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Quiz about Cultural Anthropology Mix
Quiz about Cultural Anthropology Mix

Cultural Anthropology Mix Trivia Quiz


A mixed bag of Anthropology questions.

A multiple-choice quiz by vikan. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
vikan
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
43,569
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
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6892
Awards
Editor's Choice
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Question 1 of 10
1. In most small-scale, non-industrial societies, social organization is based largely on _______________? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. People we are related to through blood are called ___________ relatives? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Kinship systems serve two important functions for the well-being of a society, vertical function and _________ function. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. A ____________ residence, is when two people marry and take up residence in a place of their own? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Explanations for the universal incest taboo include the natural aversion theory, the family disruption theory, the theory of expanding social alliances and _____________? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Political anthropologists recognize four levels of political organization: band, tribe, chiefdoms and states. Where would a band organization most often be found? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Approximately 10,000 years ago, humans expanded their ability to provide food, with many adding food production to hunting and gathering. This change is called the _______. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In societies, goods and services are distributed in three different modes: reciprocity, redistribution and ______? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Societies have been divided into three groups dependent on the way they distribute wealth, power and prestige. These groups are egalitarian, ___________ and stratified societies. Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Cultural anthropologists have identified two fundamental types of family structure - the nuclear family and the ________ family?

Answer: (outspread)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. In most small-scale, non-industrial societies, social organization is based largely on _______________?

Answer: kinship affiliation

In most small non-industrial societies, kinship is the basis for group membership. In industrial societies, social relationships are based on other factors such as profession, neighborhood, common interests, and to a lesser degree kinship.
2. People we are related to through blood are called ___________ relatives?

Answer: consanguineous

Affinal relatives are those we are related to through marriage.
3. Kinship systems serve two important functions for the well-being of a society, vertical function and _________ function.

Answer: horizontal

Vertical function binds together a number of successive generations, that pass on education, tradition, property, and political office. Horizontal function ties together a single generation, through the process of marriage.
4. A ____________ residence, is when two people marry and take up residence in a place of their own?

Answer: Neolocal

The married couple live: patrilocal- with or near the relatives of the husbands father, matrilocal - with or near the relatives of the wife, ambilocal - with either relatives of the wife or husband.
5. Explanations for the universal incest taboo include the natural aversion theory, the family disruption theory, the theory of expanding social alliances and _____________?

Answer: the inbreeding theory

It is generally agreed today, that inbreeding is genetically harmful to human populations. Whether or not prehistoric people understood this fact when establishing the incest taboo is unknown.
6. Political anthropologists recognize four levels of political organization: band, tribe, chiefdoms and states. Where would a band organization most often be found?

Answer: foraging societies

As societies became more complex they moved from band to tribe, to chieftain and then state.
7. Approximately 10,000 years ago, humans expanded their ability to provide food, with many adding food production to hunting and gathering. This change is called the _______.

Answer: Neolithic Revolution

The Neolithic Revolution produced the world's first population explosion. As humans began to cultivate crops and keep herds of animals the food supplies increased and larger populations were possible. Children became more desirable because they could be put to work in herding and horticultural societies.
8. In societies, goods and services are distributed in three different modes: reciprocity, redistribution and ______?

Answer: market exchange

Reciprocity is the exchange of goods and services, of roughly equal value, between two trading partners. Redistribution is when goods and services are given to a central authority and then reallocated. Market exchange involves the use of standardized currencies to buy and sell goods and services.
9. Societies have been divided into three groups dependent on the way they distribute wealth, power and prestige. These groups are egalitarian, ___________ and stratified societies.

Answer: rank

Egalitarian societies allocate wealth, power and prestige relatively equally. Rank societies have equal access to power and wealth but not prestige. Stratified socities are unequal in all forms of social reward, range from open class, permitting high social mobility to caste societies that offer no social mobility.
10. Cultural anthropologists have identified two fundamental types of family structure - the nuclear family and the ________ family?

Answer: extended

The nuclear family is based on marriage ties. The extended family, a larger social unit, is based on blood ties between generations.
Source: Author vikan

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