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1.Theearliestexplorationsinhistoricalarchaeologywereconductedto:
a.disprovethevalidityofdocumentarysourcesandshowthatarchaeologicalexcavationwastheonlywayto
trulyunderstandthepast.
b.understandhowearlyEuropeansettlersinteractedwithexistingNativeAmericanpopulations.
c.understandmoreabouttheinvestigators’ownpasts.
d.justifycolonialexpansionandracisttreatmentofNativeAmericans.
2.Thestudyofhumanbehaviorthroughmaterialremains,forwhichwrittenhistoryinsomewayaffectsits
interpretation,is:
a.prehistoricandhistoricalarchaeology.
b.historicalarchaeology.
c.processualarchaeology.
d.postprocessualarchaeology.
3.Writtenrecordsdocumentthehistoricpast.Sowhydoarchaeologistsdohistoricalarchaeology?
a.Documentarysourcescanbeselectiveandbiasedtowardtheinterestsofparticularcultural,political,or
ethnicgroups.
b.Documentarysourcesdonotexistformostofthehistoricpast.
c.Archaeologicalexcavationscandemonstratethathistoricalrecordsarewrong,andthususelessforinferring
anythingaboutthepast.
d.Noneoftheanswers;ifwrittenrecordsexist,archaeologistsdonotbotherwithhistoricalarchaeology.
4.Whichofthefollowingistrueofhistoricalarchaeologytoday?
a.Theresearchinterestsofhistoricalarchaeologyarefairlylimited,focusingonplantations.
b.Historicalarchaeologyishighlyspecialized,withitsownjournalsandprofessionalorganizations,andabroad
rangeofresearchinterests.
c.Duetorecentchangesinculturalresourcemanagementlegislation,historicalarchaeologyisnolonger
requiredbythefederalgovernment.
d.Historicalarchaeologyisrapidlygrowinginpopularity.
5.Howdoescontemporaryhistoricalarchaeologydifferfromitsprehistoriccounterpart?
a.Modernhistoricalarchaeologyoftenhasapostprocessualslanttoit,addressinghumanisticandideological
concerns.
b.Historicalarchaeologiststendnottostudylarge-scaleprocesses;thehighdegreeoftemporalresolutionin
historicsitesoftenleadsinvestigatorstofocusonspecificeventsorindividuals.
c.Becausehistoricalarchaeologydealswiththerelativelyrecentpast,andallthecultural,political,andethical
challengestherein,itisoftenemotionallycharged.
d.Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
6.Whichofthefollowingisnotamajorthemeofresearchinhistoricalarchaeologytoday?
a.Thestudyofhistoricallydisenfranchisedgroupswhosehistorieswereincompletelyrecorded,recordedina
biasedmanner,orstillsometimesignored.
b.Attemptstoresolvedisputesoverthenatureofkeyhistoricalevents.
c.Attemptstolocateanddescribetheoldest,largest,ormosthistoricallysignificantsitesinordertoensure
theirprotection.
d.ThenatureofEuropeancolonialism,thedevelopmentofcapitalism,andtheireffectsonindigenouspeoples.
7.Earlyplantationarchaeology(priortothe1960s)wasprimarilyaimedat:
a.architecturalreconstruction,emphasizingthegrandeuroftheantebellumwayoflife.
b.verifyingthewrittenrecordsofthetime.
c.uncoveringinformationaboutaspectsofslavelifethatwrittenrecordsfromthetimedidnotaddress.
d.dispellingthe“meltingpot”perspectiveofAmericanhistory.
8.WhichofthefollowingistrueofThomasJefferson?
a.HewasthethirdpresidentoftheUnitedStates,aswellasanarchitect,inventor,scholar,diplomat,and
archaeologist.
b.Hehadaslaveforcenumbering200peopleattimes,andheknewthatwithoutslaverytheagrarianeconomy
ofthetimewouldcollapse.
c.Heprobablyfatheredsixchildrenwithoneofhishouseslaves,SallyHemings.
d.Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
9.SlavearchaeologyatJefferson’sMonticelloplantationinVirginiahashelpedinterprethistoricalrecordsfromthe
time.Forinstance,writtenrecordsdocumentthatJeffersonmovedCrittaHemings(partofhishousestaff)froma
largehousewithabrickfloor,astonefireplace,andarchitecturalembellishments,toasmallsimplehousewithdirt
floors.Yetsheremainedapartofhishousestaff,anormallyfavoredstatus.Slavequarterexcavationsshowed:
a.ThatHemingswasdemoted;sheandherfamilywereforcedtomovefromthelargehousewhereonlythey
livedtomuchsmallerquarterswhichtheyhadtosharewithseveralotherfamilies.
b.ThatthemoveactuallyprovidedHemingsandherfamilywithaccesstosubfloorpitsinwhichtheycould
storetheirpossessions,helpingthemmaintainsomeprivacyandsecurity.
c.ThatthemoveactuallyallowedHemingsandherfamilytohaveahouseoftheirown,ratherthansharinga
householdwithotherfamilies.
d.Hemingsneveractuallymoved;sheandherfamilyremainedinherlargehouseinspiteofJefferson’s
demands.
10.BioarchaeologicalanalysisoftheburialsfromtheAfricanBurialGroundsiteinNewYorkCityshowedthat:
a.Nearlyalloftheburialswereindividuals>55yearsold;theearliestslaveswerethereforetreatedbetterthan
archaeologistshadassumedbasedontheknowntreatmentoflaterslaves.
b.Halfofthepopulationdiedbeforereachingtheageof12,withanotherpeakinmortalitybetweentheagesof
15and20.
c.Thepopulationhadsufferedfromextrememalnutritionandrampantdisease,buttheywerenotforcedto
workveryhard.
d.Theskeletalremainsweretoopoorlyreservedtodetermineanythingaboutdemographicstructureor
pathologyoftheburialpopulation.
11.BioarchaeologicalanalysisoftheskeletalremainsfromtheAfricanBurialGroundsitedeterminedthatunlikethe
slaves’livesinNewYork,theirlivesinAfricawere:
a.Plaguedbymalnutritionandseveredisease,withabundantevidenceofhypoplasiasandotherpathologies
b.Relativelyfreeofmalnutritionandseveredisease,withlittleevidenceofhypoplasiasorotherpathologies
c.Characterizedbyextremelyhardphysicallabor,asindicatedbyenlargedmuscleattachmentsandlesions
fromtornmuscles
d.Characterizedbyextremeviolenceandwarfare,asindicatedbythepresenceofabundanthealedand
unhealedskeletalfractures
12.HowdidpublicinvolvementintheAfricanBurialGroundprojectinfluencetheproject’sresearchdesign?
a.Ithadverylittleinfluence;thelocalAfrican-Americancommunityhaddoubtsthatanyoftheinterred
individualswereactuallytheirancestors,andsoconsequentlyhadlittledesiretobeinvolvedintheproject.
b.Thelocalcommunity,refusingtolettheirancestorsbefurtherexploited,calledfortheimmediatereburialof
anyhumanskeletalremainsandassociatedgravegoodswithoutanalysisordocumentation;theproject’s
researchdesignwasthereforeneverrealized.
c.Thearchaeologistsworkedwiththelocalcommunity,incorporatingtheirconcernsandquestionsintothe
project’sresearchdesign,resultingincommunityempowermentaswellasamoremeaningfulresearch
project.
d.Inordertoreducethecontroversyassociatedwiththeproject,thefederalgovernmentallowedthelocal
communitytotakecompletecontroloftheresearchdesign;theresultwasalackofrigorousscientific
methodologyandamorehumanisticandideologicalapproachtotheproject.
13.WhathappenedtothehumanskeletalremainsfromtheAfricanBurialGroundproject?
a.TheywerereburiedinOctoberof2003,aftertheyhadbeenanalyzed.
b.TheywerestoredinabasementattheWorldTradeCenteralongwithalloftheexcavationdocumentsfrom
theproject;everythingwasdestroyedwhenthebuildingcollapsedonSeptember11,2001.
c.TheyareondisplayattheAfricanBurialGroundCenter,whichisactivelyengagedinbringingthefindingsof
theprojecttothepublic.
d.Theywerestolenfromstoragein2003andhavenotyetbeenrecovered;authoritiesbelievetheyweretaken
bylocalcommunitymemberswhoopposedtheproject.
14.ThebattleoftheLittleBighorntookplacein:
a.Wyoming.
b.Montana.
c.SouthDakota.
d.Nebraska.
15.Custer’s“laststand”wasimmortalizedinseveralpaintingscreatedinthe1890sbybothNativeAmericansand
whiteAmericansettlers.TheimagescreatedbytheAmericanwhitesgenerallyshow:
a.CusterandhisarmybeingslaughteredbyLakota,NorthernCheyenne,andArapahowarriors.
b.Custerandhismenfightingbravelyandcalmly,well-disciplinedtotheend.
c.theIndianpeoplefleeinginpanicandfear,tryingtoescapeCuster’sarmythatwasclearlycontrollingthe
battle.
d.themercilessslaughterofIndianwomen,children,andtheelderlybyCuster’sarmy.
16.ArchaeologicalinvestigationofthebattlefieldatLittleBighornwasabletodeterminecombatantpositionsand
movements.Howwasthisaccomplished?
a.IntensiveexcavationsofgravesmarkedbygravemarkersthatdeterminedthepositionofAmericansoldiers
andIndianwarriorswheretheyfellincombat.
b.Extensivehorizontalexcavationsthatrecoverednumerousskeletalremainsandartifactsofthebattle,suchas
shellcasings.
c.Surveywithmetaldetectorsthatlocatedcartridgesandbullets,thepositionsofwhichwerethencarefully
mapped.
d.Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
17.WhatwasarchaeologicalinvestigationofthebattlefieldatLittleBighornabletoconcludeaboutthenatureofthe
battle?
a.Virtuallynoevidenceofformaltacticssuchasskirmishlines,supportingIndianaccountsofchaosandhand-
to-handfighting.
b.Evidenceofabundantskirmishlines,supportingsettleraccountsofCusterandhismenfightinginacalmand
controlledmanner.
c.Custer’spersonalmovementscouldbetrackedbythepresenceofbrasscartridges,ashehadtheonly
weapononthebattlefieldthatusedthem;hismovementsindicatethathemaintainedcontrolofthebattleuntil
hisdeath.
d.Thebattlelastedfordays,withcontrolofthebattleswitchingfrequentlyfromCuster’sarmytotheIndians,
andbackagainbeforeCuster’stroopswerefinallycompletelysubdued.
18.ThemonumenthonoringtheeventsthatoccurredattheBattleoftheLittleBighorndifferstodayfromwhenitwas
erectedin1881inthat:
a.whileitwasinitiallynamedtheLittleBighornBattlefieldNationalMonument,oppositiongroupswere
successfulinchangingthenametoCusterBattlefield.
b.in1881,itwasthoughtthatIndianwarriorshadslaughteredCusterandhisarmy,andsoitwasthatevent
thatthemonumentdepicted;todayarchaeologyhasshownthatCusterandhismenactuallywonthebattle,
andsothemonumentnowdepictsthatevent.
c.anewmemorialnowalsohonorsthefallenCheyenne,Lakota,andArapahowarriors.
d.Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
19.Thepostprocessualparadigmthatemphasizestheimportanceofarchaeologists’understandingofthespecific
contextswithinwhichtheywork,andofthenotionthatknowledgeissituatedwithinaculturalframeworkandcan
consequentlyservespecialinterests,is:
a.calledcriticaltheory.
b.knownbycriticswhoquestionitsrelevanceasa“medievalmind-set.”
c.oftenusefulinprehistoricarchaeology,butisrarelyconsideredusefulforhistoricalarchaeology.
d.Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
20.Whydoeshistoricalarchaeologyoccupysuchaprominentpositionwithinarchaeology?
a.Alargenumberofhistoricalsitesareuncoveredbyconstructionprojectsdrivenbyagrowingpopulation,
andculturalresourcemanagementlawsrequirethattheyaredealtwith.
b.Manypeopleareinterestedinthecolonialandpost-colonialhistoryoftheUnitedStates.
c.Thehistoriesofpeoplewhowereoppressedorvictimizedinthepastareoftenonlydiscoveredthrough
historicalarchaeology;knowledgeofthesehistoriescanempowerlivingdescendantcommunities.
d.Alloftheanswersarecorrect.
21.Whydohistoricalarchaeologyifwealreadyhavethehistoricalrecords?
a.Historicalrecordsarepersonalopinionswrittenatthetimeandareallconsideredtobenotonlybiased,but
wrong.
b.Historicalsourcescanbebiased,intentionallyornot.
c.Historicalarchaeologistslikecurrenthistory.
d.Historicalarchaeologistsdonotlikeveryoldarchaeologicalevidence.
22.Threemajorareasofhistoricalarchaeologicalresearchtodayinclude
a.historicallydisenfranchisedgroups.
b.questionsabouttherecentpastleftunansweredbyhistorybooks.
c.asiancolonialismanditseffectsonindigenouspeoples.
d.historicallydisenfranchisedgroupsandquestionsabouttherecentpastleftunansweredbyhistorybooks.
23.WhyaretheresofewAfricanAmericansdoingarchaeology?
a.Althoughthereisplentyofinformationonthesubject,noonehascaredtoknowwhy.
b.Peoplefrommarginalizedgroupsdonotpursueadvanceddegrees.
c.Peoplefrommarginalizedgroupsdonotdesiretoengageinworkthatismeaningful.
d.Thelackofopportunitiestostudyarchaeologyathistoricallyblackcollegesanduniversities.
24.ResearchatMulberryRowhelpsusunderstand
a.nineteenthcenturyslaveauctions.
b.proportionsofenslavedpeopletoEuropeans.
c.slavelifeatMonticello.
d.thetraditionalmeltingpotthemeinAmericanhistory.
25.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutThomasJefferson?
a.Jeffersonreportedlymistreatedtheenslavedpopulation.
b.JeffersondoubtedwhetherCaucasiansandAfricanscouldsuccessfullycreateabiracialsociety.
c.JeffersondidnotfavoraplantotransportfreeblackstoAfricaorelsewhere.
d.JeffersonwasnotthefatherofchildrenwithSallyHemings,aspreviouslyclaimed.
26.MichaelBlakey’sanalysisofsome400individualsfromtheFirstAfricanBaptistCemeteryinPhiladelphiarevealed
a.halfthepopulationdiedbeforetheageof30.
b.halfthepopulationdiedbeforetheageof12.
c.halfthepopulationdiedaftertheemancipationofslaves.
d.someofthedeathswereduetosuicides.
27.Americanhistoricalarchaeologistsworktorecoverthehistoryofcommunitiesbyexcavatingtheimmigrant
communitiesof
a.earlynineteenthcenturyminingtowns.
b.chineserailroadlaborcamps.
c.episcopalcommunities.
d.earlynineteenthcenturyminingtownsandchineserailroadlaborcamps.
28.Blakey’sresearchteamorganizedtostudytheAfricanburialGroundinNewYorkincluded
a.geologists.
b.anthropologists.
c.geneticists.
d.anthropologistsandgeneticists.
29.AllofthefollowingdescribeeventssurroundingtheLudlowMassacreEXCEPT:
a.nooneknowswhichsidefiredthefirstshot.
b.theUMWAsetupamakeshiftminer’scamp.
c.Rockefellerrefusedtoimprovelivingconditions.
d.theCFIwouldnotrecognizetheUMWA.
30.TheLudlowTentCampexcavationshowedthattheColoradoNationalGuardwerewrongabouttheexistenceof
a.cannedgoods.
b.thebutcheringofanimals.
c.segregatedlivingquarters.
d.riflepits.
31.Whilehistoricalarchaeologyiscurrentlyoneofthemostimportantdirectionsincurrentarchaeology,its
developmentoccurredmuchlaterintimethandidprehistoricarchaeology;theearliesthistoricarchaeological
excavationsdidnottakeplaceuntilthemid-20thcentury.
a.True
b.False
32.Thegoalsandresearchinterestsofhistoricalarchaeologyhaveremainedlargelyunchangedsinceitsearliest
practice.
a.True
b.False
33.Amajorconcernofmodernhistoricalarchaeologyisuncoveringthehistoriesofdisenfranchisedgroupswhose
historieshaveoftenbeenignoredorincorrectlyrecorded.
a.True
b.False
34.Modernplantationandslavearchaeologyisusuallyaimedatarchitecturalreconstruction,withpubliceducation
focusedonthegenteelantebellumwayoflife,nowathingofthepast.
a.True
b.False
35.InspiteofthefactthatThomasJeffersonregardedtheinstitutionofslaveryasbrutalandimmoral,andthathe
himselffavoreditsabolition,henonethelesshadaslaveforceattimesnumbering200people.
a.True
b.False
36.Althoughslaveryismostlythoughtofasasoutherninstitution,itwasalsodeeplyengrainedinthenorth;theAfrican
BurialGroundindowntownNewYorkCitycontainstheremainsofbetween10,000and20,000peoplethatwere
buriedthereduringthe1700s.
a.True
b.False
37.AlthoughmuchcouldhavebeenlearnedaboutthelivesofearlyAmericanslaves,archaeologicalresearchatthe
AfricanBurialGroundinNewYorkCitywasneverallowedtotakeplace;theCityhonoredthewishesof
descendantcommunitiesbyimmediatelyrepatriatingandreburyingtheremainspriortoanalysis.
a.True
b.False
38.There-examinationoftheBattleoftheLittleBigHorndocumentedthat,aswascommonlybelievedbyAmerican
settlersatthetime,Custerandhismenhadindeedfoughtcalmlyandinacontrolledmanner,well-disciplinedtothe
end.
a.True
b.False
39.Whatishistoricalarchaeology?Howdidhistoricalarchaeologydevelop?Whatquestionsweretheearliest
historicalarchaeologistsinterestedinanswering?
40.Howhavetheresearchinterestsofhistoricalarchaeologistschangedthroughtime?Ishistoricalarchaeologystill
justa“handmaidentohistory”?
41.Whatarethethreemajorthemesofresearchinhistoricalarchaeologytoday?Whatkindsofsitescouldhistoric
archaeologistsworkwithtoaddresstheseresearchquestions?Provideexamplesfromthetext.
42.Whyarepostprocessualinterestsandconcernssuchasthesymbolicmeaningofmaterialremainsoftenapparentin
historicalarchaeologicalresearch?
43.Howweretheresearchgoalsofearlyplantationslavearchaeologydifferentfromtheresearchgoalsoftheslave
archaeologybeginninginthe1960s?Whatcanexplainthesedifferences?
44.HowwastheAfricanBurialGroundsiteinNewYorkCitydiscovered?Whatwerebioarchaeologistsabletolearn
aboutthelivesoftheslavesthatwereburiedthere?Whydidthediscoveryofthisburialgroundcomeasashock
tomanyAmericans?
45.Howcanincorporatingthefeedbackofculturallyaffiliatedordescendantcommunitiesintoarchaeologicalresearch
designsresultinbetterandmoremeaningfulresearchprojects?
46.HowhastheromanticimageoftheBattleoftheLittleBighornchangedthroughtime?Whatrolehashistorical
archaeologyplayedinthischangingperception?
47.WhatdifferencesinmaterialcultureexistbetweenthoseearlyBritishcolonistsinNewEnglandwithamedieval
mind-setandthosewithaGeorgianworldview?HowhasDeetzarguedthatthesedifferencesinmaterialculture
reflectdifferencesbetweentheidealsofthesetwoworldviews?
48.HowhasLeoneinterpretedtheformallandscapesandgardensof18thcenturyAnnapolis?Howhasheused
historicalarchaeologyandcriticaltheorytoillustratetheoriginsofmodernexploitativesocialrelationsinhistoric
Annapolis?
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