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I just got back from taking the DSST general anthropology exam - this is the 7th DSST exam I have taken (I used Instantcert for all except History of Vietnam War).
I found that there were many areas covered in the exam that were not covered in the flash cards. Especially the breakdown between Australophithecines, Homo erectus, Homo habilis, Homo sapiens (neanderthalensis and sapiens). Additionally, there were several questions on Central and South American civilizations that I was unprepared for.
Just an FYI for anyone else considering taking this one. Regardless, I'm hopeful that I passed!
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Hi All,
Does anyone else have any feedback on, or experience with, this exam? I am taking it on Friday morning.
Anyone?
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good luck on Friday, Snazzlefrag. I'll send good karma your way. I'm amazed at how you just keep cranking them out. :eek:
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Hi All,
I took the DANTES General Anthropology exam today. I think it went quite well, and I am pretty sure I passed it.
I didn't think it was TOO hard an exam. Definitely harder than CLEP Sociology, but not as hard as DANTES Intro to World Religions.
As usual with DANTES, there were quite a few questions that I didn't know the answer to. But I am hoping that I was able to correctly answer enough questions to pass.
Only time will tell!
Resources:
Instantcert (very good for this exam).
Wikipedia (I looked lots of terminology up).
http://cla.calpoly.edu:16080/~tljones/an...02004.html
http://www.umanitoba.ca/anthropology/kintitle.html
Things to Know (based on MY version of the exam):
Cross-cousins (identify on a kinship chart)
ziggurat
Catal Huyuk
Superposition/Stratigraphy
Mana
Ethnology
Ethnography
Linguistics (Sapir)
DNA (just know what it is)
Genetic Drift
Natural Selection
Hominids (know this stuff well. Know the different kinds of hominids, where, when, what they did first, where their fossils/bones have been found, etc.)
Oldest hominid found so far in USA
Dating Technology ( http://archaeology.about.com/od/dating/)
Civilization (definition)
Culture (definition)
Ideal/Real Culture
Ethnocentrism
Cultural Relativism
Diffusion
Emic/Etic
Status
Symbols
Band/Caste/Chiefdom/Class/Clan/Tribe/Kinship/State etc.
Lineage (Matri/Patri)
Endogamy/Exogamy
Monogamy/Polygamy/Polyandry
Hunter-gatherer/Horticulture/Agriculture/Industrial/Market Exchange.
Reciprocity
Redistribution
Potlach
Animism
Revitalization
Cargo Cults (know what they are. I LOVE those guys: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult)
Myth
Folktale
Shamanism
Taboo
Totem
Applied Anthropology
Names (just know why each name is important):
Darwin
Mendel
Tylor
Boas
Rivers
Frazer
Malinowski
Sapir
Benedict
Civilizations to Know:
Maya
Inca
Aztec
Aborigine
Olmec
Bonus Point: Which civilization first invented "zero"?
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That should do the trick!
Best of luck,
Snazzlefrag
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snazzlefrag Wrote:Hi All,
I took the DANTES General Anthropology exam today. I think it went quite well, and I am pretty sure I passed it.
Bonus Point: Which civilization first invented "zero"?
Snazzlefrag
I'll bite. It was independently invented by three different civilizations. Babylonians -first. But also the Mayans and Hindus, I think.
Sounds like a fun exam. Or at least a lot more fun than Macro/Micro! I'm sure you did well. 
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Hi All,
I got my score for General Anthropology today. I got a 68.
I would recommend this exam if you are in need of some extra social science elective credits. Also, if you are a Psychology or Sociology major, Anthropology is an excellent choice to supplement your major course of studies.
Instantcert and various searches on Wikipedia did the trick for me.
Best of luck,
Snazzlefrag
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snazzlefrag Wrote:Hi All,
I got my score for General Anthropology today. I got a 68.
Snazzlefrag
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snazzlefrag Wrote:Hi All,
I got my score for General Anthropology today. I got a 68.
I would recommend this exam if you are in need of some extra social science elective credits. Also, if you are a Psychology or Sociology major, Anthropology is an excellent choice to supplement your major course of studies.
Instantcert and various searches on Wikipedia did the trick for me.
Best of luck,
Snazzlefrag
Hahahahah Shoto you are so funny.
Snazz, congratulations again! I still can't believe you knocked out 14 tests in something like two weeks and I'm betting that you passed them all. Makes my head spin.
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Librevore Wrote:Hahahahah Shoto you are so funny.
Snazz, congratulations again! I still can't believe you knocked out 14 tests in something like two weeks and I'm betting that you passed them all. Makes my head spin.
Librevore
It wasn't quite that fast. But it certainly made my head spin too. I wouldn't recommend that others do what I did. My brain feels like a fried egg at the moment. I was pretty much rocking back and forth in my chair, sucking my thumb, and dribbling onto the keyboard during my last two exams.
I only did it because I was on a deadline to get them all done.
I am very nervous about the last two exams I took (Money & Banking, and Modern Middle East). But I did my best, and we'll have to just wait and see whether the DANTES Fairy grants my wish.
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