Anthropology 150 - The Human Adventure » Spring 2020 » Quiz 10

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Question #1
Chiefdoms and states are both
A.   associated with industrialism
B.   dependent on age groups for political organization
C.   uncentralized and egalitarian
D.   Normally dependent on foraging
E.   politically centralized
Question #2
Price/market exchange reaches its most complete development in
A.   bands
B.   chiefdoms
C.   states
D.   capitalist states
E.   tribes
Question #3
State societies are characterized by all of the following except
A.   high population density.
B.   economic specialization.
C.   equal access to basic economic resources.
D.   commercial exchange
Question #4
Which of the following is not typical of state-organized societies?
A.   a specialized decision-making system
B.   class stratification
C.   egalitarian economic organization
D.   boundary maintenance systems
E.   permanent agriculture
Question #5
In order of increasing social complexity, the main political systems are
A.   band, tribe, chiefdom, state
B.   chiefdom, tribe, band, state
C.   band, state, tribe, chiefdom
D.   tribe, chiefdom, state, band
E.   state, chiefdom, tribe, band
Question #6
In which of the following forms of political organization is it most likely that important leaders will acquire their position based upon personal background or ability, rather than heredity?
A.   Chiefdom
B.   Tribal Society
C.   Feudal States
D.   Imagined communities
Question #7
The alii nuii (king) of Hawaii
A.   redistributed back to the commoners most of what he received from them
B.   collected agricultural produce by force (if necessary) from commoners
C.   achieved his position by demonstrating his capacities for administration
Question #8
State type societies are usually characterized by
A.   commercial exchange
B.   equal access to basic economic resources
C.   economic specialization
D.   high population densities
Question #9
Political officials, courts, and other individuals and agencies formally responsible for implementing policy or resolving disputes
A.   are found in all types of societies
B.   are characteristic of states
C.   sometimes exist in tribes
D.   are characteristic of bands
Question #10
A group of nominally independent communities occupying a specific region, sharing a common language and culture, which is integrated by some unifying factor. This is the description of what type of political organization?
A.   state
B.   chiefdom
C.   tribe
D.   band
E.   segmentary lineage system

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