AT15W0A (QUIZ)- PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL ORGANISATION & CULTURE

The simplest kind of political system for a society is a

• tribe

• band

• chiefdom

What level of political integration would be expected to exist in a society in which the total number of people does not exceed a few dozen and there is no economic class differentiation

• band

• tribe

• pantribal association

What is primary binding mechanism of a band level society? in other words, what usually is most effective in keeping these societies from disintegrating?

• pantribal associations

• religion

• kinship

Which of the following statements is true of bands?

• Typically, there is no leadership position in bands that has the authority to conclusively settle disputes, punish criminals, or prevent families from leaving.

• They rarely split into two separate bands because of the strong leadership of their headmen.

• The political and economic power of women is generally very low compared to men.

How does someone in a pedestrian foraging band usually become a political leader for the community?

• appointment by a superior

• appointment by a mystical religious leader

• community consensus arrived at through casual discussion

Which of the following statement is true of band leaders?

• They usually only have temporary political power.

• They are usually appointed to their positions for life.

• Bands do not have leaders of any sort.

What kind of political system is most likely to be found among horticultural and pastoralist societies that consist of a few hundred people with multiple communities and other kinds of social sub-division?

• bands

• tribes

• either bands or tribes

Which of the following statements if true of tribes?

• They are essentially egalitarian in that no one family or residential group is politically or economically superior to others.

• They are advanced over bands in the way that they are integrated.

• They are essentially acephalous

• all of the above are true

Where did indigenous tribal level societies have leaders called "big men"?

• New Guinea

• Uganda

• Hawaii

In New Guinea, tribal leaders often worked for years to accumulate things of high value in order to give them away in large, very public formal ceremonies. What traditionally was the most important kind of thing that they gave away?

• fish oil

• women and children

• pigs