revolution. |
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The definition of stimulus diffusion is |
| | A) | when knowledge of a cultural trait in another society inspires the invention of a similar trait. |
| | B) | the rapid diffusion of cultural items, either by choice of the receiving society, or by force from a more dominant society. |
| | C) | the application of discovered knowledge. |
| | D) | the collective interpretation of and response to the natural and cultural worlds in which a group of people live. |
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The now-outdated concept of cultural evolution where all societies pass through the same series of stages from savagery to civilization is called |
| | A) | classical evolutionism. |
| | B) | sociobiology. |
| | C) | unilineal evolutionism. |
| | D) | both A and C. |
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Which stage in unilineal evolutionism is characterized by the domestication of plants and animals, pottery, and the beginnings of metallurgy? |
| | A) | savagery |
| | B) | barbarism |
| | C) | civilization |
| | D) | empire |
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Which American anthropologist came up with three stages of evolution found in unilineal evolutionism? |
| | A) | Edward B. Tylor |
| | B) | Kenneth Feder |
| | C) | Franz Boas |
| | D) | Lewis Henry Morgan |
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Which of the following is a problem with unilineal evolutionism? |
| | A) | It assumes that the goal of cultural evolution is civilization. |
| | B) | It requires all societies to independently invent the same innovations and artifacts. |
| | C) | It leaves no room for diffusion. |
| | D) | All the above. |
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The definition of diffusionism is |
| | A) | the idea that human behavior is almost totally the result of learned cultural information, with few or no instinctive responses. |
| | B) | the rapid dispersion of cultural items, either by choice of the receiving society, or by force from a more dominant society. |
| | C) | an outdated concept of cultural evolution where major cultural advances were made by a few, or by a single society and spread from there to all other societies. |
| | D) | the ability to communicate about things and ideas not immediate in space or time. |
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Which anthropologist formalized the concepts of data collection, holism, and relativism? |
| | A) | Edward B. Tylor |
| | B) | Kenneth Feder |
| | C) | Franz Boas |
| | D) | Lewis Henry Morgan |
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Which anthropologist was a student of Franz Boas and famous for her studies in Samoa? |
| | A) | Margaret Mead |
| | B) | Margaret Thatcher |
| | C) | Mary Douglas |
| | D) | Pearl S. Buck |
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Which of the following was a result from the acculturation of the San people of Namibia? |
| | A) | boredom |
| | B) | alcoholism |
| | C) | unemployment |
| | D) | all the above. |
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Which of the following is a result from the acculturation of Hutterites? |
| | A) | All Hutterites now attend college after high school. |
| | B) | Hutterites now wear western style clothing. |
| | C) | Hutterites now go to school through grade 12. |
| | D) | All of the above. |
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The Dani have been acculturated into Indonesian society. Which of the following aspects of their culture have they tried to hold on to? |
| | A) | Their ritualistic wars. |
| | B) | Their traditional mode of dress. |
| | C) | Their religion. |
| | D) | All the above. |
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