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The ability to exercise one's will over others is known as |
| | A) | power. |
| | B) | authority. |
| | C) | prestige. |
| | D) | differential access. |
| | E) | stratification. |
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A group with a foraging economy is most likely going to have which type of sociopolitical organization? |
| | A) | a band |
| | B) | a tribe |
| | C) | a chiefdom |
| | D) | a state |
| | E) | It varies. |
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Modern foragers are not Stone Age relics, living fossils, lost tribes, or noble savages. Still, to the extent that foraging is the basis of their subsistence, |
| | A) | some people do in fact live completely separated from the rest of the world. |
| | B) | the correlation between adaptive strategies and sociopolitical typologies are more accurate than ever. |
| | C) | we learn that not all human cultures have evolved at the same rate. |
| | D) | they illustrate how all state and colonial policies culturally deprive these communities, forcing them into marginal environments. |
| | E) | modern hunter-gatherers can illustrate links between a foraging economy and other aspects of society and culture. |
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All of the following are true about bands except |
| | A) | bands have no methods of social control or dispute settlement. |
| | B) | thefts are uncommon. |
| | C) | bands lack formal law. |
| | D) | bands are egalitarian with regard to power and authority. |
| | E) | bands are impermanent. |
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Which of the following strategies were available to a man in Inuit society who felt wronged? |
| | A) | He could try to kill his rival. |
| | B) | He could call in the police. |
| | C) | He could challenge his rival to a song battle. |
| | D) | He could try to kill his rival or he could call in the police. |
| | E) | He could try to kill his rival or he could challenge his rival to a song battle. |
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Which of the following statements concerning the Yanomami is not true? |
| | A) | The Yanomami predominantly are horticulturalists. |
| | B) | Traditionally, the only leadership position among the Yanomami is the village head. |
| | C) | The Yanomami village head has the right to issue orders. |
| | D) | The Yanomami village head must lead in generosity. |
| | E) | Yanomami villagers who grow dissatisfied with their village head can leave the village. |
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Which of the following statements about a big man is true? |
| | A) | Big men exist among the Yanomami. |
| | B) | The big man has authority among several villages. |
| | C) | Only certain men in a society are permitted to achieve the status of a big man. |
| | D) | The big man usually has less wealth than his neighbors. |
| | E) | The big man is the Polynesian equivalent of the Yanomami village head. |
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Which of the following statements concerning the Kapauku Papuans is not true? |
| | A) | The Kapauku exhibited tribal sociopolitical organization. |
| | B) | The Kapauku big man determined dates for feasts and markets. |
| | C) | Selfish and greedy big men sometimes were murdered. |
| | D) | Kapauku big men regulated complex cultivation tasks. |
| | E) | Certain individuals were born into the role of big man. |
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All of the following are age grades commonly recognized in African tribal societies except |
| | A) | warriors. |
| | B) | shamans. |
| | C) | elders. |
| | D) | mature men who play important roles in pantribal government. |
| | E) | recently initiated youths. |
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Pastoral societies typically have which kind of sociopolitical organization? |
| | A) | band |
| | B) | chiefdom |
| | C) | state |
| | D) | tribe or chiefdom |
| | E) | band or chiefdom |
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Chiefdoms developed in all of the following regions except |
| | A) | lowland Amazonia. |
| | B) | the southeastern United States. |
| | C) | the Great Plains of North America. |
| | D) | the circum-Caribbean. |
| | E) | Polynesia. |
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All of the following were typical features of chiefdoms except |
| | A) | a status system based on differential access to resources. |
| | B) | part-time political specialists. |
| | C) | kinship ties between everyone in society, including the chief. |
| | D) | social relations based primarily on kinship, marriage, descent, age, generation, and gender. |
| | E) | chiefly redistribution. |
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Early states emerged in all of the following locations except |
| | A) | Mesoamerica. |
| | B) | northern China. |
| | C) | Mesopotamia. |
| | D) | the Caribbean. |
| | E) | the Indus Valley. |
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Which of the following social features is unique to state organization? |
| | A) | kinship |
| | B) | prestige |
| | C) | differential access to resources |
| | D) | stratification |
| | E) | nuclear family |
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All of the following are typical features of states except |
| | A) | judges. |
| | B) | big men. |
| | C) | laws. |
| | D) | permanent military. |
| | E) | taxation. |
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