Question 1

One way of resolving disputes in tribal societies is to force an individual accused of a crime to submit to a physical ordeal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Anthropologists have varying opinions on whether or not __________ contribute(s) to warfare among the Yanomamö.

Accepted Answer

A)   competition over women
B)   religious and moral convictions
C)   higher levels of hormones associated with aggression
D)   limited protein resources D

Question 3

Since Japan is a homogeneous society, there is less need for litigation than in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

Social control in foraging 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 5

Which of the following is a type of sodality?

Accepted Answer

A)   an agglomeration of houses belonging to members of a single clan
B)   a marriage arrangement between two moieties
C)   a pact of non-aggression among neighboring tribes
D)   an association of individuals that cuts across kinship groups

Question 6

A sense of loyalty to the nation-state based on shared language, values, and culture is called __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   ethnicity
B)   nationalism
C)   statehood
D)   popular sovereignty

Question 7

A segmentary lineage system is made up of several maximal and minimal lineages that can unite to form alliances and resolve disputes through what is called complementary opposition.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

One of the most distinctive features of law in industrial societies is the proliferation of public and procedural law, referred to as __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   tort law
B)   administrative law
C)   habeas corpus
D)   litigation law

Question 9

Leaders of bands are usually males who are elected by majority vote and rule by coercion and intimidation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following are used by Eskimo to resolve disputes?

Accepted Answer

A)   song duels and wrestling matches
B)   poetry contests and foot races
C)   sled races and ice-fishing contests
D)   cold weather ordeals and kayak races

Question 11

Which of the following is characteristic of political structures among chiefdoms?

Accepted Answer

A)   Leadership is vested in an institutionalized office that exists independently of a particular person.
B)   The central leadership position is earned rather than passed down within a single ruling family.
C)   Leaders maintain absolute authority, usually enforced by physical coercion.
D)   Political power derives from personal qualities, such as intelligence or skill, rather than economic success.

Question 12

Based on standardized procedures for dealing with civil and criminal offenses, the first known code of law was the __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Laws of Babylon
B)   Precepts of Order
C)   Code of Hammurabi
D)   Civil Enactments of Order

Question 13

In Hawaiian chiefdoms, warfare between rival chiefs culminated in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)   sacrifice of the losing ruling descent group
B)   complete disruption of the political structure of the losing chiefdom
C)   intermarriage between the winning and losing descent groups
D)   the erection of monuments to delineate new territories

Question 14

Nationalism is a strong sense of loyalty to a nation-state based on shared language, values, and culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What forms of political organization are found in horticulturalist and pastoralist societies? What are some of the reasons that have been offered to explain these types of organization? How do they differ from those found in foraging groups?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What forms of political organization are found...

Question 16

As in U.S. politics, there is much prestige, wealth, and power associated with being a leader in a foraging society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The first codified laws originated in the Near Eastern civilization of Babylon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

What aspects of political organization were instrumental in the development of agricultural states? Cite specific evidence to support your answer.

Accepted Answer

The answer of What aspects of political organization were instrumental...

Question 19

Technological advances in warfare during World War I led to a reduction in fatalities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Adjudication of legal disputes in chiefdom societies was a major responsibility of the chief.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 11: Politics, Warfare, and Law

One way of resolving disputes in tribal societies is to force an individual accused of a crime to submit to a physical ordeal.

Anthropologists have varying opinions on whether or not __________ contribute(s) to warfare among the Yanomamö.

Since Japan is a homogeneous society, there is less need for litigation than in the United States.

Social control in foraging 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.

Which of the following is a type of sodality?

A sense of loyalty to the nation-state based on shared language, values, and culture is called __________.

A segmentary lineage system is made up of several maximal and minimal lineages that can unite to form alliances and resolve disputes through what is called complementary opposition.

One of the most distinctive features of law in industrial societies is the proliferation of public and procedural law, referred to as __________.

Leaders of bands are usually males who are elected by majority vote and rule by coercion and intimidation.

Which of the following are used by Eskimo to resolve disputes?

Which of the following is characteristic of political structures among chiefdoms?

Based on standardized procedures for dealing with civil and criminal offenses, the first known code of law was the __________.

In Hawaiian chiefdoms, warfare between rival chiefs culminated in which of the following?

Nationalism is a strong sense of loyalty to a nation-state based on shared language, values, and culture.

What forms of political organization are found in horticulturalist and pastoralist societies? What are some of the reasons that have been offered to explain these types of organization? How do they differ from those found in foraging groups?

As in U.S. politics, there is much prestige, wealth, and power associated with being a leader in a foraging society.

The first codified laws originated in the Near Eastern civilization of Babylon.

What aspects of political organization were instrumental in the development of agricultural states? Cite specific evidence to support your answer.

Technological advances in warfare during World War I led to a reduction in fatalities.

Adjudication of legal disputes in chiefdom societies was a major responsibility of the chief.