Cultural Anthropology
Gram
Culture 5/6 QUIZ
 
1.THE TERM 'MATRILOCAL' REFERS TO A KIND OF: 
DESCENT SYSTEM
POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
RULE OF POSTMARITAL RESIDENCE
PREFERRED MARRIAGE RULE
FUNCTION OF THE FAMILY

2.IN SOCIETIES THAT PERMIT A MAN TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE WIFE, THERE IS LIKELY TO BE AN INCREASED AGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MAN AND HIS LATER WIVES: 
TRUE
FALSE

3.IN A MATRILINEAL DESCENT SYSTEM, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED TO BE RELATED TO A MALE EGO? 
HIS SISTER
HIS SON
HIS SISTER'S DAUGHTER
HIS MOTHER'S BROTHER
HIS BROTHER

4.A MAN IN A PATRILINEAL SOCIETY WOULD BE LEAST LIKELY TO DO WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING? 
TO CALL HIS FATHER'S BROTHER BY THE SAME TERM HE USES FOR HIS FATHER
TO MARRY HIS MOTHER'S BROTHER'S DAUGHTER
TO MARRY HIS DECEASED BROTHER'S WIFE
TO MARRY HIS FATHER'S BROTHER'S DAUGHTER
TO MARRY HIS WIFE'S SISTER

5.IN MATRILINEAL SOCIETIES, MEN CONTINUE TO HOLD FORMAL AUTHORITY OVER WOMEN AND CHILDREN. 
TRUE
FALSE

6.IN LOOKING FOR A BRIDE FOR THEIR SON, THE FAMILY OF 'ARRANGING A MARRIAGE IN INDIA' DECIDED AGAINST POTENTIAL CANDIDATES FOR WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING REASONS?: 
HAVING TOO MANY SISTERS
BEING TOO WELL-EDUCATED
BEING SLIGHTLY HIGHER IN SOCIAL STATUS
NOT BEING ATTRACTIVE ENOUGH
ALL OF THE ABOVE WERE CITED AS REASONABLE GROUNDS FOR REJECTION


7.WHEN WE SAY THAT A CULTURE IS VILLAGE EXOGAMOUS AND TRIBAL ENDOGAMOUS WE MEAN: 
THEY MARRY INSIDE THEIR VILLAGE BUT OUTSIDE THEIR TRIBE.
THEY MARRY OUTSIDE THEIR VILLAGE BUT INSIDE THEIR TRIBE.
THEY MARRY INSIDE THEIR VILLAGE BUT DO NOT CONSIDER TRIBAL RESTRICTIONS.
THEY MARRY OUTSIDE THEIR VILLAGE BUT DO NOT CONSIDER TRIBAL RESTRICTIONS.
THEY DO NOT MARRY WHEN LIVING IN THE VILLAGE, ONLY WHEN THEY ARE TRAVELLING WITHIN THE TRIBAL AREA.




8.The text's description of traditional Chinese society, prior to World War II, illustrates which of the following characteristics of patrilineal societies? 
The core value placed on respect of and obedience to elders, especially of sons to fathers.
The greater importance or dominance of men over women.
The importance of the lineage as the primary social decision-making unit.
The importance of ancestors, and of fulfilling ceremonial obligations to them.
All of the above are cited as central characteristics of traditional Chinese family life, and of many other patrilineal cultures.


9.NUCLEAR FAMILIES TEND TO OCCUR MOST FREQUENTLY IN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CIRCUMSTANCES?: 
IN SOCIETIES IN WHICH THE WORK DONE BY HUSBANDS AND WIVES IS COMPLEMENTARY AND INTERDEPENDENT
IN SOCIETIES WHICH VALUE MOBILITY
IN SOCIETIES WHERE WOMEN'S WORK IS EQUIVALENT TO MEN'S WORK, RATHER THAN COMPLEMENTARY AND INTERDEPENDENT
IN SOCIETIES IN WHICH GROWN CHILDREN CAN ECONOMICALLY SUPPORT THEMSELVES
ALL OF THE ABOVE SITUATIONS TEND TO FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF NUCLEAR FAMILIES


10.In the custom called the "levirate" 
a father arranges his daughter's marriage on her behalf
a widow marries her dead husband's brother
a man takes his wife's sister to be a second wife
a girl marries her cross-cousin
none of the above


11.WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ARE YOUR 'AFFINAL' RELATIVES?: 
MATERNAL UNCLES AND AUNTS
BROTHERS-IN-LAW AND SISTERS-IN-LAW
NIECES AND NEPHEWS
RELATIVES RELATED TO YOU ON YOUR MOTHER'S SIDE OF THE FAMILY
FIRST AND SECOND COUSINS


12.WHEN PEOPLE BELIEVE THEY ARE DESCENDED FROM A COMMON ANCESTOR THROUGH BOTH MALES AND FEMALES, WE CALL THE DESCENT RULE : 
MATRILINEAL DESCENT
MATRI-PATRILOCAL DESCENT
BILATERAL DESCENT
BILOCAL DESCENT
DUOLOCAL DESCENT


13.WHAT IS PATRILOCAL RESIDENCE?: 
A MARRIED COUPLE LIVES WITH OR NEAR THE HUSBAND'S FATHER'S KIN.
A MARRIED COUPLE CAN CHOOSE TO LIVE WITH EITHER THE HUSBAND'S FATHER'S KIN OR WITH THE WIFE'S FATHER'S KIN.
A MARRIED COUPLE LIVES A PART FROM EITHER HUSBAND'S OR WIFE'S KIN GROUP.
A MARRIED COUPLE LIVES WITH OR NEAR THE HUSBAND'S MOTHER'S KIN GROUP.
A MARRIED COUPLE LIVES WITH OR NEAR THE WIFE'S MOTHER'S GROUP.


14.THE KIND OF RESIDENCE RULE PREFERRED IN THE UNITED STATES IS: 
NEOLOCAL RESIDENCE
PATRILOCAL RESIDENCE
MATRILOCAL RESIDENCE
DUOLOCAL RESIDENCE
MATRI-PATRILOCAL RESIDENCE

15.Your text suggests that a primary function of marriage in virtually all societies is 
to obey the laws of the local gods and goddeses
to create political alliances between groups
to allow people sexual access to each other
to establish an economic unit based on the division of labor
Marriage has no "function"; it is simply human nature to want to commit oneself to a partner

17.WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PATTERNS IS MOST FREQUENTLY FOUND IN ASSOCIATION WITH MATRILINEAL DESCENT? 
FATHERS ARE THE MAIN DECISION-MAKING AND AUTHORITY FIGURES IN THE FAMILY.
MOTHERS ARE THE MAIN AUTHORITY FIGURES, MAKING ALL DECISIONS WHICH AFFECT THE WELFARE OF THE KIN GROUP.
THE ECONOMY IS FREQUENTLY HORTICULTURAL, INVOLVING A VARIETY OF CROPS OR SMALL FIELDS USUALLY OWNED AND/OR WORKED BY THE WOMEN
HUSBANDS AND WIVES DEVELOP VERY CLOSE TIES OF LOVE AND MUTUAL SUPPORT, BECAUSE THEY JOINTLY SHARE RESPONSIBILITY FOR RUNNING THE HOUSEHOLD AND RAISING THEIR CHILDREN.
A WOMAN IS VERY LIKELY TO HAVE SEVERAL HUSBANDS, EACH WITH HIS OWN HUT AND FIELDS TO WORK, UNDER HER DIRECTION


18.THE ARTICLE ON JAPANESE MARRIAGES SUGGESTS THAT A MAJOR REASON FOR THEIR STABILITY IS: 
THE CAREFULNESS WITH WHICH JAPANESE PARENTS CHOOSE MARRIAGE PARTNERS FOR THEIR CHILDREN
THE VALUE JAPANESE CULTURE PLACES ON PATIENCE AND 'TOUGHING IT OUT'
THE STRONG EMOTIONAL COMMITMENT COUPLES HAVE WITH EACH OTHER
THE VALUE JAPANESE CULTURE PLACES ON HARMONY, GETTING ALONG, AND TEAMWORK
ALL OF THE ABOVE ARE IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTORS TO LONG-LASTING MARRIAGES IN JAPAN

19.IN A MATRILINEAL SOCIETY, THE ROLE OF 'MOTHER'S BROTHER' IS OFTEN MOST SIMILAR TO WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING? 
THE ROLE OF 'FATHER' IN A PATRILINEAL SOCIETY
THE ROLE OF 'MOTHER'S BROTHER' IN OUR OWN SOCIETY
THE ROLE OF 'GRANDFATHER' IN OUR OWN SOCIETY
THE ROLE OF 'MOTHER'S BROTHER' IN A PATRILINEAL SOCIETY
THE ROLE OF 'FRIEND' OR 'PAL' IN ANY SOCIETY


20.THE COMPLEX SYSTEM OF CULTURALLY DEFINED SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS BASED ON MARRIAGE AND BIRTH IS CALLED: 
KINSHIP
CONSANGUINITY
AFFINITY
FAMILY
INCEST


21.The Original Study of Chinese women in modern rural Taiwan suggests which of the following about their lives? 
It shows how Western influence has altered traditional ideas about women's roles.
It shows that these women can gain considerable influence over the "men's world" without appearing to do so.
It shows that these women are eagerly seeking education and career opportunities outside the home.
It shows that when these women have closer and more comfortable relationships with their husbands, they have less to do with other women.
It shows that these women are still virtually powerless and passive in their roles as wives.


22.IN SOCIETIES THAT PERMIT A MAN TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE WIFE: 
THE MEN TAKE EXTRA WIVES TO DEMONSRATE THEIR SEXUAL PROWESS
THE BIRTH RATE AUTOMATICALLY RISES
HAVING SEVERAL WIVES IS LIKELY TO BE BOTH A SOURCE OF, AND AN INDICATION OF, A MAN'S WEALTH.
FEW MEN WOULD ACTUALLY WANT TO TAKE ON SUCH A BURDEN
ALL OF THE ABOVE ARE TRUE OF SUCH SOCIETIES.

23.IN THE ARTICLE ON JAPANESE MARRIED LIFE, THE TERM 'GAMAN' REFERS TO THE DESIRED QUALITY OF: 
MUTUAL RESPECT
CONTENTMENT OR SERENITY
LONG-SUFFERING ENDURANCE
OPEN COMMUNICATION
PASSIONATE INTIMACY


24.WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING EXPLANATIONS IS A CLEAR MANIFEST FUNCTION OF THE PRACTICE OF SEVERAL BROTHERS SHARING A WIFE IN THE TIBETAN CULTURE DESCRIBED IN THE ARTICLE, 'WHEN BROTHERS SHARE A WIFE'?: 
THE BARREN AND HARSH ENVIRONMENT REQUIRES THE CO-OPERATIVE LABOR THIS FORM OF MARRIAGE PROVIDES.
THIS FORM OF MARRIAGE PREVENTS INHERITABLE LAND AND HERDS FROM BEING SPLIT UP.
THIS FORM OF MARRIAGE COMPENSATES FOR THE SHORTAGE OF WOMEN CREATED BY A TRADITION OF FEMALE INFANTICIDE IN THIS PATRILINEAL TIBETAN SOCIETY.
ALL OF THE ABOVE ARE REASONS CLEARLY STATED BY CULTURE MEMBERS FOR ENGAGING IN THIS FORM OF MARRIAGE.


25.COMPARED TO OTHER INDUSTRIALIZED SOCIETIES IN THE WORLD, JAPAN IS EXCEPTIONAL (OR STANDS OUT) FOR WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 
THE HIGH LEVEL OF EMOTIONAL SATISFACTION PEOPLE EXPERIENCE IN THEIR MARRIAGES
THE HIGH RATE OF DIVORCE
THE NOTICIBLE LACK OF COMPATIBILITY, OR AGREEMENT ON IMPORTANT ISSUES, EXPRESSED BY MARRIED COUPLES
THE HIGH PROPORTION OF SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS
THE HIGH INCIDENCE OF CHILDREN BORN TO UNWED MOTHERS



26.The most frequent form of family in the United States in the past decade has been 
and still is the independent nuclear family.
extended family variations, as grown children and their parents more often form households.
households of non-families: people living with non-relatives or people living alone
"co-ops" or "communes": sets of unrelated nuclear families who form joint cooperative households.
step-joint families, as sets of remarried parents share responsibilities for all the children born to any of the couples.


27.IN THE ARTICLE ON 'ARRANGING A MARRIAGE IN INDIA', THE SON (WHOSE FAMILY WAS LOOKING FOR A WIFE FOR HIM) HAD WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING THINGS 'GOING FOR HIM' MOST STRONGLY (I.E. WHAT WOULD A GIRL'S FAMILY HAVE LIKED BEST ABOUT HIM?): 
HIS LOOKS.
HIS MILITARY CAREER.
HIS FATHERS POSITION IN THE GOVERNMENT.
HIS LIKEABLE PERSONALITY.
HIS FAMILY'S REPUTATION.



16.IN PATRILINEAL SOCIETIES, FEMALES DO NOT BELONG TO A DESCENT GROUP. 
TRUE
FALSE


28.THE AUTHOR OF THE "EVER-CHANGING FAMILY" ARTICLE IN YOUR TEXT CONCLUDES THAT 
THE NUCLEAR FAMILY OF THE 1950'S, WITH MALE BREADWINNERS SUPPORTING DEPENDENT WIVES AND CHILDREN IS, IN FACT, THE MOST NATURAL FORM OF FAMILY.
THE NUCLEAR FAMILY REGARDED AS 'NORMAL' IN THE 1950'S, WITH MALE WAGE EARNERS AND WIVES HAPPILY TENDING TO THE HOME, WAS AN UNLIKELY AND TEMPORARY VARIATION IN FAMILY ORGANIZATION.
MOST OF THE SOCIAL PROBLEMS IN AMERICA OF THE LAST 20 YEARS HAVE THEIR ROOTS IN THE UNWILLINGNESS OF WOMEN TO PROVIDE STABLE, NURTURING ENVIRONMENTS FOR THEIR HUSBANDS AND CHILDREN.
MOST AMERICAN WOMEN REALLY WANT TO BE ABLE TO STAY HOME CARING FOR HOUSE AND CHILDREN WHILE SUPPORTED BY A HUSBAND. THEY HAVE JOINED THE WORK FORCE ONLY OUT OF NECESSITY.
THE TRULY 'GOOD OLD DAYS' OF FAMILY LIFE IN AMERICA WAS DURING THE 'PRE-MODERN' 19TH CENTURY COLONIAL PERIOD, WHEN ALL MEMBERS' ECONOMIC AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS WERE FULLY MET.


29.WHICH ONE OF THE FOLLOWING RELATIVES WOULD NOT BE A PART OF EGOS'S PATRILINEAL DESCENT GROUP? 
FATHER'S MOTHER
FATHER'S FATHER
BROTHER
FATHER'S SISTER
SISTER




30.ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLE ON 'ARRANGING A MARRIAGE IN INDIA', WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST IMPORTANT QUALITY PARENTS OF A SON LOOK FOR IN A PROSPECTIVE BRIDE FOR HIM?: 
HOW WELL SHE WILL BE ABLE TO GET ALONG IN HIS FAMILY.
HOW WELL HE LIKES HER, AFTER THEY'VE HAD SOME CHANCES TO SEE EACH OTHER.
HOW WELL SHE COOKS AND MAINTAINS A HOUSEHOLD.
HOW WELL-EDUCATED SHE IS.
HOW PHYSICALLY ATTRACTIVE SHE IS.


31.IN THE ORIGINAL STUDY ON THE HISTORY OF THE MODERN AMERICAN FAMILY, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ASSUMPTIONS SHAPED LIVES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE 'PRE-MODERN' AMERICAN FAMILY? 
FEMALES WERE ASSUMED TO HAVE BEEN CREATED AS INFERIOR AND THEREFORE SUBMISSIVE TO MALES.
A WHOLE COMMUNITY WAS THOUGHT TO HAVE THE RIGHT AND THE RESPONSIBILITY TO ENFORCE PROPER BEHAVIOR OF FAMILY MEMBERS.
MARRIAGES WERE ARRANGED TO FULFILL ECONOMIC, RELIGIOUS, AND SOCIAL FUNCTIONS FOR LARGER KIN GROUPS.
CHILDREN WERE ASSUMED TO BE BASICALLY BAD AND STUBBORN AND IN NEED OF STRICT, EVEN HARSH, PARENTING TO BE BROKEN AND MOLDED INTO GOOD CHRISTIAN SOULS.
ALL OF THE ABOVE WERE PREMISES OR ASSUMPTIONS THAT OPERATED IN THE 'PRE-MODERN' AMERICAN FAMILY.




32.PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE RELATED TO A COMMON ANCESTOR THROUGH FEMALES ONLY FOLLOW A RULE OF ---------------- DESCENT. 
PATRILINEAL
MATRILINEAL
BILATERAL
COGNATIC
MATRILOCAL


33.DESCENT IS OFTEN RELATED TO: 
RULES OF INCEST PROHIBITION AND EXOGAMY
THE ASSIGNMENT OF ULTIMATE RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHILDREN
THE INHERITANCE OF RANK AND LAND
ALL OF THE ABOVE
NONE OF THE ABOVE


34.THE PREFERRED MARRIAGE RULE CALLED THE 'LEVIRATE' INDICATES THAT: 
A MAN SHOULD MARRY HIS MOTHER'S BROTHER'S DAUGHTER
A WOMAN SHOULD MARRY HER HUSBAND'S BROTHER'S SON
A WOMAN SHOULD MARRY HER DEAD SISTER'S HUSBAND
A MAN SHOULD MARRY HIS DEAD BROTHER'S WIFE
A WOMAN SHOULD MARRY HER DEAD HUSBAND'S ELDEST SON



35.Your text suggests that the basic fundamental problem which the traditional American family poses for its members is 
the boredom of having so few people to interact with
the independence of modern American women, who reject their "traditional" home-maker role
the built-in isolation from the larger kingroups of both adults, which leaves a nuclear family very much 'on its own' to deal with all its experiences
the sexual permissiveness of modern American culture which makes it too easy and tempting for married partners to look elsewhere for additional or alternative partners
the American job market, which requires that families move often, and thus lose the stability of being settled in one place.

36.BRIDEPRICE 
IS THE WEALTH THAT A WOMAN BRINGS WITH HER INTO HER MARRIAGE, WHICH GENERALLY ENSURES THAT HER HUSBAND AND HIS FAMILY WILL TREAT HER WELL
IS A CUSTOM USUALLY FOUND IN MATRILINEAL SOCIETIES, IN WHICH WOMEN ARE SO HIGHLY VALUED
IS ESSENTIALLY WHAT A MAN PAYS IN ORDER TO ACQUIRE SEXUAL RIGHTS TO A WOMAN
IS PRIMARILY COMPENSATION TO A WOMAN'S FAMILY FOR THE LOSS OF THEIR RIGHT TO CLAIM ANY CHILDREN SHE WILL BEAR.
IS THE FEE THAT MUST BE PAID BY THE BRIDE'S FAMILY TO THE GROOM IF THE MARRIAGE DOES NOT PRODUCE ANY SONS.

37.The cultural rule that requires a person to look for marriage partners outside a culturally defined group s/he belongs to is called 
endogamy
polygamy
exogamy
monogamy
polygyny


38.AN AFFINAL LINK IS A KINSHIP RELATIONSHIP FORMED BY: 
DESCENT FROM A COMMON ANCESTOR
MARRIAGE
BIRTH
SIBLINGSHIP
CONSANGUINE TIES


39.IN THE UNITED STATES, THE PREFFERED FORM OF MARRIAGE IS: 
AFFINITY
EXOGAMY
POLYGAMY
POLYGYNY
MONOGAMY


40.AN OLDER MARRIED COUPLE, LIVING TOGETHER WITH THEIR MARRIED SONS, THEIR DAUGHTERS-IN-LAW AND THEIR GRANDCHILDREN, ALL IN THE SAME HOUSEHOLD OR COMPOUND, WOULD BE A CLASSIC EXAMPLE OF 
AN ENDOGAMOUS CLAN
AN EXTENDED FAMILY
A DOUBLE DESCENT GROUP
A CONSANGUINE FAMILY
A NUCLEAR FAMILY



41.The "family circles" of the Jewish population in New York City illustrate which kind of descent system? 
Patrilineal
Ambilineal
Matrilineal
Avunculocal
Kindred


42.THE EXTENDED FAMILY'S GREATEST USEFULNESS SEEMS TO LIE IN ITS ABILITY TO: 
PROVIDE A STONG MUTUAL DEFENSE GROUP AGAINST AGGRESSIVE NEIGHBORS.
MAKE MOBILITY EASIER IN RESPONSE TO CHANGING ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.
PROVIDE A LARGE, CO-OPERATIVE WORK FORCE.
STRENGTHEN THE EMOTIONAL BONDS BETWEEN A MAN AND HIS WIFE AND THEIR CHILDREN.


43.ACCORDING TO THE ARTICLE ON JAPANESE MARRIAGES, A MAJOR REASON DIVORCE RATES ARE SO LOW IS THAT: 
MOST WIVES WOULD BE UNABLE TO SUPPORT THEMSELVES AND THEIR CHILDREN ON THEIR OWN
RELIGIOUS SANCTIONS AGAINST DIVORCE ARE BELIEVED TO CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERLIFE
THE LONG CAREFUL COURTSHIP PERIOD BEFORE MARRIAGE ENSURES THAT THE COUPLE ARE WELL-MATCHED IN INTERESTS AND GOALS
COUPLES PUT A LOT OF ENERGY INTO OPEN COMMUNICATION OF FEELINGS, AND BEING CARING AND SUPPORTIVE OF EACH OTHER
IT HAS ONLY RECENTLY BECOME LEGAL, AND IS STILL AN EXTREMELY COMPLICATED PROCEDURE


44.WHY, IN A PATRILINEAL SOCIETY, MIGHT IT NOT MATTER SO MUCH WHO THE BIOLOGICAL FATHER OF A CHILD IS? 
A CHILD ALWAYS BELONGS TO HER OR HIS MOTHER'S LINEAGE OR CLAN.
A CHILD WILL BE ALLOWED TO CHOOSE WHICH CLAN HE/SHE WANTS TO JOIN AS PART OF THE INITIATION RITES.
A CHILD ALWAYS BELONGS TO THE LINEAGE OF THE MAN WHO PAID BRIDEPRICE FOR ITS MOTHER.
A SON ALWAYS BELONGS TO HIS FATHER'S LINEAGE AND A DAUGHTER TO HER MOTHER'S LINEAGE.
MARITAL FIDELITY IS SO STRICTLY ENFORCED, THAT THE QUESTION OF FATHERHOOD NEVER ARISES.


45.In any society, the rules of residence primarily determine 
whom one may or may not marry.
where a married couple will live.
how children receive their names.
who gets custody of thie children in case of a divorce.
which kin group or groups a child will belong to


46.AN EXTENDED FAMILY IS: 
A FAMILY THAT LIVES IN MORE THAN ONE HOUSE.
A FAMILY CONSISTING OF TWO OR MORE MARRIED COUPLES AND THEIR CHILDREN.
A FAMILY CONSISTING OF A MARRIED COUPLE AND THEIR CHILDREN.
A FAMILY WITHOUT ENOUGH LAND TO GROW SUFFICIENT FOOD.
A FAMILY WITH MORE THAN FIVE CHILDREN.


47.IN ARRANGING MARRIAGES IN INDIA, WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ECONOMIC TRANSACTIONS TAKE PLACE?: 
THERE IS AN EQUAL OR EQUIVALENT EXCHANGE OF GIFTS BETWEEN THE TWO FAMILIES.
THE GROOM PAYS BRIDEPRICE TO THE BRIDE'S FATHER AND FAMILY.
THE BRIDE'S FAMILY GIVES TRADITIONAL GIFTS TO THE GROOM AND HIS FAMILY.
THE GROOM WORKS FOR HIS BRIDE'S FAMILY FOR 2-3 YEARS TO PROVE HE CAN SUPPORT HER.
THE GROOM AND HIS FAMILY WAIT UNTIL THE WIFE HAS HAD A CHILD, AND THEN PAY HER FAMILY A KIND OF BRIDE PRICE FOR HER PROVEN FERTILITY.


48.WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST ACCURATE TERM FOR THE FORM OF MARRIAGE IN WHICH A MAN MAY HAVE SEVERAL WIVES?: 
POLYANDRY
POLYGAMY
ANDROGAMY
POLYGYNY
POLYANNA

49.THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL TERM FOR THE FORM OF MARRIAGE DISCUSSED IN THE ARTICLE ON MARRIAGE IN TIBET IS: 
SORORAL POLYGYNY
PRIMOGENITURE
LEVIRATE
FRATERNAL POLYANDRY
FRATERNIZATION


50.---------- ARE UNILINEAL DESCENT GROUPS COMPOSED OF LINEAGES. THEIR MEMBERS RECOGNIZE DESCENT FROM A COMMON ANCESTOR BUT CAN'T USUALLY TRACE AN ACTUAL GENEALOGICAL CONNECTION TO EACH OTHER. 
EXTENDED FAMILIES
KINDREDS
CLANS
PHRATRIES
MOIETIES


51.AS EMPHASIZED IN 'ARRANGING A MARRIAGE IN INDIA' THE PRIMARY OR PERHAPS ULTIMATE CONCERN OF PARENTS IN CHOOSING MARRIAGE PARTNERS FOR THEIR CHILDREN LAY IN: 
HOW SOCIALLY AND POLITICALLY ADVANTAGEOUS THE MATCH WOULD BE FOR THEIR OWN FAMILY
HOW HAPPY THE COUPLE WOULD BE WITH EACH OTHER ONCE THEY SET UP A HOME OF THEIR OWN
HOW WELL THE MATCH WOULD SERVE AND MAINTAIN THE GOOD REPUTATION OF THEIR OWN FAMILY
HOW EFFICIENTLY THEY COULD COMPLETE THE SEARCH AND GET THEIR CHILDREN MARRIED OFF AND OFF THEIR HANDS


53.IN SOCIETIES THAT PERMIT A MAN TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE WIFE, HAVING SEVERAL WIVES IS LIKELY TO BE BOTH A SOURCE OF, AND AN INDICATION OF, A MAN'S WEALTH: 
TRUE
FALSE

52.IN THE STUDY ON THE "EVER-CHANGING FAMILY", WHY DOES THE AUTHOR SEE THE NUCLEAR FAMILY AS 'STRUCTURALLY FRAGILE'? 
BECAUSE THE MALE HEADS OF THESE FAMILIES HAVE TOO MUCH AUTHORITY AND POWER OVER WIVES AND CHILDREN, WHO WILL REACT BY REBELLING.
BECAUSE THE WIVES ARE LEFT ON THEIR OWN TOO MUCH OF THE TIME AND TEND TO GET BORED.
BECAUSE THE IDEAL OF ENDURING ROMANTIC LOVE IS THE BASIS FOR THE FORMATION OF THE MARRIAGES AND PROVIDES A LOGIC FOR DIVORCE WHEN 'THINGS DON'T WORK OUT'.
BECAUSE THE WIVES, WITH NO OTHER SUPPORT GROUP, HAVE TO DO SO MUCH OF THE WORK OF HOUSEHOLD MAINTENANCE AND CHILDREARING THEY ARE UNABLE TO BE LOVING/ATTENTIVE TO THEIR HUSBAND'S NEEDS.
BECAUSE THE SEXUAL PERMISSIVENESS EMBODIED IN THE NUCLEAR FAMILY MODEL UNDERMINES THE SENSE OF COMMITMENT TO A SPOUSE AND CHILDREN.

54.IN MANY MATRILINEAL SOCIETIES, THE AUTHORITY FIGURE IN CHILDREN'S LIVES IS LIKELY TO BE THEIR: 
FATHER
FATHER'S BROTHER
OLDER BROTHER
MOTHER'S BROTHER
MOTHER'S SISTER

55.A PREFERRED MARRIAGE RULE IN WHICH A MAN MARRIES HIS DEAD BROTHER'S WIDOW IS CALLED: 
EXOGAMY
ENDOGAMY
THE LEVIRATE
THE LINEAGE
THE SORORATE


56.WHEN PEOPLE BELIEVE THEY ARE DESCENDED FROM A COMMON ANCESTOR THROUGH MALES ONLY, WE CALL THE RULE : 
PATRILINEAL DESCENT
MATRILINEAL DESCENT
BILATERAL DESCENT
COGNATIC DESCENT
SIBLING DESCENT

57.THE TERM 'PRIMOGENITURE' REFERRED TO IN THE ARTICLE ON TIBETAN MARRIAGE PRACTICES REFERS TO: 
THE CUSTOM OF SEVERAL BROTHERS MARRYING THE SAME WOMAN.
THE CUSTOM OF PLACING AN ELDEST SON IN CHARGE OF HIS YOUNGER BROTHERS, WHO MUST STAY AND WORK FOR HIM.
THE CUSTOM OF ALLOWING ONLY THE ELDEST SON TO INHERIT THE FAMILY'S LAND.
THE CUSTOM OF CONSIDERING THE FIRST BOY BORN TO BE THE SON OF THE ELDEST BROTHER WHETHER OR NOT HE IS THE ACTUAL BIOLOGICAL FATHER.
THE CUSTOM OF ALLOWING THE ELDEST BROTHER TO HAVE MORE SEXUAL ACCESS TO THE SHARED WIFE THAN THE YOUNGER BROTHERS.

58.A GROUP OF KIN RELATED TO EACH OTHER BY A UNILINEAL RULE OF DESCENT WHO CAN TRACE THEIR ACTUAL RELATIONSHIPS TO A KNOWN COMMON ANCESTOR IS CALLED A 
LINEAGE
CLAN
KINDRED
MULTIPLE FAMILY GROUP
HOUSEHOLD


59.In a matrilineal descent system, such as that of the Hopi described in your text, 
women are the decision makers and authority figures in the society.
a woman's daughters, but not her sons, belong to her descent group.
marriage ties between wife and husband tend to be closer than in other descent systems, because the woman has chosen her own husband.
All of the above are characteristic of matrilineal systems.
None of the above is likely to be true in a matrilineal system.

60.A "female husband" among the Nandi of West Africa is 
a woman in an accepted, although rare, lesbian marriage who does the work culturally defined as 'masculine'.
a man in a heterosexual marriage who, by his own inclination, does many of the household tasks culturally considered to be "women's work".
a derogatory term for a man who allows his wife to make the important decisions and tell him what to do.
a married, but childless older woman who takes as her wife a somewhat outcast younger woman, who will bear the sons the older woman has not been able to produce.
None of the above: it's a total contradiction in terms, since "husband" has to mean "male marriage partner".

61.THE CULTURAL RULE THAT PROHIBITS SEXUAL INTERCOURSE BETWEEN CERTAIN CLASSES OF RELATIVES IS CALLED: 
THE INCEST TABOO
POLYGAMY
ENDOGAMY
SERIAL POLYGAMY
POLYGYNY



62.Why has it been useful for research teams studying AIDS to include anthropologists? 
An anthropological approach could provide insights into the workings of high risk subcultures, thus helping to trace patterns of disease transmission
An anthropologist could help to develop ways of educating or implementing prevention strategies in a manner that would be acceptable to high-risk groups.
An anthropologist would be in a good position to act as an "interpreter" betwen highrisk subcultures and public health officials.
An anthropologist could study and document the larger cultural, economic, political settings which may be contributing factors in the spread of the disease.
All of the above are important contributions of an anthropological approach to this problem


63.IN SOCIETIES THAT PERMIT A MAN TO HAVE MORE THAN ONE WIFE, HAVING SEVERAL WIVES IS LIKELY TO BE AN ECONOMIC BURDEN FEW MEN ARE ANXIOUS TO TAKE ON: 
TRUE
FALSE

64.Your text defines a "family" as a group consisting of 
a man, his wife, and their dependent biological and/or adopted children.
a man, his wife, his grown sons and their wives and all of the dependent children born to any of those couples.
a residential unit of people who live together and help provide for each other, who all consider themselves as "related" in some way.
a woman, her dependent children, and at least one adult male joined through marriage or blood relationship
the whole human species, being descended from common ancestry, and therefore biologically related in the most fundamental way.


65.IN SOCIETIES THAT PERMIT A MAN TO HAVE MORE THAN ON WIFE: 
THERE IS LIKELY TO BE AN INCREASED AGE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MAN AND HIS LATER WIVES
THE RULE OF DESCENT IS LIKELY TO BE MATRILINEAL, SINCE WOMEN ARE SO IMPORTANT.
ALMOST ALL MEN WILL IN FACT HAVE TWO OR THREE WIVES.
ALL OF THE ABOVE.
NONE OF THE ABOVE.


66.A MAJOR LATENT FUNCTION OF THE RULES OF EXOGAMY IS PROBABLY: 
TO PREVENT INCEST FROM OCCURRING
TO FORCE KIN GROUPS TO CREATE MARRIAGE TIES, AND THEREFORE TIES OF MUTUAL OBLIGATION WITH OTHER GROUPS, THUS CONTRIBUTING TO THE INTEGRATION OF SOCIETY.
TO PROVIDE SOCIETY WITH CONVENIENT SCAPEGOATS--NAMELY THE INDIVIDUALS WHO BREAK AN EXOGAMY RULE.
TO MAINTAIN TRIBAL OR ETHNIC OR RACIAL PURITY BY LIMITING MARRIAGE TO 'ONE'S OWN KIND.'
TO ENSURE THAT WEALTH STAYS IN THE FAMILY, AND COULD NOT BE CLAIMED BY SOMEONE FROM ANOTHER KIN GROUP.


67.MALES CANNOT BELONG TO A DESCENT GROUP IN A MATRILINEAL SOCIETY. 
TRUE
FALSE


68.A RULE OF RELATIONSHIP THAT LINKS PEOPLE TOGETHER ON THE BASIS OF REPUTED COMMON ANCESTRY IS CALLED: 
AFFINITY
DESCENT
UNILINEALITY
BILATERALITY
PATRILOCALITY




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