Question 1

Cross-cultural research shows that the likelihood of state-level organization is closely associated with __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the intensity of agriculture 
B)  the type of foods used as primary resources 
C)  participation in a market economy 
D)  availability of strong leaders

Question 2

The different types of political organization are often strongly linked to variation in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  food-getting, economy, and social stratification 
B)  kinship, childrearing, and household structure 
C)  household structure, economy, and kinship 
D)  social stratification, associations, and marriage patterns

Question 3

Into what principal types of political organization did Elman Service suggest most societies could be classified?

Accepted Answer

A)  bands, tribes, chiefdoms, states 
B)  savages, barbarians, civilizations 
C)  egalitarian, ranked, stratified 
D)  archaic, traditional, modern, postmodern

Question 4

How does the degree of political participation relate to warfare?

Accepted Answer

A)  Democratically governed nations rarely go to war with one another. 
B)  Low political participation tends to spark internal warfare. 
C)  Low political participation reduces a society's involvement in war. 
D)  Democratically governed nations rarely participate in war.

Question 5

In the United States, what factor was considered to make a political candidate look more competent, after controlling for age and attractiveness?

Accepted Answer

A)  a bigger chin 
B)  a dark-colored suit 
C)  a traditional hairstyle 
D)  a flag lapel pin

Question 6

Among the Tiv of Northern Nigeria, political organization is based on __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  kinship 
B)  agriculture 
C)  religion 
D)  wealth

Question 7

Which of these features is characteristic of a band?

Accepted Answer

A)  low population density 
B)  intensive agriculture 
C)  social stratification 
D)  strict territoriality

Question 8

Which of these societies is an exception to the pattern that foraging societies are organized at the band level?

Accepted Answer

A)  Northwest Pacific Native Americans 
B)  Aché in South America 
C)  !Kung in southern Africa 
D)  Inuit in Canada and the United States

Question 9

In addition to government and politics, political life includes __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the resolution of disputes 
B)  childrearing practices 
C)  the organization of kin groups 
D)  distribution of wealth

Question 10

Large-scale warfare is usually practiced by societies with __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  intensive agriculture or industrialization 
B)  foraging or horticulture 
C)  small-scale or intensive agriculture 
D)  horticulture or pastoralism

Question 11

Pre-colonial American societies had examples of both chiefdoms and states. Explain how you would distinguish between the levels of political organization, and give an example of each from the Americas.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Pre-colonial American societies had examples of both...

Question 12

Some anthropologists suggest that __________, rather than increasing production and population size, is the driving factor behind political integration.

Accepted Answer

A)  competition between groups 
B)  changing gender roles 
C)  dietary changes 
D)  economic hardship

Question 13

The Nupe king of what is now __________ had ultimate authority over his people by __________ them.

Accepted Answer

A)  Nigeria; taxing 
B)  Ghana; adjudicating 
C)  Nigeria; adjudicating 
D)  Ghana; taxing

Question 14

In contrast to band societies, groups with tribal organizations tend to be __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  food producers 
B)  egalitarian 
C)  nomadic 
D)  stratified

Question 15

The segmentary lineage system proved to be a great military advantage in the conflict between which two culturally similar groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Nuer and the Dinka 
B)  the Maasai and the Turkana 
C)  the !Kung and the Himba 
D)  the Tutsi and the Hutu

Question 16

In the modern world, __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  every society has been incorporated into some larger, centralized political system 
B)  many societies remain informally organized and are under no higher political authority 
C)  most societies have developed their own centralized political system 
D)  foraging bands are becoming more organized but remain politically autonomous

Question 17

List and explain the major forms of conflict resolution known to anthropologists. For each, state in which type of society such resolution is most likely to occur.

Accepted Answer

The answer of List and explain the major forms of...

Question 18

The prominence of women in the politics of Vanatinai is most likely linked to __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the absence of war 
B)  importance of women's foraging 
C)  low fertility and child-care responsibilities 
D)  matrilocal residence

Question 19

Societies with higher levels of political integration are also likely to exhibit __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  class distinctions 
B)  high literacy rates 
C)  collective action 
D)  territorial disputes

Question 20

What factor aided the state-level U.S. society in the defeat and incorporation of Native American societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  depopulation of native groups 
B)  use of horses and firearms 
C)  prophecies and religious beliefs 
D)  knowledge of local landscape

Exam 13: Political Life: Social Order and Disorder