Question 1

Polyandry is common and practiced under a wide range of conditions.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In North America, the relatively high incidence of expanded family households in the lower class is

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A)   caused by bifurcate merging, a practice brought to the United States by Irish immigrants during the early part of the 20th century.
B)   maladaptive, since poor families should be smaller in order to cut down on expenses.
C)   the result of enduring cultural ties to Europe.
D)   the reason the families of lower-class urbanites are dysfunctional.
E)   an important strategy used by the poor to adapt to poverty.F) B) and E)
G) B) and C)

Question 3

In the caste system of India, failure to adhere to class endogamy rules traditionally resulted in a ritually impure union.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Members of a clan do not try to demonstrate specific genealogical links; rather, they just stipulate their common ancestry and descent.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Incest is a cultural universal that is defined the same way by all cultures.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Anthropologists have noted a trend away from arranged marriages and toward romantic love.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Anthropologist Edmund Leach (1955)  observed that, depending on the society, several different kinds of rights are allocated by marriage. According to Leach, marriage can-but doesn't always-accomplish each of the following EXCEPT

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A)   give either or both spouses rights to the labor of the other.
B)   give either or both spouses rights over the other's property.
C)   give either or both spouses rights over the latent and manifest functions of the other.
D)   establish a socially significant "relationship of affinity" between spouses and their relatives.
E)   give either or both spouses a monopoly in the sexuality of the other.F) A) and C)
G) D) and E)

Question 8

What is the most common system of kinship classification used in the United States?

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A)   bifurcate collateral
B)   generational
C)   lineal
D)   patrilineal
E)   bifurcate mergingF) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 9

With patrilineal descent, someone takes his or her father's last name but recognizes descent through both parents.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What are the two basic social units of foraging societies?

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A)   the lineage and the nuclear family
B)   the band and the clan
C)   the extended family and the clan
D)   the nuclear family and the band
E)   the band and the extended familyF) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 11

Which of the following statements about polyandry is most likely true?

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A)   It is a cultural adaptation to the high labor demands of rice cultivation.
B)   It is a cultural adaptation to mobility associated with male travel for trade, commerce, and warfare.
C)   It is almost always sororate.
D)   It is legal in the United States.
E)   It is found only among fishing communities in Madagascar.F) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 12

Contemporary North American adults usually define their families as consisting of their husbands or wives and their children. In contrast, when middle-class Brazilians talk about their families, they mean their parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and on, down to their children. They rarely mention the spouse. Which of the following is among the reasons for this stark cultural contrast?

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A)   North Americans value independence over their family.
B)   Brazilians live in a less mobile society and so stay in closer contact with their relatives, including members of their extended family, than do North Americans.
C)   North Americans have more choices about where they can live, and they have chosen to live away from their relatives.
D)   Brazilians readily incorporate strangers into their social worlds.
E)   Brazilians have purely economic relationships with their spouses.F) B) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 13

A lobola, a substantial marital gift from the husband and his kin to the wife and her kin, such as among the BaThonga of Mozambique, is

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A)   widespread in patrilineal societies.
B)   the same as a dowry.
C)   a form of bride theft.
D)   widespread in matrilineal societies.
E)   only given for elopements.F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 14

Which term refers to the family in which a child is raised?

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A)   family of kin
B)   family of nucleation
C)   family of orientation
D)   genealogical family
E)   family of procreationF) All of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 15

Members of a clan say they are descended from a common apical ancestor.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Understanding kinship systems is an important part of anthropology because

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A)   it provides an objective, universal perspective on how people are related to one another.
B)   kinship ties are what triggered the split between the hominin line and the rest of the primates and is thus the defining aspect of our humanity.
C)   kinship ties are important to the people anthropologists study; they are a key component of people's everyday social relations.
D)   the study of kinship is part of the anthropological tradition established by the field's pioneers.
E)   it is the only aspect of anthropological study that the general public cares about.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 17

Cross-culturally, divorce is known only in industrialized societies where a high percentage of women are gainfully employed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In tribal societies, unlike industrial ones, marriage entails only an agreement between the people getting married; descent groups play only a minor role.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The higher proportion of expanded family households among poorer Americans has been explained as an adaptation to poverty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

As of 2018, same-sex marriage was legal in most countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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Anthropologists have noted a trend away from arranged marriages and toward romantic love.

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Polyandry is common and practiced under a wide range of conditions.

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The higher proportion of expanded family households among poorer Americans has been explained as an adaptation to poverty.

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A lobola, a substantial marital gift from the husband and his kin to the wife and her kin, such as among the BaThonga of Mozambique, is

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What is the most common system of kinship classification used in the United States?

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Incest is a cultural universal that is defined the same way by all cultures.

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In North America, the relatively high incidence of expanded family households in the lower class is

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In tribal societies, unlike industrial ones, marriage entails only an agreement between the people getting married; descent groups play only a minor role.

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What are the two basic social units of foraging societies?

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Which term refers to the family in which a child is raised?

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Which of the following statements about polyandry is most likely true?

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Cross-culturally, divorce is known only in industrialized societies where a high percentage of women are gainfully employed.

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Members of a clan say they are descended from a common apical ancestor.

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In the caste system of India, failure to adhere to class endogamy rules traditionally resulted in a ritually impure union.

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As of 2018, same-sex marriage was legal in most countries.

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Members of a clan do not try to demonstrate specific genealogical links; rather, they just stipulate their common ancestry and descent.

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Anthropologist Edmund Leach (1955) observed that, depending on the society, several different kinds of rights are allocated by marriage. According to Leach, marriage can-but doesn't always-accomplish each of the following EXCEPT

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Understanding kinship systems is an important part of anthropology because

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With patrilineal descent, someone takes his or her father's last name but recognizes descent through both parents.

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Anthropologists have noted a trend away from arranged marriages and toward romantic love.

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Polyandry is common and practiced under a wide range of conditions.

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The higher proportion of expanded family households among poorer Americans has been explained as an adaptation to poverty.

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A lobola, a substantial marital gift from the husband and his kin to the wife and her kin, such as among the BaThonga of Mozambique, is

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What is the most common system of kinship classification used in the United States?

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Incest is a cultural universal that is defined the same way by all cultures.

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In North America, the relatively high incidence of expanded family households in the lower class is

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In tribal societies, unlike industrial ones, marriage entails only an agreement between the people getting married; descent groups play only a minor role.

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What are the two basic social units of foraging societies?

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Which term refers to the family in which a child is raised?

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Which of the following statements about polyandry is most likely true?

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Cross-culturally, divorce is known only in industrialized societies where a high percentage of women are gainfully employed.

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Members of a clan say they are descended from a common apical ancestor.

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In the caste system of India, failure to adhere to class endogamy rules traditionally resulted in a ritually impure union.

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As of 2018, same-sex marriage was legal in most countries.

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Members of a clan do not try to demonstrate specific genealogical links; rather, they just stipulate their common ancestry and descent.

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Anthropologist Edmund Leach (1955) observed that, depending on the society, several different kinds of rights are allocated by marriage. According to Leach, marriage can-but doesn't always-accomplish each of the following EXCEPT

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Understanding kinship systems is an important part of anthropology because

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With patrilineal descent, someone takes his or her father's last name but recognizes descent through both parents.

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