Question 1

When an Australian hunter gives away most of his meat to relatives without specifying what is expected in return,he is exemplifying _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) generalized reciprocity 
B) negative reciprocity 
C) redistribution 
D) potlatch 
E) market exchange 
A) generalized reciprocity 
B) negative reciprocity 
C) redistribution 
D) potlatch 
E) market exchange A

Question 2

"Greater wealth brings greater obligation to give." Such an obligation may be referred to as ________________.

Accepted Answer

A) reciprocity 
B) redistribution 
C) silent trade 
D) a leveling mechanism 
E) conspicuous consumption 
A) reciprocity 
B) redistribution 
C) silent trade 
D) a leveling mechanism 
E) conspicuous consumption D

Question 3

The Kula ring is a form of barter in which no actual trade takes place.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

The administration of the _______________ was one of the most efficient the world has ever known,both in the collection of taxes and methods of control.

Accepted Answer

A) Inca empire in Peru 
B) Aztec empire in Mexico 
C) Persian empire in Mesopotamia 
D) Mongol empire in Asia and Asia Minor 
E) Ottoman empire in the Near East 
A) Inca empire in Peru 
B) Aztec empire in Mexico 
C) Persian empire in Mesopotamia 
D) Mongol empire in Asia and Asia Minor 
E) Ottoman empire in the Near East

Question 5

In many nonindustrial societies,_______________.

Accepted Answer

A) people prefer to have fun rather than work 
B) cooperative work is usually done with a festive,sociable air 
C) cooperative work is always done in the cooperative household 
D) cooperative work groups are organized primarily for profit 
E) solitary work is usually preferred to cooperative work 
A) people prefer to have fun rather than work 
B) cooperative work is usually done with a festive,sociable air 
C) cooperative work is always done in the cooperative household 
D) cooperative work groups are organized primarily for profit 
E) solitary work is usually preferred to cooperative work

Question 6

Everyone in the world wants the same goods and services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The Kula ring used to involve thousands of men but no longer functions today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Achieving an understanding of the economic systems of other peoples rather than assuming they agree with our own hopes and expectations has become important for corporate executives in today's world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In most societies,cooperation takes place in the basic unit of the _______________,where both production and consumption occur.

Accepted Answer

A) household 
B) men's club 
C) factory 
D) church 
E) local hotel 
A) household 
B) men's club 
C) factory 
D) church 
E) local hotel

Question 10

The U.S.system of paying income taxes every April is an example of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) generalized reciprocity 
B) balanced reciprocity 
C) negative reciprocity 
D) redistribution 
E) market exchange 
A) generalized reciprocity 
B) balanced reciprocity 
C) negative reciprocity 
D) redistribution 
E) market exchange

Question 11

Reciprocity,redistribution,and market exchange are three modes of _______________ goods.

Accepted Answer

A) producing 
B) planting 
C) harvesting 
D) consuming 
E) distributing 
A) producing 
B) planting 
C) harvesting 
D) consuming 
E) distributing

Question 12

_______________________ is a network of producing and circulating marketable commodities,labor,and services that for various reasons escapes government control.

Accepted Answer

A) Informal economy 
B) IOUs 
C) A credit card company 
D) Bartering uses 
E) Formal economy 
A) Informal economy 
B) IOUs 
C) A credit card company 
D) Bartering uses 
E) Formal economy

Question 13

Which of the following situations represents a flexible/integrated pattern of gender division of labor?

Accepted Answer

A) A pastoral nomadic camp in which the men spend most of the time with the herds,and women remain in camp and make butter and clothing. 
B) An intensive agricultural society in which the men are out plowing the fields from dawn until dusk while the women are making bread,gathering eggs,making baskets,and other household work. 
C) An industrial society in which a factory worker leaves for work at 7 a.m.
And returns home at 5:30 p.m. ,while his wife takes care of the children at home. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above. 
A) A pastoral nomadic camp in which the men spend most of the time with the herds,and women remain in camp and make butter and clothing. 
B) An intensive agricultural society in which the men are out plowing the fields from dawn until dusk while the women are making bread,gathering eggs,making baskets,and other household work. 
C) An industrial society in which a factory worker leaves for work at 7 a.m.
And returns home at 5:30 p.m. ,while his wife takes care of the children at home. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above.

Question 14

The system by which goods flow into some central source in the South Pacific,and then out again to the community is called _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) a Kula Ring 
B) redistribution 
C) a cargo system 
D) reciprocity 
E) market exchange 
A) a Kula Ring 
B) redistribution 
C) a cargo system 
D) reciprocity 
E) market exchange

Question 15

A man in one village gives ten of his sheep that he knows are infected with disease to a man in another village in exchange for a jeep.This is an example of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) generalized reciprocity 
B) balanced reciprocity 
C) negative reciprocity 
D) silent trade 
E) redistribution 
A) generalized reciprocity 
B) balanced reciprocity 
C) negative reciprocity 
D) silent trade 
E) redistribution

Question 16

Anthropologist _______________ has studied ecotourism in the Amazon since 1993.

Accepted Answer

A) Amanda Stronza 
B) Karen Harry 
C) Barbara Roth 
D) Jennifer Thompson 
E) Steve Barnett 
A) Amanda Stronza 
B) Karen Harry 
C) Barbara Roth 
D) Jennifer Thompson 
E) Steve Barnett

Question 17

Tools tend to be fewer and simpler among _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) mobile food foragers and pastoralists 
B) semi-permanent horticulturalists 
C) sedentary agriculturalists 
D) wealthy industrialists 
E) rice farmers 
A) mobile food foragers and pastoralists 
B) semi-permanent horticulturalists 
C) sedentary agriculturalists 
D) wealthy industrialists 
E) rice farmers

Question 18

The display of wealth for social prestige is called _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) A leveling mechanism 
B) conspicuous consumption 
C) redistribution 
D) balanced reciprocity 
E) barter 
A) A leveling mechanism 
B) conspicuous consumption 
C) redistribution 
D) balanced reciprocity 
E) barter

Question 19

The following statements about land are made by persons who belong to food foraging,horticultural,pastoralist,intensive agriculturalist,and industrial societies.Which statement is most likely to be made by horticulturalists from a feudal system of land ownership in West Africa?

Accepted Answer

A) "The land of my people is the land around Spirit Lake where my ancestors emerged and where we hold annual ceremonies." 
B) "I gave the land to my brother's son,who distributed it among his sons,for which they pay me ten days work a year.
When the eldest son died,I gave his land to my cousin,who needs more land for his growing family." 
C) "I paid ten grand for that parcel of land in the desert,and expect it to double in value in the next five years." 
D) "In the summer we go to our land in the mountains,and in the winter we pass through the land corridor to the east,using the water holes and meadows for grass until we reach the summer pastures." 
E) "I inherited five acres of land from my mother,and rights to use the water from the river on three days a week." 
A) "The land of my people is the land around Spirit Lake where my ancestors emerged and where we hold annual ceremonies." 
B) "I gave the land to my brother's son,who distributed it among his sons,for which they pay me ten days work a year.
When the eldest son died,I gave his land to my cousin,who needs more land for his growing family." 
C) "I paid ten grand for that parcel of land in the desert,and expect it to double in value in the next five years." 
D) "In the summer we go to our land in the mountains,and in the winter we pass through the land corridor to the east,using the water holes and meadows for grass until we reach the summer pastures." 
E) "I inherited five acres of land from my mother,and rights to use the water from the river on three days a week."

Question 20

Cacao is better known as _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) coconuts 
B) candle wax 
C) chocolate 
D) almond paste 
E) carob 
A) coconuts 
B) candle wax 
C) chocolate 
D) almond paste 
E) carob

When an Australian hunter gives away most of his meat to relatives without specifying what is expected in return,he is exemplifying _______________.

"Greater wealth brings greater obligation to give." Such an obligation may be referred to as ________________.

The Kula ring is a form of barter in which no actual trade takes place.

The administration of the _______________ was one of the most efficient the world has ever known,both in the collection of taxes and methods of control.

In many nonindustrial societies,_______________.

Everyone in the world wants the same goods and services.

The Kula ring used to involve thousands of men but no longer functions today.

Achieving an understanding of the economic systems of other peoples rather than assuming they agree with our own hopes and expectations has become important for corporate executives in today's world.

In most societies,cooperation takes place in the basic unit of the _______________,where both production and consumption occur.

The U.S.system of paying income taxes every April is an example of _______________.

Reciprocity,redistribution,and market exchange are three modes of _______________ goods.

_______________________ is a network of producing and circulating marketable commodities,labor,and services that for various reasons escapes government control.

Which of the following situations represents a flexible/integrated pattern of gender division of labor?

The system by which goods flow into some central source in the South Pacific,and then out again to the community is called _______________.

A man in one village gives ten of his sheep that he knows are infected with disease to a man in another village in exchange for a jeep.This is an example of _______________.

Anthropologist _______________ has studied ecotourism in the Amazon since 1993.

Tools tend to be fewer and simpler among _______________.

The display of wealth for social prestige is called _______________.

The following statements about land are made by persons who belong to food foraging,horticultural,pastoralist,intensive agriculturalist,and industrial societies.Which statement is most likely to be made by horticulturalists from a feudal system of land ownership in West Africa?

Cacao is better known as _______________.

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Exam 8: Economic Systems

When an Australian hunter gives away most of his meat to relatives without specifying what is expected in return,he is exemplifying _______________.

"Greater wealth brings greater obligation to give." Such an obligation may be referred to as ________________.

The Kula ring is a form of barter in which no actual trade takes place.

The administration of the _______________ was one of the most efficient the world has ever known,both in the collection of taxes and methods of control.

In many nonindustrial societies,_______________.

Everyone in the world wants the same goods and services.

The Kula ring used to involve thousands of men but no longer functions today.

Achieving an understanding of the economic systems of other peoples rather than assuming they agree with our own hopes and expectations has become important for corporate executives in today's world.

In most societies,cooperation takes place in the basic unit of the _______________,where both production and consumption occur.

The U.S.system of paying income taxes every April is an example of _______________.

Reciprocity,redistribution,and market exchange are three modes of _______________ goods.

_______________________ is a network of producing and circulating marketable commodities,labor,and services that for various reasons escapes government control.

Which of the following situations represents a flexible/integrated pattern of gender division of labor?

The system by which goods flow into some central source in the South Pacific,and then out again to the community is called _______________.

A man in one village gives ten of his sheep that he knows are infected with disease to a man in another village in exchange for a jeep.This is an example of _______________.

Anthropologist _______________ has studied ecotourism in the Amazon since 1993.

Tools tend to be fewer and simpler among _______________.

The display of wealth for social prestige is called _______________.

The following statements about land are made by persons who belong to food foraging,horticultural,pastoralist,intensive agriculturalist,and industrial societies.Which statement is most likely to be made by horticulturalists from a feudal system of land ownership in West Africa?

Cacao is better known as _______________.

The Essence of Anthropology

Characteristics of Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, methods, and Theories

Becoming Human: the Origin and Diversity of Our Species

Language and Communication

Social Identity, personality, and Gender

Patterns of Subsistence

Sex, marriage, and Family

Kinship and Descent

Grouping by Gender, age, common Interest, and Class

Politics, power, and Violence

Spirituality, religion, and the Supernatural

The Arts

Processes of Change

Global Challenges local Responses and the Role of Anthropology

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