1. Question : When a married couple resides with the bride’s parents, it is called:

Student Answer:

neolocality. 

matrilocality. 

patrilocality. 

patrilineality. 

2. Question : Foragers have been called the original affluent society because:

Student Answer:

they were the first society to accumulate property. 

they develop great wealth and status. 

they were the first human society to develop the division of labor. 

they seem to acquire enough food with minimal amount of time and 

energy. 

3. Question : Redistribution is a form of exchange in which:

Student Answer:

people give each other gifts with no thought of return. 

the giving of goods by many people to one person in the center who 

then gives them out. 

people make sure they receive something of equal value to what they 

gave. 

people give each other items with the idea that one day they will 

receive something even better. 

4. Question : Which of the following best describes working groups in horticultural 

societies?

Student Answer:

Whole villages will clear and plant a common plot of land. 

Members of large kin groups work the land. 

Individual families work the land as a unit. 

All are found in one horticultural society or another. 

5. Question : Which of the following terms describes the switch to cultivation and the 

origins of plant domestication in human history?

Student Answer:

Green Revolution 

Industrial Revolution 

Neolithic Revolution 

Agricultural Revolution 

6. Question : The marriage of several brothers to one woman:

Student Answer:

is called polyandry. 

is called primogeniture. 

is necessary in pastoral societies. 

is called polygyny 

7. Question : According to the Semai, saying “thank you” is perceived as an insult 

because:

Student Answer:

the word thank you translates into an cultural profanity. 

it is considered too informal for a kin relationship. 

it is not an insult but expected procedure between members of band 

societies. 

the process of thanking implies a calculation of the gifts value. 

8. Question : Which of the following is usually not a way rights of access to land are 

assigned in horticultural societies?

Student Answer:

Whoever clears and plants an unused parcel has rights to the plot so 

long as they wish to cultivate it. 

Whoever clears and plants an unused parcel has rights to it only for 

that growing season. 

All land is held collectively by one or another kin group. 

Families or kin groups have ownership rights to specific tracts. 

9. Question : Typical characteristics of Band societies include:

Student Answer:

dependence on outside populations to acquire resources. 

exploitation of local plants and animals. 

development of permanent settlements. 

accumulation of material wealth. 

10. Question : Offering your grandmother a portion of that day’s collection of melons, 

nuts and tubers is an example of ________________ reciprocity.

Student Answer:

market 

generalized 

balanced 

negative