Samoans

In Samoan culture, the Matai refers to:

• The extended family

• The head of a household

• The village as a whole

• The Chief believed to be descended from a god.

Which of the following is not one of the main responsibilities of the matai?

• Dividing goods and resources among family members

• Settling disputes

• Exploring the neighboring islands and bringing back goods for the community

• Acting as a representative for their family

The "Talking Chief"...

• Sends messages from the villagers to the Chief

• Is only allowed to speak to the Chief

• Settles disputes by talking to both sides

• Gives speeches and presides over ceremonies

When a couple gets married in Samoan society....

• the wife joins the husband's household

• the husband joins the wife's household

• the couple are able to choose the household they join

• the couple start a new household separate from their parents

Farming in Samoan society...

• is done by a few village specialist "farmers"

• is regulated by the village council

• does not exist. They are hunter-gatherers

• is not important, because there is enough wild fruit to meet the village's needs

In Samoan society, Tapu refers to:

• Sacred rules and knowledge

• Bad things in society

• Spirits of dead "talking chiefs"

• The staple food of the Samoans

What is not one of the reasons that Christianity so readily accepted in Samoan society?

• It bore similarities to their indigenous religion

• They thought acceptance may help them avoid war

• They saw acceptance as a way to acquire material goods

• They were forced to convert by European invaders

Margaret Mead claimed that:

• adolescents in Samoa are not as conflicted and rebellious as those in America

• nature is more powerful than nurture

• Derek Friedman was correct in his views of the Samoans

• Samoan society was unchanging

The "great migration" in the Samoan context refers to

• Many Americans moving to American Samoa after America began to govern

• The flood of Samoans who moved to Hawaii and elsewhere in the US

• The shift from traditional beliefs to Christianity

• The movement of American soldiers into Samoa for military purposes