Question 1

All peasants

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A) produce food without elaborate technology. 
B) live in industrial states. 
C) are foragers. 
D) sell all of the food they produce. 
E) own the land that they cultivate. 
A) produce food without elaborate technology. 
B) live in industrial states. 
C) are foragers. 
D) sell all of the food they produce. 
E) own the land that they cultivate. A

Question 2

Economies are embedded in society because

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A) nonindustrial producers do not partake in the results of their labor. 
B) nonindustrial economies have little to do with the everyday lives of people. 
C) relations of production, distribution, and consumption are social relations with economic aspects. 
D) governments strictly regulate most nonindustrial economies. 
E) most economic activity takes place far from home. 
A) nonindustrial producers do not partake in the results of their labor. 
B) nonindustrial economies have little to do with the everyday lives of people. 
C) relations of production, distribution, and consumption are social relations with economic aspects. 
D) governments strictly regulate most nonindustrial economies. 
E) most economic activity takes place far from home. C

Question 3

A common social unit among foragers is the

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

The __________ are not foragers.

Accepted Answer

A) Basseri (Iran) 
B) Australian aborigines 
C) Mbuti (Congo) 
D) Eskimos (Alaska and Canada) 
E) San (Kalahari Desert) 
A) Basseri (Iran) 
B) Australian aborigines 
C) Mbuti (Congo) 
D) Eskimos (Alaska and Canada) 
E) San (Kalahari Desert)

Question 5

Pastoralists are specialized herders whose subsistence strategies focus on domesticated animals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The market principle, redistribution, and reciprocity are examples of adaptive strategies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Discuss the major differences between industrial and nonindustrial modes of production.

Accepted Answer

Industrial and nonindustrial modes of pr

Question 8

The market principle dominates in the economies of foraging societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Agriculturalists often make use of the labor and manure of domesticated animals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Paying taxes is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) generalized reciprocity. 
B) balanced reciprocity. 
C) the market principle. 
D) redistribution. 
E) negative reciprocity. 
A) generalized reciprocity. 
B) balanced reciprocity. 
C) the market principle. 
D) redistribution. 
E) negative reciprocity.

Question 11

__________ is a characteristic of most foraging societies.

Accepted Answer

A) Social stratification 
B) Sedentism 
C) Egalitarianism 
D) Irrigation 
E) Large populations 
A) Social stratification 
B) Sedentism 
C) Egalitarianism 
D) Irrigation 
E) Large populations

Question 12

When Kottak began researching among the Betsileo in Madagascar, the children ran away from him because

Accepted Answer

A) he was associated with the schoolteachers, whom no one trusted. 
B) he was traveling with his wife, and no one would talk to a woman. 
C) they were afraid that he was working for the national government to take away their land. 
D) they were afraid that if he took pictures of them, it would capture their souls. 
E) they thought he was a vampire. 
A) he was associated with the schoolteachers, whom no one trusted. 
B) he was traveling with his wife, and no one would talk to a woman. 
C) they were afraid that he was working for the national government to take away their land. 
D) they were afraid that if he took pictures of them, it would capture their souls. 
E) they thought he was a vampire.

Question 13

Unlike industrial workers in most developing countries, female factory employees in Malaysia enjoy very good working conditions (e.g., high wages, job security, unionization).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Discuss what anthropologists mean when they say that nonindustrial economies are embedded in society.

Accepted Answer

When anthropologists say that nonindustr

Question 15

Horticulture makes intensive use of

Accepted Answer

A) labor. 
B) land. 
C) machinery. 
D) capital. 
E) none of the factors of production. 
A) labor. 
B) land. 
C) machinery. 
D) capital. 
E) none of the factors of production.

Question 16

The Betsileo of Madagascar view of money changed and now they

Accepted Answer

A) use coins. 
B) have a full economic system. 
C) many people desire cash. 
D) are self-sufficient. 
E) also need money for food. 
A) use coins. 
B) have a full economic system. 
C) many people desire cash. 
D) are self-sufficient. 
E) also need money for food.

Question 17

Noam Chomsky used the term adaptive strategy to describe a society's system of economic production.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

People in the Betsileo village of Ivato (Madagascar) felt that they already had all they needed because they produced, rather than bought, almost everything they used.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

If rights to land are passed on through descent groups, the __________ adaptive strategy is most likely.

Accepted Answer

A) large-game hunting 
B) nonindustrial food producing 
C) reciprocal 
D) foraging 
E) redistribution 
A) large-game hunting 
B) nonindustrial food producing 
C) reciprocal 
D) foraging 
E) redistribution

Question 20

List some of the primary differences and similarities between horticultural and foraging groups.

Accepted Answer

Horticultural and foraging groups have s

All peasants

Economies are embedded in society because

A common social unit among foragers is the

The __________ are not foragers.

Pastoralists are specialized herders whose subsistence strategies focus on domesticated animals.

The market principle, redistribution, and reciprocity are examples of adaptive strategies.

Discuss the major differences between industrial and nonindustrial modes of production.

The market principle dominates in the economies of foraging societies.

Agriculturalists often make use of the labor and manure of domesticated animals.

Paying taxes is an example of

__________ is a characteristic of most foraging societies.

When Kottak began researching among the Betsileo in Madagascar, the children ran away from him because

Unlike industrial workers in most developing countries, female factory employees in Malaysia enjoy very good working conditions (e.g., high wages, job security, unionization).

Discuss what anthropologists mean when they say that nonindustrial economies are embedded in society.

Horticulture makes intensive use of

The Betsileo of Madagascar view of money changed and now they

Noam Chomsky used the term adaptive strategy to describe a society's system of economic production.

People in the Betsileo village of Ivato (Madagascar) felt that they already had all they needed because they produced, rather than bought, almost everything they used.

If rights to land are passed on through descent groups, the __________ adaptive strategy is most likely.

List some of the primary differences and similarities between horticultural and foraging groups.

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Language and Communication

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

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Exam 11: Making a Living

All peasants

Economies are embedded in society because

A common social unit among foragers is the

The __________ are not foragers.

Pastoralists are specialized herders whose subsistence strategies focus on domesticated animals.

The market principle, redistribution, and reciprocity are examples of adaptive strategies.

Discuss the major differences between industrial and nonindustrial modes of production.

The market principle dominates in the economies of foraging societies.

Agriculturalists often make use of the labor and manure of domesticated animals.

Paying taxes is an example of

__________ is a characteristic of most foraging societies.

When Kottak began researching among the Betsileo in Madagascar, the children ran away from him because

Unlike industrial workers in most developing countries, female factory employees in Malaysia enjoy very good working conditions (e.g., high wages, job security, unionization).

Discuss what anthropologists mean when they say that nonindustrial economies are embedded in society.

Horticulture makes intensive use of

The Betsileo of Madagascar view of money changed and now they

Noam Chomsky used the term adaptive strategy to describe a society's system of economic production.

People in the Betsileo village of Ivato (Madagascar) felt that they already had all they needed because they produced, rather than bought, almost everything they used.

If rights to land are passed on through descent groups, the __________ adaptive strategy is most likely.

List some of the primary differences and similarities between horticultural and foraging groups.

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Language and Communication

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters