MCQ Bank
Which one of the following imparts cultural knowledge about certain population groups to different people?
- A) Trainer
- B)
- C)
- D)
In which society are decisions often made collectively without centralized leadership?
- A) Tribe
- B) Chiefdom
- C) Kingdom
- D) State
Two different forms of language in a society such as "high" and 'low' or "official" and "common" is called as:
- A) Dialect/Diglossia
- B)
- C)
- D)
Stratification theories are primarily concerned with explaining:
- A) Technological change
- B) Political systems
- C) Wealth inequality
- D) Urban growth
A general statement about how two or more facts are related to one another is known as _____________.
- A) Theory
- B)
- C)
- D)
Which of the following ways does political organization affect economic systems?
- A) Ensures equality
- B) Reduces integration
- C) Controls distribution
- D) No impact on the economy
Which one of the following was NOT an emphasis of neo evolutionism theory?
- A) Values and beliefs
- B)
- C)
- D)
Dominating the production of a particular product is known as:
- A) Coercion
- B) Monopoly
- C) Oligopoly
- D) Hydraulic
Food collectors acquire wild plants for their food intake by:
- A) Collecting
- B)
- C)
- D)
Material cultural items more likely to diffuse than non-material ones, because:
- A) They cannot be modified
- B) They are easier to transport and adopt
- C) They are permanent in all societies
- D) They have no cultural meaning
Which one of the following provides the sound structure to a language?
- A) Phonology
- B)
- C)
- D)
Which type of society has the least political integration?
- A) State
- B) Tribe
- C) Chiefdom
- D) Band
Which is the basic social unit amongst food collectors?
- A) Family
- B)
- C)
- D)
Social rankings in chiefdoms influence society by:
- A) Promoting full equality.
- B) Determining power and resources.
- C) Having little impact on leadership.
- D) Removing competition.
Contemporary food collecting societies have _______ population density.
- A) Low
- B)
- C)
- D)
Which term describes the process of distributing political roles in a society?
- A) Decentralization
- B) Allocation
- C) Colonization
- D) Redistribution
Fahim is a researcher who is experiencing to live and deal with circumstances completely different to his own surroundings,
- A) he focusing culture shock
- B)
- C)
- D)
Chiefdoms rely on redistribution to:
- A) Demonstrate the power of the ruling class
- B) Ensure equal wealth distribution
- C) Eliminate economic disparity
- D) Avoid market-based economies
Behavioral data is collected through which of the following method?
- A) Interview
- B)
- C)
- D)
Which of the following theories found that Samoan girls were much less rebellious or emotional turmoil than those in western societies?
- A) Margaret Mead
- B) Lewis Henry Morgan
- C) Sapir-Whorf
- D) Ferrarro