Practice Exam 1

ANT 105

Fall 2008

You will receive 5 bonus points for attempting to complete the practice midterm by classtime on Thursday, September 17—correct or incorrect answers are important only to remind you what to study. Answers will be posted after class on Thursday, September 17. You should grade your own definitions and essay, and you may ask Dr. Reber to make comments on your essay. Please send e-mailed copies of the exam to rebere@uncw.edu.

Please define two of the following four terms, and say how they are important to the study of anthropology:

1) Society

2) Longitudinal Research

3) Blended family

4) Serial monogamy

Write a paragraph on one of the following two topics:

5) Can people of the same race belong to different ethnicities? Why? Give at least one example.

6) Pick a TV show or sports event that you regularly watch, and enjoy watching. Briefly analyze it anthropologically. Does it serve a cultural function? What does it tell you about the larger culture?