Question 1

How does a big man increase his status?

Accepted Answer

A)  Big men are village heads who are trying to turn their achieved status into something more permanent; the standard way of doing this is through conspicuous symbolic displays of wealth. 
B)  The term big man refers to the liminal state a Kapauku youth enters before marriage; he accumulates wealth as a way of funding the wedding and paying the bride price. 
C)  Big men are typically war leaders and as such must have a standing supply of "grievance gifts" to compensate the families of warriors who die under their command. 
D)  The primary means of becoming a big man is the wearing of a tonowi shell necklace, which is imported from the coast and is therefore quite expensive by Kapauku standards. 
E)  Big men do not keep the wealth they accumulate; instead, they redistribute it to create and maintain alliances with political supporters. 
A)  Big men are village heads who are trying to turn their achieved status into something more permanent; the standard way of doing this is through conspicuous symbolic displays of wealth. 
B)  The term big man refers to the liminal state a Kapauku youth enters before marriage; he accumulates wealth as a way of funding the wedding and paying the bride price. 
C)  Big men are typically war leaders and as such must have a standing supply of "grievance gifts" to compensate the families of warriors who die under their command. 
D)  The primary means of becoming a big man is the wearing of a tonowi shell necklace, which is imported from the coast and is therefore quite expensive by Kapauku standards. 
E)  Big men do not keep the wealth they accumulate; instead, they redistribute it to create and maintain alliances with political supporters.

Question 2

As a stark reminder that no society truly is isolated, this chapter's "Appreciating Diversity" segment describes how various levels of political regulation-local, regional, national, and international-now determine how contemporary people such as the Venezuelan Yanomami live their lives. All of the following are examples of this, EXCEPT that

Accepted Answer

A)  in 2005, Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez expelled foreign missionaries working among the Yanomami, accusing them of espionage. 
B)  both the Yanomami and government workers such as nurses and doctors depend on the military to provide transportation in and out of the rain forest. 
C)  Yanomami leaders argue that since the expulsion of the missionaries in 2005 they have been neglected by the Venezuelan government. 
D)  In 2005, the Venezuelan government created the Yanomami Health Plan, with an aim to train some Yanomami to be health workers in their villages while sending doctors into the jungle to provide health care to remote communities. 
E)  Yanomami leaders have been expelled by their own communities because of accusations of sorcery. 
A)  in 2005, Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez expelled foreign missionaries working among the Yanomami, accusing them of espionage. 
B)  both the Yanomami and government workers such as nurses and doctors depend on the military to provide transportation in and out of the rain forest. 
C)  Yanomami leaders argue that since the expulsion of the missionaries in 2005 they have been neglected by the Venezuelan government. 
D)  In 2005, the Venezuelan government created the Yanomami Health Plan, with an aim to train some Yanomami to be health workers in their villages while sending doctors into the jungle to provide health care to remote communities. 
E)  Yanomami leaders have been expelled by their own communities because of accusations of sorcery.

Question 3

The anthropological approach to the study of political systems and organization is global and comparative and includes nonstates as well as the states and nation-states usually studied by political scientists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following is the most important factor in determining an individual's power and prestige in a state?

Accepted Answer

A)  personality 
B)  ancestry 
C)  speaking ability 
D)  anthropomorphism 
E)  physical size 
A)  personality 
B)  ancestry 
C)  speaking ability 
D)  anthropomorphism 
E)  physical size

Question 5

Pantribal sodalities function to integrate the community by providing a series of important nonkin relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT typical of state-level societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  a purely foraging-based subsistence strategy 
B)  class stratification 
C)  boundary maintenance systems 
D)  intensive, managed agriculture 
E)  a specialized decision-making system 
A)  a purely foraging-based subsistence strategy 
B)  class stratification 
C)  boundary maintenance systems 
D)  intensive, managed agriculture 
E)  a specialized decision-making system

Question 7

Since bands lack formalized law, they have no way of settling disputes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which of the following kinds of societies is most likely to have stratum endogamy (marriage within one's own group)?

Accepted Answer

A)  band 
B)  state 
C)  chiefdom 
D)  society with segmentary lineage organization 
E)  tribe 
A)  band 
B)  state 
C)  chiefdom 
D)  society with segmentary lineage organization 
E)  tribe

Question 9

The Qashqai and Basseri peoples are examples of nomadic foragers who live in modern-day Iran.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The Inuit song battle is

Accepted Answer

A)  sometimes the occasion for a "treacherous feast." 
B)  a widespread feature of tribal society. 
C)  a ritualized means of designating hunting lands. 
D)  a means of resolving disputes so as to forestall open conflict. 
E)  used to initiate colonial strategies. 
A)  sometimes the occasion for a "treacherous feast." 
B)  a widespread feature of tribal society. 
C)  a ritualized means of designating hunting lands. 
D)  a means of resolving disputes so as to forestall open conflict. 
E)  used to initiate colonial strategies.

Question 11

What factors are responsible for the variable development of political regulation and authority structures among pastoralists?

Accepted Answer

The variable development of political re

Question 12

Social controls refers to the fields of the social system-beliefs, practices, and institutions- that are most actively involved in the maintenance of norms and the regulation of conflict.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In an ethnographic field study of political systems in northern Mozambique, Nicholas Kottak found that avoiding shame can be an effective control against breaking social norms. This example of how shame can be a powerful social sanction

Accepted Answer

A)  is unique among ethnographic cases illustrating the variety of sociopolitical systems that exist in the world today. 
B)  is often a key component of the formal processes of social control. 
C)  is evidence that shame is a cultural universal. 
D)  is an indication that women tend to suffer from the consequences of shame more than men do. 
E)  joins the work of many other anthropologists that cite the importance of informal processes of social control, including gossip and stigma. 
A)  is unique among ethnographic cases illustrating the variety of sociopolitical systems that exist in the world today. 
B)  is often a key component of the formal processes of social control. 
C)  is evidence that shame is a cultural universal. 
D)  is an indication that women tend to suffer from the consequences of shame more than men do. 
E)  joins the work of many other anthropologists that cite the importance of informal processes of social control, including gossip and stigma.

Question 14

Population control in states refers to the police and military.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Most band and tribal societies in the world today are completely cut off from the rest of the world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The influential sociologist Max Weber defined which three related dimensions of social stratification?

Accepted Answer

A)  wealth, power, and prestige 
B)  cultural capital, power, and population control 
C)  superordinate, ordinate, and subordinate 
D)  judiciary, enforcement, and fiscal 
E)  selfishness, greed, and ignorance 
A)  wealth, power, and prestige 
B)  cultural capital, power, and population control 
C)  superordinate, ordinate, and subordinate 
D)  judiciary, enforcement, and fiscal 
E)  selfishness, greed, and ignorance

Question 17

The key difference between a village head and a big man is that the big man has supporters in many villages, whereas the supporters of the village head are restricted to his respective village.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

How do chiefdoms differ from states?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chiefdoms are based on differential access. 
B)  Chiefdoms lack socioeconomic stratification and stratum endogamy. 
C)  Chiefdoms lack ascribed statuses. 
D)  Chiefdoms have permanent political regulation. 
E)  Chiefdoms have full-time religious specialists. 
A)  Chiefdoms are based on differential access. 
B)  Chiefdoms lack socioeconomic stratification and stratum endogamy. 
C)  Chiefdoms lack ascribed statuses. 
D)  Chiefdoms have permanent political regulation. 
E)  Chiefdoms have full-time religious specialists.

Question 19

Despite the analytical usefulness of learning about anthropologist Elman Service's typology of political organization into bands, tribes, chiefdoms, and states, it is important to remember that

Accepted Answer

A)  Bronislaw Malinowski first came up with this typology. 
B)  it applies to only the reality of societies in the so-called Third World. 
C)  none of these political entities, or polities, can be studied as a self-contained form of political organization, because all exist within nation-states. 
D)  it has no practical value in ethnographic research, only in theoretical anthropology. 
E)  people all over the world vocally reject being classified under such a typology and typically express their anger through hidden transcripts. 
A)  Bronislaw Malinowski first came up with this typology. 
B)  it applies to only the reality of societies in the so-called Third World. 
C)  none of these political entities, or polities, can be studied as a self-contained form of political organization, because all exist within nation-states. 
D)  it has no practical value in ethnographic research, only in theoretical anthropology. 
E)  people all over the world vocally reject being classified under such a typology and typically express their anger through hidden transcripts.

Question 20

In the anthropological study of political systems, social control maintains social norms (cultural standards) and regulates conflict. Which of the following is NOT a form of social control?

Accepted Answer

A)  hegemony 
B)  shame 
C)  making subordinates believe they will eventually gain power 
D)  exogamy 
E)  gossip 
A)  hegemony 
B)  shame 
C)  making subordinates believe they will eventually gain power 
D)  exogamy 
E)  gossip

How does a big man increase his status?

The anthropological approach to the study of political systems and organization is global and comparative and includes nonstates as well as the states and nation-states usually studied by political scientists.

Which of the following is the most important factor in determining an individual's power and prestige in a state?

Pantribal sodalities function to integrate the community by providing a series of important nonkin relationships.

Which of the following is NOT typical of state-level societies?

Since bands lack formalized law, they have no way of settling disputes.

Which of the following kinds of societies is most likely to have stratum endogamy (marriage within one's own group)?

The Qashqai and Basseri peoples are examples of nomadic foragers who live in modern-day Iran.

The Inuit song battle is

What factors are responsible for the variable development of political regulation and authority structures among pastoralists?

Social controls refers to the fields of the social system-beliefs, practices, and institutions- that are most actively involved in the maintenance of norms and the regulation of conflict.

In an ethnographic field study of political systems in northern Mozambique, Nicholas Kottak found that avoiding shame can be an effective control against breaking social norms. This example of how shame can be a powerful social sanction

Population control in states refers to the police and military.

Most band and tribal societies in the world today are completely cut off from the rest of the world.

The influential sociologist Max Weber defined which three related dimensions of social stratification?

The key difference between a village head and a big man is that the big man has supporters in many villages, whereas the supporters of the village head are restricted to his respective village.

How do chiefdoms differ from states?

Despite the analytical usefulness of learning about anthropologist Elman Service's typology of political organization into bands, tribes, chiefdoms, and states, it is important to remember that

In the anthropological study of political systems, social control maintains social norms (cultural standards) and regulates conflict. Which of the following is NOT a form of social control?

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How does a big man increase his status?

The anthropological approach to the study of political systems and organization is global and comparative and includes nonstates as well as the states and nation-states usually studied by political scientists.

Which of the following is the most important factor in determining an individual's power and prestige in a state?

Pantribal sodalities function to integrate the community by providing a series of important nonkin relationships.

Which of the following is NOT typical of state-level societies?

Since bands lack formalized law, they have no way of settling disputes.

Which of the following kinds of societies is most likely to have stratum endogamy (marriage within one's own group)?

The Qashqai and Basseri peoples are examples of nomadic foragers who live in modern-day Iran.

The Inuit song battle is

What factors are responsible for the variable development of political regulation and authority structures among pastoralists?

Social controls refers to the fields of the social system-beliefs, practices, and institutions- that are most actively involved in the maintenance of norms and the regulation of conflict.

In an ethnographic field study of political systems in northern Mozambique, Nicholas Kottak found that avoiding shame can be an effective control against breaking social norms. This example of how shame can be a powerful social sanction

Population control in states refers to the police and military.

Most band and tribal societies in the world today are completely cut off from the rest of the world.

The influential sociologist Max Weber defined which three related dimensions of social stratification?

The key difference between a village head and a big man is that the big man has supporters in many villages, whereas the supporters of the village head are restricted to his respective village.

How do chiefdoms differ from states?

Despite the analytical usefulness of learning about anthropologist Elman Service's typology of political organization into bands, tribes, chiefdoms, and states, it is important to remember that

In the anthropological study of political systems, social control maintains social norms (cultural standards) and regulates conflict. Which of the following is NOT a form of social control?

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Applying Anthropology

Language and Communication

Ethnicity and Race

Making a Living

Gender

Families, Kinship, and Descent

Marriage

Religion

Arts, Media, and Sports

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters