Question 1

When no regular, effective means of resolving a conflict are available

Accepted Answer

A)  violence is commonly used to settle a dispute. 
B)  ordeals are arranged for the opposing parties. 
C)  wars are the common result. 
D)  men must pick sides and battle until the dispute is resolved. 
A)  violence is commonly used to settle a dispute. 
B)  ordeals are arranged for the opposing parties. 
C)  wars are the common result. 
D)  men must pick sides and battle until the dispute is resolved.

Question 2

What is the relationship between the use of capital punishment by a society and the homicide rate? Can you suggest a reason?

Accepted Answer

The relationship between the use of capi

Question 3

Anthropologist Elman Service suggested that most societies can be classified into four types of political organization which

Accepted Answer

A)  can be seen to be confusing. 
B)  have no shared characteristics. 
C)  try to create and maintain social order. 
D)  do not take into account size of the population. 
A)  can be seen to be confusing. 
B)  have no shared characteristics. 
C)  try to create and maintain social order. 
D)  do not take into account size of the population.

Question 4

A(n) __________ is a means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control.

Accepted Answer

A)  ritual 
B)  gauntlet 
C)  resolution 
D)  ordeal 
A)  ritual 
B)  gauntlet 
C)  resolution 
D)  ordeal

Question 5

Societies with tribal political organization are similar to band societies in their tendency to be

Accepted Answer

A)  caste-based. 
B)  egalitarian. 
C)  ranked. 
D)  open caste-based. 
A)  caste-based. 
B)  egalitarian. 
C)  ranked. 
D)  open caste-based.

Question 6

Which of the following is not generally an important role of chiefs?

Accepted Answer

A)  coordinating labor 
B)  collecting taxes 
C)  supervising religious ceremonies 
D)  redistributing goods 
A)  coordinating labor 
B)  collecting taxes 
C)  supervising religious ceremonies 
D)  redistributing goods

Question 7

Among the Tiv of northern Nigeria, political organization is based on

Accepted Answer

A)  lineage organization. 
B)  agricultural organization. 
C)  religious organization. 
D)  wealth. 
A)  lineage organization. 
B)  agricultural organization. 
C)  religious organization. 
D)  wealth.

Question 8

There has been a great deal of growth in the cities in the past 100 years, not because of the birthrate, but because of

Accepted Answer

A)  roads being built in the cities. 
B)  the taller buildings using less land space. 
C)  migration from rural areas. 
D)  airports being built outside the cities. 
A)  roads being built in the cities. 
B)  the taller buildings using less land space. 
C)  migration from rural areas. 
D)  airports being built outside the cities.

Question 9

What factors have led to the almost complete conversion of the world to the state system in such a short time?

Accepted Answer

The almost complete conversion of the wo

Question 10

What types of societies have capital punishment? Why?

Accepted Answer

Capital punishment, also known as the de

Question 11

Political life includes all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  party politics. 
B)  the various branches of government. 
C)  the issuing of parking tickets. 
D)  the resolution of disputes. 
A)  party politics. 
B)  the various branches of government. 
C)  the issuing of parking tickets. 
D)  the resolution of disputes.

Question 12

Cross-cultural research shows that the higher the level of political organization, the

Accepted Answer

A)  more egalitarian the society. 
B)  more class distinctions are present in the society. 
C)  less dense the population. 
D)  greater the dependence on collected foods. 
A)  more egalitarian the society. 
B)  more class distinctions are present in the society. 
C)  less dense the population. 
D)  greater the dependence on collected foods.

Question 13

What is the mode of subsistence for chiefdoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  horticulture 
B)  shifting agriculture 
C)  food collecting 
D)  intensive agriculture 
A)  horticulture 
B)  shifting agriculture 
C)  food collecting 
D)  intensive agriculture

Question 14

How is the practice of "scalding" related to the concept of ordeal? Why do some societies practice ordeals in their legal-justice system, while others do not?

Accepted Answer

The practice of "scalding" is related to

Question 15

The Nupe king of what is now __________ had ultimate authority over his people by __________ them.

Accepted Answer

A)  Nigeria / adjudicating 
B)  Ghana / adjudicating 
C)  Nigeria / taxing 
D)  Ghana / taxing 
A)  Nigeria / adjudicating 
B)  Ghana / adjudicating 
C)  Nigeria / taxing 
D)  Ghana / taxing

Question 16

A __________ is politically autonomous and is comprised of the local group or community.

Accepted Answer

A)  band 
B)  tribe 
C)  chiefdom 
D)  state 
A)  band 
B)  tribe 
C)  chiefdom 
D)  state

Question 17

In discussing political groups, anthropologists generally focus on groups organized on the basis of

Accepted Answer

A)  age. 
B)  kinship. 
C)  territory. 
D)  sex. 
A)  age. 
B)  kinship. 
C)  territory. 
D)  sex.

Question 18

__________ are used where political officials lack sufficient power to make and enforce judicial decisions.

Accepted Answer

A)  Resolutions 
B)  Oaths 
C)  Courts 
D)  Conflicts 
A)  Resolutions 
B)  Oaths 
C)  Courts 
D)  Conflicts

Question 19

Which of the following is not considered a classification of political organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  bands 
B)  tribes 
C)  clans 
D)  states 
A)  bands 
B)  tribes 
C)  clans 
D)  states

Question 20

Warfare in preindustrial societies is most likely

Accepted Answer

A)  in societies suffering from chronic food shortages. 
B)  in societies smaller than 21,000 people. 
C)  between nations that are militarily more unequal. 
D)  where people fear unpredictable natural disasters. 
A)  in societies suffering from chronic food shortages. 
B)  in societies smaller than 21,000 people. 
C)  between nations that are militarily more unequal. 
D)  where people fear unpredictable natural disasters.

Exam 24: Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

When no regular, effective means of resolving a conflict are available

What is the relationship between the use of capital punishment by a society and the homicide rate? Can you suggest a reason?

Anthropologist Elman Service suggested that most societies can be classified into four types of political organization which

A(n) __________ is a means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control.

Societies with tribal political organization are similar to band societies in their tendency to be

Which of the following is not generally an important role of chiefs?

Among the Tiv of northern Nigeria, political organization is based on

There has been a great deal of growth in the cities in the past 100 years, not because of the birthrate, but because of

What factors have led to the almost complete conversion of the world to the state system in such a short time?

What types of societies have capital punishment? Why?

Political life includes all of the following except

Cross-cultural research shows that the higher the level of political organization, the

What is the mode of subsistence for chiefdoms?

How is the practice of "scalding" related to the concept of ordeal? Why do some societies practice ordeals in their legal-justice system, while others do not?

The Nupe king of what is now __________ had ultimate authority over his people by __________ them.

A __________ is politically autonomous and is comprised of the local group or community.

In discussing political groups, anthropologists generally focus on groups organized on the basis of

__________ are used where political officials lack sufficient power to make and enforce judicial decisions.

Which of the following is not considered a classification of political organization?

Warfare in preindustrial societies is most likely

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