Question 1

A/an __________________________ is a unilineal descent group composed of at least two clans that supposedly share a common ancestry whether or not they really do.

Accepted Answer

A) moiety 
B) phratry 
C) totem group 
D) lineage 
E) Eskimo system kinship system 
A) moiety 
B) phratry 
C) totem group 
D) lineage 
E) Eskimo system kinship system

Question 2

Clans,because they may have members living in many different villages,depend on _______________ to provide symbolic identification and promote solidarity.

Accepted Answer

A) totems 
B) signs 
C) promises 
D) treaties 
E) frequent feasts 
A) totems 
B) signs 
C) promises 
D) treaties 
E) frequent feasts

Question 3

The Hawaiian form of kinship is the least complex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Among the Hopi,matrilineages function as landholding corporations.The lineage gives land to its members--the women of the matrilineage,whose husbands work the land for them.A man's son learns from his father how to work the land;if he is unruly,he is disciplined by his _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) mother 
B) father 
C) mother's brother 
D) mother's father 
E) father's father 
A) mother 
B) father 
C) mother's brother 
D) mother's father 
E) father's father

Question 5

Bilateral kinship and bilateral descent can be used interchangeably since they mean the same thing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A totem _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) is a word that comes from the Ojibwa American Indian word which means "he is a relative of mine" 
B) is a symbol of animals,plants,natural forces,and objects 
C) is usually associated with a clan's concept of its mythical origins 
D) may be found in our own society in the names we give to baseball and football teams 
E) all of the above 
A) is a word that comes from the Ojibwa American Indian word which means "he is a relative of mine" 
B) is a symbol of animals,plants,natural forces,and objects 
C) is usually associated with a clan's concept of its mythical origins 
D) may be found in our own society in the names we give to baseball and football teams 
E) all of the above

Question 7

In autumn 1981,anthropologist _______________ went to Maine to check out a job at the Association of Aroostook Indians,which needed a research and development director.

Accepted Answer

A) Alan Kolata 
B) Fred Plog 
C) Margaret Boone 
D) Weston LaBarre 
E) Harald Prins 
A) Alan Kolata 
B) Fred Plog 
C) Margaret Boone 
D) Weston LaBarre 
E) Harald Prins

Question 8

Totemism was defined by British anthropologist _______________ as a set of "customs and beliefs by which there is set up a special system of relations between the society and the plants,animals,and other natural objects that are important in social life."

Accepted Answer

A) Bronislaw Malinowski 
B) Margaret Mead 
C) Ruth Benedict 
D) A.R.
Radcliffe-Brown 
E) Franz Boaz 
A) Bronislaw Malinowski 
B) Margaret Mead 
C) Ruth Benedict 
D) A.R.
Radcliffe-Brown 
E) Franz Boaz

Question 9

Eskimo kinship terminology _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) is comparatively rare 
B) is used by Anglo-Americans 
C) is used by many hunting-and-fathering peoples 
D) is used relatively frequently by a variety of groups 
E) all but d 
A) is comparatively rare 
B) is used by Anglo-Americans 
C) is used by many hunting-and-fathering peoples 
D) is used relatively frequently by a variety of groups 
E) all but d

Question 10

By tracing membership either through males or through females,members of unilineal descent groups _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) know exactly to which group they belong and where their primary loyalties lie 
B) are confused about their relationship to persons not included in the group 
C) act like females if they are in a matrilineal group 
D) act like males if they are in a patrilineal group 
E) know exactly how many children they are going to have 
A) know exactly to which group they belong and where their primary loyalties lie 
B) are confused about their relationship to persons not included in the group 
C) act like females if they are in a matrilineal group 
D) act like males if they are in a patrilineal group 
E) know exactly how many children they are going to have

Question 11

A clan is similar to a lineage except that _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) a clan has fewer people 
B) clan members are unable to trace exact genealogical links to their common ancestor 
C) clans are more likely to hold tangible property corporately 
D) clans are exogamous whereas lineages are endogamous 
E) clans are patrilocal whereas lineages are matrilocal 
A) a clan has fewer people 
B) clan members are unable to trace exact genealogical links to their common ancestor 
C) clans are more likely to hold tangible property corporately 
D) clans are exogamous whereas lineages are endogamous 
E) clans are patrilocal whereas lineages are matrilocal

Question 12

A young man of Jewish affiliation moves to New York City to find a job.Seeing no reason to "go it alone," he calls everyone he knows of from both his mother's and father's side of the family,and attends various meetings to which he is invited.He is invited to multiple events and gatherings by virtue of his being related to various ancestors on both his parents' side.These groups support him when he runs out of money and help him find an apartment and a job.We can say that he is a member of a/an _______________ descent group.

Accepted Answer

A) matrilineal 
B) patrilineal 
C) ambilineal 
D) double 
E) cognatic 
A) matrilineal 
B) patrilineal 
C) ambilineal 
D) double 
E) cognatic

Question 13

Among American Indian societies,matrilineal descent is often exists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

_______________ descent provides an easy way of restricting descent group membership so as to minimize problems of divided loyalty and the like.

Accepted Answer

A) Ambilineal 
B) Bilateral 
C) Double 
D) Unilineal 
E) Cognatic 
A) Ambilineal 
B) Bilateral 
C) Double 
D) Unilineal 
E) Cognatic

Question 15

In a(n)_______________ descent group,membership is traced either through males or through females but not both.

Accepted Answer

A) matrilineal 
B) patrilineal 
C) unilineal 
D) double 
E) ambilineal 
A) matrilineal 
B) patrilineal 
C) unilineal 
D) double 
E) ambilineal

Question 16

Alternative means of reproduction are forms of new reproductive strategies (NRSs).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

DNA studies prove that the Maori origin myths about migration routes from northern Africa are correct.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Jane Doe,after being away from home for many years,decides to hold a family reunion.She invites her siblings,parents,both sets of grandparents,her great-aunts and great-uncles,their children,her aunts and uncles and their children.This group brought together for a temporary time,with such vague boundaries,is called a(n)_______________.

Accepted Answer

A) clan 
B) kindred 
C) family circle 
D) lineage 
E) explosive situation 
A) clan 
B) kindred 
C) family circle 
D) lineage 
E) explosive situation

Question 19

_________________________ is the splitting of a descent group into two or more descent groups.

Accepted Answer

A) Fission 
B) Code Switching 
C) Fraction 
D) Bilateral descent 
E) Multiple descent 
A) Fission 
B) Code Switching 
C) Fraction 
D) Bilateral descent 
E) Multiple descent

Question 20

In what country do we find the Maori people?

Accepted Answer

A) Canada 
B) United States 
C) Kenya 
D) Australia 
E) New Zealand 
A) Canada 
B) United States 
C) Kenya 
D) Australia 
E) New Zealand

A/an __________________________ is a unilineal descent group composed of at least two clans that supposedly share a common ancestry whether or not they really do.

Clans,because they may have members living in many different villages,depend on _______________ to provide symbolic identification and promote solidarity.

The Hawaiian form of kinship is the least complex.

Among the Hopi,matrilineages function as landholding corporations.The lineage gives land to its members--the women of the matrilineage,whose husbands work the land for them.A man's son learns from his father how to work the land;if he is unruly,he is disciplined by his _______________.

Bilateral kinship and bilateral descent can be used interchangeably since they mean the same thing.

A totem _______________.

In autumn 1981,anthropologist _______________ went to Maine to check out a job at the Association of Aroostook Indians,which needed a research and development director.

Totemism was defined by British anthropologist _______________ as a set of "customs and beliefs by which there is set up a special system of relations between the society and the plants,animals,and other natural objects that are important in social life."

Eskimo kinship terminology _______________.

By tracing membership either through males or through females,members of unilineal descent groups _______________.

A clan is similar to a lineage except that _______________.

Among American Indian societies,matrilineal descent is often exists.

_______________ descent provides an easy way of restricting descent group membership so as to minimize problems of divided loyalty and the like.

In a(n)_______________ descent group,membership is traced either through males or through females but not both.

Alternative means of reproduction are forms of new reproductive strategies (NRSs).

DNA studies prove that the Maori origin myths about migration routes from northern Africa are correct.

_________________________ is the splitting of a descent group into two or more descent groups.

In what country do we find the Maori people?

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

Sex, marriage, and Family

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

Exam 10: Kinship and Descent

A/an __________________________ is a unilineal descent group composed of at least two clans that supposedly share a common ancestry whether or not they really do.

Clans,because they may have members living in many different villages,depend on _______________ to provide symbolic identification and promote solidarity.

The Hawaiian form of kinship is the least complex.

Among the Hopi,matrilineages function as landholding corporations.The lineage gives land to its members--the women of the matrilineage,whose husbands work the land for them.A man's son learns from his father how to work the land;if he is unruly,he is disciplined by his _______________.

Bilateral kinship and bilateral descent can be used interchangeably since they mean the same thing.

A totem _______________.

In autumn 1981,anthropologist _______________ went to Maine to check out a job at the Association of Aroostook Indians,which needed a research and development director.

Totemism was defined by British anthropologist _______________ as a set of "customs and beliefs by which there is set up a special system of relations between the society and the plants,animals,and other natural objects that are important in social life."

Eskimo kinship terminology _______________.

By tracing membership either through males or through females,members of unilineal descent groups _______________.

A clan is similar to a lineage except that _______________.

Among American Indian societies,matrilineal descent is often exists.

_______________ descent provides an easy way of restricting descent group membership so as to minimize problems of divided loyalty and the like.

In a(n)_______________ descent group,membership is traced either through males or through females but not both.

Alternative means of reproduction are forms of new reproductive strategies (NRSs).

DNA studies prove that the Maori origin myths about migration routes from northern Africa are correct.

_________________________ is the splitting of a descent group into two or more descent groups.

In what country do we find the Maori people?

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

Sex, marriage, and Family

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