Results of Chap 3 Quiz on Culture

Here are the averages for Chapter 3 before grading the extra credit short essay

ANT1001 - 2:30 Section (20 students)
Class Average = 73%
Highest grade = 100pts
Lowest grade = 50pts

ANT1001 - 4:10 Section (38 students)
Class Average = 78%
Highest grade = 100pts
Lowest grade = 50pts

Oddly both sections got the best responses on Questions # 3, 11, and 21. Hmm? What do you think that means about what you learned as a group? How you learn as a group? What cultural factors contributed to this simultaneity of response?

3.Which of the following statements about culture is not true?

	All human groups have culture
	Culture is the major reason for human adaptability
→	Human groups differ in their capacities for culture
	The capacity for culture is shared by all humans
	Cultural learning is uniquely elaborated among humans

11.Which of the following is a cultural generality?

	Life in groups
	The use of fire
	Incest taboo
	Use of symbols
→	Nuclear family

21. By definition, a symbol has an intrinsic and natural link to the thing it signifies.

	True
→	False

Quiz every Tues on Kottak chapter assigned

Check the Blackboard site at least twice a week. We will elect 5-6 blog moderators so you each can post to the blog.

Remember you have your first quiz on Tue. The quiz is on Chap 1 & 2 of the Kottak's Mirror for Humanity.

The first two quizzes are practice (Chaps 1/2 + Chap 3). Do all the work to prepare as it was meant to be done, do complete and impeccable work, and then take the quiz to see what it's like to improve without penalty right away.

Added 9/3/08: Visit http://mhhe.com/kottakmfh6 for the CHAPTER OBJECTIVES for preparing for each chapter's quiz.