Question 1

Which of the following is part of an uncentralized political system?

Accepted Answer

A) band 
B) chiefdom 
C) state 
D) a and b only 
E) b and c only 
A) band 
B) chiefdom 
C) state 
D) a and b only 
E) b and c only

Question 2

All social relations involve power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Awards,titles,recognition,imprisonment,corporal punishment,and ostracism from the community are all examples of _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) internalized controls 
B) the Pago Pago principle 
C) punishments typical of state-level societies only 
D) sanctions 
E) kinship principles 
A) internalized controls 
B) the Pago Pago principle 
C) punishments typical of state-level societies only 
D) sanctions 
E) kinship principles

Question 4

The case of the Swaziland may be used to illustrate that _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) states are not always characterized by impersonal bureaucracy 
B) relationships within the state may be supported by familiar bonds of kinship and long-term personal and familiar relationships 
C) states may be associated with an economic system in which pastoralism plays a major role 
D) states are always characterized by impersonal bureaucracy 
E) all but a 
A) states are not always characterized by impersonal bureaucracy 
B) relationships within the state may be supported by familiar bonds of kinship and long-term personal and familiar relationships 
C) states may be associated with an economic system in which pastoralism plays a major role 
D) states are always characterized by impersonal bureaucracy 
E) all but a

Question 5

A _______________ is a regional polity in which two or more local groups are organized under a single authority figure at the head of a ranked hierarchy of people.

Accepted Answer

A) band 
B) kindred 
C) chiefdom 
D) phratry 
E) common-interest association 
A) band 
B) kindred 
C) chiefdom 
D) phratry 
E) common-interest association

Question 6

Sanctions are applied to _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) internalized social controls 
B) holy behavior 
C) externalized social controls 
D) decadent behavior 
E) ritualized behavior 
A) internalized social controls 
B) holy behavior 
C) externalized social controls 
D) decadent behavior 
E) ritualized behavior

Question 7

In Western society,"personal offenses" pertains to offenses committed against _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) minorities 
B) cities 
C) individuals 
D) the community 
E) all of the above 
A) minorities 
B) cities 
C) individuals 
D) the community 
E) all of the above

Question 8

A wealthy man among the Kapauku of New Guinea cannot be a Big Man unless he gives his wealth away.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following societies provides not only a sanction against antisocial behavior but also a means of dealing with natural hostilities and death through witchcraft?

Accepted Answer

A) Kpelle 
B) Aztecs 
C) Maya 
D) Azande 
E) Crow 
A) Kpelle 
B) Aztecs 
C) Maya 
D) Azande 
E) Crow

Question 10

In western society,when someone commits an offense against another individual,the event becomes a criminal case.In criminal cases,the primary concern is to _________________________ guilt.

Accepted Answer

A) assign and punish 
B) determine 
C) reprimand the innocent 
D) reach a legal decision 
E) contrast the innocent with the guilty. 
A) assign and punish 
B) determine 
C) reprimand the innocent 
D) reach a legal decision 
E) contrast the innocent with the guilty.

Question 11

The ethnographic data shows that no women have ever served as tribal chiefs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Kpelle are an example of a _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) tribe 
B) band 
C) chiefdom 
D) state 
E) none of the above 
A) tribe 
B) band 
C) chiefdom 
D) state 
E) none of the above

Question 13

War is a universal phenomenon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What anthropologists involved with dispute management are trying to do is to help create a culture of negotiation in a world where adversarial,win-lose attitudes are out of step with the increasingly interdependent relations between people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Playing a leading role in the development of the anthropology of law,_______________ has taken on specialists in the fields of law,children's issues,nuclear energy,and science,critically questioning the basic assumptions under which these experts operate.

Accepted Answer

A) Ralph Nader 
B) Margaret Mead 
C) Martha Knack 
D) Laura Nader 
E) Ruth Benedict 
A) Ralph Nader 
B) Margaret Mead 
C) Martha Knack 
D) Laura Nader 
E) Ruth Benedict

Question 16

The anthropologist William L.Ury is helping to create a culture of negotiation in a world where adversarial,win-lose attitudes are out of step with increasingly interdependent relations between people.But as the collapse of the _______________ shows,the task is far from easy.

Accepted Answer

A) Yalta treaty 
B) Israeli/Palestinian peace accords 
C) U.S. missile defense plan 
D) Chechen agreement 
E) Northern Ireland's peace treaty between its Catholics and Protestants 
A) Yalta treaty 
B) Israeli/Palestinian peace accords 
C) U.S. missile defense plan 
D) Chechen agreement 
E) Northern Ireland's peace treaty between its Catholics and Protestants

Question 17

Which of the following is not a form of political organization?

Accepted Answer

A) tribe 
B) band 
C) group 
D) chiefdom 
E) state 
A) tribe 
B) band 
C) group 
D) chiefdom 
E) state

Question 18

Bands and tribes are both _______________.

Accepted Answer

A) centralized 
B) associated with industrialism 
C) dependent on age groups for political organization 
D) uncentralized and egalitarian 
E) hierarchical in social organization 
A) centralized 
B) associated with industrialism 
C) dependent on age groups for political organization 
D) uncentralized and egalitarian 
E) hierarchical in social organization

Which of the following is part of an uncentralized political system?

All social relations involve power.

Awards,titles,recognition,imprisonment,corporal punishment,and ostracism from the community are all examples of _______________.

The case of the Swaziland may be used to illustrate that _______________.

A _______________ is a regional polity in which two or more local groups are organized under a single authority figure at the head of a ranked hierarchy of people.

Sanctions are applied to _______________.

In Western society,"personal offenses" pertains to offenses committed against _______________.

A wealthy man among the Kapauku of New Guinea cannot be a Big Man unless he gives his wealth away.

Which of the following societies provides not only a sanction against antisocial behavior but also a means of dealing with natural hostilities and death through witchcraft?

In western society,when someone commits an offense against another individual,the event becomes a criminal case.In criminal cases,the primary concern is to _________________________ guilt.

The ethnographic data shows that no women have ever served as tribal chiefs.

The Kpelle are an example of a _______________.

War is a universal phenomenon.

What anthropologists involved with dispute management are trying to do is to help create a culture of negotiation in a world where adversarial,win-lose attitudes are out of step with the increasingly interdependent relations between people.

Playing a leading role in the development of the anthropology of law,_______________ has taken on specialists in the fields of law,children's issues,nuclear energy,and science,critically questioning the basic assumptions under which these experts operate.

The anthropologist William L.Ury is helping to create a culture of negotiation in a world where adversarial,win-lose attitudes are out of step with increasingly interdependent relations between people.But as the collapse of the _______________ shows,the task is far from easy.

Which of the following is not a form of political organization?

Bands and tribes are both _______________.

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Exam 12: Politics, power, and Violence

Which of the following is part of an uncentralized political system?

All social relations involve power.

Awards,titles,recognition,imprisonment,corporal punishment,and ostracism from the community are all examples of _______________.

The case of the Swaziland may be used to illustrate that _______________.

A _______________ is a regional polity in which two or more local groups are organized under a single authority figure at the head of a ranked hierarchy of people.

Sanctions are applied to _______________.

In Western society,"personal offenses" pertains to offenses committed against _______________.

A wealthy man among the Kapauku of New Guinea cannot be a Big Man unless he gives his wealth away.

Which of the following societies provides not only a sanction against antisocial behavior but also a means of dealing with natural hostilities and death through witchcraft?

In western society,when someone commits an offense against another individual,the event becomes a criminal case.In criminal cases,the primary concern is to _________________________ guilt.

The ethnographic data shows that no women have ever served as tribal chiefs.

The Kpelle are an example of a _______________.

War is a universal phenomenon.

What anthropologists involved with dispute management are trying to do is to help create a culture of negotiation in a world where adversarial,win-lose attitudes are out of step with the increasingly interdependent relations between people.

Playing a leading role in the development of the anthropology of law,_______________ has taken on specialists in the fields of law,children's issues,nuclear energy,and science,critically questioning the basic assumptions under which these experts operate.

The anthropologist William L.Ury is helping to create a culture of negotiation in a world where adversarial,win-lose attitudes are out of step with increasingly interdependent relations between people.But as the collapse of the _______________ shows,the task is far from easy.

Which of the following is not a form of political organization?

Bands and tribes are both _______________.

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

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