Explore key anthropological concepts with the 'Anthropology 205- Incorrect Ones' quiz. Assess your understanding on topics such as incest, marriage laws, and social practices across cultures. This quiz is essential for learners interested in societal norms and cultural anthropology.
Pluralistic society
Ethnocentric society
International society
Multicultural society
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A. fraternal polyandry
B. fraternal monogamy
C. fraternal polygyny
D. fraternal polygamy
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A. conjugal family
B. nuclear family
C. extended family
D. blended family
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Eskimo
Hawaiian
Crow
Omaha
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A. nuclear
B. extended
C. conjugal
D. polygamous
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Asatru
Cargo cults
Mau Mau uprising
Sun Dance
Age and sex
Social class and occupation
Sex and social class
Age and occupation
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Large population
High levels of individual freedom
Leaders with no formal political power
Subsistence economy
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The ability to resolve disputes without the use of legal sanctions and coercion
The role that the surrounding community plays in resolving disputes between parties
The actual conflict resolution itself
The goal of promoting world peace and the elimination of all disputes
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16 billion
6 billion
2 billion
8 billion
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Social death and rebirth
Marriage and union
Sorcery and witchcraft
Specialization
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Belief that some individuals possess the supernatural power to manipulate objects
Belief that some individuals possess psychic power to cause harm
Belief that some individuals can travel at night and cause altered states
Belief that some individuals possess specific formulas to temporarily change people
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33
21
50
73
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Larger nation-states are less affected by global forces than small ones
Cultures respond differently to the processes of globalization
Globalization tends to affect poorer nations more than wealthy ones
Cultures all respond violently to global initiatives and integration
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Industrialism
Horticulture
Pastoralism
Foraging
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A. New Zealand
B. Australia
C. Trobriand Islands
D. Papua New Guinea
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A. none
B. 19
C. 31
D. 50
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Incorporation
Transformation
Transition
Separation
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Because internalized controls are not sufficient
Because they are threatened by other groups at all times
Because sanctions provide structure to social institutions
Because sanctions allow societies to compete with each other
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Restructured social field of force
Controlled profit growth
Development of new commercial markets
Struggle for scarce natural resources
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A. just as marriage in various forms is found in all cultures, so is the incest taboo
B. there are essentially two incest taboos found in different cultures
C. there is only one incest taboo found in all cultures
D. every religion has only one incest taboo
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A. the wife is expensive to maintain and the groom must be compensated
B. the wife’s family will lose her labor and reproductive capacity
C. the wife’s family negotiates a better marriage with a high bridewealth
D. the wife’s children will drain resources from her husband’s family over time
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Age group
Age class
Age grade
Age set
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The paramount chiefs tax their citizens to generate revenue
The paramount chiefs do not represent the people
The paramount chiefs receive a salary from the state government
The chiefs are paramount and each rules a separate country
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10,000-20,000
9-10 million
800,000-1 million
2-3 million
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Clips of hair from someone
Images and likenesses of someone
Fingernail clippings from someone
A special piece of jewelry that belongs to someone
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17 million
275 million
200 million
25 million
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A. father
B. father’s brother
C. father’s grandmother
D. mother’s brother
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A. phratry
B. descent group
C. clan
D. lineage
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Frequent mobility
Little occupational specialization
Significant role of the family lineage
Small amounts of food surplus
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Controlling animals
Healing the sick
Bringing rain
Punishing enemies
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A. siblings only
B. the extended family
C. the wife in a nuclear family
D. all adult members of the community
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A. extended family
B. descent group formation
C. lineage fission
D. lineage fusion
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Family organization
Class statuses
Occupation classes
Religious organization
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Hard power
Structural violence
Structural coercion
External coercion
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5 million
1 bil
2 mil
6 mil
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Nontraditional family
Polygamous family
Extended family
Nuclear family
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Boa
Manitou
N/um
Mana
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A. grandparents
B. both mothers and fathers
C. fathers and older brothers
D. mothers and younger siblings
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To define relationships among society’s members
To redefine social relations and ensure social flexibility
To allocate authority to employ coercion
To mark out proper behavior under unspecified circumstances
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Unilineal descent
Ambilineal descent
Double descent
Bilateral descent
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Industrialization
Agricultural development
Urbanization
Politicization
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3.2%
0.7%
1.9%
1.3%
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A. 20%
B. 40%
C. 60%
D. 80%
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14 million
9 million
12 million
45 million
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Determined solely by the shaman
Universally the same
Biologically determined
Culturally determined
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Megacorporations have their own governments and do not work in national countries
It is challenging for governments to find the sufficient workers for the corporations
Global corporations prefer to make all foreign policy decisions without laws
It is difficult for governments to get information from them for informed policy decisions
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Unilineal
Double
Ambilineal
Bilateral
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