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1

The anthropological question that deals with examining anthropologists themselves and their points of view is the:
A)socio-natural question
B)reflexive question
C)conceptual question
D)temporal question
2

The example of Laura Bohannan telling the story of Hamlet to the Tiv in Nigeria shows that:
A)meanings are universally the same between cultures
B)the story of Hamlet convinced the Tiv of the superiority of Western culture
C)interpretations of Hamlet are based on one's cultural background
D)the story of Hamlet can only be told by men
3

In their discussions of the Yanomamo, Chagnon and Ferguson differed in their opinions about the causes of the Yanomamo's:
A)high rates of infertility
B)violent lifestyle
C)abnormal height
D)peaceful group interactions
4

What do anthropologists define as generating knowledge about the experienced world based on the evaluation of logical theories with empirical data?
A)science
B)humanism
C)evolution
D)archaeology
5

Empirically testable propositions are also called:
A)theories
B)methods
C)life histories
D)hypotheses
6

Broad explanatory generalizations are also known as:
A)surveys
B)theories
C)hypotheses
D)symbols
7

Scientific anthropology is most similar to:
A)physics
B)chemistry
C)complex mathematics
D)historical geology
8

The shift in anthropology towards the reflexive question was prompted by:
A)decolonization
B)the civil war
C)the women's rights movement
D)globalization
9

Some critics claim that science is the discourse of self-presentation of:
A)sub-Saharan African secret societies
B)Western males
C)Eastern Buddhists
D)Western females
10

According to Pinxten, American anthropologists define themselves as social scientists, while European anthropologists define themselves as:
A)photographers
B)intellectuals
C)journalists
D)socialists
11

Which of the following is NOT a way to be reflexive in the encounter with the community of study?
A)note the power differences between you and your hosts
B)return something of value to your hosts
C)assume that your hosts like you being in the community
D)treat your own behavior in the field as part of your data
12

The panels of researchers at universities that check researchers' methods against federal standards are called:
A)institutional review boards
B)universal ethics committees
C)research review teams
D)ethical relativism monitors
13

What term describes events in the observed community that sometimes set up somewhat controlled situations that permit systematic checking of hunches?
A)key scenarios
B)stimulus diffusion
C)natural experiments
D)syncretism
14

Approaching the topic from more than one angle and reconciling the results is called:
A)triangulation
B)acculturation
C)event analysis
D)participant observation
15

What formal statistical method allows the fieldworker to systematically survey a set of ten or more informants about their knowledge of some relatively objective phenomenon?
A)R-mode analysis
B)community mapping
C)cultural consensus modeling
D)social network analysis





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