Kinship and Descent
Multiple-Choice
1. Human social organization, compared to that of other species, is
a. unique because only humans live in permanent groups with patterned relationships among
other group members.
b. similar to all mammals because group living is always extremely important.
c. much more complex.
d. live in relatively simple groups.
2. Kinship refers to those relationships found in all societies that
a. are based on blood
b. include consanguineal relatives
c. include affinal relatives
d. all of the above
e. ANS: D
3. Anthropologists, as compared to other social scientists, have spent a great deal of time studying
kinship because they have
a. always focused largely on biological relationships
b. concentrated mainly on small scale societies where kinship relations tend to be important
c. always studied fictional relationships
d. concentrate on industrial societies where kinship relations tend to be important
ANS: B
4. Affinal kin include one’s
a. father
b. father-in-law
ANS: B
c. brother
d. father’s brother
What is the widely-used Tagalog term for the word kinship?
A. sanduguan B. ninuno C. kumpadre D. kamag-anak
Q7
7] In a typical situation, who among the following not related to you by blood and descent?
A. your godfather
C. the husband of your grandmother
B. your 3rd-degree cousin
D. the older brother of your father
8] What type of relationship based on blood is culturally recognized by all societies?
A. affinal
B. familial
C. consanguineal
D. societal
9. What is the formal and legal union of two people as spouses in life?
A. residency
B. networks
C. kinship
D. marriage
3] What type of marriage is between two individuals at a time?
A. polygamy
B. monogamy
C. neolocal
D. patrilocal
6] In which statement can the patrilocal residency rule be applied?
A. Robert and Marta are newlyweds who decided to reside on their own in an apartment.
B. John and Sarah chose to live with Sarah’s mother temporarily.
C. Rona and Mark live with Rona’s mother.
D. Kelly and Jason are living with Jason’s father.
1. Kinship refers to those relationships found in all societies that
a. are based on blood.
b. include consanguineal relatives.
c. include affinal relatives.
d. all of the above
What refers to relationships among individuals who recognize associations and obligations despite the absence of blood
or marriage bonds?
A. kinship by ritual C. kinship by blood
B. kinship by marriage
D. politics of kinship
It is an interaction among people where they can share a common culture.
A. Culture
B. society
C. politics
D. anthropology
It encompasses all social aspects including our language, customs, values, norms, mores,
education, etc……
A. Society
B. politics
C. culture
D. political science
It happens when the rulers of a country lose power or when the type of governance in the country
changes.
A. Political change
B. social change
C. cultural change
D. local change
It is the transformation of social institutions overtime.
A. Political change
B. social change
C. cultural change
It is the transformation of culture or the way people live.
A. Political change
B. social change
C. cultural change
D. climate change
D. climate change
It is the process through which the cultural traits of one society are borrowed, transmitted and adopted by another one and
considered as its own.
A. Diffusion
B. invention
C. discovery
D. socialization
It is a process whereby we recognize or gain a better understanding of already existing elements present in the
environment.
A. Diffusion
B. invention
C. discovery
D. socialization
It is a process whereby new cultural elements are created to solve social and cultural problems.
A. Diffusion
B. invention
C. discovery
D. socialization
It is an essential part of social interaction.
A. Society
B. coercion
C. language
It is the first social group that we all have.
A. Family
B. community
D. competition
C. mass media
One of the biggest influences in our culture.
A. family
B. community
C. mass media
D. religion
D. religion
It helps shape us as individuals and equips us with the right attitude and behavior.
A. Family
B. community
C. mass media
D. religion
The subject matter of anthropology includes:
a. fossilized skeletal remains of early humans.
b. artifacts and other material remains from archaeological sites.
c. the contemporary and historical cultures of the world.
d. all answers are correct
Economic anthropologists study how:
a. goods and services are produced.
b. goods and services are distributed.
c. goods and services are consumed.
d. all answers are correct
A nuclear family includes all of the following EXCEPT
a. mother
b. uncle
c. father
d. sister
Polyandry is
a. man having more than one wife at a time.
b. a woman having more than one husband at a time.
c. a practice that keeps family land intact when there is a land shortage.
d. b and c only
It is a hereditary endogamous social group in which a person’s rank and his/her rights and obligations
are ascribed or on the basis of his/her birth into a particular group.
a. Caste
b. Class
c. Estate
d. Slavery
________________ is the holistic “science of man”, a science of the totality of human existence.
a. Anthropology
b. Sociology
c. Archaeology
d. Etymology
_______________ is the study of relationships among people
a. Anthropology
b. Sociology
c. Archaeology
d. Etymology
It deals with the systems of government and the analysis of political activity and political behavior.
a. Public Policy
b. Political Theory
c. International Relation
d. Political Science
_____________ are conceptions or ideas people have about what is true in the environment around
them like what is life, how to value it, and how one’s belief on the value of life relate with his or her
interaction with others and the world
a. Beliefs
b. Values
c. Language
d. Norms
_____________ describe what is appropriate or inappropriate in a given society or what ought to be.
a. Beliefs
b. Values
c. Language
d. Norms
It is a shared set of spoken and written symbols.
a. Beliefs
b. Values
c. Language
d. Norms
_________ are specific rules/standards to guide appropriate behavior.
a. Beliefs
b. Values
c. Language
c. Norms
Also known as customs, these are norms for everyday behavior that people follow for the sake of
tradition or convenience.
a. Mores
b. Folkways
c. Taboos
d. Law
A person or practitioner who studies Anthropology.
a. Sociologist
b. Psychologist
c.Anthropologist
d.Archaeologist
An organized political community living under a single system of government.
a. State
b. Society
c. Government
d. Culture
A group of people involved in persistent interpersonal relationships, or a large social grouping sharing
the same geographical or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant
cultural expectations.
a. State
b. Society
c. Government
d. Culture
The branch of knowledge which deals with the scientific study of man, his works, his body, his behavior
and values, in time and space.
a. Science
b. Humanities
c. Psychology
d. Anthropology
The natural process of biological change occurring in a population across successive generations.
a. Evolution
b. Culture
c. Biology
d. Sociology
This species is also known as the “Handy Man”:
a.Homo erectus
b.Homo habilis
c.Homo sapiens
d.Homo rudolfensis
This species is also known as the “Upright Man”
a. Homo sapiens
b. Homo habilis
b. Homo Erectus
d. None of the above
UCSP is a multidisciplinary course that integrates and combines the contents, methods and theories of the following
EXCEPT:
A. Mathematics
B. Anthropology
C. Sociology
D. Political Science
II. Identify whether the following statement concludes human as: SOCIAL being, CULTURAL
being or POLITICAL being. Write your answer on the blank before the number.
1. Our rights and privileges are limited because we are governed by rules and laws of our society.
2. We carry our ancestors’ traditions and beliefs.
3. We always belong to the group and interact with people.
4. We are always in company with others like our parents and siblings.
5. Our power is inherent in the rights guaranteed and protected by our State.
6. We relate with our childhood friends, neighbors, and classmates.
7. We speak the language of our parents, practice faith and the distinct way of life of our community.
8. We become citizens, we elect our leaders, we pay taxes, we receive welfare andsupport from the
government because our Constitution and our laws tell it so.
9. We create or showcase the arts and heritage of our people and transmit some, if not all, of these to
the next generation.
10. We will be having our co-workers or colleagues in office, professional peers here and abroad.