Sivapithecus ___________
a. is the sole ancestor of orangutans
b. was an arboreal quadruped
c. lived in the Americas
d. had teeth that were thinly enameled
Correct Answer: b
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Anthropologists believe that kinship is an important principle of social organization
A) only in societies with unilineal descent groups. B) only in tribal societies. C) in all societies. D) only in band societies. E) in all except complex industrial societies.
When linguistic anthropologist Jill Brody was called on to be a court interpreter for a speaker of Tojol ab'al
a. the officers of the court doubted her fluency in the language. b. she limited herself to simply translating the questions and responses, as she was required to do by the courtroom setting. c. she violated the norms of the setting to provide cultural translation. d. the defendant was found innocent of all charges due to her persistent efforts on his behalf.
Maintaining the fallow period is essential for the sustainability of which system?
A) foraging B) horticulture C) pastoralism D) agriculture
Religion includes all of the following except:
a. an organized system of ideas about the spiritual sphere b. associated ceremonial practices used to interpret things beyond control c. concern with the sacred as distinguished from ordinary reality d. practiced primarily on the level of a relationship between individual and deity