Question 1

Fraternal polyandry is practiced to allow for a larger labor force.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

​If a marriage in which bridewealth has been paid is dissolved, the money must be returned to the bride's family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The United States' custom of the bride's family paying for the wedding expenses is:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​bride service 
B) ​bride-price 
C) ​dowry 
D) ​bridewealth 
A) ​bride service 
B) ​bride-price 
C) ​dowry 
D) ​bridewealth

Question 4

In situations where men play a predominant role in subsistence, you would expect to find _______________ residence.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of In situations where men play a predominant...

Question 5

​What is a mehndi?

Accepted Answer

A) a bride kidnapping practiced until recently in Kyrgyzstan 
B) ​the wedding eve henna party attended by the bride and her friends in India 
C) ​a puberty ritual carried out for young males in the Trobriand Islands 
D) ​an aboriginal marriage ceremony in Australia 
A) a bride kidnapping practiced until recently in Kyrgyzstan 
B) ​the wedding eve henna party attended by the bride and her friends in India 
C) ​a puberty ritual carried out for young males in the Trobriand Islands 
D) ​an aboriginal marriage ceremony in Australia

Question 6

In the United States, approximately what percentage of children under 18 years has been involved in incestuous relations?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​16 to 18 
B) ​20 to 27 
C) ​1 to 2 
D) ​10 to 14 
A) ​16 to 18 
B) ​20 to 27 
C) ​1 to 2 
D) ​10 to 14

Question 7

In India, right before marriage, brides have elaborate designs painted on their bodies using __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In India, right before marriage, brides have...

Question 8

The nuclear family is especially well adapted to a mode of subsistence that requires:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​healthy children 
B) ​accumulated wealth 
C) ​a large labor force 
D) ​a high degree of geographical mobility 
A) ​healthy children 
B) ​accumulated wealth 
C) ​a large labor force 
D) ​a high degree of geographical mobility

Question 9

Why do some Papua New Guinea societies prescribe male-to-male sexual acts?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​It is a way to prevent young men from becoming homosexuals. 
B) ​It is used to help men become more fertile and able to reproduce sons for a large kindred. 
C) ​It is an initiation rite meant to make men strong enough to withstand heterosexuality. 
D) ​It is a puberty ritual in which young men are taught how to perform sexual acts prior to marriage. 
A) ​It is a way to prevent young men from becoming homosexuals. 
B) ​It is used to help men become more fertile and able to reproduce sons for a large kindred. 
C) ​It is an initiation rite meant to make men strong enough to withstand heterosexuality. 
D) ​It is a puberty ritual in which young men are taught how to perform sexual acts prior to marriage.

Question 10

Which of the following statement is true?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Most societies are neither exogamous nor endogamous. 
B) ​A society that is highly developed is exogamous. 
C) ​A society that has sexual restriction can be classified as endogamous. 
D) ​A society may have both exogamous and endogamous rules. 
A) ​Most societies are neither exogamous nor endogamous. 
B) ​A society that is highly developed is exogamous. 
C) ​A society that has sexual restriction can be classified as endogamous. 
D) ​A society may have both exogamous and endogamous rules.

Question 11

The increasing rate of divorce in the United States and other Western industrial and postindustrial societies have many people worried about the future of family and household structures; yet others argue that the divorce rates, although higher in part, have been exaggerated for specific political purposes (for example, to return to a more "traditional" family structure). What are the patterns of divorce in the United States? How have such patterns been explained? Why have some argued against the increases in divorce and the rise of nonfamily/nontraditional households?

Accepted Answer

The patterns of divorce in the United St

Question 12

The incest taboo is a fixed cultural law that does not vary between societies.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

On an anthropological kinship chart, women are designated by a:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​circle 
B) ​square 
C) ​single line 
D) ​double line 
A) ​circle 
B) ​square 
C) ​single line 
D) ​double line

Question 14

Rules for marriage outside of a group are called _______________.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Rules for marriage outside of a group...

Question 15

Among Trobriand Islanders, sexual relations are not permitted before marriage.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Trobriand Island children begin playing erotic games around the age of:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​4 to 5 years 
B) ​12 to 13 years 
C) ​7 to 8 years 
D) ​10 to 12 years 
A) ​4 to 5 years 
B) ​12 to 13 years 
C) ​7 to 8 years 
D) ​10 to 12 years

Question 17

All of the following are forms of marriage except:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​polygyny 
B) ​serial monogamy 
C) ​sororal polyandry 
D) ​polygamy 
A) ​polygyny 
B) ​serial monogamy 
C) ​sororal polyandry 
D) ​polygamy

Question 18

​A patrilateral parallel-cousin marriage is between a man and his:

Accepted Answer

A) ​mother's brother's daughter 
B) ​father's brother's daughter 
C) ​father's son's daughter 
D) ​father's father's daughter 
A) ​mother's brother's daughter 
B) ​father's brother's daughter 
C) ​father's son's daughter 
D) ​father's father's daughter

Question 19

Cohabitation households are composed of:​

Accepted Answer

A) ​migrant workers 
B) ​adopted families 
C) ​unmarried couples 
D) ​two or more nuclear families 
A) ​migrant workers 
B) ​adopted families 
C) ​unmarried couples 
D) ​two or more nuclear families

Question 20

Polygyny is legal in four states in the United States.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Fraternal polyandry is practiced to allow for a larger labor force.

If a marriage in which bridewealth has been paid is dissolved, the money must be returned to the bride's family.

The United States' custom of the bride's family paying for the wedding expenses is:

In situations where men play a predominant role in subsistence, you would expect to find _______________ residence.

What is a mehndi?

In the United States, approximately what percentage of children under 18 years has been involved in incestuous relations?

In India, right before marriage, brides have elaborate designs painted on their bodies using __________.

The nuclear family is especially well adapted to a mode of subsistence that requires:

Why do some Papua New Guinea societies prescribe male-to-male sexual acts?

Which of the following statement is true?

The incest taboo is a fixed cultural law that does not vary between societies.

On an anthropological kinship chart, women are designated by a:

Rules for marriage outside of a group are called _______________.

Among Trobriand Islanders, sexual relations are not permitted before marriage.

Trobriand Island children begin playing erotic games around the age of:

All of the following are forms of marriage except:

A patrilateral parallel-cousin marriage is between a man and his:

Cohabitation households are composed of:

Polygyny is legal in four states in the United States.

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Exam 12: Sex Marriage and Family

Fraternal polyandry is practiced to allow for a larger labor force.​

​If a marriage in which bridewealth has been paid is dissolved, the money must be returned to the bride's family.

The United States' custom of the bride's family paying for the wedding expenses is:​

In situations where men play a predominant role in subsistence, you would expect to find _______________ residence.​

​What is a mehndi?

In the United States, approximately what percentage of children under 18 years has been involved in incestuous relations?​

In India, right before marriage, brides have elaborate designs painted on their bodies using __________.

The nuclear family is especially well adapted to a mode of subsistence that requires:​

Why do some Papua New Guinea societies prescribe male-to-male sexual acts?​

Which of the following statement is true?​

The incest taboo is a fixed cultural law that does not vary between societies.​

On an anthropological kinship chart, women are designated by a:​

Rules for marriage outside of a group are called _______________.​

Among Trobriand Islanders, sexual relations are not permitted before marriage.​

Trobriand Island children begin playing erotic games around the age of:​

All of the following are forms of marriage except:​

​A patrilateral parallel-cousin marriage is between a man and his:

Cohabitation households are composed of:​

Polygyny is legal in four states in the United States.​

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

Kinship and Other Forms of Grouping

Politics Power and Violence

Spirituality and Religion

Global Changes and the Role of Anthropology

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Fraternal polyandry is practiced to allow for a larger labor force.

If a marriage in which bridewealth has been paid is dissolved, the money must be returned to the bride's family.

The United States' custom of the bride's family paying for the wedding expenses is:

In situations where men play a predominant role in subsistence, you would expect to find _______________ residence.

What is a mehndi?

In the United States, approximately what percentage of children under 18 years has been involved in incestuous relations?

The nuclear family is especially well adapted to a mode of subsistence that requires:

Why do some Papua New Guinea societies prescribe male-to-male sexual acts?

Which of the following statement is true?

The incest taboo is a fixed cultural law that does not vary between societies.

On an anthropological kinship chart, women are designated by a:

Rules for marriage outside of a group are called _______________.

Among Trobriand Islanders, sexual relations are not permitted before marriage.

Trobriand Island children begin playing erotic games around the age of:

All of the following are forms of marriage except:

A patrilateral parallel-cousin marriage is between a man and his:

Cohabitation households are composed of:

Polygyny is legal in four states in the United States.