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

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Question #1
Chiefdoms and states are both
A.   Normally dependent on foraging
B.   dependent on age groups for political organization
C.   uncentralized and egalitarian
D.   politically centralized
E.   associated with industrialism
Question #2
Price/market exchange reaches its most complete development in
A.   capitalist states
B.   tribes
C.   chiefdoms
D.   states
E.   bands
Question #3
State societies are characterized by all of the following except
A.   equal access to basic economic resources.
B.   commercial exchange
C.   economic specialization.
D.   high population density.
Question #4
Which of the following is not typical of state-organized societies?
A.   egalitarian economic organization
B.   boundary maintenance systems
C.   a specialized decision-making system
D.   class stratification
E.   permanent agriculture
Question #5
In order of increasing social complexity, the main political systems are
A.   tribe, chiefdom, state, band
B.   band, state, tribe, chiefdom
C.   state, chiefdom, tribe, band
D.   band, tribe, chiefdom, state
E.   chiefdom, tribe, band, state
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.   Imagined communities
D.   Feudal States
Question #7
The alii nuii (king) of Hawaii
A.   redistributed back to the commoners most of what he received from them
B.   achieved his position by demonstrating his capacities for administration
C.   collected agricultural produce by force (if necessary) from commoners
Question #8
State type societies are usually characterized by
A.   equal access to basic economic resources
B.   economic specialization
C.   high population densities
D.   commercial exchange
Question #9
Political officials, courts, and other individuals and agencies formally responsible for implementing policy or resolving disputes
A.   are characteristic of bands
B.   are found in all types of societies
C.   are characteristic of states
D.   sometimes exist in tribes
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.   state
C.   chiefdom
D.   band
E.   segmentary lineage system

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