Question 1

In many industrial and non-industrial societies,religious beliefs legitimize political order.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is the principal means of distributing goods in a chiefdom?

Accepted Answer

A)  reciprocity 
B)  negative reciprocity 
C)  redistribution 
D)  silent trade 
A)  reciprocity 
B)  negative reciprocity 
C)  redistribution 
D)  silent trade

Question 3

Which of the following is an attribute of class-based capitalist societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  an elite that owns the predominant means of production and access to high political office 
B)  a middle class with wide-open access to wealth and property 
C)  an impoverished lower class with open access to the means of production 
D)  frequent use of mediation by the political elite as a means of social control 
A)  an elite that owns the predominant means of production and access to high political office 
B)  a middle class with wide-open access to wealth and property 
C)  an impoverished lower class with open access to the means of production 
D)  frequent use of mediation by the political elite as a means of social control

Question 4

Identify the distinguishing features of chiefdoms and states,focusing on major differences between these two types of political systems.

Accepted Answer

Chiefdoms and states are both types of p

Question 5

Commentators have called the latter part of the 20th century the era of the re-emergence of nationalism.Using your text's distinction between "nation" and "state," consider why and how nationalism or ethnicity has reappeared on the global scene.

Accepted Answer

The re-emergence of nationalism in the l

Question 6

The Canadian government does not recognize Aboriginal people's right to self determination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In 1500,Europe consisted of 500 political entities.By 1900,how many political entities were left in Europe?

Accepted Answer

A)  300 
B)  150 
C)  90 
D)  30 
A)  300 
B)  150 
C)  90 
D)  30

Question 8

Among the Igbo of Nigeria,how was power divided between men and women?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men and women had separate autonomous spheres of political activity. 
B)  Women were treated as inferiors. 
C)  Men had no political role in the village,which was controlled by women. 
D)  Men and women lived in separate villages. 
A)  Men and women had separate autonomous spheres of political activity. 
B)  Women were treated as inferiors. 
C)  Men had no political role in the village,which was controlled by women. 
D)  Men and women lived in separate villages.

Question 9

Which attribute of a state-as well as the scope of its legitimate use in regulating the affairs of its citizens-is a key factor in distinguishing one state from another?

Accepted Answer

A)  kinship 
B)  force 
C)  chiefs 
D)  religion 
A)  kinship 
B)  force 
C)  chiefs 
D)  religion

Question 10

Among the Slavey,band members settled their own disputes for most serious offenses.What would happen to a guilty offender?

Accepted Answer

A)  They might take the dispute to a tribunal of bands. 
B)  They might be banished from the band. 
C)  They may have to perform work duties. 
D)  They would have to pay compensation. 
A)  They might take the dispute to a tribunal of bands. 
B)  They might be banished from the band. 
C)  They may have to perform work duties. 
D)  They would have to pay compensation.

Question 11

The term "sanctions" refers only to the enforcement of a formal,legal,abstract code of law.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Why do Wape villagers avoid quarrelling with one another?

Accepted Answer

A)  They worry that a ghost will misdirect a bullet and kill a quarrelling person during hunting. 
B)  They believe that if they quarrel,angry ancestral ghosts will prevent a successful hunt. 
C)  The ancestors will go away from their villages if they quarrel. 
D)  A hunter will refuse to loan his gun to a quarrelling person. 
A)  They worry that a ghost will misdirect a bullet and kill a quarrelling person during hunting. 
B)  They believe that if they quarrel,angry ancestral ghosts will prevent a successful hunt. 
C)  The ancestors will go away from their villages if they quarrel. 
D)  A hunter will refuse to loan his gun to a quarrelling person.

Question 13

In Canada,which statement about Aboriginal self-government arrangements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  They do not include First Nations groups in British Columbia or Quebec. 
B)  They have required negotiations on a nation-by-nation basis. 
C)  They are identical for First Nations and the Inuit. 
D)  They do not recognize Aboriginal people's right to culture,identity,and language. 
A)  They do not include First Nations groups in British Columbia or Quebec. 
B)  They have required negotiations on a nation-by-nation basis. 
C)  They are identical for First Nations and the Inuit. 
D)  They do not recognize Aboriginal people's right to culture,identity,and language.

Question 14

Among the Nuer of the Sudan,alliances among lineage segments that occur during conflict between minimal lineage segments are resolved by activating an alliance of higher-order lineages.What is this system known as?

Accepted Answer

A)  unified lineage action 
B)  complementary opposition 
C)  maximized counteraction 
D)  lineage collusion 
A)  unified lineage action 
B)  complementary opposition 
C)  maximized counteraction 
D)  lineage collusion

Question 15

What did the British do when they imposed colonial rule on the Igbo of Nigeria?

Accepted Answer

A)  They introduced changes that caused the tribal elders to lose power. 
B)  They introduced changes that advocated the equality of political power between the sexes. 
C)  They introduced changes that made women more powerful than men. 
D)  They introduced changes that resulted in women becoming subordinate to men. 
A)  They introduced changes that caused the tribal elders to lose power. 
B)  They introduced changes that advocated the equality of political power between the sexes. 
C)  They introduced changes that made women more powerful than men. 
D)  They introduced changes that resulted in women becoming subordinate to men.

In many industrial and non-industrial societies,religious beliefs legitimize political order.

What is the principal means of distributing goods in a chiefdom?

Which of the following is an attribute of class-based capitalist societies?

Identify the distinguishing features of chiefdoms and states,focusing on major differences between these two types of political systems.

Commentators have called the latter part of the 20th century the era of the re-emergence of nationalism.Using your text's distinction between "nation" and "state," consider why and how nationalism or ethnicity has reappeared on the global scene.

The Canadian government does not recognize Aboriginal people's right to self determination.

In 1500,Europe consisted of 500 political entities.By 1900,how many political entities were left in Europe?

Among the Igbo of Nigeria,how was power divided between men and women?

Which attribute of a state-as well as the scope of its legitimate use in regulating the affairs of its citizens-is a key factor in distinguishing one state from another?

Among the Slavey,band members settled their own disputes for most serious offenses.What would happen to a guilty offender?

The term "sanctions" refers only to the enforcement of a formal,legal,abstract code of law.

Why do Wape villagers avoid quarrelling with one another?

In Canada,which statement about Aboriginal self-government arrangements is true?

Among the Nuer of the Sudan,alliances among lineage segments that occur during conflict between minimal lineage segments are resolved by activating an alliance of higher-order lineages.What is this system known as?

What did the British do when they imposed colonial rule on the Igbo of Nigeria?

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Exam 11: Political Organization and the Maintenance of Order

In many industrial and non-industrial societies,religious beliefs legitimize political order.

What is the principal means of distributing goods in a chiefdom?

Which of the following is an attribute of class-based capitalist societies?

Identify the distinguishing features of chiefdoms and states,focusing on major differences between these two types of political systems.

Commentators have called the latter part of the 20th century the era of the re-emergence of nationalism.Using your text's distinction between "nation" and "state," consider why and how nationalism or ethnicity has reappeared on the global scene.

The Canadian government does not recognize Aboriginal people's right to self determination.

In 1500,Europe consisted of 500 political entities.By 1900,how many political entities were left in Europe?

Among the Igbo of Nigeria,how was power divided between men and women?

Which attribute of a state-as well as the scope of its legitimate use in regulating the affairs of its citizens-is a key factor in distinguishing one state from another?

Among the Slavey,band members settled their own disputes for most serious offenses.What would happen to a guilty offender?

The term "sanctions" refers only to the enforcement of a formal,legal,abstract code of law.

Why do Wape villagers avoid quarrelling with one another?

In Canada,which statement about Aboriginal self-government arrangements is true?

Among the Nuer of the Sudan,alliances among lineage segments that occur during conflict between minimal lineage segments are resolved by activating an alliance of higher-order lineages.What is this system known as?

What did the British do when they imposed colonial rule on the Igbo of Nigeria?

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