Anthropological Concepts and Disciplines Quiz

Explore core ideas in anthropology. Test your knowledge on key figures, terms, and sub-disciplines. Dive into cultural evolution, language, and more.

#1

Which of the following is considered a core concept in anthropology?

Quantum mechanics
Kinship
Cell biology
Astrophysics
#2

Which anthropological sub-discipline focuses on the study of language?

Cultural anthropology
Linguistic anthropology
Physical anthropology
Archaeology
#3

Which anthropological sub-discipline focuses on the study of human genetics?

Cultural anthropology
Linguistic anthropology
Physical anthropology
Archaeology
#4

What is the term for a set of learned behaviors and beliefs shared by a group of people?

Culture
Instinct
Tradition
Society
#5

Which anthropological sub-discipline focuses on the study of material culture?

Cultural anthropology
Linguistic anthropology
Physical anthropology
Archaeology
#6

Who is known as the father of modern anthropology?

Charles Darwin
Franz Boas
Max Weber
Emile Durkheim
#7

What is the term for the study of human remains?

Archaeology
Ethnography
Paleontology
Forensic Anthropology
#8

What is the term for the study of the cultural evolution of humans?

Paleontology
Sociology
Cultural anthropology
Physical anthropology
#9

Who coined the term 'ethnocentrism'?

Bronisław Malinowski
Max Weber
Franz Boas
William Graham Sumner
#10

What is the primary method of data collection in ethnographic research?

Surveys
Experiments
Participant observation
Interviews
#11

Who developed the concept of cultural relativism?

Bronisław Malinowski
Edward Burnett Tylor
Margaret Mead
Franz Boas
#12

Who is known for developing the concept of the 'universals' of culture?

Margaret Mead
Claude Lévi-Strauss
George Murdock
Marshall Sahlins
#13

Who is known for their work in symbolic anthropology, focusing on the study of symbols and meaning?

Franz Boas
Clifford Geertz
Ruth Benedict
Marcel Mauss
#14

Who is known for their work on the concept of 'culture shock'?

Ruth Benedict
Bronisław Malinowski
Margaret Mead
Kalervo Oberg
#15

Who is known for their work on the concept of 'participant observation'?

Margaret Mead
Bronisław Malinowski
Ruth Benedict
Claude Lévi-Strauss

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