Question 1

Seventy-five percent of all internationally recognized countries are inhabited by a single ethnic group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Rebellions have more limited objectives than revolutions.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A prime technique for resolving disputes in a band is:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​warfare 
B) ​imprisonment 
C) ​strong leadership 
D) ​mobility 
A) ​warfare 
B) ​imprisonment 
C) ​strong leadership 
D) ​mobility

Question 4

How do tribal leaders customarily enforce their authority?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​through cunning and manipulation 
B) ​through fines and taxes 
C) ​through military action 
D) ​through imprisonment and legal sanctions 
A) ​through cunning and manipulation 
B) ​through fines and taxes 
C) ​through military action 
D) ​through imprisonment and legal sanctions

Question 5

Which of the following statements is incorrect?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Rebellions have more impact on society than revolutions. 
B) ​Revolutions occur when the level of discontent in a society is high. 
C) ​Rebellions are historically caused by repressive regimes. 
D) ​Syncretism develops as a form of resistance to domination. 
A) ​Rebellions have more impact on society than revolutions. 
B) ​Revolutions occur when the level of discontent in a society is high. 
C) ​Rebellions are historically caused by repressive regimes. 
D) ​Syncretism develops as a form of resistance to domination.

Question 6

The prevalence of patriarchal societies and the seeming absence of matriarchal societies have at times perplexed anthropologists. How do anthropologists handle the issue of power and gender? What are some of the arguments to explain this disparity?

Accepted Answer

Anthropologists handle the issue of powe

Question 7

Discuss the evolution of political systems and how they are tied to the society's infrastructure. Cover each of the four primary political systems in your response.​

Accepted Answer

The evolution of political systems is cl

Question 8

Why do wars occur? Name several reasons, and explain why each contributes to social upheaval and may result in intensified aggression.​

Accepted Answer

Wars occur for a variety of complex reas

Question 9

Deadly feuds have been found in band societies.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Only women could nominate men to high offices on the great council among the _______________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Only women could nominate men to high...

Question 11

What is civil disobedience? Give an example of it.​

Accepted Answer

It is the refusal to obey civi

Question 12

What were the primary duties of the Igbo omu?​

Accepted Answer

The primary duties were to est

Question 13

Wars have only become a significant problem among societies since the invention of _______________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Wars have only become a significant problem...

Question 14

What is the role of the tonowi among the Kapauku?​

Accepted Answer

He functions as the headman of the villa

Question 15

Which of the following is not a type of domination and repression?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​genocide 
B) ​ethnocide 
C) ​acculturation 
D) ​enculturation 
A) ​genocide 
B) ​ethnocide 
C) ​acculturation 
D) ​enculturation

Question 16

In uncentralized political systems, the primary goal of judicial proceedings is to:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​reassure the general population 
B) ​restore social harmony 
C) ​punish the perpetrator 
D) ​compensate the victim 
A) ​reassure the general population 
B) ​restore social harmony 
C) ​punish the perpetrator 
D) ​compensate the victim

Question 17

Mohandas Gandhi developed a form of civil disobedience he called nonviolent resistance. His particular Indian form comes from the word __________, which means "firmness of truth."​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Mohandas Gandhi developed a form of civil...

Question 18

What is unique about the Kpelle chiefdoms?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​The paramount chiefs tax their citizens to generate revenue. 
B) ​The paramount chiefs do not represent the people. 
C) ​The paramount chiefs receive a salary from the state government. 
D) ​The chiefs are paramount and each rules a separate country. 
A) ​The paramount chiefs tax their citizens to generate revenue. 
B) ​The paramount chiefs do not represent the people. 
C) ​The paramount chiefs receive a salary from the state government. 
D) ​The chiefs are paramount and each rules a separate country.

Question 19

Why does every society develop sanctions?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​because internalized controls are not sufficient 
B) ​because they are threatened by other groups at all times 
C) ​because sanctions provide structure to social institutions 
D) ​because sanctions allow societies to compete with each other 
A) ​because internalized controls are not sufficient 
B) ​because they are threatened by other groups at all times 
C) ​because sanctions provide structure to social institutions 
D) ​because sanctions allow societies to compete with each other

Question 20

The violent eradication of an ethnic group's collective cultural identity as a distinctive people is called:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​ethnocide 
B) ​genocide 
C) ​diffusion 
D) ​revolution 
A) ​ethnocide 
B) ​genocide 
C) ​diffusion 
D) ​revolution

Seventy-five percent of all internationally recognized countries are inhabited by a single ethnic group.

Rebellions have more limited objectives than revolutions.

A prime technique for resolving disputes in a band is:

How do tribal leaders customarily enforce their authority?

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

The prevalence of patriarchal societies and the seeming absence of matriarchal societies have at times perplexed anthropologists. How do anthropologists handle the issue of power and gender? What are some of the arguments to explain this disparity?

Discuss the evolution of political systems and how they are tied to the society's infrastructure. Cover each of the four primary political systems in your response.

Why do wars occur? Name several reasons, and explain why each contributes to social upheaval and may result in intensified aggression.

Deadly feuds have been found in band societies.

Only women could nominate men to high offices on the great council among the _______________.

What is civil disobedience? Give an example of it.

What were the primary duties of the Igbo omu?

Wars have only become a significant problem among societies since the invention of _______________.

What is the role of the tonowi among the Kapauku?

Which of the following is not a type of domination and repression?

In uncentralized political systems, the primary goal of judicial proceedings is to:

Mohandas Gandhi developed a form of civil disobedience he called nonviolent resistance. His particular Indian form comes from the word __________, which means "firmness of truth."

What is unique about the Kpelle chiefdoms?

Why does every society develop sanctions?

The violent eradication of an ethnic group's collective cultural identity as a distinctive people is called:

Thinking and Doing Anthropology

Biology Genetics and Evolution

Living Primates

Human Evolution

The Neolithic Revolution the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity Race and Racism

The Characteristics of Culture

Language and Communication

Social Identity Personality and Gender

Subsistence and Exchange

Sex Marriage and Family

Kinship and Other Forms of Grouping

Spirituality and Religion

Global Changes and the Role of Anthropology

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Exam 14: Politics Power and Violence

Seventy-five percent of all internationally recognized countries are inhabited by a single ethnic group.

Rebellions have more limited objectives than revolutions.​

A prime technique for resolving disputes in a band is:​

How do tribal leaders customarily enforce their authority?​

Which of the following statements is incorrect?​

The prevalence of patriarchal societies and the seeming absence of matriarchal societies have at times perplexed anthropologists. How do anthropologists handle the issue of power and gender? What are some of the arguments to explain this disparity?

Discuss the evolution of political systems and how they are tied to the society's infrastructure. Cover each of the four primary political systems in your response.​

Why do wars occur? Name several reasons, and explain why each contributes to social upheaval and may result in intensified aggression.​

Deadly feuds have been found in band societies.​

Only women could nominate men to high offices on the great council among the _______________.​

What is civil disobedience? Give an example of it.​

What were the primary duties of the Igbo omu?​

Wars have only become a significant problem among societies since the invention of _______________.​

What is the role of the tonowi among the Kapauku?​

Which of the following is not a type of domination and repression?​

In uncentralized political systems, the primary goal of judicial proceedings is to:​

Mohandas Gandhi developed a form of civil disobedience he called nonviolent resistance. His particular Indian form comes from the word __________, which means "firmness of truth."​

What is unique about the Kpelle chiefdoms?​

Why does every society develop sanctions?​

The violent eradication of an ethnic group's collective cultural identity as a distinctive people is called:​

Thinking and Doing Anthropology

Biology Genetics and Evolution

Living Primates

Human Evolution

The Neolithic Revolution the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity Race and Racism

The Characteristics of Culture

Language and Communication

Social Identity Personality and Gender

Subsistence and Exchange

Sex Marriage and Family

Kinship and Other Forms of Grouping

Spirituality and Religion

Global Changes and the Role of Anthropology

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Rebellions have more limited objectives than revolutions.

A prime technique for resolving disputes in a band is:

How do tribal leaders customarily enforce their authority?

Which of the following statements is incorrect?

Discuss the evolution of political systems and how they are tied to the society's infrastructure. Cover each of the four primary political systems in your response.

Why do wars occur? Name several reasons, and explain why each contributes to social upheaval and may result in intensified aggression.

Deadly feuds have been found in band societies.

Only women could nominate men to high offices on the great council among the _______________.

What is civil disobedience? Give an example of it.

What were the primary duties of the Igbo omu?

Wars have only become a significant problem among societies since the invention of _______________.

What is the role of the tonowi among the Kapauku?

Which of the following is not a type of domination and repression?

In uncentralized political systems, the primary goal of judicial proceedings is to:

Mohandas Gandhi developed a form of civil disobedience he called nonviolent resistance. His particular Indian form comes from the word __________, which means "firmness of truth."

What is unique about the Kpelle chiefdoms?

Why does every society develop sanctions?

The violent eradication of an ethnic group's collective cultural identity as a distinctive people is called: