Question 1

In "Family and Kinship in Village India," McCurdy argues thaarranged marriage functions to

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A) create alliances between Bhil families and patrilineages. 
B) bring wealth to the groom's family because of the dowry they receive. 
C) prevent the possibility of divorce in Bhil society. 
D) insure a happier marriage for Bhil brides and grooms. 
A) create alliances between Bhil families and patrilineages. 
B) bring wealth to the groom's family because of the dowry they receive. 
C) prevent the possibility of divorce in Bhil society. 
D) insure a happier marriage for Bhil brides and grooms. A

Question 2

According to McCurdy in "Family and Kinship in Village India," until recently Bhil tribals were only permitted to marry people from their own village, thus limiting the scope otheir economic and social worlds.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

When a marriage ends through death or divorce, men and women

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A) seek an imam's advice as to whether to marry again. 
B) must actively seek to arrange a new marriage. 
C) retain the same level of respect and status that they had when married. 
D) live out their lives as widows and widowers, cared for by the community. 
A) seek an imam's advice as to whether to marry again. 
B) must actively seek to arrange a new marriage. 
C) retain the same level of respect and status that they had when married. 
D) live out their lives as widows and widowers, cared for by the community. B

Question 4

The marriage oone woman to more than one man simultaneously is called

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A) exogamy. 
B) endogamy. 
C) polygyny. 
D) polyandry. 
A) exogamy. 
B) endogamy. 
C) polygyny. 
D) polyandry.

Question 5

According to McCurdy in "Family and Kinship in Village India," the term patrilineage refers to

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A) women belonging to one's own patriclan (arak). 
B) women belonging to one's mother's patriclan (arak). 
C) closely related men who are all descended from a known ancestor. 
D) closely related women who are all descended from a known ancestor. 
A) women belonging to one's own patriclan (arak). 
B) women belonging to one's mother's patriclan (arak). 
C) closely related men who are all descended from a known ancestor. 
D) closely related women who are all descended from a known ancestor.

Question 6

Migration offers young men the opportunity to earn

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A) levirate. 
B) jiwo. 
C) départ. 
D) debbo. 
A) levirate. 
B) jiwo. 
C) départ. 
D) debbo.

Question 7

Withou________ iis nearly impossible for a man or a woman in the Fouta Djallon to be considered an adult, lealone a successful and responsible one, by others in the community.

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A) a marriage 
B) a career 
C) an education 
D) a prosperous business 
A) a marriage 
B) a career 
C) an education 
D) a prosperous business

Question 8

According to McCurdy in "Family and Kinship in Village India,"

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A) extended kinship systems are especially well suited to the organization of holding land in agrarian societies. 
B) industrialization and the market economy have essentially eliminated extended kinship ties in the Bhil village of Ratakote. 
C) the Bhil tribals of Ratakote must marry spouses from their own clan, their mother's clan, or their father's mother's clan. 
D) extended family kinship systems have completely broken down in the face of a cash-for-labor economy. 
A) extended kinship systems are especially well suited to the organization of holding land in agrarian societies. 
B) industrialization and the market economy have essentially eliminated extended kinship ties in the Bhil village of Ratakote. 
C) the Bhil tribals of Ratakote must marry spouses from their own clan, their mother's clan, or their father's mother's clan. 
D) extended family kinship systems have completely broken down in the face of a cash-for-labor economy.

Question 9

In his article "Family and Kinship in Village India," McCurdy argues thafamily and kinship relations have been extended to provide supporin the markeeconomy.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Men in the Fouta Djallon are expected to make enough money to marry; supportheir parents, future children, and other relatives; and build a house.In order to do this, mosmen

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A) travel abroad to Europe and North America to find work and save money. 
B) travel to nearby West African countries such as Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Mali, and Côte d'Ivoire. 
C) open their own small businesses. 
D) live with their parents until they have saved enough money to marry. 
A) travel abroad to Europe and North America to find work and save money. 
B) travel to nearby West African countries such as Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Sierra Leone, Mali, and Côte d'Ivoire. 
C) open their own small businesses. 
D) live with their parents until they have saved enough money to marry.

Question 11

In order to be considered eligible for marriage, a Fouta Djallon girl mushave

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A) had a naming ceremony one week after her birth. 
B) had an animal sacrificed in her honor shortly after her birth. 
C) had an imam or elder bestow a special benediction on her. 
D) received the rite of excision. 
A) had a naming ceremony one week after her birth. 
B) had an animal sacrificed in her honor shortly after her birth. 
C) had an imam or elder bestow a special benediction on her. 
D) received the rite of excision.

Question 12

In "Family and Kinship in Village India," McCurdy notes thaclans are localized organizations orelatives, made up oa person's close male relatives who are all descended from a known common ancestor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The custom opolyandry may end among Tibetans living in Nepal because

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A) women do not like the custom. 
B) men do not like the custom. 
C) of government opposition and new economic opportunities. 
D) of new techniques for reclaiming land to farm. 
A) women do not like the custom. 
B) men do not like the custom. 
C) of government opposition and new economic opportunities. 
D) of new techniques for reclaiming land to farm.

Question 14

In "Mother's Love: Death WithouWeeping," Scheper-Hughes reports thaabou infants died in Alto do Cruzeiro, Brazil, in 1965.

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A) 100 
B) 150 
C) 300 
D) 350 
A) 100 
B) 150 
C) 300 
D) 350

Question 15

are unilineal descengroups composed olineages.Their members recognize descenfrom a common ancestor, bucannousually trace their actual genealogical connections.

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A) Ramages 
B) Kindreds 
C)  Clans 
D) Families 
A) Ramages 
B) Kindreds 
C)  Clans 
D) Families

Question 16

According to Scheper-Hughes in "Mother's Love: Death WithouWeeping," poor women in northeasBrazil would sacrifice in every way possible to keep their children alive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to Goldstein in "Polyandry: When Brothers Take a Wife," iis difficulfor a male Tibetan to starhis own farm because

Accepted Answer

A) the government restricts access to new land. 
B) there is no more land to reclaim in the mountains. 
C) it is difficult to terrace new land and keep animals simultaneously without help. 
D) only the eldest brother has a right to the family's estate. 
A) the government restricts access to new land. 
B) there is no more land to reclaim in the mountains. 
C) it is difficult to terrace new land and keep animals simultaneously without help. 
D) only the eldest brother has a right to the family's estate.

Question 18

According to Goldstein's "Polyandry: When Brothers Take a Wife," Tibetan polyandry is a response to a shortage oarable land.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which one othe following is notrue abouTibetan polyandry?

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A) Polyandry eliminates sexual competition among brothers. 
B) Polyandry lowers the birth rate. 
C) Polyandry enables wealthier farmers to maintain their higher standard of living. 
D) Polyandry is often preferred by Tibetans. 
A) Polyandry eliminates sexual competition among brothers. 
B) Polyandry lowers the birth rate. 
C) Polyandry enables wealthier farmers to maintain their higher standard of living. 
D) Polyandry is often preferred by Tibetans.

Question 20

According to Goldstein in "Polyandry: When Brothers Take a Wife," Tibetan polyandry functions above all to

Accepted Answer

A) permit richer farmers to maintain their standard of living. 
B) respond to a shortage of women caused by high rates of female infanticide. 
C) preserve the matriline. 
D) preserve the patriline. 
A) permit richer farmers to maintain their standard of living. 
B) respond to a shortage of women caused by high rates of female infanticide. 
C) preserve the matriline. 
D) preserve the patriline.

In "Family and Kinship in Village India," McCurdy argues thaarranged marriage functions to

According to McCurdy in "Family and Kinship in Village India," until recently Bhil tribals were only permitted to marry people from their own village, thus limiting the scope otheir economic and social worlds.

When a marriage ends through death or divorce, men and women

The marriage oone woman to more than one man simultaneously is called

According to McCurdy in "Family and Kinship in Village India," the term patrilineage refers to

Migration offers young men the opportunity to earn

Withou________ iis nearly impossible for a man or a woman in the Fouta Djallon to be considered an adult, lealone a successful and responsible one, by others in the community.

According to McCurdy in "Family and Kinship in Village India,"

In his article "Family and Kinship in Village India," McCurdy argues thafamily and kinship relations have been extended to provide supporin the markeeconomy.

Men in the Fouta Djallon are expected to make enough money to marry; supportheir parents, future children, and other relatives; and build a house.In order to do this, mosmen

In order to be considered eligible for marriage, a Fouta Djallon girl mushave

In "Family and Kinship in Village India," McCurdy notes thaclans are localized organizations orelatives, made up oa person's close male relatives who are all descended from a known common ancestor.

The custom opolyandry may end among Tibetans living in Nepal because

In "Mother's Love: Death WithouWeeping," Scheper-Hughes reports thaabou infants died in Alto do Cruzeiro, Brazil, in 1965.

are unilineal descengroups composed olineages.Their members recognize descenfrom a common ancestor, bucannousually trace their actual genealogical connections.

According to Scheper-Hughes in "Mother's Love: Death WithouWeeping," poor women in northeasBrazil would sacrifice in every way possible to keep their children alive.

According to Goldstein in "Polyandry: When Brothers Take a Wife," iis difficulfor a male Tibetan to starhis own farm because

According to Goldstein's "Polyandry: When Brothers Take a Wife," Tibetan polyandry is a response to a shortage oarable land.

Which one othe following is notrue abouTibetan polyandry?

According to Goldstein in "Polyandry: When Brothers Take a Wife," Tibetan polyandry functions above all to

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In "Family and Kinship in Village India," McCurdy argues thaarranged marriage functions to

According to McCurdy in "Family and Kinship in Village India," until recently Bhil tribals were only permitted to marry people from their own village, thus limiting the scope otheir economic and social worlds.

When a marriage ends through death or divorce, men and women

The marriage oone woman to more than one man simultaneously is called

According to McCurdy in "Family and Kinship in Village India," the term patrilineage refers to

Migration offers young men the opportunity to earn

Withou________ iis nearly impossible for a man or a woman in the Fouta Djallon to be considered an adult, lealone a successful and responsible one, by others in the community.

According to McCurdy in "Family and Kinship in Village India,"

In his article "Family and Kinship in Village India," McCurdy argues thafamily and kinship relations have been extended to provide supporin the markeeconomy.

Men in the Fouta Djallon are expected to make enough money to marry; supportheir parents, future children, and other relatives; and build a house.In order to do this, mosmen

In order to be considered eligible for marriage, a Fouta Djallon girl mushave

In "Family and Kinship in Village India," McCurdy notes thaclans are localized organizations orelatives, made up oa person's close male relatives who are all descended from a known common ancestor.

The custom opolyandry may end among Tibetans living in Nepal because

In "Mother's Love: Death WithouWeeping," Scheper-Hughes reports thaabou infants died in Alto do Cruzeiro, Brazil, in 1965.

are unilineal descengroups composed olineages.Their members recognize descenfrom a common ancestor, bucannousually trace their actual genealogical connections.

According to Scheper-Hughes in "Mother's Love: Death WithouWeeping," poor women in northeasBrazil would sacrifice in every way possible to keep their children alive.

According to Goldstein in "Polyandry: When Brothers Take a Wife," iis difficulfor a male Tibetan to starhis own farm because

According to Goldstein's "Polyandry: When Brothers Take a Wife," Tibetan polyandry is a response to a shortage oarable land.

Which one othe following is notrue abouTibetan polyandry?

According to Goldstein in "Polyandry: When Brothers Take a Wife," Tibetan polyandry functions above all to

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Ecology and Subsistence

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