Multiple Choice Questions
1. The American Anthropological Association’s Code of Ethics is
A. intendedto guide its members in making decisions.
B.
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places.
C. applicable only to research in the United States.
D. disregarded by most researchers.
E. of little use to most anthropologists.
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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Identify biological anthropologists’ and archaeologists’
ethical obligations to the people, species, and materials they study.
Topic: The ethical obligations of anthropology
2. is NOT an example of the multidisciplinary approaches used
in biologicalanthropology and archaeology.
A.Remote sensing
B. Metaphysics
C. Bioarchaeology
D. Paleontology
E. Palynology
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Bloom’s: Understand
Learning Objective: Explain the multidisciplinary nature of biological
anthropology and archaeology.
Topic: The multidisciplinary nature of biological anthropology and archaeology
3. Anthropometry is the
A.measurement of human body parts and dimensions.
B. measurement of human linguistic variability.
C. use of remote sensing to measure the carrying capacity of human
populations in a given region.
D. study of ancient plants used by humans through pollen samples
collected from archaeological sites.
E. study of the ways in which cultural sediments accumulate over time.
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Bloom’s: Remember
Learning Objective: Recall the primary areas of study in biological
anthropology.
Topic: Defining the primary areas of biological anthropology
4. Paleopathology it the study of
A.the biological and geological processes by which dead animals
become fossils.
B. ancient environments using samples of ancient pollen.
C. hominid evolution and human life as revealed by the fossil record.
D. disease and injury in skeletons from archaeological sites.
E. the evolution of linguistic communication through ancient speech
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