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Choose the one best answer for each question.

1
In societies with chiefdoms, the chief
A)has been given authority by the supernatural.
B)must pay tributes to the people.
C)earns the position through political ties.
D)selects the most talented members of the society to rule the various sections of the community.
2
Among the Maori of the Cook Islands, the local paramount chief is known as the
A)headman
B)Big Father
C)mumi
D)riki
3
Cephu's crime of stealing meat from the Mbuti pygmy group was punished by
A)ridicule and name calling.
B)physical punishment.
C)time in jail.
D)banishment from the camp.
4
Property ownership in tribal societies occurs among
A)individuals.
B)kin groupings.
C)a married man and his wives.
D)villages.
5
Membership in a sodality is based on
A)kinship affiliation
B)status within the society
C)marriage patterns
D)common interest
6
Which of the following DOES NOT accurately describe state societies?
A)states have a market system of distribution.
B)states have social stratification.
C)states are egalitarian.
D)states practice intensive agriculture.
7
An ethnographer's view of class includes
A)the idea that members of the class must themselves recognize this identity.
B)a focus on individual differences in wealth and status.
C)the idea that class can exist if an outsider can identify inequities between groups.
D)all of the above.
8
Among the Inuit (Eskimo) disputes are usually settled by
A)physical displays of strength.
B)song duels.
C)potlatching.
D)moots.
9
Formal leadership is common among
A)bands and tribes.
B)tribes and chiefdoms.
C)chiefdoms and states.
D)bands and states.
10
The legal system in the United States is an example of the legitimate use of
A)authority.
B)power.
C)political sanctions.
D)class.
11
The purpose of moot in African societies is to
A)try criminals for breaking the law.
B)settle disputes between family members or neighbors.
C)prevent deviant behavior by individuals.
D)gain prestige by giving a feast.
12
Law refers to cultural rules that are formulated by societies and are backed up by
A)formal sanctions
B)informal sanctions
C)social pressures of ridicule and gossip
D)threat of ostracism







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