Question 1

Which statement about descent groups is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are social units providing mutual support. 
B)  They provide social security for elderly and infirm members. 
C)  They often promote solidarity by discouraging worship of ancestors. 
D)  They help choose appropriate marriage partners for non-members. 
A)  They are social units providing mutual support. 
B)  They provide social security for elderly and infirm members. 
C)  They often promote solidarity by discouraging worship of ancestors. 
D)  They help choose appropriate marriage partners for non-members.

Question 2

The central importance of kinship and social life has declined over time.What has declined along with
It?

Accepted Answer

A)  the number of kinship systems that can be documented 
B)  the importance and emphasis on kinship terminology studies in anthropology 
C)  people's interest in genealogy 
D)  people's access to genealogical information 
A)  the number of kinship systems that can be documented 
B)  the importance and emphasis on kinship terminology studies in anthropology 
C)  people's interest in genealogy 
D)  people's access to genealogical information

Question 3

What were the attributes and responsibilities of Iroquois clan mothers,what political roles did they play,and how were they regarded? Were clan mothers evidence that the Iroquois were matriarchal? Give reasons for your answer.

Accepted Answer

The Iroquois clan mothers held significa

Question 4

Suppose that membership in a group is determined not by descent from a common ancestor,but by the fact that individuals are closely related to one living relative (ego).What is the term for such a group?

Accepted Answer

A)  clan 
B)  lineage 
C)  moiety 
D)  kindred 
A)  clan 
B)  lineage 
C)  moiety 
D)  kindred

Question 5

Which statement about members of unilineal descent groups is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  They know exactly which group they belong to and where their primary loyalties lie. 
B)  They are confused about their relationship to persons not included in their descent group. 
C)  They are related only to females if they are in a matrilineal group. 
D)  They are related only to males if they are in a patrilineal group. 
A)  They know exactly which group they belong to and where their primary loyalties lie. 
B)  They are confused about their relationship to persons not included in their descent group. 
C)  They are related only to females if they are in a matrilineal group. 
D)  They are related only to males if they are in a patrilineal group.

Question 6

Among pastoralists and intensive agriculturalists,matrilineal descent is common.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

House form is often linked to gender roles,and physical divisions are used to reinforce social categories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Discuss the correlation between kinship terminology,the roles people take in families,and broader social expectations.

Accepted Answer

Kinship terminology, the roles people ta

Question 9

The work of kinkeepers in Western society is increasing.What is this a result of?

Accepted Answer

A)  expansion of government agencies dealing with families 
B)  cutbacks to funding of government services 
C)  an aging population coupled with rising birth rates 
D)  divorce and family breakdown 
A)  expansion of government agencies dealing with families 
B)  cutbacks to funding of government services 
C)  an aging population coupled with rising birth rates 
D)  divorce and family breakdown

Question 10

What is the term for a noncorporate descent group whose members claim descent from a common ancestor but who cannot prove their genealogical links to that ancestor?

Accepted Answer

A)  lineage 
B)  totem 
C)  clan 
D)  kindred 
A)  lineage 
B)  totem 
C)  clan 
D)  kindred

Question 11

The Dynamic Anthropology article "Resolving a Native American Tribal Membership Dispute" demonstrates some of the applied aspects of kinship studies.In the article,what was the central question that divided the Aroostook Band?

Accepted Answer

A)  the question of who was a legitimate "Indian" and who were "non-Indians" 
B)  the question of who had Native hunting and fishing rights 
C)  the question of who was entitled to be Chief of the Band 
D)  the question of the entitlement to vote of female Band members 
A)  the question of who was a legitimate "Indian" and who were "non-Indians" 
B)  the question of who had Native hunting and fishing rights 
C)  the question of who was entitled to be Chief of the Band 
D)  the question of the entitlement to vote of female Band members

Question 12

When did the first large-scale urban settlements in the world appear?

Accepted Answer

A)  20,000 years ago 
B)  15,000 years ago 
C)  9,000 years ago 
D)  4,000 years ago 
A)  20,000 years ago 
B)  15,000 years ago 
C)  9,000 years ago 
D)  4,000 years ago

Question 13

Sarah Smith,after being away from home for many years,decides to hold a family reunion.She invites her siblings,parents,both sets of grandparents,her great-aunts and great-uncles,their children,her aunts and uncles,and their children.What is the term for this group,brought together for a temporary time,and which has such vague boundaries?

Accepted Answer

A)  clan 
B)  kindred 
C)  family circle 
D)  lineage 
A)  clan 
B)  kindred 
C)  family circle 
D)  lineage

Question 14

In which of the following descent groups is membership traced through either males or females?

Accepted Answer

A)  matrilineal 
B)  patrilineal 
C)  unilineal 
D)  ambilineal 
A)  matrilineal 
B)  patrilineal 
C)  unilineal 
D)  ambilineal

Question 15

Lineages tend to be exogamous.What does that mean?

Accepted Answer

A)  Female members may have more than one husband at a time. 
B)  Male members may have more than one wife at a time. 
C)  Members who marry lose their lineage membership. 
D)  Members must find their marriage partners in other lineages. 
A)  Female members may have more than one husband at a time. 
B)  Male members may have more than one wife at a time. 
C)  Members who marry lose their lineage membership. 
D)  Members must find their marriage partners in other lineages.

Question 16

Matrilineal descent groups are associated with agricultural societies? Who are the breadwinners in those societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  men 
B)  women 
C)  hired help 
D)  adult children 
A)  men 
B)  women 
C)  hired help 
D)  adult children

Question 17

Which type of descent groups are Crow and Omaha kinship terminologies usually associated with?

Accepted Answer

A)  cognatic 
B)  ambilineal 
C)  polygynous 
D)  unilineal 
A)  cognatic 
B)  ambilineal 
C)  polygynous 
D)  unilineal

Question 18

Lineages can be property-owning groups because they endure beyond the life and death of any member.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Dogon of Mali build their houses to resemble large water birds.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In Canada,the size of our kin group is not a matter of personal choice.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which statement about descent groups is most accurate?

The central importance of kinship and social life has declined over time.What has declined along with It?

What were the attributes and responsibilities of Iroquois clan mothers,what political roles did they play,and how were they regarded? Were clan mothers evidence that the Iroquois were matriarchal? Give reasons for your answer.

Suppose that membership in a group is determined not by descent from a common ancestor,but by the fact that individuals are closely related to one living relative (ego).What is the term for such a group?

Which statement about members of unilineal descent groups is correct?

Among pastoralists and intensive agriculturalists,matrilineal descent is common.

House form is often linked to gender roles,and physical divisions are used to reinforce social categories.

Discuss the correlation between kinship terminology,the roles people take in families,and broader social expectations.

The work of kinkeepers in Western society is increasing.What is this a result of?

What is the term for a noncorporate descent group whose members claim descent from a common ancestor but who cannot prove their genealogical links to that ancestor?

The Dynamic Anthropology article "Resolving a Native American Tribal Membership Dispute" demonstrates some of the applied aspects of kinship studies.In the article,what was the central question that divided the Aroostook Band?

When did the first large-scale urban settlements in the world appear?

In which of the following descent groups is membership traced through either males or females?

Lineages tend to be exogamous.What does that mean?

Matrilineal descent groups are associated with agricultural societies? Who are the breadwinners in those societies?

Which type of descent groups are Crow and Omaha kinship terminologies usually associated with?

Lineages can be property-owning groups because they endure beyond the life and death of any member.

The Dogon of Mali build their houses to resemble large water birds.

In Canada,the size of our kin group is not a matter of personal choice.

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Exam 9: Kinship and Descent

Which statement about descent groups is most accurate?

The central importance of kinship and social life has declined over time.What has declined along with It?

What were the attributes and responsibilities of Iroquois clan mothers,what political roles did they play,and how were they regarded? Were clan mothers evidence that the Iroquois were matriarchal? Give reasons for your answer.

Suppose that membership in a group is determined not by descent from a common ancestor,but by the fact that individuals are closely related to one living relative (ego).What is the term for such a group?

Which statement about members of unilineal descent groups is correct?

Among pastoralists and intensive agriculturalists,matrilineal descent is common.

House form is often linked to gender roles,and physical divisions are used to reinforce social categories.

Discuss the correlation between kinship terminology,the roles people take in families,and broader social expectations.

The work of kinkeepers in Western society is increasing.What is this a result of?

What is the term for a noncorporate descent group whose members claim descent from a common ancestor but who cannot prove their genealogical links to that ancestor?

The Dynamic Anthropology article "Resolving a Native American Tribal Membership Dispute" demonstrates some of the applied aspects of kinship studies.In the article,what was the central question that divided the Aroostook Band?

When did the first large-scale urban settlements in the world appear?

In which of the following descent groups is membership traced through either males or females?

Lineages tend to be exogamous.What does that mean?

Matrilineal descent groups are associated with agricultural societies? Who are the breadwinners in those societies?

Which type of descent groups are Crow and Omaha kinship terminologies usually associated with?

Lineages can be property-owning groups because they endure beyond the life and death of any member.

The Dogon of Mali build their houses to resemble large water birds.

In Canada,the size of our kin group is not a matter of personal choice.

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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