Question 1

When kinship membership is traced either through males or through females but not both,it is called:

Accepted Answer

A) bilateral. 
B) unilineal. 
C) patrilineal. 
D) ambilineal. 
E) matrilineal. 
A) bilateral. 
B) unilineal. 
C) patrilineal. 
D) ambilineal. 
E) matrilineal.

Question 2

A young man of Jewish affiliation moves to New York City to find a job.Seeing no reason to "go it alone," he calls everyone he knows from both his mother's and father's side of the family,and attends various meetings to which he is invited.He is invited to multiple events and gatherings by virtue of his being related to various ancestors on both parents' side.These groups support him when he runs out of money and help him find an apartment and a job.We can say that he is a member of either a bilateral descent group or which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Patrilineal 
B) Matrilineal 
C) Unilineal 
D) Cognatic 
E) Ambilineal 
A) Patrilineal 
B) Matrilineal 
C) Unilineal 
D) Cognatic 
E) Ambilineal

Question 3

The Iroquois avoid cross cousin marriages in order to strengthen alliances.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Among the Han,brothers and their sons were part of the same household and paternal uncles were like second fathers.What type of descent is this?

Accepted Answer

A) Neolocal 
B) Kindred 
C) Patrilineal 
D) Matrilineal 
E) Bilateral 
A) Neolocal 
B) Kindred 
C) Patrilineal 
D) Matrilineal 
E) Bilateral

Question 5

Hopi men spend their lives laboring for their wives' lineages,and in return,they are given food and shelter.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Through what practice do lineages develop new alliances within the larger social system?

Accepted Answer

A) Exogamy 
B) Endogamy 
C) Ancestor worship 
D) Totemism 
E) Fusion 
A) Exogamy 
B) Endogamy 
C) Ancestor worship 
D) Totemism 
E) Fusion

Question 7

New reproductive technologies are:

Accepted Answer

A) dangerous,as they involve cloning. 
B) the preferred form of reproduction in the United States. 
C) not accepted in the United States. 
D) less important today than 20 years ago. 
E) changing the traditional understandings of kinship. 
A) dangerous,as they involve cloning. 
B) the preferred form of reproduction in the United States. 
C) not accepted in the United States. 
D) less important today than 20 years ago. 
E) changing the traditional understandings of kinship.

Question 8

A moiety is a larger group than a phratry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In kinship studies,EGO refers t:

Accepted Answer

A) the whole clan. 
B) the center of a kindred. 
C) moiety. 
D) an entire lineage. 
E) a person without immediate family. 
A) the whole clan. 
B) the center of a kindred. 
C) moiety. 
D) an entire lineage. 
E) a person without immediate family.

Question 10

Which anthropologist worked with the Aroostook band of Micmacs in Maine?

Accepted Answer

A) Alan Kolata 
B) Clementine van Eck 
C) Fred Plog 
D) Weston LaBarre 
E) Harald Prins 
A) Alan Kolata 
B) Clementine van Eck 
C) Fred Plog 
D) Weston LaBarre 
E) Harald Prins

Question 11

Whatever descent system is used,the kin of both mother and father are important to the social structure of every society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In which kinship terminology are ego's "brother" and "sister" distinguished from "cousins" and both father's brother and mother's brother are given the same kinship term,"uncle"?

Accepted Answer

A) Eskimo 
B) Iroquois 
C) Hawaiian 
D) Crow 
E) Omaha 
A) Eskimo 
B) Iroquois 
C) Hawaiian 
D) Crow 
E) Omaha

Question 13

A boy is born into a society that practices matrilineal descent.The person who exercises authority over him is his:

Accepted Answer

A) sister. 
B) father. 
C) mother. 
D) mother's brother. 
E) father's brother. 
A) sister. 
B) father. 
C) mother. 
D) mother's brother. 
E) father's brother.

Question 14

DNA studies prove that the Maori origin myths about migration routes from northern Africa are correct.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The Micmacs are a tribe in Massachusetts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Matrilineal societies are matriarchal-that is,women have the primary authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In what country do we find aboriginal Maori people?

Accepted Answer

A) Argentina 
B) Canada 
C) Australia 
D) Tasmania 
E) New Zealand 
A) Argentina 
B) Canada 
C) Australia 
D) Tasmania 
E) New Zealand

Question 18

Totemism is associated with clan organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

If you are a member of a patrilineal descent group:

Accepted Answer

A) descent is traced exclusively through females. 
B) your sisters belong to the same patrilineal descent group that you do. 
C) your mother's brothers are members of your descent group. 
D) your brothers belong to the same descent group but your sisters do not. 
E) you do not publicly recognize your mother. 
A) descent is traced exclusively through females. 
B) your sisters belong to the same patrilineal descent group that you do. 
C) your mother's brothers are members of your descent group. 
D) your brothers belong to the same descent group but your sisters do not. 
E) you do not publicly recognize your mother.

Question 20

Compadrazgo is a form of ritualized adoption.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

When kinship membership is traced either through males or through females but not both,it is called:

The Iroquois avoid cross cousin marriages in order to strengthen alliances.

Among the Han,brothers and their sons were part of the same household and paternal uncles were like second fathers.What type of descent is this?

Hopi men spend their lives laboring for their wives' lineages,and in return,they are given food and shelter.

Through what practice do lineages develop new alliances within the larger social system?

New reproductive technologies are:

A moiety is a larger group than a phratry.

In kinship studies,EGO refers t:

Which anthropologist worked with the Aroostook band of Micmacs in Maine?

Whatever descent system is used,the kin of both mother and father are important to the social structure of every society.

In which kinship terminology are ego's "brother" and "sister" distinguished from "cousins" and both father's brother and mother's brother are given the same kinship term,"uncle"?

A boy is born into a society that practices matrilineal descent.The person who exercises authority over him is his:

DNA studies prove that the Maori origin myths about migration routes from northern Africa are correct.

The Micmacs are a tribe in Massachusetts.

Matrilineal societies are matriarchal-that is,women have the primary authority.

In what country do we find aboriginal Maori people?

Totemism is associated with clan organizations.

If you are a member of a patrilineal descent group:

Compadrazgo is a form of ritualized adoption.

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Exam 10: Kinship-And-Descent

When kinship membership is traced either through males or through females but not both,it is called:

The Iroquois avoid cross cousin marriages in order to strengthen alliances.

Among the Han,brothers and their sons were part of the same household and paternal uncles were like second fathers.What type of descent is this?

Hopi men spend their lives laboring for their wives' lineages,and in return,they are given food and shelter.

Through what practice do lineages develop new alliances within the larger social system?

New reproductive technologies are:

A moiety is a larger group than a phratry.

In kinship studies,EGO refers t:

Which anthropologist worked with the Aroostook band of Micmacs in Maine?

Whatever descent system is used,the kin of both mother and father are important to the social structure of every society.

In which kinship terminology are ego's "brother" and "sister" distinguished from "cousins" and both father's brother and mother's brother are given the same kinship term,"uncle"?

A boy is born into a society that practices matrilineal descent.The person who exercises authority over him is his:

DNA studies prove that the Maori origin myths about migration routes from northern Africa are correct.

The Micmacs are a tribe in Massachusetts.

Matrilineal societies are matriarchal-that is,women have the primary authority.

In what country do we find aboriginal Maori people?

Totemism is associated with clan organizations.

If you are a member of a patrilineal descent group:

Compadrazgo is a form of ritualized adoption.

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

Grouping by Gender, age, common Interest, and Class

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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