Anthropology 150 - The Human Adventure » Spring 2020 » Quiz 9

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Question #1
According to Edmund Leach, one function of mariage is to "Give either or both spouses rights to the labor of the other." Such an arrangement reflect that fact that
A.   it take two people to lift heavy objects
B.   men spend all their time away from the house and women do the work
C.   Gender roles divide necessary work into "male" and "female" domains
D.   cooking is universally a female-gendered task
Question #2
In societies with a moiety organization, why can't you marry your parallel cousins?
A.   They are considered siblings
B.   They lie within the incest taboo
C.   They belong to the same descent group as you
D.   They are considered too close for sexual partners
Question #3
The incest taboo is a cultural universal, but
A.   not all cultures know about incest
B.   not all cultures define incest the same way
C.   some cultures have replaced it with the levirate
D.   some cultures practice gerontology anyway
E.   not all cultures have one
Question #4
Endogamous marriage rules
A.   require a person to take a spouse from a group or class of which the both are members
B.   violate incest taboos
C.   forbid an individual from taking a spouse from a kin group with which both are affiliated
D.   permit individuals to take more than one spouse
Question #5
A lineage is a corporate descent group
A.   the members of which know the exact genealogical linkages by which they are related
B.   which resides in common household
C.   the members of which can claim descent from a common ancestor
D.   the members of which can buy shares in the corporation
Question #6
Descent groups (choose all that apply),,
A.   provide social security for elderly members
B.   are economic units providing mutual aid
C.   often provide solidarity by encouraging worship of the group's ancestors
D.   play a role in deciding appropriate marriage partners
Question #7
Polygynous marriages
A.   frequently involve a hierarchical arrangement among wives, as with the Besileo "big wife"
B.   occur in societies with more men than women
C.   are characteristic of high social instability as with serial monogamy in southern California
D.   are characterized by more than one husband in a single household
E.   are associated with male infanticide
Question #8
Bride price and bride service occur in societies where
A.   more women and their children can contribute to increased production
B.   the family of the bride pays money or land to the family of the groom when the marriage takes place
C.   land is plentiful and production can be increased
Question #9
Among which two societal types is the nuclear family the most important kin ?
A.   segmentary lineage organization/chiefdoms
B.   virilocal/matrilocal
C.   lineages/clans
D.   ambilineal/collateral
E.   industrial/foraging bands
Question #10
A rule that one must marry outside of one's own kin group is called
A.   incest
B.   polygyny
C.   endogamy
D.   dowry
E.   exogamy

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