Question 1

Modern hunter-gatherers should not be seen as representative of Stone Age peoples, all of whom were also foragers. Why?

Accepted Answer

Modern hunter-gatherers should not be se

Question 2

A big man's position depends on all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  hard work. 
B)  inherited inequality. 
C)  generosity. 
D)  personal charisma. 
E)  creation of wealth superior to that of others. 
A)  hard work. 
B)  inherited inequality. 
C)  generosity. 
D)  personal charisma. 
E)  creation of wealth superior to that of others.

Question 3

In chiefdoms, chiefs occupy formal offices and administer or regulate a series of villages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Status in chiefdoms and states is based primarily upon differential access to resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

As illustrated by a comparison between the Basseri and Qashqai, two Iranian nomadic tribes, illustrates how as regulatory problems increase,

Accepted Answer

A)  pastoralists are less likely to interact with other populations in the same space and time. 
B)  rules regarding crime and punishment become more severe. 
C)  political hierarchies become more complex. 
D)  age sets begin to disintegrate. 
E)  silence becomes the best strategy to avoid conflict. 
A)  pastoralists are less likely to interact with other populations in the same space and time. 
B)  rules regarding crime and punishment become more severe. 
C)  political hierarchies become more complex. 
D)  age sets begin to disintegrate. 
E)  silence becomes the best strategy to avoid conflict.

Question 6

According to Max Weber, prestige is the basis of

Accepted Answer

A)  economic status. 
B)  political status. 
C)  social status. 
D)  power. 
E)  political capital. 
A)  economic status. 
B)  political status. 
C)  social status. 
D)  power. 
E)  political capital.

Question 7

This chapter's "Focus on Globalization" section discusses the role of new forms of media in political manipulation. Give some examples of how new media has been used by governments for political reasons, and how new media has been used by the public to encourage political dissent.

Accepted Answer

Governments have used new forms of media

Question 8

Stratum endogamy is restricted to chiefdoms, wherein chiefs occupied a formal elite stratum in society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

This chapter's description of the Makua of Mozambique illustrates the combination of newer and more traditional characteristics of the Makua's formal political system. Give three examples of how the formal and traditional systems mix. Would the duality of the Makua system have been revealed had the analysis of this community focused only on the formal aspects of social control?

Accepted Answer

The formal and traditional systems of th

Question 10

The status systems of chiefdoms and states are similar in that both are based on differential access to resources. Nevertheless, a key distinction is that

Accepted Answer

A)  status is much more important to leaders in chiefdoms than in states. 
B)  differential access in chiefdoms is still very much tied to kinship. 
C)  stratum endogamy exists in chiefdoms but not in state status systems. 
D)  in chiefdoms, women are always excluded from the competition for status, whereas in states this gender difference does not exist. 
E)  the status system of chiefdoms can sometimes function in a completely egalitarian manner when the populations are small enough. 
A)  status is much more important to leaders in chiefdoms than in states. 
B)  differential access in chiefdoms is still very much tied to kinship. 
C)  stratum endogamy exists in chiefdoms but not in state status systems. 
D)  in chiefdoms, women are always excluded from the competition for status, whereas in states this gender difference does not exist. 
E)  the status system of chiefdoms can sometimes function in a completely egalitarian manner when the populations are small enough.

Question 11

Kottak prefers the term sociopolitical organization to Morton Fried's term political organization in discussing the regulation or management of interrelations among groups and their representatives, because

Accepted Answer

A)  the term sociopolitical is more politically correct. 
B)  anthropologists and political scientists have an interest in political systems and organization, but they cannot agree on the same terminology. 
C)  sociopolitical is the term that the founders of anthropology used to refer to the regulation or management of interrelations among groups and their representatives. 
D)  the term political refers only to contemporary Western states. 
E)  Fried's definition is much less applicable to nonstates, in which it is often difficult to detect any public policy. 
A)  the term sociopolitical is more politically correct. 
B)  anthropologists and political scientists have an interest in political systems and organization, but they cannot agree on the same terminology. 
C)  sociopolitical is the term that the founders of anthropology used to refer to the regulation or management of interrelations among groups and their representatives. 
D)  the term political refers only to contemporary Western states. 
E)  Fried's definition is much less applicable to nonstates, in which it is often difficult to detect any public policy.

Question 12

In tribal societies, the village head leads by example and through persuasion; he lacks the ability to force people to do things.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Modern foragers are not Stone Age relics, living fossils, lost tribes, or noble savages. Still, to the extent that foraging has been the basis of their subsistence, contemporary and recent hunter-gatherers

Accepted Answer

A)  are the closest we can come to studying true human nature. 
B)  illustrate links between a foraging economy and the emergence of social stratification. 
C)  suggest that the most basic motive driving human survival is the need for power. 
D)  can illustrate links between a foraging economy and other aspects of society and culture, such as their sociopolitical organization. 
E)  illustrate the social precursors to hegemony. 
A)  are the closest we can come to studying true human nature. 
B)  illustrate links between a foraging economy and the emergence of social stratification. 
C)  suggest that the most basic motive driving human survival is the need for power. 
D)  can illustrate links between a foraging economy and other aspects of society and culture, such as their sociopolitical organization. 
E)  illustrate the social precursors to hegemony.

Question 14

States are complex systems of sociopolitical organization that aim to control and administer everything from conflict resolution to fiscal systems to population movements.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following was NOT used by the traditional Inuit to handle disputes?

Accepted Answer

A)  blood feuds 
B)  song contests 
C)  killing of the offender 
D)  courts of law 
E)  kin ties 
A)  blood feuds 
B)  song contests 
C)  killing of the offender 
D)  courts of law 
E)  kin ties

Question 16

A fiscal system includes the judges, laws, and courts that resolve conflicts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In which of the following forms of political organization is it most likely that the most important leaders will acquire their positions based upon personal background or ability, rather than heredity?

Accepted Answer

A)  tribal societies 
B)  feudal states 
C)  imagined communities 
D)  chiefdoms 
E)  agrarian, preindustrial states 
A)  tribal societies 
B)  feudal states 
C)  imagined communities 
D)  chiefdoms 
E)  agrarian, preindustrial states

Question 18

Noting that chiefdoms created the megalithic cultures of Europe, such as the one that built Stonehenge, Kottak reminds us that

Accepted Answer

A)  chiefdoms that failed to become states did not have enough stone. 
B)  chiefdoms and states can fall as well as rise. 
C)  all chiefdoms end up becoming states. 
D)  all powerful chiefdoms required elaborate stonework to be recognized by competing groups. 
E)  chiefdoms have been among the rarest forms of social organization throughout human history. 
A)  chiefdoms that failed to become states did not have enough stone. 
B)  chiefdoms and states can fall as well as rise. 
C)  all chiefdoms end up becoming states. 
D)  all powerful chiefdoms required elaborate stonework to be recognized by competing groups. 
E)  chiefdoms have been among the rarest forms of social organization throughout human history.

Question 19

What are the major results and implications of food production? How does reliance on food production affect the social, economic, and political organization of societies that practice it?

Accepted Answer

The major results of food production inc

Question 20

Which of the following statements about political leaders in foraging bands is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  They maintain power by keeping up strong ties with the commoner class. 
B)  They have inherited special access to strategic resources. 
C)  They maintain control by conquering foreign territories. 
D)  They have no means of forcing people to follow their decisions. 
E)  They are the most dominant males in the largest, most powerful descent group. 
A)  They maintain power by keeping up strong ties with the commoner class. 
B)  They have inherited special access to strategic resources. 
C)  They maintain control by conquering foreign territories. 
D)  They have no means of forcing people to follow their decisions. 
E)  They are the most dominant males in the largest, most powerful descent group.

Modern hunter-gatherers should not be seen as representative of Stone Age peoples, all of whom were also foragers. Why?

A big man's position depends on all of the following EXCEPT

In chiefdoms, chiefs occupy formal offices and administer or regulate a series of villages.

Status in chiefdoms and states is based primarily upon differential access to resources.

As illustrated by a comparison between the Basseri and Qashqai, two Iranian nomadic tribes, illustrates how as regulatory problems increase,

According to Max Weber, prestige is the basis of

This chapter's "Focus on Globalization" section discusses the role of new forms of media in political manipulation. Give some examples of how new media has been used by governments for political reasons, and how new media has been used by the public to encourage political dissent.

Stratum endogamy is restricted to chiefdoms, wherein chiefs occupied a formal elite stratum in society.

The status systems of chiefdoms and states are similar in that both are based on differential access to resources. Nevertheless, a key distinction is that

Kottak prefers the term sociopolitical organization to Morton Fried's term political organization in discussing the regulation or management of interrelations among groups and their representatives, because

In tribal societies, the village head leads by example and through persuasion; he lacks the ability to force people to do things.

Modern foragers are not Stone Age relics, living fossils, lost tribes, or noble savages. Still, to the extent that foraging has been the basis of their subsistence, contemporary and recent hunter-gatherers

States are complex systems of sociopolitical organization that aim to control and administer everything from conflict resolution to fiscal systems to population movements.

Which of the following was NOT used by the traditional Inuit to handle disputes?

A fiscal system includes the judges, laws, and courts that resolve conflicts.

In which of the following forms of political organization is it most likely that the most important leaders will acquire their positions based upon personal background or ability, rather than heredity?

Noting that chiefdoms created the megalithic cultures of Europe, such as the one that built Stonehenge, Kottak reminds us that

What are the major results and implications of food production? How does reliance on food production affect the social, economic, and political organization of societies that practice it?

Which of the following statements about political leaders in foraging bands is true?

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Modern hunter-gatherers should not be seen as representative of Stone Age peoples, all of whom were also foragers. Why?

A big man's position depends on all of the following EXCEPT

In chiefdoms, chiefs occupy formal offices and administer or regulate a series of villages.

Status in chiefdoms and states is based primarily upon differential access to resources.

As illustrated by a comparison between the Basseri and Qashqai, two Iranian nomadic tribes, illustrates how as regulatory problems increase,

According to Max Weber, prestige is the basis of

This chapter's "Focus on Globalization" section discusses the role of new forms of media in political manipulation. Give some examples of how new media has been used by governments for political reasons, and how new media has been used by the public to encourage political dissent.

Stratum endogamy is restricted to chiefdoms, wherein chiefs occupied a formal elite stratum in society.

The status systems of chiefdoms and states are similar in that both are based on differential access to resources. Nevertheless, a key distinction is that

Kottak prefers the term sociopolitical organization to Morton Fried's term political organization in discussing the regulation or management of interrelations among groups and their representatives, because

In tribal societies, the village head leads by example and through persuasion; he lacks the ability to force people to do things.

Modern foragers are not Stone Age relics, living fossils, lost tribes, or noble savages. Still, to the extent that foraging has been the basis of their subsistence, contemporary and recent hunter-gatherers

States are complex systems of sociopolitical organization that aim to control and administer everything from conflict resolution to fiscal systems to population movements.

Which of the following was NOT used by the traditional Inuit to handle disputes?

A fiscal system includes the judges, laws, and courts that resolve conflicts.

In which of the following forms of political organization is it most likely that the most important leaders will acquire their positions based upon personal background or ability, rather than heredity?

Noting that chiefdoms created the megalithic cultures of Europe, such as the one that built Stonehenge, Kottak reminds us that

What are the major results and implications of food production? How does reliance on food production affect the social, economic, and political organization of societies that practice it?

Which of the following statements about political leaders in foraging bands is true?

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

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