The American Museum of Natural History began as an anthropological museum devoted to the study of human science
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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Key consultants are individuals who tell the anthropologist things that other members of the society do not want to share
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What is the primary reason that the Bugis of Sulawesi refrain from eating, drinking, smoking, and sexuality from sunrise to sunset during Ramadan?
a. to purify their thoughts and build self-control and restraint for their deity b. to focus purely on prayer and not be distracted by any physical activity c. to preserve resources so that they can break the fast with a communal celebration d. to set aside these things as offerings for the poor
How do bilateral kinship systems differ from other kinship systems?
a. Unlike in cognatic systems, bilateral descent is traced through either gender. b. Unlike in cognatic systems, bilateral kinship is only traced through a single gender. c. Unlike both cognatic and unilineal systems, bilateral systems have no large, property holding groups. d. Unlike unilineal systems, bilateral systems trace descent only through a single gender.
Which of the following will most likely lead human beings to eventually end up looking like the superintelligent aliens illustrated in science fiction and horror movies?
A. Human existence still requires substantial manual labor. B. Our cranial capacity is limited. C. Our ability to genetically engineer humans remains in its infancy. D. Our ability to create extrasomatic means to deal with environmental pressures probably works with the evolution of significant changes in body structure.