You belong to a patrilineal descent group. Which of the following belong(s) to the same group?

a. Your mother
b. Your father’s sister
c. Your mother’s sister
d. Your mother’s father
e. Your father’s sister’s children


ANSWER: b

Anthropology & Archaeology

You might also like to view...

What are some of the important ethical considerations that archaeologists need to bear in mind when engaging in their work?

What will be an ideal response?

Anthropology & Archaeology

Wyoming's Bighorn Medicine Wheel site consists of

a. a rock art panel depicting what is thought to represent a medicine wheel along with abstract representations of bighorn sheep. b. a stone circle, or "wheel," nearly 90 feet in diameter, perched atop a 9640 foot high peak. c. a large, continuously occupied pithouse village along the banks of the Bighorn River. d. a portion of the natural landscape in the Bighorn Mountains that is sacred to Native American tribes in the region; the site itself contains nothing cultural in origin (in other words, no material remains). e. skeletal remains of the Native American residents of the Bighorn Mountains.

Anthropology & Archaeology

Which of the following statements about the English language is incorrect?

a. English belongs to the Indo-European language family. b. English belongs to the Germanic language subgroup. c. English is one of the many languages that diverged from an ancient unified language called Proto-IndoEuropean. d. English is a "daughter" language. e. English has historically suffered a narrowing and loss of meaning.

Anthropology & Archaeology

Which of the following is a primary difference between an insurgency and a revolution?

a. Revolutions involve large-scale violence, while many insurgencies are peaceful. b. Revolutions occur when there is an outside invasion, and insurgencies are internal events. c. Insurgencies have limited objectives, while revolutionary movements are broader. d. Revolutions are successful insurgency movements. e. Insurgencies do not have single leaders? revolutions have charismatic leaders.

Anthropology & Archaeology