ANT 3520 Final Exam
The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command Central Identification Laboratory (JPAC-CIL)
is known for:
Identifying missing U.S. servicemembers
Which of the following components are assessed or determined by forensic
anthropologists?
a. Sex
b. Ancestry
c. Age
d. Manner of death
e. A, B, C only
Which of the following is NOT one of the sub-specialties of biological anthropology?
a. Primatology
b. Archaeology
c. Morphology
d. Paleoanthropology
e. Forensic Identification
Which of the following statements about anthropology are FALSE:
a. Anthropology is a holistic science
b. Anthropologists do not believe that culture exists
c. Anthropologists search for testable explanations for natural phenomena
d. Anthropologists strive to understand ultimate truths about humanity
e. None of the above
f. B and D
Which of these is NOT a primary subfield of Anthropology?
a. Cultural Anthropology
b. Forensic Anthropology
c. Linguistic Anthropology
d. Archaeology
e. Biological Anthropology
The Parkman murder case is important because
It is one of the first cases that uses forensic anthropological techniques