SOC401 Midterm MCQs by Team Aiza

Q1. The Crow system reinforces matrilineal descent by:

1. Limiting kinship terms
2. Emphasizing maternal kinship roles
3. Recognizing only nuclear families
4. Favouring male inheritance

Correct answer: Emphasizing maternal kinship roles

Q2. Horticulture mainly involves:

1. Herding cattle in pastures
2. Collecting wild plants
3. Using hand tools for small gardens
4. Industrial-scale machine farming

Correct answer: Collecting wild plants

Q3. A government policy that gives women equal economic rights would reduce:

1. Gender stratification
2. Family values
3. Cultural traditions
4. Gender roles

Correct answer: Gender stratification

Q4. The primary factor shaping residence patterns in different societies is:

1. Climate change
2. Population growth
3. Political stability
4. Kinship systems

Correct answer: Kinship systems

Q5. Food collection is BEST illustrated by:

1. Collecting wild plants and fish
2. Keeping cattle for milk
3. Using tractors for farming
4. Planting rice with irrigation

Correct answer: Collecting wild plants and fish

Q6. The term describes the transfer of gifts between both bride’s and groom’s families is known as:

1. Bride-wealth
2. Reciprocal exchange
3. Woman exchange
4. Bride service

Correct answer: Reciprocal exchange

Q7. Industrialized food production relies on:

1. Human labor and hand tools
2. Rotational farming techniques
3. Mechanical power and automation
4. Small-scale organic farming

Correct answer: Mechanical power and automation

Q8. The primary function of a family in society is:

1. Economic cooperation
2. Political governance
3. Military training
4. Religious instruction

Correct answer: Economic cooperation

Q9. Which of these languages is NOT from the Indo-European family?

1. Spanish
2. Germanic
3. Arabic
4. French

Correct answer: Arabic

Q10. Most developed societies rely on:

1. Foraging
2. Horticulture
3. Small-scale herding
4. Industrialized farming

Correct answer: Industrialized farming

Q1. Which structure allows phonemes to be organized?

1. Grammar
2. Displacement
3. Syntax
4. Phonology

Correct answer: Phonology

Q2. Anthropologists ensure flexibility in fieldwork by:

1. Allowing for adaptability in techniques
2. Adhering strictly to the research proposal
3. Using only one research method
4. Avoiding local cultural influences

Correct answer: Allowing for adaptability in techniques

Q3. The primary aim of Ethnology is to:

1. Excavate ancient remains
2. Understand cultural differences
3. Uncover general cultural rules
4. Study human language

Correct answer: Understand cultural differences

Q4. Post-modernism in anthropology rejects:

1. Team-based field research methods
2. Respect for cultural diversity
3. General theories of human culture
4. Use of scientific evidence alone

Correct answer: General theories of human culture

Q5. What is a primary feature of Cultural Anthropology?

1. Historical research
2. Lab experiments
3. Fieldwork
4. Comparative analysis

Correct answer: Fieldwork

Q6. What is the role of an anthropologist in sustainable development?

1. Advising on culturally appropriate strategies
2. Promoting Western practices
3. Managing financial investmentsD. Avoiding local communities

Correct answer: Advising on culturally appropriate strategies