Question 1

Which of the following statements about social control mechanisms in the state is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) In state societies,all social control mechanisms are formalized and direct.There are no informal mechanisms. 
B) Social control is the most important variable in state societies and law is not used frequently. 
C) There are few deviants in state societies and little need for social control. 
D) The government is not involved in the administration of justice. 
E) The government has a monopoly on the use of force. 
A) In state societies,all social control mechanisms are formalized and direct.There are no informal mechanisms. 
B) Social control is the most important variable in state societies and law is not used frequently. 
C) There are few deviants in state societies and little need for social control. 
D) The government is not involved in the administration of justice. 
E) The government has a monopoly on the use of force. E

Question 2

Approximately how many Armenians were killed as a result of the genocide in Turkey?

Accepted Answer

A) 250,000-300,000 
B) 350,000-800,000 
C) 800,000-1.5 million 
D) 1-2 million 
E) 2-3 million 
A) 250,000-300,000 
B) 350,000-800,000 
C) 800,000-1.5 million 
D) 1-2 million 
E) 2-3 million C

Question 3

Brian Ferguson argues that European contact caused increased levels of Yanomamo violence because of all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) severe depopulation due to disease. 
B) increased number of firearms available. 
C) increased travel due to trade. 
D) decreased status of women. 
E) high rates of malnutrition and famine. 
A) severe depopulation due to disease. 
B) increased number of firearms available. 
C) increased travel due to trade. 
D) decreased status of women. 
E) high rates of malnutrition and famine. C

Question 4

Nation-states are often described as "imagined communities." What does this mean? How is this adaptive to the survival of the nation-state itself?

Accepted Answer

The term "imagined communities" was coin

Question 5

Napoleon Chagnon argues that much of Yanomamo warfare serves to preserve village autonomy.But William Divale and Marvin Harris disagree.They argue that Yanomamo violence and warfare regulate population by:

Accepted Answer

A) increasing the number of young boys killed prior to reproduction. 
B) increasing the number of adult males killed. 
C) increasing the number of women abducted and lost to raiders. 
D) increasing female infanticide rates. 
E) decreasing the number of gardens planted,causing famine. 
A) increasing the number of young boys killed prior to reproduction. 
B) increasing the number of adult males killed. 
C) increasing the number of women abducted and lost to raiders. 
D) increasing female infanticide rates. 
E) decreasing the number of gardens planted,causing famine.

Question 6

Political organization,social differentiation,and social complexity sometimes intertwine within a society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Tribes are usually organized into what kind of kin groupings?

Accepted Answer

A) unilineal 
B) ambilineal 
C) bilateral 
D) agnatic 
E) cognatic 
A) unilineal 
B) ambilineal 
C) bilateral 
D) agnatic 
E) cognatic

Question 8

Anthropologists agree that warfare stems from all of the following except __________ conditions.

Accepted Answer

A) cultural 
B) social 
C) geographical 
D) biological 
E) historical 
A) cultural 
B) social 
C) geographical 
D) biological 
E) historical

Question 9

Which of the following statements best illustrates the experience of Armenians under the Turkish state in the early 1900s?

Accepted Answer

A) The Armenians controlled all areas of power within the Turkish state and ruled brutally. 
B) Because of their Christian background,the Armenians worked to broker the peace in Turkey following World War I. 
C) The Armenians suffered genocide in Turkey,but they overcame this oppression and were able to return to a peaceful society in Turkey after WWI. 
D) The Armenians suffered genocide and were deported en masse from Turkey. 
E) Turkey has always valued the contributions,politically and economically,of the Armenians. 
A) The Armenians controlled all areas of power within the Turkish state and ruled brutally. 
B) Because of their Christian background,the Armenians worked to broker the peace in Turkey following World War I. 
C) The Armenians suffered genocide in Turkey,but they overcame this oppression and were able to return to a peaceful society in Turkey after WWI. 
D) The Armenians suffered genocide and were deported en masse from Turkey. 
E) Turkey has always valued the contributions,politically and economically,of the Armenians.

Question 10

Why does the Armenian experience in Turkey continue to exert a force in current politics?

Accepted Answer

A) There are no Armenians who survived the genocide. 
B) Turkey wishes to join to European Union and has not officially recognized this part of its history. 
C) Turkey is applying for membership in NATO and the Armenians have voted against this membership. 
D) Armenians wish to take over the government of Turkey. 
E) Armenia is applying to secede from Turkey and form its own independent and autonomous nation. 
A) There are no Armenians who survived the genocide. 
B) Turkey wishes to join to European Union and has not officially recognized this part of its history. 
C) Turkey is applying for membership in NATO and the Armenians have voted against this membership. 
D) Armenians wish to take over the government of Turkey. 
E) Armenia is applying to secede from Turkey and form its own independent and autonomous nation.

Question 11

How does hegemony contribute to the status quo in state societies? Use examples from your own society and your own experiences.

Accepted Answer

Hegemony contributes to the status quo i

Question 12

How is hegemony achieved in many state societies?

Accepted Answer

A) through military force and warfare 
B) through kinship relationships 
C) through internalization of elite values 
D) through cultural diversity 
E) through economic centralization 
A) through military force and warfare 
B) through kinship relationships 
C) through internalization of elite values 
D) through cultural diversity 
E) through economic centralization

Question 13

Sources of power in a single society may be both consensual and coercive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What does it mean to say that tribes are "acephalous"?

Accepted Answer

A) They have structured political organization. 
B) They have no centralized government. 
C) They do not have informal social control mechanisms. 
D) They have paramount chiefs. 
E) They practice warfare. 
A) They have structured political organization. 
B) They have no centralized government. 
C) They do not have informal social control mechanisms. 
D) They have paramount chiefs. 
E) They practice warfare.

Question 15

Why is it beneficial to study the political process in human societies? Give examples for each of your arguments.

Accepted Answer

Studying the political process in human

Question 16

There is no violence in band societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

In foraging societies,leadership can be a function of all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) authority. 
B) economic roles in the distribution of goods. 
C) kinship. 
D) supernatural connections. 
E) social rank. 
A) authority. 
B) economic roles in the distribution of goods. 
C) kinship. 
D) supernatural connections. 
E) social rank.

Question 18

Among the Maasai of Kenya,boys are initiated into the warrior stage following childhood.This is an example of an:

Accepted Answer

A) age level. 
B) age sodality. 
C) age set. 
D) age stage. 
E) age grade. 
A) age level. 
B) age sodality. 
C) age set. 
D) age stage. 
E) age grade.

Question 19

When one group attempts to replace one political structure with another,it is called:

Accepted Answer

A) revolution 
B) rebellion. 
C) revitalization. 
D) oppression. 
E) terrorism. 
A) revolution 
B) rebellion. 
C) revitalization. 
D) oppression. 
E) terrorism.

Question 20

An attempt to overthrow the existing political structure and replace it is called a(n)__________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An attempt to overthrow the existing political...

Which of the following statements about social control mechanisms in the state is correct?

Approximately how many Armenians were killed as a result of the genocide in Turkey?

Brian Ferguson argues that European contact caused increased levels of Yanomamo violence because of all of the following except:

Nation-states are often described as "imagined communities." What does this mean? How is this adaptive to the survival of the nation-state itself?

Napoleon Chagnon argues that much of Yanomamo warfare serves to preserve village autonomy.But William Divale and Marvin Harris disagree.They argue that Yanomamo violence and warfare regulate population by:

Political organization,social differentiation,and social complexity sometimes intertwine within a society.

Tribes are usually organized into what kind of kin groupings?

Anthropologists agree that warfare stems from all of the following except __________ conditions.

Which of the following statements best illustrates the experience of Armenians under the Turkish state in the early 1900s?

Why does the Armenian experience in Turkey continue to exert a force in current politics?

How does hegemony contribute to the status quo in state societies? Use examples from your own society and your own experiences.

How is hegemony achieved in many state societies?

Sources of power in a single society may be both consensual and coercive.

What does it mean to say that tribes are "acephalous"?

Why is it beneficial to study the political process in human societies? Give examples for each of your arguments.

There is no violence in band societies.

In foraging societies,leadership can be a function of all of the following except:

Among the Maasai of Kenya,boys are initiated into the warrior stage following childhood.This is an example of an:

When one group attempts to replace one political structure with another,it is called:

An attempt to overthrow the existing political structure and replace it is called a(n)__________.

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Exam 9: Political Organization

Which of the following statements about social control mechanisms in the state is correct?

Approximately how many Armenians were killed as a result of the genocide in Turkey?

Brian Ferguson argues that European contact caused increased levels of Yanomamo violence because of all of the following except:

Nation-states are often described as "imagined communities." What does this mean? How is this adaptive to the survival of the nation-state itself?

Napoleon Chagnon argues that much of Yanomamo warfare serves to preserve village autonomy.But William Divale and Marvin Harris disagree.They argue that Yanomamo violence and warfare regulate population by:

Political organization,social differentiation,and social complexity sometimes intertwine within a society.

Tribes are usually organized into what kind of kin groupings?

Anthropologists agree that warfare stems from all of the following except __________ conditions.

Which of the following statements best illustrates the experience of Armenians under the Turkish state in the early 1900s?

Why does the Armenian experience in Turkey continue to exert a force in current politics?

How does hegemony contribute to the status quo in state societies? Use examples from your own society and your own experiences.

How is hegemony achieved in many state societies?

Sources of power in a single society may be both consensual and coercive.

What does it mean to say that tribes are "acephalous"?

Why is it beneficial to study the political process in human societies? Give examples for each of your arguments.

There is no violence in band societies.

In foraging societies,leadership can be a function of all of the following except:

Among the Maasai of Kenya,boys are initiated into the warrior stage following childhood.This is an example of an:

When one group attempts to replace one political structure with another,it is called:

An attempt to overthrow the existing political structure and replace it is called a(n)__________.

What Is Anthropology and Why Should I Care

Culture Counts

Doing Cultural Anthropology

Communication

Making a Living

Economics

Marriage, Family, and Kinship

Sex and Gender

Stratification: Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Caste

Religion

Power, Conquest, and a World System

Globalization and Change

Anthropology Makes a Difference

Filters