SOC401 Midterm Quiz

SOC401

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Maha Malik Introduction to Cultural Anthropology

1. Which decent depicts a person is related equally to both sides of the family? (Bilateral Descent)
2. The examining how different cultures and societies produce, distribute and consume the things they need to survive is known as (Economic Anthropology)
3. Which type of interviews are involve a minimum of control. (Unstructured)
4. Which of the following process led men to move away to the cities in order to earn more cash, often leaving women behind to undertake agricultural work? (Urbanization)
5. Which one of the following detailed anthropological study of a culture undertaken by a researcher? (Ethnography)
6. Fahad is a senior researcher; he developed a hypothesis that there is a link between migration and increasing poverty. On the basis of his findings the hypothesis was accepted. He is on _________ stage of fieldwork. (Interpretation)
7. As a researcher Ahmad resides in different societies in order to study the human behavior in cultural context, he is a(n): (Ethnographer)
8. The study of rules and practices for constructing meaningful bits of language alone or bound to other words is called: (Morphemes)
9. All of the following are the explanations of French Structuralism theory EXCEPT: (This theory tires to minimize bias and make ethnographic descriptions more accurate)
10. Who had distinguished between two types of societies based on mechanical solidarity and organic solidarity? (Emile Durkheim)
11. Which one of the following theories focuses on examining how local people themselves interpret their own values and behaviors? (Interpretive Anthropology)
12. Barter and exchange of goods are distinguish characteristic of which of the following? (Market exchange)
13. All food obtaining strategies cannot be seen as: (Mutually Exclusive)
14. Which of the following theory relies on scientific, empirical and the etic approach (Cultural Materialism)
15. Which one of the following is capable of effecting change in another element? (Independent variable)
16. Linguistics Anthropologist study____________________ (All of the given)
17. The discovery of fishing technology and the use of fire emerged in which of the following developmental stage ______________________________ (Middle savagery)
18. The standardized set of rules that determine how words should be combined to make sense to speakers of a language is known as: (Syntax)
19. Navaho language have verbs that contain ________information than English language. (More)
20. Different cultures see the world differently due to their different language and culture; it was the basic point of _______________. (The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis)
21. What is the language family of English, French and Spanish language? (Indo-European language family)
22. Suppose a person is going to see the effectiveness of women empowerment package in Punjab, he/she will be called: (Trainer)
23. Which term of language emphasizes significant words in a given culture? (Cultural emphasis)
24. Which of the following is the function of kinship system that provides social continuity by binding together a number of generations? (Vertical)
25. Societies based on organic solidarity have all the characteristics except common (interest in general)
26. Which one of the following types of anthropology is concerned with refining methods and theories (Pure)
27. Which type of interviews involve a minimum of control? (Unstructured)
28. Which one of the following type of anthropology is concerned refining methods and theories? (Pure)
29. Language is tied to a society’s: (All of the given options)
30. Which of the following branch refers to the comparative and analytical aspects of cultural anthropology? (Ethnology)
31. Productivity of agriculturalists depends on: (All of the given options)
32. Which one of the following appears in a language without being attached to other words? (Free morpheme)
33. Which hypothesis assumes that different cultures see the world differently due to their different languages? (The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis)
34. According to kinship, consanguineal relations are: (Blood relations)
35. In many countries around the world men are supposed to go outside to home for earning purpose and women are considered to look after the children and home. This kind of practice can be defined as (gender role)
36. Zakat system in Pakistan is an example of: (Redistribution)
37. A part of economic system in which goods and services are transferred from producer to users is called? (Market Exchange)
38. _____________ is a process where goods are taken from the natural environment and are altered to consumable goods. (Production)
39. Linguistic anthropologists study ____________. (Language in a social context)
40. The practice to choose those species of plants and animals that maximize the caloric intake for the time spent on hunting and gathering is referred to: (Optimal foraging)
41. The revolution in form of information technology, opening of markets and the privatization of social services is usually known as ______________. (Globalization)
42. Maladaptive or dysfunctional aspects of culture includes: (Pollution)
43. Son, father, grandfather are all categorized in the same category, and it is known as: (Lineality)
44. The study of pre-historic and historic cultures through the excavation of material remains is called (Archeology)
45. All thinks his own culture superior of others. He is ______ in his attitude. (Ethnocentric)
46. The study of pre-historic and historic cultures through the excavation of material remains is called? (Archaeology)
47. Collecting basic demographic data at the initial stages of fieldwork is known as __________. (Census Taking)
48. Which of the following term is used by anthropologists to describe any society with cities? (Civilization)
49. In many countries around the world, men are supposed to go outside the home for earning purpose and women are considered to look after the children and home. This kind of practice can be defined as: (Gender Roles)