Question 1

During buffalo hunts,the Cheyenne maintained order by:

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A)  Shaming anyone who violated a rule.
B)  Gossiping about people who misbehaved.
C)  Accusing misbehaving people of witchcraft
D)  Beheading anyone who got out of line.
E)  Policing by members of military societies.F) C) and D)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Most anthropologists would agree with the following statement about Yanomamo warfare:

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A)  Their fighting is grounded in a biologically based human instinct for aggression.
B)  Warfare among the Yanomamo is too complex a situation to ever be explained by anthropologists.
C)  Warfare is only of interest to anthropologists when it occurs in non-Western,tribal societies.
D)  Warfare only occurs in patrilineal,patrilocal societies such as the Yanomamo.
E)  Yanomamo warfare intensified after contact with the West.F) A) and B)
G) A) and E)

Question 3

Political authority in the Asante state was symbolized by the golden stool.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Compared with tribal societies,chiefdoms are likely to have:

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A)  Higher levels of internal violence.
B)  Higher birth rates.
C)  Greater rights for women.
D)  Lesser rights for women.
E)  Lower levels of internal violence.F) A) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

How do states create a national culture and identity?

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Most anthropologists would agree with the following statement about Yanomamo warfare:

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During buffalo hunts,the Cheyenne maintained order by:

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Political authority in the Asante state was symbolized by the golden stool.

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Compared with tribal societies,chiefdoms are likely to have:

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During buffalo hunts,the Cheyenne maintained order by:

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Political authority in the Asante state was symbolized by the golden stool.

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Compared with tribal societies,chiefdoms are likely to have:

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