Edward B. Tylor, who published a major book entitled Primitive Culture in 1871, is recognized as the first __________
A. scholar appointed to an academic position in anthropology
B. person to formulate laws of human behavior
C. scientist to suggest a scenario for human evolution
D. anthropologist to live with primitive peoples in order to study them
Answer: A
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Lyellian "uniformitarianism" was applied to organic evolution by
A) Pierre Boucher de Perthes B) J. B. Lamarck C) James Hutton D) Charles Lyell himself E) Charles Darwin
Primate groups composed of several adult males and females are advantageous in areas where:
a. there are few sleeping sites. b. predation pressure is low. c. primates are crepuscular. d. humans are active. e. predation pressure is high.
Cross-culturally, most kinship systems:
a. provide few links between successive generations. b. provide few ties across a single generation. c. provide links between successive generations and ties across a single generation. d. only link successive generations and do not tie across generations. e. provides links and ties to all members of a family regardless of biology.
Individuals in the 1950s were happier than people today:
a) even though they consumed about a quarter of what we do. b) because they were in a post-war period of peace. c) due to a smaller population. d) because of improving health standards.