Question 1

What unusual political situation do Iceland and Japan have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  In both the state and the nation coincide. 
B)  They are both multinational states. 
C)  Both countries have no constitution. 
D)  They both are states without nations. 
A)  In both the state and the nation coincide. 
B)  They are both multinational states. 
C)  Both countries have no constitution. 
D)  They both are states without nations.

Question 2

The basic territorial and political unit among the Plains Cree of Canada was the tribe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Western Abenaki hunters regarded the animals they hunted as being "without spirits."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In the Original Study article titled "Social Movements" by Liam Kilmurray,he discusses two levels that must be studied in order to understand social movements.What are those two levels?

Accepted Answer

A)  The protests are studied at the operational level along with instrumental action level. 
B)  The protests themselves are studied at the personal level along with the organizational level. 
C)  The protests themselves are studied along with the political structures that they operate in. 
D)  The protests are studied at the financial support level and the material mobilization level. 
A)  The protests are studied at the operational level along with instrumental action level. 
B)  The protests themselves are studied at the personal level along with the organizational level. 
C)  The protests themselves are studied along with the political structures that they operate in. 
D)  The protests are studied at the financial support level and the material mobilization level.

Question 5

Which phenomenon often becomes an unwelcome feature of social movement protests?

Accepted Answer

A)  Violence coming from the protesters,the police,or both. 
B)  Protest leadership being compromised by payoffs from government. 
C)  Conflicting protest groups undermine each other's issues. 
D)  Protesters dislike media coverage and often smash their cameras. 
A)  Violence coming from the protesters,the police,or both. 
B)  Protest leadership being compromised by payoffs from government. 
C)  Conflicting protest groups undermine each other's issues. 
D)  Protesters dislike media coverage and often smash their cameras.

Question 6

"Awards,titles,recognition,imprisonment,corporal punishment,and ostracism from the community." What are these all examples of,both positive and negative?

Accepted Answer

A)  internalized controls 
B)  statuses 
C)  kinship principles 
D)  sanctions 
A)  internalized controls 
B)  statuses 
C)  kinship principles 
D)  sanctions

Question 7

What aspect of communities,organizations,and governments must be taken into account and acknowledged during the course of a negotiation?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are generally governed by one powerful person. 
B)  They are so different in structure that communication is almost impossible. 
C)  They each have their own values and expectations which must be respected. 
D)  They each must be protected from liability. 
A)  They are generally governed by one powerful person. 
B)  They are so different in structure that communication is almost impossible. 
C)  They each have their own values and expectations which must be respected. 
D)  They each must be protected from liability.

Question 8

Why has the state-type system expanded to encompass most of the globe today? Explore how band,tribe,and chiefdom organizations might persist in a world order based primarily on states.

Accepted Answer

The state-type system has expanded to en

Question 9

All culture groups have political organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The leopard-skin chief of the Nuer is an example of the process called mediation,which is used by many uncentralized culture groups to settle disputes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

For how many years has Canada has played an active role in international peacekeeping?

Accepted Answer

A)  75 
B)  50 
C)  25 
D)  10 
A)  75 
B)  50 
C)  25 
D)  10

Question 12

In a chiefdom,how is the office of the chief determined?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is usually a hereditary position. 
B)  It passes matrilineally from a man to his brother's son. 
C)  Passes patrilineally from a man to his daughter's husband. 
D)  It goes to the best hunter. 
A)  It is usually a hereditary position. 
B)  It passes matrilineally from a man to his brother's son. 
C)  Passes patrilineally from a man to his daughter's husband. 
D)  It goes to the best hunter.

Question 13

What term would by used by anthropologists to describe a ruling class that used expressions such as "common sense" and "the natural order of things" to promote its ideas?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural arrogance 
B)  discrimination 
C)  hegemony 
D)  coercion 
A)  cultural arrogance 
B)  discrimination 
C)  hegemony 
D)  coercion

Question 14

What anthropologists involved with dispute management are trying to do is to help create a culture of negotiation in a world where adversarial,win-lose attitudes are out of step with the increasingly interdependent relations between people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is one of the causes of state formation?

Accepted Answer

A)  shrinking population as a result of reduced food production 
B)  festering competition for delineated lands 
C)  specialized urban sectors supported by large rural populations 
D)  emergence of authority and the growth of individual freedom 
A)  shrinking population as a result of reduced food production 
B)  festering competition for delineated lands 
C)  specialized urban sectors supported by large rural populations 
D)  emergence of authority and the growth of individual freedom

Question 16

How is social order in bands and tribes maintained?

Accepted Answer

A)  public beatings 
B)  executions carried out by night 
C)  gossip and fear of supernatural forces 
D)  threats aimed at the wrongdoer's first-born child 
A)  public beatings 
B)  executions carried out by night 
C)  gossip and fear of supernatural forces 
D)  threats aimed at the wrongdoer's first-born child

Question 17

How does political power function in the modern state?

Accepted Answer

A)  Political power is centralized in the government,which may legitimately use force to regulate the affairs of its citizens as well as its relations with other states. 
B)  Political power is centralized in the government,which provides a constitution to determine political process. 
C)  Political power is vested in provinces or territories as democratic entities. 
D)  Political power flows from the hands of the voters who elect political representatives to carry out their will. 
A)  Political power is centralized in the government,which may legitimately use force to regulate the affairs of its citizens as well as its relations with other states. 
B)  Political power is centralized in the government,which provides a constitution to determine political process. 
C)  Political power is vested in provinces or territories as democratic entities. 
D)  Political power flows from the hands of the voters who elect political representatives to carry out their will.

Question 18

What is the term for a group that involves separate bands and villages integrated by factors such as kinship and clans?

Accepted Answer

A)  band 
B)  tribe 
C)  chiefdom 
D)  state 
A)  band 
B)  tribe 
C)  chiefdom 
D)  state

Question 19

There is a disproportionate number of Aboriginal people in Canadian prisons.What has this led to?

Accepted Answer

A)  harsher sentences 
B)  sentencing circles 
C)  better behaviour on the part of First Nations people 
D)  more prisons for non-Aboriginal people 
A)  harsher sentences 
B)  sentencing circles 
C)  better behaviour on the part of First Nations people 
D)  more prisons for non-Aboriginal people

Question 20

What does the "similarity" model of political inequality propose?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women seeking political office in Canada must possess the same social and political resources that men do. 
B)  Minority women must possess the same standards as have long been set for majority women and men. 
C)  Women seeking political office must hold the same views as their political party. 
D)  Women will advance only after having formed their own "separate but equal" political party. 
A)  Women seeking political office in Canada must possess the same social and political resources that men do. 
B)  Minority women must possess the same standards as have long been set for majority women and men. 
C)  Women seeking political office must hold the same views as their political party. 
D)  Women will advance only after having formed their own "separate but equal" political party.

What unusual political situation do Iceland and Japan have in common?

The basic territorial and political unit among the Plains Cree of Canada was the tribe.

Western Abenaki hunters regarded the animals they hunted as being "without spirits."

In the Original Study article titled "Social Movements" by Liam Kilmurray,he discusses two levels that must be studied in order to understand social movements.What are those two levels?

Which phenomenon often becomes an unwelcome feature of social movement protests?

"Awards,titles,recognition,imprisonment,corporal punishment,and ostracism from the community." What are these all examples of,both positive and negative?

What aspect of communities,organizations,and governments must be taken into account and acknowledged during the course of a negotiation?

Why has the state-type system expanded to encompass most of the globe today? Explore how band,tribe,and chiefdom organizations might persist in a world order based primarily on states.

All culture groups have political organizations.

The leopard-skin chief of the Nuer is an example of the process called mediation,which is used by many uncentralized culture groups to settle disputes.

For how many years has Canada has played an active role in international peacekeeping?

In a chiefdom,how is the office of the chief determined?

What term would by used by anthropologists to describe a ruling class that used expressions such as "common sense" and "the natural order of things" to promote its ideas?

What anthropologists involved with dispute management are trying to do is to help create a culture of negotiation in a world where adversarial,win-lose attitudes are out of step with the increasingly interdependent relations between people.

Which of the following is one of the causes of state formation?

How is social order in bands and tribes maintained?

How does political power function in the modern state?

What is the term for a group that involves separate bands and villages integrated by factors such as kinship and clans?

There is a disproportionate number of Aboriginal people in Canadian prisons.What has this led to?

What does the "similarity" model of political inequality propose?

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Exam 11: Political Organization and the Maintenance of Order

What unusual political situation do Iceland and Japan have in common?

The basic territorial and political unit among the Plains Cree of Canada was the tribe.

Western Abenaki hunters regarded the animals they hunted as being "without spirits."

In the Original Study article titled "Social Movements" by Liam Kilmurray,he discusses two levels that must be studied in order to understand social movements.What are those two levels?

Which phenomenon often becomes an unwelcome feature of social movement protests?

"Awards,titles,recognition,imprisonment,corporal punishment,and ostracism from the community." What are these all examples of,both positive and negative?

What aspect of communities,organizations,and governments must be taken into account and acknowledged during the course of a negotiation?

Why has the state-type system expanded to encompass most of the globe today? Explore how band,tribe,and chiefdom organizations might persist in a world order based primarily on states.

All culture groups have political organizations.

The leopard-skin chief of the Nuer is an example of the process called mediation,which is used by many uncentralized culture groups to settle disputes.

For how many years has Canada has played an active role in international peacekeeping?

In a chiefdom,how is the office of the chief determined?

What term would by used by anthropologists to describe a ruling class that used expressions such as "common sense" and "the natural order of things" to promote its ideas?

What anthropologists involved with dispute management are trying to do is to help create a culture of negotiation in a world where adversarial,win-lose attitudes are out of step with the increasingly interdependent relations between people.

Which of the following is one of the causes of state formation?

How is social order in bands and tribes maintained?

How does political power function in the modern state?

What is the term for a group that involves separate bands and villages integrated by factors such as kinship and clans?

There is a disproportionate number of Aboriginal people in Canadian prisons.What has this led to?

What does the "similarity" model of political inequality propose?

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

Kinship and Descent

Social Stratification and Groupings

Religion and the Supernatural

The Arts

Anthropology at Work

Cultural Change and the Future of Humanity

Filters