Anthropology 205- Incorrect Ones

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1.

In the United States, approximately what percentage of children under 18 years has been involved in incestuous relations?
- A.
  
  A. 2 to 3%
- B.
  
  B. 14 to 15%
- C.
  
  C. 4 to 10%
- D.
  
  D. 10 to 14%
2.

Which of the following statements about incest is most accurate?
- A.
  
  A. just as marriage in various forms is found in all cultures, so is the incest taboo
- B.
  
  B. there are essentially two incest taboos found in different cultures
- C.
  
  C. there is only one incest taboo found in all cultures
- D.
  
  D. every religion has only one incest taboo
3.

Currently, first cousin marriage is illegal in how many states in the United States?
- A.
  
  A. none
- B.
  
  B. 19
- C.
  
  C. 31
- D.
  
  D. 50
4.

Polygyny is favored by what percentage of the world’s cultures?
- A.
  
  A. 20%
- B.
  
  B. 40%
- C.
  
  C. 60%
- D.
  
  D. 80%
5.

The simultaneous marriage of several brothers to a single wife is called:
- A.
  
  A. fraternal polyandry
- B.
  
  B. fraternal monogamy
- C.
  
  C. fraternal polygyny
- D.
  
  D. fraternal polygamy
6.

What is the rationale for bridewealth in a patrilineal society?
- A.
  
  A. the wife is expensive to maintain and the groom must be compensated
- B.
  
  B. the wife’s family will lose her labor and reproductive capacity
- C.
  
  C. the wife’s family negotiates a better marriage with a high bridewealth
- D.
  
  D. the wife’s children will drain resources from her husband’s family over time
7.

Among the Mundurucu, until the age of 13 all children live exclusively with their:
- A.
  
  A. grandparents
- B.
  
  B. both mothers and fathers
- C.
  
  C. fathers and older brothers
- D.
  
  D. mothers and younger siblings
8.

According to a cross-cultural survey of 192 families, the most common family is:
- A.
  
  A. nuclear
- B.
  
  B. extended
- C.
  
  C. conjugal
- D.
  
  D. polygamous
9.

Which of the following is considered primarily responsible for raising children among the Inuit?
- A.
  
  A. siblings only
- B.
  
  B. the extended family
- C.
  
  C. the wife in a nuclear family
- D.
  
  D. all adult members of the community
10.

The most common family type in traditional farming and herding cultures is the:
- A.
  
  A. conjugal family
- B.
  
  B. nuclear family
- C.
  
  C. extended family
- D.
  
  D. blended family
11.

In nonindustrial societies, the most common way of meeting needs such as resource allocation, law enforcement, and societal functions is through the:
- A.
  
  A. clan system
- B.
  
  B. religious system
- C.
  
  C. kinship system
- D.
  
  D. political system
12.

In what country do we find the Maori?
- A.
  
  A. New Zealand
- B.
  
  B. Australia
- C.
  
  C. Trobriand Islands
- D.
  
  D. Papua New Guinea
13.

In matrilineal descent groups, the children of a family belong to the descent group of their:
- A.
  
  A. father
- B.
  
  B. father’s brother
- C.
  
  C. father’s grandmother
- D.
  
  D. mother’s brother
14.

The clan results from:
- A.
  
  A. extended family
- B.
  
  B. descent group formation
- C.
  
  C. lineage fission
- D.
  
  D. lineage fusion
15.

An extended unilineal kinship group, often consisting of several lineages, whose members claim common descent from a remote ancestor is called a:
- A.
  
  A. phratry
- B.
  
  B. descent group
- C.
  
  C. clan
- D.
  
  D. lineage
16.

When descent derives from both mother’s and father’s lines equally, it is called:
- A.
  
  Unilineal descent
- B.
  
  Ambilineal descent
- C.
  
  Double descent
- D.
  
  Bilateral descent
17.

“Kindred” is frequently associated with what mode of subsistence?
- A.
  
  Industrialism
- B.
  
  Horticulture
- C.
  
  Pastoralism
- D.
  
  Foraging
18.

With which type of descent is Eskimo terminology most associated?
- A.
  
  Unilineal
- B.
  
  Double
- C.
  
  Ambilineal
- D.
  
  Bilateral
19.

Which kinship terminology reflects the absence of strong unilineal descent?
- A.
  
  Eskimo
- B.
  
  Hawaiian
- C.
  
  Crow
- D.
  
  Omaha
20.

Which of the following factors affect a person’s position in society all over the world (universally)?
- A.
  
  Age and sex
- B.
  
  Social class and occupation
- C.
  
  Sex and social class
- D.
  
  Age and occupation
21.

The Jewish bar mitzvah is an example of an:
- A.
  
  Age group
- B.
  
  Age class
- C.
  
  Age grade
- D.
  
  Age set
22.

The degree of mobility in a stratified society is related to the kind of:
- A.
  
  Family organization
- B.
  
  Class statuses
- C.
  
  Occupation classes
- D.
  
  Religious organization
23.

Greater mobility is generally associated with a:
- A.
  
  Nontraditional family
- B.
  
  Polygamous family
- C.
  
  Extended family
- D.
  
  Nuclear family
24.

Which of the following characteristics does not describe an uncentralized political system?
- A.
  
  Large population
- B.
  
  High levels of individual freedom
- C.
  
  Leaders with no formal political power
- D.
  
  Subsistence economy
25.

What is the primary reason for lower incidences of warfare among food foragers?
- A.
  
  Frequent mobility
- B.
  
  Little occupational specialization
- C.
  
  Significant role of the family lineage
- D.
  
  Small amounts of food surplus