Question 1

Agriculturally based societies are primarily associated with the following economic institution(s):

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A)  generalized reciprocity. 
B)  market exchange. 
C)  redistribution and market exchange. 
D)  negative reciprocity and market exchange.

Question 2

Compare and contrast foragers (from chapter 5) and horticulturalists with respect to technology, subsistence, division of labor, and systems of distribution.Cite specific examples to illustrate your discussion.

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Question 3

The Trobriand Islands made famous in the ethnographies of Bronislaw Malinowski are now called the

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A)  United Islands of Micronesia. 
B)  Ponepi Islands 
C)  Cook Islands 
D)  Kiriwina Islands

Question 4

Nation-state currency today is usually backed by

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A)  gold 
B)  copper 
C)  nickel 
D)  platinum

Question 5

Name two similarities and two differences between the features of horticulturalism and pastoralism.

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Question 6

Ghana provides an interesting case of both commodity and fiat money existing today.What is the "commodity"?

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A)  glass beads 
B)  leather 
C)  horn 
D)  cowry shells

Question 7

Compare and contrast the environments, technologies, and subsistence strategies of two societies you have read about, learned about in lecture, or seen in a video.

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Question 8

List and discuss two ecological conditions that fostered pastoralism.

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Question 9

List three specific ways that horticulturalism and pastoralism are similar.

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Question 10

Discuss and cite examples of three different human subsistence strategies.

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Question 11

State societies have what modes of economic exchange?

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A)  reciprocity 
B)  redistribution 
C)  market exchange 
D)  all of the above

Question 12

List three reasons that some believe horticulture was the worst mistake in the history of humanity.

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Question 13

Describe the features of horticultural societies, and cite specific examples showing how the Yanomamo fit these features.

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Question 14

The Yanomamo of Venezuela and Brazil use which type of subsistence strategy?

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A)  horticulture 
B)  foraging 
C)  agriculture 
D)  pastoralism

Question 15

When the entrepreneur from Hawaii attempted to purchase large quantities of Tahitian palm fiber hats she discovered the Tahitian weavers

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A)  were very interested in earning hard currency. 
B)  subcontracted the work to neighbors and relatives. 
C)  established similar market connections with boutique shops in California. 
D)  were not interested in weaving identical hats.

Question 16

Horticulturalists have

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A)  a low energy budget. 
B)  no energy budget. 
C)  an optimal energy budget. 
D)  a high energy budget.

Question 17

Describe the technology of _________ (name group) and explain why this group's technology and food subsistence strategy would be characterized as _________ (name a type of subsistence strategy).

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Question 18

Trobriand Islanders grow

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A)  maize and beans. 
B)  beans and millet. 
C)  yams and breadfruit. 
D)  rice and mongongo nuts.

Question 19

Annette Weiner attributes the Trobriand Islander's maintenance of traditional beliefs in the face of change brought by tourism and other outside cultural contacts to

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A)  their strong religious beliefs. 
B)  the leadership of the chiefs 
C)  the Kula Ring. 
D)  the role of women.

Question 20

The text refers to all but _____ as a form of currency.

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A)  cowry shells 
B)  knives 
C)  beads 
D)  fur

Exam 6: Subsistence Strategies and Resource Allocation II: How Did Food Production Transform Culture

Agriculturally based societies are primarily associated with the following economic institution(s) :