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It is the broad study of humankind around the world and throughout time. It is also concerned with both the biological and the cultural aspects of humans.
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Which of the following is not a sub-branch of Physical Anthropology?
Osteology
Demography
Ethnolinguistic
Primatology
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All are anthropologists but one of them is an anthropologist that focuses on cultural development and changes of Man.
Mary Leakey
Charles Darwin
Margaret Mead
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He is the proponent of Theory of Cultural Relativism:
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Which of the following disciplines focuses on the contribution of child-rearing to a human trait and practice.
Psychology
Business
Sociology
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A person who knows and is able to use several languages; commonly known as multi-lingual
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“Language is the _____________ of culture”
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The perspective that beliefs and practices of any society can only be judged by the values and standards prevalent in that society.
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Her specialty was living with and understanding the language and behavior of chimps:
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A systematic study of the remains of previous cultures as a means of RECONSTRUCTING the lifeways of people who lived in the past.
Primatology
Anthropology
Archaeology
Paleontology
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Which of the following is not a major area in Biological Anthropology?
Primatology
Ethnology
Paleoanthropology
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Indiana Jones is an American media franchise based on the adventures of Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr., a fictional professor of archaeology that began in 1981 with the film Raiders of the Lost Ark. Who played India Jones?
Bruce Willis
Harrison Ford
Clint Eastwood
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What interdisciplinary study explores how language shapes communication and influences social life?
Social Anthropology
Linguistic Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
Biological Anthropology
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The English word "anthropology" comes from the _____ words for "human" and "study".
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The tendency for a person to evaluate other cultures based on a notion of the superiority of one's own culture is called _____.
Chronocentrism
Ethnocentrism
Chauvinism
Nationalism