Question 1

The primary means of exchange or distributing goods in a chiefdom is

Accepted Answer

A) reciprocity 
B) negative reciprocity 
C) redistribution 
D) market exchange 
E) silent trade 
A) reciprocity 
B) negative reciprocity 
C) redistribution 
D) market exchange 
E) silent trade

Question 2

The basis of the tonowi's wealth is _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) pigs 
B) yams 
C) money 
D) shell necklaces 
E) land 
A) pigs 
B) yams 
C) money 
D) shell necklaces 
E) land

Question 3

The _______________ authority system is characterized by a highly developed dual monarchy,a hereditary aristocracy,and elaborate kinship rituals,as well as by statewide age sets.

Accepted Answer

A) Swazi 
B) Azande 
C) Masai 
D) Kikuyu 
E) Zulu 
A) Swazi 
B) Azande 
C) Masai 
D) Kikuyu 
E) Zulu

Question 4

States are less stable than decentralized political systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In pluralistic societies in which two or more ethnic groups or nationalities form part of the same political state,violent conflict between neighboring groups is not common.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

________________________________ played a leading role in the development of the anthropology of law.

Accepted Answer

A) Laura Nader 
B) Elliott Winstead 
C) Malinowski 
D) Claude Levi-Strauss 
E) Clifford Gertz 
A) Laura Nader 
B) Elliott Winstead 
C) Malinowski 
D) Claude Levi-Strauss 
E) Clifford Gertz

Question 7

Which of the following would cause an invoking of informal sanctions against an individual in a restaurant in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) tearing up tables and chairs 
B) fighting 
C) threatening customers 
D) stealing food 
E) going barefoot 
A) tearing up tables and chairs 
B) fighting 
C) threatening customers 
D) stealing food 
E) going barefoot

Question 8

"Crimes against humanity" has been adopted by most countries in order to prosecute mass murder.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

_______________________ is one of Africa's failed states,as a consequence of decades of war.

Accepted Answer

A) Zimbabwe 
B) Congo 
C) Zaire 
D) South Africa 
E) Morocco 
A) Zimbabwe 
B) Congo 
C) Zaire 
D) South Africa 
E) Morocco

Question 10

A centralized political institution established to manage and defend a complex,socially stratified society occupying a defined territory is a _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) tribe 
B) chiefdom 
C) state 
D) tonowi 
E) redistributive system 
A) tribe 
B) chiefdom 
C) state 
D) tonowi 
E) redistributive system

Question 11

Among the Igbo of Midwestern Nigeria,women were not allowed positions in the administrative hierarchy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What does Richard Wrangham conclude about human violence and sexual selection?

Accepted Answer

A) males are better at diplomacy than females 
B) sexual selection has no effect on biological differences 
C) there are no differences between males and females 
D) females' evolutionary interests cannot be met without cooperation from males 
E) females are far more aggressive than males 
A) males are better at diplomacy than females 
B) sexual selection has no effect on biological differences 
C) there are no differences between males and females 
D) females' evolutionary interests cannot be met without cooperation from males 
E) females are far more aggressive than males

Question 13

Another agent of control in societies may be _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) witchcraft 
B) sorcerers 
C) ostracism 
D) fines set by judges 
E) warriors 
A) witchcraft 
B) sorcerers 
C) ostracism 
D) fines set by judges 
E) warriors

Question 14

When the British imposed colonial rule on the Igbo of Nigeria,_______________.

Accepted Answer

A) they killed all the women 
B) they introduced changes that sustained the equality of political power between the sexes 
C) they introduced changes that made women more powerful than men 
D) they did not recognize the political power of women,and introduced changes that resulted in women becoming subordinate to men 
E) they introduced changes that caused men to change into women 
A) they killed all the women 
B) they introduced changes that sustained the equality of political power between the sexes 
C) they introduced changes that made women more powerful than men 
D) they did not recognize the political power of women,and introduced changes that resulted in women becoming subordinate to men 
E) they introduced changes that caused men to change into women

Question 15

Religion is often intricately connected with politics.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the United States,the man who wears tennis shorts to a church service may be subject to a variety of _______________ sanctions,ranging from disapproving glances from the clergy to the chuckling of other parishioners.

Accepted Answer

A) cultural 
B) anti-social 
C) positive 
D) formal 
E) informal 
A) cultural 
B) anti-social 
C) positive 
D) formal 
E) informal

Question 17

Match between columns
                        Premises: Wape
Azande
Igbo
Ju/’hoansi
Swazi

Accepted Answer

The Answer of a southeast African state and group in is...

Question 18

By ______________________ Laura Nader has been able to successfully take on the specialists in the field of law,children's issues,and science,challenging them to critically question their basic assumptions under which they operate.

Accepted Answer

A) political and cultural configuration 
B) confrontation 
C) using Crow negotiating techniques 
D) Studying-up 
E) political activism 
A) political and cultural configuration 
B) confrontation 
C) using Crow negotiating techniques 
D) Studying-up 
E) political activism

Question 19

"Political organization" refers to the way power has evolved,whether from war,political intrigue,or by ascription.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A key point in William Ury's 2002 book,"Must We Fight?" was that,"Conflict is not going to end,but ___________________ can."

Accepted Answer

A) starvation 
B) ethnic repression 
C) violence 
D) illiteracy 
E) rebellions 
A) starvation 
B) ethnic repression 
C) violence 
D) illiteracy 
E) rebellions

The primary means of exchange or distributing goods in a chiefdom is

The basis of the tonowi's wealth is _______________.

The _______________ authority system is characterized by a highly developed dual monarchy,a hereditary aristocracy,and elaborate kinship rituals,as well as by statewide age sets.

States are less stable than decentralized political systems.

In pluralistic societies in which two or more ethnic groups or nationalities form part of the same political state,violent conflict between neighboring groups is not common.

________________________________ played a leading role in the development of the anthropology of law.

Which of the following would cause an invoking of informal sanctions against an individual in a restaurant in the United States?

"Crimes against humanity" has been adopted by most countries in order to prosecute mass murder.

_______________________ is one of Africa's failed states,as a consequence of decades of war.

A centralized political institution established to manage and defend a complex,socially stratified society occupying a defined territory is a _______________.

Among the Igbo of Midwestern Nigeria,women were not allowed positions in the administrative hierarchy.

What does Richard Wrangham conclude about human violence and sexual selection?

Another agent of control in societies may be _______________.

When the British imposed colonial rule on the Igbo of Nigeria,_______________.

Religion is often intricately connected with politics.

In the United States,the man who wears tennis shorts to a church service may be subject to a variety of _______________ sanctions,ranging from disapproving glances from the clergy to the chuckling of other parishioners.

By ______________________ Laura Nader has been able to successfully take on the specialists in the field of law,children's issues,and science,challenging them to critically question their basic assumptions under which they operate.

"Political organization" refers to the way power has evolved,whether from war,political intrigue,or by ascription.

A key point in William Ury's 2002 book,"Must We Fight?" was that,"Conflict is not going to end,but ___________________ can."

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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

Kinship and Descent

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Spirituality, religion, and the Supernatural

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Exam 12: Politics, power, and Violence

The primary means of exchange or distributing goods in a chiefdom is

The basis of the tonowi's wealth is _______________.

The _______________ authority system is characterized by a highly developed dual monarchy,a hereditary aristocracy,and elaborate kinship rituals,as well as by statewide age sets.

States are less stable than decentralized political systems.

In pluralistic societies in which two or more ethnic groups or nationalities form part of the same political state,violent conflict between neighboring groups is not common.

________________________________ played a leading role in the development of the anthropology of law.

Which of the following would cause an invoking of informal sanctions against an individual in a restaurant in the United States?

"Crimes against humanity" has been adopted by most countries in order to prosecute mass murder.

_______________________ is one of Africa's failed states,as a consequence of decades of war.

A centralized political institution established to manage and defend a complex,socially stratified society occupying a defined territory is a _______________.

Among the Igbo of Midwestern Nigeria,women were not allowed positions in the administrative hierarchy.

What does Richard Wrangham conclude about human violence and sexual selection?

Another agent of control in societies may be _______________.

When the British imposed colonial rule on the Igbo of Nigeria,_______________.

Religion is often intricately connected with politics.

In the United States,the man who wears tennis shorts to a church service may be subject to a variety of _______________ sanctions,ranging from disapproving glances from the clergy to the chuckling of other parishioners.

By ______________________ Laura Nader has been able to successfully take on the specialists in the field of law,children's issues,and science,challenging them to critically question their basic assumptions under which they operate.

"Political organization" refers to the way power has evolved,whether from war,political intrigue,or by ascription.

A key point in William Ury's 2002 book,"Must We Fight?" was that,"Conflict is not going to end,but ___________________ can."

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

Kinship and Descent

Grouping by Gender, age, common Interest, and Class

Spirituality, religion, and the Supernatural

The Arts

Processes of Change

Global Challenges local Responses and the Role of Anthropology

Filters