Question 1

Most generalized reciprocity occurs among:

Accepted Answer

A)  strangers 
B)  close kin 
C)  entrepreneurs 
D)  traders 
A)  strangers 
B)  close kin 
C)  entrepreneurs 
D)  traders

Question 2

Labor division among pastoral nomads is usually based on kinship.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Subsistence, or the means of acquiring resources, is a part of the cultural:

Accepted Answer

A)  social structure 
B)  substructure 
C)  superstructure 
D)  infrastructure 
A)  social structure 
B)  substructure 
C)  superstructure 
D)  infrastructure

Question 4

Which of the following is not an example of a food-producing society?

Accepted Answer

A)  horticultural 
B)  foraging 
C)  pastoralist 
D)  agricultural 
A)  horticultural 
B)  foraging 
C)  pastoralist 
D)  agricultural

Question 5

In the 19ᵗʰ-century West African kingdom of Dahomey, thousands of women:

Accepted Answer

A)  served in the armed forces of the king 
B)  worked as hunters for the king 
C)  were employed in a weapons factory 
D)  worked as traders along the southern coast of Africa 
A)  served in the armed forces of the king 
B)  worked as hunters for the king 
C)  were employed in a weapons factory 
D)  worked as traders along the southern coast of Africa

Question 6

In today's postindustrial world, the particular geographical location where something is bought or sold is often not at all important.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following best describes the concept of cultural evolution?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultures may change over the course of time 
B)  cultures advance over the course of time 
C)  cultures break into new cultures over the course of time 
D)  all cultures emerge from a primitive non-animated state 
A)  cultures may change over the course of time 
B)  cultures advance over the course of time 
C)  cultures break into new cultures over the course of time 
D)  all cultures emerge from a primitive non-animated state

Question 8

Why is horticulture considered to be ecologically sustainable?

Accepted Answer

It mimics the diversity of the

Question 9

What is the altiplano?

Accepted Answer

A)  a high plateau in the Andes 
B)  a form of agriculture 
C)  a type of economic exchange found in Finland 
D)  a herd of llamas 
A)  a high plateau in the Andes 
B)  a form of agriculture 
C)  a type of economic exchange found in Finland 
D)  a herd of llamas

Question 10

Today, approximately what percentage of the world's population subsists through foraging as a primary mode of subsistence?

Accepted Answer

A)  5% 
B)  0.5% 
C)  0.05% 
D)  0.005% 
A)  5% 
B)  0.5% 
C)  0.05% 
D)  0.005%

Question 11

The Kula ring is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  potlatch reciprocity 
B)  generalized reciprocity 
C)  negative reciprocity 
D)  balanced reciprocity 
A)  potlatch reciprocity 
B)  generalized reciprocity 
C)  negative reciprocity 
D)  balanced reciprocity

Question 12

Which of the following produces a surplus in order to sell on the market?

Accepted Answer

A)  foragers 
B)  swidden farmers 
C)  horticulturalists 
D)  agriculturalists 
A)  foragers 
B)  swidden farmers 
C)  horticulturalists 
D)  agriculturalists

Question 13

Each mode of subsistence involves the work arrangements specific to that society, the resources and _______________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Each mode of subsistence involves the work...

Question 14

Cultural change is always progressive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

About _______________ years ago in Europe, Asia and Africa, commercial use of coins began.

Accepted Answer

The answer of About _______________ years ago in Europe, Asia...

Question 16

Describe the Kula ring.

Accepted Answer

This is a form of balanced rec

Question 17

The complex of ideas, activities, and technologies that enable people to survive is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  parallel adaptation 
B)  sociobiological adaptation 
C)  cultural adaptation 
D)  social adaptation 
A)  parallel adaptation 
B)  sociobiological adaptation 
C)  cultural adaptation 
D)  social adaptation

Question 18

Why do indigenous hunters in Australia give away part of their meat?

Accepted Answer

A)  for altruism 
B)  for social credit 
C)  for monetary profit 
D)  they do not give away their meat 
A)  for altruism 
B)  for social credit 
C)  for monetary profit 
D)  they do not give away their meat

Question 19

Discuss the process of cultural adaptation among the early Comanche Indians.

Accepted Answer

The Comanche originated as small groups

Question 20

Which of the following statements is not true in traditional societies?

Accepted Answer

A)  women's work tends to be work that can be more easily interrupted 
B)  men's work tends to be work that is more physically demanding 
C)  women frequently perform tasks that tend to require rapid mobilization of energy 
D)  men frequently perform tasks that tend to require travel from home 
A)  women's work tends to be work that can be more easily interrupted 
B)  men's work tends to be work that is more physically demanding 
C)  women frequently perform tasks that tend to require rapid mobilization of energy 
D)  men frequently perform tasks that tend to require travel from home

Most generalized reciprocity occurs among:

Labor division among pastoral nomads is usually based on kinship.

Subsistence, or the means of acquiring resources, is a part of the cultural:

Which of the following is not an example of a food-producing society?

In the 19ᵗʰ-century West African kingdom of Dahomey, thousands of women:

In today's postindustrial world, the particular geographical location where something is bought or sold is often not at all important.

Which of the following best describes the concept of cultural evolution?

Why is horticulture considered to be ecologically sustainable?

What is the altiplano?

Today, approximately what percentage of the world's population subsists through foraging as a primary mode of subsistence?

The Kula ring is an example of:

Which of the following produces a surplus in order to sell on the market?

Each mode of subsistence involves the work arrangements specific to that society, the resources and _______________.

Cultural change is always progressive.

About _______________ years ago in Europe, Asia and Africa, commercial use of coins began.

Describe the Kula ring.

The complex of ideas, activities, and technologies that enable people to survive is called:

Why do indigenous hunters in Australia give away part of their meat?

Discuss the process of cultural adaptation among the early Comanche Indians.

Which of the following statements is not true in traditional societies?

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Exam 11: Subsistence and Exchange

Most generalized reciprocity occurs among:

Labor division among pastoral nomads is usually based on kinship.

Subsistence, or the means of acquiring resources, is a part of the cultural:

Which of the following is not an example of a food-producing society?

In the 19ᵗʰ-century West African kingdom of Dahomey, thousands of women:

In today's postindustrial world, the particular geographical location where something is bought or sold is often not at all important.

Which of the following best describes the concept of cultural evolution?

Why is horticulture considered to be ecologically sustainable?

What is the altiplano?

Today, approximately what percentage of the world's population subsists through foraging as a primary mode of subsistence?

The Kula ring is an example of:

Which of the following produces a surplus in order to sell on the market?

Each mode of subsistence involves the work arrangements specific to that society, the resources and _______________.

Cultural change is always progressive.

About _______________ years ago in Europe, Asia and Africa, commercial use of coins began.

Describe the Kula ring.

The complex of ideas, activities, and technologies that enable people to survive is called:

Why do indigenous hunters in Australia give away part of their meat?

Discuss the process of cultural adaptation among the early Comanche Indians.

Which of the following statements is not true in traditional societies?

The Essence of Anthropology

Biology and Evolution

Living Primates

Human Evolution

The Neolithic Revolution: The Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity: Race and Racism

The Characteristics of Culture

Language and Communication

Social Identity, Personality, and Gender

Sex, Marriage, and Family

Kinship and Other Methods of Grouping

Politics, Power, and Violence

Spirituality, Religion, and the Supernatural

Global Changes and the Role of Anthropology

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