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1 |  |  Which of the following statements best describes the schizoid view of anthropology? |
|  | A) | Anthropologists should avoid practical matters and concentrate on research, publication, and teaching. |
|  | B) | Anthropologists should stop pretending that their research has any effect on human societies. |
|  | C) | Anthropologists should take an active role in the creation, implementation, and evaluation of policy. |
|  | D) | Anthropologists should help carry out but not make or evaluate policy. |
|  | E) | Anthropologists should evaluate but avoid making or implementing policy. |
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2 |  |  Forensic anthropology is the application of the data, theory, and methods of which subdiscipline? |
|  | A) | cultural anthropology |
|  | B) | biological anthropology |
|  | C) | linguistic anthropology |
|  | D) | archaeological anthropology |
|  | E) | social anthropology |
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3 |  |  What did the judge order regarding the elementary schools in Ann Arbor? |
|  | A) | Teachers had to attend a year-long course designed to improve their understanding of nonstandard dialects. |
|  | B) | Teachers had to become fluent in, and teach their classes in, BEV. |
|  | C) | Students had to choose whether to take classes in SE or BEV. |
|  | D) | Special BEV schools had to be built. |
|  | E) | The judge ordered all of the above. |
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4 |  |  As an early student of Third World urbanization, Robert Redfield focused on the contrasts between: |
|  | A) | the sacred and the profane. |
|  | B) | urban and suburban communities. |
|  | C) | urban and rural life. |
|  | D) | diseases and illnesses. |
|  | E) | urban and industrial economies. |
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5 |  |  What is the Samoan matai? |
|  | A) | a traditional drink used in Samoan initiation ceremonies |
|  | B) | the traditional Samoan incest taboo |
|  | C) | the traditional Samoan subsistence strategy |
|  | D) | the Samoan term for respecting the elders. |
|  | E) | the native term for a Samoan nuclear family |
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6 |  |  What is an illness? |
|  | A) | a condition that can be treated by a full- or part-time healer |
|  | B) | a condition of poor health perceived or felt by an individual |
|  | C) | a vector that introduces illness and poor health into an individual or community |
|  | D) | a scientifically identified health threat caused by a bacterium, virus, fungus, parasite, or other pathogen |
|  | E) | a cultural universal found only in tropical foragers |
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7 |  |  What is the carrier for schistosomiasis? |
|  | A) | snails |
|  | B) | mosquitoes |
|  | C) | fleas |
|  | D) | rats |
|  | E) | All animals carry schistosomiasis. |
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8 |  |  Which of the following has helped to spread AIDS in eastern Africa? |
|  | A) | prolonged contact with bonobos |
|  | B) | high rates of divorce |
|  | C) | cultural colonialism |
|  | D) | highways |
|  | E) | None of the above have helped to spread AIDS in eastern Africa. |
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9 |  |  Western medicine is an example of which kind of disease theory? |
|  | A) | emotionalistic disease theory |
|  | B) | personalistic disease theory |
|  | C) | naturalistic disease theory |
|  | D) | gradualistic disease theory |
|  | E) | parasitic disease theory |
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10 |  |  Which of the following statements about curers is not true? |
|  | A) | They are often shaman. |
|  | B) | They are found in only band-level and tribal societies. |
|  | C) | They emerge through a culturally defined process of selection. |
|  | D) | They are certified by older practitioners. |
|  | E) | They treat illnesses. |
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11 |  |  Cultural resource management is the application of the data, theory, and methods of which subdiscipline? |
|  | A) | cultural anthropology |
|  | B) | biological anthropology |
|  | C) | linguistic anthropology |
|  | D) | archaeological anthropology |
|  | E) | physical anthropology |
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12 |  |  Where are the fastest population growth rates? |
|  | A) | Second World cities |
|  | B) | Third World cities |
|  | C) | Third World countryside |
|  | D) | First World cities. |
|  | E) | First World suburbs |
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13 |  |  Which of the following statements about medical anthropology is not true? |
|  | A) | It is academic and theoretical. |
|  | B) | It is a branch of archaeological anthropology. |
|  | C) | It is applied and practical. |
|  | D) | It is a branch of cultural anthropology. |
|  | E) | It is a branch of biological anthropology. |
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14 |  |  What is a disease? |
|  | A) | A condition that can be treated by a full- or part-time healer. |
|  | B) | A condition of poor health perceived by an individual. |
|  | C) | A vector that introduces illness and poor health into an individual or community. |
|  | D) | A scientifically identified health threat caused by a bacterium, virus, fungus, parasite, or other pathogen. |
|  | E) | A cultural universal found only in tropical foragers. |
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15 |  |  How are mental illnesses usually dealt with by non-Western curers? |
|  | A) | by isolating the patient |
|  | B) | through heavy medication |
|  | C) | The illness is the patient's individual burden. |
|  | D) | They are diagnosed and treated in cohesive groups with full support of the patient’s kin. |
|  | E) | None of the above statements describe how mental illnesses are dealt with by non-Western curers. |
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