Chapter 1 Student Quiz

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. Context in archaeology is important for understanding:

Interactions between groups. correct incorrect

Environmental factors that could influence culture. correct incorrect

Taphonomic factors that influence preservation and/or destruction of artifacts. correct incorrect

All of the above. correct incorrect

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. Because archaeologists often work with specialists from other disciplines, we say that:

Archaeologists are helpless when alone. correct incorrect

Archaeology is multidisciplinary. correct incorrect

Most archaeologists are geoarchaeologists. correct incorrect

Archaeology is a composite discipline. correct incorrect

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. Cultural heritage is an objective fact that is not subject to interpretation or political use.

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Archaeological work that is done by native people on their own traditional lands is referred to as _____________________________.

Native archaeology. correct incorrect

Ethnomethodology. correct incorrect

Traditional archaeology. correct incorrect

Indigenous archaeology. correct incorrect

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. In archaeology, which step of the research process comes first?

Research design correct incorrect

Site location correct incorrect

Excavation correct incorrect

Analysis of evidence correct incorrect

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. Which type of archaeological study operates without a theoretical perspective?

Gender archaeology correct incorrect

Processual archaeology correct incorrect

Postprocessual archaeology correct incorrect

None; all studies have an underlying theoretical perspective. correct incorrect

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. One objection that is sometimes raised to processual approaches is that they:

Understate the importance of hypothesis testing. correct incorrect

Understate the importance of individual agency. correct incorrect

Are not able to produce publishable results. correct incorrect

Are not respected by professional archaeologists. correct incorrect

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. A _____________ is a computer-driven device that combines a theodolite and an electronic distance meter.

Satellite correct incorrect

LiDAR correct incorrect

Total station correct incorrect

Cyborg archaeologist correct incorrect

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. During the 1970s, gas-guzzling muscle cars were popular in the U.S.; then, during the 1980s, small, gas-efficient cars became more popular and muscle cars fell out of favor. During the 1990s, SUVs became more popular than economy cars-though efficient cars were still around. This is a modern example of:

Stratigraphy. correct incorrect

Natural selection. correct incorrect

Ecodynamics. correct incorrect

Seriation. correct incorrect

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. The idea that humans intentionally shape their own environments to ensure success is:

Niche Construction Theory. correct incorrect

Human Behavioral Ecology. correct incorrect

Ecological archaeology. correct incorrect

Ecodynamics. correct incorrect

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. Traits of early human populations including health, age, sex, habitual activities, height, diet, and nutrition can be determined from skeletal remains by a:

Palynologist. correct incorrect

Zooarchaeologist. correct incorrect

Bioarchaeologist. correct incorrect

Archaeologist. correct incorrect

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. Specialists who use geological analyses to understand archaeological sites and site taphonomic processes are called:

Geoarchaeologists. correct incorrect

Meteorologists. correct incorrect

Archaeogeologists. correct incorrect

Paleogeotaphonologists. correct incorrect

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. Microscopic plant parts composed of silica or calcium oxalate, that can be used to identify plants and reconstruct prehistoric environments are called _______________.

Microbotanicals correct incorrect

Phytoliths correct incorrect

Paleoliths correct incorrect

Botaniliths correct incorrect