Question 1

The produced resources used by all societies to produce goods and services include _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) raw materials 
B) labor 
C) technology 
D) labor unions 
E) all but d 
A) raw materials 
B) labor 
C) technology 
D) labor unions 
E) all but d

Question 2

The Kula Ring _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) is a marriage ring made of shells 
B) is found among the Ju/'hoansi 
C) is found among the Andaman Islanders 
D) is a circular trade route along which various goods flow in the South Pacific 
E) is a form of silent trade 
A) is a marriage ring made of shells 
B) is found among the Ju/'hoansi 
C) is found among the Andaman Islanders 
D) is a circular trade route along which various goods flow in the South Pacific 
E) is a form of silent trade

Question 3

Raw materials,labor,and technology are productive resources used by all societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Jomo Kenyatta was Kenya's first president and was a trained anthropologist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Balanced reciprocity _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) is part of a long-term process in which nothing is specified about what is expected in return or when it is expected 
B) involves the expectation of a specific and immediate exchange 
C) usually occurs between members of different communities who may have a hostile,distrustful relationship 
D) is exemplified by your stopping to give a stranger a lift,and replying,when he thanks you,"Pass it on to the next stranger you meet who needs your help" 
E) does not occur in industrial societies 
A) is part of a long-term process in which nothing is specified about what is expected in return or when it is expected 
B) involves the expectation of a specific and immediate exchange 
C) usually occurs between members of different communities who may have a hostile,distrustful relationship 
D) is exemplified by your stopping to give a stranger a lift,and replying,when he thanks you,"Pass it on to the next stranger you meet who needs your help" 
E) does not occur in industrial societies

Question 6

Kenya's first president was _______________,who was a trained anthropologist.

Accepted Answer

A) Franz Boas 
B) Jomo Kenyatta 
C) Idi Amin 
D) Bashira Fox 
E) George Washington 
A) Franz Boas 
B) Jomo Kenyatta 
C) Idi Amin 
D) Bashira Fox 
E) George Washington

Question 7

Leveling mechanisms _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) are more common in hunter-gatherer societies than in horticultural societies 
B) result in one family becoming more wealthy than others 
C) are found in communities where property is not be allowed to threaten an egalitarian social order 
D) are more common in industrial societies than in agricultural societies 
E) no longer exist 
A) are more common in hunter-gatherer societies than in horticultural societies 
B) result in one family becoming more wealthy than others 
C) are found in communities where property is not be allowed to threaten an egalitarian social order 
D) are more common in industrial societies than in agricultural societies 
E) no longer exist

Question 8

Among the _______________,men work in the fields to produce foods for the household;women prepare the food and take care of other chores that can be performed in or near the house.

Accepted Answer

A) Maya 
B) Apache 
C) Ju/'hoansi 
D) Nuer 
E) Bakhtiari 
A) Maya 
B) Apache 
C) Ju/'hoansi 
D) Nuer 
E) Bakhtiari

Question 9

The fundamental characteristic of the market in non-Western societies is that _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) it is located in a rural area close to where produce is grown 
B) it is found only in towns where produce is carted in 
C) it is an abstract concept,where goods are exchanged over the internet 
D) it is a traditional marketplace,where actual goods are exchanged 
E) there is no concrete marketplace where actual goods are exchanged 
A) it is located in a rural area close to where produce is grown 
B) it is found only in towns where produce is carted in 
C) it is an abstract concept,where goods are exchanged over the internet 
D) it is a traditional marketplace,where actual goods are exchanged 
E) there is no concrete marketplace where actual goods are exchanged

Question 10

"Buyer beware!" is the philosophy many North American business people use.What type of reciprocal exchange does this philosophy imply?

Accepted Answer

A) balanced 
B) negative 
C) general 
D) ambiguous 
E) deceptive 
A) balanced 
B) negative 
C) general 
D) ambiguous 
E) deceptive

Question 11

The Inca Empire featured a highly efficient redistributive system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

_______________ first described the Kula Ring,he observed it during ethnographic research among the Trobriand islanders between 1915-1918.

Accepted Answer

A) Franz Boas 
B) Gordon Childe 
C) Bronislaw Malinowski 
D) Margaret Mead 
E) A.R.
Radcliffe-Brown 
A) Franz Boas 
B) Gordon Childe 
C) Bronislaw Malinowski 
D) Margaret Mead 
E) A.R.
Radcliffe-Brown

Question 13

Cooperative work groups are found _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) in all societies,worldwide 
B) only in nonliterate,nonindustrial societies 
C) only in households with married parents and children 
D) only in kinship groups 
E) only in pastoralist societies 
A) in all societies,worldwide 
B) only in nonliterate,nonindustrial societies 
C) only in households with married parents and children 
D) only in kinship groups 
E) only in pastoralist societies

Question 14

Anthropological research methods work well when conducting food -foraging cross-cultural research but are worthless in studying the urbanized corporate way of life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A typical Ju/'hoansi band requires about _______________ square miles of land.

Accepted Answer

A) 10 
B) 75 
C) 250 
D) 500 
E) 800 
A) 10 
B) 75 
C) 250 
D) 500 
E) 800

Question 16

Among the _______________,children are not expected to contribute significantly to subsistence until they reach their late teens.

Accepted Answer

A) Hadza 
B) Maya 
C) Ju/'hoansi 
D) Irish 
E) Nuer 
A) Hadza 
B) Maya 
C) Ju/'hoansi 
D) Irish 
E) Nuer

Question 17

When a tool is complex and difficult to make,it is usually considered to be owned by _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) the whole village in which it is used 
B) a single individual 
C) the state 
D) all those who touch it 
E) all relatives 
A) the whole village in which it is used 
B) a single individual 
C) the state 
D) all those who touch it 
E) all relatives

Question 18

Cacao is a species of coconut tree used in potlatch exchanges.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Among the Ju/'hoansi,_______________.

Accepted Answer

A) children are expected to contribute to subsistence from the time they are 7 or 8 
B) elderly people past the age of 60 are expected to contribute hunted or gathered food to the group 
C) elderly people are a valuable source of knowledge and wisdom about hunting and gathering 
D) elderly people are taken care of grudgingly because after the age of 60 they contribute nothing to the group 
E) children are expected to set up their own separate households by the time they are 12 
A) children are expected to contribute to subsistence from the time they are 7 or 8 
B) elderly people past the age of 60 are expected to contribute hunted or gathered food to the group 
C) elderly people are a valuable source of knowledge and wisdom about hunting and gathering 
D) elderly people are taken care of grudgingly because after the age of 60 they contribute nothing to the group 
E) children are expected to set up their own separate households by the time they are 12

Question 20

In most human societies,the basic cooperative unit is the household.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The produced resources used by all societies to produce goods and services include _____________.

The Kula Ring _______________.

Raw materials,labor,and technology are productive resources used by all societies.

Jomo Kenyatta was Kenya's first president and was a trained anthropologist.

Balanced reciprocity _______________.

Kenya's first president was _______________,who was a trained anthropologist.

Leveling mechanisms _______________.

Among the _______________,men work in the fields to produce foods for the household;women prepare the food and take care of other chores that can be performed in or near the house.

The fundamental characteristic of the market in non-Western societies is that _______________.

"Buyer beware!" is the philosophy many North American business people use.What type of reciprocal exchange does this philosophy imply?

The Inca Empire featured a highly efficient redistributive system.

_______________ first described the Kula Ring,he observed it during ethnographic research among the Trobriand islanders between 1915-1918.

Cooperative work groups are found _______________.

Anthropological research methods work well when conducting food -foraging cross-cultural research but are worthless in studying the urbanized corporate way of life.

A typical Ju/'hoansi band requires about _______________ square miles of land.

Among the _______________,children are not expected to contribute significantly to subsistence until they reach their late teens.

When a tool is complex and difficult to make,it is usually considered to be owned by _______________.

Cacao is a species of coconut tree used in potlatch exchanges.

Among the Ju/'hoansi,_______________.

In most human societies,the basic cooperative unit is the household.

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

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Exam 8: Economic Systems

The produced resources used by all societies to produce goods and services include _____________.

The Kula Ring _______________.

Raw materials,labor,and technology are productive resources used by all societies.

Jomo Kenyatta was Kenya's first president and was a trained anthropologist.

Balanced reciprocity _______________.

Kenya's first president was _______________,who was a trained anthropologist.

Leveling mechanisms _______________.

Among the _______________,men work in the fields to produce foods for the household;women prepare the food and take care of other chores that can be performed in or near the house.

The fundamental characteristic of the market in non-Western societies is that _______________.

"Buyer beware!" is the philosophy many North American business people use.What type of reciprocal exchange does this philosophy imply?

The Inca Empire featured a highly efficient redistributive system.

_______________ first described the Kula Ring,he observed it during ethnographic research among the Trobriand islanders between 1915-1918.

Cooperative work groups are found _______________.

Anthropological research methods work well when conducting food -foraging cross-cultural research but are worthless in studying the urbanized corporate way of life.

A typical Ju/'hoansi band requires about _______________ square miles of land.

Among the _______________,children are not expected to contribute significantly to subsistence until they reach their late teens.

When a tool is complex and difficult to make,it is usually considered to be owned by _______________.

Cacao is a species of coconut tree used in potlatch exchanges.

Among the Ju/'hoansi,_______________.

In most human societies,the basic cooperative unit is the household.

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

Filters