Question 1

The belief that spirits reside within all inorganic and organic materials is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  superstition 
B)  animism 
C)  dream-wishing 
D)  irrational behavior 
E)  dualism 
A)  superstition 
B)  animism 
C)  dream-wishing 
D)  irrational behavior 
E)  dualism

Question 2

If the art forms found among foragers reflect the spiritual aspects of their culture, then:

Accepted Answer

A)  the most common subjects of artistic expression are plants and animals 
B)  most of their art is abstract in nature 
C)  their art work never involves living creatures, only ghosts and spirit beings 
D)  their only artists are also the shamans for the group 
A)  the most common subjects of artistic expression are plants and animals 
B)  most of their art is abstract in nature 
C)  their art work never involves living creatures, only ghosts and spirit beings 
D)  their only artists are also the shamans for the group

Question 3

Since hunter-gatherer societies are mobile, the environment does not influence demographic characteristics such as population growth, fertility, and mortality in these band societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

An ideal marriage partner in a forager group is often a parallel cousin, the offspring of one's father's sister or one's mother's brother.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Anthropological research has shown that biological rather than cultural factors are responsible for the rapid growth and incredibly high fertility rates of forager populations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

As expected, because of their physical strength and superior endurance, males provide the bulk of the food in all hunter-gatherer societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following would NOT have the effect of lowering fertility?

Accepted Answer

A)  marriage at an older age 
B)  weaning babies at an older age 
C)  practicing infanticide 
D)  an earlier onset of menarche 
A)  marriage at an older age 
B)  weaning babies at an older age 
C)  practicing infanticide 
D)  an earlier onset of menarche

Question 8

What types of economic exchange would you expect to find in hunter-gatherer societies? Are the individuals in foraging societies naturally altruistic, magnanimous, and generous, or are they no nobler than other peoples?

Accepted Answer

In hunter-gatherer societies, you would

Question 9

In some forager societies, patrilocal residence and cross-cousin marriage combine to create a system called restricted marital exchange. In this system, two groups exchange women. The purpose of this is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  make sure that everyone in the group has a wife or husband 
B)  limit marriages to close friends and family members 
C)  foster group solidarity by encouraging kinship alliances 
D)  make sure that women do what the men want them to do 
E)  limit population growth and maintain the band well below the carrying capacity of the region 
A)  make sure that everyone in the group has a wife or husband 
B)  limit marriages to close friends and family members 
C)  foster group solidarity by encouraging kinship alliances 
D)  make sure that women do what the men want them to do 
E)  limit population growth and maintain the band well below the carrying capacity of the region

Question 10

A principal criticism of the theory that hunter-gatherers work fewer hours than agriculturalists is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  It was based on the Western definition of work as the quest for food. 
B)  It took into account labor expended in tool making, cooking, and healing. 
C)  It was based mostly on archaeological evidence. 
D)  It neglected to take relations of reciprocity into account. 
A)  It was based on the Western definition of work as the quest for food. 
B)  It took into account labor expended in tool making, cooking, and healing. 
C)  It was based mostly on archaeological evidence. 
D)  It neglected to take relations of reciprocity into account.

Question 11

The term "hunter and gatherer" evokes for anthropologists a society:

Accepted Answer

A)  whose economic, social, and political unit is the band 
B)  that exists as a large, sedentary community 
C)  that is organized as a tribe with a powerful chief 
D)  that subsists on domesticated plants and animals 
A)  whose economic, social, and political unit is the band 
B)  that exists as a large, sedentary community 
C)  that is organized as a tribe with a powerful chief 
D)  that subsists on domesticated plants and animals

Question 12

A common form of generalized reciprocity in our society is:

Accepted Answer

A)  common acceptance of the value of the dollar 
B)  communal use of public restrooms 
C)  a salary increase accompanying a job promotion 
D)  getting and giving birthday presents 
A)  common acceptance of the value of the dollar 
B)  communal use of public restrooms 
C)  a salary increase accompanying a job promotion 
D)  getting and giving birthday presents

Question 13

The phrase "original affluent society" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the earliest foragers, who lived in rich environments 
B)  the notion that hunter-gatherers spend little time working 
C)  the ancient Egyptian civilization 
D)  the concept of the "noble savage" 
A)  the earliest foragers, who lived in rich environments 
B)  the notion that hunter-gatherers spend little time working 
C)  the ancient Egyptian civilization 
D)  the concept of the "noble savage"

Question 14

What do you perceive as some of the basic differences between your religious beliefs and those of foragers outlined in the text? Are there any similarities, or are the beliefs too disparate?

Accepted Answer

Some of the basic differences between my

Question 15

Hunting and gathering societies have always existed in marginal environments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Sadly, foragers do not have any music or art since their days are mainly taken up in subsistence activities, politics, and religion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Social control in forager societies is maintained by a standing police force that wields so much power that most individuals simply do not even think about committing a crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A cross cousin is the offspring of one's father's sister or one's mother's brother.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Since older individuals in foraging societies cannot participate in hunting and gathering activities as readily as they did when they were younger, they are considered of little use and quickly lose status and prestige.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Anthropologist Richard Lee has estimated that the traditional !Kung San spent between days each week finding food.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 to 3 
B)  4 to 5 
C)  5 to 6 
D)  6 to 7 
A)  2 to 3 
B)  4 to 5 
C)  5 to 6 
D)  6 to 7

The belief that spirits reside within all inorganic and organic materials is called:

If the art forms found among foragers reflect the spiritual aspects of their culture, then:

Since hunter-gatherer societies are mobile, the environment does not influence demographic characteristics such as population growth, fertility, and mortality in these band societies.

An ideal marriage partner in a forager group is often a parallel cousin, the offspring of one's father's sister or one's mother's brother.

Anthropological research has shown that biological rather than cultural factors are responsible for the rapid growth and incredibly high fertility rates of forager populations.

As expected, because of their physical strength and superior endurance, males provide the bulk of the food in all hunter-gatherer societies.

Which of the following would NOT have the effect of lowering fertility?

What types of economic exchange would you expect to find in hunter-gatherer societies? Are the individuals in foraging societies naturally altruistic, magnanimous, and generous, or are they no nobler than other peoples?

In some forager societies, patrilocal residence and cross-cousin marriage combine to create a system called restricted marital exchange. In this system, two groups exchange women. The purpose of this is to:

A principal criticism of the theory that hunter-gatherers work fewer hours than agriculturalists is that:

The term "hunter and gatherer" evokes for anthropologists a society:

A common form of generalized reciprocity in our society is:

The phrase "original affluent society" refers to:

What do you perceive as some of the basic differences between your religious beliefs and those of foragers outlined in the text? Are there any similarities, or are the beliefs too disparate?

Hunting and gathering societies have always existed in marginal environments.

Sadly, foragers do not have any music or art since their days are mainly taken up in subsistence activities, politics, and religion.

Social control in forager societies is maintained by a standing police force that wields so much power that most individuals simply do not even think about committing a crime.

A cross cousin is the offspring of one's father's sister or one's mother's brother.

Since older individuals in foraging societies cannot participate in hunting and gathering activities as readily as they did when they were younger, they are considered of little use and quickly lose status and prestige.

Anthropologist Richard Lee has estimated that the traditional !Kung San spent between days each week finding food.

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Anthropological Explanations

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Exam 8: Band Societies

The belief that spirits reside within all inorganic and organic materials is called:

If the art forms found among foragers reflect the spiritual aspects of their culture, then:

Since hunter-gatherer societies are mobile, the environment does not influence demographic characteristics such as population growth, fertility, and mortality in these band societies.

An ideal marriage partner in a forager group is often a parallel cousin, the offspring of one's father's sister or one's mother's brother.

Anthropological research has shown that biological rather than cultural factors are responsible for the rapid growth and incredibly high fertility rates of forager populations.

As expected, because of their physical strength and superior endurance, males provide the bulk of the food in all hunter-gatherer societies.

Which of the following would NOT have the effect of lowering fertility?

What types of economic exchange would you expect to find in hunter-gatherer societies? Are the individuals in foraging societies naturally altruistic, magnanimous, and generous, or are they no nobler than other peoples?

In some forager societies, patrilocal residence and cross-cousin marriage combine to create a system called restricted marital exchange. In this system, two groups exchange women. The purpose of this is to:

A principal criticism of the theory that hunter-gatherers work fewer hours than agriculturalists is that:

The term "hunter and gatherer" evokes for anthropologists a society:

A common form of generalized reciprocity in our society is:

The phrase "original affluent society" refers to:

What do you perceive as some of the basic differences between your religious beliefs and those of foragers outlined in the text? Are there any similarities, or are the beliefs too disparate?

Hunting and gathering societies have always existed in marginal environments.

Sadly, foragers do not have any music or art since their days are mainly taken up in subsistence activities, politics, and religion.

Social control in forager societies is maintained by a standing police force that wields so much power that most individuals simply do not even think about committing a crime.

A cross cousin is the offspring of one's father's sister or one's mother's brother.

Since older individuals in foraging societies cannot participate in hunting and gathering activities as readily as they did when they were younger, they are considered of little use and quickly lose status and prestige.

Anthropologist Richard Lee has estimated that the traditional !Kung San spent between days each week finding food.

Introduction to Anthropology

Human Evolution

Culture

The Process of Enculturation: Psychological and Cognitive Anthropology

Language

Anthropological Explanations

Analyzing Sociocultural Systems

Tribes

Chiefdoms

Agricultural States

Industrial States

Globalization, Culture, and Indigenous Societies

Globalization in Latin America, africa, and the Caribbean

Globalization in the Middle East and Asia

Race and Ethnicity

Contemporary Global Trends

Applied Anthropology

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