Anthropology 1102-012 Quiz 8
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Anthropology quiz 8
- 1.In which of the following forms of political organization is it most likely that the most important leaders will acquire their position based upon personal background or ability, rather than heredity?
- A.
Tribal societies
- B.
Feudal states
- C.
Imagined communities
- D.
Chiefdoms
- E.
Agrarian, preindustrial states
- 2.What is a "big man"?
- A.
A person who holds a permanent political office
- B.
A heredity ruler
- C.
A person who creates his reputation through entrepreneurship and generosity to others
- D.
A leader who avoids excessive displays of generosity
- E.
A leader who has tremendous power because he is regarded as divine
- 3.
- A.
Warfare is conducted by professional armies
- B.
Political institutions are maintained totally separate from economic institutions
- C.
Social control is maintained mostly through physical coercion
- D.
Economic, political, and religious activities are often embedded in one another
- E.
All political power is based on religion
- 4.In band-level societies, what does the amount of respect or prestige attached to an individual depend on?
- A.
Rank ascribed at birth
- B.
Culturally valued personal attributes
- C.
The number of possessions and their monetary value
- D.
The amount of labor one can extract from spouse and children
- E.
Genealogical closeness to apical ancestors
- 5.Which of the following statements about political leaders in foraging bands is true?
- A.
They maintain power by maintaining strong ties with the commoner class
- B.
They have inherited special access to strategic resources
- C.
They maintain control by conquering foreign territories
- D.
They have no means of forcing people to follow their decisions
- E.
They are the most dominant males in the largest, most powerful descent group
- 6.Which of the following is an example of an age set?
- A.
A village council
- B.
The baby-boomers
- C.
High school freshmen
- D.
The chicago white sox
- E.
The poeple in this anthropology class
- 7.Which of the following is an example of an age grade?
- A.
A village council
- B.
The baby-boomers
- C.
High school freshmen
- D.
The chicago white sox
- E.
The pople in this anthropology class
- 8.The presence and acceptance of which of the following is one of the key distinguishing features of a state?
- A.
Gender differences in terms of access to resources
- B.
Generosity, even at the fiscal level
- C.
Rapport between the elites and commoners
- D.
Stratification
- E.
The authority of charismatic leaders
- 9.Which of the following kinds of societies is most likely to have stratum endogamy (marriage within one's own group)?
- A.
A band
- B.
A state
- C.
A clan
- D.
A society with segmentary lineage organization
- E.
A tribe
- 10.Broader than political control, the concept of ________ refers to those fields of the social system (beliefs, practices, and institutions) that are most actively involved in the maintenance of any norms and the regulation of any conflict
- A.
Sociopolitical strategies
- B.
Social controls
- C.
Cultural capital
- D.
Universal controls
- E.
Sorcery
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