- 1. Cultural anthropology is a branch of anthropology focused on the study of cultural variation among humans. It explores the ways in which people in different societies perceive and interpret the world around them, looking at aspects such as beliefs, traditions, rituals, social organization, and material culture. Cultural anthropologists aim to understand and document the diverse ways in which people create meaning, make sense of their lives, and interact with their environments. Through fieldwork and participant observation, they seek to gain insight into the complexities of human societies and the dynamics of cultural change over time.
Who is known as the 'father of modern anthropology'?
A) Franz Boas
B) Bronisław Malinowski
C) Margaret Mead
D) Claude Lévi-Strauss
- 2. What is the study of human cultures and societies known as?
A) Psychology
B) Anthropology
C) Geography
D) Sociology
- 3. Which anthropologist is famous for their work with the Yanomami tribe in South America?
A) Napoleon Chagnon
B) Zora Neale Hurston
C) Ruth Benedict
D) Mary Leakey
- 4. What is the term for the practice of judging another culture by the standards of one's own culture?
A) Acculturation
B) Ethnocentrism
C) Participant observation
D) Cultural relativism
- 5. Which anthropologist is known for their study of kinship and social organization in African societies?
A) Radcliffe-Brown
B) Edward Burnett Tylor
C) Margaret Mead
D) Clifford Geertz
- 6. What term refers to the practice of living among the people being studied while participating in their daily activities?
A) Acculturation
B) Ethnography
C) Cultural diffusion
D) Participant observation
- 7. What is a key concept in cultural anthropology that emphasizes understanding another culture from its own perspective?
A) Postmodernism
B) Cultural relativism
C) Diffusionism
D) Structural functionalism
- 8. Which anthropologist is known for their study of symbolism and ritual in Balinese culture?
A) Ruth Benedict
B) Bronisław Malinowski
C) Zora Neale Hurston
D) Clifford Geertz
- 9. Which anthropologist is known for their study of the Nuer people in South Sudan?
A) E.E. Evans-Pritchard
B) Bronisław Malinowski
C) Ruth Benedict
D) Margaret Mead
- 10. Which anthropologist is known for their study of gift exchange and reciprocity in Melanesian societies?
A) Margaret Mead
B) Ruth Benedict
C) Marcel Mauss
D) Bronisław Malinowski
- 11. What is the term for the process by which societies change over time and adapt to their environment?
A) Diffusionism
B) Cultural ecology
C) Cultural evolution
D) Cultural relativism
- 12. Which anthropologist is known for their study of the Trobriand Islands in the Pacific?
A) Bronisław Malinowski
B) E.E. Evans-Pritchard
C) Franz Boas
D) Margaret Mead
- 13. What is the term for the process of acquiring culture?
A) Assimilation
B) Acculturation
C) Globalization
D) Enculturation
- 14. Which anthropologist is known for their study of the !Kung San people in Botswana?
A) Clifford Geertz
B) Ruth Benedict
C) Bronisław Malinowski
D) Richard Lee
- 15. What term refers to the study of language and its relation to culture?
A) Syntax
B) Linguistic anthropology
C) Phonetics
D) Etymology
- 16. What is the term for the practices, beliefs, and values shared by a group of people?
A) Tradition
B) Ethnicity
C) Culture
D) Society
- 17. What is the name for a group of people who all believe they are descended from a common ancestor?
A) Lineage
B) Tribe
C) Sib
D) Clan
- 18. Anthropologist Margaret Mead famously studied the culture of which Pacific island?
A) Fiji
B) Tonga
C) Hawaii
D) Samoa
- 19. What is the term for the transmission of cultural elements from one society to another?
A) Cultural adaptation
B) Acculturation
C) Cultural diffusion
D) Cultural assimilation
- 20. What is the term for the process by which people come to understand their social world?
A) Socialization
B) Acculturation
C) Colonization
D) Globalization
- 21. What is the term for a socially approved way of behaving in a particular social position?
A) Culture
B) Value
C) Role
D) Norm
- 22. Which theoretical perspective in anthropology focuses on the functions of cultural practices within society?
A) Critical theory
B) Post-colonialism
C) Conflict theory
D) Functionalism
- 23. Which type of kinship system traces relationships through one parent's lineage only?
A) Unilineal
B) Bilateral
C) Patrilineal
D) Matrilineal
- 24. What is the term for a set of cultural ideas and beliefs that shape people's perception of the world?
A) Subsistence
B) Worldview
C) Globalization
D) Ethnocentrism
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