The advantages of Acheulean technology included __________
a. the ability to hold a sharp edge
b. the variety of shapes
c. the availability of raw materials
d. their effectiveness at killing prey
Correct Answer: a
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Culture shock occurs when __________
A) an anthropologist finds that he/she learns the local language more easily than expected B) you discover, to your surprise, that you really like living in another culture C) a person has shifted from one culture to another D) two different cultural groups compete with each other
Which of these statements is true of the relationship between biomedicine and ethnomedicine?
A) Biomedicine is embedded in Western culture, and therefore is a form of ethnomedicine. B) Biomedicine has been clinically proven to work, but ethnomedicine is based on superstition and folklore. C) Biomedicine has replaced ethnomedicine in all but the most remote communities. D) Biomedicine is relatively rare, and is found only in European and North American societies.
The catarrhine nose is found among the:
A. apes B. Old World monkeys C. New World monkeys D. prosimians and tarsiers E. apes and Old World monkeys
What is the term for policies and practices that harm a group and its members?
A. colonialism B. racism C. prejudice D. ethnocentrism E. discrimination