Question 1

A number of researchers predict that the world will eventually __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  come to be politically integrated 
B)  find a peaceful solution for territorial disputes 
C)  return to small, ethnically distinct units 
D)  settle into two or three primary superpowers 
A)  come to be politically integrated 
B)  find a peaceful solution for territorial disputes 
C)  return to small, ethnically distinct units 
D)  settle into two or three primary superpowers

Question 2

Which of these societies is an exception to the pattern that foraging societies are organized at the band level?

Accepted Answer

A)  Northwest Pacific Native Americans 
B)  Aché in South America 
C)  !Kung in southern Africa 
D)  Inuit in Canada and the United States 
A)  Northwest Pacific Native Americans 
B)  Aché in South America 
C)  !Kung in southern Africa 
D)  Inuit in Canada and the United States

Question 3

The Karimojong of northeast Uganda use what type of system as the basis of their political organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  age-set association 
B)  ethnic association 
C)  regional organization 
D)  unisex organization 
A)  age-set association 
B)  ethnic association 
C)  regional organization 
D)  unisex organization

Question 4

Which of these subsistence patterns would you expect to find in a chiefdom?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Which of the following situations is an example of a community action against a transgressor?

Accepted Answer

A)  expulsion for failing to heed a taboo 
B)  paying a fine for breaking a law 
C)  retribution for a single act of murder 
D)  being rejected by a friend after stealing his/her money 
A)  expulsion for failing to heed a taboo 
B)  paying a fine for breaking a law 
C)  retribution for a single act of murder 
D)  being rejected by a friend after stealing his/her money

Question 6

How many societies in the ethnographic record were only informally organized at the time they were first described by anthropologists?

Accepted Answer

A)  50% 
B)  25% 
C)  10% 
D)  80% 
A)  50% 
B)  25% 
C)  10% 
D)  80%

Question 7

What is the key distinction between tribes and chiefdoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  A chiefdom has some formal structure that integrates communities into a political unit. 
B)  A chiefdom has more nomadic communities. 
C)  A tribe has greater reliance on agriculture and greater economic output. 
D)  A tribe places a great deal of emphasis on kinship connections. 
A)  A chiefdom has some formal structure that integrates communities into a political unit. 
B)  A chiefdom has more nomadic communities. 
C)  A tribe has greater reliance on agriculture and greater economic output. 
D)  A tribe places a great deal of emphasis on kinship connections.

Question 8

List and explain the major forms of conflict resolution known to anthropologists. For each,state in which type of society such resolution is most likely to occur.

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
1.Peace

Question 9

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 10

Warfare in preindustrial societies is most likely to be found __________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Most recent foragers had band organizations. What does this fact tell us about the political organization of our ancestors?

Accepted Answer

A)  It does not tell us much, because modern foragers live in marginal environments and, therefore, may not represent the ancestral pattern. 
B)  It is evidence that all societies had band organizations before the origin of agriculture. 
C)  It suggests that band organizations quickly transform into state-level organizations. 
D)  It indicates that modern foraging societies maintain their traditional lifeways despite being incorporated into larger political entities. 
A)  It does not tell us much, because modern foragers live in marginal environments and, therefore, may not represent the ancestral pattern. 
B)  It is evidence that all societies had band organizations before the origin of agriculture. 
C)  It suggests that band organizations quickly transform into state-level organizations. 
D)  It indicates that modern foraging societies maintain their traditional lifeways despite being incorporated into larger political entities.

Question 12

Degree of political participation seems to be __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  high in small-scale societies and in modern nation-states, but low in between 
B)  higher in state-level societies than in small-scale societies 
C)  higher in small-scale societies than in state-level societies 
D)  low in small-scale societies and in modern nation-states, but high in between 
A)  high in small-scale societies and in modern nation-states, but low in between 
B)  higher in state-level societies than in small-scale societies 
C)  higher in small-scale societies than in state-level societies 
D)  low in small-scale societies and in modern nation-states, but high in between

Question 13

Into what principal types of political organization did Elman Service suggest most societies could be classified?

Accepted Answer

A)  bands, tribes, chiefdoms, states 
B)  savages, barbarians, civilizations 
C)  egalitarian, ranked, stratified 
D)  archaic, traditional, modern, postmodern 
A)  bands, tribes, chiefdoms, states 
B)  savages, barbarians, civilizations 
C)  egalitarian, ranked, stratified 
D)  archaic, traditional, modern, postmodern

Question 14

In the United States,what factor was considered to make a political candidate look more competent,after controlling for age and attractiveness?

Accepted Answer

A)  a bigger chin 
B)  a dark-colored suit 
C)  a traditional hairstyle 
D)  a flag lapel pin 
A)  a bigger chin 
B)  a dark-colored suit 
C)  a traditional hairstyle 
D)  a flag lapel pin

Question 15

What is the consequence of the spread of state societies for the number of politically autonomous cultures found around the world?

Accepted Answer

The ideal answer should include:
1.Note

Question 16

In addition to government and politics,political life includes __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the resolution of disputes 
B)  childrearing practices 
C)  the organization of kin groups 
D)  distribution of wealth 
A)  the resolution of disputes 
B)  childrearing practices 
C)  the organization of kin groups 
D)  distribution of wealth

Question 17

How many separate political units exist in the world today?

Accepted Answer

A)  fewer than 200 
B)  around 1,000 
C)  at least 10,000 
D)  about 50 
A)  fewer than 200 
B)  around 1,000 
C)  at least 10,000 
D)  about 50

Question 18

What factor aided the state-level U.S.society in the defeat and incorporation of Native American societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  depopulation of native groups 
B)  use of horses and firearms 
C)  prophecies and religious beliefs 
D)  knowledge of local landscape 
A)  depopulation of native groups 
B)  use of horses and firearms 
C)  prophecies and religious beliefs 
D)  knowledge of local landscape

Question 19

Complementary opposition is typical of which kind of group?

Accepted Answer

A)  segmentary lineages 
B)  age-sets 
C)  clans 
D)  secret societies 
A)  segmentary lineages 
B)  age-sets 
C)  clans 
D)  secret societies

Question 20

In contrast to band societies,groups with tribal organizations tend to be __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  food producers 
B)  egalitarian 
C)  nomadic 
D)  stratified 
A)  food producers 
B)  egalitarian 
C)  nomadic 
D)  stratified

A number of researchers predict that the world will eventually __________.

Which of these societies is an exception to the pattern that foraging societies are organized at the band level?

The Karimojong of northeast Uganda use what type of system as the basis of their political organization?

Which of these subsistence patterns would you expect to find in a chiefdom?

Which of the following situations is an example of a community action against a transgressor?

How many societies in the ethnographic record were only informally organized at the time they were first described by anthropologists?

What is the key distinction between tribes and chiefdoms?

List and explain the major forms of conflict resolution known to anthropologists. For each,state in which type of society such resolution is most likely to occur.

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

Warfare in preindustrial societies is most likely to be found __________.

Most recent foragers had band organizations. What does this fact tell us about the political organization of our ancestors?

Degree of political participation seems to be __________.

Into what principal types of political organization did Elman Service suggest most societies could be classified?

In the United States,what factor was considered to make a political candidate look more competent,after controlling for age and attractiveness?

What is the consequence of the spread of state societies for the number of politically autonomous cultures found around the world?

In addition to government and politics,political life includes __________.

How many separate political units exist in the world today?

What factor aided the state-level U.S.society in the defeat and incorporation of Native American societies?

Complementary opposition is typical of which kind of group?

In contrast to band societies,groups with tribal organizations tend to be __________.

What Is Anthropology?

Research Methods in Anthropology

Genetics and Evolution

Human Variation and Adaptation

Primates: Past and Present

The First Hominins and the Emergence of Homo

The Emergence of Homo sapiens and the Upper Paleolithic World

Food Production and the Rise of States

Culture and Culture Change

Communication and Language

Economics

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

Sex and Gender

Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Religion and Magic

The Arts

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Exam 15: Political Life: Social Order and Disorder

A number of researchers predict that the world will eventually __________.

Which of these societies is an exception to the pattern that foraging societies are organized at the band level?

The Karimojong of northeast Uganda use what type of system as the basis of their political organization?

Which of these subsistence patterns would you expect to find in a chiefdom?

Which of the following situations is an example of a community action against a transgressor?

How many societies in the ethnographic record were only informally organized at the time they were first described by anthropologists?

What is the key distinction between tribes and chiefdoms?

List and explain the major forms of conflict resolution known to anthropologists. For each,state in which type of society such resolution is most likely to occur.

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

Warfare in preindustrial societies is most likely to be found __________.

Most recent foragers had band organizations. What does this fact tell us about the political organization of our ancestors?

Degree of political participation seems to be __________.

Into what principal types of political organization did Elman Service suggest most societies could be classified?

In the United States,what factor was considered to make a political candidate look more competent,after controlling for age and attractiveness?

What is the consequence of the spread of state societies for the number of politically autonomous cultures found around the world?

In addition to government and politics,political life includes __________.

How many separate political units exist in the world today?

What factor aided the state-level U.S.society in the defeat and incorporation of Native American societies?

Complementary opposition is typical of which kind of group?

In contrast to band societies,groups with tribal organizations tend to be __________.

What Is Anthropology?

Research Methods in Anthropology

Genetics and Evolution

Human Variation and Adaptation

Primates: Past and Present

The First Hominins and the Emergence of Homo

The Emergence of Homo sapiens and the Upper Paleolithic World

Food Production and the Rise of States

Culture and Culture Change

Communication and Language

Economics

Social Stratification: Class, Ethnicity, and Racism

Sex and Gender

Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Religion and Magic

The Arts

Global Problems

Practicing and Applying Anthropology

Filters