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Cultural Anthropology Mix

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Fun Trivia : Quizzes : Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology Mix game quiz
"A mixed bag of Anthropology questions."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. In most small-scale, non-industrial societies, social organization is based largely on _______________?
    kinship affiliation
    social class
    occupation
    education


2. People we are related to through blood are called ___________ relatives?
    affinal
    consanguineous
    fictive
    hemo


3. Kinship systems serve two important functions for the well-being of a society, vertical function and _________ function.
    horizontal
    circular
    main
    diagonal


4. A ____________ residence, is when two people marry and take up residence in a place of their own?
    Matrilocal
    Ambilocal
    Patrilocal
    Neolocal


5. Explanations for the universal incest taboo include the natural aversion theory, the family disruption theory, the theory of expanding social alliances and _____________?
    the inbreeding theory
    the family theory
    the kin theory
    the marriage theory


6. Political anthropologists recognize four levels of political organization: band, tribe, chiefdoms and states. Where would a band organization most often be found?
    horticultural societies
    societies with non-food-producing members
    complex horticultural societies
    foraging societies


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 _______.
    Pastoral Revolution
    Organic Revolution
    Neolithic Revolution
    Cultivation Revolution


8. In societies, goods and services are distributed in three different modes: reciprocity, redistribution and ______?
    solidarity
    mechanical exchange
    market exchange
    production


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.
    prestige
    rank
    patriarchal
    integrated


10. Cultural anthropologists have identified two fundamental types of family structure - the nuclear family and the ________ family?
    Answer: (outspread)

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