MCQ Bank
America is a highly specialized society; it is an example of ___________.
- A) Organic solidarity
- B)
- C)
- D)
Which one of the following is the most prominent form of political organization found around the world today?
- A) Bands
- B) States
- C) Tribes
- D) Nations
The word "dislike" which conveys meaning by standing alone or being bound to other words, is an example of:
- A) Morpheme
- B)
- C)
- D)
Which one of the following systems have the greatest amount of political integration, specialized political roles and maintain authority on the basis of an ideology?
- A) Tribal
- B) Chiefdom
- C) State
- D) Band
Which of the following analysis is used to understand language structures and its underlying rules at a given point in time?
- A) Synchronic
- B)
- C)
- D)
Which practice in bands ensures that no single individual accumulates too much power?
- A) Redistribution
- B) Centralized authority
- C) Egalitarian decision-making
- D) Feudalism
Which type of study focuses on remote location?
- A) Fieldwork
- B)
- C)
- D)
Laws are enforceable by _____________.
- A) Group pressure
- B) Threat of punishment
- C) Peer pressure
- D) Ostracism
Judging other culture on the basis of one’s own culture is known as ____
- A) Ethnocentrism
- B)
- C)
- D)
Which one of the following represents the significance of feasting in chiefdoms?
- A) It is mean of political control and redistribution
- B) It is purely a religious ritual
- C) It only involves the lower social classes
- D) It weakens the authority of the chief
Horticulture is a form of food production which employs:
- A) Simple tools and no draft animals
- B)
- C)
- D)
Acculturation occurs due to sustained contact between:
- A) Two cultures with equal power dynamics
- B) A culture and its natural environment
- C) A culture and external influences
- D) Two cultures, one dominant and one subordinate
Which language do not have singular and plural nouns?
- A) Navaho
- B)
- C)
- D)
A smartphone designed in the U.S. but modified for Chinese consumers with different apps illustrates which aspect of diffusion?
- A) Selectivity
- B) Innovation
- C) Modification
- D) Reciprocity
Which one of the following is a technical term used by anthropologists to describe exchange of goods and services of almost equal value between two trading partners
- A) Reciprocity
- B)
- C)
- D)
A system of stratification where positions are partly achieved and social mobility is common is known as:
- A) Status
- B) Class
- C) Slavery
- D) Caste
Which one of the following is a subsistence pattern in which people make their living by tending herds of large animals?
- A) Pastoralism
- B)
- C)
- D)
What does "environmental cost" refer to in globalization?
- A) The expansion of forests
- B) The negative impact on land, water, and air
- C) The rise in global wealth
- D) The improvement of ecosystems
Which one of the following technique is required to provide solid methodological base emphasizing the need for empirical evidence
- A) Direct fieldwork
- B)
- C)
- D)
Margaret Mead found _____________ girls were much less rebellious or emotional turmoil than those in western societies.
- A) Samoan
- B) Neur
- C) Kung
- D) Inuit