Question 1

In redistributive systems the central person has the most power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Economics and politics are linked.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Shan live in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Trinidad 
B)  New Guinea 
C)  the Trobriand Islands 
D)  Truk 
E)  Thailand 
A)  Trinidad 
B)  New Guinea 
C)  the Trobriand Islands 
D)  Truk 
E)  Thailand E

Question 4

Capitalism is a dynamic system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Surplus labor is the source of profits.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

List the two classes in any stratified system:

Accepted Answer

the ruling

Question 7

Why do stratified systems always have classes?

Accepted Answer

Stratified systems refer to social struc

Question 8

It's always more advantageous to work for yourself than for someone else.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The yams a man eats belong to:

Accepted Answer

A)  his wife 
B)  his sister 
C)  his mother 
D)  none of the above 
E)  all of the above 
A)  his wife 
B)  his sister 
C)  his mother 
D)  none of the above 
E)  all of the above

Question 10

Capitalism expands as more people choose to work for wages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Stratified systems are unfair because:

Accepted Answer

A)  most people have no access to resources 
B)  there is a ruling class 
C)  there is a class system 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  most people have no access to resources 
B)  there is a ruling class 
C)  there is a class system 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 12

Lisu people live in harmony with each other.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Golden Rule is a great idea but it can't work in practice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Egalitarian systems are associated with which form of exchange?

Accepted Answer

A)  reciprocity 
B)  redistribution 
C)  the market 
D)  capitalism 
E)  socialism 
A)  reciprocity 
B)  redistribution 
C)  the market 
D)  capitalism 
E)  socialism

Question 15

The U.S. government stopped their allies, the Nationalist Chinese, from trading drugs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the ancient Inca system people worked the land for:

Accepted Answer

A)  the church 
B)  the state 
C)  themselves 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  the church 
B)  the state 
C)  themselves 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 17

Ruling elites always consolidate their power to become states.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Stratified systems without states immediately collapse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Discuss the role of force and choice in the development of capitalism.

Accepted Answer

The development of capitalism is influen

Question 20

In rank systems there are:

Accepted Answer

A)  fewer positions of prestige than people capable of filling them 
B)  as many positions of prestige as people capable of filling them 
C)  more positions of prestige than people capable of filling them 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  fewer positions of prestige than people capable of filling them 
B)  as many positions of prestige as people capable of filling them 
C)  more positions of prestige than people capable of filling them 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

In redistributive systems the central person has the most power.

Economics and politics are linked.

Shan live in:

Capitalism is a dynamic system.

Surplus labor is the source of profits.

List the two classes in any stratified system:

Why do stratified systems always have classes?

It's always more advantageous to work for yourself than for someone else.

The yams a man eats belong to:

Capitalism expands as more people choose to work for wages.

Stratified systems are unfair because:

Lisu people live in harmony with each other.

The Golden Rule is a great idea but it can't work in practice.

Egalitarian systems are associated with which form of exchange?

The U.S. government stopped their allies, the Nationalist Chinese, from trading drugs.

In the ancient Inca system people worked the land for:

Ruling elites always consolidate their power to become states.

Stratified systems without states immediately collapse.

Discuss the role of force and choice in the development of capitalism.

In rank systems there are:

Science Basics

Human Variation: Race and Gender

From Inside and Out

An Anthropological Approach to Economics

Stratification Without a State: Medieval Iceland

How States Work

The Anthropology of Religion

Political Economy

Class

Back to the Land

Global Processes, Local Systems

Connecting the People to the System

Anthropology Goes to Work

The End Is Near

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Exam 5: Political Systems

In redistributive systems the central person has the most power.

Economics and politics are linked.

Shan live in:

Capitalism is a dynamic system.

Surplus labor is the source of profits.

List the two classes in any stratified system:

Why do stratified systems always have classes?

It's always more advantageous to work for yourself than for someone else.

The yams a man eats belong to:

Capitalism expands as more people choose to work for wages.

Stratified systems are unfair because:

Lisu people live in harmony with each other.

The Golden Rule is a great idea but it can't work in practice.

Egalitarian systems are associated with which form of exchange?

The U.S. government stopped their allies, the Nationalist Chinese, from trading drugs.

In the ancient Inca system people worked the land for:

Ruling elites always consolidate their power to become states.

Stratified systems without states immediately collapse.

Discuss the role of force and choice in the development of capitalism.

In rank systems there are:

Science Basics

Human Variation: Race and Gender

From Inside and Out

An Anthropological Approach to Economics

Stratification Without a State: Medieval Iceland

How States Work

The Anthropology of Religion

Political Economy

Class

Back to the Land

Global Processes, Local Systems

Connecting the People to the System

Anthropology Goes to Work

The End Is Near

Filters