Chapter 1: What Is Anthropology? Quiz

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  1. 1. A subfield of anthropology that seeks to solve modern-day problems is called:

  2. 2. Anthropology considers all aspects of the human condition. This approach is referred to as ___________.

  3. 3. Suspending judgment in order to understand why people have certain practices and beliefs is called

  4. 4. Judging others based on your own culture is called

  5. 5. Anthropologists study non-Western cultures because Western cultures tend to be

  6. 6. An approach in which something is measured or counted is called

  7. 7. Shared traditions and beliefs that are transmitted through learning is

  8. 8. Features that are common to all human societies are called

  9. 9. Anthropologists acting as liaisons between African villagers and medical workers is a good example of

  10. 10. Language is a cultural universal.

  11. 11. Biological anthropologists study

  12. 12. One difference between archaeologists and historians is that archaeologists study _____________ to understand the human past.

  13. 13. An example of applied anthropology is

  14. 14. Anxiety as a result of being immersed in a foreign culture is called

  15. 15. David Foster Wallace’s fish story illustrates that

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