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

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Question #1
Chiefdoms and states are both
A.   uncentralized and egalitarian
B.   Normally dependent on foraging
C.   dependent on age groups for political organization
D.   politically centralized
E.   associated with industrialism
Question #2
Price/market exchange reaches its most complete development in
A.   bands
B.   states
C.   chiefdoms
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.   commercial exchange
D.   equal access to basic economic resources.
Question #4
Which of the following is not typical of state-organized societies?
A.   boundary maintenance systems
B.   a specialized decision-making system
C.   egalitarian economic organization
D.   permanent agriculture
E.   class stratification
Question #5
In order of increasing social complexity, the main political systems are
A.   band, tribe, chiefdom, state
B.   band, state, tribe, chiefdom
C.   chiefdom, tribe, band, state
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.   Imagined communities
B.   Feudal States
C.   Tribal Society
D.   Chiefdom
Question #7
The alii nuii (king) of Hawaii
A.   achieved his position by demonstrating his capacities for administration
B.   redistributed back to the commoners most of what he received from them
C.   collected agricultural produce by force (if necessary) from commoners
Question #8
State type societies are usually characterized by
A.   high population densities
B.   economic specialization
C.   equal access to basic economic resources
D.   commercial exchange
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.   tribe
B.   segmentary lineage system
C.   state
D.   chiefdom
E.   band

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