Question 1

Leadership in a tribe is formal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A horticultural or pastoral society is most likely to be politically organized as a:

Accepted Answer

A) state. 
B) chiefdom. 
C) band. 
D) tribe. 
E) commercial society. 
A) state. 
B) chiefdom. 
C) band. 
D) tribe. 
E) commercial society.

Question 3

Liberia is a pluralistic country with some 30 different ethnic groups.Which one is the largest?

Accepted Answer

A) Tiriki 
B) Kapauku 
C) Kpelle 
D) Kayapo 
E) Ilongot 
A) Tiriki 
B) Kapauku 
C) Kpelle 
D) Kayapo 
E) Ilongot

Question 4

Punitive justice has been extremely successful in changing criminal behavior in state societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following would invoke informal sanctions against an individual in a restaurant in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Tearing up tables and chairs 
B) Fighting 
C) Threatening customers 
D) Stealing food 
E) Going barefoot 
A) Tearing up tables and chairs 
B) Fighting 
C) Threatening customers 
D) Stealing food 
E) Going barefoot

Question 6

Darwin argued that the large physical size of males was a physical specialization to aid in competition between males for females.He called this theory:

Accepted Answer

A) sexual selection. 
B) natural selection. 
C) hybrid selection. 
D) reproductive selection. 
E) intra-species competitive selection. 
A) sexual selection. 
B) natural selection. 
C) hybrid selection. 
D) reproductive selection. 
E) intra-species competitive selection.

Question 7

Sanctions are:

Accepted Answer

A) internalized social controls. 
B) classified social controls. 
C) externalized social controls. 
D) external behavior. 
E) religious behavior. 
A) internalized social controls. 
B) classified social controls. 
C) externalized social controls. 
D) external behavior. 
E) religious behavior.

Question 8

When the British imposed colonial rule on the Igbo of Nigeria:

Accepted Answer

A) they put women in charge of all educational institutions. 
B) they introduced changes that sustained the equality of political power between the sexes. 
C) they introduced changes that made women more powerful than men. 
D) they did not recognize the political power of women,and introduced changes that resulted in women becoming subordinate to men. 
E) they introduced changes that caused men to change into women. 
A) they put women in charge of all educational institutions. 
B) they introduced changes that sustained the equality of political power between the sexes. 
C) they introduced changes that made women more powerful than men. 
D) they did not recognize the political power of women,and introduced changes that resulted in women becoming subordinate to men. 
E) they introduced changes that caused men to change into women.

Question 9

Warfare is more prominent among foragers than horticulturalists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

An example of tribal leadership is the concept of the "Big Man."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

All of the following are characteristics of a band society except:

Accepted Answer

A) they have no need for formal conflict resolution. 
B) decisions are made through consensus. 
C) the head leader is in charge of disciplining members only during high levels of conflict. 
D) they have leaders,although the leaders have no formal authority. 
E) they periodically break into smaller units. 
A) they have no need for formal conflict resolution. 
B) decisions are made through consensus. 
C) the head leader is in charge of disciplining members only during high levels of conflict. 
D) they have leaders,although the leaders have no formal authority. 
E) they periodically break into smaller units.

Question 12

All social relations involve power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In 1986,an Acholi named Alice Auma believed she was visited by a spirit she called Lakwena.This spirit messenger revealed to her that she should work to liberate her homeland and found a Christian theocracy.Today,this movement continues through the resistance of Joseph Kony.In which country did this occur?

Accepted Answer

A) Congo 
B) Yugoslavia 
C) Uganda 
D) Paraguay 
E) Trinidad 
A) Congo 
B) Yugoslavia 
C) Uganda 
D) Paraguay 
E) Trinidad

Question 14

The source of the Kapauku tonowi's wealth is:

Accepted Answer

A) money. 
B) cows. 
C) pigs. 
D) land. 
E) shell necklace. 
A) money. 
B) cows. 
C) pigs. 
D) land. 
E) shell necklace.

Question 15

Regarding the Kpelle of West Africa,which of the following statements is incorrect?

Accepted Answer

A) The Kpelle chief has uniformed messengers that deliver his communications. 
B) The Kpelle chief has many wives,which indicates his comparative wealth. 
C) Kpelle chiefs have served as salaried state officials in more recent history. 
D) The Kpelle chief engages in manual labor daily in order to set an example for his people. 
E) The Kpelle chief receives a commission from the government on how much taxes and laborers he provides. 
A) The Kpelle chief has uniformed messengers that deliver his communications. 
B) The Kpelle chief has many wives,which indicates his comparative wealth. 
C) Kpelle chiefs have served as salaried state officials in more recent history. 
D) The Kpelle chief engages in manual labor daily in order to set an example for his people. 
E) The Kpelle chief receives a commission from the government on how much taxes and laborers he provides.

Question 16

The longest reigning queen in British history is:

Accepted Answer

A) Queen Victoria 
B) Queen Elizabeth I 
C) Queen Elizabeth II 
D) Queen Mary 
E) Queen Beatrice 
A) Queen Victoria 
B) Queen Elizabeth I 
C) Queen Elizabeth II 
D) Queen Mary 
E) Queen Beatrice

Question 17

Since their appearance some 5,000 years ago,states have proven to be stable political systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Tribal societies use all of the following types of political integration mechanisms except:

Accepted Answer

A) age sets. 
B) clans. 
C) common-interest associations. 
D) age grades. 
E) diverse ethnic groups. 
A) age sets. 
B) clans. 
C) common-interest associations. 
D) age grades. 
E) diverse ethnic groups.

Question 19

Among the traditional Igbo of Midwestern Nigeria,women were not allowed positions in the administrative hierarchy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Bands have formal leadership,although it changes when necessary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Leadership in a tribe is formal.

A horticultural or pastoral society is most likely to be politically organized as a:

Liberia is a pluralistic country with some 30 different ethnic groups.Which one is the largest?

Punitive justice has been extremely successful in changing criminal behavior in state societies.

Which of the following would invoke informal sanctions against an individual in a restaurant in the United States?

Darwin argued that the large physical size of males was a physical specialization to aid in competition between males for females.He called this theory:

Sanctions are:

When the British imposed colonial rule on the Igbo of Nigeria:

Warfare is more prominent among foragers than horticulturalists.

An example of tribal leadership is the concept of the "Big Man."

All of the following are characteristics of a band society except:

All social relations involve power.

The source of the Kapauku tonowi's wealth is:

Regarding the Kpelle of West Africa,which of the following statements is incorrect?

The longest reigning queen in British history is:

Since their appearance some 5,000 years ago,states have proven to be stable political systems.

Tribal societies use all of the following types of political integration mechanisms except:

Among the traditional Igbo of Midwestern Nigeria,women were not allowed positions in the administrative hierarchy.

Bands have formal leadership,although it changes when necessary.

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Leadership in a tribe is formal.

A horticultural or pastoral society is most likely to be politically organized as a:

Liberia is a pluralistic country with some 30 different ethnic groups.Which one is the largest?

Punitive justice has been extremely successful in changing criminal behavior in state societies.

Which of the following would invoke informal sanctions against an individual in a restaurant in the United States?

Darwin argued that the large physical size of males was a physical specialization to aid in competition between males for females.He called this theory:

Sanctions are:

When the British imposed colonial rule on the Igbo of Nigeria:

Warfare is more prominent among foragers than horticulturalists.

An example of tribal leadership is the concept of the "Big Man."

All of the following are characteristics of a band society except:

All social relations involve power.

The source of the Kapauku tonowi's wealth is:

Regarding the Kpelle of West Africa,which of the following statements is incorrect?

The longest reigning queen in British history is:

Since their appearance some 5,000 years ago,states have proven to be stable political systems.

Tribal societies use all of the following types of political integration mechanisms except:

Among the traditional Igbo of Midwestern Nigeria,women were not allowed positions in the administrative hierarchy.

Bands have formal leadership,although it changes when necessary.

The-Essence-Of-Anthropology

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

Economic-Systems

Sex-Marriage-And-Family

Kinship-And-Descent

Grouping by Gender, age, common Interest, and Class

Spirituality, religion, and Shamanism

The-Arts

Processes of Cultural Change

Global Challenges, local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology

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