What is the term for a marriage in which one man marries women who are sisters?
a. The levirate
b. Fraternal polygamy
c. Sororal polygyny
d. Fraternal polygyny
ANSWER:
c
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a. delayed marriage. b. group marriage. c. primate marriage. d. approximate marriage. e. fictive marriage.
In patrilineal-patrilocal societies,
A. men control the prestige hierarchy. B. men work harder at food production and manufacturing than do women. C. men are in short supply due to the practice of male infanticide. D. men and women enjoy approximately equal status. E. men trade subsistence goods but not prestige items.
Alexander Ervin suggested there are five types of cultural anthropology along a continuum. Which of the following is NOT one of the types of cultural anthropology he proposed?
a. Studies of social issues b. Applied anthropology c. Policy studies d. Ethnography e. Practicing ethnology
Of the following, the best directorial springboard would be:
a. a personal acquaintance with the author b. a passionate commitment to the play c. a desire to direct the major idea in the play d. an actor friend just right for the major role e. a strong visual image of one scene in the play