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  • A form of discrimination in which a person in power uses language or dialect to make assumptions about another person
    Cultural Bias
    Linguistic Profiling
    Implicit Bias
    Xenophobia
  • The Apatani nose plugs (now a symbol of cultural pride) were originally done to...
    ward off evil spirits
    make the women unattractive to tribal raiders
    attract men from neighboring villages
    encourage mindful breathing
  • The traditional term for the Inuit "Eskimo kiss" is...
    kecak
    haka
    kunik
    moko
  • Bats are a common food in...
    Alaska
    South Africa
    Papua New Guinea
    Guatemala
  • While consuming guinea pigs in the U.S. is considered "taboo," it is a popular dish in...
    Albania
    New Zealand
    Ecuador
    Thailand
  • Which wedding ritual/country pairing is incorrect?
    Wedding Ducks, Korea
    Haka, Japan
    Blackening, Scotland
    Log Sawing, Germany
  • Which nation is known to have the highest degree of language diversity (over 800 languages)?
    Papua New Guinea
    Nigeria
    Australia
    The United States
  • An international language created in 1887 to facilitate communication amongst people from different countries
    Swahili
    Pig Latin
    Esperanto
    Hebrew
  • With 61 tattoos, ____ is the oldest tattooed mummy (5,300 years old!)
    Meritamen
    Hatshepsut
    Ötzi
    Moimango
  • In Mosuo society, which family member is considered the head of the household?
    Mother/Grandmother
  • The Japanese art - dating back to the 15th century - of repairing broken pottery with lacquer and gold as a way to embrace the beauty of flaws.
    Kintsugi
    Ikebana
    Okiyo-e
    Shodo
  • Language is typically learned through...
    diffusion
    assimilation
    socialization
    displacement
  • The process in which individuals learn their group's culture, through experience, observation, and instruction.
    Acculturation
    Ethnocentrism
    Enculturation
    Assimilation
  • The overall perspective from which one sees and understands the world - this is deeply connected to their culture, background & life experiences.
    Worldview
    Selective Bias
    Ethnocentrism
    Cultural Relativity
  • Tarantulas are a common food in...
    Hungary
    Iceland
    Madagascar
    Cambodia
  • An era in human history, spanning from 2.5 million-10,000 years ago in which homosapians developed increasingly complex tools, language, art and spirituality.
    Halocene Period
    Precambrian Era
    Paleolithic Period
    Neolithic Period
  • Between 2014 and 2016, an Ebola epidemic in Western Africa was connected to...
    the consumption of contaminated bushmeat
    a sudden increase in mosquito population
    a mutated strain of malaria
    contaminated drinking water sources
  • The idea that a person's beliefs, values, and practices should be understood based on that person's own culture, rather than be judged based on the practices of another culture.
    Moral Relativism
    Ethnocentrism
    Cultural Relativity
    Cultural Assimilation
  • In which country is sticking your tongue out a common way of greeting?
    Indonesia
    Bangladesh
    Mongolia
    Tibet
  • Linguists were able to "teach" chimpanzees and apes...
    to vocalize over 50 words in English
    to read and write at a 1st grade level
    to take care of cats
    to use American Sign Language
  • A Balinese trance dance with choral music that was popularized in the 1930s.
    Kecak
    Moko
    Kintsugi
    Hongi
  • Something that is prohibited, forbidden or restricted by a society, culture or religion. (Ex: cannibalism)
    Blasphemy
    Taboo
    Endogamy
    Ethnocentrism
  • A variation of a language which is distinct to a specific region or social group
    Slang
    Language Diffusion
    Jargon
    Dialect
  • Which of the following is NOT true of human language?
    It is abstract & symbol
    It is learned
    It is innate
    It is highly complex
  • Growing of crops with relatively simple hand tools & methods, in the absence of permanently cultivated or irrigated fields.
    Hunting & Gathering
    Pastoralism
    Horticulture
    Agriculture
  • Keeping domesticated animals (goats, cows, chickens) and using their products as a major food source.
    Hunting & Gathering
    Horticulture
    Agriculture
    Pastoralism
  • Changing the way you speak in front of your friends vs. in front of your boss would be an example of...
    language mixing
    linguistic profiling
    dialect assimilation
    code switching
  • To be absorbed and integrated into a wider society or culture, by choice or force.
    Acculturation
    Ethnocentrism
    Assimilation
    Enculturation
  • In this section of a hypothetical kinship chart, what is the relationship between the two individuals?
    Brother & Sister
    Father & Daughter
    Cousins
    Married
  • The feeling of disorientation experienced by someone who is suddenly subjected to an unfamiliar culture, way of life, or set of attitudes.
    Culture Shock
    Psychological Dissonance
    Code Switching
    Identify Confusion
  • The first evidence of written language is a 3500 BCE Sumerian script known as...
    Hieroglyphics
    Indus Script
    Cuneiform
    Zapotec Writing
  • What is the name of this traditional Maori (New Zealand) greeting?
    Kunik
    Kecak
    Moko
    Hongi
  • Anthropologists believe that this Paleolithic sculpture was most likely...
    a fertility symbol
    a religious totem
    a musical instrument
    a toy for children
  • A paleolithic figurine (ca. 27,000-25,000 BCE) that is believed to symbolize female fertility. Dozens of similar sculptures have been found throughout Europe/Eurasia.
    Affe mit Schädel
    Byblos Figurine
    Venus of Willendorf
    Ushabti
  • In this section of a hypothetical kinship chart, what is the relationship between the two individuals?
    Father & Daughter
    Cousins
    Brother & Sister
    Married
  • The marriage of one man to two or more women at the same time
    Polygyny
  • Place the following in the correct order on the timeline of human evolution: Agriculture, Pastoralism, Food Industrialization, Food Collection, Horticulture
    Food Collection, Horticulture, Pastoralism, Agriculture, Food Industrialization
  • The condition that develops when the body is deprived of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients it needs to maintain healthy tissues and organ function.
    Dehydration
    Starvation
    Malnutrition
    Hypoxia
  • The oldest evidence of humans creating music was a ______ found in present-day Germany
    mammoth hide drum
    wooden guitar
    bone flute
    metal chime
  • The lip plates shown here are associated with....
    the Mursi women
    the Sepik people
    the Apatani women
    the Maori people
  • The marriage of one woman to two or more men at the same time
    Polyandry
  • A language that will become extinct in the near future because no children speak it as their first language
    Defunct Language
    Moribund Language
    Dead Language
    At-Risk Language
  • Traditionally carved into the skin using chisels, the Maori ____ tattoos are a sacred tradition, denoting a person’s links with their family and cultural identity.
    Moko
    Hongi
    Yakuza
    Haka
  • A household's inability to provide nutritionally adequate and safe foods
    Famine
    Food Insecurity
    Malnutrition
    Hunger
  • This hypothesis states that children must learn language within a certain time during early development (2-13 years old)
    Innate Language Hypothesis
    Language Diffusion Hypothesis
    Critical Period Hypothesis
    Natural Order Hypothesis
  • By current estimates, nearly ____ of the world's languages will be fully extinct by the end of the century.
    10%
    75%
    20%
    50%
  • When one culture adopts aspects of another, but remains culturally distinct.
    Enculturation
    Assimilation
    Ethnocentrism
    Acculturation
  • This modification is associated with which country?
    China
  • Umbrella term used to describe Native and Indigenous people whose gender identity encompasses both male and females energies.
    Two-Spirit
  • After death marriages. Originated in France, post WWI. If a fiancé dies prior to the wedding, the living partner may request a marriage.
    Polygyny
    Necrogamy
    Ghost Marriage
    Symbolic Marriage
  • The first evidence of written language was found in modern day...
    India (Indus Valley)
    China
    Iraq (Mesopotamia)
    Egypt
  • This body modification from the Sepik people of Papua New Guinea is...
    a mark of success in battle
    a symbol of intelligence
    a rite of passage to show entry into manhood
    a punishment for criminals
  • Requires marriage within a specified kinship category or other specified social or local group to which one belongs (such as social class, religion, or caste). Ex: India
    Polygyny
    Exogamy
    Endogamy
    Polyandry
  • Prohibits an individual to marry a member of the kinship, residential, or other specified group to which he or she belongs. Ex: Late Imperial China
    Endogamy
    Exogamy
    Polyandry
    Polygyny
  • (10,000–4,500 BCE) The wide-scale transition of many human cultures from hunting & gathering to agriculture.
    Neolithic Revolution
    Iron Age
    The Gilded Age
    The Renaissance
  • The tendency to see, interpret, and judge other cultures based on your own culture and standards - this connects members of a group together but can lead to (or support) the belief that your culture is superior to all others.
    Cultural Appropriation
    Multiculturalism
    Ethnocentrism
    Cultural Relativity
  • In ______ societies, they trace descent/kinship through the father's family tree.
    patrilineal
  • The Japanese practice of "Yaeba" is done...
    to make eating traditional Japanese food easier
    as a rite of passage to symbolize entry into womanhood
    to make the woman seem more youthful
    as a religious ritual
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