Asb 222 Quiz #1 Answers

Front 1

Heinrich Schliemann correctly identified Level II at Hissarlik as Homeric Troy.

Back 1

FALSE

Front 2

Thomas Jefferson’s study of the earthworks on his estate was an example of antiquarianism, rather than archaeology.

t/f

Back 2

FALSE

Front 3

“Lapilli” is a Latin term for the feather pillows that the people of Pompeii used to cover their heads as they fled the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius.

t/f

Back 3

FALSE

Front 4

History is a direct transcript of the past

t/f

Back 4

FALSE

Front 5

A hypothesis is a testable statement, often presented as an “if, … then” statement.

t/f

Back 5

TRUE

Front 6

Excavations suggest that Pompeii was occupied by a wealthier class of people than was the town of Herculaneum.

t/f

Back 6

FALSE

Front 7

Occam’s Razor states that the most exhaustive explanation for a phenomenon usually is the correct explanation.

t/f

Back 7

FALSE

Front 8

The labyrinth-like remains and depictions of “bull vaulters” at Knossos have been related to the Greek myth “Theseus and the Minotaur.”

t/f

Back 8

TRUE

Front 9

Mesopotamia is derived from Greek roots meaning the "land between the rivers."

.t/f

Back 9

TRUE

Front 10

Richard Feynman argues that science and scientists operate in a world of uncertainty

t/f

Back 10

TRUE