Question 1

In a matrilocal society,

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A)   females frequently exercise power in their kin groups.
B)   lines of authority and descent eventually converge.
C)   the line of descent occasionally passes through males.
D)   males frequently exercise power in their kin groups.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Anthropologists are not sure why some societies have ambilineal descent groups, but one possible reason is

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A)   ambilineal descent groups are transformed from unilineal groups under certain conditions.
B)   unilineal descent groups are not very effective.
C)   some sort of revolution took place.
D)   it makes it easier for people to trace their ancestry.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 3

Which is the most common form of marital residence?

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A)   matrilocal
B)   patrilocal
C)   bilocal
D)   neolocalE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 4

Neolocality is most likely in which type of society?

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A)   a society with extended-family households
B)   a society with a money economy
C)   a food-collecting society
D)   a horticultural societyE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 5

Most people in the United States practice which kinship system?

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A)   ambilineal
B)   double unilineal descent
C)   bilateral
D)   unilinealE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

The term "totem" refers to

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A)   any object considered taboo.
B)   any object with magical powers.
C)   an animal or plant name used to refer to a kin group.
D)   an identifying mark on one's skin.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 7

Because of its ego-centered nature, which of the following is least likely to serve as a permanent or persistent group?

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A)   a matrilineage
B)   a patrilineage
C)   a kindred
D)   an ambilineal descent groupE) All of the above
F) B) and C) C

Question 8

Unilineal descent is when a person is affiliated with a group of kin through links within one sex only, thus

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A)   unilineal descent is either patrilineal or matrilineal.
B)   a person can be confused about who they trace their descent from.
C)   a person traces their descent from both parents.
D)   none of the above.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 9

What may women do if a patrilineal society denigrates her too much?

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Question 10

Clans become important to a person because you would have support in a life crisis. Other ways include

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A)   help with lawsuits.
B)   help out economically.
C)   contribute to a bride price.
D)   all of the above.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 11

What is the least common form of residence pattern?

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A)   matrilocal
B)   bilocal
C)   avunculocal
D)   neolocalE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 12

Describe the terms clan, phratry, and moiety. How are they related? How are they different?

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Question 13

In a matrilineal system, females rarely exercise authority in their kin groups. Why is this?

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A)   females always wanted it this way
B)   while it is not an ethnographic fact, it is reality
C)   anthropologists are not really sure why
D)   it seems created by the structure of society dominated by womenE) B) and D)
F) C) and D) C

Question 14

The Crow system of kinship terminology mirrors that of the Omaha system because

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A)   the Omaha is matrilineal and the Crow is partrlineal.
B)   the Crow is matrilineal and the Omaha is patrilineal.
C)   both are bilateral systems.
D)   both are ambilineal systems.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 15

How does the Hawaiian kinship terminology system classify the relatives of ego? What type of family structure is commonly associated with this system?

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The Hawaiian kinship terminology system classifies the relatives of ego based on generation and gender. In this system, all relatives of the same generation and gender are given the same term. For example, all of ego's siblings are referred to with the same term, as are all of ego's cousins of the same gender and generation.

This system is commonly associated with a bilateral family structure, where both the mother's and father's sides of the family are considered equally important. This is because the Hawaiian kinship terminology system does not prioritize one side of the family over the other, and instead emphasizes the relationships between individuals within the same generation and gender.

Question 16

Which system of kinship terminology is the least complex?

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A)   Sudanese
B)   Crow
C)   Iroquois
D)   HawaiianE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 17

Which kinship system is ego-centered; hence it varies with different points of reference (except for brothers and sisters) ?

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A)   unilineal
B)   bilateral
C)   double-descent
D)   ambilinealE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

What are the possible advantages of the "lumping" of kin in both the Omaha and Crow systems of kinship?

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Question 19

In a patrilocal residence, who leaves the household so that the married couple lives with or near the husband's parents?

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A)   son
B)   daughter
C)   sister
D)   brotherE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 20

The form of marital residence in which the married couple lives apart from the relatives of both spouses is

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A)   patrilocality.
B)   matrilocality.
C)   neolocality.
D)   avunculocality.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

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