Question 1

In which of the following cultural centers is homosexuality openly accepted as part of the urban lifestyle.

Accepted Answer

A) Amsterdam 
B) San Francisco 
C) Rio De Janeiro 
D) all of the above. 
E) none of the above. 
A) Amsterdam 
B) San Francisco 
C) Rio De Janeiro 
D) all of the above. 
E) none of the above.

Question 2

The French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss says that the incest taboo is universal because _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) humans are instinctively opposed to inbreeding 
B) humans repress their sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex 
C) humans have learned to establish alliances with strangers and thereby share and develop culture 
D) humans prefer to marry their brothers and sisters 
E) humans do not like sex 
A) humans are instinctively opposed to inbreeding 
B) humans repress their sexual desire for the parent of the opposite sex 
C) humans have learned to establish alliances with strangers and thereby share and develop culture 
D) humans prefer to marry their brothers and sisters 
E) humans do not like sex

Question 3

Which of the following statements about the Nayar is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) When a Nayar girl reaches the age of menstruation,she leaves her home and goes to live with her husband. 
B) The men to whom a Nayar woman is joined shortly before the time of her first menstruation become the legally recognized father of her children. 
C) The men with whom a Nayar woman enters into formalized sexual relationships become obligated to support her and her children economically. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above. 
A) When a Nayar girl reaches the age of menstruation,she leaves her home and goes to live with her husband. 
B) The men to whom a Nayar woman is joined shortly before the time of her first menstruation become the legally recognized father of her children. 
C) The men with whom a Nayar woman enters into formalized sexual relationships become obligated to support her and her children economically. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above.

Question 4

In industrial and post-industrial societies,such as the United States,the most common form of residence after marriage is _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) ambilocal 
B) matrilocal 
C) patrilocal 
D) neolocal 
E) avunculocal 
A) ambilocal 
B) matrilocal 
C) patrilocal 
D) neolocal 
E) avunculocal

Question 5

Marriage to more than one husband is called _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) monogamy 
B) polygyny 
C) polyandry 
D) serial marriage 
E) sororate 
A) monogamy 
B) polygyny 
C) polyandry 
D) serial marriage 
E) sororate

Question 6

Family members related through marriage have a/an _______________ relationship.

Accepted Answer

A) consanguineal 
B) incestuous 
C) affinal 
D) endogamous 
E) nuclear 
A) consanguineal 
B) incestuous 
C) affinal 
D) endogamous 
E) nuclear

Question 7

In which of the following circumstances would you expect to find the custom of bride price?

Accepted Answer

A) A bride and groom leave the community after marriage and set up their own household in a distant city or village area. 
B) A bride and groom go to live with the bride's people. 
C) A bride and groom go to live with the groom's people. 
D) A bride and groom go to live with the bride's mother's brother. 
E) None of the above. 
A) A bride and groom leave the community after marriage and set up their own household in a distant city or village area. 
B) A bride and groom go to live with the bride's people. 
C) A bride and groom go to live with the groom's people. 
D) A bride and groom go to live with the bride's mother's brother. 
E) None of the above.

Question 8

The most common form of marriage compensation is dowry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Detailed census records made in Roman Egypt show that brother-sister marriages among members of the non-royal farming class were common.What light does this shed on the incest taboo?

Accepted Answer

A) It proves that there is a biological basis for avoidance of inbreeding among humans. 
B) It proves that incest is committed only among royalty. 
C) It demonstrates that despite the human tendency to avoid inbreeding,it occasionally occurs and may even be preferred. 
D) It supports Freud's psychoanalytic theory of the universality of the Oedipus complex. 
E) It shows that humans are no different from chimpanzees. 
A) It proves that there is a biological basis for avoidance of inbreeding among humans. 
B) It proves that incest is committed only among royalty. 
C) It demonstrates that despite the human tendency to avoid inbreeding,it occasionally occurs and may even be preferred. 
D) It supports Freud's psychoanalytic theory of the universality of the Oedipus complex. 
E) It shows that humans are no different from chimpanzees.

Question 10

Patrilocal residence is when the newly married couple lives with the wife's father.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The preferred form of marriage is monogamy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Matrilocal residence is when the couple lives with the husband's mother.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The Trobrianders have a rigidly controlled sex life and puritan attitudes toward sexuality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

If a bride becomes a member of her husband's household,she will contribute her labor and her children to her husband's group.What customs commonly accompany this type of arrangement?

Accepted Answer

A) The bride's family pays money to the groom's people. 
B) The groom's family pays money to the bride's people. 
C) The groom works for a certain period of time for the bride's family. 
D) The bride's family expects to marry one of their sons to a woman in the groom's family. 
E) All of the above except a. 
A) The bride's family pays money to the groom's people. 
B) The groom's family pays money to the bride's people. 
C) The groom works for a certain period of time for the bride's family. 
D) The bride's family expects to marry one of their sons to a woman in the groom's family. 
E) All of the above except a.

Question 15

The most prevalent form of marriage worldwide is polygamy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The most preferred form of marriage around the world is _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) polygyny 
B) monogamy 
C) polyandry 
D) polygamy 
E) the levirate 
A) polygyny 
B) monogamy 
C) polyandry 
D) polygamy 
E) the levirate

Question 17

Polygyny _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) means marriage to more than one man 
B) is the most common form of marriage 
C) is possible only when a man is fairly wealthy 
D) is less common than polyandry 
E) is an example of group marriage 
A) means marriage to more than one man 
B) is the most common form of marriage 
C) is possible only when a man is fairly wealthy 
D) is less common than polyandry 
E) is an example of group marriage

Question 18

Divorce can be easier in matrilineal societies such as the Hopi,where the woman need only put her husband's things in the fire to burn them up.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Two or more people related by blood,marriage,or adaptation is called _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) family 
B) conjugal bond 
C) endogamous group 
D) nuclear family 
E) serial marriage 
A) family 
B) conjugal bond 
C) endogamous group 
D) nuclear family 
E) serial marriage

Question 20

Although details differ from one society to another,woman/woman marriages among the _______________ of western Kenya may be taken as reasonably representative of such practices in Africa.

Accepted Answer

A) Zulu 
B) Ashanti 
C) Tutsi 
D) Nandi 
E) Maasai 
A) Zulu 
B) Ashanti 
C) Tutsi 
D) Nandi 
E) Maasai

In which of the following cultural centers is homosexuality openly accepted as part of the urban lifestyle.

The French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss says that the incest taboo is universal because _______________.

Which of the following statements about the Nayar is correct?

In industrial and post-industrial societies,such as the United States,the most common form of residence after marriage is _______________.

Marriage to more than one husband is called _______________.

Family members related through marriage have a/an _______________ relationship.

In which of the following circumstances would you expect to find the custom of bride price?

The most common form of marriage compensation is dowry.

Detailed census records made in Roman Egypt show that brother-sister marriages among members of the non-royal farming class were common.What light does this shed on the incest taboo?

Patrilocal residence is when the newly married couple lives with the wife's father.

The preferred form of marriage is monogamy.

Matrilocal residence is when the couple lives with the husband's mother.

The Trobrianders have a rigidly controlled sex life and puritan attitudes toward sexuality.

If a bride becomes a member of her husband's household,she will contribute her labor and her children to her husband's group.What customs commonly accompany this type of arrangement?

The most prevalent form of marriage worldwide is polygamy.

The most preferred form of marriage around the world is _______________.

Polygyny _______________.

Divorce can be easier in matrilineal societies such as the Hopi,where the woman need only put her husband's things in the fire to burn them up.

Two or more people related by blood,marriage,or adaptation is called _______________.

Although details differ from one society to another,woman/woman marriages among the _______________ of western Kenya may be taken as reasonably representative of such practices in Africa.

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Exam 9: Sex, marriage, and Family

In which of the following cultural centers is homosexuality openly accepted as part of the urban lifestyle.

The French anthropologist Claude Levi-Strauss says that the incest taboo is universal because _______________.

Which of the following statements about the Nayar is correct?

In industrial and post-industrial societies,such as the United States,the most common form of residence after marriage is _______________.

Marriage to more than one husband is called _______________.

Family members related through marriage have a/an _______________ relationship.

In which of the following circumstances would you expect to find the custom of bride price?

The most common form of marriage compensation is dowry.

Detailed census records made in Roman Egypt show that brother-sister marriages among members of the non-royal farming class were common.What light does this shed on the incest taboo?

Patrilocal residence is when the newly married couple lives with the wife's father.

The preferred form of marriage is monogamy.

Matrilocal residence is when the couple lives with the husband's mother.

The Trobrianders have a rigidly controlled sex life and puritan attitudes toward sexuality.

If a bride becomes a member of her husband's household,she will contribute her labor and her children to her husband's group.What customs commonly accompany this type of arrangement?

The most prevalent form of marriage worldwide is polygamy.

The most preferred form of marriage around the world is _______________.

Polygyny _______________.

Divorce can be easier in matrilineal societies such as the Hopi,where the woman need only put her husband's things in the fire to burn them up.

Two or more people related by blood,marriage,or adaptation is called _______________.

Although details differ from one society to another,woman/woman marriages among the _______________ of western Kenya may be taken as reasonably representative of such practices in Africa.

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

Economic Systems

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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