Question 1

Because these events were sponsored alternately by different ethnic groups,the potlatch was a form of balanced reciprocity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Among the Ju/'hoansi:

Accepted Answer

A) children are expected to contribute to subsistence from the time they reach puberty (around 14 or 15). 
B) elderly people past the age of 60 are expected to contribute hunted or gathered food to the group,as they are being taken care of by others now. 
C) elderly people are a valuable source of knowledge and wisdom about hunting and gathering and are consulted regularly. 
D) elderly people are taken care of grudgingly because after the age of 60 they contribute nothing to the group. 
E) children are expected to set up their own separate households by the time they are 16. 
A) children are expected to contribute to subsistence from the time they reach puberty (around 14 or 15). 
B) elderly people past the age of 60 are expected to contribute hunted or gathered food to the group,as they are being taken care of by others now. 
C) elderly people are a valuable source of knowledge and wisdom about hunting and gathering and are consulted regularly. 
D) elderly people are taken care of grudgingly because after the age of 60 they contribute nothing to the group. 
E) children are expected to set up their own separate households by the time they are 16. C

Question 3

Migrant workers often send remittances to their families back in their home village.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

The following statements about land are made by people who belong to food-foraging,horticultural,pastoralist,intensive agriculturalist,and industrial societies.Which statement is most likely to be made by horticulturalists from a tributary system of land ownership in West Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) "The land of my people is the land around Spirit Lake,where my ancestors emerged and where we hold annual ceremonies." 
B) "I gave the land to my brother's son,who distributed it among his sons,for which they pay me ten days' work a year.When the eldest son died,I gave his land to my cousin,who needs more land for his growing family." 
C) "I paid ten grand for that parcel of land in the desert,and expect it to double in value in the next five years." 
D) "In the summer,we go to our land in the mountains,and in the winter,we pass through the land corridor to the east,using the water holes and meadows for grass until we reach the summer pastures." 
E) "I inherited five acres of land from my mother,as well as the rights to use the water from the river three days a week." 
A) "The land of my people is the land around Spirit Lake,where my ancestors emerged and where we hold annual ceremonies." 
B) "I gave the land to my brother's son,who distributed it among his sons,for which they pay me ten days' work a year.When the eldest son died,I gave his land to my cousin,who needs more land for his growing family." 
C) "I paid ten grand for that parcel of land in the desert,and expect it to double in value in the next five years." 
D) "In the summer,we go to our land in the mountains,and in the winter,we pass through the land corridor to the east,using the water holes and meadows for grass until we reach the summer pastures." 
E) "I inherited five acres of land from my mother,as well as the rights to use the water from the river three days a week."

Question 5

What is silent trade?

Accepted Answer

A) Exchange of goods only through various intermediaries so that the final consumer does not know the producer 
B) Exchange of goods and services between distant groups who are unable to have direct contact 
C) Exchange of goods between mutually distrusting ethnic groups that do not want personal contact 
D) A type of redistribution in which there is a display of wealth for social prestige 
E) A mode of exchange in which goods flow into a central location and are then redistributed without acknowledging ownership 
A) Exchange of goods only through various intermediaries so that the final consumer does not know the producer 
B) Exchange of goods and services between distant groups who are unable to have direct contact 
C) Exchange of goods between mutually distrusting ethnic groups that do not want personal contact 
D) A type of redistribution in which there is a display of wealth for social prestige 
E) A mode of exchange in which goods flow into a central location and are then redistributed without acknowledging ownership

Question 6

Leveling mechanisms are:

Accepted Answer

A) more common in hunter-gatherer societies than in horticultural societies. 
B) associated with one family becoming wealthier than others. 
C) found in communities where property is not allowed to threaten egalitarian social order. 
D) more common in industrial societies than in agricultural societies. 
E) no longer in existence. 
A) more common in hunter-gatherer societies than in horticultural societies. 
B) associated with one family becoming wealthier than others. 
C) found in communities where property is not allowed to threaten egalitarian social order. 
D) more common in industrial societies than in agricultural societies. 
E) no longer in existence.

Question 7

Anthropologist Rosita Worl is a member of which Native American tribal group?

Accepted Answer

A) Creek 
B) Haida 
C) Tlingit 
D) Assiniboine 
E) Kootenai 
A) Creek 
B) Haida 
C) Tlingit 
D) Assiniboine 
E) Kootenai

Question 8

When a tool is complex and difficult to make,it is usually considered to be owned by:

Accepted Answer

A) the whole village in which it is used. 
B) a single individual. 
C) the state. 
D) all those who touch it. 
E) all relatives. 
A) the whole village in which it is used. 
B) a single individual. 
C) the state. 
D) all those who touch it. 
E) all relatives.

Question 9

For redistribution to be possible,a society must have:

Accepted Answer

A) a cultural emphasis on generosity. 
B) an egalitarian social order. 
C) a centralized system of political organization. 
D) an informal economy. 
E) industrialization and urbanization. 
A) a cultural emphasis on generosity. 
B) an egalitarian social order. 
C) a centralized system of political organization. 
D) an informal economy. 
E) industrialization and urbanization.

Question 10

What do we call the division of labor pattern in which men and women carry out their work separately,while maintaining a socially and economically complementary balance?

Accepted Answer

A) Symmetrical pattern 
B) Segregated patterns 
C) Flexible/integrated pattern 
D) Dual-sex configuration 
E) Male-female oppositional labor 
A) Symmetrical pattern 
B) Segregated patterns 
C) Flexible/integrated pattern 
D) Dual-sex configuration 
E) Male-female oppositional labor

Question 11

Market exchange is defined as the exchange of goods through face-to-face bargaining in a market place.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

When a man works hard in his garden in the Trobriand Islands to produce yams,he does this to satisfy which of the following demands?

Accepted Answer

A) To have food for his household to eat 
B) To gain prestige by giving yams away to his sister's husbands 
C) To prove to his wife that he can work as hard as she can 
D) To give the yams to his wife so that she can trade them for goods that they don't produce themselves 
E) To trade for fish 
A) To have food for his household to eat 
B) To gain prestige by giving yams away to his sister's husbands 
C) To prove to his wife that he can work as hard as she can 
D) To give the yams to his wife so that she can trade them for goods that they don't produce themselves 
E) To trade for fish

Question 13

Raw materials,labor,and technology are the productive resources used by all societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is not a chemical found in chocolate?

Accepted Answer

A) Anandamide 
B) Phenylethylamine 
C) Tryptophan 
D) Formaldehyde 
E) Theobromine 
A) Anandamide 
B) Phenylethylamine 
C) Tryptophan 
D) Formaldehyde 
E) Theobromine

Question 15

Food producers have less craft specialization than food foragers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is a remittance?

Accepted Answer

A) A type of farm work visa that is issued only seasonally and cannot be renewed 
B) A form of transportation that the employee sends to bring workers to the U.S. 
C) A portion of earnings that is sent back to families in another location 
D) A percentage of earnings that is paid to the local job recruiter 
E) A type of salary that is higher than minimum wage and paid as an enticement too workers (a kind of monetary advance) 
A) A type of farm work visa that is issued only seasonally and cannot be renewed 
B) A form of transportation that the employee sends to bring workers to the U.S. 
C) A portion of earnings that is sent back to families in another location 
D) A percentage of earnings that is paid to the local job recruiter 
E) A type of salary that is higher than minimum wage and paid as an enticement too workers (a kind of monetary advance)

Question 17

Every fall,a group of about 600 migrants travels to Maine to work on the apple harvest.They are contacted by a labor recruiter in their home country and given temporary foreign farm work visas.Often,they must change aspects of their physical appearance to be seen as more "employable." Where are they from?

Accepted Answer

A) Mexico 
B) India 
C) Bolivia 
D) Jamaica 
E) Australia 
A) Mexico 
B) India 
C) Bolivia 
D) Jamaica 
E) Australia

Question 18

In some countries,the informal economy generates as much as 40% of the GNP.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The concept that by obligation wealthier members of the community give to less wealthy members so that no one accumulates more wealth than anyone else is called:

Accepted Answer

A) conspicuous consumption. 
B) generalized reciprocity. 
C) a leveling mechanism. 
D) silent trade. 
E) negative reciprocity. 
A) conspicuous consumption. 
B) generalized reciprocity. 
C) a leveling mechanism. 
D) silent trade. 
E) negative reciprocity.

Question 20

When an Australian hunter gives away most of his meat to relatives without specifying what is expected in return,he is exemplifying:

Accepted Answer

A) generalized reciprocity. 
B) negative reciprocity. 
C) balanced reciprocity. 
D) redistribution. 
E) market exchange. 
A) generalized reciprocity. 
B) negative reciprocity. 
C) balanced reciprocity. 
D) redistribution. 
E) market exchange.

Because these events were sponsored alternately by different ethnic groups,the potlatch was a form of balanced reciprocity.

Among the Ju/'hoansi:

Migrant workers often send remittances to their families back in their home village.

The following statements about land are made by people who belong to food-foraging,horticultural,pastoralist,intensive agriculturalist,and industrial societies.Which statement is most likely to be made by horticulturalists from a tributary system of land ownership in West Africa?

What is silent trade?

Leveling mechanisms are:

Anthropologist Rosita Worl is a member of which Native American tribal group?

When a tool is complex and difficult to make,it is usually considered to be owned by:

For redistribution to be possible,a society must have:

What do we call the division of labor pattern in which men and women carry out their work separately,while maintaining a socially and economically complementary balance?

Market exchange is defined as the exchange of goods through face-to-face bargaining in a market place.

When a man works hard in his garden in the Trobriand Islands to produce yams,he does this to satisfy which of the following demands?

Raw materials,labor,and technology are the productive resources used by all societies.

Which of the following is not a chemical found in chocolate?

Food producers have less craft specialization than food foragers.

What is a remittance?

In some countries,the informal economy generates as much as 40% of the GNP.

The concept that by obligation wealthier members of the community give to less wealthy members so that no one accumulates more wealth than anyone else is called:

When an Australian hunter gives away most of his meat to relatives without specifying what is expected in return,he is exemplifying:

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Because these events were sponsored alternately by different ethnic groups,the potlatch was a form of balanced reciprocity.

Among the Ju/'hoansi:

Migrant workers often send remittances to their families back in their home village.

The following statements about land are made by people who belong to food-foraging,horticultural,pastoralist,intensive agriculturalist,and industrial societies.Which statement is most likely to be made by horticulturalists from a tributary system of land ownership in West Africa?

What is silent trade?

Leveling mechanisms are:

Anthropologist Rosita Worl is a member of which Native American tribal group?

When a tool is complex and difficult to make,it is usually considered to be owned by:

For redistribution to be possible,a society must have:

What do we call the division of labor pattern in which men and women carry out their work separately,while maintaining a socially and economically complementary balance?

Market exchange is defined as the exchange of goods through face-to-face bargaining in a market place.

When a man works hard in his garden in the Trobriand Islands to produce yams,he does this to satisfy which of the following demands?

Raw materials,labor,and technology are the productive resources used by all societies.

Which of the following is not a chemical found in chocolate?

Food producers have less craft specialization than food foragers.

What is a remittance?

In some countries,the informal economy generates as much as 40% of the GNP.

The concept that by obligation wealthier members of the community give to less wealthy members so that no one accumulates more wealth than anyone else is called:

When an Australian hunter gives away most of his meat to relatives without specifying what is expected in return,he is exemplifying:

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Characteristics-Of-Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, methods, and Theories

Becoming Human: the Origin and Diversity of Our Species

Language-And-Communication

Social Identity, personality, and Gender

Patterns-Of-Subsistence

Sex-Marriage-And-Family

Kinship-And-Descent

Grouping by Gender, age, common Interest, and Class

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Spirituality, religion, and Shamanism

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