Question 1

A common way of dealing with problems beyond the coping ability of a household is the formation of descent groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which system of kinship terminology gives a separate term for father,father's brother,mother's brother,mother,mother's sister,father's sister,and each type of cousin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Crow 
B)  Sudanese 
C)  Omaha 
D)  Iroquois 
A)  Crow 
B)  Sudanese 
C)  Omaha 
D)  Iroquois

Question 3

Which statement about Eskimo kinship terminology is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the most common kinship system in the world. 
B)  It is rarely used by European Canadians. 
C)  It emphasizes the extended family. 
D)  It is used by many hunting-and-gathering peoples. 
A)  It is the most common kinship system in the world. 
B)  It is rarely used by European Canadians. 
C)  It emphasizes the extended family. 
D)  It is used by many hunting-and-gathering peoples.

Question 4

Which statement about the descriptive,or Sudanese,system of kinship terminology is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is more specific and precise than any other kinship system,including Anglo-Canadian. 
B)  It is the most common form of kinship terminology. 
C)  It has no terms for affinal relatives. 
D)  It indicates that all of ego's siblings have the same social status. 
A)  It is more specific and precise than any other kinship system,including Anglo-Canadian. 
B)  It is the most common form of kinship terminology. 
C)  It has no terms for affinal relatives. 
D)  It indicates that all of ego's siblings have the same social status.

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of matrilineal descent systems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Membership is reckoned through females. 
B)  There are weak ties between husband and wife. 
C)  Matrilineal societies are always matriarchal. 
D)  A man's children belong to his wife's descent group. 
A)  Membership is reckoned through females. 
B)  There are weak ties between husband and wife. 
C)  Matrilineal societies are always matriarchal. 
D)  A man's children belong to his wife's descent group.

Question 6

Which statement best applies to societies in which patrilineal descent predominates?

Accepted Answer

A)  The mother's relatives are considered group members. 
B)  Men choose their own marriage partners. 
C)  Men are the main breadwinners. 
D)  Women are not part of the social structure. 
A)  The mother's relatives are considered group members. 
B)  Men choose their own marriage partners. 
C)  Men are the main breadwinners. 
D)  Women are not part of the social structure.

Question 7

It is possible in some descent systems for a man to belong to both a patrilineage and a matrilineage at the same time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In which of the following groups is Iroquois kinship terminology widespread?

Accepted Answer

A)  matrilineal and double descent 
B)  bilateral kindreds 
C)  ambilineal descent 
D)  multilateral kindreds 
A)  matrilineal and double descent 
B)  bilateral kindreds 
C)  ambilineal descent 
D)  multilateral kindreds

Question 9

Which statement about matrilineal descent systems is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The strongest male-female relationships are between a wife and her brothers. 
B)  A son will inherit property from his mother's sister. 
C)  Disputes between a woman and her children will be settled by her brother. 
D)  Males generally reside in a men's house. 
A)  The strongest male-female relationships are between a wife and her brothers. 
B)  A son will inherit property from his mother's sister. 
C)  Disputes between a woman and her children will be settled by her brother. 
D)  Males generally reside in a men's house.

Question 10

You belong to a patrilineal descent group.Who also belongs to your descent group?

Accepted Answer

A)  your mother 
B)  your mother's brother 
C)  your father's sister 
D)  your mother's father 
A)  your mother 
B)  your mother's brother 
C)  your father's sister 
D)  your mother's father

Question 11

Which statement about members of a moiety is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are not fully part of their Aboriginal group. 
B)  They belong to a group that is smaller than a lineage. 
C)  They believe they share a common ancestor but cannot trace definite genealogical links. 
D)  They have much stronger feelings of kinship than members of a lineage or a clan do. 
A)  They are not fully part of their Aboriginal group. 
B)  They belong to a group that is smaller than a lineage. 
C)  They believe they share a common ancestor but cannot trace definite genealogical links. 
D)  They have much stronger feelings of kinship than members of a lineage or a clan do.

Question 12

The residence known as the longhouse has existed in several cultures over the course of human history.What was the most important social function of these structures?

Accepted Answer

A)  They served as gaming parlours as well as homes. 
B)  They played a large role in reflecting and determining kinship structures. 
C)  They played a large role in reflecting ritual and religious preferences. 
D)  They served as meeting halls for intertribal conferences. 
A)  They served as gaming parlours as well as homes. 
B)  They played a large role in reflecting and determining kinship structures. 
C)  They played a large role in reflecting ritual and religious preferences. 
D)  They served as meeting halls for intertribal conferences.

Question 13

A typical kinkeeper is an older woman whose goal is to promote solidarity among extended family members.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A clan is similar to a lineage.What is the main difference?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clans are patrilocal,whereas lineages are matrilocal. 
B)  Clan common ancestors are real people,whereas lineages use mythical common ancestors. 
C)  Clans are never exogamous,whereas lineages are often exogamous. 
D)  Clans are not corporate groups,whereas lineages are corporate groups. 
A)  Clans are patrilocal,whereas lineages are matrilocal. 
B)  Clan common ancestors are real people,whereas lineages use mythical common ancestors. 
C)  Clans are never exogamous,whereas lineages are often exogamous. 
D)  Clans are not corporate groups,whereas lineages are corporate groups.

Question 15

Despite resolving their membership issues,the Micmacs of Maine remain landless.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Genetic anthropology is a fast-growing field that connects archaeology and medical anthropology.According to the text,what impact is genetic anthropology likely to have in the future?

Accepted Answer

A)  It will make archaeological research obsolete in the future. 
B)  It has the greatest implications for archaeological research in the future. 
C)  It will eventually document all of human evolution from early primates to modern humans. 
D)  It has tremendous implications for both prehistoric and contemporary anthropological studies. 
A)  It will make archaeological research obsolete in the future. 
B)  It has the greatest implications for archaeological research in the future. 
C)  It will eventually document all of human evolution from early primates to modern humans. 
D)  It has tremendous implications for both prehistoric and contemporary anthropological studies.

Question 17

What is the term for the belief that a group of people are related to,and descended from,common ancestral spirits within the natural world,such as plants,animals,or mountains?

Accepted Answer

A)  animism 
B)  pantheism 
C)  iconism 
D)  totemism 
A)  animism 
B)  pantheism 
C)  iconism 
D)  totemism

Question 18

Among Coast Salish people of British Columbia,all relatives of the same generation and sex are referred to by the same term.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Among the Yakö of Nigeria,an individual might inherit grazing lands from his father's patrilineal descent group,and livestock and ritual knowledge from his mother's matrilineal group.Which type of descent is this an example of?

Accepted Answer

A)  bilateral 
B)  bilocal 
C)  ambilineal 
D)  double 
A)  bilateral 
B)  bilocal 
C)  ambilineal 
D)  double

Question 20

Which statement about descent groups is the most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are known only to the group itself. 
B)  They are composed of those who claim to be lineally descended from a particular family. 
C)  They lack a clear "definition" of membership. 
D)  They trace connections to a common ancestor through parent-child links. 
A)  They are known only to the group itself. 
B)  They are composed of those who claim to be lineally descended from a particular family. 
C)  They lack a clear "definition" of membership. 
D)  They trace connections to a common ancestor through parent-child links.

A common way of dealing with problems beyond the coping ability of a household is the formation of descent groups.

Which system of kinship terminology gives a separate term for father,father's brother,mother's brother,mother,mother's sister,father's sister,and each type of cousin?

Which statement about Eskimo kinship terminology is true?

Which statement about the descriptive,or Sudanese,system of kinship terminology is true?

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of matrilineal descent systems?

Which statement best applies to societies in which patrilineal descent predominates?

It is possible in some descent systems for a man to belong to both a patrilineage and a matrilineage at the same time.

In which of the following groups is Iroquois kinship terminology widespread?

Which statement about matrilineal descent systems is true?

You belong to a patrilineal descent group.Who also belongs to your descent group?

Which statement about members of a moiety is true?

The residence known as the longhouse has existed in several cultures over the course of human history.What was the most important social function of these structures?

A typical kinkeeper is an older woman whose goal is to promote solidarity among extended family members.

A clan is similar to a lineage.What is the main difference?

Despite resolving their membership issues,the Micmacs of Maine remain landless.

Genetic anthropology is a fast-growing field that connects archaeology and medical anthropology.According to the text,what impact is genetic anthropology likely to have in the future?

What is the term for the belief that a group of people are related to,and descended from,common ancestral spirits within the natural world,such as plants,animals,or mountains?

Among Coast Salish people of British Columbia,all relatives of the same generation and sex are referred to by the same term.

Among the Yakö of Nigeria,an individual might inherit grazing lands from his father's patrilineal descent group,and livestock and ritual knowledge from his mother's matrilineal group.Which type of descent is this an example of?

Which statement about descent groups is the most accurate?

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Exam 9: Kinship and Descent

A common way of dealing with problems beyond the coping ability of a household is the formation of descent groups.

Which system of kinship terminology gives a separate term for father,father's brother,mother's brother,mother,mother's sister,father's sister,and each type of cousin?

Which statement about Eskimo kinship terminology is true?

Which statement about the descriptive,or Sudanese,system of kinship terminology is true?

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of matrilineal descent systems?

Which statement best applies to societies in which patrilineal descent predominates?

It is possible in some descent systems for a man to belong to both a patrilineage and a matrilineage at the same time.

In which of the following groups is Iroquois kinship terminology widespread?

Which statement about matrilineal descent systems is true?

You belong to a patrilineal descent group.Who also belongs to your descent group?

Which statement about members of a moiety is true?

The residence known as the longhouse has existed in several cultures over the course of human history.What was the most important social function of these structures?

A typical kinkeeper is an older woman whose goal is to promote solidarity among extended family members.

A clan is similar to a lineage.What is the main difference?

Despite resolving their membership issues,the Micmacs of Maine remain landless.

Genetic anthropology is a fast-growing field that connects archaeology and medical anthropology.According to the text,what impact is genetic anthropology likely to have in the future?

What is the term for the belief that a group of people are related to,and descended from,common ancestral spirits within the natural world,such as plants,animals,or mountains?

Among Coast Salish people of British Columbia,all relatives of the same generation and sex are referred to by the same term.

Among the Yakö of Nigeria,an individual might inherit grazing lands from his father's patrilineal descent group,and livestock and ritual knowledge from his mother's matrilineal group.Which type of descent is this an example of?

Which statement about descent groups is the most accurate?

The Nature of Anthropology

The Nature of Culture

The Beginnings of Human Culture

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Economic Systems

Sex and Marriage

Family and Household

Social Stratification and Groupings

Political Organization and the Maintenance of Order

Religion and the Supernatural

The Arts

Anthropology at Work

Cultural Change and the Future of Humanity

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