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What is the primary reason that early (proto) anthropologists worked in salvage anthropology?
 
  a. They believed that Native cultures were going to disappear shortly and everything about earlier human stages would be lost.
  b. They believed that science needed research material and they had to build large museum collections.
  c. They believed that Western society needed to learn more from Natives so that Westerners would better adapt to the New World.
  d. They saw ethnography as employment and wanted to exhibit Native peoples and artifacts to entertain and impress large audiences.

Question 2

What is the primary advantage of utilizing participant observation in anthropological research?
 
  a. It allows the researcher to more fully understand a unique cultural perspective.
  b. It allows the researcher to get to know the names of every individual within the society.
  c. It provides the researcher with housing and assistance while the study is occurring.
  d. It helps researchers learn the native language and understand all of its nuances.



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