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1
A group of kin united by a totem ancestor are members of a
A)family.
B)lineage.
C)clan.
D)phratry.
2
The most widely used terminological system is
A)kindred
B)Iroquois
C)Hawaiian
D)Inuit
3
Moieties are usually
A)endogamous.
B)exogamous.
C)segmentary.
D)small in size.
4
As a rule, the Yanomamo usually marry
A)into other tribes.
B)cross-cousins.
C)parallel cousins.
D)their sisters.
5
Which kinship terminology pattern is a bifurcate system?
A)Hawaiian
B)Inuit
C)Iroquois
D)no systems bifurcate
6
Cultures that practice unilineal descent are likely to have __________ kinship terminology.
A)Inuit
B)Hawaiian
C)American
D)Iroquois
7
Societies in which some members trace their descent through the mother's line and other members trace descent patrilineally have a descent pattern known as
A)double descent.
B)ambilineal descent.
C)kindred.
D)moieties.
8
Parallel cousins consist of Ego's
A)MoSiCh and FaBrCh
B)MoBrCh and FaSiCh
C)MoSiCh and FaSiCh
D)FaBrCh and MoBrCh
9
The Nuer peoples of Sudan, Africa instead of having clan organizations have a kinship system consisting of
A)phratries
B)kindreds
C)segmentary lineages
D)totems
10
Segmentary lineages function in the same way as a
A)clan
B)moiety
C)totem
D)kindred





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