Practice Quiz for Fields of Anthropology No. of Questions= 8 INSTRUCTIONS: To answer a question, click the button in front of your choice. A response will appear in the window below the question to let you know if you are correct. Be sure to read the feedback. It is designed to help you learn the material. You can also learn by reading the feedback for incorrect answers. 1. Which of the following is not one of the 4 main fields of anthropology? a) archaeology b) biological anthropology c) cartography d) cultural anthropology e) all of the above are main fields of anthropology 2. Which field of anthropology is primarily concerned with the non-cultural aspects of humans and near-humans? a) archaeology b) biological anthropology c) linguistic anthropology d) cultural anthropology e) none of the above 3. Which field of anthropology is primarily interested in the prehistory and early history of societies and their cultures? a) archaeology b) forensics c) ethnobotany d) cultural anthropology e) none of the above 4. Biological anthropology includes the study of which of the following topics? a) non-human primates b) fossil record of human evolution c) human variation d) mechanisms of evolution e) all of the above 5. Paleoanthropologists are mostly interested in learning about: a) the cultures of living people b) sub-cultures of modern, large-scale societies c) ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt d) the fossil record of human evolution e) none of the above 6. Which field of anthropology would most likely be interested in the marriage patterns and kinship systems of different societies around the world? a) cultural anthropology b) linguistic anthropology c) zooarchaeology d) all of the above 7. Which of the following kinds of work would applied anthropology include? a) cultural resource management b) medical anthropology c) ethnobotany d) all of the above 8. Which field of archaeology would mostly likely be interested in ancient pre-literate societies around the world including those of most early North American Indians? a) classical archaeology b) historical archaeology c) prehistoric archaeology d) primatology e) none of the above Return to Menu This page was last updated on Sunday, October 17, 2010. Copyright © 2010 by Dennis O'Neil. All rights reserved.
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