Question 1

What is the world's longest surviving social hierarchy that encompasses a complex ranking of social groups on the basis of ritual purity?

Accepted Answer

A) American social system 
B) Japanese caste system 
C) English system of royalty 
D) Hindu caste system 
E) Buddhist caste system 
A) American social system 
B) Japanese caste system 
C) English system of royalty 
D) Hindu caste system 
E) Buddhist caste system

Question 2

The American Anthropological Association is considered a common-interest association.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

All societies offer the chance of social mobility.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Societies that promote a great deal of upward and downward mobility are called open class societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

All of the following are common reasons why women have traditionally been less involved in common-interest association than men except:

Accepted Answer

A) domestic duties. 
B) restrictions by male-dominated culture. 
C) childrearing responsibilities. 
D) few choices of established associations. 
E) low level of interest in social activities. 
A) domestic duties. 
B) restrictions by male-dominated culture. 
C) childrearing responsibilities. 
D) few choices of established associations. 
E) low level of interest in social activities.

Question 6

Among the Tiriki of East Africa,each of the age grades last approximately how many years?

Accepted Answer

A) 15 
B) 7 
C) 23 
D) 12 
E) 30 
A) 15 
B) 7 
C) 23 
D) 12 
E) 30

Question 7

Social classes are closed in ,where membership in hierarchically ranked groups known as castes is determined by birth and remains fixed for life according to social and religious mandates.

Accepted Answer

A) China 
B) India 
C) Vietnam 
D) Thailand 
E) Bolivia 
A) China 
B) India 
C) Vietnam 
D) Thailand 
E) Bolivia

Question 8

What is the primary significance of the African Burial Project?

Accepted Answer

A) It has provided information on the physical brutality of slavery and the attempt of various Africans to retain their cultures even through burial rituals. 
B) It has provided a full understanding of the economic commerce and trade networks of slavery in New York. 
C) It has uncovered the importance of burial rituals for individuals living during this historical period. 
D) It has provided information on the Underground Railroad that operated throughout the eastern half of the United States. 
E) It has provided an area where future forensic anthropologists can be trained. 
A) It has provided information on the physical brutality of slavery and the attempt of various Africans to retain their cultures even through burial rituals. 
B) It has provided a full understanding of the economic commerce and trade networks of slavery in New York. 
C) It has uncovered the importance of burial rituals for individuals living during this historical period. 
D) It has provided information on the Underground Railroad that operated throughout the eastern half of the United States. 
E) It has provided an area where future forensic anthropologists can be trained.

Question 9

A set of families that enjoy equal or nearly equal prestige according to a system of evaluation is called a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) caste. 
B) class. 
C) age grade. 
D) age set. 
E) kindred. 
A) caste. 
B) class. 
C) age grade. 
D) age set. 
E) kindred.

Question 10

Recently,in North America,there has been a dramatic increase in common-interest associations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which cultural group has an age grade that has the eunoto ceremony to mark the passage from Warrior age grade to that of Junior adults,able to marry and start families?

Accepted Answer

A) Tiriki 
B) Maasai 
C) Yakuza 
D) Zuni 
E) Ju/'hoansi 
A) Tiriki 
B) Maasai 
C) Yakuza 
D) Zuni 
E) Ju/'hoansi

Question 12

A formally established group of people born during a certain time span who move together through various life stages is called an age:

Accepted Answer

A) set. 
B) grade. 
C) group. 
D) status. 
E) stage. 
A) set. 
B) grade. 
C) group. 
D) status. 
E) stage.

Question 13

You are a member of a Ju/'hoansi hunter-gatherer band.Which of the following statements demonstrates that you belong to an egalitarian society as opposed to a stratified society?

Accepted Answer

A) Your father is a poor hunter,and your family is not allowed to make political decisions for the group. 
B) You are a poor hunter so you must supplement your income by working as a day laborer in nearby cities. 
C) Even though you are a poor hunter,you have as much right to receive food from your fellow band members as a good hunter does. 
D) Because your father is a poor hunter,your hunting ability is not allowed to develop; you are not given access to the knowledge and training required to develop this ability. 
E) You are rewarded lavishly for being the best hunter in the group. 
A) Your father is a poor hunter,and your family is not allowed to make political decisions for the group. 
B) You are a poor hunter so you must supplement your income by working as a day laborer in nearby cities. 
C) Even though you are a poor hunter,you have as much right to receive food from your fellow band members as a good hunter does. 
D) Because your father is a poor hunter,your hunting ability is not allowed to develop; you are not given access to the knowledge and training required to develop this ability. 
E) You are rewarded lavishly for being the best hunter in the group.

Question 14

Associations resulting from an act of joining because of similar activities and interests are called:

Accepted Answer

A) common-hobby association. 
B) common-interest association. 
C) age-grade association. 
D) voluntary regional association. 
E) voluntary activity association. 
A) common-hobby association. 
B) common-interest association. 
C) age-grade association. 
D) voluntary regional association. 
E) voluntary activity association.

Question 15

Social impact assessments are required of any projects that use bank loans or any type of borrowed monies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Gulabi Gang,dressed in pick saris,is primarily made up of Dalits who are fighting for civil rights in India.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

From the age of nine,Mundurucu males live with adult men in the men's house.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

All of the following are recognized age grades among the Tiriki of East Africa except:

Accepted Answer

A) Ritual Elders. 
B) Wise Elders. 
C) Elder Warriors. 
D) Judicial Elders. 
E) Warriors. 
A) Ritual Elders. 
B) Wise Elders. 
C) Elder Warriors. 
D) Judicial Elders. 
E) Warriors.

Question 19

A society composed of several groups that differ in their access to resources and prestige is said to be:

Accepted Answer

A) stratified. 
B) unstratified. 
C) egalitarian. 
D) open. 
E) accessible. 
A) stratified. 
B) unstratified. 
C) egalitarian. 
D) open. 
E) accessible.

Question 20

Age sets are distinct from simple age grades.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is the world's longest surviving social hierarchy that encompasses a complex ranking of social groups on the basis of ritual purity?

The American Anthropological Association is considered a common-interest association.

All societies offer the chance of social mobility.

Societies that promote a great deal of upward and downward mobility are called open class societies.

All of the following are common reasons why women have traditionally been less involved in common-interest association than men except:

Among the Tiriki of East Africa,each of the age grades last approximately how many years?

Social classes are closed in ,where membership in hierarchically ranked groups known as castes is determined by birth and remains fixed for life according to social and religious mandates.

What is the primary significance of the African Burial Project?

A set of families that enjoy equal or nearly equal prestige according to a system of evaluation is called a(n):

Recently,in North America,there has been a dramatic increase in common-interest associations.

Which cultural group has an age grade that has the eunoto ceremony to mark the passage from Warrior age grade to that of Junior adults,able to marry and start families?

A formally established group of people born during a certain time span who move together through various life stages is called an age:

You are a member of a Ju/'hoansi hunter-gatherer band.Which of the following statements demonstrates that you belong to an egalitarian society as opposed to a stratified society?

Associations resulting from an act of joining because of similar activities and interests are called:

Social impact assessments are required of any projects that use bank loans or any type of borrowed monies.

The Gulabi Gang,dressed in pick saris,is primarily made up of Dalits who are fighting for civil rights in India.

From the age of nine,Mundurucu males live with adult men in the men's house.

All of the following are recognized age grades among the Tiriki of East Africa except:

A society composed of several groups that differ in their access to resources and prestige is said to be:

Age sets are distinct from simple age grades.

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What is the world's longest surviving social hierarchy that encompasses a complex ranking of social groups on the basis of ritual purity?

The American Anthropological Association is considered a common-interest association.

All societies offer the chance of social mobility.

Societies that promote a great deal of upward and downward mobility are called open class societies.

All of the following are common reasons why women have traditionally been less involved in common-interest association than men except:

Among the Tiriki of East Africa,each of the age grades last approximately how many years?

Social classes are closed in ,where membership in hierarchically ranked groups known as castes is determined by birth and remains fixed for life according to social and religious mandates.

What is the primary significance of the African Burial Project?

A set of families that enjoy equal or nearly equal prestige according to a system of evaluation is called a(n):

Recently,in North America,there has been a dramatic increase in common-interest associations.

Which cultural group has an age grade that has the eunoto ceremony to mark the passage from Warrior age grade to that of Junior adults,able to marry and start families?

A formally established group of people born during a certain time span who move together through various life stages is called an age:

You are a member of a Ju/'hoansi hunter-gatherer band.Which of the following statements demonstrates that you belong to an egalitarian society as opposed to a stratified society?

Associations resulting from an act of joining because of similar activities and interests are called:

Social impact assessments are required of any projects that use bank loans or any type of borrowed monies.

The Gulabi Gang,dressed in pick saris,is primarily made up of Dalits who are fighting for civil rights in India.

From the age of nine,Mundurucu males live with adult men in the men's house.

All of the following are recognized age grades among the Tiriki of East Africa except:

A society composed of several groups that differ in their access to resources and prestige is said to be:

Age sets are distinct from simple age grades.

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

Politics Power War and Peace

Spirituality, religion, and Shamanism

The-Arts

Processes of Cultural Change

Global Challenges, local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology

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