US Famous MCQs

American Famous Anthropologists MCQs with Answer

Who is considered the “father of American anthropology?
A) Franz Boas
B) Margaret Mead
C) Ruth Benedict
D) Claude Lévi-Strauss
Answer: A) Franz Boas

Which anthropologist is known for their work on cultural relativism?
A) Bronisław Malinowski
B) Zora Neale Hurston
C) Clifford Geertz
D) Margaret Mead
Answer: A) Bronisław Malinowski

Who wrote the influential book “Coming of Age in Samoa”?
A) Ruth Benedict
B) Claude Lévi-Strauss
C) Lewis Henry Morgan
D) Margaret Mead
Answer: D) Margaret Mead

This anthropologist is known for their studies of the Yanomami people in South America.
A) Clifford Geertz
B) Marvin Harris
C) Napoleon Chagnon
D) Margaret Mead
Answer: C) Napoleon Chagnon

Who conducted the “Manhattan Project of Anthropology” during World War II?
A) Claude Lévi-Strauss
B) Franz Boas
C) Margaret Mead
D) Ruth Benedict
Answer: B) Franz Boas

This anthropologist studied the Trobriand Islanders and their Kula ring exchange system.
A) Ruth Benedict
B) Bronisław Malinowski
C) Clifford Geertz
D) Claude Lévi-Strauss
Answer: B) Bronisław Malinowski

Who wrote the groundbreaking book “Patterns of Culture”?
A) Margaret Mead
B) Zora Neale Hurston
C) Ruth Benedict
D) Clifford Geertz
Answer: C) Ruth Benedict

This anthropologist focused on the study of kinship and social structure, known for the concept of “kinship charts.”
A) Lewis Henry Morgan
B) Margaret Mead
C) Claude Lévi-Strauss
D) Franz Boas
Answer: A) Lewis Henry Morgan

Who is known for their work on the theory of structural functionalism?
A) Claude Lévi-Strauss
B) Bronisław Malinowski
C) Zora Neale Hurston
D) Ruth Benedict
Answer: B) Bronisław Malinowski

This anthropologist is famous for their studies of the Nuer people in Sudan.
A) Franz Boas
B) Margaret Mead
C) E. E. Evans-Pritchard
D) Clifford Geertz
Answer: C) E. E. Evans-Pritchard

Who is known for their research on the concept of “thick description” in anthropology?
A) Ruth Benedict
B) Clifford Geertz
C) Claude Lévi-Strauss
D) Zora Neale Hurston
Answer: B) Clifford Geertz

This anthropologist is famous for their work on the cultural ecology of India.
A) Lewis Henry Morgan
B) Marvin Harris
C) Margaret Mead
D) Franz Boas
Answer: B) Marvin Harris

Who is known for their studies of the “Machiguenga” people in the Amazon rainforest?
A) Ruth Benedict
B) Claude Lévi-Strauss
C) Margaret Mead
D) Napoleon Chagnon
Answer: D) Napoleon Chagnon

This anthropologist conducted extensive research on the Navajo people and their culture.
A) Bronisław Malinowski
B) Ruth Benedict
C) Zora Neale Hurston
D) Clyde Kluckhohn
Answer: D) Clyde Kluckhohn

Who is known for their studies on the “Ilongot” headhunters in the Philippines?
A) Clifford Geertz
B) Franz Boas
C) E. E. Evans-Pritchard
D) Zora Neale Hurston
Answer: C) E. E. Evans-Pritchard

This anthropologist is famous for their work on the concept of “culture and personality.”
A) Margaret Mead
B) Claude Lévi-Strauss
C) Ruth Benedict
D) Clifford Geertz
Answer: A) Margaret Mead

Who is known for their research on the “Beng” people in Papua New Guinea?
A) Bronisław Malinowski
B) Zora Neale Hurston
C) Lewis Henry Morgan
D) Napoleon Chagnon
Answer: A) Bronisław Malinowski

This anthropologist is famous for their work on the “Kwakiutl” Native American tribe in Canada.
A) Franz Boas
B) Ruth Benedict
C) Clifford Geertz
D) Edward Sapir
Answer: A) Franz Boas

Who is known for their research on the “Azande” people in Africa and their beliefs in witchcraft?
A) Clyde Kluckhohn
B) E. E. Evans-Pritchard
C) Zora Neale Hurston
D) Marvin Harris
Answer: B) E. E. Evans-Pritchard

This anthropologist is famous for their work on the concept of “cultural materialism.”
A) Margaret Mead
B) Marvin Harris
C) Ruth Benedict
D) Claude Lévi-Strauss
Answer: B) Marvin Harris

Who is known for their research on the “Hopi” Native American tribe and their religious practices?
A) Franz Boas
B) Zora Neale Hurston
C) Ruth Benedict
D) Clyde Kluckhohn
Answer: D) Clyde Kluckhohn

This anthropologist is famous for their work on the concept of “communitas” in rituals.
A) Clifford Geertz
B) Victor Turner
C) Claude Lévi-Strauss
D) Zora Neale Hurston
Answer: B) Victor Turner

Who is known for their research on the “Arapesh” and “Mundugumor” tribes in New Guinea?
A) Ruth Benedict
B) E. E. Evans-Pritchard
C) Napoleon Chagnon
D) Margaret Mead
Answer: D) Margaret Mead

This anthropologist is famous for their work on the “Cherokee” Native American tribe.
A) Franz Boas
B) Clyde Kluckhohn
C) Ruth Benedict
D) Clifford Geertz
Answer: B) Clyde Kluckhohn

Who is known for their research on the “Trobriand Islanders” and their concept of “kula”?
A) Zora Neale Hurston
B) Bronisław Malinowski
C) Lewis Henry Morgan
D) Margaret Mead
Answer: B) Bronisław Malinowski

This anthropologist is famous for their work on the concept of “liminality” in rites of passage.
A) Clifford Geertz
B) Victor Turner
C) Claude Lévi-Strauss
D) Franz Boas
Answer: B) Victor Turner

Who is known for their research on the “Nuer” people in Sudan and their kinship structures?
A) Ruth Benedict
B) E. E. Evans-Pritchard
C) Zora Neale Hurston
D) Margaret Mead
Answer: B) E. E. Evans-Pritchard

This anthropologist is famous for their work on the “Hopi” Native American tribe and their worldview.
A) Franz Boas
B) Zora Neale Hurston
C) Ruth Benedict
D) Clyde Kluckhohn
Answer: D) Clyde Kluckhohn

Who is known for their research on the “Azande” people in Africa and their belief in oracles?
A) Bronisław Malinowski
B) E. E. Evans-Pritchard
C) Zora Neale Hurston
D) Marvin Harris
Answer: B) E. E. Evans-Pritchard

This anthropologist is famous for their work on the concept of “cultural ecology.”
A) Margaret Mead
B) Marvin Harris
C) Ruth Benedict
D) Claude Lévi-Strauss
Answer: B) Marvin Harris

Who is known for their research on the “Hopi” Native American tribe and their religious practices?
A) Franz Boas
B) Zora Neale Hurston
C) Ruth Benedict
D) Clyde Kluckhohn
Answer: D) Clyde Kluckhohn

This anthropologist is famous for their work on the concept of “communitas” in rituals.
A) Clifford Geertz
B) Victor Turner
C) Claude Lévi-Strauss
D) Zora Neale Hurston
Answer: B) Victor Turner

Who is known for their research on the “Arapesh” and “Mundugumor” tribes in New Guinea?
A) Ruth Benedict
B) E. E. Evans-Pritchard
C) Napoleon Chagnon
D) Margaret Mead
Answer: D) Margaret Mead

This anthropologist is famous for their work on the “Cherokee” Native American tribe.
A) Franz Boas
B) Clyde Kluckhohn
C) Ruth Benedict
D) Clifford Geertz
Answer: B) Clyde Kluckhohn

Who is known for their research on the “Trobriand Islanders” and their concept of “kula”?
A) Zora Neale Hurston
B) Bronisław Malinowski
C) Lewis Henry Morgan
D) Margaret Mead
Answer: B) Bronisław Malinowski

This anthropologist is famous for their work on the concept of “liminality” in rites of passage.
A) Clifford Geertz
B) Victor Turner
C) Claude Lévi-Strauss
D) Franz Boas
Answer: B) Victor Turner

Who is known for their research on the “Nuer” people in Sudan and their kinship structures?
A) Ruth Benedict
B) E. E. Evans-Pritchard
C) Zora Neale Hurston
D) Margaret Mead
Answer: B) E. E. Evans-Pritchard

This anthropologist is famous for their work on the “Hopi” Native American tribe and their worldview.
A) Franz Boas
B) Zora Neale Hurston
C) Ruth Benedict
D) Clyde Kluckhohn
Answer: D) Clyde Kluckhohn

Who is known for their research on the “Azande” people in Africa and their belief in oracles?
A) Bronisław Malinowski
B) E. E. Evans-Pritchard
C) Zora Neale Hurston
D) Marvin Harris
Answer: B) E. E. Evans-Pritchard

This anthropologist is famous for their work on the concept of “cultural ecology.”
A) Margaret Mead
B) Marvin Harris
C) Ruth Benedict
D) Claude Lévi-Strauss
Answer: B) Marvin Harris

Who is known for their research on the “Hopi” Native American tribe and their religious practices?
A) Franz Boas
B) Zora Neale Hurston
C) Ruth Benedict
D) Clyde Kluckhohn
Answer: D) Clyde Kluckhohn

This anthropologist is famous for their work on the concept of “communitas” in rituals.
A) Clifford Geertz
B) Victor Turner
C) Claude Lévi-Strauss
D) Zora Neale Hurston
Answer: B) Victor Turner

Who is known for their research on the “Arapesh” and “Mundugumor” tribes in New Guinea?
A) Ruth Benedict
B) E. E. Evans-Pritchard
C) Napoleon Chagnon
D) Margaret Mead
Answer: D) Margaret Mead

This anthropologist is famous for their work on the “Cherokee” Native American tribe.
A) Franz Boas
B) Clyde Kluckhohn
C) Ruth Benedict
D) Clifford Geertz
Answer: B) Clyde Kluckhohn

Who is known for their research on the “Trobriand Islanders” and their concept of “kula”?
A) Zora Neale Hurston
B) Bronisław Malinowski
C) Lewis Henry Morgan
D) Margaret Mead
Answer: B) Bronisław Malinowski

This anthropologist is famous for their work on the concept of “liminality” in rites of passage.
A) Clifford Geertz
B) Victor Turner
C) Claude Lévi-Strauss
D) Franz Boas
Answer: B) Victor Turner

Who is known for their research on the “Nuer” people in Sudan and their kinship structures?
A) Ruth Benedict
B) E. E. Evans-Pritchard
C) Zora Neale Hurston
D) Margaret Mead
Answer: B) E. E. Evans-Pritchard

This anthropologist is famous for their work on the “Hopi” Native American tribe and their worldview.
A) Franz Boas
B) Zora Neale Hurston
C) Ruth Benedict
D) Clyde Kluckhohn
Answer: D) Clyde Kluckhohn

Who is known for their research on the “Azande” people in Africa and their belief in oracles?
A) Bronisław Malinowski
B) E. E. Evans-Pritchard
C) Zora Neale Hurston
D) Marvin Harris
Answer: B) E. E. Evans-Pritchard

This anthropologist is famous for their work on the concept of “cultural ecology.”
A) Margaret Mead
B) Marvin Harris
C) Ruth Benedict
D) Claude Lévi-Strauss
Answer: B) Marvin Harris

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