Anthropology

1) The four subdisciplines of anthropology are:

A) classical anthropology, prehistoric archaeology, evolution, and histrionics

B) primatology, ethnohistory, paleontology, and archeology

C) physical anthropology, archaeology, cultural anthropology, and linguistic anthropology

D) ethnology, classics, physical geography, and geology

3) Which of the following would NOT be considered a specialization within the discipline of physical anthropology?

A) paleopathology

B) primatology

C) human anatomy

D) phonology

7) ________ linguistics, which focuses on the comparison and classification of different languages to reveal historical links, can often be used to confirm inferences derived from archaeological or paleoanthropological research on ancient population movements.

A) Historical

B) Structural

C) Evolutionary

D) Ethnological

14) An archaeologist who wanted to understand the lifestyle and social organization of Upper Paleolithic peoples would get the most useful information by studying:

A) the characteristics of modern hunting and gathering peoples

B) mechanical properties of stone used for making tools

C) the habits of bears, elephants, and other animals they hunted

D) ethnicity in modern European populations that are descended from them

15) Skin color, which has been used extensively in racial classifications, has been shown to be responsive to different environmental factors thus making it of little use in categorizing humans into races. Some of the environmental factors that influence skin pigmentation include:

A) the need for natural camoufl age from predators

B) the amount of ultraviolet radiation and cold

C) the amount of carbohydrates versus proteins that are in the diet

D) iron and zinc compounds in the soil