Question 1

The parent-child link appears to provide the basis for the structured social groups called descent groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

A(n) _________________________ group that establishes its membership exclusively through the male line.

Accepted Answer

A)  kinship
B)  descent
C)  unilineal descent
D)  matrilineal descent
E)  patrilineal descentF) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 3

As generations succeed generations,a lineage often divides and becomes a _______________ through the process called _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  phratry/ fission
B)  moiety/ fission
C)  clan/fracturing
D)  clan/fission
E)  totem/ancestryF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

If an anthropologist discovers that an informant who is describing the kinship terminology used in his society uses the same term,"Baba," to refer to individuals that the anthropologist would call "father" and "father's brother." What does the anthropologist conclude?

Accepted Answer

A)  All individuals called "Baba" share a common status with regard to ego;they play the same role,such as disciplining or teaching him.
B)  The informant is unclear as to who his real biological father is.
C)  The informant tends to form undifferentiated classifications.
D)  Ego is a bad informant.
E)  The informant is being deceptive.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

Among the Hopi,_______________ function as landholding corporations,allocating land for the support of member households.

Accepted Answer

A)  lineages
B)  phratries
C)  moieties
D)  extended families
E)  clansF) A) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 6

A boy is born into a society that practices matrilineal descent.The person who exercises authority over him is _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  his sister
B)  his father
C)  his mother
D)  his mother's brother
E)  his father's sisterF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

A phratry is a unilineal descent group composed of two or more _______________ that believe they are related to each other.

Accepted Answer

A)  moieties
B)  totems
C)  kindred
D)  lineages
E)  clansF) B) and C)
G) None of the above

Question 8

Matrilineal descent is found in South Asia,in India,Sri Lanka,Indonesia,Sumatra,Tibet,South China,many Indonesian islands,as well as in aboriginal North America and Africa.What do all of these societies have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They practice horticulture,in which women are the breadwinners.
B)  They practice male infanticide,thus producing an excess of women.
C)  Warfare is conducted primarily by women.
D)  Major political decisions are made by women.
E)  Women are physically stronger than men.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Today's technological advances pose new opportunities for kin-making.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

___________________________ is a unilineal kinship group descended from a common ancestor or founder who lived 4 to 6 generations ago,and in which relationships among members can be exactly stated in genealogical terms.

Accepted Answer

A)  Lineage
B)  Descent
C)  Kindred
D)  Matrilineal descent
E)  Patrilineal descentF) A) and E)
G) B) and D)

Question 11

The traditional Scottish tartans are a colorful symbol of a shared heritage between even very distant relatives living very far apart.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The Eskimo kinship system produces a designation of parallel and cross cousins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

It is possible in some descent systems for a man to belong to both a patrilineage and a matrilineage at the same time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The least complex system of kinship terminology (the one with the fewest terms for an anthropologist to memorize) is _______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Eskimo
B)  Hawaiian
C)  Iroquois
D)  Crow
E)  OmahaF) B) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 15

Where nuclear families are important,the principle of bilateral descent and the group called the _______________ will probably exist.

Accepted Answer

A)  clan
B)  phratry
C)  lineage
D)  moiety
E)  kindredF) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 16

___________________________ is an extended kinship group,often consisting of several lines,whose members claim a common descent from a remote ancestor,usually mythical or legendary.

Accepted Answer

A)  Lineage
B)  Clan
C)  Kindred
D)  Moiety
E)  PhratryF) A) and E)
G) B) and E)

Question 17

Match between columns
                        Premises: moiety
Eskimo
phratry
Hawaiian
Iroquois

Accepted Answer

The Answer of group that results from a division of is...

Question 18

North Americans assume that they are related equally to the relatives on both the mother's and father's side.The group composed of such people to which these individuals feel that they belong is called a(n) _______________ descent group.

Accepted Answer

A)  ambilineal
B)  double
C)  bilateral
D)  patrilineal
E)  matrilinealF) B) and D)
G) C) and E)

Question 19

_____________________ is a network of relatives within which individuals possess certain mutual rights and obligations.

Accepted Answer

A)  Kinship
B)  Descent
C)  Unilineal descent
D)  Matrilineal descent
E)  Patrilineal descentF) None of the above
G) C) and E)

Question 20

A(n) _________________________ group that establishes its membership exclusively through either male or female line.

Accepted Answer

A)  kinship
B)  descent
C)  unilineal descent
D)  matrilineal descent
E)  patrilineal descentF) C) and D)
G) A) and E)

Exam 10: Kinship and Descent

The parent-child link appears to provide the basis for the structured social groups called descent groups.

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The Eskimo kinship system produces a designation of parallel and cross cousins.

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Match the terminological system to its definition.

___________________________ is a unilineal kinship group descended from a common ancestor or founder who lived 4 to 6 generations ago,and in which relationships among members can be exactly stated in genealogical terms.

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Matrilineal descent is found in South Asia,in India,Sri Lanka,Indonesia,Sumatra,Tibet,South China,many Indonesian islands,as well as in aboriginal North America and Africa.What do all of these societies have in common?

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A boy is born into a society that practices matrilineal descent.The person who exercises authority over him is _______________.

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___________________________ is an extended kinship group,often consisting of several lines,whose members claim a common descent from a remote ancestor,usually mythical or legendary.

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It is possible in some descent systems for a man to belong to both a patrilineage and a matrilineage at the same time.

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_____________________ is a network of relatives within which individuals possess certain mutual rights and obligations.

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The least complex system of kinship terminology (the one with the fewest terms for an anthropologist to memorize) is _______________.

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Where nuclear families are important,the principle of bilateral descent and the group called the _______________ will probably exist.

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A phratry is a unilineal descent group composed of two or more _______________ that believe they are related to each other.

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A(n) _________________________ group that establishes its membership exclusively through the male line.

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Among the Hopi,_______________ function as landholding corporations,allocating land for the support of member households.

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North Americans assume that they are related equally to the relatives on both the mother's and father's side.The group composed of such people to which these individuals feel that they belong is called a(n) _______________ descent group.

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The traditional Scottish tartans are a colorful symbol of a shared heritage between even very distant relatives living very far apart.

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As generations succeed generations,a lineage often divides and becomes a _ through the process called ___.

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Today's technological advances pose new opportunities for kin-making.

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If an anthropologist discovers that an informant who is describing the kinship terminology used in his society uses the same term,"Baba," to refer to individuals that the anthropologist would call "father" and "father's brother." What does the anthropologist conclude?

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A(n) _________________________ group that establishes its membership exclusively through either male or female line.

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Exam 10: Kinship and Descent

The parent-child link appears to provide the basis for the structured social groups called descent groups.

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The Eskimo kinship system produces a designation of parallel and cross cousins.

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Match the terminological system to its definition.

___________________________ is a unilineal kinship group descended from a common ancestor or founder who lived 4 to 6 generations ago,and in which relationships among members can be exactly stated in genealogical terms.

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Matrilineal descent is found in South Asia,in India,Sri Lanka,Indonesia,Sumatra,Tibet,South China,many Indonesian islands,as well as in aboriginal North America and Africa.What do all of these societies have in common?

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A boy is born into a society that practices matrilineal descent.The person who exercises authority over him is _______________.

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___________________________ is an extended kinship group,often consisting of several lines,whose members claim a common descent from a remote ancestor,usually mythical or legendary.

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It is possible in some descent systems for a man to belong to both a patrilineage and a matrilineage at the same time.

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_____________________ is a network of relatives within which individuals possess certain mutual rights and obligations.

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The least complex system of kinship terminology (the one with the fewest terms for an anthropologist to memorize) is _______________.

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Where nuclear families are important,the principle of bilateral descent and the group called the _______________ will probably exist.

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A phratry is a unilineal descent group composed of two or more _______________ that believe they are related to each other.

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A(n) _________________________ group that establishes its membership exclusively through the male line.

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Among the Hopi,_______________ function as landholding corporations,allocating land for the support of member households.

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North Americans assume that they are related equally to the relatives on both the mother's and father's side.The group composed of such people to which these individuals feel that they belong is called a(n) _______________ descent group.

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The traditional Scottish tartans are a colorful symbol of a shared heritage between even very distant relatives living very far apart.

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As generations succeed generations,a lineage often divides and becomes a _______________ through the process called _________________.

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Today's technological advances pose new opportunities for kin-making.

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If an anthropologist discovers that an informant who is describing the kinship terminology used in his society uses the same term,"Baba," to refer to individuals that the anthropologist would call "father" and "father's brother." What does the anthropologist conclude?

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A(n) _________________________ group that establishes its membership exclusively through either male or female line.

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