Because music is a cultural universal and musical abilities seem to run in families,

A. everybody, regardless of culture, loves to dance.
B. it is possible to use musical abilities as a biological marker for human races.
C. it has been suggested that music is a concept of a social fiction.
D. anthropologists should investigate the connection between music and formerly misunderstood kinship arrangements.
E. it has been suggested that the predisposition for music may have a genetic basis.


Answer: E

Anthropology & Archaeology

You might also like to view...

Which inflectional morpheme is acquired first by English-speaking children?

A possessive –s on nouns B past tense –ed on regular verbs C plural –s on nouns D third person –s on verbs E present progressive –ing on verbs

Anthropology & Archaeology

Dreamtime for the Australian Aborigines is a fundamental, complex concept that includes the past, present, and future where spirits come to the earth and act as intermediaries between the world and the everyday lives of the people

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Anthropology & Archaeology

Which of the following is NOT a function of cells?

a. Protein synthesis b. Storing DNA c. Breaking down nutrients d. Storing PCR e. Storing energy

Anthropology & Archaeology

Which of the following marital customs functions to maintain distinctions between groups?

A. sororate B. sororal polygyny C. progeny price D. levirate E. endogamy

Anthropology & Archaeology