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This section includes 254 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Human and Cultural Diversity knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
In economic anthropology, the kula ring refers to |
| A. | Political status |
| B. | The hereditary jewelry |
| C. | yam exchanges |
| D. | Exchange of necklaces made out of shells |
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. |
The Austinian theory attributes to the sovereign |
| A. | Moral |
| B. | Political supremacy |
| C. | Absolute judicial |
| D. | Political legitimating |
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. |
Which is not a form of social stratification? |
| A. | Religion |
| B. | Caste |
| C. | Class |
| D. | Gender |
| Answer» B. Caste | |
| 4. |
Sociology is the science of understanding of the meaning this statement was made by |
| A. | Max Weber |
| B. | Auguste Comte |
| C. | Herbert Spencer |
| D. | Emile Durkheim |
| Answer» B. Auguste Comte | |
| 5. |
The theory that views people as 'Stage managers' managing impressions presented to the world is called as |
| A. | Role theory |
| B. | Dramaturgy |
| C. | Looking Glass Self |
| D. | Dialectual theory |
| Answer» C. Looking Glass Self | |
| 6. |
In economic anthropology, Raw yams are? |
| A. | Long storage life |
| B. | Suggestive shape |
| C. | Size |
| D. | Nutritional value |
| Answer» B. Suggestive shape | |
| 7. |
The reasons for insurgency in the North Eastern region are |
| A. | Ethnic conflicts and development deprivation |
| B. | Land alienation |
| C. | Politics and corruption |
| D. | Religious fundamentalism |
| Answer» B. Land alienation | |
| 8. |
The idea of culture of poverty was introduced by whom? |
| A. | Oscar Lewis |
| B. | Abel Smith |
| C. | Somuel Mencher |
| D. | Peter Townsend |
| Answer» B. Abel Smith | |
| 9. |
In economic anthropology, land is most likely owned by an extended kinship group among |
| A. | Food collectors |
| B. | Pastoralists |
| C. | Horticulturalists |
| D. | Intensive agriculturalists |
| Answer» D. Intensive agriculturalists | |
| 10. |
In economic anthropology, in most non-industrialized societies, the basic unit of production is |
| A. | The individual |
| B. | The household |
| C. | The village |
| D. | The state |
| Answer» C. The village | |
| 11. |
Which one of the following statement is not reflective of conflict perspective? |
| A. | Society as a struggle |
| B. | Change is inevitable |
| C. | Society is viewed as a complex |
| D. | Classes and society |
| Answer» D. Classes and society | |
| 12. |
Organizational culture refers to |
| A. | A system of shared meaning and behavior expressed through rituals, stories, and myths |
| B. | The region of the country where an organization is located |
| C. | The degree to which an organization provides for its employees' basic needs |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. The region of the country where an organization is located | |
| 13. |
According to anthropologists the practice in which a woman or her family gives property or money to her potential husband in order to make a marriage is called |
| A. | Dowry |
| B. | Bride wealth |
| C. | Bride service |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 14. |
According to anthropologists part-time specialists occasional community sponsored events, including rites of passage, hierarchical pantheon with powerful deities is called as |
| A. | Descent societies |
| B. | Chiefdoms |
| C. | A social leader |
| D. | Big-Man |
| Answer» C. A social leader | |
| 15. |
Which is a family structure? |
| A. | Two-earner |
| B. | Blended |
| C. | Couples without children |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Blended | |
| 16. |
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all |
| A. | Believe in many divine Gods |
| B. | Worship only one God |
| C. | Follow the teachings of the Qu'ran |
| D. | Believe Jesus was the son of God |
| Answer» C. Follow the teachings of the Qu'ran | |
| 17. |
Religion, marriage, family, caste are example of |
| A. | Social values |
| B. | Social institutions |
| C. | Social norms |
| D. | Division of society |
| Answer» C. Social norms | |
| 18. |
According to anthropology, psychology is the science of |
| A. | Behaviour and mental processes |
| B. | Objective introspection |
| C. | Inductive reasoning |
| D. | Emotions |
| Answer» B. Objective introspection | |
| 19. |
Intense community spirits, a feeling of great social solidarity, equality, and togetherness, characteristic of people experiencing liminality together is called as |
| A. | Communities |
| B. | Head of the society |
| C. | Team leader |
| D. | Big-Man |
| Answer» B. Head of the society | |
| 20. |
Who considered four types of religion? |
| A. | Kroeeber |
| B. | Wallace |
| C. | Max weber |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Max weber | |
| 21. |
The sacred impersonal force in Melanesian and Polynesian religions is called |
| A. | Magic |
| B. | Mana |
| C. | Priests |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Priests | |
| 22. |
Economic anthropologists study production, distribution, and consumption |
| A. | Only in industrialized |
| B. | Non-industrialized societies of the world |
| C. | Industrialized and non-industrialized |
| D. | Societies of the world |
| Answer» D. Societies of the world | |
| 23. |
In economic anthropology, the universal division of labor based on sex may occur because |
| A. | Greater strength than women |
| B. | Men are always afraid of taking care of children |
| C. | Reproduction, men tend to be more expendable than women |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 24. |
According to anthropologists the totems are usually animals and |
| A. | Human |
| B. | Stone |
| C. | Plants |
| D. | Seeds |
| Answer» D. Seeds | |
| 25. |
In economic anthropology, sex and age are the basis for the division of labor in |
| A. | Only food collecting societies |
| B. | Only pastoralist societies |
| C. | Only food producing societies |
| D. | All societies |
| Answer» E. | |
| 26. |
In economic anthropology, people who operate in complex, bureaucratic organizations are expected to behave toward one another is called |
| A. | Individualism |
| B. | Particularize |
| C. | Universalism |
| D. | Generalism |
| Answer» D. Generalism | |
| 27. |
Which one of the following is not an element of symbolic inter actionism? |
| A. | The self |
| B. | The ego |
| C. | Symbols |
| D. | Role Taking |
| Answer» C. Symbols | |
| 28. |
According to anthropologists if two female married is called lesbian couple if they born a baby what we call for it |
| A. | Mommies |
| B. | Mom |
| C. | Mom and dad |
| D. | Two mommies' |
| Answer» E. | |
| 29. |
When did religion begin? |
| A. | Early in the century |
| B. | Primitive period |
| C. | No one knows |
| D. | May be some one knows |
| Answer» D. May be some one knows | |
| 30. |
According to anthropology the potlatch, as practiced by the Northwest Coast Indians, served to |
| A. | Confer status on generous givers |
| B. | Distribute material goods to a wide range of people |
| C. | Maintain regional stability |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. |
According to anthropologist more recent experiments have shown that apes can learn to use if not speak, true language this type of communication sign is called |
| A. | American sign language |
| B. | African sign language |
| C. | Asian sign language |
| D. | Canadian sign language |
| Answer» B. African sign language | |
| 32. |
The maintenance provided by the husband to the divorced wife is called |
| A. | Dower |
| B. | Mehr |
| C. | Alimony |
| D. | Bride price |
| Answer» D. Bride price | |
| 33. |
Which has described the State as 'a partnership in all science, a partnership in all art, a partnership in every virtue and in all perfection'? |
| A. | Edmund Burke |
| B. | Aristotle |
| C. | Maclver |
| D. | Morgan |
| Answer» B. Aristotle | |
| 34. |
What is the language of Judaism? |
| A. | Greek |
| B. | Arabic |
| C. | Hebrew |
| D. | Polish |
| Answer» D. Polish | |
| 35. |
The predominant religion in East Asia, including Japan and China, and south Asian countries such as Vietnam, Cambodia, and Thailand is |
| A. | Christianity--Catholic |
| B. | Islam--Sunni |
| C. | Buddhism |
| D. | Hinduism |
| Answer» D. Hinduism | |
| 36. |
Trobriand Islanders are in present knwn as |
| A. | Untouched with modern world |
| B. | Are political |
| C. | Are not eager to give up their traditional culture have their own ideas |
| D. | Disease and war |
| Answer» D. Disease and war | |
| 37. |
According to anthropology same sex marriage can born a baby by |
| A. | Reproductive technology |
| B. | Machine |
| C. | DNA |
| D. | All of the above |
| Answer» B. Machine | |
| 38. |
Jews who keep kosher |
| A. | Must pray five times a day |
| B. | Follow a dietary law of eating |
| C. | Face Israel when they pray |
| D. | Must visit the Western Wailing Wall |
| Answer» C. Face Israel when they pray | |
| 39. |
Which one of the following is not part of the right to equality? |
| A. | Equal protection |
| B. | Equality of opportunity |
| C. | Equality of right to satisfaction of basic needs |
| D. | Equality of treatment |
| Answer» D. Equality of treatment | |
| 40. |
One of the significant contributions to Marxism in the twentieth century is the conception of the Intellectuals developed by |
| A. | Lenin |
| B. | Althusser |
| C. | Lucka's |
| D. | Gramsci |
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. |
According to anthropologists diffusion is forced when one culture subjugates another and imposes its customs on the dominated group |
| A. | Forced diffusion |
| B. | Direct diffusion |
| C. | Indirect diffusion |
| D. | Culture traits |
| Answer» B. Direct diffusion | |
| 42. |
The clergy for Christianity are called |
| A. | Rabbis |
| B. | Priests or ministers |
| C. | Imams |
| D. | Brahman |
| Answer» C. Imams | |
| 43. |
Following the Eightfold Path and the Four Noble Truths to achieve enlightenment is associated with which religion? |
| A. | Buddhism |
| B. | Hinduism |
| C. | Islam |
| D. | Christianity |
| Answer» B. Hinduism | |
| 44. |
In economic anthropology, market exchange systems required |
| A. | Heavy face-to-face contact |
| B. | A no standardized currency |
| C. | A complex division of labor |
| D. | Only a small amount of surplus production |
| Answer» D. Only a small amount of surplus production | |
| 45. |
A follower of Islam is called a |
| A. | Brahman |
| B. | Missionary |
| C. | Muslim |
| D. | Hindi |
| Answer» D. Hindi | |
| 46. |
Ramadan is the holy month of fasting for which religion? |
| A. | Christianity |
| B. | Hinduism |
| C. | Islam |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 47. |
Which is NOT one of the Five Pillars of Faith associated with Islam? |
| A. | Give to charity |
| B. | Pray 5 ax's per day |
| C. | Travel to Mecca at least once in your lifetime |
| D. | Become a missionary in a foreign land |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
Who is most generally regarded as the founder of symbolic inter-actionism? |
| A. | Herbert Blumer |
| B. | George Herbert Mead |
| C. | Max Weber |
| D. | Anthony Giddens |
| Answer» C. Max Weber | |
| 49. |
According to anthropologists In human beings the first step of their life is |
| A. | Birth |
| B. | Death |
| C. | Marriage |
| D. | Born |
| Answer» D. Born | |
| 50. |
According to anthropologists same-sex marriage is a |
| A. | Illegal |
| B. | Legal |
| C. | Only legal in some country |
| D. | Taboo |
| Answer» D. Taboo | |